Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Cats! Dogs! And DISCO!

After the Nats game on Wednesday, and Weird Al on Thursday, it was looking like my week couldn't get more exciting...until...

KT's 30th Birthday Disco Extravaganza at the Doubletree Skydome!

Although they weren't actually playing disco in the rotating restaurant, a good time was had by all!

Simply put, this week saw the completion of two pet oriented projects, Al and Ralph. First, Al (the clipped-eared mascot of the Palace of Wonders) was completed on Friday, and will be installed tomorrow.

"Al" Valance for Palace of Wonders
Acrylic on Luan, Approx 4'x7'

And I made a final push to get Ralph the dog's portrait done on Monday...
Ralph the Dog
Oil on Canvas, 36"x30"

So, after all that, I hope not to paint anything with fur for a while...(however, I do need to do some more monkey paintings for ArtRomp20!)

8 comments:

Ethan said...

Sweet Flare! You'll totally own Photoshop Hero:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/08/22

Jared said...

Yeah, and I'll kick your ass at Sousaphone Hero too!
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/activision_reports_sluggish_sales

Jared said...

And, actually...it wasnt a filter. There is a brush in the "assorted brushes" palette, and I simply adjusted the flow...beeatch!

Ethan said...

activision's problem was in not hooking up with konami to produce "marching band revolution: sousaphone hero (eXtreme)". get a ddr pad in the mix, and that'd be tight.

even better would be "Dance Dance Photoshop Hero", which reminds me of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEtwU6fzZiQ

Jared said...

Okay, I get the whole "exercise while you paint" idea...by why is he wearing a suit and tie? An homage to dada perhaps? (which would make sense since the product has a real "anti-art" feel...read: crappy)

Activision's problem is that we have stumbled upon Rock Band's logical extention...Marching Band...

but add a little bit of GTA into the mix...you know, bone the flautist at band camp for extra health points...

Ethan said...

that's a visual i just did not need.

Anonymous said...

Hair? Tell me about -- you only had to paint it!
Ralph's mom Looks fab.

Anonymous said...

Sorry. Ralph's MOM is NOT fab--- the painting is.