Art for saki101 A Day in the Life, PG

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Title: A Day in the Life; or, Watson, the Unreliable Narrator
Recipient: saki101
Artist: [redacted]
Rating: PG

Notes: Compressed charcoal. Many thanks to my very patient, pseudonym-less beta, and to [redacted] for helpful comments. For those who wonder what a palimpsest is (I didn't know, at least) it's a manuscript where the original text has been erased and then written over.

Captions are actual citations, from NORW, GOLD and YELL.

Saki, you mentioned wanting art, and stories weaving in different artistic aspects, and that's what inspired this. I hope you like it!

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

These are great interpretations of Watson the unreliable narrator. I particularly like his expression in the second drawing.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

Oh, I adore these! What a brilliant theme! I can just picture Watson's expressions as he thought up his obfuscations and recalled the actual circumstances to which they alluded.

Each one has its charm, the casual comfort of the body language in the first, the happy expressions and mutual focus in the second and in the third, I love the candle shining bright over the rest they can share. Ah, there would be no turning away at the end of the day!

Thank you so very much for these beautiful drawings! They suit the prompts perfectly! :-D

[swissmarg]

What a wonderful idea, and beautifully done. I love the lighting in the last one. For some reason, the middle one strikes me as the most poignant, though, as it's not just a slight twisting of the truth but a blatant obfuscation that Watson writes, whereas they are clearly so engaged with each other. It's as if even something as innocent as enjoying each other's company for conversation would be suspect.

[winryweiss.livejournal.com]

Ah, these are lovely. ^w^
Especially their expressions in the second part. And the third ... oh my, I do not have enough words for the overall mood of it. Wondrous.

[hardboiledbaby]

You've illustrated the casual moments of intimacy in their daily lives so sweetly, thank you!

[opaljade.livejournal.com]

Nicely illustrated… and so very clever as well!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

The gap between text and truth is fabulous here. I love that implication, that there is so much that we need to doubt and read between the lines for in Watson's stories. The art is sweetly drawn, and I especially care for the comfort in the first, as Holmes and Watson recline together to read. It's so warm and lovely, I want to snuggle up with them too.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

A charming look at the private life behind the public stories - it's lovely how happy and comfortable they seem together. I wonder if "palimpsest" and "treatise on surgery" is Watson's little joke. "Palimpsest": Watson hides their real life by writing a new version on top of the truth, and "surgery": in the stories, he cuts away the bits of their life that he can't share with the public.

[spacefall.livejournal.com]

Very nice indeed :)

[methylviolet10b]

I love all three of these, but I particularly admire your use of light and shadow in the third. Lovely work!

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Wow I love the concept behind the artworks, and who can refuse some H/W domesticity :) Very well done!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

These are adorable. Well done!

[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

Really lovely little moments!

[stellinia.livejournal.com]

This is adorable. The picture coupled with the excerpt from the book is a really nice touch. Nice job :)

[jcporter1.livejournal.com]

How sweet. Watson has quite the imagination to dream up such detailed obfuscations. I love how they are turned to each other, in late night pillow talk.

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

What a great way to reinterpret the text! A very lovely set of drawings. :D

[inamac.livejournal.com]

What a clever idea. I'm particularly enamoured of the last one. Very evocative use of light and shade.

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

Sweet! Lovely illustrations of unreliable moments.

[vernets.livejournal.com]

This is such a sweet set of pictures, what a nice idea! You've done the quotes justice, I much prefer your version of the events.

[fleetwood-mouse.livejournal.com]

You've managed to evoke such a rich atmosphere of warmth and affection. I absolutely love these.