The Count von Count, 16x24" Acrylic on Canvas

For the Mid-South Cartoonists Association art show, Drawing Blood: An MSCA Art Show That Sucks, I wanted to paint both the Count von Count.

He first appeared on Sesame Street in 1972, the same year I appeared on the planet.  I chose a screen shot from his first appearance on that show, drew it on tracing paper, and then transferred that to the black canvas.  I used thick outlines around him as I used to love the Sesame Street coloring books back in the day!

The toy of the Count was from the Fisher Price 1973 Sesame Street Playhouse Playset.  Yes, I have both sets in my collection with boxes.  

Below you can see the progress images of the creation of the paintings, including the source material and the pencil drawings I made to transfer to the canvases.

I felt his coloring was too dark, so I asked my friend Zach if he thought the same and he did.  So, I sent the color sample below, we agreed on it, and that was the continuance of the painting.  It had to change for the better!

And for fun, when Bram Stoker's Dracula movie came out, I loved the font in the logo and so I painted it, too, on posterboard.  It's very fragile now and falling apart.

Jim Henson Imagination Unlimited Exhibition at The MAX 4/13/2019

I was invited down to meet Karen Falk when she made an appearance at the Jim Henson Boyhood Museum to discuss the archives, the legacy, and exhibit of Jim Henson.  It was so inspiring and fun to visit the Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited

I hope these photos are fun and help you feel like you were there, too!

It was a great building with a good focus on Jim Henson, including a closet-sized area permanently displaying Mahna-Mahna and the Snowths.  In the exhibit itself, though, you can see how the club Cyclia would have looked.  You could design an Anything Muppet or see how it would look to perform a Muppet by watching a TV monitor (there was an immediate play-back of your experience there).