Hanging Tree- Day 26- 30 Paintings in 30 Days

5"x7" ink and watercolor painting on illustration board
5″x7″ ink and watercolor painting on illustration board

Here is another scene from the Movie Nightmare Before Christmas.  Dig those singing skeletons.

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Wishing Well- Day 23- 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Wishing Well
5″x7″ watercolor painting on illustration board

Today we make a trip back to Disneyland and visit the Wishing Well that is tucked away in Snow White’s Grotto.

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Iron Man- Day 22- 30 Paintings in 30 Days

6"x6" ink and watercolor painting on illustration board
6″x6″ ink and watercolor painting on illustration board

Today we have Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man.

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Bettie Page- Day 20- 30 Paintings in 30 Days

5x7" ink and watercolor paint on illustration board
5×7″ ink and watercolor paint on illustration board

Twenty down and ten to go!

Today we have a painting of the pin up queen, Bettie Page.

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Statler and Waldorf- Day 18- 30 Paintings in 30 Days

5"x7" acrylic ink and watercolor paint on illustration board
5″x7″ acrylic ink and watercolor paint on illustration board

 

Just because it’s another Monday.

These two Muppets, Statler and Waldorf epitomize the start of the week.

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Vincent Price- Day 16- 30 Paintings in 30 Days

6"x6" ink, acrylic ink and watercolor paint on illustration board
6″x6″ ink, acrylic ink and watercolor paint on illustration board

Today’s painting is of my favorite horror actor, Vincent Price.  I think what I like most about him is that he can flip the switch from a normal, kind man to someone who is just out for blood and it is very believable.  His career was long with tons of movies that he stared in.  Some of my favorites are the Edgar Allan Poe films that he did with director Roger Corman.  Another favorite of mine is, House on Haunted Hill.

 

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Jack in the Graveyard- Day 12- 30 Paintings in 30 Days

6"x6" Ink, watercolor and ink paint on illustration board
6″x6″ Ink, watercolor and ink paint on illustration board

Day 12 of the 30 paintings in 30 days.

Phew

I can admit that I’m starting to feel it.  This process, even though this is my second time doing the 30 in 30 challenge, is starting to get to me.  It’s not sitting down and doing the art that is hard but the process of deciding what subject matter is a huge struggle.  Another thing that I am dealing with is that I think I need to start slowing down and taking more time with my work but that isn’t really an option with this challenge.  Plus, doing all this while just starting the website and blog and Facebook account is hard too.  And now with being able to look at stats on these pieces and taking note on reactions and more importantly, lack of reactions are making me rethink the work I’m doing.  I think I am going to have to change and refocus on things after this month is over.

 

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Boris Karloff- Day 8- 30 Paintings in 30 Days

6"x6" acrylic ink, colored pencil and oil paints on an illustration board
6″x6″ acrylic ink, colored pencil and oil paints on an illustration board

 

One full week of paintings completed!!  Now on to week two!

After doing a portrait of Bela Lugosi as Dracula on day 4, I knew I would have to include the actor who is probably the most well known of the classic monster characters, Boris Karloff.  You can not mention or think about Frankenstein’s monster and not think of Karloff under the makeup.  But as an actor, Karloff has a huge resume of great roles.  And, I have drawn and painted several renditions of Karloff as The Monster, this made me decide to just do a portrait of the man, not one of his monster movie characters.  As I did this painting I was listening to a great album that Karloff narrates about the classic Universal Horror movies.  It’s called “An Evening With Boris Karloff And Friends”.  Here is a link so you can listen to both sides of the record.

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Beaker-Day 7 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

6"x6" acrylic ink, colored pencils and oil paint on illustration board
6″x6″ acrylic ink, colored pencils and oil paint on illustration board

 

MEEP MEEP

How can you not love the craziness of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew’s assistant, Beaker?  Muppet Labs skits on the Muppet Show are some of my favorites.  As soon as you hear their little theme song and see them, you know Beaker is in for something bad.

Here is Day 7’s painting for the 30 in 30.  Tomorrow will have us see a different kind of scientist, maybe like one who is known for science going wrong…

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