The fisherfrog waits. Patient. Hungry. Alert. Experience tells him, his favourite meal - the cave-dwelling pondpig - cannot, itself, resist the sweet, zesty flavour of the common dusk-faeries. Unmissable as the sun falls, and the day ends, the timid faeries light up the forest floor with a gentle lilac glow. Easy to catch. Easy for bait. However, one bite from these tiny beings can shock a creature 10 times their size into a day-long paralysis. Don't let one sneak up on you...
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| Acrylics on cheapo (now wrinkly) paper. |
In other news, it is the middle (maybe nearing the end) of winter and I find a giant wasp in my workshop (attic)! Is this normal? I have some animating to do this week so it better clear off! Here's a photo of another giant wasp I had in my kitchen a few months ago.
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| Click to ENLARGE at your own risk... |
And...
For anybody that doesn't know Jeff Lafferty - the extremely talented illustrator and artist. And now, stop-motion film-maker. You can read about his exciting new film on its own blog below:
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| One of the puppets in progress. |
But Jeff needs your help. It's not easy making and funding your own film, so he put together a Kickstarter campaign to get things moving. There's not long left, but let's hope for a final push to the goal. You can help him get there if you take a look at the rewards on offer for donating to this fantastic-looking film:
Until next time :D
nice work Dean! and not the painting alone, the story you put into its wicked! Luv the creature lurking in the trees in the background!...a pondpig perhaps? awesome!
ReplyDeleteCheers Evan. A pondpig...? I don't know, it's hard to see :D
ReplyDeleteI'm not happy about the harsh light around the faeries. It's a lot softer in the painting, but shows up a lot more on screen :/
Thanks for the extra effort, You rock man! Love the painting too!
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Cheers, Jeff. Here's hoping a medieval fantasy-loving rich person finds your project in its last few hours :)
ReplyDeleteGreat painting! It really conjures up a little world.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon. I hope this little world can grow to become vast and diverse :)
DeleteGreat frog character! Lots of depth and drama. Hope your spot and wasps have vanished ;)
ReplyDeleteBah! I just deleted the bit about the spot!!! But thanks! :D The frog initially had horns... he looked plain odd. And Mr Wasp 'sadly' passed away - I used Raid on his stripy ass >:D
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