LEO'S SONG BY IMPACTIST

"When a geometric visitor from another planet becomes your new roommate and shares with you the tragic state of its home world, you drop your guitar and see what you can do. We created this piece in response to the accompanying music track we created in honor of a visiting cat named Leo. Process: hand drawn animation. All content and audio created by Kelly Meador & Daniel Elwing."

I can't remember if I already posted this or not, but I recently watched it again and wanted to share!

JEFF SCHER - L'EAU LIFE

I came across the films of Jeff Scher while looking at the New York Times today. He's been writing a blog for them that includes short animated pieces. The blog is thus called, The Animated Life. I enjoyed a lot of the shorts on this blog, but could only find this film, L'eau Life on YouTube. Here is what Scher wrote of this film when it was first posted online.

"L’eau Life began as an experiment in animating water in motion with water color. I wanted to get the feel of water and the emotion of being in it, while capturing the water action moments that are the most fun to draw: jumping, swimming, falling in and climbing out. Because I stuck to these highlights and cut quickly, the film developed a momentum that began to feel almost hypnotic, but happily so. As it evolved it became a celebration of water and summer."

This could have been a great way to end the Swim posts, but I'm a few days too late.

SWIRL

Portrait by Nathan Manire. Ink and watercolor on paper.