Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Voodoo Murder Shop for Halloween Decor

I converted a chipper little Snowy Village bakery to my very own Halloween creation- Voodoo Shop Murder House.  Complete with tiny red voodoo dolls in the window, autumn leave, a wreath of shrunken heads, and bloody footprints out the back door.  The 'meh' second-hand Snowy Village has become a gruesome Halloween decoration.  And it's up for SALE! 

Update- now sold! 
Mmmm, interesting looking wears inside the window, if you see past the splatter.  But who's that shadowed in the door windows?
 




Broke some holes, and painted over some holiday wreaths to transform a winter happy bakery to spooky cool Voodoo shop.  Plus fix the cheap paint work of the original.


Note all the fall leaves instead of snow, spookified.

Back side, fairly plain.



 
Bloody foot prints at the back door, a creepy box tucked behind the post, and pool of blood. Mwahahaahahahaaa.
  

 

Vines creeping up the back wall & a shadow at the door.  Spooooky.  :)  Very fun to paint.

The before shots:

 The sign was messed up anyway. Redo it ALL!















Monday, October 5, 2015

The growth of a beard (iris)

I think I'm done with my bearded beauty.  Just needs to dry, get stretched & a coat of varnish.  Since it's oil, that'll be a few months, but plenty to do in the mean time.  FALL is coming!

Here is the development of the piece since I pulled it from the closet after a few years of waiting for me to finish grad school.  Good patient iris! 
      

  Building the beard

 And the final touches deepening some shadows & adding a few highlights I missed.

Compare to the original inspiration picture: