Illustration Friday - Strings

Like a Puppet on a String
Inspired by the film "Being John Malkovich" in which a marionette maker / puppeteer (John Cussac) finds a secret passage way into the mind of John Malkovic. Literally. He even sold tickets for the "ride". After being John Malkovich for a while the participants would get dumped out of the sky on the side of a free way.
Don't usually re-watch movies but this one was an exception. The first couple times I saw the movie I thought it was quirky funny. Just a fun visual joy ride.
But the third time I realized, Woaw, that show's actually kinda deep.
Medium: acrylic paint & collage
Original Art © RhinoInk Illustrations Ltd

Illustration Friday - 100% Leap

There's just no turning back for this happy-go-lucky sky diver. He's 100% committed. I had the opportunity to jump out of an airplane once.. but then we chickened out. Or wised up. Hard to say. It's probably a pretty exhilarating sensation


Wholly leaping food chain, Batman! Creatures that leap: leaping fish eyes leaping frog aiming for the bug leaping from leaf to leaf.
Medium: ink sketch & digital colour
Original Art © RhinoInk Illustrations Ltd

Illustration Friday - Stitch

"Stitch Kit... Do It Yourself Taxidermy"
Medium: Coloured Pencil
Part Frankenstein, part Norman Bates.
What to do with a few stitches and a collection of road kill...
Ever see that lab mouse with the ear growing out of it's back? I don't know that the ear was actually sewn on, but it got me thinking.
I started out considering illustrating the "Jack-a-lope" but then let this critter evolve.
Medium: coloured pencil
Original Art © RhinoInk Illustrations Ltd

Illustration Friday - Sugary

"Sugar Plum Fairy Wishes"
I thought, "What if the Sugar Plum Fairy looked more like a plum due to her sugary diet?"
Medium: coloured pencil & digital
Original Art © RhinoInk Illustrations Ltd