Monday, November 16, 2009

Illustration Friday: Unbalanced

As an artist I found this a challenging topic! How do you illustrate "unbalanced" and maintain an aesthetic sensibility?
So I thought about balance. The tree pose is one of the fundamental balance poses in Yoga. But I also thought about the unbalance of thought. I'm working with how to teach creativity in my graduate degree and I feel constantly unbalanced as I try to reconcile typical academic requirements with creative ones.

6 comments:

Shirley said...

The tree position is perfect for balance, and I like the markings and energy that tries to shake the balance..this works well, Heather!! Good luck on your task..it sounds challenging, but you will get through it, I'm sure!

Emily said...

I agree it's a hard one!
I like how you portrayed the umbalance of thought in the BG!
cheers!
Emily

steve said...

Wow, this is really fabulous! Love everything about it!

theartofpuro said...

Thanks for the comment!The illo is great,love the concept and the colours!

Amy Farrier said...

I like the sense of activity in the background against the steadiness of the yoga pose; great contrast. Also, I'm reminded that I need to work on my own tree pose...

Peter Breese said...

Fun image to explore and a nice silhouette!