Dear Firedrake, thanks for your recent comment on my work, just love this piece BTW. The red and the purple make my heart beat faster!~ I was unable to attend the Small Works Exhibition as I was busy in Sydney so good to know my piece was in a good position.
Thanks so much everyone! Yes, he is a quirky beast. Rock – Wiper blades on his goggles?? You are BRILLIANT. MimiDesigns – you thought only pigs wore these? Where are these pigs of which you speak? I shall seek them…
To those who asked about the medium – it’s watercolour first, a layer of graphic pen lines and detail, then chalk pastel and conte, another layer of pen lines, then streaks of white and splatters of black, then I spray it with matt spray and add leaf or metallic pigments. All the paintings in my folio are done this way. Actually this dude doesn’t have metallics (I don’t think?) but some of my others do. I work nowadays mostly on canvas but still use paper here and there.
i saw a movie once and ther was a little bird like charecter and one of his lines were “dont forget the shoeses and gloveses” this piece reeminds me of that
well it looks like your getting plenty of feedback ! I like googles.I use googles myself. I also once set fire to a drake so I see we have a lot in common! :) Gotta love the drake!
no problem at all!! it’s really awesome.. hmm.. if only there’s a way it can look prettier on card.. i can’t afford a print.. the card looks a lil weird with the white sides.. just my pov.. n_n”
This has always been a favourite of mine, so i’m very pleased for you to see it on the front page. Your style is incredibly unique, each of your wonderful creatures expressing so much life, so much character. I also love how much detail you put into your works… absolutely fantastic.
The bold colours in this caught my eye on the front page; they’re really lovely, especially the purple. I really like this-looks like something out of a children’s book.
This reminds me of pictures from childrens story books as I was growing up. This is good. Great to hear that you are thinking of doing some Tshirt work. I have no doubt it would be a success.
hellooo, look who’s been a busy lil artist then! such a wonderful character and really beautifully rendered. well done!!! Wondering if he/she may be partial to tasty car bits too? ;)
frogster
I love this, awesome work.
Firedrake
Thanks frogster!
Jordan Duff
Terrific angle and great colours, love the goggles!
innocentgirl
Dear Firedrake, thanks for your recent comment on my work, just love this piece BTW. The red and the purple make my heart beat faster!~ I was unable to attend the Small Works Exhibition as I was busy in Sydney so good to know my piece was in a good position.
BLYTHART
I’m lost for words … would “brilliant” suffice?
Damian
Great drawing, love the goggles!
Firedrake
Thanks everyone!! This one was quite spontaneous
shanghaiwu
this is brilliant/ so very pleased to find you!
trickyruby
love it! great vibrant colour and detail.
alistair mcbride
Brilliant and fabulous work,looks great.
Ruth Palmer
Top notch illustation work! Welcome to the Bubble!
Laura Marsh
Stunning!!!
Julie Langford
This is so cool, just brilliant.
Benjamin Scheurer
that’s fantastic! You should offer some shirt versions here on RB!
Firedrake
Thanks everyone! I’m working on some T shirt versions…stay tuned!
Deon de Waal
he he he
:)
Belinda Leopold
This has to be my FAVOURITE!!! You instill such personality in your works-bloody wonderful my dear!!!!!
Tanya B. Schro...
Wonderful! And dare I say it: whimsical.
peter
This is such a fun image.
Bill Proctor
Hi Firedrake! I like the humour in your work!! This one is cool.
Lisadee
Magnificent! Love the entire portfolio
lucid1111
You should definitley illustrate a childrens book…..if you havn’t already. These are really good.
Deri Dority
Your art brings a big smile to my face. What an incredible portfolio!
Jason Byrne (joB)
love you work!!!
Jessica Tremp
haha, this is tooo cute
yabloko4
Cute and funny!
Paul Vanzella
This is fantastic – love how the texture shows through. A wonderul style you have!
Jewd
Gorgeous colors and shapes, the tight compostion gives this real impact…what are you drawing with?
kimbaross
Awesome work!
Sleek Images
Excellent work firedrake… very original…
rock
This is so cool, just brilliant, he needs little wiper blades on his goggles
R
Devique
dig this one, I like the red & purple alot
BonitoPhotography
Great Image!
chantelle hartley
love it! stunningly humerous
Helena Babic
Love this! The colours and composition are very dynamic :)
stephen jones
this is amazing work, how it it done.
Peter Coleman
unique and imaginative, your quirky critters are exceptionally cool
Dakolina
Have I said I love all your work? this is brilliant
gemynd
wow amazing style and creativity in your work …its really great to look at
hinting
Cool@
MiMiDesigns
I thought only pigs wore these!
VisionaryImagist
Firedrake: Great idea. Love this. What is the medium? Great job. “Joey”
Jeff Burns
fantastic image. well done
angel strehlen
Hilarious, charming and creepy!
Elaine van Dyk
Just lovely!! Comes with such a tremendous description and humour.
