The Owl And The Pussycat
by Pennie McCracken
Title
The Owl And The Pussycat
Artist
Pennie McCracken
Medium
Mixed Media - Digital Art / Painting
Description
When I was growing up I remember a poem by Edward Lear written in 1870 called 'The Owl And The Pussy-cat'. He was known for his 'Nonsense songs' and this one along with 'The Jumblies' are the two I remember most. I cannot recall where or when I learnt them, but I do remember them. Edward Lear was a very interesting character with an interesting life, if you are at all interested you can read about him here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/edward-lear#tab-poems.
Here is the full version of the poem that inspired this artwork:
THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT, by Edward Lear
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"
Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-Tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
Source: The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (1983)
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June 19th, 2024
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Comments (22)
Pennie McCracken
Thank you very much Hanne, Sharon and Antonis for your lovely comments and Favs, you are truly appreciated.
Pennie McCracken
Thank you to the buyer from Colarado Springs, CO for the purchase of this framed artwork. You are truly appreciated and I hope you get much enjoyment from it for years to come. https://pennie-mccracken.pixels.com/saleannouncement.html?id=5aaf8e135a54d131250bc45d9fcd2eb3
Pennie McCracken
Thank you Louise, Paisley, Ned, Chrisann, Irina, Srdjan and Tina for your congratulations and support, you are all appreciated.
Sharon Williams Eng
I do believe there is a moral to that story and a lesson for us all. A wonderful illustration of the poem.
LEANNE SEYMOUR
Revisiting.....just love this creation of yours Pennie.....and what a fun imagining! f/l/X
Pennie McCracken replied:
Thank you again Leanne, I appreciate your kind comment, promos and second visit!
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is Featured on the Homepage of the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! l/f 6/29/24.
Leanne Seymour
Congratulations on your feature in the Semi Abstract - 1 A Day group! You are invited to add your featured image to the group discussion thread created for archiving features along with the date of this feature. 6/27/2024
LEANNE SEYMOUR
Promoting this fine artwork in the Semi Abstract group "SEMI ABSTRACT '2 OF ANYTHING' IMAGES - 3 A DAY" and "PURE FANTASY SEMI ABSTRACT IMAGES - 3 A DAY" and "Semi Abstract animals including birds, fish & all wild life. NO PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY - 3 a day." and "Post your favorite images from this group - not your own and 3 a day only" discussion threads!
Pennie McCracken replied:
Leanne, thank you very much for promoting this image in the Semi-Abstract Group!
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