Post #409502 by little lost tiki on Tue, Sep 23, 2008 8:10 AM

I didn't call it Hamlettiki,that was Chongolio's moniker for him! :lol:
Randy is both a scholar and a gentleman....at times.... :)
and yes,that IS white water-soluble colored pencil
Aquarelle or Durer,not sure of the brand....
good eye!

Your question supports my theory about the importance of reading and learning
all throughout an artist's life....

As for Yorick.....
"Hamlet looks at the skull of Yorick, a court jester he had known as a child, and grieves for him. In this complex speech, which is one of the best known in all dramatic works, Hamlet goes on to consider the fate of us all when he compares the skull to those still living: "let her paint [her face] an inch thick, to this favour [state] she must come”
As a child Hamlet found the jester Yorick amusing and entertaining. They used to play and frolic in an intimate but innocent way. Now that Yorick is a smelly corpse the memory of touching him seems revolting and makes Hamlet feel ill."

As you can see,the Remorseful Cannibal is not only sad about the death of his victim/meal
but he also looks beyond that to the whole human condition of dying...

A lot of the paintings within these 100 pages appear happy and content within their titles and narratives
but if you get your fingernail under the first layer and peel
there's other stories going on...other universal experiences also represented..
i guess that's why I'm such a sucker for narratives.......

Anyways.my home and work scanner are both rebelling,so I've been stockpiling some more drawings to
post as soon as the situation is resolved...Did some woodburning and finished that waterfall village.
I'll post pix when things slow down...
Babs,Robb,Chongo,Toe,and all you others who bless me with your visits
(except GROG)
a Big Mahalos to all y'all!
and thank you for letting me fill 100 pages full of ramblings,rantings and frantic doodles!
you are the wind beneath my wings.....