Hello, I think she has just returned from the bakery and the early morning sunlight is shining through the window, she's tired from getting up so early.
She looks overwhelmed in my view, as if the weight of the world is on her shoulders - looks as if the only support she's getting is from the chair. You've an excellent job with the lighting, I know nothing about printmaking, is this a more difficult technique then some of the others you've used?
Hello Queen Tut :) She does look tired ... maybe she needs toast for breakfast! Thanks :)
Hhahhahhaaaaaa, agree her chair looks uncomfortable Tony LaRocca! Can see it on her face now :)
There is a weight of dark shades around her Detlef. Intaglio Etching is the most technical of techniques in printmaking. There are many steps to take and care must be taken in detail for health and a successful print. This one is also Aquatinted.Thanks!
The technique with the motive gives this a fantastic and historical touch. Admire your skills on this technique and the lights and shadows and all the details on this image. Excellent work!
Sitting in the cool after a rather tiring shop, Mary Lastrade thought to look at the paper. But its so good to sit and relax and let go of all the weight that was on her shoulders that she falls asleep.
Her first dream is of her mother who died a few years ago. The dream is strong and she sees her sitting with that calculating look she'd always use when regarding her daughter. Her mother always knew how to appear as though her words were meant to be kind yet, they'd cut right to the quick.
Mary shudders in her doze and moves on to another dream. In this one she sees herself small and cold, sitting very still, asleep by a radiator.
Now she is dreaming within a dream and in this dream she is sitting with a shaggy rug draped over the back of her chair. The rugs eye's open and its mouth too showing strange teeth.
Somehow it had turned into a green man and ....
an email arrives and wakes her up. the tea has brewed nicely.
Hheheeee, knew Caroline would think of an excellent story but went beyond by including all the chair links above! Can’t see a green man, and sure hope the teeth on the rug eat him if he does appear!!!
Hahhaaa, you are always an individual of few but perfectly chosen words OneSickIndividual!
Good ol' Caroline! I'm nowhere near as imaginative -- too busy being impressed by anyone who does etchings. I always had trouble working in mirror image. Very sombre feeling to this. Good one for a dreary February day (dreary here that is -- not Down Under I'm sure!).
Your imagination is limitless Andrea! It’s difficult to be dreary Down Under in February, especially around midday – but the scene could be night time :)
She does look beat Catnapping. I wonder if the feather scarf flung over the chair has anything to do with it? :)
Don't need more than the bare essentials Draconas! Poetry is one of them :)
She has been waiting all day for her fave serie on TV and now that it begins... it's only a rerun!!! Argh. She goes in the kitchen and she eats all the chocolate in the basket to compensate.... Woups! I think that's MY story... Sorry!
PS Etching is soooo difficult. I tried. *admiration*.
Thanks for your positive comments Amanda, Vfm4, ValGalArt :)
No, it was the story of every girl's life MerlinPrincesse :)
A cup of tea sounds good Shane :) This print is almost ten years old and done very quickly because the model could only stay twenty minutes :) I also use environmentally safe print methods now. Thanks for your story!
A hard day at the office or in the case...out in the field! Tea time. The image is really great. I was just in a local museum....this reminds me of so many drawings I saw there. You have such a great diverse skill set.
Girly girl....DARK DAYS! This poor gal has been on her feet way too much. Or...um, he? Anyhoo...I hope to high heaven that this tired soul is soakin' those piggies. What is in that basket? ...I clicked the image to the highest biggest-ness and I am still boggled.
But, back to the pic...you can draw/etch! Bring that kettle over my way whilst I diddle around with this crazy pink chair. Hey and wear that frilly sandle dress...wasn't Unknown planning on wearing it...luv? It would match is red face this week, smirk.
Out in the field sounds preferable Lyn! Thanks for your comment :)
20 mins drawing, a day making the plate and another to print. I like to break my printing days in such a way. Thanks Shano!
