Holly Does Art: 2012

Christmas Movie

| at 3:23 PM

My favorite Christmas movie is also my favorite Halloween movie..

concept: Tim Burton; artwork: me

Happy Holidays!

Vortex

| at 12:49 PM

Not quite sure what's going on here... but I like it.

Snowy Days

| at 1:29 PM

I used to live in the snow as a kid, so I did a painting that reminded me of it :)

Count Super Evil Death Monster - Models and Stuff

| at 3:59 PM

My film, Count Super Evil Death Monster, is screening May 2nd.

It's about an evil villain's convention.

That is all you're getting for now.

Model credit: Ellie Moran, Marie Cheng, Carsen Kelliher, Stephan Khoury, Nicolas Yang
Designs with help from Zara Abraham, Carsen Kelliher, Allison Chima

[see film credits for entire crew list]

So this one ended up being my favorite... It reminds me of the beach as a kid, and the sun is going down and you're cold, and you know you should get out of the water but you have to be in just for the last few minutes before you leave!

This one ended up a lot darker than I originally intended.. I may go back and lighten up the starfish a bit.

Beach Painting

| at 3:19 PM

I've been doing some traditional oils lately, which has been sooo much fun. I'm doing two grisaille paintings right now, and experimenting with glazing quite a bit! I'll post updates soon :)

Naming Dilemma Solved

| at 10:29 AM

Everyone, if you read my Why I Shouldn't Be Allowed to Name Things post, you know what a struggle this was.

If I haven't posted in a while, this is why.

This is my 10 wk old English bully puppy, named....

[drumroll]

Matilda.

Yes, she is wearing a doggie life vest.

Why I Shouldn't Be Allowed to Name Things

| at 12:45 AM

Like many of you, I am plagued with the stress of naming my first child.

However, my child will be an English bully that looks like this:

My child will be born in the next couple weeks and I’ll get her around August. While I’m BURSTING with excitement, naming other beings sucks. A lot. I mean, I can’t even name my blog anything interesting (working on it....ish).

There is a flaw for every name I like. It most likely will be female and white, possibly with brown spots.

In example,

Cupcake.

When I hear Cupcake, I picture this:

So cute. However, everyone told me it’s way too “cutesy”. But they forget. While THIS?

Is “cutsey” as a Cupcake, bulldogs grow up.

And this? As a Cupcake?

Is hilarious.

Cupcake is running for the win.

I then thought of Portly. Because what would a fat English gentleman be? A PORTLY gentleman.

And it actually sounds like a name!

However, my dog will be a girl. I don’t want to give her a gender complex. And then there’s the whole “calling her fat in a fancy way” thing. I’m still conflicted.

And then there was Nugget. In which, I picture this:

Adorable! Bulldogs DO remind me of chicken nuggets!

Until my baby sister informed me that it could be construed as a drug reference. I was apparently absent that day in school when we learned every possible name for any drug ever. And again, it sounds like a boy.

And then we came to Moo.

I was going to draw this one until I found this picture. Seriously? This owner needs to be my best friend.

I’m still in love with this one but everyone says no. Moo is funny and you all know it.

There was also Miss Piggy.

My mother told me that was cruel to name my dog that. As if there is anything wrong with looking like a little pig! I happen to find pigs adorable. My only issue is that actual Miss Piggy bothers me.

But Miss Piggy sparked a whole “let’s name her after a character – especially an animated character!” thing.

Like, Alice. As in my FAVORTE FAVORITE thing of all time, Alice in Wonderland.