One of Britain’s favourite illustrators – especially of children’s books – is Quentin Blake, and I’ve always loved his simple and free style. The other day I found one of his pictures in a newspaper, and it really “spoke” to me. I felt as if I could have drawn those birds myself!
Quentin's birds (and other characters)
So I just did a quick and simple design of couple of birds in a style that combined his shapes and colours with my general style of drawing birds and came up with this. I called it Firebirds because it does look as if they’ve just sprung to life out of a blazing fire . So thanks, Quentin, for the inspiration!
My homage to Quentin's birds
Gorgeous! They really seem to be moving!
Oh, I love your interpretation of Quention’s birds. Your background adds to the look of fire and them emerging from it.
I love your firebirds! The colors you used add an intensity to the whole scene of the firebirds. The pink shades that you used give a whole new interpretation of the customary colors associated with a fire.
Love your birds, to me what really makes them pop are their little feet. Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration with us.