Another bit of the large commissioned painting in these previous posts. This section is about 8″ x 8.5″– acrylic on maps on canvas.
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Shroomdweller Acrylic on collaged paper on canvas, 12"x6"
I’ve been working on this relatively small painting in between jobs for over a month now! I’ll probably tweak it a bit more yet, but I couldn’t wait to share it now that it’s finally coming close to what I envisioned. This mushroom, like its climber, is entirely imaginary, but it was inspired by various real species. If you are a fan of fungi in its many fanciful forms, be sure to check out this fascinating blog: When we die, we become one with the earth. Beautiful photos of some amazing shrooms!
The background engraving was scanned from The Practical Standard Dictionary, 1943; the borders were from an old map.
The not-so-secret message in the annulus refers to a series of books by Eleanor Cameron that I loved as a child. Working on this really made me want to reread those books!
p.s. This one’s dedicated to my friend Heather, an avid mushroom-hunter, & my father, a soon-to-be truffle farmer!
Edit: Prints of this painting (along with the original) are now available in my Etsy shop!
The Girl with the Oddment Tattoo Acrylic on found doll, ~3.5" tall
Tattoos make everyone look more powerful, don’t you think?
This isn’t a new piece, but as I hadn’t posted it on this site, I thought I’d remedy that. If you’re a fan of Noah Scalin’s Skull-A-Day (& you should be!) you might have seen it there a while back too.
p.s. Gearing up for some new toys coming soon! :-)
Cartozia Kicks Off! Cartozia Tales Kickstarter Campaign
These lovely smiling people are the brilliant creators behind Cartozia Tales, holding their copies of Issue #1!* You can meet all of them & hear their voices in the Cartozia Kickstarter Video, & learn more about the comic on the Cartozia Website.
*Yes, I did the cover! You can see a close-up detail here.
Photos compiled by Jen Vaughn.
Fresh Peas (Detail of larger painting)
Another snippet from the aforementioned painting; you can see a bit more on my new Flickr profile banner. (And Oddments followers may remember their digital genesis as The Triplets of Peaville.)
Acrylic on scanned maps on canvas. Total size 30″ x 24″; size of detail, ~8″ x 10.5″
Dreaming (Detail of larger painting)
This is another detail from the same painting as my previous post. Hybrids have always been an obsession of mine, especially zoophytes & even zoorobotanical specimens!
