tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post4429259354885154757..comments2023-09-03T12:16:52.008-04:00Comments on MOCANDO…: Illustration Friday - StringMichael G. O’Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682070905991771492noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-35315759607683872112008-10-18T10:59:00.000-04:002008-10-18T10:59:00.000-04:00What a fancy toy ;)I love you illo.What a fancy toy ;)<BR/><BR/>I love you illo.patihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339684603766212671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-87409215911099410272008-10-16T17:38:00.000-04:002008-10-16T17:38:00.000-04:00nice story but even a nicer drawing really like th...nice story but even a nicer drawing really like the wings. good to see u back too°https://www.blogger.com/profile/08106827472688426683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-51229118753023238142008-10-16T14:16:00.000-04:002008-10-16T14:16:00.000-04:00very beautiful Michael! you made a beautiful image...very beautiful Michael! you made a beautiful image and i love the story of your youth :)valerie walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680334509469712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-21847824523579710082008-10-15T23:34:00.000-04:002008-10-15T23:34:00.000-04:00excellent work, love the bug!excellent work, love the bug!joseph's art and stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499516652468270068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-27625514181159148172008-10-15T12:14:00.000-04:002008-10-15T12:14:00.000-04:00That's pretty nice...I had collected a jar full fo...That's pretty nice...I had collected a jar full for doing a painting during the summer scourge...unfortunately they very much tended to lose their vibrant green and turn into an almost black...I really like the fact you let it cover the entire spread instead of forcing it onto one page...Brine Blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225308769654640156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-63548537986914277882008-10-15T09:16:00.000-04:002008-10-15T09:16:00.000-04:00Sweet drawing. I have so many memories of cicadas ...Sweet drawing. I have so many memories of cicadas growing up. Used to collect their shells in huge bags. :-)Willie Baronethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021312930184983177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-62194922004262798072008-10-14T20:24:00.000-04:002008-10-14T20:24:00.000-04:00Love it! I've got some lovely cicadas for you rig...Love it! I've got some lovely cicadas for you right here:<BR/> <BR/>http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yU_EDF9JQvI/SJu94v0o1BI/AAAAAAAABXE/EryQTKXDILQ/s1600-h/CicadaHorizontal72.jpg<BR/>http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yU_EDF9JQvI/SJ6aXbLo7cI/AAAAAAAABYM/vwj3EUitfhY/s1600-h/Cicada_2_72.jpg<BR/><BR/>They always remind me of summer, too. All gone now...Kathleen Rietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861312608844417554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-49700464356700139232008-10-14T18:23:00.000-04:002008-10-14T18:23:00.000-04:00Loved that story. Nothing like out childhood memor...Loved that story. Nothing like out childhood memories, right? Great work :o)Alicia Padrónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310467713291422507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-3845754487990505892008-10-14T16:19:00.000-04:002008-10-14T16:19:00.000-04:00Enjoy this illustration and the rest of your blog....Enjoy this illustration and the rest of your blog...I have been thinking I wanted to read some speculative fiction, as it's called to be respectable, reality just a bit too much, even though, yes, indeed I am going to vote. Glad you let the cirtter go.ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-8203485943561263722008-10-14T16:09:00.000-04:002008-10-14T16:09:00.000-04:00Thanks for reminding me of a great memory we both ...Thanks for reminding me of a great memory we both share! VERY awesome sketch BTW!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598623948173707947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-59791894344422942012008-10-14T15:21:00.000-04:002008-10-14T15:21:00.000-04:00Really nice illustration. I walked by a cicada onc...Really nice illustration. I walked by a cicada once. It was apparently unable to fly so it was on the ground. When I walked by it made its cicada noise. Scared me! It's really loud when they are close by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-61678076609025640772008-10-14T15:13:00.000-04:002008-10-14T15:13:00.000-04:00Nice take for string, "Flying Cicadas", sounds rig...Nice take for string, "Flying Cicadas", sounds right!<BR/><BR/>Also nice drawing of the actual "bug" :)<BR/>Have a lot of sunshine!Lisa Rivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323775867464801835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-46703631993514641952008-10-14T14:42:00.000-04:002008-10-14T14:42:00.000-04:00Oh, I'm a sketchbook junkie - I love your illo!Oh, I'm a sketchbook junkie - I love your illo!Danielle Barlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570796614148198253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-61715644688369121412008-10-14T06:20:00.000-04:002008-10-14T06:20:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by and visiting. I know how bu...Thanks for stopping by and visiting. I know how busy you must Bee. he he he he, okay I couldn't help it!!! Thanks so much for your nice comments. I have to tell you I don't much care for bees, But I really am very, very fond of yours. Such detail and beauty in this illustration. I can tell you enjoyed the process and that you studied it. You did your thing on this bee for sure. I love the black line work against the creamy buttery yellow background. It's just beautifully illustration my friend. Great work!