Description
Wishful Thinking – Dotty Earl
From Dotty Earl's Tall Stories series — where the figures are always gloriously oversized. A busy, colourful high street with a warmly nostalgic feel stretches across the full width of this panoramic scene — antiques, a watchmaker, a chocolate shop, a boutique with a mannequin in the window, a florist tumbling with blooms, a fruit and veg shop on the corner. Plenty to look at. But one small figure has eyes for only one thing: the chocolate shop. Too bad mum has other ideas.
Outside the café next door, two people sit at a table enjoying the day. Their little white dog sits beside them, gazing hopefully upward. It seems wishful thinking is contagious.
Somewhere in the background, a mum pushes a pram, a red balloon bobbing above. Life going on, as it does, up and down the street.
This print is part of a panoramic trio — see also Happy Days and Is Anyone Looking?
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. 25×50cm
- Mounted size: 41×65cm
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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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