Tag Archives: Saturday Art Day
Pictures I Like Whether I Drew Them or Not
The key factor in having an artist’s eye is being able to find what is beautiful no matter what or where you look.
Filed under artwork, colored pencil, illustrations, oil painting, old art, Paffooney
Pictures to Think About
Possibly Preposterous Pen & Ink
Why do daisies bully onion bulbs?
Filed under artwork, humor, Paffooney, pen and ink
Soft and Subtle Surrealism
Surrealism is basically the putting together of things that don’t go together to realistically portray what is not real. And sometimes it can be done in ways that you don’t realize are, in fact, examples of surrealism, unless you look at it and think about it more carefully. So, can you tell me why “The Wizard of Edo” above is surrealism?
This one is obvious even though I used photographs to draw every single element.
Cartoons, especially bizarre cartoons, are all surrealistic, though not all of them lack subtlety as much as this one does.
Some surrealism is highly horrific unless you think of this as merely a portrait of Boris Karloff in make-up.
It is inherent in surrealism that the images are going to make you stop and think about what it means.
There was a time when relatives might have told me that this was a realistic picture of my two sons. However, they didn’t tell me that since I drew it sixteen years before my eldest son was born.
So, is there anything at all surreal about this picture? Besides the fact that Sherry Cobble couldn’t arrive at school naked, I mean?
Filed under artwork, humor, Paffooney, surrealism
The Possibilities are No Longer Endless
This is an oil portrait of me and David. I can probably no longer create a picture like this. My arthritic hands are not steady enough anymore to blend shadow colors, especially in clothing.
I will never return to the classroom as a teacher again. Not even as a sub. I am no longer physically capable of doing the job. Most people don’t realize how tough a job it truly is.
My super powers are fading, even the incredibly bad smell that makes criminals pass out during combat.
Fortunately, my kids can carry the family name onwards.
Filed under artwork, autobiography, humor, Paffooney, pessimism
Saturday Art Day Once Again
Is there a consistent theme in these random-pictures posts? I wonder.
So, what is the theme?
Pictures can tell lies, obvious lies, and colorful lies?
Mickey doesn’t understand what the word “Theme” means?
You should draw or paint what makes you happy?
Does the theme of one picture have anything to do with the theme of another picture?
You tell me.
Double and Triple Portraits
Sometimes a single face is not enough to convey the person you want to portray.
Catch a Falling Star 