Or else they are perfectly "normal" humans (at least on the outside), who find themselves in strange and unsettling scenarios. Maybe their feet are bigger than their heads. Maybe their eyes are too big, their mouths too small, their ears too close. When they do, whimsical art will usually depict them as odd humans who have something slightly strange about them. Humans can also find, creep, tumble or crawl their way into whimsical art. They are the stuff of both daydreams and nightmares. Their strangeness is unexpected and often unsettling. The common theme is that they are surreal and quirky. Or a serpentine sea creature with a penchant for cowboy hats. such as a giant tomato with big blue eyes. Whimsical creatures can also include absolutely anything with anthropomorphic (human-like) features. The characters that appear in whimsical art include fairies, elves, gnomes, trolls, aliens, monsters, pixies - basically anything that the imagination can conjure. They are the shadowy side of whimsicality. Such characters express innocence gone awry. For example, Tim Burton's cast of characters in Nightmare Before Christmas are a bizarre bunch of mostly-loveable whimsical characters that emerge from the darker side of human psychology. Art imbued with whimsicality can also include the cutely creepy, the oddly adorable, and the ugly munchkins. But it doesn't always have to be sugary sweet and deliciously darling. It is the art of childhood and innocence. Whimsical art is characteristically (but not necessarily) bright, colorful, and fun.
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