In which I receive an award, of a sort
June 1st, 2009 at 18:01David Ker has made a good start with his new look Lingamish blog by giving me a Lingy award, for being his buddy and his number one commenter, and despite the failure of his attempts to pair me up with Eclexia. I thought I might get something cool to display on my sidebar, but all I was offered was this dodgy hippo picture:
The Fail Hippo
Posted by Peter Kirk,
in Blogging
June 1st, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Dodgy!!! I was quite proud of my artistry.
Does your intended read your blog? She really should be fully aware of your nutty ideas as well as all your nutty online friends before she marries into our family.
June 1st, 2009 at 9:02 pm
David, do you really think I should introduce my intended to a friend who considers such a picture “artistry”? A five year old could well be proud of it. To be honest, I probably couldn’t have done better, but I wouldn’t claim too much for it. But I will introduce Lorenza to you electronically, and in person if we get the chance.
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:31 am
Children make the purest art because they draw unconsciously and un-self-consciously. Both Miro and Klee were inspired by the art of children and tried to capture that innocence. Miro is my favorite.
June 2nd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
David, I am glad you are childlike and so not self-conscious about your art. I can also believe that you drew this unconsciously. But yes, I too love childlike art, so don’t take me too seriously.
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I love the fail hippo!
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Are you sure this image may not represent a ‘spiritual vision’ of some deep significance that many charismatic types claim to receive?
What possible interpretations could it have?
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Iconoclast, you may be right. Or perhaps a not-so-spiritual drug-induced vision. We’d better let David comment on that.
June 5th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
It was drawn using Sharpies so it’s possible that the image was influenced by the fumes.