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033323296444494894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-30762686989465001762008-10-14T05:39:00.000-04:002008-10-14T05:39:00.000-04:00Oh! I have great memories as well about exploring ...Oh! I have great memories as well about exploring and playing with frogs!!!<BR/>Love your story and beautiful illo.<BR/>Arrivederci,<BR/>CataCatalina Alvarezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058811338463604105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-69499716534271696432008-10-14T04:02:00.000-04:002008-10-14T04:02:00.000-04:00Michael :Very nice style of drawing, for me a disc...Michael :<BR/>Very nice style of drawing, for me a discovery of your blog.<BR/>Thanks for posting, but this time I don't like my work on "string", what in Italy we say spintarella.<BR/>I'm Happy you understood the humor sense of this joke.<BR/>regards<BR/>marcellomarcello murruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078659419885855791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-77224689084574526812008-10-14T02:24:00.000-04:002008-10-14T02:24:00.000-04:00A most excellent drawing! (Are you sure he flew aw...A most excellent drawing! (Are you sure he flew away? I'd like to believe you.)studio lolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363808478293833466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-77019733523474366832008-10-14T01:16:00.000-04:002008-10-14T01:16:00.000-04:00Hi, thanks for your comments on my blog. I enjoyed...Hi, thanks for your comments on my blog. I enjoyed your story. Keep drawing too.<BR/><BR/>By the way, how did you discover my blog?<BR/><BR/>CheersChristine Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472745792306317728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-46608990695947771602008-10-14T00:46:00.000-04:002008-10-14T00:46:00.000-04:00Excellent work, sir. I heart Cicadas.Excellent work, sir. I heart Cicadas.Jeff H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03598785570180777757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-30175377480958314052008-10-13T23:32:00.000-04:002008-10-13T23:32:00.000-04:00Wow! That's a great illustration of a cicada! It...Wow! That's a great illustration of a cicada! It should be in some entomology book. I had never seen nor heard a cicada until I moved to Tokyo. Their singing can get incredibly loud, and I have on occasion mistaken them for weird butterflies or really tiny hummingbirds. They're really brown/green colorful and big! I would have paid to see you flying your cicada. That must have been something.<BR/><BR/>My childhood dog used to hate flies with a passion, and sometimes I'd tie a dead one on some string and swing it around her head to tease her. Not quite as fun as flying a cicada.Bella Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139728758198482234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-34542300649896572582008-10-13T23:23:00.000-04:002008-10-13T23:23:00.000-04:00Aahhh that's a lovely memory. My husband once shar...Aahhh that's a lovely memory. My husband once shared with me that he used to do the same with dragonflies that he caught... its like a living mini kite??! hehehe<BR/>BTW, thanks for visiting!:)Shugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09307204212977618788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-8350053851675892332008-10-13T22:28:00.001-04:002008-10-13T22:28:00.001-04:00i do want to assure everyone… that no cicadas were...i do want to assure everyone… that no cicadas were harmed in the creation of this story… dizziness is another matter…<BR/><BR/>and thanks to all the wonderful comments… sometimes, my job makes me feel so unappreciated…Michael G. O’Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682070905991771492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-90309008161184667062008-10-13T22:28:00.000-04:002008-10-13T22:28:00.000-04:00what a great story, mike. i will always think of y...what a great story, mike. i will always think of you now when i hear the cicadas singing...<BR/><BR/>:)kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-34395916298664119462008-10-13T22:19:00.000-04:002008-10-13T22:19:00.000-04:00This is a beautiful, details illustration, and a w...This is a beautiful, details illustration, and a wonderful story behind it, though I feel quite sorry for the poor cicada!Bobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985106217714113379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-85862666104474127132008-10-13T22:11:00.000-04:002008-10-13T22:11:00.000-04:00Such a beautiful illustration and great story, and...Such a beautiful illustration and great story, and what a sweet boy to let him go when you were done playing with him! Aww!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com