Mark Twain - Complete

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I finished this a month ago, or so, and had never posted it. I was showing a friend my blog, and couldn't find Mark Twain… oh well. Here he is now. Mr. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910)

“Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company”  — Mark Twain

London After Midnight - Complete

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Here is the complete painting of Lon Chaney, and my submission to 'The Gallery of Terror'. I'm actually quite happy with it.

If you didn't read my last post, this is Lon Chaney from 'London After Midnight'. It was directed by Tod Browning ('Dracula' and 'Freaks') and was released in 1927. Unfortunately, the film doesn't exist anymore. The last known print perished in a 1967 MGM vault fire. I've always found  'the man in the beaver-skin hat' (as he was known in the film) to be a thoroughly creepy character, and a great icon from the silent film era. 

I painted it in Adobe Photoshop without an under-drawing. I normally do a pencil drawing first. But this time, I painted it straight. Then I add filters and effects to make it resemble an 1860's daguerreotype. 

Until next time 

Cheers!

Less Than Zero. . .

Here's a quick Elvis Costello sketch, I did while watching him in Austin Powers. It's funny the things you notice while drawing someone's face, you've never seen before. Like Mr. Costello's caddy wampus, reversed crossed eyes. Well I am super-tired. So have a fantastic night.

Thanks for looking. . .

Cheers

"When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear." Mark Twain

I thought it would be fun to do a Mark Twain speed painting. Normally, I'll paint for an hour and stop. . .  But I was having so much  fun with it. . . This is 2 hours. I like this one much better than my original Mark Twain painting. . . Which is a sight to behold, and a complete embarrassment. 

If anyone has a request, feel free to post them here. I'll see what I can do…

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt"

"A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."