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Squid, mystified by phonograph

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This painting is rather large - 30x40 inch, Acrylic on Crescent Watercolor Board sealed with Gloss Mod Podge. This is my first time trying out the watercolor board - I decided to give it a shot since it's thicker than even the double thick Illustration board and I was working so large. Eh, not any better imho. It's also more than twice as much money. I think I paid $22 for one sheet, so I may just go back to Illustration board after this.

I explained the significance of everything when I posted the sketch. This squid is fiddling around with a phonograph, part of the shipwreck in the background. The dog skeleton is supposed to be Nipper - mascot of the Victor-Victrolia brand of phonograph player. (AKA 'His Master's Voice') I think this reference just turned out to be a bit too obscure though, as even the 78 and phonograph collectors that I showed this to didn't catch the reference until I pointed it out.

I also went into further detail with this painting and added some stuff that's not in the sketch. Its hard to tell from the picture, but I put individual labels on the three records. They are Victor Records, Okeh, and Black Patti. It also says "Nipper" on the dog collar.

Prints in various sizes are for sale right now via my etsy store, here: [link]

Here is the original sketch:
Image size
2704x2020px 2.92 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Shutter Speed
1/125 second
Aperture
F/3.5
Focal Length
15 mm
Date Taken
Dec 15, 2006, 11:20:24 PM
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I love this picture so much! Every time I see it, I get a HUGE smile on my face.