Thursday, 1 September 2011

A circus under the sea / Un circo bajo las aguas

Las sirenas de la anterior entrada son parte de un dibujo para el cuento de Chus Díaz titulado "Un circo bajo las aguas". Pueden encontrar ambos aquí:
http://surcandoediciona.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/un-circo-bajo-las-aguas/

The Mermaids of the last post are part of an illustration for a little story written by Chus Díaz called "A circus under the sea". I'm posting the link above.
If you don't speak spanish it is about a little boy who used to listen to the stories of his grandfather about his sailing adventures. The ones about a circus under the sea were his favorites but as years pass and the kid grows up, that fun children's story is transformed into a horror tale where the sea creatures capture a human to be kept into a crystal cage as the main attraction of the freak show until it dies.
The ending of the story remains open with the protagonist lost at sea and the possibility of spend the rest of his life as part of the circus he once dreamt about.

Now you can see what got the mermaids attention in the last entry:


Mystery solved :)
I'm a horror fan so I hope this is creepy enough for you.

16 comments:

cathouseprints said...

This is equally cool and creepy, Ana! The art is awesome (as usual) and the story reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode! Great post.

el perro de las lágrimas said...

BUENÍSIMO, BUENÍSIMO!!!!
(el cuento también) pero tu ilustración es lo más!!!!
ya te dije creo, que me gusta mucho cómo usás un solo color, o dos, pero, no sé ¿es una monocromía o algo así?, muy buen trabajo, te felicito, y te deseo un espectacular!!!! fin de semana.
y gracias por pasar y comentarme, todos mostramos algo, todos ocultamos algo, pero no solamente en los blogs, no creas, en la vida real cara a cara también, será que los seres humanos somos así.!!!!
Un beso!!!

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Oddball Art Co. said...

Very cool illustration sounds like a great story, I wish I spoke Spanish good enough to read it!

Envidia cochina said...

Simplemente fabuloso!!!!!!!

Saludos!!!!!

Jessie said...

Fantastic work! That story is VERY creepy, it would give me nightmares for sure!xx

nelleke said...

Im glad th mystery is solved ;-) great illustration!

indira lakhsmita said...

ana im here!
im here, watching a circus under the sea... and im liking it!
where are you?
come and join me, im saving a seat for you. xx

Andrew Finnie said...

hey Ana, ahh yes it is creepy enough for me.! It's a wonderful work, full of little intriguing elements and a composition that takes us around and around, always aware of the figure in the middle and the horror they are feeling - and of course we place ourselves in that figures position - scary as!

MIKE said...

that lobster is looking pretty snappy! What a story, great post Ana.

Laura said...

Great illo, so many details! Love the color palette too :>

H A R R Y G O A Z said...

Have a SUPER week, Anna !

Shirley said...

WOW, creepy and very, very cool, Ana! The details in this piece are fantastic - and what a story! Great job Ana!

Denise Scaramai said...

llamó la atención de las sirenas
y todo el pueblo del mar! ...
que hermosa ilustración, Ana!
Me encantó el diseño, los colores utilizados y todos los detalles!
abrazo!

Alandroide said...

Ahora entiendo el concepto. En la entrada anterior las veía como seres extraños y encantadores, pero en realidad ellas estaban sorprendidas de la especie humana; extraña para ellas.

Aplausos de pie, Ana querida.

Brine Blank said...

Love the old school fell to this! Great design throughout...