Pocket Dictionary

G. Merrick Jus..., 8 months ago

Paul, this is the kind of thing I love. No one ever gets all the parts just right like I see them in my head… this is how my mind sees. It makes me feel a giddy longing somehow… it’s impossible to really describe. But yes, I love this. Very cool indeed.

midzing, 8 months ago

beautiful image,,,, well done

KillerNapkins, 8 months ago

very awesome.. i like the really old look you got there… good work

wanda lechene, 8 months ago

wow this is a very beautiful image i love the texture. great work

Firedrake, 8 months ago

Fantastic texture and illustration

caanan, 8 months ago

Hey paul, really dig your fine style. Right up there with Gorey, Tim Burton, etc. Love it.

pinkyjain, 8 months ago

Totally awesome & beautiful, love the vintage look & feel, & i love your meduims you work with, ink, tea, milk, :O))))) Your work is exquisitly Fabulous & Magnificent

Sylvia Karall, 8 months ago

“I just received the card I ordered of this work. It looks fabulous. In fact, it looks too good to give away.”

Keeli, 8 months ago

Excellent work ;-)

yanmos, 8 months ago

Great work!

Michelle Boyer, 8 months ago

Fantastic

Tallulah, 8 months ago

Brilliant….love this too.

jerry alcantara, 8 months ago

great work welldone

mspiziri, 8 months ago

your work is lovely.

Jeremy Harrington, 8 months ago

this is fantastic Paul, very nice work

Alyson Pearson, 8 months ago

this is gorgeous!

Damian, 8 months ago

Great image, love the whole feel of it, and the broken, discarded book.

Amy-lee Foley, 8 months ago

Wow i love your style
Soo much talent! :o)

Amy-lee
xXxOoO

Luckyvegetable, 8 months ago

All of my books aspire to be this well loved =) Thanks for capturing that, its great to see.

Hoffard, 7 months ago

I love it! Very smart peice!

Steven Sandner, 7 months ago

Cool!

Alex Tebb, 7 months ago

How have I not seen this earlier? This is fricken awesome. The exact kind of style I love. I LOVE working with ink and tea staining too.

Ine Spee, 7 months ago

I love this. It’s so simple yet so complex at the same time. Great work!

Lloyd Harvey, 7 months ago

A wonderful and simple design. Very classy and nicely stylised.

Markus Kunschak, 7 months ago

Your still life illustrations are all stunning! They are really exciting.

funkyporchini, 7 months ago

Such Beauty in a little book ! Texture awesome..

Antanas, 7 months ago

great composition

Peter Zentjens, 7 months ago

This is an amazing drawing. Only one subject but you create such a special mood around it with your textures and stains. Instant fav.

Patricia Knowles, 7 months ago

Love this piece of work….....great idea and interpretation

Melissa Contreras, 7 months ago

This a lovley piece of work.

queenykups, 7 months ago

wow wee, do I like your style!

Caroline Cage, 7 months ago

Very nice

kipishiux, 7 months ago

Nice

Janet Botes, 7 months ago

Ooooh, I love this…. You’d be crazy not to do more like this… Please tell me you’re not crazy :)

Tina Hogg, 6 months ago

Re comment above, i’d rather hear that you are!
Love, love, love this – I can almost feel the dryness of the paper….love the textures and tones

Zoe Sadokierski, 6 months ago

Paul, I love this. It makes me want to get back into bed with a cup of tea and a book! Thank you for introducing me to this group.

Andy Mercer, 6 months ago

I also like this one.. the book is full of words and meaning and mental pictures but none of this is visible.. its a very simple picture that is brim full of a million possibilities. Every person who views it instantly has a book they know and a story they recall.

Is the book a cheap trashy novel, or a horror story.. a love story ? Or is the book a metaphor for your life.. you’re obviously quite a good way into it.. and the viewer is allowed to see the cover but none of the detail. My guess is you are a starving artist.. because you obviously can’t you afford clean paper ;)

Paul Compton in reply to Andy Mercer’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you for the acute observations Andy. I do have some clean paper around here somewhere…

tambatoys, 6 months ago

very delicate, lovely

Anastasiia Kuc..., 6 months ago

i had the very same dictionary, and then ive lost it.. may be this is mine?)))))

Jason Ray France, 6 months ago

I LOVE the rustic feel of this! It somehow makes me feel at home.

traceyanne, 6 months ago

Perfect…feel the history

Amanda Burns-E..., 5 months ago

This piece feels very organic, looks like you enjoyed making it. The book pops off the page beautifully.

Shannon Clough, 5 months ago

Wonderful job! I love all the delicate detail!

SoxyFleming, 5 months ago

what I want to know, Paul, is why someone isn’t paying you to draw pictures all day long. Mind you, you’d want to be drawing the sort of pictures you want to draw! And don’t worry about what that Andy Mercer says about clean paper…he has spaghetti and tomato sauce on all of his!

I think you have a real talent for isolating these seemingly “normal” objects and giving them a spooky special life of their own….like you could turn any everyday object into the subject of an oh so exciting mystery story. Hope you are writing the stories too!

EdgeOfReality, 5 months ago

A very nice idea with great results. Well done.

silencieux, 5 months ago

There are no words I can see – but I can feel..
My heart beats in a rhythm of joy
I can see you flying…..( no school today :-)

Great Drawing Paul ! BRAVO ! ..Please have a great weekend . Andre

Paul Compton in reply to silencieux’s comment, 5 months ago

You are a shining light Andre. You always make me smile. I hope you have an awesome weekend and thank you immensely for commenting on my work and for adding this to your favourites. xoxo

silencieux, 5 months ago

YOU TOUCH ME A LOT AS WELL AS YOUR ART WORK ….( I MEAN IT! )

pbworks, 5 months ago

love it !!!

jemimalovesbigted, 5 months ago

you have a fantastic hand for these lovely delicate detailed works. really good!

