These are truly crazy times. In 2020 a lot of crises, horror stories, gloomy scenarios and stress in general have hit us. Mental stress, less physical. I personally spent parts of this year in my home office and I still work from there. The work hasn’t become less, but by eliminating the commute to work, …
Self Care – Clearing the head, reducing Social Media Read More »
John Wick had met me completely unprepared. Unfortunately I didn’t see the film in the cinema and I didn’t even notice it. Only later did I hear that the new action movie with Keanu Reeves is said to be really good. I still didn’t know anything about the plot and staging when I turned it …
“I Once Saw Him Kill Three Men In A Bar… With A Pencil.” Read More »
As the last character of the classic Ghostbusters movies I painted Lous Tully aka Rick Moranis. The miniature comes in a set with Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) from Crooked Dice. I don’t know why he was standing around so long without any paint. I actually like the miniature very much, it captures the nervous comedy …
For the crowning conclusion of “Zomtober 2020” and after the zombie-experienced Jill Valentine a few days ago, it’s now time for some Zombies. Granted: For me, too, the topic of Zombies has been overstressed. I feel it is mainly due to the hype and decline around The Walking Dead TV series. But maybe it is …
The topic time/time management/hobby time has become very present for me. Leisure time is scarce, boredom no longer exists and it can almost turn into stress to get the various interests organized. With painting and a little bit of sports I am already busy with work, household and time with my child and wife – …
The next character in my Horror Icons series is the first video game character (I had Lara Croft in the movie version). Jill Valentine is one of the two protagonists of the first Resident Evil game in 1996. I never played a Resident Evil game myself, but at least I sat next to a friend …
Hannibal Lecter was also an iconic figure known long before I could see “The Silence of the Lambs” for myself. At the same time, it is one of the few films that was devalued for me afterwards by reading the book. It is often the case that one reads a book first, then sees the …
“All good things to those who wait. I’ve waited, Clarice.” Read More »
Continuing in the horror month with Leatherface. I bought the remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 2003 on DVD right after its release unseen and I really liked it, I think it’s great and densely staged. I only knew the original from hearsay, in Germany there was no official way to see it. I made …
“Who will survive and what will be left of them?” Read More »
Since I never played Orcs I prefer the “Zomtober” over the “Orctober”, so it’s time for some bloody stuff now. October is for me clearly the month of autumn, horror movies and Halloween. Besides watching some classic and new horror movies (otherwise I’m not that much of a genre fan and like to put it …
A somewhat more unusual painting project is Marv from the film/comic Sin City. At least among my readers presumably all of them know the film and know that it, like the original, is staged in black and white. Only a few color accents are set (blood, a red dress, lipstick). With the embodiment of Marv, …
“Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything.” Read More »
