Tweedledum and Tweedledee

"No, I don't think it's going to rain under HERE."



The paintings for this exhibit showcase heroines and other characters from traditional fairy tales. The posed characters are made up of graphite drawings, acrylic paint, and ink on wood. Artistic liberties were taken with the design of each character, all of which are posed like snapshots from their stories.

These long told tales are considered in the contexts of modern society's unusual standards for physical beauty. Make up, unnatural proportions, unrealistic hairstyles, ornate clothing, and the loss of childhood qualities are all concepts that every person faces in fashion and media.


This is one of 30 fairy tale character portraits made for a two woman art show titled "Flowers & Daggers". Sara Morales made three dimensional wall mounted sculptures.
Here is her DA page:
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If you want to paint on wood just like this, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Dickblick.com carry them. Dickblick.com is the best deal.

Golden brand acrylics, Royal brand brushes, Liquitex high gloss varnish (about 4 layers), and patience.

Because of the varnish, it's hard to photograph these without some part of it shining. On the wall, it is not a problem.

This is for sale for $100 plus shipping!