Get your geek on.
Can anyone tell me what this is? I haven’t written a lot lately because I’ve been working on something. Something kind of big that I think you all will really enjoy. But until that’s ready to publish, I need to know if anyone out there can identify this thing.
I found it on the ground at a gas station, and I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s black. It’s plastic. It’s got an awesome shape. And I’d really like to know where I can get a bunch more of them. Any ideas?
Way back during the pandemic, there came a dirty scoundrel gunslinger out of the West. A low-down snake, meaner than wet hen, just a-lookin’ to spread fear and death wherever he could. Click the pic, my friends, and I’ll tell you all about the legend of The COVID Kid!
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When I was in grade school, my Christmas obsessed mother bought herself a lighted ceramic Christmas village, which has become a staple of our family Christmas décor. Later, in high school, I made for her a platform with a mirror stream, a waterfall, and a skating pond. I stapled on the white “snow” batting, and Mom did all the rest. Click the pic to check out what she did with it!
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Christopher Woodall, Mademoiselle, July 2024, tempera and acrylic on canvas, 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in)
Christopher Woodall, Contemplating The Ifs, July 2024, tempera, acrylic, and tempera glitter paint on canvas, 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in)
Christopher Woodall, Blueberry Pancakes, July 2024, tempera and acrylic on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in)
Christopher Woodall, Devotion, July 2024, ink on paper, approximately 19.1 x 16.5 cm (7.5 x 6.5 in)
Christopher Woodall, Does It Gotta Be Exact?, June/July 2024, tempera and acrylic on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in)
I recently read about camaïeu, which is the technique of painting an image entirely in tints of a single color. When camaïeu is done in yellow it is called cirage. The specificity of this word fascinated me, and I decided I wanted to paint a cirage geometric abstract. Camaïeu paintings are usually done in two or three tints. To reflect that, I painted this with the yellow tempera paint I normally use, plus two paints I have never used before: sunshine yellow gloss enamel and a translucent yellow matte spray paint meant for use on polycarbonate.
Christopher Woodall, Granddad Was Facing Death. He Knew It., June 2024, tempera and acrylic on canvas, 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in)
I painted this as a contest entry to help promote a friend’s business. It is my interpretation of the Mothman of West Virginia folklore. The version of the painting I entered in the contest can be seen below. After submitting it I repainted the trees in the background using the edges of thin metal plates instead of brushes. I have since ordered two differently sized palette knives and I will be using them from now on. They are a game changer.
By the way, I found it was almost impossible to paint two circles of the same size with a brush. So I just dipped a pencil eraser in red paint and touched it to the canvas. Instant matching eyes. Just throwing that out there if anyone needs it.
Christopher Woodall, Bonsoir, Esmarelda Villa Lobos, 2024, tempera and acrylic on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in)
I masked these triangles off one by one in order to get the geometric spiral I was looking for. This painting required me to use approximately seventy-five yards of masking tape, which I would not have thought possible for this small a canvas. It was a time consuming process, but I love the results.