Jack Sparrow meets Shakespeare

Hi Everybody!

Hope you have enjoyed the first day of May. It was sunny but cold again here, and we had a wonderful sunrise.

For our new Art Journal Journey Challenge, the sea, I am sharing a rather different page to the one I made yesterday - variety is the spice of life.

The background is a scan from a water colour painting I made as a background. The wonderful image of Jack Sparrow is from Andy Skinner.
I printed it onto my background, and added the gulls, fish and the mermaid (all from the Graphics Fairy). I added colour with Gelatos, and gave him pearls (liquid pearls) for eyes to link in with 'Ariel's Song' from Shakespeare's 'Tempest. In my picture Jack is under the water with the fish and mermaids, although the borders between sky and sea don't seem to exist here. I wrote the first part of the song on my page. Those of you who actually read the text might notice my not-so-deliberate mistake of leaving out a line - sorry!

Full fathom five thy father lies;

Of his bones are coral made;Those are pearls that were his eyes;Nothing of him that doth fade,But doth suffer a sea-changeInto something rich and strange.Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:Ding-dong.Hark! now I hear them — Ding-dong, bell

I drew in some coral - also mentioned in the song - and even his fingers look like coral or sea plants - the sea change that Shakespeare is talking about?

I was awake very early today, and was able to watch the sun rising through a hazy and rather cloudy sky - it was beautiful, with lots of colour changes.

And last but not least - Lilly, trying to look hungry!

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!