Three Kings: Difference between revisions

From Gnomon Chronicles
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Three Kings.jpg|thumb|''Three Kings''.]]'''''Three Kings''''' is an image by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].
[[File:Three Kings.jpg|thumb|''Three Kings''.]]'''''Three Kings''''' is a digitally edited drawing by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].


Pencil on paper, digital editing (2016).
Pencil on paper, digital editing (2016).
== Commentary ==
''Three Kings'' was a study of amoeba-like creatures struggling to stand upright against gravity
I began with the soles of the feet, giving these amorphous creatures purchase on hostile ground at the beginning of time, then drew from the feet up, thinking of millions of years of evolution
* [https://bsky.app/profile/gnomonchronicles.bsky.social/post/3lgxmzagi2k2t Post] @ Bluesky


== In the News ==
== In the News ==


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Three Kings 2.jpg|link=Three Kings 2|2017: '''''[[Three Kings 2]]''''' voted Picture of the Day by the Citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.
File:Three Kings 2.jpg|link=Three Kings 2|'''''[[Three Kings 2]]'''''.


File:Creature_3.jpg|link=Creature 3|'''''[[Creature 3]]''''' voted Image of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.  
File:Creature_3.jpg|link=Creature 3|'''''[[Creature 3]]'''''.  


File:Precursor_to_Mountains.jpg|link=Precursor to Mountains|21 August 2021: '''''[[Precursor to Mountains]]''''' created.
File:Precursor_to_Mountains.jpg|link=Precursor to Mountains|'''''[[Precursor to Mountains]]''''' created.


File:Walking Eyes by Karl Gregory Jones.jpg|link=Walking Eyes|Routine annual steganographic analysis of '''''[[Three Kings]]''''' unexpectedly released concealed '''''[[Walking Eyes|Walking Eye beast]]''''' into Euclidean space — perhaps a refugee from '''''[[Walking Eyes]]''''', or a pariah.   
File:Walking Eyes by Karl Gregory Jones.jpg|link=Walking Eyes|'''''[[Walking Eyes]]'''''.   


</gallery>
</gallery>
Line 34: Line 42:
* [http://creatures.karljones.com/2016/08/02/three-kings/ Three Kings] @ creatures.karljones.com
* [http://creatures.karljones.com/2016/08/02/three-kings/ Three Kings] @ creatures.karljones.com


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Drawings (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Drawings (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Drawings by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Drawings by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]
Line 41: Line 51:
[[Category:Creatures (series)]]
[[Category:Creatures (series)]]
[[Category:Organic golems]]
[[Category:Organic golems]]
[[Category:Three Kings (series)]]
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''}}

Latest revision as of 07:54, 30 January 2025

Three Kings.

Three Kings is a digitally edited drawing by Karl Jones.

Pencil on paper, digital editing (2016).

Commentary

Three Kings was a study of amoeba-like creatures struggling to stand upright against gravity

I began with the soles of the feet, giving these amorphous creatures purchase on hostile ground at the beginning of time, then drew from the feet up, thinking of millions of years of evolution

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links