Monday, June 23, 2008

Louis Wain Tribute


This started accidentally.
I was fooling around with painter. At one point I thought That looks like something Louis Wain would paint. I steered it in that direction.
Louis Wain drew cats. His cute anthropomorphic ones made it to postcards and calendars. His zany, psychedelic wallpaper-looking cats were often used to demonstrate how mental illness (he had schizophrenia) affects art.
p.s.
The correlation between his mental deterioration has been exaggerated.
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15 comments:

  1. Sally1:21 PM

    That's a gorgeous one. Though Wain inspired, it's uniquely your own. Another Painter question, do you work with lots of layers or stay on the canvas?

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  2. booda baby8:15 PM

    What a spectacular kitty!

    And that was a great cartoon. It's one of the most magical things to me, a character in a story-in-panels. You got those poses down so well. Do you worry about getting everything right in the next picture? (I'm sure I asked that ALLL wrong. Please fix it.)

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  3. Linda Davick8:36 PM

    ZOW!

    meow.

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  4. Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)8:52 PM

    Thanks, Sally.
    Right after I posted it I thought hmmm... I could have made it more wain-esque but maybe it's better that I didn't.
    I usually work with two layers- a background (texture) and then the drawing layer. Sometimes I throw in an in between layer to add color or effects. (The cat involved extra layer mischief.)
    How about you? Canvass or layers?

    Hi (and thanks!) Boodababy.
    I sometimes worry about getting things right but I try not to let it drive me crazy.

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  5. Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)8:53 PM

    Hi Linda,
    Looks like you snuck up on me while I was answering the other comments. :).

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  6. BillGoat9:52 AM

    That should be on a postcard! Or framed! It's elegant and strange in a lovely way... I don't know Wain, but I really, really dig this!

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  7. Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)12:42 PM

    Thanks, Billsey! :D

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  8. Anonymous3:26 PM

    Fabulous cat painting. Really stopped me dead in my browser. Wonderful.

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  9. Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)6:09 PM

    Thanks for stopping by, Marylin.
    I'm glad you liked him.

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  10. Chase and Mel6:03 PM

    I LOVE this picture!

    chase the cat
    www.chasenoface.blogspot.com

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  11. Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)8:30 AM

    Thanks for swinging by, Mel! :)

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  12. Anonymous4:49 AM

    That's awesome.

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  13. Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)9:00 AM

    Hey thanks, Horrorshow11 :)

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  14. Anonymous7:30 AM

    This image is so bold and fabulous. Too Shy to Stop writer Michael Zelenko actually just did a piece about Wain's life and work. You can read the article here.

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  15. Anonymous11:04 AM

    This is one special kitty. Made me smile.

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