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“This Is Some Bullshit!” a Tribute to Harry Vanderspeigle by Artist Living Dead Girl Nicole

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I’m not sure if it’s due to my enduring fascination with aliens, being an “out of this world” Aquarius, or simply the sheer delight I feel whenever I tune into an episode of Resident Alien, but Alan Tudyk’s portrayal of Harry Vanderspeigle fills my soul with joy. If that isn’t motivation enough to reach for my drawing pencils, I don’t know what is.

My husband and I have been watching Resident Alien since it first aired on SyFy. It’s one of our “happy place” shows. This means that no matter what is going on in life we can escape to it each week when it airs and laugh our cares away. Not to mention getting to hear Harry’s viewpoint from observing humans can be quite eye opening, and I wholeheartedly can’t imagine anyone that could fill his skin the way Alan does.

When I first laid eyes on Harry in alien form I was mesmerized and immediately put him on my art bucket list. I knew drawing this one would be a fun challenge for me and season after season it kept calling to me. So I decided to move it up to the top of the list and got to work. With the color it’s taken me a little longer to complete it, but I have to admit every time I picked it up to work on it I would get a cheesy grin on my face just like I do when I watch the show. So needless to say, I am pretty thrilled to share the completed split face portrait I call “This Is Some Bullshit!” done in pencil, chalk pastels, and colored pencil…

Now my goal is to to travel galaxies so I can gift the original to Alan Tudyk and tell him how much light he brings into our world as Harry!

For those of you that are also fans of Dr. Vanderspeigle, I have made-to-order* prints and t-shirts listed in my Etsy shop. Apply coupon code PIZZAPIE to your order at check out and get 10% off either!

Prints will also be made available to purchase in store at Closet Collectibles in Crete, IL as soon as I make my next art drop off.

Be sure to check out the other portraits I have masterminded on the Spitting Image page of my portfolio website!

Stay Spooky & Magical!
LDG Nicole

* None of my artistic creations are ever mass produced

Stronger Than The Storm

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Now that the recipient has received it, here’s a little painting I did as a gift to someone I know who is facing some major storms right now.

I was trying to think of something to send them as a gift to brighten their spirits and then I saw this little 4″ x 6″ blank canvas stashed in my art room and inspiration struck. So glad that it did because they really like it and it made the gift more personable.

Enjoy this little painting? Then be sure to visit my portfolio website and check out the Drippings page as well as the Remains page to see other things I have painted over the years.

Stay Spooky & Magical!
LDG Nicole

What’s This? A Custom Jack Skellington Barrette Makes The Perfect Gift!

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What’s this? It’s a Jack themed Dead Girl Decay Barrette that I was commissioned to make for a return client in the UK! For the last 5 years he has commissioned me to make a new themed hair piece for his wife and its the first thing she opens on Christmas morning. This year he chose Jack Skellington. A character I have held dear to my heart since I was a kid.

Due to me always wanting to make my creations unique and there being so many Nightmare Before Christmas things out there, I decided to hand sculpt and paint the center piece for this one instead of resurrecting something store bought. This included Jack’s face, his bat bow tie and some whimsical Tim Burtonesque swirls for each side. I had never used this specific medium for sculpting so I challenged myself to try something new and am so glad that I did. Here is how it came out.

Since the barrette was going to be just black and white I added a touch of iridescent glitter here and there as a sparkly representation of when Jack first discovers snow. I found the perfect feather fringe from Moonlight Feather Inc. I loved how thin and wispy it looked and the alternating black and white gave it a striped look that gave me total Jack suit vibes.

When I sent photos to the client weeks ago he loved it and could not wait to gift it to her. Today I received these photos and a message from him on Etsy telling me how much his wife loves it too. She even made it a point to pose with a little Jack figurine! How great are these?….

It means so much to me to know that my creations continue to make someone else’s holidays brighter and I truly look forward to the “Ok I got this year’s theme picked out” message I get a few months prior to the holidays. I have always loved doing custom orders because I feel like they are a creative challenge and they really get my creative blood flowing. This one in particular also allowed me to discover a new medium that I am already using in my other creations. A win win all around.

Check out more of my Dead Girl Decay barrettes as well as other Freaky Fanatic Happy Customer photos on my portfolio website. Looking to have something custom made? Contact me for details and pricing. Did you receive one of my pieces of art this holiday season? Contact me to submit your photos and to be featured! You can also submit by sending me a message via my Amazon or Etsy shops!

Stay Spooky & Magical!
LDG Nicole

Drippings: Edward’s Wings

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I am excited to finally share this custom piece I have been working on for a return customer. She provided the 20″ long wooden wings and told me she wanted Edward’s Scissorhands painted on them. I chose colors, snow accents and a pearlescent paint additive to give it the feel from the movie. I am happy to say the customer loved the vision I came up.

Edward Scissorhands Wing Painting by Living Dead Girl Nicole (3)
Edward Scissorhands Wing Painting by Living Dead Girl Nicole (4)
Edward Scissorhands Wing Painting by Living Dead Girl Nicole (1)
Edward Scissorhands Wing Painting by Living Dead Girl Nicole (2)

If you like this art piece you should also check out the Drippings section of my portfolio site as well as the Remains page to see more things I have painted.

Interested in commissioning me to create something unique for you? Contact me for information and pricing.

Stay Spooky!
LDG Nicole