Inktart Art
I saw this iamge in a mag I picked up yeaterday. Your having an exhibition – I hope it goes well for you, good luck. :)
Al Neaimi
super
WENDY BANDURSK...
you have a really strong sense of imagination and i love ALL your artworks…. tho i am curious about the medium… GREAT WORK.
shall
just brilliant.. fun and colourful
paulevelin
surprising image
strong artwork
Hoffard
Wow!!! You are very talented!!! Well done!!!
Gordon MacK
This is a fantastic drawing. I love the perspective!
Firedrake
Thanks so much everyone! Yes, he is a quirky beast.
Rock – Wiper blades on his goggles?? You are BRILLIANT.
MimiDesigns – you thought only pigs wore these? Where are these pigs of which you speak? I shall seek them…
Firedrake
To those who asked about the medium – it’s watercolour first, a layer of graphic pen lines and detail, then chalk pastel and conte, another layer of pen lines, then streaks of white and splatters of black, then I spray it with matt spray and add leaf or metallic pigments. All the paintings in my folio are done this way. Actually this dude doesn’t have metallics (I don’t think?) but some of my others do. I work nowadays mostly on canvas but still use paper here and there.
Roslyn Slater
The goggles seem just the right attire for this feathered friend. An imaginative illustration.
zee1
Loving this!!
VisionaryImagist
Firedrake: love the world you have created. great images and ideas. remarkable work
Rita Deegan
love this painting! So much wonderful red!!
funkyfacestudio
Awesome artwork !
elisab
Neat work.
badbasilisk
looks crazy :-) – i like the line work very much.
Alyson Pearson
Adorable!
BonitoPhotography
gorgeous
Hagen
Excellent
Jessica Tremp
saw these at your exhibition a few weeks back…loved them!!! and this one in particular is sitting on my desk (the card invite)...:)
Per Ove Sleen
I just fucking love it….it is INCREDIBLE
Carmen Cilliers
Wow – what an awsome bold bright detailed work. Stunning!
Antanas
cool
nuttybeevers
I love colours you use, there is definatly personality in this! Cool stuff!
Martina Ströbel
beautiful work!!
Florence Artur
Very cool!
shanghaiwu
I know I have commented on this before but again…BRILLIANT
emapearl
this is awesome! i love it :)
Malatees
i saw a movie once and ther was a little bird like charecter and one of his lines were “dont forget the shoeses and gloveses”
this piece reeminds me of that
Kimberley Suth...
hahah aww :)
i really like your stuff.
Lyuda
Marvelous!!
Pieter Zandvliet
This bird is so cool, love him!
tank
well it looks like your getting plenty of feedback ! I like googles.I use googles myself. I also once set fire to a drake so I see we have a lot in common! :) Gotta love the drake!
Tabitha Borges
I love your creatures so fun and fresh…
nick arnold
GREAT PAINTING I LOVE THE DETAIL IN THE GOGGLES
sunchaser
Firedrake, These are just gorgeous. So unique and quirky! Love them all!
Caprice Sobels
Awesome work!!! I love the colours and perspective you’ve used! And god it makes me laugh!!
georgieb
haha this is great!
Hippo
Brilliant!
You’ve gotta have goggles – otherwise the wind can be very dry on the eyeballs!
AmandaHelen
I would wear this. This is fantastic..
chelsgus
Marvellous illustration! Definitely belongs in a book, expressive enough not to even need text to convey a storyline ;)
Becc Orszag
what beautiful intense colours!
peyote
fascinating
i find humour in this pic
and some of your others
Love it xXx
dimarie
wicked pic! you have talent!
kipishiux
It so cool image! just great!!!!
Jen Cannella
Brilliant style and image!
lurline
Great image! Love your sense of whimsy! :)
Firedrake in reply to lurline’s comment
Thanks! My work makes me laugh, hope it makes others laugh too…
circusgallery
still love this 1
Firedrake in reply to circusgallery’s comment
Thanks!
Karin Taylor
even more brill!
Jo Hoden
oh dear he is terrific,
Carliss Mora
Superlative painting!
spuddy
Lovely co;our and form
BlaizerB
you are talented. this is awesome. gr8 work. cheers
grammatik
totally brilliant. and when i say brilliant i mean absolutely freakin kick ass!!
frozenfa
whoah.. this is awesome!! a must-fav!! =D
Firedrake in reply to frozenfa’s comment
Thanks for your lovely comments!!
Azzurra
haha kewl maaaan love this bird
Peace Mitchell
Fabulous! Great colour!
frozenfa
no problem at all!! it’s really awesome.. hmm.. if only there’s a way it can look prettier on card.. i can’t afford a print.. the card looks a lil weird with the white sides.. just my pov.. n_n”

Firedrake in reply to frozenfa’s comment
Yeah, it’s a square canvas. Guess you could chop the sides off! hehe! ;)
frozenfa
Hmm.. gd idea!! hehe.. =D
dang, i shud really find some rich guy.. XD
Firedrake in reply to frozenfa’s comment
Haha, try the forums!
