Project: Chaotic Hare

This month I took the Surrealist Illustration Inspired by Nature class by Marco Mazzoni over at Domestika.org. I really love his work, and the illustration he used to demonstrate his techniques in class was so moving.

I love surrealism and try to pull that feeling into my work. I chose a hare and some passionflowers to express the feeling of chaotic good, that bit of randomness that brings change and growth.

I used Derwent Inktense Pencils and Daniel Smith watercolors. You can see my palette above, I used Mazzoni’s suggested method of covering all but the previously chosen color as you choose the next. It was a fun exercise and I ended up with a palette I loved but I wouldn’t have picked consciously.

Scroll down for my finished project.