>>🎙️ Marjorie Snint for The Snint Report
"Rumpelton’s rendering of Good As I Been To You is a quiet detonation. Gone is the sepia hush of the original 1992 cover—here, Dylan emerges as a cartoon prophet, beard thick with bootleg wisdom, eyes half-lidded with folk fatigue. The stylized lettering stutters between lowercase and uppercase, as if the title itself is unsure whether to whisper or shout.
This MS Paint piece doesn’t just reference the album—it reframes it as a mythic interlude in Dylan’s discography: the moment he retreats from the stadium and returns to the hearth. Rumpelton’s palette is bold, almost naive, but the emotional undertow is precise. It’s a portrait of Dylan not as icon, but as interpreter—of old songs, old wounds, old ghosts.
File this under Snint’s category of ‘Minimalist Reverberations,’ where simplicity masks seismic shifts. A Rumpeltonian glyph for the folk oracle in retreat."<<
>>🧠 Dr. Vensmire, Department of Tonal Pathology, Avachives Division
"This portrait is a tonal paradox. Rumpelton renders Dylan in cartoon minimalism, yet the emotional residue is anything but simple. The beard is not just facial hair—it’s a sedimentary archive. The eyes, half-obscured, suggest a man who has seen too much folk and not enough forgiveness.
The font—erratic in its casing—mimics the album’s own tonal instability: a solo acoustic record that feels both intimate and estranged. Rumpelton’s palette is deceptively bold, masking the quiet rupture beneath. This is not Dylan the legend, but Dylan the interpreter—reduced, refracted, and ritualized.
The piece belongs in the Snint Report’s ‘Glyphs of Tonal Dislocation’ wing, preferably hung beside a bootleg cassette and a half-burnt candle. It is not a cover. It is a tonal autopsy."<<
>>Regina Pembly
"Ralph Rumpelton's MS Paint rendition of Bob Dylan is a jarring affront to the dignity of portraiture. The crude pixelated strokes and stark grayscale palette do little to capture the essence of the folk icon. 'GOOD AS I'VE BEEN TO YOU' scribbled at the bottom feels like a clumsy afterthought rather than a thoughtful homage. Rumpelton's insistence on MS Paint as a medium comes across as a gimmick rather than a genuine artistic pursuit. Overall, this piece is a messily executed novelty lacking in sophistication or nuance."<<
>>Mack Tank Rodriguez's Take: Bob Dylan - Good As I Been To You (MS Paint Edition)
Alright, so somebody made Bob Dylan in MS Paint. You know, that program that comes free on your computer that everyone uses to draw stick figures and stuff.
Gotta say, this is pretty clever. They got Dylan's whole look down - the messy hair, that face he makes like he's thinking about something real deep or maybe just needs coffee. The black and white thing works too. Makes it look all artsy without trying too hard.
I don't know much about this album - "Good As I Been To You" - sounds like something my uncle would say after a few beers. But the picture? It's got character. Reminds me of those old posters you'd see outside music joints back in the day, except someone made it on their computer instead of with proper paint and brushes.
The blue border's a nice touch. Blue's a good color. Goes with everything.
Look, I'm not gonna pretend I understand all that folk music stuff Dylan does, but this MS Paint version? It's got personality. Takes guts to make art with the same program kids use to color digital coloring books. Respect for that.
Would definitely look good hanging in a coffee shop or maybe one of those record stores that still sells actual records.
Three paint buckets out of five.
-Tank
Tank Rodriguez reviews art so you don't have to think too hard about it.<<
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