Saturday, 2 February 2008

A Button House for a Button Mouse

A Button House for a Button Mouse.

A quick pencil drawing made today to bring me out of the doldrums of painting anguish ...
I think the Button Mouse came to cheer me up.
He is also for sale here ...
And thanks to Tui again for his antiquery-wizardry .. I think we might be onto something! The Smudge fly has sold to four lovely people already. Thank yous to them too.
Aren't the painting doldrums horrible?
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11 comments:

  1. Ursula Shaw2 February 2008 at 18:46

    How clever and fun! Your art is absolutely amazing.

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  2. Unknown3 February 2008 at 00:17

    This is wonderful, I love how you seem to just draw moments of action and movement. My work feels so stiff.

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  3. Ulla3 February 2008 at 16:16

    The two of you are definitely on a roll... Love this little rascal!

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  4. Rima Staines3 February 2008 at 21:42

    Ahh thanks for lovely words Ursula & Ulla ... and Eric... funny you should say that about stiffness in drawing cos that's how I feel about MY work! I just look enviously at others' fluidity of line! Hehe...

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  5. tlchang5 February 2008 at 06:23

    I especially like the button-wheels. And the paper backgrounds you are using for the prints are terrific! It's a great idea.

    Good luck with the doldrums. That's the one thing about tight deadlines - it doesn't matter whether you have doldrums or not - you just have to keep plowing through!

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  6. Anonymous5 February 2008 at 14:47

    This is gorgeous. In real life I hate the little blighters, but I love this it's so sweet. I like the round shape of it too, You say a quick drawing? Wow!

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  7. Lesley-Ann5 February 2008 at 18:27

    How lucky I am that you found my website! Because I am so in love with yours! I love everything about it, great athmosphere and your artwork is a true inspiration! Really what I need actually! To be inspired! Really great great work!

    Have a lovely week!

    xxxxxx Les
    http://fairytalecinema.typepad.com

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  8. Joanna6 February 2008 at 10:11

    He is such a jolly little mouse, he looks like his having a great time.

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  9. Rima Staines6 February 2008 at 17:17

    Thanks so much Tara, Jess, Les and Joanna :) I'm glad the mouse is appealing... yes he is having a great time I think... :)

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  10. Viviane Schwarz9 February 2008 at 18:23

    Yayyy I like him!!! He's on a mission, I'd not be surprised if it is racing around in his tea-kettle cheering up illustrators around the world.

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  11. BumbleVee7 April 2008 at 17:09

    I love this little guy!! he is great...a teapot with wheels...too funny. He looks like he is being jostled a bit and bouncing along on his little bum.......... love it.

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Thank you for your encouragements and thoughts....
Rima