Friday, June 19, 2009

Poltergeist Princess Marie

Although beheaded over 200 years ago in The Great Jell-o Pudding Revolt, Princess Marie still drifts through the Palace, her head tucked under her arm and moaning things like, "Jiiiiiigglerrrrrsss! Jell-o Jigglerrrrrrssssss!" Long ago the Palace chefs gave up making pudding for the fancy balls, because someone would inexplicably get a fork in their eye. And then there was all the pudding on the ceiling to clean up.

Even now, if you taste pudding very slowly, you can feel Poltergeist Princess Marie's wafty ghost try to slap it out of your mouth...

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A (sort of) new Harry Potter 6 trailer. It looks so cool. I can't wait.

Also, a podcast on how people can spontaneously combust.

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I feel like I'm using the same brushes over and over in my paintings--mostly the cover pencils and smear blender. I like the matted look it gives but I kind of feel in a rut. Can anyone give me advice? What brushes do you all use?
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17 comments:

  1. Sorrel SparksJune 19, 2009 at 12:11 PM

    Lovely image! Really nice :)

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  2. Laura WegkampJune 19, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    Creepy-cool. Well done.

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  3. dixon.maryJune 19, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    I personally like to use tooth brushes.

    Beautiful-creepy! I love it!
    But I don't know if I could eat pudding again...

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  4. Aaron LudwigJune 19, 2009 at 6:32 PM

    Uh... I don't really use brushes....
    Awesome work!

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  5. Nasan HardcastleJune 19, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    I just discovered the Pattern Chalk brush under the Pattern Pen category.
    You could experiment with those and try painting with your own custom made patterns.
    -Or, if you're really feeling daring, you could try painting an entire piece with just the palette knife.

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  6. Nasan HardcastleJune 19, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    I triple-dog-dare you!

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  7. Andrew W. MoirJune 19, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    Awesome work! The details, colors, textures, and background really combine to make a well-rendered piece. :)

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  8. perkyhandmaidenJune 19, 2009 at 9:49 PM

    Spooky! It looks fantastic Heather. However, I especially liked the left shoe bow. There's just something special about it...

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  9. IndigeneJune 19, 2009 at 11:28 PM

    It's hauntingly great!

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  10. ManolaJune 20, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    Great work Heather!

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  11. Valerie LorimerJune 20, 2009 at 6:47 PM

    So cool! Love the colors and the atmosphere of this piece.

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  12. Sam NielsonJune 20, 2009 at 9:25 PM

    My new favorite brush is the Captured Bristle Acrylic. Actually it's an old favorite that just re-became my favorite. It has a nice textural quality that forces me to stay a little more painterly than I'm inclined.

    And, nice picture. But those beady eyes are creepy.

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  13. captindanJune 20, 2009 at 11:23 PM

    "Jigggllerrsss..." very funny... I mean spooky. I like it. This reminds me of Return To Oz, easily the scariest little kids movie I've ever seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XjC_0lGm0E

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  14. P. Daniel QuinneyJune 23, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    I will never be able to eat Jello without feeling like some creepy late 18th century French-ish princess is cursing my existence. Cool!

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  15. Kyri KyprianouJune 24, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    Well, I'm not much of a painter! But I love this piece. Those historic characters you do are always fun to see. I like the charming comments you make also. Good stuff Heather!!

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  16. SailJune 27, 2009 at 3:13 AM

    Would like to see a book of your work--for sure.

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  17. AbzSeptember 23, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    do u work for disney?

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