I started out just painting two different colors on the same wall. Then I stepped it up to include thin white lines to make the colors appear to be rows of tiles in order to steampunk our upstairs bathroom in our house in Souderton. Next thing you know, I’m freehand drawing cartoon characters to paint onto ‘special tiles’. The first three were from physical models I could hold in my hands: Rubber Ducky, Pokey & Gumby. Then my appetites led me to scour the internet for images to draw: Rocky, Bullwinkle, Sylvester, etc. I published these on Facebook, and my public clamored for more! They were surprised by my talent. My wife was surprised by my modest talent. Quite frankly, I was the most surprised of all. I have never been able to draw!
This was quite intoxicating. I took the next step and graduated into original art. Well, you can be the judge. Above is my cartoon self-portrait. Before condemning me, remember that it was you, my public, who drove me to this! I would not have gone so far down this cartoon art rabbit hole without others enabling me and coddling me along the way; not allowing me to hit bottom.
To the left is the selfie, I took with my Mac’s Photo Booth, which is the basis for my first ever painting on canvas on March 1, 2016.
To think, all this painting started because we had a clawfoot tub, which needed a rubber ducky, which inspired me to paint it.
The self-portrait above is 9″ x 12″ on stretched canvas. You can see and read more about my steampunked bathroom on my blog at www.shoutforjoy.us.
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