Thursday, February 19, 2009

Illustration Friday - "Instinct"


Hi Everyone...

Meet Ava....her natural instinct was to always be the "Hostess with the Mostess"

She would always wear a smile and serve up some yummy cupcakes to all her friends....

Watch out Martha!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

hugs
Diana

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

Such a delightful illustration! I love the colors and the idea ; )

Archie and Melissa said...

hi diana!
i just love her! the background is fantastic!
i sent you a little surprise in the mail about 2 weeks ago. has it arrived yet? :) i know there is a postal black hole that eats our mail to each other! :)
xoxoxo
m

Lisa Rivas said...

Oh I Love this lovely Ava! Beautiful colors!
Really like the subtle, more muted tones - wonderfully done!
...and still sweet as always :-)
Have a great week end!

Amy C said...

totally cute, she looks so friendly. My Mum is just like this, she cooks up a ton of food whenever anyone enters the house!

Gifts of Creation said...

wow, what a beautiful drawing!! I love your blog..your artwork is just great!

Anonymous said...

this is a fun piece Diana

murphy girl said...

very, very good instincts!

Dot said...

cupcakes...!! yay!

Love this one, Diana -- i wanna go to one of her parties!

JML said...

Diana,

Thank you for the kind comment! Your IF piece is lovely, I especially like the intricate background.

K Spoering said...

I want one of her cupcakes! Very nice!

get zapped said...

This is so cheerful and inviting. I love the background. She's so groovy!

Gail said...

I really love the illo, your work and ideas are great.

Debra Keirce said...

Diana - What a fun illustration! Thanks for visiting my blog...Your cake sculpture is so cool! The model homes around here always have fake fruits and things in the kitchens. Have you ever thought about approaching some of them with your works?

Candace Trew Camling said...

cute background! I like your lighthearted approach!

Cynthia DiBlasi - Fine Art said...

I LOVE this! Oh please tell me this is going to be one of your decoupaged necklaces!

Ces Adorio said...

Well, it looks like AVA took some lessons from a certain illustrator with the mostest. You are now officially the Most Adorable Cupcake Illustrator. The adorable , of course applies to you!

Anonymous said...

I like her. and she has sweets too. delish

Bella Sinclair said...

Holy cupcakes, Batman! This is fantastic! Of course, I love anything with cupcakes, but Ava herself is adorable, and the background is absolutely gorgeous!

And WOW, that cake-rock you painted! How incredibly (though inedibly) fantastic is THAT!

yoon see said...

Wow! I would love to be your guest. Really enjoy your cupcakes and longing to have some Diana:)

isay said...

Happy Ara!and her smile is infectious! great background pattern!

Diane said...

Wow, wow, wow! This one is a little different from what I normally see you do. LOVE that background! Beautiful work, Diana!
xo Diane

Beth - IndieNorth said...

She's lovely! And if she could serve me some of her instinct for hostessing along with those cupcakes, so much the better! lol.

Kathleen Rietz said...

Really cute Diana! Love the background with this one.

Anonymous said...

Absolutely delicious! I love the background and the fabulous lines on her mane of hair!

NANCY LEFKO said...

this is wonderful...what an awesome background.

I must say I really miss my daily visits to your blog and hope to get back on that schedule soon :) I need more hours in the day just to visit my favorite artists :)

Latharia said...

I love Ava (that's my cousin's name!)!

Carli said...

that's cute. I love her heart barrettes

Anonymous said...

Tasty, tasty...I do so love your cupcake illustrations! But, they are dangerous, every time I come here, I want a cupcake...oh, how I try to fight instinct...lol!

Bjornik said...

Hi Diana! This is a lovely illustration. I like how Ava had blended well with the background and still stood out in the illustration.

Bella McBride said...

Hi Diana!
I just love your work! Now if we could only keep that nice thin waist with all those cupcakes!
Bella

Heather Robinson said...

Where does Ava live? I need to go and visit her! She does indeed look as though she has the tea kettle on and the cupcakes arranged for company. This is wonderfully warmhearted like you my friend!

Madonna Davidoff said...

I like the borders and pen line drawings. Charming

Random York said...

Super fine work Diana! Hope you have a great week!- John

soulbrush said...

she is the perfect hostess, just like you i bet.hugs.

Annette Q said...

Wow! what an amazing background. Lovely illustration:-)

valerie walsh said...

Really wonderful Diana! loving the background and your colours too :)
The Kashmira piece is just as great!

Nancy Grönholm said...

Hey, very cool textures and colours! Looks yummy and she does indeed have a wonderful smile! :)

Kassi Isaac said...

beautiful fun and cheery- she reminds me of the picture of you! x kas

thefridayfrog said...

yikes! which is more perky? the hostess or her swirly cupcakes? wonderful piece, diana! :)))

 
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