Dia de la Abby: #87 Scalin Family Portrait

Noah's daughter had a birthday recently. I was trying to think of a present to make or buy her. While flipping through my sketchbook one day, I came across the Skeleton Family Portrait I'd done for my own family. It dawned on me that this concept would be perfect for the little Scalin family. I included their three cats, since pets are furry family members. I drew this with pencil, inked it, and painted it with watercolors.

Jumping Skeleton Horses

Vena Cava, of Memphis, TN, created these skeleton horses. They explained their process, "I deglossed old jumpy horses by leaving them out in the backyard to weather until the gloss was gone off the plastic, then sprayed them with plastic primer, sketched a few lines, and painted." These are great examples of upcycling old things into new art. Maybe one day I can have a heard of skeleton horses jumping through my yard!

Skeleton Cardboard

Skeleton Cardboard painted these skeletons on old prints that he found discarded on the curb and destined for the garbage. Skeleton Cardboard is in London and has been painting skeletons on anything they can find (mainly cardboard) for about a year now. Street art is becoming a more respected artform, and one I admire. For this artwork below, I like that the artist is reusing old found artwork and adding their own skeletons to it. There are a few artists that do similar things with monsters, but I hadn't seen someone do this with skeletons, so of course I'm intrigued. You can find more of their artwork on Facebook and Instagram.