It is a Lady, even perhaps a Tart cause that's a feather boa behind her, Jody :) Wonder what IS in the basket? Unknown doesn't bother visiting any more - just sends everyone to the Sandbox to kiss Hellcat :(
I look at this and think of a starving artist/writer/insert creative type, housed in a cramped attic. I don't know why, especially since you were kind enough to supply her with tea and food. I think it's the darkness and a sense of cramped quarters. I really like this; it inspired my imagination!
first of all-i wanted to tell you that i always looked forward in you artwork using this kind of technique because you are really very good at it-the details and everything-so lovely.
the first thing that entered my mind upon looking at this image is a memory in the dry market with so little light in every stall. she was able to sit down because it is either she has sold everything or was waiting for her husband, and was thinking another day is over and she has worked hard and earned some profits but was thinking when is she going to have a vacation with her family. i had memories of these because I have been once a market vendor. having experienced that gave me an insight of how to earn money and sat down in the market very early morning and go home in the evening. mixed emotions and hapy and sad experiences - that is life.
sad story(LOL)but i like images like them. their faces and actions tells a lot.
No one should be without tea and food Aravis! Can imagine her being a creative type - someone we understand :) Thank you!
You took me on a journey Isay!!! Have had experiences of working in markets - it can be fun but also a long day!! Thanks - not sad; and thankyou for your compliment :)
Ah yes - a subconscious recoil - excellent and thanks Steph!
She was on her way home from a fair where she won a hamper, took a bet with a big fluffy jellyfish on who could run up and down the beach fastest. They got lost. Now they really need a cup of tea but are too flaked-out to make it. On Sundays she sells sea-shells on the sea shore....:::o
I agree with Jody above; I think she's putting that chair to good use after a tough time... But then there's the take that modroom has... which works, too.
What really though, is this whole illustration. Way nice.
hello anon...out of respect of your poor IF chair post, I have woven a story including you in my current post. i invite you to stop by and read about yourself!
please leave a comment and let me know if there is more to my story...love the etched chair!
Like your story Modroom, afraid if she doesn't put the jellyfish in the teapot she it will pass out and shrivel up! Shy to ask where the shells are ...
All stories work Twisselman - especially the one about being "way nice" :)
Joli Noir Perle ... hello. Your story about myself and Hellcat goes, "not to mention that poor girl at Anon’s place. just look at her, worked to the bone. too tired to poor a cup of tea for herself & her poor legs…all puffed up, but not from dancing...no, no. this my friends, is your true Cinderella story. and her poor kitten HellCat, the stories this little ball of fur could tell. and we are surprized this babe sprays everything he sees, not me!"
Along with contradictory "your poor IF chair post" and "love the etched chair" astounds me. Don't know what more to say.
First of all great work as always. I know that is a sketch of me after a long day of being a drag queen. The give away is my big manly knees under the table. The basket is full of the falsies I use on stage which also double as my dinner. love
to me the woman looks like she has a wig on, mask, and a beard? Whom do the knees belong to?-I have no idea-how could I-this is not my illustration-kinda wish it were-dynamic,and sooooo skilled-marvelous-I just don't know WHAT I'M LOOKING AT EXACTLY
Tired, so tired. So much work in the day.Children to feed, crops to harvest and dry and box and bring to sell. Bread to bake. So I'll put my feet up for a few minutes. If the customers want some, they can come themselves. No need to haggle and bark.
Paulette knew she should have never married James, but she was always attracted to bad boys and he was the worst.
Had he done what they said he had?
Now she waited for the phone to ring... waited for the call that would tell her if the governor had ordered a stay of execution. She listened to the clock ticking in the hall and let her tea grow cold. The lights dimmed and grew bright again.
Wow! Amazing etching. I took a printmaking class a loonnnng time ago, and zinc etching was my favorite medium. Haven't done it since though...keep up the good work!
Can see the Greenman now Caroline! Wonder if he followed her from the Grocer's!?!
You have written alongside the character of the etching perfectly LDahl! Lets hope Paulette finds a good boy next; although her life wouldn't be as eventful ... :)
Do you have a favorite medium, or do you work in the mood of the moment?
It looks to me as though she is trying to unwind from a long day. She came home, dropped her bag on the table, tossed her wrap over one chair, settled into the other one and pulled out a book (or possibly a newspaper) and is trying to lose herself for a bit.
I am in love with etching/printmaking at the moment. I've just bought some blockprint making materials and am dying to try it out. I LOVE your work! Well done - from a fellow Ozperson!
It is a bit mean of us all staring at her like this Sofia3r; at least no one has yelled or pushed her off the chair ... yet :)
Deep in thought Anthony Woodward; Anthony Woodpecker; Tony Highward!
