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Published: 2014-05-30 22:48:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 10881; Favourites: 523; Downloads: 57
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Description I spent some recent time in New Orleans in a gallery that had a lot of work by the surrealist artist Daniel Merriam. I stared at it for a long time and thought "I wanna do...complicated...monochromatic...swirly...thingies..."

12 x 12 mixed media on board. They don't make enough shades of sea-green colored pencils, let me tell you.Β 
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blege22 [2023-10-22 15:53:55 +0000 UTC]

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Natalya-Himura [2017-01-31 17:28:58 +0000 UTC]

My fav! So cute!!!Β 

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LordMoonBiscuit [2014-09-07 02:23:10 +0000 UTC]

i love that bird's face!

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Nimblegrund [2014-07-31 10:01:08 +0000 UTC]

I love complicated monochromatic swirly thingies!

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Crafty-Witch [2014-07-15 00:30:18 +0000 UTC]

For some reason this makes me think of Dr. Seuss crossed with H. R. Giger.

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LiHy In reply to Crafty-Witch [2014-08-13 21:07:00 +0000 UTC]

Dr. Seuss is exactly what I thought of too.

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woggie1 [2014-06-23 21:32:32 +0000 UTC]

Thankfully you're a good enough artist that you can get around little setbacks like not enough shades of green.

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brijome [2014-06-13 09:04:58 +0000 UTC]

Great job!

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PeachiePaws [2014-06-12 22:51:28 +0000 UTC]

I totally know how you feel. So many subtle variations of just one color. Fantastic work! Β 

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pro-mole [2014-06-08 21:52:04 +0000 UTC]

The smuggest of them all.

And sitting rather calmly on top of what I can only suppose is some kind of green glass self-replicant nano-lifeform. The last survivor in a world of green glass effigies.

...yup, my mind just went wild all of a sudden again. @_@

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DerPidder [2014-06-02 16:00:09 +0000 UTC]

"The inhabitants of Tentacilia call their cute little pest controls "Croakaburras" for their peculiar mating calls. The scientific community prefers the term "Intrepid green burgleswallow" or Noctinterruptus Buboformis. The Croakaburras themselves seem to have no opinion whatsoever."

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xrc32 [2014-06-02 11:08:43 +0000 UTC]

your work is amazing

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sleepyhead12567 [2014-06-01 15:11:16 +0000 UTC]

Looove this. Super awesome.Β 

Also, love that color green Β 

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Moonstar37 [2014-06-01 11:02:23 +0000 UTC]

It looks like he just ate the canary. Love the color scheme!

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Servitor2152 [2014-06-01 06:17:00 +0000 UTC]

Where is that gallery? Β New Orleans is my hometown, so I may try to pop over there when I have a moment.

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magpiesmiscellany [2014-06-01 03:56:28 +0000 UTC]

Somehow energetic yet oddly restful.

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pinballwitch [2014-06-01 01:31:14 +0000 UTC]

Loving the birdfrog

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RonTheTurtleman [2014-06-01 00:49:02 +0000 UTC]

I want to see the mailman make a delivery.

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Ayumi-Fallassion [2014-05-31 12:10:26 +0000 UTC]

You, are as awesome as always.Β 

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E1L0n3wy [2014-05-31 11:55:52 +0000 UTC]

>w< hehehe You have achieved your goal of complicated monochromatic(ish) swirly thingies X'''D

The lil bird is sooooooooooooooooooooooo cute >w<

This makes me want a cucumber... .... I don't know X'D the colors are cucumber-y....

Ooh 8D there are so many hidden animals *w* ...hmmm I see a... bunny... a uh...tengu? beakey dude?... ...a hamster?... an ox... a snake...a turtle... a....ram/tree kangaroo?... Β  8D or maybe they are abstract and not actual animals...

in any case >w< this is very fun

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neophobica [2014-05-31 08:29:25 +0000 UTC]

so sweet
The texture you create looks really cool

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Eldr-Fire [2014-05-31 08:03:26 +0000 UTC]

Haha, love the bird's expression! Also love the shape of the land up beneath the house. Very cool picture.

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hoppytoad79 [2014-05-31 03:30:53 +0000 UTC]

I want one of these. Β They need to create a bird like this so I can buy it and have one.

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smiling-grouch [2014-05-31 02:25:18 +0000 UTC]

Sea green and purple. Have you seen the different shades of purple Prismacolor offers?

Anyway, this is a refreshing post in my inbox. I'll be saving it for a while, I'm thinking.

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Usasi [2014-05-31 00:59:11 +0000 UTC]

Much swoosh! I like.

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Heartsinclaire [2014-05-31 00:47:09 +0000 UTC]

aww you go smug bird, you deserve itΒ Β 

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rachaelm5 [2014-05-31 00:30:17 +0000 UTC]

...And, your inner Dr. Seuss seems to be showing. Β I love the weight and texture of these weird swirly things of yours.

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glowworm56 [2014-05-30 23:48:11 +0000 UTC]

The shades of green are fabulous.

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HareTrinity [2014-05-30 23:02:09 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, very nice!

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SwanLullaby [2014-05-30 22:54:38 +0000 UTC]

Great job!

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