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The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
I

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!'

II

Pussy said to the Owl, 'You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?'
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.

III

'Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will.'
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.



Part of the reason I like this nonsense rhyme is the last stanza; I find it haunting.



And it reminds me of a book I read in high school, The Moondancers by WJ Weatherby.



I cannot find a description online and my copy is packed, but it was one of those historical romance books where the following happened: girl in the UK abandoned by loving father, she grew up and was hanged for something, but the hangman loved her so fixed it so she wouldn't die (in which I learn that the weight and height of the body is important in figuring the length of rope to have a proper hanging), and then they both escape to the US and get separated. I think she thinks he's a little stalkerish, plus the whole hangman thing isn't appealing. Of course, they meet various historical people in 19th century England and America and then she finds her father and it turns out he is now an evil western land baron, and believe it or not she ends up getting hanged AGAIN and saved again by The Original Hangman. They do wind up together after all. Despite the stalkerish/killing her/not killing her thing.



Man, I loved that book. I have to find that box....


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A santa sketch I did for my blog. I was going to ink it but I've gotta get ready for the holidays...

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Quick pencil sketch of singer Amy Winehouse.

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These sketches are from an aborted kids book from about 10 years ago. I was bummed and sorry it didn't happen. Oh well.

Here's a pencil sketch I did last night of the pop star Pink. I think this shows the influence the great caricature artists Jan Obdebeeck and Mort Drucker have on me.

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This started off as a pencil sketch but I decided to take it a bit further and add some texture and colour.


The overlayed texture hints to one of Ewan's movies. Any guesses?

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I will not be participating in this week's challenge. My pencils sketches fall into 3 categories.
1. They get inked over and erased.
2. They get thrown away.
3. They suck.

So, rather than just sitting this week out, I will post a drawing I did for no specific reason.

I pass this guy, in the train station tunnel between 15th and 16th Streets, on my way to work. He is there most mornings, in his tux, playing an unusual assortment of songs on his flute. The one he plays most often... "Hava Nagila".

He has no trouble getting coffee. I also pass four Dunkin Donuts, in the underground train tunnel, in a block and a half.

Well, the drawing's kinda pale here, but since it's an undersketch, I guess that makes sense, and when you click on it it's easier to see. A link to the final art:
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Then scroll down to the 3rd or fourth image.

By Michelle Lana