Edit: I posted this last night knowing full well that the window shadow looked wonky. I just went in and adjusted its perspective so if you’re seeing this after 8:30 est on 6.6.2006 you are seeing the newer version.
Cake
…but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.
Sorry
I decided to try out both a different drawing style and a different painting technique for this one.
Angels and Devils
The quote, by Joyce, was recommended for this piece by my friend Keith. If he comes up with something better, I may change it. I hope cherubs and gargoyles count for this challenge.
edit: A clarification by Oscar Wilde: “A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.” reference
Fat
Not exactly a “politically correct” subject… Here is Henry VIII and pregnant Anne Boleyn. I was about halfway through drawing it when I realized how I should have drawn it to make it more interesting: ie more “action verb” less “presentation”. I also ran out of time again, so I concentrated on playing with the brushes in Photoshop. I’m realizing that PS is now a medium that requires exploration. What fun!
Under the Sea
“At your service, sir,” said Diogenes gaily, “I am saluting a greater blackguard than I can ever hope to be myself.”
—The Laughing Cavalier by Baroness Orczy