Traditional Fxposé

“I learned how to paint animation backgrounds and that along with character design, informed my painting techniques and style,” reveals Bob.

Explore this month’s selection of the finest traditional art, sent in by you!

LOCATION: US MEDIA: Acrylic, oil WEB: www.bobdoucette.com

1 WHICH “This painting WITCH was IS WHICH

inspired by Froud. the amazing I love the work way he of Brian stacks characters together without explaining much about the background.”

2 DEATH AND TAXES

“I find it easiest to approach painting using my storytelling skills. Death and his pet raven Taxes are recurring characters I have painted several times.”

3 LUCY WESTERNA

“One in a series of paintings inspired by film design. This was from the 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.”

4 MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MAID

“These characters are actually based on cartoon characters I devised for a cartoon series called ODDLY MANOR. We made two short pilots, but the show never got picked up.”