Mui-Ling Teh, 5 months ago

Love the detail of the torn and wrinkled pages, and the fact it’s turned down as though abandoned and just left there to wear away and get buried (until you unearthed it). Love the media you’ve selected as well; both the image and the paper is very antique.

F Magdalene Au..., 4 months ago

Is it me or is there an angelic white figure at the top of the book to the right?

Austin

Paul Compton in reply to F Magdalene Austin’s comment, 4 months ago

I never looked at it that way before. You were born to shed light Austin. Thank you. Thank you.
- Paul -

F Magdalene Au..., 4 months ago

My light’s not too good cause I meant to the left. LOL, the large white figure at the top to the left.
I can’t shed light, I would sooooo mislead people. :-)

Austin

Paul Compton in reply to F Magdalene Austin’s comment, 4 months ago

LOL! Oh yep, I definitely see it. I stand by my original statement : )

Steve Woodman, 4 months ago

marvelous tones and texture. Great job!

bellmusker, 4 months ago

This is extraordinarily captivating…..I want to pick this book up and inhale its delicious papery smell, & see what lyrical wonders are contained within. Just gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!

Karin Taylor, 3 months ago

this is so fabulous Paul, i can’t believe i missed it :D
wow~

darkestartist, 3 months ago

Paul, i don’t know how i missed it but I absolutely adore this :)

Paul Compton in reply to darkestartist’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you so much darestartist. I’m really glad you like this : )

darkestartist, 3 months ago

you’re very welcome. books are more fun and better than many people I know…

Carol & Kev Ha..., 3 months ago

So much detail in an image, it’s like you can peel back the pages of history here, that lovely old feeling just leaps from the pages….you have an amazing talent Paul!!!

Rochele Royster, 2 months ago

I love this!

Priscilla Rodr..., 2 months ago

beautiful.

invisible, 2 months ago

Always Love to Paul , will write to you soon …..Kind regards , andre

BLYTHART, 2 months ago

How on earth did I miss this little gem!!! I reckon this book is a well-worn copy of
Wicked that you’ve read a hundred times :)) My copy has been read by my wife and I and is now out on loan to someone.

Paul Compton in reply to BLYTHART’s comment, 2 months ago

Great! I’ve only read it 99 times. I’m going to see the musical in three weeks so I’m pretty excited and don’t know what to expect – adaptations are never as good as the originals. This drawing was buried and unearthed as was the subject. Glad you like this one Dave : )

Nicole Ryan, 2 months ago

mmm this makes me smile so much .. it’s so completely ambiguous and i bet there are a hundred wonderful tales within it ~ xx

SerenityChase, 2 months ago

Beautiful detail – love the textures.

Pet xxx, about 1 month ago

Tonnes of compliments here but I still insist on squeezing in mine ;p ..
This is absolutely, simply Beautiful Paul!

Paul Compton in reply to Pet xxx’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you so much Petra. It means a lot to me and I’m glad you like it : )

lurline, about 1 month ago

So delicate – and I love the soft colour.
“A picture paints a thousand words!” :)

Paul Compton in reply to lurline’s comment, about 1 month ago

Oh thank you Lurline – I’ve missed you! I’m adding you to my watchlist right now! x

suziebrann, about 1 month ago

Now this is VERY Cool!

artist4peace, about 1 month ago

SUPERB,WONDERFUL…..........

Paul Compton in reply to suziebrann’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you very much : )

Paul Compton in reply to artist4peace’s comment, about 1 month ago

That’s incredibly kind of you to say – thank you very very much.

Steven Novak, about 1 month ago

Fantastic little piece of work Paul. Your rendering on the book is amazing.

Paul Compton in reply to Steven Novak’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you so much Steven. This drawing is really special to me – I wish I still had the original. Hope you’re well young man : )

melodious, 25 days ago

absolutely wonderful!!!

Paul Compton in reply to melodious’s comment, 25 days ago

Thank you so much! : )

mklau, 21 days ago

Hi Paul .. delicate, sensitive and masterly in conception … such admirable creativity and skills. mklau

Paul Compton in reply to mklau’s comment, 21 days ago

That’s quite a compliment mklau. I’m having some difficulties making work at the moment so I can’t tell you how thankful and honoured I am for your words. You’re too kind. Best wishes to you : )

Mohammad. Khak..., 18 days ago

Oh yeah, what everyone else said, what a great work!

Paul Compton in reply to Mohammad. Khaksar.’s comment, 18 days ago

Hee hee, I’m glad you like this. Thank you endlessly MhDkHr : )

ANNETTE HAGGER, 14 days ago

this is a simple image that is so thought provoking, im really drawn to it, i love it, love the way the book is discarded, full of words but we dont know by whom the book is discarded by or what the book is, there is so much meaning in this, beautful work, and the staining on the paper is a very atmospheric touch. Excellent piece of art Paul !

Paul Compton in reply to ANNETTE HAGGER’s comment, 14 days ago

You have made my day Annette. I can’t thank you enough for appreciating this. It felt like a special one as I was drawing it. Thank you so much : )

darby, 5 days ago

i can smell that book!