Friday 27 March 2020

Lockdown painting continues

These two badass ladies are from Bad Squiddo, where they are described as "Action Heroines", which seems pretty self-explanatory in a Ronseal way.


They look like classic hard-boiled crime fighters, the kind with a set of dodgy attitudes when it comes to following the rules. That pretty much says "hardcore TV crime-busting series" to me, and therefore makes them ideal for 7TV. Here is a rear view of them, possibly heading down a Mean Street in pursuit of a perp, after screaming to a halt in their 1971 Chevrolet Camaro and leaping energetically out of the vehicle.


I wanted to give them a beaten-up, tough, streetwise feel, so the colour palette I chose was muted and only used a few colours.

Anyway, they have to have names, don't they? 

So, meet our heroines, Mary Beth Lagney (with the blonde hairdo that needs her roots done) and Christine Casey, who NEVER takes off her mirror shades. They are former NYPD detectives who were kicked off the force for breaking the rules, using excessive methods and having a few too many suspects ending up deceased in suspicious circumstances. Now, the two are available to take on those dirty jobs where no questions are asked and getting the "right" result means they get paid handsomely, with no strings and no audit trail.

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    1. Thanks Tamsin. I'm really pleased with them.

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  2. Superb work! You are really good at grey tones.

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    1. Thanks. Grey tones are easier than most people think, though. It is all a case of less is more, and progressive but sparse dry-brush layers.

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    2. Less is more is always a good idea.

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