tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post3722908726593635916..comments2024-03-28T12:12:53.989-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Robert Watkins - Another Mysteryleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-74262587840195787232008-03-09T01:54:00.000-05:002008-03-09T01:54:00.000-05:00What a sweet illustration! I love the eye express...What a sweet illustration! I love the eye expressions especially- they have an alertness to them that's really charming.SaraLangerRowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246031254706737344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-88698408202196351312008-03-07T16:45:00.000-05:002008-03-07T16:45:00.000-05:00This illustration has those same great qualities a...This illustration has those same great qualities as a Barbara Bradley illustration... they look like real people and real natural body gestures. I like the simplicity of the all white background, which gives greater interest to all the different shapes in the composition. Watkins has turned an other wise mediocre illustration into an entertaining illustration.<BR/><BR/>Tom WatsonTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-55834505245119250342008-03-07T14:25:00.000-05:002008-03-07T14:25:00.000-05:00Leif,I'm pretty sure that the tuba player is less ...Leif,<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure that the tuba player is less distinct for a couple of reasons: 1) he's the furthest back of the group, and loosening the detail helps to recede the space (as Stephen says), and 2) Watkins didn't want the tuba player's face to compete with the trombone player, and by extension, with the mouse sight gag.<BR/><BR/>At least, that's what <I>I</I> thought when I saw it. As you say, we'll probably never know...Jason Waskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980929709727586080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-53722660667708053472008-03-07T14:15:00.000-05:002008-03-07T14:15:00.000-05:00Looks to me like the tuba player might be an older...Looks to me like the tuba player might be an older person, maybe the teacher? He may have wanted to focus on the children, or he may just have wanted to have this guy blend into the background? A mystery indeed, but a lovely illustration.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.com