343 - LITTLE BOXES - DAVE EDWARDS - COLOURED PENCILS - 2011 by BLYTHART
BLYTHART

343 - LITTLE BOXES - DAVE EDWARDS - COLOURED PENCILS - 2011 by

FEATURED IN ABSTRACT ART GROUP – 8th January 2012

FEATURED IN WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE GROUP – 14th January 2012

FEATURED MEMBER OF THE FIRST THINGS GROUP – 8th February 2012

FEATURED BY VAVOOM GROUP – 8th February 2012

A4 size. Coloured pencils and ink.

I guess this old song from the Sixties says it all.

Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same.
There’s a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there’s doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school,
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university,
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
There’s a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

Malvina Reynolds

(this was a IG hit for Pete Seeger, who was a friend of Malvina.)

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About BLYTHART

I am a retired man who enjoys expressing himself in pencils and paints. I have had two solo exhibitions in my home town and I love Redbubble. I get as much pleasure from viewing the works of other artists as from creating my own.

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Comments

  • MoonlightLover
    MoonlightLover5 months ago

    Wow! A little Abstraction! I really like this Dave.

  • Thanks :-) Have a happy new year.

    – BLYTHART

  • biddumy
    biddumy5 months ago

    Hi Dave, would you like to post this work to “inspired by music”?

  • I’ve submitted the picture and entered your competition. Thanks.

    – BLYTHART

  • maggie326
    maggie3265 months ago

    wonderful image great work

  • Thanks Maggie.

    – BLYTHART

  • Ellen Marcus
    Ellen Marcus5 months ago

    Very nice!

  • Thank you Ellen.

    – BLYTHART

  • helene ruiz
    helene ruiz5 months ago

    he’s back! love this one! happy new year!

  • Thanks Helene …. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

    – BLYTHART

  • Linda Ridpath
    Linda Ridpath5 months ago

    hi there stranger…. now this i really like! x

  • Thanks Linda.

    – BLYTHART

  • AngieDavies
    AngieDavies5 months ago

    So clever! Amazing detail!

  • Thanks Angie.

    – BLYTHART

  • GEORGE SANDERSON
    GEORGE SANDERSON5 months ago

    WOW ! Great start to the New Year, Dave !!!
    Reminds me of the tower blocks built in the 60’s !

  • Cindy Schnackel
    Cindy Schnackel5 months ago

    Beautiful drawing, love it!

  • Thanks Cindy.

    – BLYTHART

  • Barbara Callahan
    Barbara Callahan5 months ago

    Dave!!! You are back!!! and better than ever!! what a treat to see this newest artwork!! When i first saw it, the first thing i thought of was Dr. Seus….. maybe because i recently saw How the Grinch Stole Christmas…. I just LOVE it!!! Did you do this freehand? your lines are so straight!! again, fabulous work, my friend!

  • Thanks. Yes Barb – freehand.

    – BLYTHART