Morning Call

I have been too busy lately with too much, but I don't want to ignore posting for too long...


I made this tessellation a while ago, titled "Morning Call." You can click on the image for a larger view of the brush strokes and textures.

I constructed the tile based off of the square. I cut out the tile out of a piece of watercolor paper and hand painted it with acrylic paint before tessellating it digitally.

The rooster crows early at the break of dawn, so I want the piece to emit a loud and annoying feeling. When you look at it, you can't look at it for too long, and you want the image to go away, much like you want to turn off your alarm.

The colors I chose are bright and saturated and the main color is red; red is the color that most people would associate with an alarm, like a fire alarm, or an ambulance alarm.

And, because the sun rises in the east, the roosters have their heads turned to the right.

Ha ha so hopefully after looking at this you are more alert :-P