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Lonely Goose

by Tym in Body Text

Created 4 months ago

Rating: G

Medium: Watercolor over ballpoint ink on paper

Tags: goose dapper waiting boating lament

Categories: Anthro Realistic

A Canadian goose from another era awaits his friend...poor thing, seems he's been stood up.

Done at this year's FC (Further Confusion) Picnic. There was a flock of Canadian geese there and this idea just popped into my head (although, originally he was in pink pinstripes and a straw skimmer hat a'la Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party").

I'm quite proud of it...doesn't it just look like something from "Rupert"?


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08/04/2008
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Wadifahtook
Wadifahtook is a Compagnon.

Haha, the pinkstripes would have been amusing, but this sets a more melancholy mood better. I like the story-like scene, and the great style used here.

If you put anything in a flat cap and tweed, it is instantly awesome.

08/04/2008
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Tym

[Yay! My first comment ever, here!] I agree completely. as i said, my original idea was to have him in pinstripes, you know, boating on a sunday afternoon...but when i started drawing (with the gazebo) i was struck with such a sense of melancholy...i just had to tweed him up in a grey british day, complete with unrequited love and driver's cap.

i'm not altogether pleased with the linework...but i suppose it's ok for just an old hotel ballpoint
09/14/2008
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Bug

This is superb, better than I could do, to be sure, as coloring things isn't my strong point(Neither is people-like critters). But this is a good picture, I like your style.
09/14/2008
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Tym

Thank you - you're too kind :D
There's still a lot of things I'm not too pleased with on this one...partly the way it scanned, now that I look at it again. And as far as coloring, i just used a brush pen and a 5-color watercolor palette.