Sour Grapes Painting is Finished! Yay!

Well here's the problem I went and played around with the painting digitally and I prefer the digital version! So the digital version is going up as a print in my Fables and Foxes shop. The "Sour Grapes" painting is...I don't know...it is here for me to ponder.

I've been smitten with the tale of how the saying "sour grapes" came about. Some poor little fox spies a bunch of delicious ripe grapes hanging from a grape vine that has grown up a tree. Despite his best efforts the little fox is unable to reach them. In the end he walks away, with the thought that the grapes were probably sour anyway! Life is like this sometimes. You blow up an idea to insurmountable proportions and then with the flick of fate the idea is no more. Reality hits. You realize that what you desired so much wasn't attainable, or wasn't worth attaining. So you walk away. Isn't desire interesting.

New Art over the Holiday!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and if your here in the U.S., then I hope you were able to partake in the three day holiday! I can't say that I did anything incredibly exciting with my weekend, but I did find some time to connect with other artists and start some new work which is exciting for me! It's always energizing to me to be able to connect with other creators, it seems to give me a creative kick in the pants! So here is sneak peek at one little work in progress called "Sour Grapes."

A Touch of Creepy!

"All Hallows Eve is coming soon.
Ushered by three circling the moon!"

This was a project that brewed for a while. I had the sketch partially developed with the fox and little boy, but I couldn't figure out what they were looking at. So bats entered the picture and then a trick or treat boo bucket. Then the question of how to stylize it. Finally, and with a touch from inspiring sources, it became a Halloween illustration! I'm struggling right now with my focus being split between the themes of Love and Halloween. I can't help it. I'm drawn to them both. So the illustration below turned out to have a darker, yet still lighthearted, feel to it.