"Laika" (Space Doggity)

[zenjenn]

I thought perhaps some artists in this forum might appreciate this one. It is an acrylic painting entitled "Laika" inspired by Jonathan Coulton's song "Space Doggity".

I highly recommend listening to the song (and the rest of JoCo's songs) if you like fantasy and sci-fi!

If you don't listen to the song however, background: Laika was the first dog (and living being for that matter) in space, aboard Sputnik 2. She died up there. Jonathan Coulton is a musician who as part of a Song-Fu challenge wrote a song inspired by David Bowie's "Space Oddity". He chose Laika's story for his composition, in which Laika takes an imaginary dramatic space walk at the end of her life.

[chaosia]

hehe I do like the image, maybe her spirit is up there wandering the stars?

[gakinme]

The dog looked so lost in the video. Poor thing. But this is a nice tribute to the dog. So the dog becames a space angel now.

[Lapine]

I thought "Tori Amos" when I first read the title.

It's a beautiful piece that brings to mind Van Gogh, many thanks for sharing it with us.

[FromtheDeep]

Yes, I was thinking Van Gogh too. LOVE the deep, rich blues and the sharp contrast of the dog! Very nice!

[Smokindevil]

Love the sense of movement from the style of painting and the placement of your objects. Nicely done.