Damn you HGTV!

TDrag27

Shared on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 18:01

Watching decorating shows is trouble. I had been unhappy with the wall art on a pretty big wall in my living room for quite a while. HGTV just makes me remember how unhappy I am even more. It was a print of Starry Night. A great painting, but unoriginal and bought-at-strip-mall looking (because it was). Compared to the hand-made clock that was purchased from a local artist and my 11th grade oil pastel copy of 'Scream' (which is actually pretty good) it didn't fit. I had been eyeing this piece of metal work for months thinking about buying it - but I just didn't want to spend the money. Here's a the piece I wanted. It's called "Black Hole" by Carl Ash. Pretty awesome huh?

So instead I got the random idea to paint my own black hole...My husband was beyond skeptical. Here's the progression of my work over about 9 hours (my back hurts).

Just Pencil

Outline

 

Touch of Color

 

More Color

 

Getting Close

 

Done and Hung

 

Full Room

Obviously - I'm no Carl Ash...But it turned out better than I would have expected. Let's see how long this tides me over until I say 'fuck it' and buy what I really want.

 

Merry Christmas Hookers.

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Brainwashed_360's picture
Submitted by Brainwashed_360 on Tue, 12/29/2009 - 15:21
I like yours much better. I'm not a fan of metal work art in that 2D "grinder applied to a elevator door" style.
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Submitted by Prof_Rockwell on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 19:46
uhhhh...WTF?!?! ^^^^^ And I like your painting better than the original sculpture.
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Submitted by wamam87 on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 20:04
@ lianglia- really....in someones christmas blog... that's freakin' awsome! nice job. have a merry christmas.
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Submitted by killthrash on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 22:19
Looks great. Nice work. Keep creating.
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Submitted by pearly_54 on Fri, 12/25/2009 - 06:12
Awesome, Tara!
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Submitted by YEM on Fri, 12/25/2009 - 07:06
That's pretty nifty!
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Submitted by BasBleu on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 08:04
I agree with Prof! Wow! I love the colors! I think it's great you did your own version / interpretation! Great job :)

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