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Blue Boy and Pinkie
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Blue Boy and Pinkie

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My take on two of the most often paired together paintings in history.

Thomas Gainsbourgh’s Blue Boy, 1770 and Thomas Lawrence’s Pinkie, 1795.

Both paintings are iconic representations of the Rococo and Romanticism periods, showcasing the artists’ mastery of color, light, and emotion. The contrasting color palette of vibrant blue and soft pink highlights the different moods and styles of the respective eras. Gainsborough’s Blue Boy exudes a sense of confidence and grandeur, while Lawrence’s Pinkie captures a delicate and tender innocence. The juxtaposition of these two masterpieces invites viewers to appreciate the diversity of artistic expression and craftsmanship across different time periods.

(yes, I used AI to write that last part!)

Strawberry Diesel
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Strawberry Diesel

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In case you don’t know, one my interests as of late is making generators on Perchance. One of my generators Character Portraits is a text-to-image generator. I took a list of random names from various sources and combined them. One of the sources I used was a list of strains of marijuana, thus where her name comes from. I also used names of things like apple cultivars, rose cultivars, cheeses, and many others. They give you some interesting results.

Lottie
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Lottie

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As I told you, my nephew (like most little boys) is into dinosaurs, but they are kind of hard for me to draw. Several years ago, I found a book about dinosaurs and they have been depicted by humans over the centuries from The Bible to modern times. Including life size models like the Crystal Palace statues and the 1965 Sinclair Dinoland at the World’s Fair. The triceratops ended up in Louisville, they call her “Lottie” short for “Louisville’s Own Triceratops” or “L.O.T”.

She has recently been refurbished and given a makeover and is now on the roof of the Kentucky Science Center. That made me want to do a picture of her. Also, I was looking up digital painting tutorials on how to paint in the style of artists like JC Leyendecker. That might take a while to perfect.

Heralding the New Year
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Heralding the New Year

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Finally, something for the Holidays before it’s too late.

There’s no doubt about it, one of my favorite things to draw are these types: jesters, minstrels, bards, troubadours whatever you want to call them.

My nephew is into dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals and got a new book about them for Christmas. They are really weird looking and have names that are hard to pronounce, compared to what we learned when we were kids. I attempted to draw some, but I just gave up and draw something I was more familiar or comfortable with. Who knows you could see a dino or two pop up on this page in the near future!