Sunday, July 10, 2011

Behold the Cosmic Pufferfish!

I recently acquired a 3'x5' canvas and decided to break out the acrylics and paint something for my future living room. This was my first time painting on a canvas of this size and it was definitely a learning experience. While the final result was far from perfect, it was a fun side project.

Below is the digital sketch:


And here I am applying a coat of varnish to the final:



"Whee!"

13 comments:

  1. Looks even more spectacular in person. Great job, sweets!

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  2. Wow...when you say "paint," you really mean PAINT. Awesome work! You should convince Nucleus to do a Shark Week gallery once a year.

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  3. awesome! actual paint! haha. and i agree with Ryan's comments - there should be Shark Week at Nucleus!

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  4. The traditional version came out FANTASTIC!! That puffer fish is SO cute and neato!!

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  5. Yay! Decorations hehe :)

    I always thought it was nice that artists could decorate their own place...or get artist friends to 'donate' paintings ;)

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  6. Looks cool, I'm sure it'll give a nice calming feng shui to your new pad.

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  7. Chris--Aw shucks. Thanks :)

    Ryan--Thank you! And oh my goodness a shark show would be freaking AWESOME.

    Davin--Thanks! Haha, I gotta try to make this happen someday!

    Christina--Thanks :D

    Carrie--Haha, definitely! Hmmmm, donations...

    Lauren--Thanks miss! Hope the umbrella project is coming along nicely!!

    Andres--Thank you!

    Anthony--Grazie!

    Josh--Thanks! You're super talented.

    Chris--haha, yea it's all about chi-flow.

    Alina--thanks so much! :)

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  8. hee hee! so cute! :D nice one, Megan!

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