Category Archives: etch-a-sketch

Bacon Head

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Chris

Warning: if you click on the image above you will see my latest Etch-A-Sketch effort — a rendering of Francis Bacon‘s Head VI in dramatic close-up. But it’s not for those of a nervous disposition. Mind you, the original is … Continue reading →

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The Persistence of Etch-A-Sketch

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Chris

I’ve gone all arty-farty again. True culture vultures — and just about any student who bought cheap posters in the 1970s — will recognize this as a rendering (and that’s a polite way of putting it) of Dali’s classic surrealist … Continue reading →

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Melancholy and mystery of an Etch A Sketch

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Chris

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 … Continue reading →

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The Scream

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Chris

Just in case you think we do nothing all day except twiddle about with bits of string, here’s my latest effort on the Etch A Sketch. In case you’re not familiar with the original, it’s a version of Edvard Munch‘s … Continue reading →

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