I just finished (and listed) two Halloween paintings - one's for Nibblefest (our theme this month is OWLS).

First up, for both of you Star Trek / Halloween / Lunchbox fans out there:

 

LunchSpock
5 x 7 Oil and Chromacolour on Panel
(click to go to auction)

 

 

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Next is my Nibblefest entry:

Happy Owloween!
5x5 Oil and Chromacolour on panel
(click to go to auction)

“Trick or Tweet!” OK I know owls don’t say "tweet" but oh well.

So anyway, Shelly's taking her little brother Alex out trick or treating - she's kind of mad because she had other plans and her parents just dumped this on her at the last second. Poor Alex is really scared of all the ghosts and monsters too. ☹

Monday, August 23, 2010

Acrylics (again)!

So I've been doing some more experimenting with acrylics again, I tried a different brand (Old Holland) & so far am very happy with them!

Here are some of my experiments (two are currently listed for the August Nibblefest contest, the theme this month is FACES). They're all ACEO's, Norfy's on unstretched canvas and the other two are on masonite panels.



Here's a link to the auctions if anyone's interested. Sorry they don't have particularly clever stories this time, I guess I was a little distracted due to Violet's birthday week (which is still going on!).

I've also been doing a lot of pencil drawing which I'll post in a bit (hopefully sooner than five months!)

The Moozles
(click to see the auction)

The spotted calf wants to know your name. Really she does, but don’t get too close! If you look carefully, you can see that those aren’t ordinary spots. Bossy has the moozles (not to be confused with their cousins, the measles) which (from what I’ve read), are super contagious and all kinds of itchy.

I painted this using Genesis heat set oil paints, about which I can't say enough good things. They very well might be my favorite paint now.

"Soft and Fuzzy O’Johnson”

(click image to go to auction)

They say everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, at least that’s what Soft and Fuzzy Johnson (or should I say Soft and Fuzzy O’Johnson) believes. Personally, I think it’s just an excuse for him to dress up like a leprechaun and drink green beer in the middle of the week.

I wasn't intending to do a Ben Cooper costume series, but this month's Nibblefest theme (Masks & Masquerades) presented the opportunity for another BC painting:

 

Another Nibblefest entry:

Ben Cooper Lunchbox

Poor Lunchbox is out for his first Trick or Treat, but he doesn’t have a clue as to what he’s supposed to do! He’s heard from the Forest Folk that he can get candy, but doesn’t realize that he has to knock on doors and say “TRICK OR TREAT” to get it! Fortunately that pumpkin over there looks like a decent sort, I bet he’ll give Lunchbox the scoop. Oh and how about that ghost? oooooh, scary stuff!

BTW, don’t you just love Lunchbox’s Ben Cooper “Lunchbox” costume? When he saw it in the store, Lunchbox thought the character looked familiar but couldn’t quite place him, he thinks it’s a fantastic costume, and it is! No one will know it’s you, Lunchbox I promise! I’m not worried for Lunchbox though, because when you’ve got your lunch-pail and your diaper, at the end of the day what more do any of us really need?

I've been making ACEO prints of some of my previously sold paintings, I've made about 24 so far but am listing them in smaller groups.

Here's a pic of some of them, please excuse the poor photography, it's late & I had to use the flash:



On the back I have the title of the painting as well a gratuitous pic of  Lunchbox!

I'm also working on some other projects including those little scrabble tile charms and am getting back into colored pencil.  Hopefully I'll have something to post soon!

Wow, I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted here! 

Anyway I have a couple of more ACEO's that I just listed (click on the image to go to the auction):


Here's Greyness - remember him? Sparky's friend?



And here's Mr. Bones (Terrace R. Bones) our first Boston Terrier who was a huge inspiration for the Wibbles. He still checks in with us every now & then from beyond.

"M U R D E R !"

Before you get all panicky, take a deep breath and remember the #1 rule in Wibbley World - "Nothing bad ever happens," so we should be safe. Hey, I just noticed that looks just like my house he's leaving - I don't think I like that!

I painted this ACEO for the May Nibblefest contest, "The Secret Life of Toys." This is a portrait (from life, something I don't do a lot!) of an actual marionette I have along with his demented brown bear associate, and I swear I can hear them saying "mmmuuurrrdddeeerrr" when they think I'm not paying attention. These are some seriously disturbing looking "toys" (I'm not sure when they were made, the heads are composition though so they're pretty old), maybe they were designed to keep the naughty children in check.