TURN LEFT AT TETHYS
2024 Leftover & Palette Gremlin #2
Palette gremlins live at the intersection of accident and imagination. Here is one in the truest sense—a sketch that began as a brush mark on palette paper. The initial prompt led me to the moons of Saturn for this whimsical exchange.
There's no meaning or message intended, but it might be my subconscious joking, "As Michael turns the page on his illustration career, he looks for direction in the strangest places."
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About Leftovers & Palette Gremlins
Leftovers are spur-of-the-moment doodles or sketches created with paint left over from a work in progress. (Ever since my poor art student days, I’ve been loathe to discard any usable paint or other art materials!) Many of these quickies end up in the trash, but some give rise to an idea that merits development into a full sized painting.
Palette Gremlins are small creations inspired by random or accidental shapes in my immediate environment. Usually these gremlins are found on a used palette, but nearly as often they spring from an unintentional mark of paint on a piece of paper or a suggestive shadow in my studio.
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Something about the curviness of the scenery and the body language of the alien reminds me very much of Frank Kelly Freas' work.
I enjoy seeing your humor come through your work.