72: CHRISTOPHER LOGUE: Come to the edge
Christopher Logue (1926-2011) was a an English poet. This poem is often misattributed to French writer Guillaume Apollinaire after it appeared on a poster advertising a Apollinaire exhibition. The poem has such simple prose and a sweet message that I complimented it with a Disney-style and tried to make it saccharine and overly-cute. I had fun with this one … but now I need to go draw something depraved and gross.
Thanks to Troy for submitting this.
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I love their emotional expressions! They are very on the spot.
So powerful and inspiring.
Thank you so much for this.
For extra realism, just replace “flew” with “splashed on the ground to the astonishment of none”.
He has edited out baby bird number four.
I love how you two represent the typical negative antagonists and trolls they come out of the woodwork when an artist begins to do something great and his efforts come to fruition that gives people encouragement and lifts them up. It’s just all the more proof that Gav’s work is doing something good if it is enticing people like you two to try and demur the positive effects of his craft.
Though you probably won’t, I recommend you both read this article, and then proceed to stop hating and start creating.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/
Maybe you represent the hopeful idealist blindly following those greater them him expounding ideas for things far greater but shunning the work of creating a new way of being. Sometimes a little cynicism is a good thing. It helps but the incredible works onto spec. Other wise you just blinding walk without a clue
awww… somebody needs a hug… dont worry someday you will be loved for who you are
Take it from someone who knows from experience. You’re a fool; Cynicism never protects; it avoids. It hides. It refuses to acknowledge. It chooses to remain ignorant on the off chance something will hurt you. Cynicism never provides possibilities; instead it destroys hope. It destroys the reasons of living beyond bare subsistence.
Cynicism isn’t ignorance, which is what you’re desperately describing. And it tends, much more often than not, to produce working solutions instead of ideolised and romanticised travesty’s that cost more to produce a mediocre solution that would’ve worked in either scenario.
Teaching a child to swim and then taking them to the water so they can try on their is what cynics tend to do. They recongise the risks involved and don’t just throw their inexperienced child into the water and expect that they will learn how to swim with adversity alone.
It’s the cynics of the world who recognise dictators before they gain power, it’s cynics that point out the hypocrisy in society (only to be told that the heart felt story about a Marine saving kittens, to encourage blind loyalty to the troops, is allowed to be fake because it’s “the meaning that matters”). Cynics point out that, shit, you should probably teach them to fly before killing the fourth bird and going “oh well”. Because they clearly never learned to fly from the mother there.
Thank you so much for your work. I love your pictures and wait for them every week 🙂
Fantastic quote. Confidence is everything. Can’t help but also think of this image from one of my favorite movies…
http://lens-views.com/Index/Dumbo_files/50_dumbo_bluray.jpg
Thank you Gav and to Troy who submitted the quote! you inspired me today…coz actually, I badly need motivation as of the moment… I feel so excited as I’ve checked my mail and found you have a new update from your site. Continue what you are doing Gav and we will always support you in our own ways. — with Love from Philippines! 🙂
Thank you Brenade! Glad it could help you today.
Thank you for this. Reminds me of my childhood….
My mother brought me to the pool while me wailing away “It’s too deep”
Come to the edge and I will teach you….and then she just pushes me into the water….
Today I am completed over 10 Triathlons …Thanks to the PUSH…
“But now I need to go draw something depraved and gross”
So another Carlin quote for tuesday?
Reminds me of my dad throwing me in the water. Everytime I swam to him he would throw me back till I learned to swim.
My high school English teacher used to recite this poem to everyone backstage on the first night of our musicals. It’s something I’ve always held onto, but I never remembered who wrote it or really thought to look it up. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories.
So simple but so powerful. This is one of my favorites.
Ah!! Seeing something in rich, vibrant and lively colors here after a long time 🙂 And needless to say, fantastic!! Thanks, Gav!
“But now I need to go draw something depraved and gross”
One man’s depraved and gross is another man’s inspiring and enlightening. H’ai.
You never cease to amaze and delight!
Reminded of “The Owls of GaHoole”
🙂
hey this is the best one.. i loved it. wonderful
Just brilliant.
AWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! I LOVE It!!!!!!!!!
I particularly love how well you captured the final and utterly deadly roar of “COME TO THE EDGE”. The colour, expression and closeness was really quite alarming!
HEEEHEE THEY ARE SO CUTE
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Come to the Edge?!? Which one? That one?
Thank you for this great comic! I rearranged the pictures (to fit an A4 page) and replaced “he” with “she”. I will give a print of it to my mom as a birthday present. It fits perfectly because my brother and I left home just one year ago.
I love your work, keep it going!
No offense Gav, but it seems like this kind of cuteness doesn’t fit you best.
Anyway, great quotes. Definitely love it!
What a beautiful message! Sometimes we definately need somebody’s push to face our fears.
Love it!
I’m looking forward to the “something depraved and gross.”
beautiful 🙂
This is fantastic. As an educator, as soon as I can purchase a framed print of this, I will do so and hang it in the office!
Great work!
this is just awesome – when will it be available to buy i so want to put this up in my kids bedroom
Sorry, I probably won’t be selling this one – the poem is still copyrighted
Very well done, but you could have done it Angry Birds Style 🙂
Beautiful, this style looks great!
I first found this poem in a fashion magazine in high school.
It remains to be my motivation in life enough that I’m set on having it tattooed one day.
I love your work and finding this made me very happy.
Thanks for making it extra special for me! 🙂
Awww CUTE BIRDIES!!! I love this, hope this has a sequel haha.
adorable baby birds <3
How appropriate, how perfect! I am a rock climber & I help other people climb too; The next kid who gives me an excuse will get this quoted to them. I’ve been reading ZenPencils all night. Wonderful work. I get a sense that the older bird is calm, even when he is in caps lock. Emphasizing his words, not yelling angrily. Calm and wise. Something to aspire to.
It has this Disney-esque style and charm. I love it.
Brilliant. Wow.
WOW!!
Spot on!!!
Checking all of it, they are just too good! Both thumbs up!! 🙂
Don’t mean to nit-pick, but it’s complEment (with an ‘e’). 😉
To ‘compliment’ is to politely congratulate or praise.
That being said, your work rocks! ^_^
I’ll be guiding individuals toward your endeavors. Pleasantly set up together buddy. I would love to compose.
I particularly love how well you captured the final and utterly deadly roar of “COME TO THE EDGE”. The colour, expression and closeness was really quite alarming!
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