Lady Gertrude Painty Paws is the current ClydeSight2.0! art critic and decorator. Preferring to work in the medium of latex polyurethane with foam brushes and rollers, Lady Gertrude has most recently completed the complete redecoration ClydeSight2.0! headquarters. Unfortunately, because she used matte clear polyurethane, it's kind of hard to tell.

The Eternal Flame, by Sir Edward Pussycat, is a wonderful tribute to allegorical art, and just as mysterious! Please view the icon for visual reference. When the great digital artist, Sir Edward Pussycat, unveiled his talent with the startling "Birth of Dreams", a digital picture suitable for Windows Wallpaper and Mac Desktop pictures, the art world was left reeling with admiration. We are told he was inspired by the great allegorical master, Mewchelangelo, and quite frankly, no one could have expected that Sir Edward would top his amazing tribute to this artist. Little did we know! Sir Edward has done it again, this time with a startling image for our desktop pleasure, The Eternal Flame, inspired by the mysterious works of Lionardo da Vincent's Van Goes, most noted for his portrait, the Mewna Leesa. What is it about Sir Edward's haunting image that makes us feel so deeply? Is it the composition, so perfectly balanced around the eternal flame, or is it the two mysterious cats who seem to be gazing towards the flame. Are they admiring it, or considering pouncing on it? Are they smiling, or just about to lick their paws, which don't seem to quite touch the stone floor of the bejeweled cavern containing them? Mewna Leesa would be proud of their enigmatic expression! I asked Sir Edward to explain. Here is what he told me in an exclusive interview. "This image is allegorical, like my previous mewsterpiece. I was inspired this time by the dichotomous nature of life, the balance of opposites. This came to me from a salt and pepper shaker set I knocked over the last time I jumped up on the kitchen table. After receiving a stern lecture from C.H.U. (Clyde's Human Unit) about not jumping up on the table (like that will never happen again... get real) I spent some time licking my paw considering the objects of my correction and described my mewsings in digital art." Well, we all know that artists tend to be at odds with their environment, though they don't usually knock them over. Let's turn our thoughts to a striking aspect of the picture, the Eternal Flame itself. The flame in the center of the image seems to represent life, or perhaps eternity itself. But one does have to wonder why it is burning in a wooden bowl. After all, that couldn't last very long, certainly not an eternity. Perhaps it means that life is short? (Especially if you jump up on the kitchen table.) Sir Edward explained to me "Well, I was gazing at a salad bowl that had a chicken in it when the idea came to me. But, the chicken flew away and I decided the bowl should be made of clay, representing earth. I saw a nice flower pot in the garden once. But it was rather plain...so I opted for the chicken salad. I understand that is quite popular. Hard to catch though, what with the flying and all." Let's move on to the image since I don't know what Sir Edward is talking about, and I'm not sure he does either. The two cats, powerful images in the picture, are variations of Sir Edward's unique allegorical figure approach, called DAF (Digital Allegorical Figure). The gold and silver cats are doubly DAFfy, surrounding, perhaps guarding, the flame of eternity. They have red and green eyes, and this should give away their meaning. Either they are an elaborate form of traffic signal, or they are the opposites, the yin and yang of life. Neither good nor bad, simply different viewpoints on a central theme. The observant viewer will note that the cavern is tinted purple, the color of spirit and tranquility, (something that is often lacking in Sir Edward's life, or at least the kitchen). It is easy to guess that the cavern is made of amethysts, the gem well known for peace and harmony. In some ways it is like a geode, one of those peculiar crystalline formations that sell for big bucks in New Age book stores. So, now that we understand the meaning of the images, we can assemble the meaning of the picture. "Protected in the cavern of peace and tranquility, the eternal flame of life burns upon the earth. It is guarded by the dichotomy of nature herself, the yin and yang of experience." I asked Sir Edward if he felt this was a fitting description and he replied: "Works for me! Got any chicken salad?" Great art always raises questions. A great artist never answers them. Sir Edward must be a great artist because his answers are as enigmatic as his art. Send us YOUR review! Help inspire this budding young artist. <--Back to free picture.