O.K. Edgar’s finished now, and this time I mean it. All that’s left is the varnish, which I’ll wait to do in a few days after I’m sure the paint is completely dry. Edgar and Chloe will be participating in the “19 Days of Edgar” starting January 1 and running through the 19th. Read about the whole convoluted idea here. …

Biting off they little heads, Nibble on they tiny feet.

Having been caught in the act by three unsuspecting children, Mr. Claus turned himself in to authorities early Christmas morning after a lengthy standoff. The children were immediately sequestered for psychological evaluation.

The latest installment of “Where’s Edgar?”: He may be finished…or not. I’m not sure just yet. I’ll have a look at him tomorrow and see what he has to say.

Worked some more on Edgar and Chloe this afternoon. I would consider Edgar’s vest finished (the close-up is below), but his coat is only underpainted at this point. I’m satisfied with how everything’s turning out so far. And I had an idea. This whole painting was meant as a celebration of Edgar’s birthday on January 19th. So starting January 1st …

Worked a little more on the Edgar painting this afternoon. His shirt and tie are finished, but his vest is still in under-painting mode (it won’t be green when I’m finished with it). I do my painting in our dungeon so lighting isn’t so great for taking photos. I have to use a flash which ends up reflecting off the paint, …

Edgar painting in progress: I think Chloe is finished, so all that’s left now are the clothes.

Neil Gaiman has proposed a new tradition of giving scary books to someone you know for Halloween. Buy them new, buy them used or give one of your own. Regift if you must. Of course, my version is a little more twisted: I borrowed a book from my local library and, after having read it myself, I renewed the borrow …

Here’s the latest update on the Edgar Allan Poe painting. Not a whole lot more to show, but it was an aggravatingly longish day trying to get it close to what I wanted. Just added some hair and a little of the Raven feathering. If you missed it, the first progress report would be on a previous blog post here.