Watercolour, Aquatint, etching
2000
This is an illustration upon the theme of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The abundance of animals and winged creatures and the originality of their depiction is captivating. The way they seem to crawl through the water in the direction Alice. This creates a strong sense of direction, narrative and motion as if soon they will crawl their way out of the picture! The animals have been drawn in a way that produces a scratchy appearance indicative of experimental mark making. Each creature is highly stylised, drawn with artistic license producing a set of novel and strange creatures. The animals seem puppet like as if attached to strings, they seem to float in the water (particularly Alice) in a theatrical way each with a persona and character. I love this work, its beautiful, in my embroidered wall hanging (current project) I want to have lots of creatures, but selectively chosen for their magical woodland appeal!
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