tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44185366731786009122024-03-05T06:05:36.311-08:00Ali's Art AdventuresAli Spagnola's blogAli Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2527125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-51568849310442418982016-05-11T10:46:00.001-07:002016-05-11T10:46:20.485-07:00Drunk Painting Is Drunk<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6961" title="The sun behind me lets you know it's day drinking."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/brian.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Sarah's second part of her sober/drunk diptych. And I just now realized her drunk painting depicts alcohol in it. She's an artistic genius.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com197tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-14741609609373476332016-05-10T12:39:00.002-07:002016-05-10T12:39:26.940-07:00I Hope This Experiment Doesn't Make You Want to Do What Stewie's Doing<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6958" title="I hope you're not the BUTT of some criticism."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/stewie.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Ok, today's post is a big deal. This is the FIRST TIME IN FREE PAINTINGS HISTORY that I'm having a guest painter. That's right. If you missed the <a href="https://youtu.be/jDulL6iWCPU?list=PLqq-iOHdAvBNy730zQ6mehoWwvZPRUnFv">most recent Free Paintings video</a>, I arted with my YouTuber friend, Sarah Croce. So this and the following masterpieces are hers. I hope you like this little shakeup. I may even do it again in the future!Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-26556888085446265472016-05-09T12:25:00.000-07:002016-05-09T12:25:48.227-07:00Arted Under the InfluenceHad to skip a couple posts this weekend because I was traveling. Two shows back-to-back! One in SF on Saturday and then LA on Sunday!<br />
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Here's the drunkenly-painted counterpart to Calvin. Can you tell a difference?Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-4558814600998464792016-05-06T13:26:00.000-07:002016-05-06T13:26:46.027-07:00Calvin Is Thinking Hard About This<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6954" title="Do donations make you professional?"><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/calvin.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Well if you watched my video from yesterday, you've already seen this guy. But not this professional-art-documentation photograph of him. Oh wait, you have to get paid to do something before it's professional.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-61917521374814141022016-05-05T12:21:00.001-07:002016-05-05T12:21:31.772-07:00The First Free Paintings Collab!Sorry I had such a lapse! NextUp was really darn cool. And since then I've had a chaotic couple of weeks with interneting and making music and stuff. So I'm making it up to you with a big video in my Free Paintings series! I teamed up with my YouTuber buddy, Sarah Croce, for my first ever guest star in the Free Paintings project!! I hope you like :)
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Hopefully this guy won't be deflated by the time I get back.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-15180930176907028952016-03-25T10:07:00.001-07:002016-03-25T10:07:46.287-07:00Who's More Evolved?<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6942" title="Humans can't compete."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/monkeys4.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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There are a possible eight thumbs up that could happen here.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-77546456874663665962016-03-24T12:14:00.000-07:002016-03-24T12:14:02.679-07:00Fishy Friends<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6938" title="Calories, am I right?!"><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/stingraypelican.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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I thought this was kind of a weird combo to be painting together. After opening both these animal's Wikipedia pages, I realized they have similar diets. Not exactly the same, but close enough that they can be buddies. Like an Atkins guy talking to a Paleo gal about meal planning.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-36627514725102363102016-03-23T09:27:00.002-07:002016-03-23T09:27:34.142-07:00It's All in the Details<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6936" title="If you look really hard... you still can't see it."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/galactica.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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The final Battlestar Galactica painting for Patrick. What he doesn't know is that I painted him piloting the ship so it's also a portrait!Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-50766345847369292972016-03-22T09:45:00.002-07:002016-03-22T09:45:39.157-07:00Some People on the Internet Are Real<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6933" title="Next concert is on the Cylon Basestar."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/cylonbasestar.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Battlestar Galactica painting number two for Patrick. I'm usually painting for strangers but with these, I had the pleasure of painting for someone I've met as an actual human person in real life because he came to my last concert in LA!Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-42602838225150791572016-03-21T11:25:00.002-07:002016-03-21T11:26:09.918-07:00Saying Thanks with a Series<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6928" title="Hi again, Patrick!"><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/cylorraidercolonielviper.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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This is one of three Battlestar Galactica paintings for one of my top-tier Patreon team members. He's been a huge supporter for a while now (Not just monetarily but positive internet vibes, too) so I figured he deserved a whole series. And three days of shoutouts on here. Hi, Patrick!Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-16687487083192189442016-03-20T11:10:00.001-07:002016-03-20T11:10:54.310-07:00I'm About to Make You Roar With Laughter<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6925" title="You hadn't punned in a while. We were getting worried."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/lion3.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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This painting has a lion as the mane character.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-12274991517020610532016-03-19T10:23:00.001-07:002016-03-19T10:24:55.920-07:00Size Does Not Matter<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6923" title="Volume matters."