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Ella Beech's avatar

Haha - love this Tor! You and Tintin sharing the telescope - cute! move overrr, no, you move overrr!! Although maybe it was more os a frisson vibe!

This makes me think about your recent post about pastiches too. You seem to get more than just inspiration and enjoyment from other people's creative work, it's almost like you are starting a conversation with them or that communication you talk about. Riffing with them across the ages. I like that idea! It's nice to think we can bring something fresh to a piece of art that has been around for years, just by looking and thinking about it with our unique perspective of the world!

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Tor Freeman's avatar

I think that's true and well put Els! Looking at Picasso's many studies of Las Meninas you see how much valuable art he's created from an existing painting - it's nice to think of it as a conversation with the past!

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Deadly Knitshade's avatar

*big eyes at last three Tintin panels*

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Big... EROTIC eyes??

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Nanette Regan's avatar

🤣 That sudden side step of an ending from Picasso & Valasquez to Tintin & Haddock 🤣

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Haha thanks Nanette - from the sublime to the very ridiculous!!

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Alice Lickens's avatar

Excellent! "I'll call Haddock" just had me snort coffee up my nostrils

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Tor Freeman's avatar

I guess any non-Tintin readers might think that bit is a weird fetish for a fish-inclusive three-way!

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Elona Bennett's avatar

Brilliant as usual Tor … interesting also…. Very good idea!!! Xx

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thank you dear E! xxx

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Tom Hart's avatar

Tor!!!!! Omg 😂😂😂😂

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Luke Seguin-Magee's avatar

This was SO good:) I love the wonky Picasso painting AND your Tintin/Tor story. They make perfect company;)

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Haha thanks Luke!

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Nicola Killen's avatar

First of all I didn’t expect that ending! It’s really interesting how you view your work and why you make it - from reading your posts on here I definitely get the impression that you are very motivated by what interests and amuses you, and that the rest of us reap the brilliant benefits of that!

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thank you Nicola! (I didn't anticipate the ending at first either ;-) ) - that's a good way of putting it, I do think those are my motivations. And thank you very much for saying you enjoy the results!! ❤️

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Kinga's avatar

NOT where I thought this would go 😂😂

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Psit Jewellery's avatar

hahahaha! I had a bit of a downer day and just read this now and made me laugh! Thank you!

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