Friday, January 2, 2015

30 Paintings in 30 Days: Yorick's Revenge (Day 2)

For Day 2 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge, I went straight for a color palette that's comfortable for me while tackling a subject that's uncomfortable for me: Skulls!  I like them.  I am fairly nervous to paint them.

So I challenged myself to paint one.

And then I decided to make a Shakespeare joke.  I confess I love the result.







On the way to the computer to post this, I asked my 14-year-old son if he got the joke.  He said, "Instead of Hamlet holding a skull, the skull is holding Hamlet."  Success!  I mean, I think of him as Shakespeare, who is also depicted holding a skull, but whatever.  Details.





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  1. itsamistryJanuary 2, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    Love how your mind works :D

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  2. JasonDJanuary 2, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    I love everything about this canvas! The clothes on Yoric are stunning in their detail, and the skull is beautifully detailed. I love that he's wearing his jester's cap, and I especially love that the prongs of the hat look like ram or devil horns. Shakespeare's expression of being entirely over the joke of the reversal is priceless. Another great piece!

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    1. AnnDJanuary 2, 2015 at 4:56 PM

      Thank you so much! I admit that I was psyched about the clothes!

      I am so glad you made that observation about the jester's cap looking like devil horns. I didn't plan it that way, but when I saw it happening, I certainly tried to play it up!

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  3. dentheJanuary 2, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    Your imagination works in a great way :-) I also love the canvas in your previous post. So does this mean you'll post a painting every day for the next 28 days? That's great! Looking forward to that :-)

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    1. AnnDJanuary 2, 2015 at 4:56 PM

      denthe, you sweet thing! Thank you so much! I will indeed be posting a painting every day! :D

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  4. Cindy D.January 5, 2015 at 8:29 PM

    Fantastic! Love the color! And the fancy clothes! And what a skull, eek! Amazingly 3D too!

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