Thanks James, you will grow permanent frown lines if you keep visiting :)
I work in the mood of the moment Collin, but call myself a Printmaker/Artist. AHA!! You have a fine eye for detail!! She is seated on a stool hidden by herself and reading whilst trying to lose herself. Well done!!
The other two chair, rather than stool, prints are beauts too. The fluffy jellyfish are the exception to shrivelege, and the sea shells are kept in a pool behind a small waterfall. She also had crabs once. Plays the bongos, so the song goes! ...:::o
Now I will have to come back and read through the latest party in progress… Though, what can I say, that I haven’t said before? I love your prints. Lily.
Thank you Deplume! Ohhhhhh, I see she sells sea shells on the sea shore on Sunday; The shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure. So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore, I'm sure that the shells are sea shore shells AND her name is Shelly :)
Thanks, thanks, thanks Majeak Ann :)
Thank you Levi ... etching works well with mystery :)
Great! I keep looking at the details, it´s an awesome linework. Is that a pepper mill in the background or a lamp? I think we might deal here with the very presence of Goddess Athena, realising supermarket shopping is a drag. How on earth can humans last through it all of the time? And then someone stepped on her beautiful feather boa. Now she reads in her cooking book about how to make good tea. The "Be human"-day once a year was certainly no fun. Whack Hermes for that silly idea!
That book must be good. Maybe it's a deep mystery as she sits back about to enjoy a cup of tea with some jam on her bread. Beautiful Print Anonymous - as usual art that takes you to the next level.
So you think you are strong because you can survive the soft cushions (sorry, that's for Tony :)).
This feels a bit like a Dore engraging - lots going on and texture light and darkness. That chair looks as though it is coming to live and about to roam off somewhere...
Teehee Tony needs Mama Bear's too soft chair :) Dore's egravings are sombre, filled with dark and hellish light, so you are right Ian T! Watch out, the chair might get you ...
There is a fine line between pleasure and pain Death };-}
Deplume - Shoreham-on-Sea has sea shells that Shelly sells and Pete Shelley sings several shocking sea shanties sitting sloshed on the sea shore as Shelly searches!
What do you think Jody? Telllllll!!!!!!! Oh, you are a basket, that explains things };-}
Thanks Stephanie, I might be one of those ancient engravers :)
Hi Caroline, waiting until you spoke about my fading avatar. It is indeed fading but only in the physical sense and not spirit. Three more weeks of countdown and Anony will be no more. We are all almost fully mended in time to move. Thanks for asking :)
We all fade eventually Caroline :) Want you to know I have been having huge problems since you have fallen in love with Flickr. I try many times to see your images without much success. Keep trying :(
And what is it that flickr does to you? I lost all the image once as I had accidentally turned off all images from flickr... (right mouse button something or other...)
Flickr seizes then freezes me, must be jealousy :) It's very annoying especially since most of my favourite bloggers are going Flickr crazy. The images sometimes never load or I have to refresh several times before they do ... takes forever. I have a very good computer and can only guess it has something to do with global location ...?
This is very cool. I wish I was as good as you! I did some zinc etchings 40 years ago--but haven't done any since.
Well, sometimes the lines on the road have a life of their own.
And with ADHD, my attention isn't always well-focussed.
But so far I do OK, knock on wood--except for the time a hit and run driver ran a stop sign and knocked me into a ditch and kept going. The ditch was full of ice water. And I had a broken knee.
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What is the story behind this scene ... would love to hear!
Hmmm, now that is interesting!
What is interesting Teri C? The story you imagined?
Hello, I think she has just returned from the bakery and the early morning sunlight is shining through the window, she's tired from getting up so early.
Fetch... the COMFY CHAIR!
She looks overwhelmed in my view, as if the weight of the world is on her shoulders - looks as if the only support she's getting is from the chair. You've an excellent job with the lighting, I know nothing about printmaking, is this a more difficult technique then some of the others you've used?
Hello Queen Tut :) She does look tired ... maybe she needs toast for breakfast! Thanks :)
Hhahhahhaaaaaa, agree her chair looks uncomfortable Tony LaRocca! Can see it on her face now :)
There is a weight of dark shades around her Detlef. Intaglio Etching is the most technical of techniques in printmaking. There are many steps to take and care must be taken in detail for health and a successful print. This one is also Aquatinted.Thanks!
