I actually finished a painting in under a month. Which is warp speed… for me, anyway.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: “Helm… warp one… engage!”
Patrick Stewart – Star Trek: The Next Generation
About this image: acrylic painting on 12″x 24″ canvas
More birds today… of the ‘hunting and pecking’ variety. If this dude looks a little familiar it’s probably because he also posed for ‘ A Spot of Tea ‘. Although this time I drew him perched on a typewriter. So… there is that.
Grady Tripp (narrating): “So there it was. Somewhere in the night, a Manhattan book editor was prowling the streets of Pittsburgh; best-selling author at his side, dead dog in his trunk.”
– Michael Douglas – Wonderboys
About this image: digital media – vector art created with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
So… don’t tell anybody, but… just between you and me… I think tea is kinda for the birds. Coke me, bro!
Dennis Reynolds: “Your voice needs to come off as elegant as your clothing… okay? So… try this, ‘would you like a spot of tea’? You, ‘yeeeEEEeeesssSSSss’!”
Mac McDonald: “Would you like a spot of tea? YeeEEeessSSss!”
Dennis Reynolds: “Draw it out more.”
Mac McDonald: “Draw it out more than that? More like… YeeeEEEeeesssSSSsss!”
– Rob McElhenney & Glenn Howerton – It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
About this image: digital media – vector art created with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Ever wonder what to do with that can of beets that’s been in your pantry for a decade or two? Why not make an image with it?!
Sunlight tends to fade… stuff. This is true of pigments found in flowers, fruits, vegetables, etc. – enter the anthotype printing process (basically coating paper with photosensitive plant material and contact printing in direct sunlight). How ’bout them apples (or… beets, I guess)?
Note: Different plants require various exposure times, and (unfortunately) I know of no way to permanently ‘fix’ an anthotype from further solar ‘bleaching’.
About this image: Watercolor paper coated with beet juice – contact printed with transparency in direct sunlight (approx. 35 hours +/-)
Refrigerator Magnate 