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This was inspired by a song called "Big, black Cadillac" by John Entwistle.
It's a great song with awesome drum and bass solos.
And it has that John's black humour...

It took me some time to finish this and I got really bored in some parts, especially when there was a lot of detail.

It looks quite messy, because the colour scheme I used is hmm... poor. I mean it's too monochromatic.
And I had to outline all the lines to clear them up, which was no good.

The car is out of proportions and too BIG, I know and the perspective is offffff!

Here's the lyrics:

I was walking down the sidewalk
With my coat strung over my back
When a car pulled up beside me
A big black Cadillac
A man said, son have you
seen a man with a gun
He's got a scar across his eye
Looks a little like me, a real mean one

I said, sir I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all
I said, sir I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all

He said, son if you're lying
You'll never leave this town alive
Gonna fit you concrete overshoes
And you're gonna take a dive

The car pulled away and I ran off
So afraid I wanted to cry
When a man jumped out of the doorway
He had a scar across his eye
He said, son have you seen a big black Cadillac
With a man in the front looks a bit like me
And two more in the back

I said, sir I ain't seen nothing


He said, son if you're lying
You'll never leave this town
Wherever you run, I'll find you
And then I'll gun you down

He ran one way and I ran the other
Nearly bit clean through my lip
When I bumped into a policeman
With a six-gun on his hip
He said, son have you seen a
big black Cadillac
With one man in the front and
two more in the back
Or a man with a scar

I said, I ain't seen nothing

I don't want to get involved

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:iconrosiefluff09:
man i luv this song!! and i luv this pic!! once again you hav proved ur talent over us mere mortals. and i think the colour scheme works well - it suits the mood

FAVE TIME :D

--
"What do you want me to do? Go out there and fall asleep playing? Maybe I should go out there and die during my last solo? Or maybe I should hit that guy who's been yelling for 'Magic Bus' over the head with my guitar?"
Pete Townshend
:iconjeis:
Very nice. =)

--
I live and I'll die Hooked on a star, Enraptured by the sky, In love with a satellite. - Blaqk Audio
:iconbodilh:
Amazing artwork! A crazy lot of details, all the brickwalls and different curtains in the window and... oh, its just amazing. :)
:iconorianaborealis:
Udgigfdgdfg this is so awesome ;_; Your watercolour skills blow my mind every time.



Also, guh, that song.
:iconrowenthompson:
You DON'T like your color scheme?

Craziness. It totally adds to the piece. I am a hack compared to you, but I really dig it.
:iconsallyface90:
Amazing song...
But, not as amazing at this artwork! Your perspective is wonderful, I'm really in love with this. To me, it looks so coincise and has great flow to it. I like the dark them to a dark humoured song.
This is really wonderful.

--
I like to deep sea fish a lot.----John Entwistle
:iconkaisuma:
Oh my God! That's brilliant! You can almoast feel the emotions running thru that kid! Ant the road, wet and being a bit like a big mirror! Fantastic :).
:iconrivermist:
Wow.. 1. I can't really find anything to critique, I
find the color scheme to be marvelous (especially the
way you have the street pavement sheen.. it really
looks wet!) and just the basic feel of the painting.
It's as if it could be really happening.

And 2. I haven't near enough talent myself to
constructively crit something I would never be able to
accomplish anyway. So I will just say it's a beautiful
piece. :hug:

--
Unintentionally annoying yet always toying.
Incredibly insecure yet always unsure.
Undoubtedly pained yet nothing still gained.
Intangibly me... yet who can I be? --- Me

:flaguk::heart::peace:The Happy Hippie Wholigan:peace::heart::flaguk:
:iconstorm53:
I really like this! Yes, it's monochromatic like, but it's also a gray day without a lot of light. And that is when colors become muted. The lack of color also fits the mood of the piece. That car is not too big. The car is the one of the main characters of the piece. This is not a technical drawing, and the 1940 Cadillac was a beast...i think it's very appropriate to exaggerate the car in a piece like this. The perspective is not correct, but even here it makes the buildings seem to close in on the guy on the street, adding to the drama of the mood. All things considered, i think it's a really great piece of work! :clap:
:iconsmiling-raven:
Thanks! :hug: I luv the song, too!
Thank you for the fave! :}

--
There's a brand new dance with a brand new angle It's the very last waltz and it's called the Dangle
You tie a rope round your neck and stand on a chair And you kick it away and you're dancing on air. -JE

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Aug 18, 2032, 1:51:34 AM

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