The technique with the motive gives this a fantastic and historical touch. Admire your skills on this technique and the lights and shadows and all the details on this image. Excellent work!
Sitting in the cool after a rather tiring shop, Mary Lastrade thought to look at the paper. But its so good to sit and relax and let go of all the weight that was on her shoulders that she falls asleep.
Her first dream is of her mother who died a few years ago. The dream is strong and she sees her sitting with that calculating look she'd always use when regarding her daughter. Her mother always knew how to appear as though her words were meant to be kind yet, they'd cut right to the quick.
Mary shudders in her doze and moves on to another dream. In this one she sees herself small and cold, sitting very still, asleep by a radiator.
Now she is dreaming within a dream and in this dream she is sitting with a shaggy rug draped over the back of her chair. The rugs eye's open and its mouth too showing strange teeth.
Somehow it had turned into a green man and ....
an email arrives and wakes her up. the tea has brewed nicely.
My story. OneSittingIndividual. The end.
Thank you Katili! Thanks for the compliment :)
Hheheeee, knew Caroline would think of an excellent story but went beyond by including all the chair links above! Can’t see a green man, and sure hope the teeth on the rug eat him if he does appear!!!
Hahhaaa, you are always an individual of few but perfectly chosen words OneSickIndividual!
Good ol' Caroline! I'm nowhere near as imaginative -- too busy being impressed by anyone who does etchings. I always had trouble working in mirror image. Very sombre feeling to this. Good one for a dreary February day (dreary here that is -- not Down Under I'm sure!).
She looks beat. Long day...nice to come home to a comfy chair!
she put all her buns in one basket
the house is dark
she forgot to pay the electricity bills
a chair is good, chairs are made to be sat on.
Your imagination is limitless Andrea! It’s difficult to be dreary Down Under in February, especially around midday – but the scene could be night time :)
She does look beat Catnapping. I wonder if the feather scarf flung over the chair has anything to do with it? :)
Don't need more than the bare essentials Draconas! Poetry is one of them :)
She has been waiting all day for her fave serie on TV and now that it begins... it's only a rerun!!! Argh. She goes in the kitchen and she eats all the chocolate in the basket to compensate.... Woups! I think that's MY story... Sorry!
PS Etching is soooo difficult. I tried. *admiration*.
This is beautiful!! WOW!! GREAT illustration!
I applaude your etching mastery ...I am not inspired by chairs, by th way...
Arggghhhh, don't those re-runs annoy you MerlinPrincesse!! Eating chocolate is much more fun - it's supposed to be YOUR story :) PS Thanks!
Thank you Alina Chau!
Hahhaa, what about Neptune's Throne Aynaku - would suit your site! Thanks :)
Goodness, this is gorgeous!! I love the details in this.
mmmm wow wonderful work! i dunno but it kinda reminds me of a Vermeer painting... "A woman asleep".. only with a twist! look here
...you mean Neptune in his hammock...
:)
You are a marvellous artist, anonymous. This etching print is great and it does stir my imagination.
You are too kind Indigo - the actual image is only small, smaller then the enlarged version :)
You're right AtomicVelvetSigh - I see the twisted similarity :)
Hhehheeeeee - that sounds like an excellent twist Aynaku!!
Wonderful to read Paula ... imagine away ... :)
YEAH!!!!
:0
Thank you for your comment on my blog, glad you liked my chair, great depth in your etching, lovely.
beautiful etching!
this is sooooo beautiful! really great work!
Heh Heh... I meant the story of my life... *sigh*
After a hard days shopping, she needs to put her feet up and have a nice cup of tea.
Well done as this medium is not easy and you did such a wonderful job capturing her mood.
YEAH! Aynaku!
Thanks for your positive comments Amanda, Vfm4, ValGalArt :)
No, it was the story of every girl's life MerlinPrincesse :)
A cup of tea sounds good Shane :) This print is almost ten years old and done very quickly because the model could only stay twenty minutes :) I also use environmentally safe print methods now. Thanks for your story!
A hard day at the office or in the case...out in the field! Tea time. The image is really great. I was just in a local museum....this reminds me of so many drawings I saw there. You have such a great diverse skill set.
