sticksandsnark Art: Poetry in Motion, for Tli

[astridv]

Posting is open at Sticks and Snark, the Rodney/Teyla thing-a-thon! Here's my contribution.

For tli. I combined two of the prompts:
#1. What exactly did Teyla and Rodney get up to while John and Ronon were on Earth in "Outcast"?
#2. Poetry in motion

technique: sketch xeroxed on watercolor paper and colored with a basic watercolor wash & pastel crayon



preview

Comments

[ratcreature]

This looks awesome. Teyla looks very dynamic, and I like the subtle motion blur/line of the stick. And Rodney's dubious expression combined with his stiff defensive position is great.

[astridv]

Thanks! Those two together always make for a great prompt. The artwork lives off the contrast.

[cesare]

Beautiful Teyla! Poor Rodney, so outclassed, but game. :-)

[astridv]

Poor Rodney, so outclassed, but game. :-)

Heh. Yep. I'm sure part of him is wondering what the hell he's doing there... but he's soldiering on. And I bet another part of him is enjoying his sparring session nonetheless. :)

Glad you like!

[siria]

Oh wow, this is gorgeous! I love the drenched colours and the soft textures and the light, the straight lines of Rodney's body and the long curves of Teyla's. So, so beautiful! :D

[astridv]

Thank you so much. :)

[sasha_feather]

This is so gorgeous! I love the colors and sense of motion. It looks so bright and alive, like I could just step into the painting.

[astridv]

So pleased you like it!

[springwoof]

gorgeous! I love the colors in your palette! so Atlantis-y!
and I love the contrast between moving, flowing, graceful, curved-line, confident Teyla and stiff, still, awkward, straight-line, tense Rodney.

(and I adore Teyla's beautiful, flowing workout outfit. the detail of the embroidery at the hem is very lovely.)

[astridv]

Thanks, I'm happy you like it, and that it got across just as I wanted it to. :)

[zing_och]

This is beautiful! Teyla's motion and Rodney's standig make an interesting contrast.

[astridv]

Glad you like.

The overall contrast between them is what makes this ship so intriguing for me. :)

[tielan]

Oh, Rodney's anxious look is excellent, and Teyla looks beautiful in motion! (Well, she looks beautiful anywhere and anyhow. But, beautiful in motion.)

(My only point: technically, Teyla would have been at least 4-5 mths pregnant during 'Outcast'.)

[astridv]

(My only point: technically, Teyla would have been at least 4-5 mths pregnant during 'Outcast'.)

*slaps self* You're right, of course. I guess that makes this slightly AU... Or I'll have to set it at an earlier time.

(Well, she looks beautiful anywhere and anyhow. But, beautiful in motion.)

It's a joy to draw her in motion. My first impulse was to fill an entire sheet of paper with Teyla doing her dance-like bantos forms (and have the viewer be in Rodney's POV, simply enjoying the beauty...)