Goofin’ around again. The attempt has been to to go right in with brush and paints, no references and little planning. In other words, stepping out of my comfort zone. The process has been a lot of fun, and once again I can’t help but humor myself by playing around with these silly little characters.
Killing Jar Studio 
visiting your site is always a treasure trove of images!
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Awe! Such a sweet thing to say. Thank you Casandralee!
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Oh my. This just made my day! These little bugs are filled with character and fun! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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And you just made mine! Thank you.
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Well done, we wanna see more ‘uncomfortable zone’ paintings now! !
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Thank you Chimpee! This is all your doing.
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You are so awesome. Visiting your site always makes me happy 🙂
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Thank you, Sarah. That means a lot coming from you!
(I have tap shoes too. Muahhh ha ha ha ha!)
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Hey… I just noticed my tap shoes were missing!!! (/me glaring at you evilly through the internet)
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Whatcha gonna do with only one hand and NO tap shoes, ehhhh!
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All I can do is cry. And destroy things. And then cry again because I destroyed all my things.
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Love it. Good job!
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Thanks, Frank!
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Just catching up after our trip, and then getting hit with loads of laundry and a hacking upper respiratory virus — ugh! And here I find your wonderful little creatures. LOVE them! The green one looks like it has a tummy ache….the yellow one on the left I immediately named Miss Priss; and the wise old geezer on the right seems to be looking on, exhausted, at the antics of the young Swede below (blue and yellow are Swedish colors). When you can have someone look at your work, immediately smile and have a story come to mind….now that’s a fun piece of artistry! Really really fun!
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Lillian, I so appreciate your colorful interpretation. It really means a lot to me. It’s so neat to hear what others see because the artist sometimes loses objectivity towards his own work.
Thank you.
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I love this Leslie
It’s fun to step out once in a while
Great piece
More please
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Yes it’s been blast for sure. Thank you.
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Reminds me a little of ‘The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper’s Feast’. Fun stuff 🙂
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Thank you, Rebecca! Such a nice thing to say.
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True, too! 🙂
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OMG, I am totally in your zone too (see my recent post) – well, actually, I came out of it. My first thought was wow, this is so different from what you have ever shown. You do show neat stuff and like to experiment like me. Very interesting illustration, I like it a lot!
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Ha haaa! Yeah, we’ve both been hanging out in the not-so-comfortable zone. LOL. But I think that the efforts eventually pay off.
Thanks, SSM for taking the time to leave such a nice comment.
Les
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Les – it’s like I actually want to pull down some of my “ugly” posts (that uncomfortable) but I see in that time, I actually got new blog followers. Who’d have thunk it? ; ) I like to go for personal satisfaction, though. That is more fulfilling in the long run…and short run.
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I’ve been told, and have begun to believe it, that artists are not always the best judges of their own work.
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Ah, the drunken bastards that plaque my skin and backyard… (: Cool dude.
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Ha haaa! Thanks
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This is really cool! Are they sleepy or sad? A couple of them look a little sleepy… I like the colors and the expressions on the faces. A nice change of pace from the technical illustrations you usually do for the insect world!
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I dunno exactly. Sleepy, sad or stoned maybe. That’s just what happens to my insect paintings when I’m trying not to think too much. LOL.
Thank you, Sir.
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This is perfect.
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Well thank you kindly!
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Oh wouldn’t that be perfect for a children’s story or sweet curtains! Love the dark backgrounds, makes the little critters and plants really pop up. Have a great weekend, Johanna
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Hi Johana- I was pleased with the black background as well.
Thank you, and happy weekend to you and yours.
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If this is stepping out, buggish lady – you must go out dancing much more often!
Can I just say the word – SUPERB!
This captivating piece has a deco-tapestry-black light sensibility – see you created an entirely new art category!
Happy Freakin’ Friday, my friend!
am:)
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Well, with two left feet I’d better stick to painting.
Cool, I’ll have to check it out under my black light. Thanks Girl!
Happy freakin’ Friday right back atcha!
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:)!!!
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