I noticed the horse, the coca-cola sign, the Kennedy poster and the batman thing, but I completely missed the skeleton. Yikes. Wonder what that says about me? LOLOL
Hi Rob, the image makes me wonder how long the skeleton has been there? Did somebody die in that room who has yet to be found? How did they die? The silver statue looks like some kind of award – so maybe the skeleton belongs to an actor or musician, especially given the picture of Batman and your comment about the Woodstock poster? The trunk is intriguing as it’s not locked. I wonder what’s inside?
Those are all good questions, Hugh. This is an illustration for a children’s story called A Skeleton in the Attic. It’s about a little boy who makes friends with a Skeleton he finds in the attic.
It sounds a delightful story, Rob. Just goes to show how dark my mind is when looking at images. It always seems to travel down the dark path, not the one that’s well lit and safe.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Hope the weather is a little cooler and signs of autumn are in the city.
But that dark side is where you get your material, am I right? The weather is cooler, the smog is moderate. When It goes away completely I’m going to take a break and spend a few days on walks with my camera.
Fascinating artwork, Robert. I saw the trunk first, and not until I browsed all the toys did I even notice the skeleton front and center. So interesting!
Thank you, Diana. There’s an old Kennedy campaign poster in the background along with a reference to Woodstock. I started making this kind of ‘narrative image’ when I was working on your flash-fiction challenges.
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I noticed the horse, the coca-cola sign, the Kennedy poster and the batman thing, but I completely missed the skeleton. Yikes. Wonder what that says about me? LOLOL
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I don’t know, Laurel, but you’re not the only one who didn’t see it. 🙂
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Hi Rob, the image makes me wonder how long the skeleton has been there? Did somebody die in that room who has yet to be found? How did they die? The silver statue looks like some kind of award – so maybe the skeleton belongs to an actor or musician, especially given the picture of Batman and your comment about the Woodstock poster? The trunk is intriguing as it’s not locked. I wonder what’s inside?
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Those are all good questions, Hugh. This is an illustration for a children’s story called A Skeleton in the Attic. It’s about a little boy who makes friends with a Skeleton he finds in the attic.
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It sounds a delightful story, Rob. Just goes to show how dark my mind is when looking at images. It always seems to travel down the dark path, not the one that’s well lit and safe.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Hope the weather is a little cooler and signs of autumn are in the city.
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But that dark side is where you get your material, am I right? The weather is cooler, the smog is moderate. When It goes away completely I’m going to take a break and spend a few days on walks with my camera.
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Yes, you’re right, it is, Rob. It’s been very useful to me in having a dark side to my creativity.
I hope you get to take that walk and take those photos soon.
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Thanks Hugh. I’m off to drop off my ballot. 🙂
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Ha, ha…made me smile!!
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Good. 🙂
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Fascinating artwork, Robert. I saw the trunk first, and not until I browsed all the toys did I even notice the skeleton front and center. So interesting!
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Thank you, Diana. There’s an old Kennedy campaign poster in the background along with a reference to Woodstock. I started making this kind of ‘narrative image’ when I was working on your flash-fiction challenges.
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I missed the poster too. I have to look again!
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It’s hard to see. I have other images that show it more clearly, but I think this one is a better composition.
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Well done, Rob.
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Thanks John. I owe your blog a long visit. It’s been a long and stressful seven days.
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Naw, don’t worry. Come anytime.
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Wow, this certainly packs a punch, Rob.
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Thanks Robbie.
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