Post #562693 by Robb Hamel on Sun, Oct 31, 2010 11:25 AM

LLT - you are SO perceptive... they ARE meant to be like a naturalists' sketchpad! I'm taking a slightly Hudson River School approach to Polynesia... Maybe I'll call it the Sepik River School!

hewey - thanks for the photographic description using terms like "depth of field" 'cause I used to be a photographer and I think in those terms.

BILL WINGER, owner of DADDYKATZ retro/hotrod/tiki shop in Dayton, Ohio had his 50th birthday recently and a handful of local artists were asked to paint a custom made bust of him. Here's my approach:

For some insane reason I chose to use watercolors for this.

I felt sticking with a black velvet approach would be best.

The idea is: BILL WITH A FLASHLIGHT. I'm sure he always does this whenever he's in a dark room with someone.

These are the other busts. The ideas range from Bill as local horror show hosts to classic hotrod characters to completely original ideas.