Wow! This must have taken you forever! Well done!
Girly girl....DARK DAYS!
This poor gal has been on her feet way too much. Or...um, he? Anyhoo...I hope to high heaven that this tired soul is soakin' those piggies. What is in that basket? ...I clicked the image to the highest biggest-ness and I am still boggled.
But, back to the pic...you can draw/etch! Bring that kettle over my way whilst I diddle around with this crazy pink chair. Hey and wear that frilly sandle dress...wasn't Unknown planning on wearing it...luv? It would match is red face this week, smirk.
Smooches,
The Tart
Out in the field sounds preferable Lyn! Thanks for your comment :)
20 mins drawing, a day making the plate and another to print. I like to break my printing days in such a way. Thanks Shano!
It is a Lady, even perhaps a Tart cause that's a feather boa behind her, Jody :) Wonder what IS in the basket? Unknown doesn't bother visiting any more - just sends everyone to the Sandbox to kiss Hellcat :(
I look at this and think of a starving artist/writer/insert creative type, housed in a cramped attic. I don't know why, especially since you were kind enough to supply her with tea and food. I think it's the darkness and a sense of cramped quarters. I really like this; it inspired my imagination!
first of all-i wanted to tell you that i always looked forward in you artwork using this kind of technique because you are really very good at it-the details and everything-so lovely.
the first thing that entered my mind upon looking at this image is a memory in the dry market with so little light in every stall. she was able to sit down because it is either she has sold everything or was waiting for her husband, and was thinking another day is over and she has worked hard and earned some profits but was thinking when is she going to have a vacation with her family. i had memories of these because I have been once a market vendor. having experienced that gave me an insight of how to earn money and sat down in the market very early morning and go home in the evening. mixed emotions and hapy and sad experiences - that is life.
sad story(LOL)but i like images like them. their faces and actions tells a lot.
Great etching! I love how you have her leaning with her face hidden in a shadow - a subconscious recoil.
Nice one!
-steph
No one should be without tea and food Aravis! Can imagine her being a creative type - someone we understand :) Thank you!
You took me on a journey Isay!!! Have had experiences of working in markets - it can be fun but also a long day!! Thanks - not sad; and thankyou for your compliment :)
Ah yes - a subconscious recoil - excellent and thanks Steph!
She was on her way home from a fair where she won a hamper, took a bet with a big fluffy jellyfish on who could run up and down the beach fastest. They got lost. Now they really need a cup of tea but are too flaked-out to make it. On Sundays she sells sea-shells on the sea shore....:::o
I agree with Jody above; I think she's putting that chair to good use after a tough time... But then there's the take that modroom has... which works, too.
What really though, is this whole illustration. Way nice.
hello anon...out of respect of your poor IF chair post, I have woven a story including you in my current post. i invite you to stop by and read about yourself!
please leave a comment and let me know if there is more to my story...love the etched chair!
what's in the basket?
is Hellcat hiding in the basket?
sad face because Hellcat sprayed the basket?
Like your story Modroom, afraid if she doesn't put the jellyfish in the teapot she it will pass out and shrivel up! Shy to ask where the shells are ...
All stories work Twisselman - especially the one about being "way nice" :)
Joli Noir Perle ... hello. Your story about myself and Hellcat goes, "not to mention that poor girl at Anon’s place. just look at her, worked to the bone. too tired to poor a cup of tea for herself & her poor legs…all puffed up, but not from dancing...no, no. this my friends, is your true Cinderella story. and her poor kitten HellCat, the stories this little ball of fur could tell. and we are surprized this babe sprays everything he sees, not me!"
Along with contradictory "your poor IF chair post" and "love the etched chair" astounds me. Don't know what more to say.
Apart from NO Hellcat spray near the basket.
First of all great work as always.
I know that is a sketch of me after a long day of being a drag queen. The give away is my big manly knees under the table. The basket is full of the falsies I use on stage which also double as my dinner.
love
to me the woman looks like she has a wig on, mask, and a beard? Whom do the knees belong to?-I have no idea-how could I-this is not my illustration-kinda wish it were-dynamic,and sooooo skilled-marvelous-I just don't know WHAT I'M LOOKING AT EXACTLY
you always manage the most interesting compositions.
great use of light and your subject does look a bit tired or perhaps bored.
