Saturday, October 24, 2009

Say this Ten Times Fast.....She Sells Seashells by the Seashore....but did you ever wonder WHY?


I think she's one smart cookie!

Did you know that:
Beluga whales are classified as "Nearly Threatened"
Green Sea Turtles are "Endangered"

However small of an act, whether it's picking up your own garbage after you've enjoyed a day at the beach, or donating to efforts such as the World Wildlife Fund, we can make a difference for the living creatures we share this planet with.
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40 comments:

  1. NicolaOctober 25, 2009 at 12:18 AM

    Wow Shirley this is wonderful!! What a lovely illustration with a great message!! Love all the action and the perspective is brilliant. So much colour too, I could stare at this all day!!!! Great work!

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  2. soulbrushOctober 25, 2009 at 4:27 AM

    what a delightful illo

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  3. illustration poetryOctober 25, 2009 at 5:49 AM

    She sells seashells by the seashore.
    The shells she sells are surely seashells.
    So if she sells shells on the seashore,
    I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
    If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
    He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
    And chuck as much as a woodchuck would
    If a woodchuck could chuck wood.

    :)

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  4. Pupu SulaimanOctober 25, 2009 at 6:30 AM

    I love your style of painting. ^^* So adorable illustration.

    pupu
    http://pupuloveinkie.blogspot.com

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  5. jazzlambOctober 25, 2009 at 6:49 AM

    I LOVE how you use your watercolors! Beautiful!

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  6. SouthpawOctober 25, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    Adorable. Love the color choice.

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  7. Alicia PadrónOctober 25, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    Aww this is so very cute! Love the whale and your colors are wonderful :o)

    One thing I thought I should mention, you might want to post your images much smaller and "saved for web". When I click on them they are really big. Just in case the mean, mean, mean people out there who think they can just take lovely illustrations like yours and do with them what they please.

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  8. RobertaOctober 25, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    This is lovely.... as all your work is!!
    Great message too!

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  9. Cynthia NarcisiOctober 25, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    You know, I never did stop to think why anyone would sell seashells at the seashore. Hmmm....

    I like your environmental message. I often go to the Warren Dunes in Michigan every summer, and am routinely appalled by the amount of trash left behind by beach-goers. It's heart breaking. Those dunes are so precious yet people just want to enjoy themselves at its expense. Anyway, Shirley, another beautiful illo filled with lightness and spirit! Looking forward to more from you!

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  10. Alicia PadrónOctober 25, 2009 at 9:44 AM

    Hi! Me again :o)

    Yes, that dpi is way too high. What I usually do is go on image size in Photoshop and change the image's size to maybe 500 px wide. Then I take that and do a "safe for web", that changes it to 72dpi and if you print it out you'll see the resolution is not too good. That's the whole point. But on the web the images will still look great. :o)

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  11. Cheryl LynnOctober 25, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    Oh Shirley! This is just another example of your brilliance as an illustrator. This perspective thing you have going is really great. I love the birds eye view of all the little cuties at the beach. Even the sign is fantastic. And the little one waving at the wales, well, that's just priceless!

    Bravo to you my dear. You are one great illustrator!
    P.S. A wonderful illo for a wonderful cause.

    Rockin'!

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  12. Kathy JurekOctober 25, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    I enjoy coming back and seeing what you've come up with each week. You did a great job with the aerial perspective and it's a darling illustration.

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  13. pretty dayOctober 25, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    This is really great! I love the soft colors you use. This is a really sweet image.

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  14. Olivier aubinOctober 26, 2009 at 4:44 AM

    ouahhh great watercolor!

    Bino

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  15. UnknownOctober 26, 2009 at 5:05 AM

    wow , your work is just mindblowing!!
    Thank you so much for commenting on my wee bunny.. now I have found you , ...and following , just so adorable and brilliantly done!

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  16. Valerie LorimerOctober 26, 2009 at 5:46 AM

    This is wonderful Shirley! Awesome illo and message.

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  17. . justin segalOctober 26, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    awww ... even the whales want to join the party! Nice brushwork, beautiful ...

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  18. AnonymousOctober 26, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    beautiful work....

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  19. Acting JournalOctober 26, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    Love your whimsy and colors!

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  20. justdoodleitOctober 26, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Love those cute whales!

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  21. AtelierBrigitteOctober 26, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    It's beautiful - there is so much to see in this illo. And those cute whales...

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  22. valerie walshOctober 26, 2009 at 8:39 PM

    You are so right and this is so beautiful like you :)

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  23. XovikaOctober 26, 2009 at 11:07 PM

    Beautiful and lovely!! The breeze in her hair and the golden light on the evening... Thats what I love about illustration friday, I can find super talented people!

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  24. Loni EdwardsOctober 26, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    What a great idea! I love this. Its just beautiful!

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  25. Owl EngOctober 27, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    truly fabulous!!! it is very delightful especially the cute whales!
    nice water colours

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  26. Nina Seven N7October 27, 2009 at 1:21 PM

    shirley - this is so beautiful, in thought as well as in it's execution. nicely done!

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  27. Johana MazueraOctober 27, 2009 at 1:21 PM

    Hi Shirley
    i have to say that your illustration is absolutly gorgeous.
    the colors were really well picked, and the characters are extreamly cute.

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  28. Annette QOctober 27, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    Oh shirley, you are truly talented...this is so lovely! Love all the little details and how lots of different things are happening at the same time around the image. and thanks for the important message too:-)

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  29. Lisa Mertins illustrationOctober 27, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    hi shirley, i found this word a hard one to illustrated. what a great take you have! sweet and fun illo :)

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  30. Pencil PocketOctober 28, 2009 at 3:23 AM

    Great work Shirley... and a nice concept and theme! Lovely! :)

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  31. Cally Johnson-IsaacsOctober 28, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    Awwww that's so nice!! I love the whales!!! :)

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  32. justdoodleitOctober 28, 2009 at 10:24 AM

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  33. Koo and PoppetOctober 28, 2009 at 11:47 AM

    Hi Shirley!
    i love the boy waving to the whales in this one :)
    Glad to hear you are progressing with submission stuff, I'm excited for you!

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  34. Angela MattesonOctober 29, 2009 at 5:30 AM

    This is so lovely! I love the perspective on this fun scene. :)

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  35. Zelda ZapOctober 29, 2009 at 6:19 AM

    Oh the whales almost made me cry they are so cute! I always thought Susie sold seashells at the seashore because it saved on shipping... but I like your idea better! Great job Shirley. Your work is always such an inspiration.

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  36. CarliOctober 29, 2009 at 6:45 AM

    great idea and beautiful illustration

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  37. Nessa DeeOctober 29, 2009 at 6:46 AM

    So cute! I love your little characters...they make me smile!

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  38. Mia CharroOctober 29, 2009 at 9:19 AM

    really beatiful illo, the colours are sweet, and I have to say...

    She sells seashells by the seashore.
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    She sells seashells by the seashore.

    heheheheh

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  39. Eric BarclayOctober 29, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    So cute!

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  40. Amy CNovember 3, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    this is so sweet, I love how we are looking down on to the beach to see this happy little scene.
    I need to put my flip flops on and join them.

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