Saturday, February 3, 2018

Vote for Lois Lane Not Superman Comic Book Trompe L'Oeil Painting

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"Not like the other girls (vote for Lois)," acrylic on panel, 16" x 16". SOLD
 I have a small but growing collection of beat-up silver age comic books and a particular affection for the "Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane" books. The two books featured in this painting are from the 1960s. I love the charm of the Lois Lane books, each of which captures different aspects of a woman - in these two, empowerment. They always make me smile, and I hope they make you smile, too!

I use many thin glazes of transparent and opaque acrylic paint to achieve as much smoothness and color richness as I can. Feel free to visit my instagram page to see some step-by-step photos of this piece as I painted it: https://www.instagram.com/kimtestoneartist/ .

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Subject left, painting right.

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