Thank you Unknown! You look so exhausted you forgot to remove the wig. Your falsies must taste rubbery!
Hardwax, perhaps too much sun today working at the markets and you are dreaming .... :)
Tired or bored ... is that a book I see in front of her Toni Kelly? Hmmmm. Thanks!
Tired, so tired. So much work in the day.Children to feed, crops to harvest and dry and box and bring to sell. Bread to bake. So I'll put my feet up for a few minutes. If the customers want some, they can come themselves. No need to haggle and bark.
Wonderful illustration.
Any word on what's in the dern basket?
Coated with cat action, ya think?
Air kisses from far away,
The Tart
Interesting style!
You sound VERY tired Liz Jones ... *whispering thanks for your comment*
Thank you AscenderRisesAbove! I have left two comments on your image and both disappeared, so will write here - I like your image a lot!
What do you think is in the basket Jody? Tis you telling the story ...
Thanks Fingers!
The greenman is still there, sleeping amongst that deep pile over the chair...
Paulette knew she should have never
married James, but she was always
attracted to bad boys and he was
the worst.
Had he done what they said he had?
Now she waited for the phone to
ring... waited for the call that
would tell her if the governor
had ordered a stay of execution.
She listened to the clock ticking
in the hall and let her tea grow cold.
The lights dimmed and grew bright
again.
Paulette, cried alone in her chair.
Wow! Amazing etching. I took a printmaking class a loonnnng time ago, and zinc etching was my favorite medium. Haven't done it since though...keep up the good work!
Can see the Greenman now Caroline! Wonder if he followed her from the Grocer's!?!
You have written alongside the character of the etching perfectly LDahl! Lets hope Paulette finds a good boy next; although her life wouldn't be as eventful ...
:)
Thanks for your enthusiasm GN! :)
She´s really tired and sad. Poor girl!
Nobody help?
She looks unbalanced or undecided and unsure. A heavy decision looms…
Regards (insertattentiongrabbingname)
Her body language is fascinating. Another enigma wrapped in a mystery. Brilliance on a weekly basis.
Do you have a favorite medium, or do you work in the mood of the moment?
It looks to me as though she is trying to unwind from a long day. She came home, dropped her bag on the table, tossed her wrap over one chair, settled into the other one and pulled out a book (or possibly a newspaper) and is trying to lose herself for a bit.
I am in love with etching/printmaking at the moment. I've just bought some blockprint making materials and am dying to try it out. I LOVE your work! Well done - from a fellow Ozperson!
This is beautiful. I've never tried etching in metal before. The details you can get are great!
Oh wow--an etching! Not a very easy medium and method. Great work!!!
beautiful illustration. I love etching. I used to dream about having my own press.
It is a bit mean of us all staring at her like this Sofia3r; at least no one has yelled or pushed her off the chair ... yet :)
Deep in thought Anthony Woodward; Anthony Woodpecker; Tony Highward!
Thanks James, you will grow permanent frown lines if you keep visiting :)
I work in the mood of the moment Collin, but call myself a Printmaker/Artist. AHA!! You have a fine eye for detail!! She is seated on a stool hidden by herself and reading whilst trying to lose herself. Well done!!
Welcome Ozperson, I am in love with printmaking also :) Thanks for your positive comment and have LOTS of fun!
You should try sometime Roz Foster ... many comic artists find it helpful for the expansion of their work. Thanks :)
Thanks Steve!!!
That was a past dream of mine Jaimie ... you can purchase one for less than a lounge suite and it's an investment! Thank you for your comment :)
The other two chair, rather than stool, prints are beauts too. The fluffy jellyfish are the exception to shrivelege, and the sea shells are kept in a pool behind a small waterfall. She also had crabs once. Plays the bongos, so the song goes! ...:::o
And..this is great..great great.
So nice to see your work...and take a trip into your imagination.
Marjorie Ann/ Majeak Ann
so moody and atmospheric....great interpretation of the theme. the selection of medium is unexpected, too.
Now I will have to come back and read through the latest party in progress… Though, what can I say, that I haven’t said before? I love your prints. Lily.
Thank you Deplume! Ohhhhhh, I see she sells sea shells on the sea shore on Sunday;
The shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure.
