The Boy Who Had So Many Faces He Was Never Lonely

Artist: pinkyjain
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The Boy Who Had So Many Faces He Was Never Lonely

i saw a painting at work, about an old Guinean proverb,something like if you don’t take care of your garden, you will starve. The man is kneeling & holding a basket out for food, & on his legs are African masks. Its a lovely painting. And so my drawing was born. No probverb, just a happy fellow who will never be lonely

Handrawn in pencil & pen while i Kitten sat for my Parents while they went & had their haircut, 10 July, 2008

The Boy Who Had So Many Faces He Was Never Lonely belongs to the following groups:

Character Development and The Patchwork

aphoto4you, 2 months ago

eh pinky u are such a inteligent artist….u do come up with picture in mind…awsome
Maureen Bloesch, 2 months ago

whom…do you speak with?
cool beans, pinky:>))
Matt Mawson, 2 months ago

weird and wonderful … luv it
Maria Murphy, 2 months ago

lol, he he he awesome
Lori Peters, 2 months ago

I know a man with many faces. You have such an imagination.
mhkantor, 2 months ago

great drawing pinky, wonderful contour work.
udonchow, 2 months ago

Interesting pencil drawing, love the faces in the palms ,arms and kneecaps too :D
Steven Novak, 2 months ago

So that’s how I could have avoided being so lonely growing up…GROW MORE FACES! ;) Seriously though, great piece Pinky!
Jan Landers, 2 months ago

i cannot imagine what its like to be inside your head…. :~~) in a good way…. :~~) this is amazing….
Karin Taylor, 2 months ago

intriguing pinky…what were you thinking….it has a deep sort of perspective….the boy who had so many faces he was never lonely.. would make such a great tale for children….and it has some message in it as well I think….(i’d like to know what the message is too :D)
Mui-Ling Teh, 2 months ago

Nice concept; but what if he wants privacy :P. Very creative and lovely work of art!
Paul Compton, 2 months ago

Genius pinkyjain. Genius : )
linaji, 2 months ago

I have to agree with Paull.. I faved this as I have never before seen this concept.. love this so much Pinkyjain.
pinkyjain in reply to aphoto4you’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you very much Bianca, :O))))
pinkyjain in reply to Maureen Bloesch’s comment, 2 months ago

Hee hee. i saw a painting at work, about an old Africa proverb,something like if you don’t take care of your garden, you will starve. The man is kneeling & holding a basket out for food, & on his legs are African masks. Its a lovely painting. And so this was born. No probverb, just a happy fellow who will never be lonely
pinkyjain in reply to Matt Mawson’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you so much Matt, :O))))))
Ken Mucke, 2 months ago

This is just way out there,....even for you Pinky…how does your mind come up with all this stuff…really amazing
pinkyjain in reply to Maria Murphy’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you very much Maria, :O)))))
pinkyjain in reply to Lori Peters’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Lori. i got the idea from a painting from work, from an African proverb, something like if you don’t take care of your garden, you will starve. Ann the man is kneeling, holding out an empty basket, and on his legs are African masks. my drawing has no proverb, just a happy boy with many friends
pinkyjain in reply to mhkantor’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you very much Mh, :O)))) (sorry i have been so scarce lately, been a busy, and Hot week. Its a little cooler today)
pinkyjain in reply to udonchow’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you so much Ellen, :O))))
pinkyjain in reply to Steven Novak’s comment, 2 months ago

Hee hee, i think i would rather be lonely, i crave my privacy, lol, thanks so much Steven
Mar Silva, 2 months ago

Awesome and so creative!!!!!!!!!
pinkyjain in reply to Jan Landers’s comment, 2 months ago

Hee hee, thank you Jan. The idea came from a ancient Guinea proverb (i mistakenly thought it was African), about something like if you don’t take care of your garden, you will starve, and the beautiful painting is of a man kneeling & holding out an empty basket. On his legs are these carved African masks. They have this painting at work and i was examining it closer when i was there on Wednesday
pinkyjain in reply to Karin Taylor’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you again so very much Karin. i need to gather all my art together & start writing, poems & stories. Try to publish them at lulu.com. i need to learn to use my time better, sometimes it feels so overwhelming. All these ideas & it hard to find time to put them into something concrete.
pinkyjain in reply to Mui-Ling Teh’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Mui-Ling. Would be difficult, i think, even though they look compatible, we all need our space. Would be interesting to think upon & create a story from this
pinkyjain in reply to Paul Compton’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you so much Paul, :O)))) Another piece for a poem, or a story. Wish words would flow like my doodles, do. There is this practice for writers, called “Nonstop” where you just write down whatever comes into your head. i should try this again
pinkyjain in reply to linaji’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you so very much Lina, :O))))))
pinkyjain in reply to Ken Mucke’s comment, 2 months ago

i saw a painting a work, about a Guinean Proverb, about if you don’t take care of your garden, you will starve. The painting is of a man kneeling, holding out an empty basket, & on his legs are these carved African masks. And my boy was born. Hoping to write a poem, or story for him
pinkyjain in reply to Mar Silva’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you so very much Mar, :O))))))
dawndavies, 2 months ago

wonderful again pinky
pinkyjain in reply to dawndavies’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you very much Dawn, :O)))))
Gary Crandall, 2 months ago

How do you keep coming up with all these unique images and titles, Pinky?... You should have a kids TV show… your stuff is just endlessly amusing and would really teach children to let their imaginations run willy-nilly and also teach them to respect all the little creatures that you love so…