The Queen & Her Dogs, a photo from Kent, England

Photographer's Note

The title of this work is They see me rollin

We had a lovely stroll in Whitstable last June 2018. We discovered many wall paintings and this one was signed by Catman.

Catman is a street artist based between London and Kent. Studying architectural model making at (UCA) The University of Creative Arts Rochester where he gained his fine scalpel skill while producing scale architectural models, a skill used today in the stencil use within his paintings.
Source / From WEB: https://graffikgallery.co.uk/catman/

holmertz, Royaldevon, pajaran, tyro, ikeharel, worldcitizen, claudeD has marked this note useful

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lousat (140082) 2018-10-20 10:23

Hi Viviane,it's a very funny painting! I like a lot the way to show us the Queen in this half and half composition with a watch on the street too on the left,perfect sharpness everywhere in the best exposure too,original post! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

serp2000 (47063) 2018-10-20 11:31

Hi, Vivian, my neghbor today,
I am not expert of grafitti but I like this kind of the street art. Catman, Banksy and a lot of other interesting artists make the streets more attractive. Good presentation of the art work.
TFS!
Serghei

holmertz (103762) 2018-10-20 12:04

Hello Viviane,
This is a great piece of graffiti. It's cleverly done and funny. Is the Queen really being pulled by a canine engined Segway? I wasn't aware of Catman, who is clearly influenced by Banksy, but then many Renaissance or Impressionist painters were also inspired by others. I appreciate that you show us the street around the corner. A photo like this always gets more interesting when we see the context of the street art in its surroundings.
Kind regards,
Gert

mesutilgim (0) 2018-10-20 12:59

Hello Viviane,
Just amazing !
Such a mural can exist only in a country with unlimited denocracy .
And you've captured it with perfect pov and sharpness.
Usefull notes makes your entry a perfect TE job.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Royaldevon (86598) 2018-10-20 13:08

Hello Viviane,

This is a superb piece of street art!
No-one could doubt the subject; the artist is talented.
I love how you have split the scene between the Queen and the street, so that she appears to be travelling down the street, like Boadicea on her chariot, though corgis are not quite as dynamic as bolting horses!
I'm surprised the artist was called 'Catman', 'Dogman' might have been more appropriate!

Hugs,
Bev 😊

jemaflor (148398) 2018-10-20 23:38

Salut Viviane,
Bien vue cette prise entte fresque bien dessinée et perspective de la rue, bonne netteté sur l'ensemble des plans.

CLODO (45118) 2018-10-20 23:40

Bonjour Viviane

Elle n'a pas de bodyguard et se sert de ses corgis comme chiens de traineau. J'aime bien la signature de l'artiste. Le reste de la rue est superflu et aurait pu être supprimé, à moins que tu aies attendu le passage d'un chien.
Bon dimanche
CLODO

tyro (30513) 2018-10-21 0:03

Hello Viviane,

I have to confess that I've never heard of "Catman" though I presume that is his personal logo painted to the left of the Queen. But this is quite a splendid piece of artwork and you have captured it perfectly here in a frame cleverly divided right down the middle with the work on the right while the left side of the frame is filled with a view of the neighbouring street.

A well presented photograph with good light and colours and excellent depth of field and sharpness. And an interesting and informative note too.

Excellent!

Kindest Regards,

John.

carlo62 (81265) 2018-10-21 0:21

Ciao Viviane
l'ideatore del murale ha avuto molta fantasia e questo ti ha permesso di fare una bella e simpatica foto, quasi divertente.
Buona domenica
Carlo

freedahu (824) 2018-10-21 12:53

Dear Viviane,
A nice shot and a funny street art painting. Perfect colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Serge

worldcitizen (16236) 2018-10-26 9:20

Hello Viviane,
I love street art, and this is a fun find. I like that we can see a partial view of the street and shops, along with this humorous work of art. It looks like Catman actually uses a cat as his signature, which is also fun. :-) I've seen similar art of the queen here in NYC; it must be by the same artist.

claudeD (47754) 2018-10-29 10:13

Hello Viviane,

very funny and original this grafitti using the queen as subject showing walking her dogs! Excellent sharpness and clarity. You did very well to show the street too not only the painting. Very well done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC