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 Birth of Dreams, by Sir Edward Pussycat, is a remarkable work of stunning allegorical proportions. It uses some of the newest techniques in the digital art world, and gives the viewer paws for reflection Please view the icon as I describe what makes this stunning work so... er, stunning. The first thing that strikes the eye of the viewer is the central figure. It is actually one of the newest metaphors to be introduced to the digital art world. Eddie explains that it is a DAF or Digital Allegorical Figure. Eddie further explains, "One has to be careful with these figures, as too many will make your final image very daffy." This is a night scene, cleverly supporting the title of the work, as humans usually dream at night, assuming they are asleep. If one looks carefully at the glowing ball, one can see a reflection of the DAF's featureless face. Why would the artist go to such lengths to show us something completely confusing? Eddie explains. "To a cat, all humans look alike." We see that the figure appears to be surrounded by a mist. This, as Eddie explains, is "... the Mist of Reason, which clouds the mind with pointless realities. It also hides the naughty bits. Mewchelangelo never caught on to this technique." The figure appears to be rooted in the pale blue sea, the source of all life. The artist again enlightens us. "Actually, it is a 'blue screen'. I forgot to take it out." If the viewer is observant (or even conscious) he/she will notice that this image cleverly contains both the sun and the moon, two highly allegorical subjects. The moon is rather obvious, but the sun is harder to find. Is it perhaps one of the glowing stars in the black sky? I think it is the bright light at the center of the golden ball. It is as if the artist is telling us that dreams shed light upon our psyche the way the sun shines light upon our days. The viewer will also notice that the golden sphere casts a shadow upon the distant moon. This is a visual pun, since light itself is shadowless. Clever Eddie! One will also notice that the title appears within the work itself, a stunning new technique. The artist explains: "Museums spend a lot of money on brass plaques and little display cards to tell the viewer the name of the picture. I figured I'd save them some money and bump up my commission with this technique." In spite of all these explanations, the viewer is still left with questions: Is the figure (DAF) rising out of the mist, or sinking back into it? Is the DAF catching the ball of light, or about to toss it? Is the figure actually a basketball player who is attempting to "slam dunk the Universe"? and finally, Why isn't Clyde anywhere in this picture? Really good art draws the viewer into the image and inspires the mind with questions. Since this is just about the most questionable digital picture I've ever seen, I must say, it is really good art. Don't you agree? Send us YOUR review! Help inspire this budding young artist. <--Back to free picture.