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Into the Woods

31 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by bobobabushka in Tales From the Woods, Touch of Magic

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Retelling fairy tales are all the rage these days, isn’t it? One of my faves is the YA series “Lunar Chronicles” by Marissa Meyer. The first one “Cinder” is loosely based on Cinderella, except in this one she’s a mechanic and a cyborg. I was listening to the audio book of the second one “Scarlet” (loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood) while painting and I have to admit it’s heavily influenced my take on this Steampunk Fairy Tales set.

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The thing about these fairy tale remakes is that the heroines tend to be ass-kickers. These gals are tough and not very feminine and their central focus is not to meet Prince Charming and get married but rather to hitch up their skirts and kick more asses. I’ve included two guys in this set because they more or less inserted themselves into it without consulting me, or else it’d be fun to put in Rapunzel and the Little Mermaid. Next time.

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The Little Red Riding Hood has got herself a crossbow, some serious arrows, and a lunch bucket filled with goodies for grandma. I’m not going to pretend there’s just bread and cheese in the bucket because for this tough gal, you know her kin would appreciate a small semi automatic more.

Jack's blunderbuss golden hen

Jack got himself a blunderbuss in order to rob the Giant in the Sky of the hen that lays the golden egg. I’ve always find that story a little upsetting because when it comes down to it, Jack’s just a petty thief and he’s got no business stealing from the big boy.

pumpkin coach cinderella's bionic arm

This Cinderella is not a cyborg, obviously, but her stepmother’s evil enough to insist on getting a bionic arm for her—mostly to up her work level.

snow white's weapon

I wouldn’t mess with this Snow White if I were her stepmother. The girl’s got herself a stun gun, for crying out loud.

Rumplestiltskin spindle

Here Rumpelstiltskin is just showing off his ability to spin straw into gold and my very first attempt to paint a spinning wheel.

Now, what’s this I hear about turning Broadway’s “Into the Woods” into a motion picture starring Meryl Streep? What’s wrong with having Bernadette Peters reprise the role of the witch she’s created?

Fun Fun Fun!

25 Monday Mar 2013

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Once again, I’m coming at cha with some more Russian doll shaped key chains.

Batman  Robin 2

Here’s Batman and Robin

wonder woman 2  Darth Vader

Wonder Woman and Darth Vader

Spock  Uhura

Mr. Spock and Uhura

Frida Kahlo  Luchador

Frida Kahlo and a Luchador.

A Different View

17 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by bobobabushka in Family Circle, That's Entertainment!

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Every now and then I get suggestions and requests, which I always take into serious consideration. It may take a while to come to fruition, but it’ll get there. Case and point:

This set was requested by someone who obviously got tired of the same ol’ Life Aquatic Belafonte crew. I totally agree! It’s been on the back burner for a while now and I finally pinched enough hours here and there to knock this one out.

Life Aquatic cast

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Here’s Steve Zissou’s ex-wife Eleanor and Ned Plimpton wearing a more casual Team Zissou ensemble.

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Here’s also Anne-Marie Sakowitz, the often topless script girl and another member of Team Zissou that I always wanted to paint; and Werner, Steve’s nephew.

It’s All Relative

10 Sunday Mar 2013

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Family portraits are not the easiest to organize, is it? You have to get everyone to show up at the right place and at the right time; you have to make sure your outfits coordinate with one another. If there are young children involved, you have to make sure they can sit or stand still long enough without sticking a finger up their nose. My parents were smart. They didn’t even bother doing a formal family portrait with my brother and me until we were well into our teens.

It’s different with dolls, though. All you have to do is send me pics of people or animals you want painted, tell me what outfits you want done (or in this case, several close ups of the outfits itself from the very accommodating Miz L), and bam, you have yourself and your family members immortalized on a set of Russian dolls. Not a bad deal, is it? Best of all, you don’t even have to cover that pesky pimple and practice “simizing” in front of a mirror.

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Everybody should have a hat that asks a delicate question.

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…and every kid should have a Nutcase helmet (their motto is: I love my brain).

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I’ve painted countless cats before, but this is the first time I ever painted a polydactl kitty. Apparently he’s got several extra toes…my kind of cat!

Rushmore

04 Monday Mar 2013

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Rushmore

The cast of Rushmore: Max Fischer, Herman Blume, and Rosemary Cross

This is one of my favorite parts in the movie—Herman Blume’s speech to the students of Rushmore Academy:

“You guys have it real easy. I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn’t matter. You were born rich and you’re going to stay rich. But here’s my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can’t buy backbone. Don’t let them forget it. Thank you.”

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