Budget Beans


Budget Beans
Budget Beans – A surprise inside every can!

It’s Illustration Friday time again – and this time, I thought outside of the box and inside the can!  This week’s theme is Whiskers. And the idea that came to mind – was obviously a can of bargain baked beans.

Oh yes, there were cats and dogs and other animals with whiskers, and centuries old magicians with whiskery moustaches and long thin beards, but they didn’t look right when I put pencil to paper – I mean stylus to tablet – and put them on screen. I then thought of a mouse that lived in an old tin can, as you do. The can was originally going to be for tomato soup, but I thought again, and decided on beans. And budget beans at that. I somehow have a strange feeling that mice wouldn’t like to live in an old soup can, but they would prefer an old baked beans can… budget, not premium range. Don’t ask me why.

Could things get any more surreal?

Quite likely…

18 responses to “Budget Beans”

  1. prenin avatar

    Love it! LoL!!!

    Reminds me of when one of my mates opened a loaf of bread and found a neatly sliced mouse in it!!! 🙂

    There was also a picture of a similar rodent and bread image on the web, but not the same event! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Prenin, but Ook! Wouldn’t like to come across that when doing my toast in the morning…

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  2. Visionkeeper avatar
    Visionkeeper

    Oh that’s great T !!!! You have two things going for you…You do art well and you have your ingenious mind! Well done 🙂 Great idea….But Prenin! What a ghastly story !!!! May I never encounter such a thing….Thanks T….VK Happy Weekend…..

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, VK – Happy Weekend to you too!

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  3. Deb avatar

    What an excellent entry, this one is, Tom!…Love it!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Deb, I’m pleased that you like it!

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  4. nrhatch avatar

    Very a-mouse-ing! 😀

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Hehehe! Thanks, Nancy!

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  5. kateshrewsday avatar

    Awwww, I’m a rodent fan, Tom, and I just love this 🙂 You really have a talent for illustrations!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Kate, pleased you like it!

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  6. shreejacob avatar

    You gave Mr Mouse nice hair!! hehehe. Great job on your interpretation of Whiskers!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      I did! He didn’t have hair to start off with, and I thought… why not!

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  7. Jo Bryant avatar

    what a terrific illustration Tom…he is so cute…

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Jo… I may do another illustration at some point with a few of his friends!

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      1. Jo Bryant avatar

        Cool !!!!!!!!

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  8. Androgoth avatar
    Androgoth

    Those bean can abodes are definitely worth
    trying but confined spaces after a hearty bean
    meal can prove a tad deadly 😦

    Hey and it’s windy again this evening 😦 lol

    Androgoth

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Ah yes… the side effects.
      I don’t think the mouse is that bothered, though Andro! 😉

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