This piece sold last night. Woohoo!
frozenfa
AHH!! cool!! Congratulations!!
wish it was me.. arrrgh… i want my pay asap!! XD
Mechellerene
Oh, yes…I’m a fan!
elisabetta tre...
brava bravissima
ashroc
so original and imaginative, great work!
JessDismont
wow! truly awesome style
Sophie Shapiro
Fantastic work! Really wonderful!S
Shelley Heath
This is awesome… love it
classical
he’s so cute
Lisadee
Front page! Go Missy!!! Yeah!
Ian James
Just Brilliant…..Great style.
Markus Kunschak
congratulations! u made it to the frontcover! yeah!
Samuel Durkin
I’ve always liked this guy. Looks like he’d be a good friend, but a bad enemy.
Firedrake in reply to Samuel Durkin’s comment
Loyal, until you cross him…
Evelyn Howard
lol – this is fabulous!
Adam Stone
This has always been a favourite of mine, so i’m very pleased for you to see it on the front page. Your style is incredibly unique, each of your wonderful creatures expressing so much life, so much character. I also love how much detail you put into your works… absolutely fantastic.
Firedrake in reply to Adam Stone’s comment
Wow Adam, thanks :D
Lauren Marr
what an awesome idea for a tattoo!!!!
Jeffrey Hamilton
Brilliant image, and hilarious as well. cheers
JohnYo
good
genevieve m
congrats on the home page, Firedrake, your work is instantly recognizable, beautiful work!
Sashy
superb…
CATNIPMEOW
Gotta love the goggles !!!! Very whimsical and fun….......
Jo Conlon
Hey glad this one made it to home page, one of my favourites – amazing colour!
jacobea
The bold colours in this caught my eye on the front page; they’re really lovely, especially the purple. I really like this-looks like something out of a children’s book.
Firedrake in reply to jacobea’s comment
Maybe one day he’ll make it into a book :)
Magda Vacariu
i have always loved this one.
SerenityChase
Brilliant work – so glad you’re on the homepage!
newbeltane
Straight to my favs! Excellent graphic images full of vibrancy and ‘in your face’ raw power!
Steve
Firedrake in reply to newbeltane’s comment
Awesome, thanks!
KarmaPolice7
This reminds me of pictures from childrens story books as I was growing up. This is good. Great to hear that you are thinking of doing some Tshirt work. I have no doubt it would be a success.
Firedrake in reply to KarmaPolice7’s comment
Thanks! One day I may do a book :)
lacitrouille
Oh, he’s so cute! He looks like an adventurer with his googles. Awsome colours and work. I love it. :)
Firedrake in reply to lacitrouille’s comment
Yes! In fact, off on an adventure right now!
Gloria Dean
Fantastic, I love it !
Marilyn Brown
Hey Googles your famous!!! On the Home Page!!!
Congrats Firedrake!!
Specular
Great image, love the colours and your style, fab :)
amarica
Congratulations Firedrake on making the Home Page.
flyk
i really like this~
Dayonda
Congratulations on having this excellent work on the Redbubble Home Page!
(US) 06 Aug 2008 (US)
Really cute, and very good work!
daveC
hellooo, look who’s been a busy lil artist then!
such a wonderful character and really beautifully rendered. well done!!!
Wondering if he/she may be partial to tasty car bits too? ;)
Firedrake in reply to daveC’s comment
Hey Dave!
Hehe yes, intelligent + destructive is a likely combination :)
coni
this one is terrible,yes,excellent!!
Sashy
I love this creature, the color combination, the googles, everything…
Yiannis Telem...
beautiful piece!!! really nice!
ssalt
I just love him/her, your style is just so perfect :D
Firedrake in reply to ssalt’s comment
Thanks!
MuscularTeeth
fantastic work.
secretagentman7
That is one sublime beak on that avian !
Marilyn Brown
Wow, on the home page what a star you are Goggles!
Lorraine Creagh
I’m so glad they put images on the homepage like this. This is fantastic.
LostGod
red carpet.
Cris Palmer
Congrats on the home page! Fine creation. :D
NicholasClay
Absolutely amazing!
DreaM
your work is phenomenal! i love everything you do!
Firedrake in reply to DreaM’s comment
Thanks so much :D
Harald Gick
Fantastic!
ToastedGhost
Congrats on your sale super cool image
Firedrake in reply to ToastedGhost’s comment
Thanks! No idea who bought this one :)
ToastedGhost
Its annoying when you don’t know who purchased is it
Kimberley East
Love it! Big, Bold and Beautiful! oh and fun!
Kyra Webb
Beautiful colours and textures! :)
EarthquakeBee
Oh man, and I was missing all these!
Carmen Cilliers
Wonderful – I still absolutely love these characters of yours… crazy as they are!
Firedrake in reply to Carmen Cilliers’s comment
Why thankee!
tiffjamaica, 19 days ago
Love it!