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I’m a simple person who likes simple things. And Gnomes are simple. I draw gnomes a lot but rarely color them so here’s a cute little gnome guy tieing himself some acorn garland to decorate his home for the fall.
I might make him available online as a T-shirt or a shocker eventually. What do you think?
And no. I still can’t draw backgrounds. They allude me still.
I also plan to use this boyo as a watermark when I have an art piece I feel good enough that it needs protected.
I like gnomes.
Gnome Necklace
Would you take a job as a professional hermit (also known as a garden hermit or ornamental hermit)? Yes, believe it or not, this was a real job in the Victorian era. In 18th and 19th century England, Scotland and Ireland, aristocrats placed ads like this in papers: "Wanted - Ornamental Garden Hermit". The profession required you to become a human ornamental folly on the grounds of a wealthy family estate whilst living in a cave or cottage, turret or hole, contemplating the human condition and enchanting the occasional passerby with your presence at the behest of the landowner. The less like a young English aristocrat you looked, the better. So they were often elderly men with long beards and loose clothes, resembling garden gnomes. Talk about a dream job! Who WOULDN'T want a gig like this? It's the Victorian equivalent of a Walmart greeter.