I blame the hip hop

Man I really dug this weeks topic! I was just youtube surfing all of the old school cartoon intros and remembering so many of those shows I used to watch and forgot about. It brought me to the realization that I was completely obsessed with cartoons as a kid....well lets be honest I'm still obsessed with them now! I guess what I mean is that you don’t really know how deep it was until you actually look back on it. Anyhow I couldn't really decide on a specific show or a favorite because there were so many classic shows to choose from, so I ended up doing a painting of JEM as I thought it would be funny.  XD

8 1/4" X 11 1/4" Watercolor on Arches Hotpress 140lbs paper

I also figured I share this experiment. I’m still playing around with the last sheets of the  Arches 140lbs Hot Press that I have. That’s how I paint, I did both the JEM painting and this on a half sheet of paper I stretch and then cut them off of the board. There are some things I’m starting to like about working on the Hotpress,  but I think for the most part I will always prefer watercolor painting on cold press. Still I like how this one came out so I think I will try to do some more works like it. 

8 1/4" X 11 1/4" Watercolor on Arches Hotpress 140lbs paper 

~Don 

Trix the Rabbit

For my submission I chose Trix the Rabbit. 

I originally did a cartoony sketch. I didn't think this was enough "me." I did the darker watercolor after that.

"The Wages of Sin"

"The Wages of Sin" Ink & Watercolor

I've listened to a broadcast of the "Suspense" show called "Lights Out: Knock at the Door." It's a pretty cool tale of a woman that kills her mother in-law. The ghost of the dead woman appears at night knocking at the basement door. In the end the woman contemplates suicide while sitting on a ladder with a noose around her neck. The ghost of the mother in-law pushes the ladder down, killing the woman.

Thanks for letting me be a part of this blog.

http://www.escape-suspense.com/ghost_stories/