tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post112817921883467955..comments2023-09-23T15:53:14.712+02:00Comments on Alison Wonderland: Illustration Friday - Float- Portuguese Man O'WarAlison Ashwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07484640732913924376noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128585095982712702005-10-06T09:51:00.000+02:002005-10-06T09:51:00.000+02:00This captures the delicate beauty of the Portugese...This captures the delicate beauty of the Portugese Man of War perfectly. Your colour sense is excellent! <BR/><BR/>These can look amazing when they're all floating in a big group (a good time to stay out of the water). <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you explained that bit about how they're not all one creature (though they are utterly symbiotic and codependent): it's a good lesson in biodiversity that underpins all life on this planet.Ian T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04419671917671908368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128545997940400702005-10-05T22:59:00.000+02:002005-10-05T22:59:00.000+02:00Beautiful illustration - great to now know whatt t...Beautiful illustration - great to now know whatt they look likeJulie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561525327058025185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128389293636803202005-10-04T03:28:00.000+02:002005-10-04T03:28:00.000+02:00I live in Florida and have seen enough of these an...I live in Florida and have seen enough of these and this one is a little too real but awfully good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128309970161278102005-10-03T05:26:00.000+02:002005-10-03T05:26:00.000+02:00beautiful illustration. i especially like the way...beautiful illustration. i especially like the way the light through the water works with the tentacles to create such grace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128274242360611712005-10-02T19:30:00.000+02:002005-10-02T19:30:00.000+02:00Lovely! I did a page on this little stinker in a b...Lovely! I did a page on this little stinker in a book about the ocean recently. Also taught nature programs and talked about him extensively. Great job!!!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598623948173707947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128225756050462812005-10-02T06:02:00.000+02:002005-10-02T06:02:00.000+02:00I love this one, Alison, in all its simplicity and...I love this one, Alison, in all its simplicity and delicacy.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128213284010588692005-10-02T02:34:00.000+02:002005-10-02T02:34:00.000+02:00You have such an informational blog, not to mentio...You have such an informational blog, not to mention pretty pictures... Reading your entries is like having a lesson in the ways of nature, it's wonderful!constanthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036823981693307553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128203277410037412005-10-01T23:47:00.000+02:002005-10-01T23:47:00.000+02:00Two Portuguese man'o'wars entry in a single week. ...Two Portuguese man'o'wars entry in a single week. Who says history doesn't repeat! I concur with Rick that your's has a different feel - somewhat more ethereal. Me like.<BR/><BR/>Detlef<BR/>htttp://www.detlefjumpertz.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128200806093932842005-10-01T23:06:00.000+02:002005-10-01T23:06:00.000+02:00Levely post.I'm portuguese but not so dangerous or...Levely post.<BR/>I'm portuguese but not so dangerous or so beautiful.<BR/>:O)raimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244418996629911137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128200589622140842005-10-01T23:03:00.000+02:002005-10-01T23:03:00.000+02:00Nicely done-an entirely different look from the o...Nicely done-an entirely different look from <A HREF="http://drawring.blogspot.com/2005/09/floats.html" REL="nofollow"> the one I did. </A> Mine was done several years ago as a magazine ad for a systems engineering company, and they were using the Portuguese Man-o-War an a visual metaphor for a system. Just as you described, it is a group of interdependent organisms that each have a distinct function but behave as an organized and efficient single organism that is tryuly more than the sum of it's parts.Rick Lovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128196630832287552005-10-01T21:57:00.000+02:002005-10-01T21:57:00.000+02:00the tentacles are great! by the way, i have stepp...the tentacles are great! <BR/><BR/>by the way, i have stepped on it once and i had to urinate on my feet, hanged my feet while i sat down and after some minutes it was gone.isay https://www.blogger.com/profile/10907698477268286311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128196528313181652005-10-01T21:55:00.000+02:002005-10-01T21:55:00.000+02:00Pretty soft colors....so soft yet a creature so da...Pretty soft colors....so soft yet a creature so dangerous...did I spell that right?<BR/><BR/>Beautiful work.WCTshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693966467468475923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128194123891649032005-10-01T21:15:00.000+02:002005-10-01T21:15:00.000+02:00You've really captured this creature perfectly...t...You've really captured this creature perfectly...the round sheen of the sail, the sort of globby looking underbelly, the trailing tentacles. The colors are gorgeous. It's eerily beautiful...yes, it's strange that something that looks so pretty could be so dangerous!carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650904230033262702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694709.post-1128192893391619092005-10-01T20:54:00.000+02:002005-10-01T20:54:00.000+02:00i love the way you captured the wispy floating alo...i love the way you captured the wispy floating along of the tentacles...<BR/><BR/>beautiful.Catnappinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112190511038404999noreply@blogger.com