The photographer possesses limited art talent. He decided after a 40 year gap to try his hand at creating pieces of acrylic art. He likes art from the Art Deco period so he looked at old Vogue magazine covers and found many excellent choices. He painted this picture for his youngest daughter. It now hangs in her home in Florida. Now for a brief explanation of what he saw as he created the picture. Bear in mind he took liberties and added a few changes from the original work. This picture was his third effort of 2016.
Exaggeration makes this picture whimsical. It is from the Art Deco era and follows the cartoonish figures presented for the public. This picture appeared on the cover of Vogue Magazine in July, 1930. Note the long neck of the girl along with overly long arms and legs. The makeup on her face and her expression looks like a cartoon. The overly long dog looks huge. I added the tortoise and the little house to enhance the scene. I also wrote the attached poem so you can better understand what I did in fact see.
The Tortoise and the Dog
There once was a woman named Lizzy who lived in a small orange house
It was always so clean there was nary a louse
She used to walk on the beach with the dog and throw him a ball
He always returned it, she never had to give him a call
One day on up from water sprung a tortoise named Al
He was looking for someone to be his goodtime pal
All of sudden he discovered Lizzie and the dog playing and exhibiting mirth
Al wanted to become a pal so he thought he’d show his worth.
He scuttled across the sand as fast as he could go to get in their vision
Once they saw him he knew they’d make a good decision
The dog finally saw him and was ready to pounce and play with Al
It could just be that the dog was going to find a new goodtime pal
The dog cut in front of Lizzie and she fell ass over tea kettle
On to the ground covered with sand she did brusquely settle
She laid there blighting as she tried to rise and confront her attackers
But when she got up and looked at the two she knew they were no slackers
They got together and traveled to the local tropical beach bar
Drinking tequila, taking trash, laughing out loud, the sounds travelled far
They bonded together and went to live in the neat little Orange house
The tortoise and the dog now spent their days romping outside;
the world was now their oyster
While inside Lizzie cleaned and outed all the louses;
she had found new happiness for all in their personal cloister
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Never to wander they all stayed together to their final end, laughing, playing, and singing; their spirit fills the surroundings in this snapshot of time for all to see.
