Dog-dug muddy holes
pepper-pot punctuations
a garden ruined.
by Scooj
Tag: Dog
Night sky
Something magical
when a dog looks at the stars
in complete darkness
does he share my sense of awe,
feel our insignificance?
by Scooj
1844. Upfest 2018 (85)
About Ponny is an artist I had not come across before Upfest 2018 and what a wonderful set of wheatpastes he left for us to admire this year. This is the second one I have posted, and like the first it best described as poignant.
There is a sadness, but also a really touching humanity about this piece, and the tones used for the stencil work give the whole wheatpaste a sombre and yet very powerful presence. I can honestly say that About Ponny was probably my favourite discovery of Upfest 2018 – now I just need to travel around a bit to find more of his great work.
…and other animals
Growling and hissing
as four-legged friends converge;
feeding time chez moi.
by Scooj
Walk in the rain
No more delaying
we’ll do a short one today
and rein in the walk.
by Scooj
Birthday
One year or seven
your time with us has flown by;
the pup growing up.
by Scooj
Puppy, Noisy, Haiku
Puppy asleep
He and I
I didn’t want him
I didn’t want him at all
but now I’ve got him
we walk together always
with mut(t)ual disrespect.
by Scooj
1761. Upfest 2018 (55)
At last year’s Upfest, one of the most distinct cartoon pieces was by the brilliant Kid30, and this year he has followed up with this rather gory, but equally excellent piece. His work is so very crisp and clean and the shadows work well to lift the characters up from the background.
I think Kid30 has a bit of a thing for stitching, and his characters and often stitched in a bit of as Frankenstein monster way. I guess it is probably better not to delve too deeply into the artist’s mind to understand what is underlying here, rather just to sit back and admire his talent.
The speech bubble is rather fun too, which brings me to a question which is why is it always blah, blah, blah and not Blah or Blah, Blah or even blah, blah, blah blah? The symmetry of three.
Leigh Woods
Flashes of light brown
darting through the dense thickets;
Saturday dog walk.
by Scooj
1718. Dean Lane skate park (162)
What a lovely surprise this was in Dean Lane, a small piece from Skor85 squeezed in between some other works on the long wall. I haven’t seen anything from her in quite a while, so it was good to stumble across this one.
An interesting perspective of a dog in which the bare teeth are somehow brought into sharp focus by the blood-red background. A slightly scary piece, but really nicely presented. I like Skor85’s work very much – there is an ‘other worldly’ feel to it all…dreams and nightmares.
Natural adventures 