tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post1438127946478523721..comments2024-03-11T21:44:11.947-07:00Comments on Andrew Finnie: Artist and Illustrator: Round, Humpty Dumpty Day, and Portfolio LinksAndrew Finniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-26261783633180822192011-12-02T08:15:42.367-08:002011-12-02T08:15:42.367-08:00I'm visiting the portfolio now :)
Have a great...I'm visiting the portfolio now :)<br />Have a great weekend, Andrew.Ana M.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03586000752943051161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-52827448391393100862011-12-02T08:10:26.825-08:002011-12-02T08:10:26.825-08:00We don't use hump day as we speak spanish here...We don't use hump day as we speak spanish here...I think there's no similar expression for that one, only mitad de semana or midweek and miércoles for wednesday.<br />It's just another boring weekday for us.Ana M.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03586000752943051161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-65633433290237681552011-12-02T08:08:46.495-08:002011-12-02T08:08:46.495-08:00If Humpty Dumpty falls can I keep the shoes?If Humpty Dumpty falls can I keep the shoes?Ana M.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03586000752943051161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-6218788971101866122011-12-02T02:47:22.411-08:002011-12-02T02:47:22.411-08:00Good weekend, romantic, handsome and intelligent m...Good weekend, romantic, handsome and intelligent man!<br />twins? uhmmmmm ... not in my plansroberto M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16391708405593430150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-23594129115063915322011-12-01T19:56:06.121-08:002011-12-01T19:56:06.121-08:00Hello Mita :) Ahh it is so wonderful to see your e...Hello Mita :) Ahh it is so wonderful to see your exquisite work again ..... :) Happy Friday to you my friend :) But your moustache ? I must trim mine :) see youAndrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-80608098535003851282011-11-30T22:34:33.412-08:002011-11-30T22:34:33.412-08:00hello, i think i just had a happy humpday with you...hello, i think i just had a happy humpday with you! :D<br /><br />xxillustration poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234799027315035658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-51393253958675033062011-11-30T16:45:16.126-08:002011-11-30T16:45:16.126-08:00Theresa, haha :) Happy Hump day to you too :) Coll...Theresa, haha :) Happy Hump day to you too :) College students? They are just like us but silly I think. Thank you very much for commenting on my work. ! I discovered how to do that image thing by using Imagemap in Paint Shop Pro. I stumbled on it, I should really read the manual ..... <br /><br />By the way, I have been enjoying your pen and inks, it's a rare thing to find people working from real life. Good on you.Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-12891349891908375062011-11-30T16:42:13.318-08:002011-11-30T16:42:13.318-08:00Monica, ahh I just saw your Zebra - great minds th...Monica, ahh I just saw your Zebra - great minds think alike ;) That toy bought me back to my childhood (last century) I am glad you learnt something, I learn new things every day, and are lucky enough to forget them immediately, so I can learn them again the next day .... but don't tell anyone :) <br /><br />see youAndrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-81190419775437075872011-11-30T16:39:00.773-08:002011-11-30T16:39:00.773-08:00Greetings Denise! Thank you for coming to see my w...Greetings Denise! Thank you for coming to see my work. The Mirror one took ages, I just couldn't get the right angle and the lighting. I nearly gave up on it, but in the end had a lucky break I think :) It's all about luck with mirrors, to get the angle.<br /><br />Ahh today is the day after hump day, it is the first day of summer here , yipppeee :)Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-65274522990220269352011-11-30T16:36:07.180-08:002011-11-30T16:36:07.180-08:00Sarah, thank you for making me chuckle. We have th...Sarah, thank you for making me chuckle. We have those signs here as well, I think it's the sound of the word that cracks us up, and how innopcent the sign is. It just shows that we are all innocent at heart, regardless of how we see ourselves ... I know I am still waiting to grow up... :)Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-24329758371458188792011-11-30T16:03:03.535-08:002011-11-30T16:03:03.535-08:00Hey Krista, . Camels? Heh, yes Mother Nature made ...Hey Krista, . Camels? Heh, yes Mother Nature made an interesting creature with Camels .... it's the lips and teeth I like! :)<br /><br />Maxfield Parrish-esque! I will write that in my resume :) But seriously what wonderous artist he was. So well disciplined. I would love to emulate him. Not just his illustrations but his paintings.Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-54267713299989950242011-11-30T15:59:47.985-08:002011-11-30T15:59:47.985-08:00Melissa, be careful we have sent rain your way, bi...Melissa, be careful we have sent rain your way, big southerly here :) Oh I like rain, especially when I am not standing in it. Thank you for checking out the site!<br /><br />Ahh Hump Day, I think triple J loves to hark on it!Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-30179687250409338482011-11-30T15:57:38.878-08:002011-11-30T15:57:38.878-08:00Linda, thank you so much and thank you for your cr...Linda, thank you so much and thank you for your crit of my site before too, with the logo and 'about' - it helped muchly. After I made this image I googled humpty images, and yes, he is CREEPY, even the kid friendly ones are CREEPY .. just up my alley :)Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-87804027242011476412011-11-30T15:55:00.365-08:002011-11-30T15:55:00.365-08:00Hehe Bella and Ces, sister twins you are :) Ah, at...Hehe Bella and Ces, sister twins you are :) Ah, at first I gave him bare feet, then gnome's shoes, then I thought, nah he is meant to be Mr Prissy so let's make him Miss Prissy... you know, it's the little details that count :) That's why he has a plastic flamingo in his garden - a plastic flamingo, the only true witness to his ignominious down fall ...Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-90169370647435831642011-11-30T15:09:27.295-08:002011-11-30T15:09:27.295-08:00Yes, they say "hump day" here in Kansas,...Yes, they say "hump day" here in Kansas, but as far as I can tell, it's only the college students who do, which is really pretty silly, as many of them don't have Friday classes. I can't imagine anyone from any kind of business answering the phone that way. It is a beautiful beautiful page all those thumbnails put together. It's quite the collection.<br /><br />Happy hump day to you, by the way.Coreopsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468751724163567889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-25490112496229151592011-11-30T12:19:57.371-08:002011-11-30T12:19:57.371-08:00Love to come here to see your new illos but I also...Love to come here to see your new illos but I also learn always something new:)<br />Beautiful portfolio:)theartofpurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540540687204124967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-9984386149003866842011-11-29T19:04:44.011-08:002011-11-29T19:04:44.011-08:00Andrew,
I gradually update, here in your 'home...Andrew,<br />I gradually update, here in your 'home' ...<br /><br />Well, I loved 'Mirror, Mirror on the Wall' - <br />a dose of suspense and fear always been sufficient to nightmares ... <br />the design is fantastic!<br /><br />Humpty Dumpty is charming, his figure, the scene details ... as well as everything here!<br /><br />Your Portfolio is great, I really liked the news and the way you organized all your work!<br /><br />... and we are on Wednesday ... Hump day!?<br />we do not have this expression here, but I liked hearing about ...<br /><br />The amount of work that you have, impresses me a lot!<br />Always faithful in your way! Congrats!<br />a hug.Denise SCARAMAIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03900073012771855869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-13443581650536304792011-11-29T16:30:16.830-08:002011-11-29T16:30:16.830-08:00That only good thing about being delinquent in my ...That only good thing about being delinquent in my blog visits is that I get to enjoy a good long tour of recent work from some of my favorites! You've been busy, Andrew...fabulous pieces as always (love Mirror Mirror), and the new portfolio site is a real treat. The "hump day" post makes me laugh - isn't it funny that, in this day and age where anything goes, we're still tickled by that word? Just this morning, my husband and I saw a sign reading "Speed Hump" instead of "Speed Bump". Much giggling ensued.Sarah Mellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287853021739077607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-28611931904196020882011-11-29T16:28:08.806-08:002011-11-29T16:28:08.806-08:00Oh, hmmmm, wow, I thought hump day was the day the...Oh, hmmmm, wow, I thought hump day was the day the camels were fed. <br /><br />I have always had a fondness for Humpty Dumpty, and this is very much Maxfield Parrish-esque! Mah-velous!<br /><br />My goodness! You portfolio sites are amazing! Honestly, I think you live in another dimension where everything has exploded exponentially. Rock on!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200196234933121299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-43366036984819383402011-11-29T12:04:28.669-08:002011-11-29T12:04:28.669-08:00Hi Andrew.... Love the "Hump Day" conver...Hi Andrew.... Love the "Hump Day" conversation.When I first saw the eyes of humpty I instantly thought of moonface from the faraway tree..... Love Humpty Dumpty and good luck with the books. I am about to check out your portfolio.Melissa Mackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436036565784345274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-41873431860861337242011-11-29T08:40:43.199-08:002011-11-29T08:40:43.199-08:00I love the navigate by thumbnails. Really a beaut...I love the navigate by thumbnails. Really a beautiful way of giving an overview of your work, and the top banner has a nice look with the Celtic Cross. Humpty Dumpty has always made me feel uneasy, and I think you've shown him exactly right. Loved the mirror mirror too! All impressive. I'm awed by how much you accomplish!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-4632815992391317602011-11-29T05:05:01.221-08:002011-11-29T05:05:01.221-08:00You and Bella have feet and shoe fetish.You and Bella have feet and shoe fetish.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-694958683350544222011-11-28T22:16:10.784-08:002011-11-28T22:16:10.784-08:00Oooh, I like his shoes. You know what they say ab...Oooh, I like his shoes. You know what they say about a giant egghead's shoe size....Bella Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139728758198482234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-10762254781991528062011-11-28T19:15:43.068-08:002011-11-28T19:15:43.068-08:00Hey Shirley, well I am so excited about your lates...Hey Shirley, well I am so excited about your latest book, and it's a pleasure to leave comments on your work, your work always makes me smile and be happy in a good way (as opposed to being happy in a 'bad' way) :)<br /><br />Your water colours dance across the page so lightly. They only bad thing about them is they make me jealous :)<br /><br />see you!Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618045567487829932.post-87936585975793939102011-11-28T19:13:25.564-08:002011-11-28T19:13:25.564-08:00Hahaha , well I am having so much fun Bella, to te...Hahaha , well I am having so much fun Bella, to tell you the truth, I thought it said that too, and I thought, that's it my career is flumoxed before it even got flamooed (It's a cow thing) hiding subliminal messages in kid's illustrations, what will happen when the press finds out ? (Answer: they won't)<br /><br />Thanks for looking at the site :) The image map thing is a great boy toy thing. Men never grow up, do we? Just out :)Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.com