Letting My Creativity Get the Better of Me.

I haven't been ignoring you all... honest.

It's just...

Well...

I found a new love...

MODPODGE!

And so when I'm not pimpin' it on a corner for The Queen, or bailing out The Dutch... or trying to bribe Amy into stealing the good shit from CB...

I've been getting my creativity on.

I know you're all just dying to see the results of my artistic genius...

So... with nothing of humor, wit or intellect to type... I'll leave you with a few pictures.

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Thinking of Him

(at least that was the title of the photo I sketched this from)

This was just a 20 minute sketch I did.  Then I blew it up, mod-podged it on canvas and repainted the girl in acrylic.

Inner Peace

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Don't give me too much credit on this one.  I didn't draw anything.  I created this as a digital collage.  I then blew it up and Mod-Podged to canvas.  I painted the orange and blue with some old nail polish and then did all the black and white work with acrylic paint.  This now hangs in my upstairs office with my Buddha collection.  And yes... the symbol means 'inner peace' and I do sit there and stare at it when I'm in desperate need of finding some.

These are both on 16 x 20 inch canvas.  I intend to do more of these... they're so much fun.

The best part is the fact that they offer nearly instant artistic gratification... unlike my detailed drawings that take me days/weeks/months... and then never get finished because I lose interest (it's the ADHD!)

Okay, so the Buddha actually took me about 12 hours to paint, but only because I messed up the background and had to redo it!  I could recreate it in about 4 (probably)

Anyway... I'm not bragging or anything.  After all... it's just painting over a printout I did on the computer...  but I though some of you might enjoy a visual of why I've been MIA for a week.

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But for the nay-sayers out there (who seem to be trolling around lately) I'll give you one last glimpse at my art... so you don't go thinking I'm a total hack...

Chakras

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Mixed Media: Oil Pastel, Marker, and Nail Enamel on poster board.  Completely freehand.  And if you think his head is a little big... you're right.  It was the perspective I was holding the board as I drew him... I need to invest in an easel.

And if you prefer a good old portrait...

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Here's a piece of work I've been trying to do since March.  It's a good friend's daughter... when it's all finished she'll be staring at a baby dragon coming out of a butterfly chrysalis.  (the line through her cheek is the result of having to scan it in pieces because it's too big for my scanner).

Okay... now I'm bragging!!  YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT!!!  This one is actually quite an accomplishment because I never thought I was very good at portraits.  Now if I could just find the nerve to finish it.

Now get off the frigging computer and go do something productive...

Or in the very least go pull your wieght on a street corner so The Queen won't be all over my ass for exercising my creative bone instead of entertaining some John!

Have a wonderful week!!

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