The Messenger of Whimsy – Illustration

by JessicaDoyle on April 10, 2011 · 9 comments

Whimsical Illustration by artist Jessica Doyle - snail dreamy mandala

Isn’t she the most insane floating snail you’ve ever seen only in your dreams! I thoroughly enjoyed creating this piece. She measures 10 by 10 inches (30,5cm by 30,5cm).

Whimsical Illustration by artist Jessica Doyle - mandala detail

The Messenger of Whimsy was created with Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens, Micron Pens, Prismacolor coloured Pencils and Winsor and Newton watercolour on Arches cold press rough watercolour paper.

Whimsical Illustration by artist Jessica Doyle - snail detail drawing

I don’t have too much to say about her. Her meaning his hidden inside the finer details.

Whimsical Illustration by artist Jessica Doyle - snail tail Hahaha!

The Messenger of Whimsy is available in 12 by 12 inch fine art print size from my shop.

Also, you can see the progression of how I created the Messenger on Facebook. It’s not often that I’ll snap progress shots while working so go and have a look.

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  • http://drewsherbshop.com Myrna

    Lovely!

  • http://taraflyart.com TaraFly

    Wow, look at the tiny details on the segments of her tail!
    And I love how the sunset magically transforms into a starry night sky…. Gorgeous. :D

  • JessicaDoyle

    Thanks Ladies :)

  • http://upsidedownbee.blogspot.com/ b

    This is absolutely beautiful! I stumbled upon your site this morning and am delighted to have found you. Your work is lovely and inspiring.

  • JessicaDoyle

    Thank you b for stumbling through. Nice to meet you :)

  • Zing~

    Simply enchanting! She certainly has quite the load on her back; although a little weary, she’s steadily moving forward into (what I saw as) a bright and hopeful dawn.
    Even the use of rough, cold press is significant…

  • JessicaDoyle

    Thanks so much Zing… love that word “enchanting”!

  • http://dthaase-lines.blogspot.com dthaase

    this is fabulous – come and share your art in our whimsy pool (submissions open @ midnight on Wed – 1am on Tues) – more here: http://dthaase-lines.blogspot.com/p/whimsical-wednesday.html

    glad to have found your site and look forward to following

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