Another painting of a little boy. Seems like most of the thrift store art I’ve scrounged up so far deals with either nature (including a large body of water such as a lake or a stream) or children. There’s also all the Jesus paintings, but those are so easy to mess with that it isn’t even challenging. In this painting I did my best to try and copy the boys face and turn it in the opposite direction. It’s an interesting challenge because I was looking at the right side as reference and trying to mirror it. I also changed the first page on the book to a black cat. Why a black cat? I’m not sure. All the modifications were done in acrylics, and then a heavy glaze was poured on. I do this not only to create a a unifying color, but it also makes the surface smooth and I like being able to see brush strokes, but not the texture of the brushstrokes.

When I first got this painting it was completely faded. I started layering some glazes on the background and then slowly built up the trees again. Of course the Swamp Thing was an easy character to place in this environment since as I built up the background it started getting really dense and murky. Then, once the painting was finished I applied a very thick glaze. This gives the surface a very high shine.

33 x 26.5 inches

This Original images for this piece came from a thick photograph I found of a space shuttle launch. You can see the pre-modified images by looking at the second image. I then used acrylic medium, sharpies, and acrylic paint to “improve” the original image. The background image comes from another large photo reproduction of a babbling brook in a forest.

Measures 21 inches by 17 inches
43.2 cm by 53.3 cm

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This painting was a reproduction printed on paper and secured to cardboard. I then hand painted in new shoes, pigtails, and made the chin smaller. I also painted the frame pink, and glazed the color of the shirt pink as well. The original painting was of a boy and can be seen in the second image. My intent was to make subtle changes which would make a little boy playing with a truck into a little girl playing with a truck. AFter all the modifications were finished the entire surface was covered with a thick glaze of acrylic medium which unifies the painting and make the modifications blend into the original work seamlessly.

15 inches by 17 inches (including frame)
38.1 cm by 43.2 cm

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This painting was a reproduction printed on a log which was cut into pieces. You can still see the bark going around the perimeter of the painting. I painted in the UFOs, The Sky, and the Landscape. I then covered the entire surface with a thick glaze so the painting still has that old feel, but with a little twist.

Longest Width is 12 inches (30.5 cm)
Longest Height is 7.5 inches. (19.3 cm)

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After

19.5 inches x 23.5 inches

Hand painted acrylic Mogwai head on thrift store painting reproduction.

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Unfortunately I didn’t have time to finish my last dumpstered painting before I left for the US. But now that I’m here I have a large variety of thrift store paintings to improve. They’re super fun to do and I’ve got a hefty supply so expect to see more soon.

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Life is pretty cool sometimes. I stumbled upon this awesome orphan painting while walking home from lunch today.  I’m definintely going to try and “improve” it. XD We’ll see how it goes as there are a lot of considerations. Should I try and mimic the artist’s style or simply try to improve it. Should I introduce completely new characters and situations or should I try and enhance the environment which is already present. Anyway, I’m not going to thtink about it too much.  Something will end up happening. Hopefully I’ll be able to jump in Thursday and finish it before I leave for the states.

Oil on Masonite 30cm x 40cm (11.8 in by 15.7 in)

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Sequel to “Eat Acid, Yell At Cops” . I used acrylic with loads of medium to build up a dynamic background. It worked out allright. The finishing layers were all done in oils.

11.75 inches x 13.75 inches (30 cm x 35 cm)

oil on canvas

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