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| Red's True Love |
Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. - C.S. Lewis
I am finally taking on a belated New Year resolution and tackling the wobbling mounds of unfinished pieces. Though I'm not too thrilled with the end result, I'm calling it a day on this one.
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| Can you believe this 1st doodle posted here in '08? Sheesh |
Last weekend I ignored all of the bad reviews & went to see the latest version of Red Riding Hood. Yep, it was pretty bad... but I do love all things wolfy, so I was happy. I also remembered that this drawing was faithfully waiting for me. So I had another go. Unfortunately I haven't yet figured out how to photograph the shiny gold bits. The dull rectangles, text & squiggle around Red's eye are a shimmery gold foil that was already on the paper. This adds a nice bit of flash & contrast to the original.
The IllustrationFriday prompt Duet has so much potential. Are you playing along this week? If so, do tell & I'll be by to check it out. If not, it is still worth clicking through to IF & seeing what others have have been inspired to create.
Regarding Little Red & her Love: the question remains will they serenade the moon together ? Or is it true that " One beast and only one howls in the woods by night. The wolf is carnivore incarnate and he's as cunning as he is ferocious; once he's had a taste of flesh then nothing else will do" ?
These sentences open Angela Carter's short story The Company of Wolves. I've been reading her collected shorts in Burning Your Boats
, which include some juicy takes on well known fairy tales. I've always loved the old stories but the last few years the characters have been creeping up on me again. I've been picking up everything from The Brother's Grimm to Chesterton at the local library - makes me want to paint again....--------------
On a final note, any comment left before 4/7 enters you in the random drawing for a piece of art (value $20 or less) from Curioddities.etsy.com. Click here for prize details and an interview with the artist, Clara Boo, who's is a fan of the dark side with a wonderful sense of humor.
