Melancholy and mystery of an Etch A Sketch

Amazing what you can do on the Etch A Sketch, isn’t it? Here’s my attempt at recreating Giorgio de Chirico‘s 1914 classic, Melancholy and Mystery of a Street. Click on the image (go on, give that mouse a good old thump) to see it a bit biggerer.

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And here’s a small version of the original painting. Look at all those arches and shadows; spooky, ain’t it?

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One response to “Melancholy and mystery of an Etch A Sketch

  1. Donna

    Wow Chris…. That is fab. You have a hiden talent on that Etch A Sketch. When I had one, I couldnt cope with a straight line! lol :(