Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The legend of Loreley siren



So everyone asks me that my name it doesn't sound like is Spaniard at all, my parents wanted to give me a very different special name so special that they even changed the original Loreley to Lorelay.
Loreley is a rock in germany really! but is in a strong current river where there were many boat accidents, Also
Loreley is the name of one of the beautiful Rhine Maidens who lured navigators of this river to their dooms with their alluring singing, much as the ancient Greek Sirens did.

I was telling my friend Leo Matsuda the story and he suggested that I painted a illustration of it, so I did.
Thanks for the inspiration!

30 Comments:

Blogger Food and Drugs said...

Nice post, both story and picture
Vaya, hombre, pero si eres espanish, m'habia olvidao...
Saludos

10:20 AM  
Blogger Drake Brodahl (pumml) said...

Ooh! This is really nice Lorelay! I love the colors you chose, especially that olive color for the sky.

10:50 AM  
Blogger rose-a-petits-pois said...

That's a lovely one Lorelay !
One of my favourite so far

And I love the story behind it... :-)

1:02 PM  
Blogger Heidi Smith said...

WHOA!!! This is really beautiful!! I love the tiny ships in the distance, and the rock!!

1:58 PM  
Blogger Tatevik Avakyan said...

Beautiful illustration. I really like your style.

2:54 PM  
Blogger Leo Matsuda said...

Awesome painting, Lorelay! I can't wait to see more!

4:39 PM  
Blogger Neysa Bové said...

que mona que es la sirenita!

The marines are so cute, they look like they're wearing "where's waldo" outfits!

10:38 PM  
Blogger Marcos Cohen said...

It’s always a nice treat watching your blog. Great work!! Beautiful Painting!!

11:05 PM  
Blogger Javi Recio said...

Bravo, me emociono cuando veo que aun hay gente que hace ilustraciones a color sin usar el oredenador; sobretodo si tiene el nivelazo que tu derrochas.

I had find waldo too. I`ll be back next post.

12:41 AM  
Blogger Shawn Boyles said...

Love the colors and the textures on this painting. It's just gorgeous!

7:16 AM  
Blogger Sarah J! said...

It's so beautiful!

9:28 AM  
Blogger JoR said...

Gracias por pasarte...
Este estilo me trae mas que nostalgia, una sensación cálida al recordar "los antiguos dibus de la tele" :P
Bonita historia por cierto ¿ q será lo siguiente?

9:33 AM  
Blogger lorelay bove said...

food and drugs_
gracias chabales!

pumml_ well thanks, thanks for passing by

GENEVIÈVE_thanks so much, so flattering coming from you, I'm glad you like it

Heidi_ thanks Heidi!

tatevik_ thanks a bunch

Leo_thanks Leo, it was a nice suggestion of yours!

Neysa_de nada monada!

Marcos-Thanks for stopping by

Javi- muchas gracias me alegro q te hayas pasao por aqui

spike the surf dog-Thanks!

Sarah_Thanks so much I'm glad you stopped by

Jor-De nada, gracias por el comentario, me pone contenta de q hay gente q disfruta de lo q hago,
que es lo siguiente? alguna sugerencia?

11:33 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I think we just met this afternoon at Feature through Claire Keane...your work is absolutely beautiful!

5:16 PM  
Blogger Ivan Aguirre said...

Thanks for visiting my blog lorelay, This painting is one of my favorites, I love the expression on her face. I love the story behind also.

-Ivan

9:48 AM  
Blogger Betsy Bauer said...

This is beautiful! I love your color choices and useage of texture.

11:38 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

love your work Lorelay. I am a big fan. your work at disney is always impressive keep up the good work!

10:16 PM  
Blogger olgastern said...

Nice piece, and cool story, thanks for sharing.
Hope all is well.

-Olga

9:43 AM  
Blogger Mari Mari-chan said...

Hi Lorelay ! I lile very much the texture of your illustrations!

Ahhh ... the beautiful marmaid is so dangerous ! POOR sailors !!!

10:01 AM  
Blogger jonathan said...

Oh my gosh! you have no idea how much i love this!

1:00 PM  
Blogger lorelay bove said...

thanks everyone!

12:19 PM  
Blogger Daisy Church said...

Wow- I love this piece! Wonderful story behind it; great colors and lines- thanks for sharing! :)

3:11 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Very pretty painting. You have the best name of anyone I know!

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