Monday, November 22, 2010

Take a Word #4 - MEN!

First of all, apologies to all those men who are not full of hot air.  We have a saying in Australia, when talking about a man who is arrogant and who has too much to say, that "he is full of hot air".  This provided a seed for my fertile mind and, all of a sudden, I had thought of the balloon approach.
Background by Createwing Designs.  Two larger males are Terri Kahrs freebies, altered and re-dressed.  The image on the right is a Flickr free-to-use (head only).  Balloons were made in one of my software programs.

34 comments:

  1. This is GREAT, Marie! Your balloons are spectacular. What a great idea!

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  2. So true, Marie, what does the other 50% contain? (depends on the man of course!!) Fabulous take on MEN!

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  3. This is so fun and I'm smiling big Marie. Your art is not only beautiful but always entertaining in the best way!

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  4. I shan't be able to sleep tonight I'm laughing so much at your quirky and wonderful piece of fun. Absolutely inspired take on men.

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  5. Hi, first of all, URE art is so GREAT! I wish i could teach me al lot1
    Thank u for ure comment on my indian, Could u tell on which song u were thinking of?

    Thank,
    Claudia

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  6. great! This week's word brought out so many funny ones so far. Really neat men!

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  7. Oh Marie this is so cute and funny...what a great and original idea...a super quote and fantastic elements!!!

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  8. Fantastic, Marie! Love the whole piece!

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  9. Brilliant! brilliant again! Wonderful take on the hot air theme! Hugs xx

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  10. wonderful, love the ballons!
    great take on the challenge.

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  11. This is so awesome, Marie, and Hot Air (also a common quip in our country)was not the first warped thought I had. I love your creativity and sense of humor. As always you have me laughing. Excellent artwork, as always.

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  12. wonderful interpretation of the theme! (we have this expression for talking too much needless words here, too)

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  13. Brilliant - no further words needed!!

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  14. Great piece, Marie. Love the saying!!

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  15. So cute - and I love their expressions. Such a wonderful piece ~ lots of "oomph" to it =)

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  16. Awesome....and so funny! Great work. Hugs, Nan

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  17. Great piece, Marie! I am so glad you were not thinking of me when creating this wonderful piece!

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  18. This is brilliant Marie, it seems that all men are the same, and now we have science on our side to prove it lol.
    I love what you can do on your computer, I still forget how to copy and paste! x

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  19. Marie this just fantastic!! I love it!!

    Jayne :-)

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  20. This is such a fun collage! I love the balloon bodies. Even though I personally don't think I'm full of hot air, I bet my wife would beg to differ.

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  21. Such fun! Wonderfully rendered and wonderfully humorous!

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  22. This is incredible Genuis idea. Lynne M

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  23. How splendid! I gladly return your laughs on my card. You quote and card made me laugh just as much!

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  24. What fun!! You are such a witty artist Marie!
    My relief technique is smearing a matboard ATC with quick-drying wall filler putty stuff and then stamping into it with a foam stamp. Leave the thing to dry, coat it with acrylic paint in a dark or bold colour. When that's dry, use a dry brush to highlight the raised areas with silver, gold or bronze acrylic paint - voila!
    I'll do a photo tutorial soon!!

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  25. oh i think this is the funniest image! you have a great sense of humor. really gorgeous. xo

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  26. Marie, I have to say, this my favourite. I love those Ballooners (some men deserve that).

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  27. Voilà une expression amusante , mais qui décrit bien ce genre d'hommes ! Bravo Marie !
    Amitiés Mary.KG

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  28. This is a great work, too.

    I hope that you put there "TAKE A WORD challenge's place; Choose an identity > also a chance > Name/URL to live comments( for a comment).
    I don't know do you understand what I meant.
    Here; In this comment place there is the place; Name/URL and I choose always this identity.

    Sorry for my bad English.

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  29. Another delightful piece! I have heard this little known fact...cheers!

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  30. Marie, it's soooo funny!!!!

    (Please, tell me what is the week day for Take a Word Challenge? And you can include my name on your list! Only tell me if I have to give a picture or a word, OK?)

    Hugs!

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