A makeup and Fx behind the scenes photograph from Gostbusters 2.

Oil on canvas

I found the image a few years ago and then when trump got elected it seemed like an appropriate time to paint it. It’s always nice when the images while Benign in there original intent have some sort of subtext. This one always had pretty obvious subtext in spades but maybe a little more so now. Also now with the next in  along line of mass shootings and the same old tired wheeling out of the 2nd amendment. The image once again gains hidden meaning that was never intended by the original photo. Well I dont think it was intended anyway.

As always it’s not really finished as such but I’ve hit a roadblock with it as I do with so many paintings. Just usual I hit it allot earlier.

I finally hung some photos in a local pub. These are some of the first canvases that I painted. Not the C3PO and Terminator paintings that I had painted for this purpose. I cant  bring myself to part with them yet. I’m excited to see if anyone shows any interest in them. I am currently trying to finish my  Rocky painting to go with them. Maybe when I have done some more I will be ready to part with my favorites. Either way having some paintings finally hanging in public is a great motivator. If no one shows interest in these two Ill swap them out for some others.

Just a quick time Laps for fun.

The game is almost finished and I’m no longer doing evenings and weekends. That means I’m back to Life drawing with Jon once a week. Here is my first offering of the new season. From a live model (Katy) with oils over 2 hours. I tried to get in the whole posture and strait away (Starting at the foot). I  got into trouble as the head kept getting away from me(to big for the body). This was throwing everything out of whack. Jon stepped in and helped me scale up to match the head. Saying, clearly that is the scale i’m comfortable with and to work from that. Sp with the head in I worked back down to the Foot and over all i’m very happy with the result.

Well I went and forgot my paints for last weeks life drawing lesson so instead i did some sketches in charcoal. Very satisfying the way you can imitate the method of painting and fill in the image. Using the rubber to bring out the highlights.Something I should try to do more often…. Forget my paints so i can try other mediums as its a refreshing change.

Life drawing lesson (from life) with oils on an old pre used canvas. The pre-used canvas gave a nice thick base to work on. I had to go thick with the paint quickly to establish the new image as the old image was confusing the drawing allot at the beginning. Its a shame to lose the original image but even though I can now afford more canvas the reality is I have nowhere to store them. Better to re-use them. I might try flipping some over so I get a blank side as alternative to going over old images. Ill need to get a staple gun for that though. Overall I’m happy with how this came out. Lots of tones in there and lots of paint. Still a big focus on colours. Its actually not a bad likeness this time. Far from perfect but a happy result.

This is a new image commissioned by my friend Tom Ford of ‘The Hollywood News’. George Lucas cant leave well alone…

George Lucas as Jabba the hut being choked to prevent him doing any more edits to the 'Star Wars' movies