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/alien3.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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This is my depiction of an alien. Would you be scared if you came across this? I think it would be affected by how big he is. Like, if your head came up to the top of one of his tentacles then, yeah. Scared. If he was the size of a quarter and you could step on him, maybe not. But then I'd expect there to be tons more at that size. So a swarm of quarter-sized, purple, one-eyed aliens that completely obscures the couch you're sitting on as they crawl over each other towards you... Ok, scared again.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-66498784450964887782016-03-18T10:26:00.003-07:002016-03-18T10:32:13.771-07:00Unnatural<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6921" title="Orange, yellow and red are also acceptable because of autumn leaves."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/squirrel4.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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I kinda felt weird painting a squirrel on pink. Like, they'd naturally be hanging out in green trees. Or against blue sky. But what has this squirrel gotten into that he's surrounded by pink?Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-29526707247507552742016-03-17T09:50:00.002-07:002016-03-17T09:50:36.253-07:00Video of Video Game Art<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6916" title="You forgot my black lines. Are you just trying to make up for that by putting me in a video?"><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/yoshi.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Today's painting was featured in my Free Paintings video series! Watch my impressionistic Yoshi come to life below.<br />
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Good thing it's flapping in just the right way, otherwise it wouldn't fit on the canvasAli Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-27001318317738610042016-03-15T12:12:00.002-07:002016-03-15T12:12:28.881-07:00Four Years of Art School Totally Taught Me Colors<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6906" title="As if I wasn't already enough of an outcast with the regular elephants. Now you're saying I can't fit in with the two other pink ones?!"><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/elephant11.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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I titled this a Pink Elephant (actually the third one I've painted), but he's really not exactly pink. More like a dark salmon. But a painting titled Salmon Elephant should probably be some weird, half-fish, trunked creature, right? Oh goodness, no one request that, please.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-22857708507519185712016-03-14T12:04:00.003-07:002016-03-14T12:05:14.114-07:00Next Time I'll Paint a Bar of Soap<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6903" title="We're working on it but typing with wings is much slower."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/dove2.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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This bird has crappier SEO than the skincare brand. Like, significantly crappier. You have to scroll halfway down page two before you get to a link about birds. Jeez, step up your metadata game, white pigeons.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-45341926628318628462016-03-13T15:02:00.001-07:002016-03-13T15:02:28.949-07:00Her and Everyone Else That Does This<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6898" title="I hope she appreciates how cramped we're living for her."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/dogs10.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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I know this is one painting. But it's certainly much more work than a portrait of just one dog. I wouldn't say that X number of subjects in a painting equals X times the amount of effort. But it certainly errs closer to the latter. I guess what I'm saying is, I hope this requester appreciates that I juggled four jpegs for her and crammed four characters in the space I usually fit one.<br />
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This woman asked for something that will make her feel productive and motivated so I painted her what does that for me.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-87500923867252909892016-03-11T20:05:00.002-08:002016-03-11T20:05:40.343-08:00Rex Helped Move It<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6893" title="I'd prefer one for each horn."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/dinoballoon4.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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He likes to keep it on his nose but I had him move it to pose for my painting because it's a better composition there.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-27180589043974249052016-03-10T09:53:00.002-08:002016-03-10T09:54:08.375-08:00Post-Party Flights Home Are Always a Challenge<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6890" title="No different than your post-party drunk walk home."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/dinoballoon3.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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This takes some serious talent because his wings are imbalanced.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-11540986371254146662016-03-10T00:25:00.002-08:002016-03-10T00:26:05.519-08:00Maybe Rex Helped<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6886" title="No way. I had to help Rex with his; his arms are so short."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/dinoballoon2.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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I have no idea how he got that tied around his neck.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418536673178600912.post-20801437745655458732016-03-09T14:03:00.001-08:002016-03-09T14:03:23.905-08:00The Hats Are All the Same, Obviously, Because They're at the Same Party<a href="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/archives/6883" title="Not to mention all the background hue potential."><img src="http://www.alispagnola.com/Free/dinoballoon1.jpg" style="width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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This is the first of four dinosaurs with balloons and party hats. My friend only asked for one but like, there are so many different types of dinosaurs and so many different colors of balloons. I couldn't help myself.Ali Spagnolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202301732374004477noreply@blogger.com1