Day 26 – Halloween Challenge

The Oddities Room

Back in 2017, I did a sketchbook dedicated to what I called “zombie dolls.” I had used acrylic craft paint in that sketchbook to create my pages. They are probably searchable here on my blog.

The initial inspiration was a doll my aunt had. My aunt had accused my sisters and I of losing the tear that was in her dolls eye. (Wasn’t us) Many years later I painted that doll in my sketchbook as a Zombie, as a form of revenge lol.

I tried a whole bunch of ideas for this prompt and came across photos of my Zombie doll sketchbook. I pulled it off the shelf and “voila!” Instant oddities room lol.

Since this version is in watercolor, I had to do a different technique for the background. I was thinking dark museum walls so I did a blend for the background wall.

Many of the dolls in the original sketchbook were inspired by my daughter’s dolls or some porcelain ones I had. And of course the one my aunt used to have.

The Oddities Room

Day 21 & 22 – Halloween Challenge

Oops forgot to hit Publish yesterday……oh well, the family liked it when they got their texts yesterday…combining today and yesterday posts here…..

Day 21 – That 7 Year Curse

Kitty has some explaining to do…..

That 7 Year Curse

Day 22 – Misfortune Cookie

Nothing worse than walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night and stepping on your Franken-dog’s bone…..as Frankie soon discovers……damn that message in the fortune cookie he ate yesterday afternoon.

Misfortune Cookie

Day 20 – Halloween Challenge

The Blues of the Scared Crow

This was a tough one to come up with an idea but I settled on a crow being scared off by an owl. The scarecrow didn’t scare off the crow. It was obvious the crow was going to perch on the scarecrow until he saw the owl there. The cow, in the meantime, was getting dinner and a show, although she did get startled and dropped some bits of grass.

The Blues of the Scared Crow

Day 19 – Halloween Challenge

Almost out of the Woods

I had a bunch of sketches for this one, including one with pukwudgies but I figured that unless you are from New England or you all listen to Grim and Mild Podcasts, like Lore, you probably wouldn’t know what a Pukwudgie, was so I went with Bigfoot.