Doodle Doodledayeo Round 16. Rabbit, Time, Flowers.
I like to participate in @opheliafu's -
Doodle Doodledayeo
Doodle Doodledayeo
Doodle Doodledayeo...
Because she is good for me.
She lightens my scribblings.
I coined my drawings #bicscrawls a little while ago, because they were crazy messy scribblings that sometimes lead to darkish imagery. Almost always impulsively done with a ballpoint bic pen.
I don't mind exposing this part of myself, in-fact I enjoy connecting with it very much. But life requires balance, and a happy little doodling is definitely good measure for a morbid scribble artist.
I also like being given a prompt or topic, whether for writing or drawing.
Otherwise I seldom start out with any idea of what I am going to draw. The bic just does its thing. Usually I end up with some kind of demented humanoid self portrayal, not a portrait so much as an emotional projection of sorts, into a tormented face.
So I look forward to the whimsical Doodle Doodledayeo.
This week the word prompts art
Rabbit
Time
Flowers
It occurred to me to draw a fluffy bunny frolicking in a meadow free of the concept of time, or to indulge my mirror-girl looking glass theme and go the way of Alice and a neurotic time conscious Rabbit and his pocket watch.
But I could 't remove myself from the reality of the ecological devastation that the rabbit has has on the country I live in, Australia.
In 1859 a handful of European rabbits were introduced. Less than 100 years later there numbers had swelled to over 600 million.
One female with a little assistance from a mate, can produce a litter every 30 days. That litter can number as many as 12 kittens.
They are a serious pest and have caused considerable environmental damage.
There burrows destroy the very fragile earth causing erosion, effecting native plant growth and invade native marsupial habitats.
I drew the design of this doodle based on that idea.
I drew a single tiny rabbit at the centre of a mandala like flower. I then drew a swirl of many rabbits in a continual line. The flower also a clock face, is pointing at the eleventh hour, to reference immediacy and urgency.
On the right the flower has maintained its foliage. On the left the petals are replaced with a pair of floppy ears.
I think I maintained a light application, even if the interpretation is an incredibly serious one.
I am also learning how to plan and construct a drawing, rather than just mindlessly doodling.
Which is a bit amusing as this is a task that permits you to not be contained. But somehow I always seem to do things a little backwards.
Huh, not sure why but I find this to be your most foreboding bicscrawl yet. Perhaps its the sense of tails multiplying at an exponential rate that gets me.
Or perhaps it's just how I interpret the runic compass shape trapping the souls of the bunny's and drawing them down into the abyss to tear apart for energy.
Anyways I like it! Great uh..cheerful scrawl!
It is early morning in my land. I have been thinking about your response and looking at this again. It is heavy. This land has been bombarded and assaulted since 1770 when Europeans were released. A It was maintained for 60thousand years before that by a civilised peoples who understand it as a part of them not something they own.
We just celebrated that invasion day / Australia day on 26th.
I am going to do a series of drawings. Thanks for helping me refocus. You helped me realise that I can utilise a less violent conflicting style and have an even more powerful impact.
Thanks
PS, I did a bit of that thinking listening to feral cats fighting possums last night.
I'm glad I could jolt you into that little epiphany! It's always a great idea to approach your own style from different directions, its fun to experiment.
It's something that I need to do more as well! It's quite refreshing,
quite unlike the sound of feral cats battling possums. :)
Can't wait until she features toads lol. Now there will be a whimsical image. They have made their way into Kakadu national park.
Some eradication has had an impact on rabbits, nothing looks to stop the cane toad.
https://canetoadinkakadu.weebly.com/cane-toads.html
Ok, THAT's a nice Doodleon post, i like your story, your design, all of this art, is very chill out to read you.
At first i thought 'where are the rabbits?' Then I saw them and was immediately pulled into their trance - awesome!
Hi @girlbeforemirror! @brokemancode told me about you. I was scrolling through your works and I must say they are truly one of a kind. I like the fact that on my first glance, I was not able to see the rabbit but looking closely, they are undeniably present. Thank you very much for such wonderful work especially that you have well represented the drawing prompts. I will look forward for more creative posts like this!
Welcome. I have enjoyed following your friend. His haiku movement has inspired me to write with my scribbles.
I have checked out your work too. You are quite a diverse woman. I look forward to seeing more from you.
Thank you very much @girlbeforemirror!
Excellent creative art @girlbeforemirror.
Excllent art.
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STOPWow! Nice creation.