Gonzo, Zoom Call
6x6 Encaustic on panel, black floater frame.
Gonzo is like that guy in high school who is remarkably unremarkable, other than his odd attraction to chickens. He's also the guy who comes up with the worst talent show skits, and still, unironically, calls himself "The Great". Gonzo takes weird to new levels.
About my Muppet Series of paintings
The holidays are all about spending time with family. My family used to watch "The Muppet Show" together. I added the Zoom call icons at the bottom of each painting, since, for many in 2020, Zoom calls have replaced in-person family time.
These encaustic paintings of Muppets are reminders of family gatherings in the time of COVID.
Of course, in addition to families, many companies are using Zoom to hold meetings. And what would make every business meeting better? Having a Muppet Zoom-bomb your video call.
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Piglet, Pooh's Best Friend
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6x6 Encaustic on panel, black floater frame. Piglet from Winnie the Pooh.
From my original Instagram post:
6x6 encaustic on encausticbord
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For this toy painting, I was really thinking about "less". By less, i mean, saying just enough, for the painting to still read well, without having to describe every detail.
The encaustic paint I'm using dries really fast, so it's hard to get color puddles mixed that will stay workable for long. You can reactivate them, but it seems like the color isn't as highly pigmented when you add lots of water after they have completely dried. With this constraint, I thought I'd try keeping just one color puddle wet, that I could then shift into warmer or cooler variations. This is a bit different from how I work with oils, where i create a few color mixes, which, opens up my palette (and I can dip into different, cleaner mixtures).
I ended up enjoying this way of working, and may try the same technique on an oil painting. It creates a nice tonalist (in this case, mid-tone heavy) painting, and the sense of atmosphere works well when painting toys, I think. It better represents a memory of the toy, as opposed to the actual toy itself. I like that quality, and the resulting subtly. Boiling a subject down to it's essence is friggin hard.
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Animal, Zoom Call
6x6 Encaustic on panel, black floater frame.
Animal was like that friend in high school, who you know you shouldn't hang out with because the night always ends weird, but you hang out with him anyway.
About my Muppet Series of paintings
The holidays are all about spending time with family. My family used to watch "The Muppet Show" together. I added the Zoom call icons at the bottom of each painting, since, for many in 2020, Zoom calls have replaced in-person family time.
These encaustic paintings of Muppets are reminders of family gatherings in the time of COVID.
Of course, in addition to families, many companies are using Zoom to hold meetings. And what would make every business meeting better? Having a Muppet Zoom-bomb your video call.
Miss Piggy, Zoom Call
6x6 Encaustic on panel, black floater frame.
Miss Piggy was the original diva. She’s that one girl who tried out for the lead role in the high school play, then went all Black Swan when she got it. Also, she will karate chop your face if you make a swine joke, because she is a friggin lady.
About my Muppet Series of paintings
The holidays are all about spending time with family. One thing we used to do as a family, was watch "The Muppet Show". I added the Zoom call icons at the bottom of each painting, since, for many people in 2020, Zoom calls have replaced our in-person family time.
These encaustic paintings of Muppets are reminders of family gatherings in the time of COVID.
Of course, in addition to families, many companies are using Zoom this year to hold meetings. And what would make every business meeting better? Having a Muppet Zoom-bomb your video call.