Count yer blessin's

... for instance... I've got perfect teeth. Never had braces. Damn grateful.

Voodoo priests. AKA I was watching princess & the frog and I'm in love with the Shadow Man.

and oh hey doodly saloon chick.

But yeah, I'm going through some scary stuff. I have to go back to taking a medicine that makes me very very sick.

It'll all be just fine though, I know it.

Zombie lady gets backround. Needs work. nh

Aaand it's 2:30 something a.m. and I'm finally getting around to painting some more.

yeahh yeahh, there's my demon horse silhouetted in there. Yep.

Lot more work to do.

Suggestions, help, etc. would be great. Landscapes are most definitely NOT my strong point.

I tried to bring a bit of the fiery colours into her complexion (it was very neutral/putty like before) without making her TOO alive looking... Eh, I'll probably just throw in more blood and gore.

she's clothed. still workin'

Any suggestions for a background? i'm awful at this.

I was also considering having some skin ripped off for muscle/gross stuff to show through, like my demon horses.

still gonna fix her arm, mess with her hair/horns more, fix the clothes/skin, and add more blood/tearstains.

I wanna do this one right.

ella muerta

my next one. I was at a bookstore today, pouring though art magazines and architecture magazines. I found this photo series of people made up like (i think in haiti) zombies. And this one photo really hit me. So I'm painting her, and changing stuff so the only thing I"m really copying is the face and idea. We'll see. shell probs become a voodoo priestess.

Came across a great quote in a book I bought today (the architecture of happiness)

"It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value"

-alain de botton

and that quote explains a lot of why i do art. and why a lot of artists are insane.

also, staring at stars is a great thing to do.

EDIT: i had a breakthru with the blue guy i painted. and i've updated this post 3 times now. because I. Can't. Stop. Painting. I"m so excited i could pee!!!!!

EDIT EDIT: now with more blood.

Voodoo that.. you do?

well, not really a finished ill... lots i may fix.. but chances are i won't. Had fun with her though.