Description
The Waiting Game – Dotty Earl
From Dotty Earl's Tall Stories series — where the figures are always gloriously oversized. The scene is the hallway, viewed from inside. A red front door with stained glass panels. Through the glass, a row of colourful terraced houses in the rain. And there, on the doormat, sits a fluffy white dog — back to us, nose almost touching the door, waiting.
Toys are scattered across the green carpet: a rubber bone, a ball, a stuffed rabbit, a teddy. But one toy has been placed carefully on the doormat itself, lined up beside him. Just in case whoever comes through that door needs a little encouragement to go straight back out again.
A pink umbrella leans by the door. A red spotty welly sits on the shoe rack. A letter pokes through the letterbox. The whole nostalgic scene is the dog's world — and right now, his whole world is that door.
Dotty works in mixed media — watercolour with pastel and coloured pencil, with a smidge of charcoal and ink pen thrown in — giving her work a soft, whimsical quality that is entirely her own. She calls it The Twirly World of Dotty Earl.
This print is presented in an acid-free mount, ready to frame.
Edition Details
A reproduction of Dotty Earl's original painting, printed with archival pigment inks on fine art paper. Limited to 195 copies worldwide. Individually signed and numbered by Dotty Earl. Supplied with a certificate of authenticity.
Approximate Measurements
- Image size: approx. 30×30cm
- Mounted size: 45×46cm
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About Dotty Earl
Dotty was born and grew up on the Wirral, and was drawn to art from a young age — going on to study at Wirral Metropolitan College before earning a degree in Film and Animation at the University of Humberside. She spent many years as a digital artist and animator in the computer games industry, illustrating novels and designing artwork for clothing lines along the way.
Dotty now lives in a small Yorkshire village, where her love of painting bright, colourful characters — created to make people smile — continues to grow.
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