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Everybody’s Got A Laughin’ Place

Everybody’s got a laughin’ place
This is a painting of the final scene of the ride, Splash Mountain. It features the largest animatronic(the boat, which rocks back and forth) and a bunch of animatronic characters from the America Sings attraction. It is a oil, ink and watercolor painting.
This is for sale and will be on Etsy soon.

Splash Mountain is one of the rides that I love going on but will sometimes have to skip. It’s always a last second judgement call on if I’m willing to walk around the park with wet pants and shoes. But, the theming and ride itself is so great!

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Try Something

From the lack of frequency on my blog you can see that I did not make it through the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge. I gave up on it after I realized that this month was just too busy and stressful for me to keep that pace going. I’d do more art than I posted here. There were a few more pieces on my social media. You should follow along with, it’s fun!

One other reason for the lack of art is that I’m just not enjoying what I have been producing, and this has been an issue for a while now. So, the thing I need to start focusing on is fixing this. What that means is still unknown to me.

But, I will keep plugging along. And this piece is a part of that process. It is a watercolor and ink painting of the bounty hunter from Star Wars, Boba Fett. And, here is the non painted version:

Which version do you prefer, ink or painted?

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Mad Balls- Oculus Orbus

Here is the next entry into my Madballs paintings. This big eyeball’s name is Oculus Orbus.

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30 Paintings in 30 Days – Day 10

30 Paintings in 30 Days – Day 10
Here is something a bit different for today. This is a painted version of a drawing I did earlier in the week of Ardath Bey from the original movie of the Mummy. Instead of oil paints, this is a ink and watercolor painting on a Bristol sheet.
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30 Paintings in 30 Days – Day 9

5″x7″ ink, watercolor and oil paint on a gesso board

30 Paintings in 30 Days – Day 9
They’re back!! The Madballs have returned to the 30 Day challenge. This ball is named Skull Face (of course). This is another 5″x7″ ink, watercolor and oil painting on a gesso board, just like the other Madballs that I have done so far.
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30 Paintings in 30 Days- Day 8

5″x7″ ink and oil painting on a smooth artist panel.

30 Paintings in 30 Days – Day 8
Today is a big day. I’m making the drive from the Bay Area into Hollywood to go to the Hollywood Bowl to see a live version of The Muppet Show! It’s very exciting and something I never would have thought possible. That’s why I did this painting today. It is a 5″x7″ ink and oil painting on a smooth artist panel.
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30 Paintings in 30 Days- Day 7

5″x7″ oil paints and ink on an artist panel

30 Paintings in 30 Days- Day 7.
It’s a late night with the paints and turpentine tonight. Worked on three different pieces tonight but it started a little shakey. I had no idea what I wanted to do for the 7th painting of the month. But, I’m ok with this one. It’s another 5″x7″ oil painting but this time on a smooth panel. It felt good working on a smooth surface and this is the first painting this month using traditional oils and not water soluble oils.
This is a portrait of actress, Rachel Nichols.
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30 Paintings in 30 Days- Day 6

5″x7″ oil paint and ink on a linen panel

30 Paintings in 30 Days – Day 6
Ink and oil paint on a linen panel. Today’s painting is a quick little 5″x7″ Marilyn Monroe portrait. I also thought I would bust out some of the linen panels I had. And I have been wanting to try these out for a while. And on first try I was not pleased with it. There is way too much texture for my taste. I figured they would be smooth panels but you live you learn.
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30 Paintings in 30 Days -Day 5

Ink and oil painting on illustration board

30 Paintings in 30 Days- Day 5
Today I have an ink and oil painting of Charlize Theron. The oil paints that I have been using are water soluble so I can get thin layers of paint and still keep the ink drawing visible. I do like to paint with thicker paint but with the quick turnaround of painting daily I chose to use this technique. But, I think another reason I use it is because I like to use watercolors and this has a similar look to that.
And why did I chose to do a portrait of Charlize Theron? I wouldn’t say I’m a big fan of her. She is certainly a great actress and I’ve enjoyed some of her films. I would say I went with her because she has a timeless beauty and style to her. I also liked the high contrast in the lighting of the reference I used.
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