So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore,
I'm sure that the shells are sea shore shells
AND her name is Shelly :)
Thanks, thanks, thanks Majeak Ann :)
Thank you Levi ... etching works well with mystery :)
Just KNOW you will think of a story Lily :)
Great! I keep looking at the details, it´s an awesome linework. Is that a pepper mill in the background or a lamp? I think we might deal here with the very presence of Goddess Athena, realising supermarket shopping is a drag. How on earth can humans last through it all of the time? And then someone stepped on her beautiful feather boa. Now she reads in her cooking book about how to make good tea. The "Be human"-day once a year was certainly no fun. Whack Hermes for that silly idea!
I love it. It's really great!
:)
Wow, real art!
That book must be good. Maybe it's a deep mystery as she sits back about to enjoy a cup of tea with some jam on her bread. Beautiful Print Anonymous - as usual art that takes you to the next level.
Cristosova - gladly whacked Hermes for you and Athena! Shhhhhhhhh, if she falls asleep whilst reading, she won't have to bother about tea tomorrow :)
Thanks Helena and Marion :)
Yum jam AND cream :) It could be a mystery she is reading Wilnara! It's spilling from the pages and she is so engrossed she doesn't notice!
So you think you are strong because you can survive the soft cushions (sorry, that's for Tony :)).
This feels a bit like a Dore engraging - lots going on and texture light and darkness. That chair looks as though it is coming to live and about to roam off somewhere...
coOl :)
This is beautiful. I love the balance of light and dark. Really great work!
Looks like me after a long day's work, and a trip to the market. The details added are awesome (the basket especially). Love the technique you chose!
Teehee Tony needs Mama Bear's too soft chair :) Dore's egravings are sombre, filled with dark and hellish light, so you are right Ian T! Watch out, the chair might get you ...
There is a fine line between pleasure and pain Death };-}
Thanks Artghost and TXArtGal :)
Pete Shelley sings several shocking sea shanties sitting sloshed on the sea shore at Shoreham-on-Sea. ...::o
Is it true, Marion says, real art?
Telllllllllll?
Basket, again???
Note for you at Joli's.
Smoochy, smooch,
The Tart
Hey, this is great. It looks like one of those ancient engraved illustrations, I love it.
Fantastic work on the shading.
Hi Anonymous, I've just noticed that the colour of the background on your avatar has changed - has it become a mood indicator?
And how are you and yours? Are you all on the mend if not fully mended?
Deplume -
Shoreham-on-Sea has sea shells that Shelly sells and Pete Shelley sings several shocking sea shanties sitting sloshed on the sea shore as Shelly searches!
What do you think Jody?
Telllllll!!!!!!!
Oh, you are a basket, that explains things };-}
Thanks Stephanie, I might be one of those ancient engravers :)
Hi Caroline, waiting until you spoke about my fading avatar. It is indeed fading but only in the physical sense and not spirit. Three more weeks of countdown and Anony will be no more. We are all almost fully mended in time to move. Thanks for asking :)
Glad to hear that you are all improving sorry to hear that you are fading away!
wow, your work is absolutely amazing! the image is so rich in symbols, and the detail is amazing!!! great work! ;)
This one's a beauty! :)
We all fade eventually Caroline :)
Want you to know I have been having huge problems since you have fallen in love with Flickr. I try many times to see your images without much success. Keep trying
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Thank you MiniJubilee and Mick :)
And what is it that flickr does to you? I lost all the image once as I had accidentally turned off all images from flickr... (right mouse button something or other...)
So you are fading away and I'm flickring away...
Wonderful etching; very mysterious.
Flickr seizes then freezes me, must be jealousy :) It's very annoying especially since most of my favourite bloggers are going Flickr crazy. The images sometimes never load or I have to refresh several times before they do ... takes forever. I have a very good computer and can only guess it has something to do with global location ...?
Thank you Ottoblotto!
This is very cool. I wish I was as good as you! I did some zinc etchings 40 years ago--but haven't done any since.
Well, sometimes the lines on the road have a life of their own.
And with ADHD, my attention isn't always well-focussed.
But so far I do OK, knock on wood--except for the time a hit and run driver ran a stop sign and knocked me into a ditch and kept going. The ditch was full of ice water. And I had a broken knee.
OH DEAR Mary Stebbins Taitt! It's the cars on the road that makes riding dangerous!
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