Friday, August 31, 2012

illustration friday (identical)

Some of you may have seen this etegami before. I considered it a "failure" when I first painted it, but it grew on me with the passing of time, and now it's one of my favorites. The accompanying words are a haiku by the wandering poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). Don't imitate me. It's as boring as two halves of a melon.
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12 comments:

  1. Linda HensleyAugust 31, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    Nice quote. I love it when our "failures" grow on us. Maybe we need to catch up with ourselves sometimes :)

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  2. MargieAugust 31, 2012 at 4:16 PM

    Hmmm, I like it...and the quote!

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  3. Christine H.August 31, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    I like it too, although you make the two halves of a melon look anything but boring.

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  4. L KoranyAugust 31, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    Love the movement in your illustrations!

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  5. studio loloSeptember 1, 2012 at 4:33 AM

    I'm glad it grew on you! It's perfect for this theme as well :)

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  6. CoreopsisSeptember 1, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    Wow. This is really beautiful. I'm not familiar with etegami--though now I see your sidebar has an explanation. Do you mail these out regularly? I used to have a couple of friends I regularly exchanged "mail art" with....

    I really really like this.

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    1. dosankodebbieSeptember 1, 2012 at 2:10 PM

      Thank you for your visit and comment, Coreopsis! Yes, I send out as many as 100 etegami a month, mostly to people who are sick or need encouragement. I also send etegami in exchange for every etegami or piece of mailart I receive. My postal address is at the top of my mailart gallery blog at mailartgallery.blogspot.com

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    Many a time I have walked away from a painting - and been happily surprised a few days later that it was not nearly as bad as I thought! The inner critic is strong when we are right up in the work.. now I always let it rest!
    Beautiful work...

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  8. Ces AdorioSeptember 2, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    Failure? How interesting that what we consider failures appear pleasant and desirable to others! I am glad you did not throw it away because I like it.

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  9. UnknownSeptember 2, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    That lovely yellow and green are beautiful as is the composition.

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  10. Crafty Green PoetSeptember 3, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    It's beautiful! The haiku particularly resonates with me too as I hate melons....

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  11. Nicky LinzeySeptember 4, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    I really like this and the haiku works so well with it

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