It's been forever since I did a painting for Illustration Friday, & I almost didn't make it this week. The prompt was "whisper." I started thinking about the kind of creature that would be adept at hearing whispers... hence this little fellow. Can you see the hidden message? It's kind of a giveaway. ;-)
Acrylic on text scanned from
The Reason Why, a natural history book of questions & answers from 1860. It features a quote from Shakespeare: "Give every man thine ears, but few thy voice." Also an engraved diagram of the human ear that turned into a form of vegetation.
With those ears, he'll hear any and all whispers! As usual, wonderful layering of image, symbol and message :)
ReplyDeleteThe tendril that curls around the tip of the ear is enchanting, and I will have to steal that Shakespeare quote for an etegami one of these days.
ReplyDeleteha funny! The leaf of the plant looks like Taraxacum earfolium . And indeed, very secret message !
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet little creature! Love the layering and ornate vine!
ReplyDeleteLove it,it's so cute:)
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