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catherinejao — Elephant in the Room
Published: 2012-06-18 09:53:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 2020; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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[ Most people say, "a bull in a China shop," but hey, a bull ELEPHANT is much better isn't it? Cathie made this painting because she was upset with me. Turned out to be a remarkably good painting though, I wonder why? --ed. ]Original Sumi-e. From Mar. 15, 2012. Sumi ink on shikishi board.
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a must have modern meme! how about THIS version ?
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Definitely very modern, nice colors and textures though 
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Textures are courtesy of peeling tree bark, probably London Plane or sycamore, I forget... and solarisation in Photoshop. Things have moved on since then.
The new cutting edge of photo mofdernism is 'symmetrical stereoscopic' photography as seen here: !
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awsome!
How do you get that greyish texture for the elephant's skin?
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thank you! well, the paper is sized, so I waited for the first layer of ink to dry partially and then placed another ink of a different tone on it. In Japan, the technique is called tarashikomi or dropped ink, if you want to look it up for further details
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This is freaking amazing!!! The style, the use of medium and the juxtaposition of elephant and crockery!!
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thanks so much! I'm glad that the contrast worked out
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Oh it did! Beautifully. Your artistic style is taking flight and going to very exiting places!
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thank you so much!! i hope so too!
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This is so beautiful! And the Chinaware patterns remind me of the keys of a piano.
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I was thinking of that while I was painting them in too!
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Actually, in Poland we say about elephant, not about a bull in this idiom 
Literally, in Polish that idiom is being used as: "to move like an elephant in a china-ware store"
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Oh you do? That's great, I have people who think like I do!
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