Monday, May 25, 2009

Happy strings


This is not a deformed guitar, it´s a (deformed) ukulele, the craziest instrument on the planet. Bring one of these to any situation with people in it, and everybody starts smiling. No one can stay sour in the same room as a ukulele, and you can be sure they will want to try to play.

Ukuleles are totally un-threatening, gentle, fun, a little goofy - and STILL completely possible to play serious music on. It´s small, fits into almost any bag. Weighs nothing. Costs almost nothing. Easy to learn a few chords on to get started. In short - the perfect companion. Every human being should own one, it would make the world a softer place. :)

14 x 11 cm, pencil, Copic markers and black ink pen on bleedproof marker paper.

12 comments:

lyn said...

Good to visit your blog! Love the house series

Margaret Ann said...

Beautiful sheen to this! :)

Kate (Cathy Johnson) said...

It appears I need a ukelele! SUCH fun, Nina, great job...

melissa said...

gorgeous.

Unknown said...

I am a big fan of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
I enjoy reading your posts, so I have given you a blog award - details are on my blog.

Pascal said...

hello!
i don't know if you know joann sfar, a french cartoon maker (rabbin's cat) but i can tell you that he is mad about ukulele!

thanks for your beautifull drawings!

:-)

Yoli said...

Great blog and I totally dig ukeleles!

A Brush with Color said...

(Beatle) George Harrison always tried to get anyone who visited to pick up a ukelele and play with him. I love this!

Crafty Green Poet said...

I agere, ukeleles are great....

Stan said...

yay for ukuleles. been following your blog since stockholm first appeared on urban sketchers. love your sketches and drawings.

SarahGaunt said...

I love this drawing. I really like how you've mixed the lovely drawing with the quite graphic background. Good idea. :)

Lydia Velarde said...

I gave you the passion for painting award. You can read about it here:
http://artyvelarde.blogspot.com/
Thanks for inspiring me.
Lydia