Larry MacDougall - Faerie Tale Illustration, Comics and Animation.
Monday, March 24, 2014
The Owl Hotel
This is an old watercolour from my ill fated first attempt at mailing art out to kid's book publishers. I just found it in a drawer of old art and decided to re-scan it. I still like it - my first tree house.
I don't mean to be a hair splitter, but a motel is a hostelry, or inn, specifically designed and built for people taking trips in their car. Its selling point was that there was a place to park your car -- a "hotel" but with sufficient parking. They were originally units with car ports, but evolved into what we see now. In fact, the word "motel" was coined from motor+hotel. I'd buy "Owl Hotel" but since there are no cars or parking spaces, I don't think you could call it a "motel." Now if it is a hostelry for owls making flying trips, I could make a case for a "Flotel" or a "Flytel."
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I don't mean to be a hair splitter, but a motel is a hostelry, or inn, specifically designed and built for people taking trips in their car. Its selling point was that there was a place to park your car -- a "hotel" but with sufficient parking. They were originally units with car ports, but evolved into what we see now. In fact, the word "motel" was coined from motor+hotel. I'd buy "Owl Hotel" but since there are no cars or parking spaces, I don't think you could call it a "motel." Now if it is a hostelry for owls making flying trips, I could make a case for a "Flotel" or a "Flytel."
Thanks Wol. I can always count on you to set me straight. :)
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