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About Me Member Macabre Artist Patrick Kendall42/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 3 Years
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Mon Aug 31, 2009, 1:14 PM
It has been quite a while since I posted or added anything here on DA- Like so many other people these days, I am bummed to announce that my so called "dream job" has crashed and burned, so I am in the unfamiliar position of being unemployed at the moment. It has only been a week and it is driving me up the wall not getting up to go to work every day. I thought I would at least take advantage of the time and do some more painting, but I think the stress of losing my job has put a damper on my creativity. I am trying to stay positive and upbeat and I do have a couple good leads on some new jobs, so with any luck I won't be unemployed for long.

I have been doing some graphic design work for the Haunted Forest, the haunt that I do makeup work for- you can see their web page at [link]. I am glad that I will be starting the Halloween season for them at the end of September, that always fires up my creativity!

I have also been commissioned to airbrush a denim jacket, doing a Tattoo style dragon- something new for me, and I do love a good challenge, so it should be fun to do.

Outside of the art realm, I have found a few good bits of music- the new Cheap Trick CD called "The Latest" is awesome, I have been playing that one a lot. I was also excited to hear the new KISS tune "Modern Day Delilah" on their webpage- the new CD "Sonic Boom" comes out early October as a Walmart exclusive- which is nice because it will include their re-recording of their greatest hits and a live DVD, all for only $12, but it pisses me off when bands do deals with corporate monsters like Walmart because it really hurts the indie record stores, which are almost extinct anyway. There is nothing as cool as going to a great indie music store- going to Walmart to buy music is lame at best.

Movie wise, I have been disappointed. Halloween 2 was utter and total crap. Dull, unoriginal and a really really stupid story line. Kind of a "Brady Bunch from Hell" concept with a lot of stupid dream sequences involving a white horse and Sheri Moon Zombie. Hearing that Rob is now working on a re-make of "The Blob" didn't excite me at all- since he managed to kill rather than re-invent the Halloween franchise, I really hate seeing him do the same thing to a classic like The Blob. C'mon Rob, you used to be so inovative and creative- why not come up with something new and fresh rather than killing off the classics with your lousy remakes??

I also watched the abysmal "2001 Maniacs" with Robert Englund. It had been many years since I watched "2000 Maniacs" so I had totally forgotten the story line, but wow- 2001 maniacs was SO stupid! I enjoy a little campiness in a horror movie, ala "Drag Me To Hell", but this movie was a mismash of really bad cliches and really lame excuses for killing off a bunch of horny college kids. I should have turned that movie off after the first 10 minutes, but for some reason I forced myself to watch the entire thing. Uggh.

I am not sure what to think about the trailer for "The Wolfman" movie from Benicio Del Toro... Once again, treading on the sacred ground of the Universal classics always makes me worry. Who knows, maybe it will be good??

Alright, enough ranting. Hopefully I will be back on track soon and can start posting more artwork here soon...

Stay Scary!

-Patrick

  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Cheap Trick - The Latest
  • Reading: Frank Dietz sketchbook
  • Watching: Halloween 2
  • Playing: Vintage arcade games on the DS
  • Eating: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich
  • Drinking: Dr. Pepper

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  • Current Residence: Pleasant Grove, Utah
  • Interests: Vintage Horror Movies and Monsters, Comic Books, drawing and painting creatures and monsters
  • Favourite movie: Creature From the Black Lagoon, Star Wars, Creepshow, Dawn of the Dead
  • Favourite band or musician: Drive By Truckers, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Heathen, Agent Steel, King's X, Anthrax, Slayer
  • Favourite genre of music: Heavy Metal
  • Favourite artist: Bernie Wrightson, Basil Gogos, Frank Frazetta
  • Favourite poet or writer: Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, Clive Barker
  • Operating System: OSX
  • MP3 player of choice: iTunes
  • Favourite game: Guitar Hero 2
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS2
  • Favourite cartoon character: Wolfie from the Groovie Ghoulies
  • Personal Quote: Imagination is more important than knowledge
  • Tools of the Trade: Wacom Graphire, Photoshop CS3, Corel Painter 9, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Airbrush, Acrylics, Pencil

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:iconbilesuck:
That is some amazing airbrush work there. The skelly girl is great.

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"You wouldn't know what crazy was if Charles Manson
...was eating Fruit Loops on your front porch" Suicidal Tenedencies
:iconmr-mordacious:
Well thank you! Glad you like the airbrush work!

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"The quiet room is sterilized and white- it's like a tomb, with just a moth stained naked light"
:icongijinkacosplay:
Well hello there ^^ just droped in to say hi and glad I found you, I really admire your work. also I too work at the haunted forest this year so finding you on DA made my day, thankyou ^^
:iconhyuugaemi:
Hi!!! amm... maybe you don't remember me... but, a few months ago I asked you for help... well.. I used your deviation "Death Rose from the Grave" as reference for my make-up, :P it isn't as good as yours, but... I did my best, so, I'll be happy if you could give me your opinion.... :blush: please...

[link]

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LENORE: ... fishies go pook! pook!
RAGAMUFFIN: Yess... well, we need to get you some help from a doctor...
LENORE: pook! pook! Poook!
RAGAMUFFIN: c'mon! let's go!
LENORE: pook?
:iconmr-mordacious:
Good job my friend! Looks great to me- keep practicing and you will be knocking out these skull makeups in no time!!

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"The quiet room is sterilized and white- it's like a tomb, with just a moth stained naked light"
:iconhyuugaemi:
>0< thank you so much for you opinion, it is very important to me, because you were my inspiration for the make up! thanks :)

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LENORE: ... fishies go pook! pook!
RAGAMUFFIN: Yess... well, we need to get you some help from a doctor...
LENORE: pook! pook! Poook!
RAGAMUFFIN: c'mon! let's go!
LENORE: pook?
:iconmr-mordacious:
Oh you are very welcome, I am sorry it took so long for me to respond to you- I got busy with the makeup work at the Haunted Forest then went on vacation for a week once Halloween was over!

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"The quiet room is sterilized and white- it's like a tomb, with just a moth stained naked light"
:iconhyuugaemi:
oh no no, don't worry :D and really thanks!! and it's amazing your work!!! :D

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LENORE: ... fishies go pook! pook!
RAGAMUFFIN: Yess... well, we need to get you some help from a doctor...
LENORE: pook! pook! Poook!
RAGAMUFFIN: c'mon! let's go!
LENORE: pook?
:iconrebelcomx:
Dude. I am going gaga over your makeup work for the haunted house, particularly you "Fang you Very Much" shot. It's very similar to the make up i've been trying to do for my own recurring vampire character every Halloween. The blue veins especially. I hope you don't mind if I use it as a clearer reference for my own makeup.
:iconmr-mordacious:
No problem at all! Thanks for the compliments!!

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"The quiet room is sterilized and white- it's like a tomb, with just a moth stained naked light"

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