Francisco de Goya, "El sueño de la razón produce monstruos". (Etching, c. 1798)
When reason goes to sleep, the monsters come out.
Irrational nightmares, or fantastic creatures? Deranged bats and owls attack the artist, as the guardian cats rouse, but one owl is offering a brush... or is he stealing?
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Owls
Owl perching http://moodymand.deviantart.com/art/Stock-Great-Horned-Owl-1-291362883 THANKS moodymand at deviantART
Owl attack http://hyperactive-activate.deviantart.com/art/Owl-in-flight-Stock-3-261284017 Thanks hyperactive-activate at deviantART
Owl hunting http://evelivesey.deviantart.com/art/Owl-taking-off-194835352 Thanks to evelivesey at deviantART
Owl wings out http://nefarostock.deviantart.com/art/Barn-Owl-Flight-3-67601777 Thanks to nefarostock at deviantART
Owl back http://nefarostock.deviantart.com/art/Barn-Owl-Flight-4-67602352 Thanks to nefarostock at deviantART
Bats
Demon bat http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chiroptera_-_Zoological_Museum_(Li%C3%A8ge).png -- Picture by M0tty
Fuzzy bat http://shortcakesnail-stock.deviantart.com/art/Bat-Stock-2-133252060 Thanks to shortcakesnail-stock at deviantART
Dark bat http://www.flickr.com/photos/e_monk/6662775157/ thanks e_monk
Pale bat http://jayjd2.deviantart.com/art/Bat-Stock-by-jayjd2-157243554 thanks jayjd2 at deviantART
Bat cloud http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheeshoo/3757941759/ thanks sheeshoo
(5 years and 2702 days ago)
- 1: Model Thanks to noree-stock at deviantart
- 2: Great owl thanks lydiardwidllife at deviantART
- 3: Great bat thanks Sethtex
- 4: Lynx thanks Buckeye Beth
- 5: Cat thanks Picture Zealot
- 6: Eyes thanks raindog
- 7: Desk thanks jinifur at deviantART
- 8: Clouds thanks Ronald Carlson
- 9: Brush thanks yello-dog deviantART
- 10: Paper thanks arpadstock atdeviantart
good re creation author
pretty close there 
Thank you!
I hope it is close to what he saw.
very goid, bravo
Thank you lincemiope
Nice recreation of the original picture author. Well done and good luck
Thank you. I only wish I'd given myself one more day to make the creatures a little stranger
sorry you didn't place higher, you definately deserved to be atleast 3rd place
Sometimes hard work doesn't pay off around here 
Well thank you for encouragement on the bats and owls pic... barely hoped for fourth
but given that it's pretty easy to misunderstand the theme as "copy a painting" I figured some voters might score it lower. At least the contest made me finally get around to doing this image. Appreciate it 
Angela
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