General Art

Portrait of Greta by Vizon

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:02:28 -0000

Christmas present for my sister of her dog, Greta. Thanks to Suncat and bug for their critique and to Vantid for inspiration on the background, since I loved how her "creature on a couch" came out.

Medium: acrylics
Tags: canine dog german mix shepherd portrait pet couch

Fish Head by Vizon

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:08:44 -0000

Kind of an inside joke for a scientist friend of mine who used to microwave fish heads at a lab in Montana (for scientific purposes of course).

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics
Tags: fish head trout brook

Altitoad by Vizon

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:06:35 -0000

A gift sculpture I made for my friend Tim with whom I designed the game "Altitoad."

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics
Tags: frog toad amphibian

Politicat by Vizon

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:05:11 -0000

This is a gift sculpture for a friend in memory of "Red Cat" who always ran for president.

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics
Tags: cat red feline suit tie Political politics

Standard Poodle by Vizon

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:02:48 -0000

For my Mom since she wants one.

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics
Tags: canine dog poodle curly

Little Octopus by Vizon

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:00:40 -0000

Sometimes when I'm making something with clay, I accidentally form a shape that reminds me of something else and then I just go with it.

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics
Tags: creature ocean sea octopus tentacles

Golden House Centipede by Vizon

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:58:05 -0000

Gift for an entomologist friend. I've found two of these little guys in my apartment since I moved here...

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics, gold wire
Tags: bug House arthropod centipede

Baby Thingy by Vizon

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:56:24 -0000

It's kind of a dinosaur bird thing with tentacle appendages...I don't know. Weird things come out of my head.

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics
Tags: monster baby bird creature thing dinosaur

Al's Bear by Vizon

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:54:49 -0000

A little bear I made for my pen pal in Alaska

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics
Tags: bear brown grizzly

Golden Giftbird by Vizon

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:31:50 -0000

A close-up of the bird I made to accent a box I decorated for a Christmas gift exchange.

Medium: Super Sculpey, Acrylics, Feathers, gold wire
Tags: bird sculpture feathers

Mandrill by Vizon

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:26:22 -0000

13 out of 20 in my African Animal series. I designed them for display in a coffee shop, so I thought it would be fun to give the mandrill a drink.

Medium: Acrylics, mixed media
Tags: monkey Mandrill baboon ape

Oryx by Vizon

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:24:34 -0000

11 out of 20 in my African Animal Series

Medium: Acrylics, mixed media
Tags: gemsbok oryx antelope

Kudu by Vizon

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:23:24 -0000

So tall he touches the ceiling... 10 out of 20 in my African Animal series.

Medium: Acrylics, mixed media
Tags: Greater Kudu antelope

Warthog by Vizon

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:21:54 -0000

One of my favorites. 9 out of 20 in my African Animal series.

Medium: Acrylics, mixed media
Tags: boar warthog pig hog tusks

Shoebill by Vizon

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:20:25 -0000

8 out of 20 in my African Animal series. One of the ugliest birds in the world - every one of them is chock full of disapproval.

Medium: Acrylics, mixed media
Tags: bird stork shoebill

Half Zebra by Vizon

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:18:52 -0000

Yeah, it's only half a zebra. I thought it'd fit in a tight spot well and be funny, but everyone seems to think he should have been whole. Oh well. 7 out of 20 in my African Animal series.

Medium: Acrylics, mixed media
Tags: Horse wild zebra stripes butt

Aardvark by Vizon

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:16:48 -0000

6 out of 20 in my African Animals Exhibit (better photo coming soon)

Medium: Acrylics, mixed media
Tags: anteater aardvark

African Wild Dog by Vizon

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:45:50 -0000

4 out of 20 in my African Animal series

Medium: acrylics
Tags: wolf dog painted wild spotted african cape hunting

Crested Porcupine by Vizon

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:20:09 -0000

3 out of 20 African animals I am painting on wood paneling for display in a local gallery. This one has taken the longest so far, as I hand-painted each one of those kebab-quills.

Medium: acrylics, kebabs
Tags: rodent porcupine quills

African/Cape Buffalo by Vizon

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:12:23 -0000

2 out of 20 for my gallery show, life-size painted cape buffalo

Medium: Acrylics
Tags: bull bovine african buffalo cape