Blake N. Behrens, Graphic Designer
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Family Man, Art Director, good Lutheran, home brewer, and abuser of ellipses...
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- Feb 12, 13
Skilled illustrations of Geologic Stratigraphic Crossections and Paleogeographic Maps help sell your prospects to investors.
- Feb 11, 13
The Oklahoma City Holiday River Parade is a large family event that takes place the weekend after Thanksgiving every year. Ships, yachts, and even Santa's jet ski parade up the Oklahoma City River to celebrate the season. The modular branding was applied to emulate the hodgepodge style of a sailor's wall.
- Jan 27, 13
I started a shirt company with couple of my buddies. Kyle Simmons and Eric Lyons are the two most creative people I've known. The collaborations have been very exciting. You can check everything out at The Okay See.
- Sep 08, 11
We wanted to do a buzz building event for when VI rebranded itself. Our goal was to make people aware that advertising as we know it was dead. We had transitioned from being strictly an ad firm to a full blown marketing firm over the last decade and changed our name. In an agency brainstorm I threw out the idea of having loads of grim reapers walking around the downtown area. This idea spitballed in to being a citywide event. We ended up having Grims around downtown, midtown, all the major highway intersections, overpasses, in malls, and so on and so forth. Needless to say... Guerrilla campaigns are a blast. Throughout the day I managed the Grims to make sure they stayed in character and covered certain sections of the downtown area. Also, I shot some video and photographed the 20+ grims around town as they handed out cards that directed people to the minisite which explained our brand change. In the afternoon I even donned the costume and tried my hand at reaping. Then it was back to the office to edit the snippets together to post on Youtube. Twitter exploded that day wanting to know more about the Grims. Someone even set up a spoof account riffing off of our event. Here is a brief log from people in my personal stream.
- Sep 07, 11
We are passionate about logos and branding. Its one of our specialties. The following are some national and local brands we've helped create.
- Sep 04, 11
The flattened medium of silkscreen separations has always been extremely enjoyable to work in. As far as design goes, it tends to be pretty low-brow. But hey. I don't care. It's fun.
- Sep 04, 11
There is something to be said of the emotive qualities of illustration. But hey, we're biased. A Gig Poster created for Brown Bird in El Reno. Created for a National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics event. Portrait experimentation. Audrey Hepburn Evangeline Lilly Kristen Bell Created for a motor scooter themed art show. Saints, Scientists, & Monsters created for StripesAreLame. St. Joseph, Patron Saint of Carpenters The Boondock Saints The Transfiguration of St. Paul St. Lucia, Patron Saint of the Blind Copernicus, Heliocentric Theory Tesla Stardust Dr. Jeckyll's Anti Frekyll Juice The Bride of Frankenstein
- Sep 04, 11
Advanced Academics is an online school that partners with school districts nationwide to create the ideal learning environment for kids. This direct mail piece was sent to the principals and administrators of our target districts leading up to the summer months to show them that their students could be getting ahead during their break with Advanced Academics. I was asked to create the exterior signage for Advanced Academic's building located in Bricktown, OKC. When my children are old enough to stroll Bricktown I will enjoy showing them this permanent piece. Over the years I've had the ability to work with some very neat non-profits in the Oklahoma City area. The DeadCenter Film Festival is always fun to be a part of. It is a cultural happening in OKC that you simply do not want to miss out on. While these poster concepts were not printed... working on the various parts of the campaign was a very exciting way to give back to the community. World Neighbors is a wonderful company that goes to third world countries and helps communities become self-sufficient through education and training. This campaign was for their "in the classroom" teaching kit. It was intended to get kids interested in overseas communities and to teach about a world very different from what they know. These pieces were my first real stab at illustration. While I still maintain some of this style, I would approach the build completely differently now. The Urban League is an equality group that help minorities strive to reach economic and social equality. The main projects I worked on were for their annual gala, which often times had a major recording artist play. One of the highlights of my career was seeing the Temptations walk out on stage wearing outfits that matched a save-the-date card I created.
- Sep 04, 11
This is a series of small projects. A few were created for friends and family. Some dates/names/addresses have been changed.
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We designed and printed a fun shirt for the Oklahoma Craft Brewers Guild. Very tasty project.
HORROR, a piece from my art show tonight with @i_like_boring_things at @t_an_urban_teahouse from 7-9.
I’m hanging art at @t_an_urban_teahouse for my show with @i_like_boring_things! Opening tonight 7-9p.
Our newest shirt from @TheOkaySee. Available in toddler, youth, AND adult sizes on TheOkaySee.com.
My Tummy’s Rumblin’ detail shot. Adult, Youth, and Toddler sizes available on TheOkaySee.com
That’s right! “My Tummy’s Rumblin’ ” is our newest shirt from @theokaysee! Visit theOkaySee.com to order toddler, youth, and adult sizes!
#party! tank?! @i_like_boring_things @mrdylanb @deluxeok @amandagbradway @dnagalleries @theokaysee
Scifientific drawing of tigerlillies. This piece is on display at The Lobby Bar. Opening at 6pm this Thursday!
I’m excited to tell you I’m having another art show with @i_like_boring_things & @darrenisreal! Our opening is Thursday at 6pm at the Lobby Bar in the Will Rogers Theater!
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- Oct 05, 11Geometric homage to 80's fashion illustration... with the sexiest revenant to grace Universal's films.
- Sep 23, 11Vintage style illustration of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
- Sep 14, 11Nothing says vintage Italian to me more than a handsome couple on a vespa.
- Sep 13, 11Illustration of the classiest woman to grace the screen.
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This is a logo for a new Children's Psychiatry Group in Edmond. They specialize in the hardest cases with kids who've had really the hardest times, stories that make you rage and weep.
I have a feeling they will go with one of my other directions, but this one seemed the most graceful solution to me.
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I liked the way the light was bouncing off the back of the screen while we were printing. We've nearly sold out of our first round of shirts, so I just doubled our next order.
It feels really good to help make an adoption a reality.
http://www.theokaysee.com/product/love-is-thicker-than-water-help-an-adoption
- Feb 01, 13
- Jan 28, 13
We wanted to create something that could raise money for families trying to adopt.
Our mission statement:
Adopt the mindset that if we try to change the world of an individual, together we might actually change the World.
For every shirt we sell we will donate the majority of our proceeds to families trying to adopt. This shirt will help Eric & Kylie Lyons bring little Joah home from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Love IS Thicker than Water.
You can help an adoption here: http://www.theokaysee.com/product/love-is-thicker-than-water-help-an-adoption
- Jan 24, 13
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.
I wanted to create a concentric portrait featuring the planets. In my initial ignorance I thought Galileo was the scientist who originally suggested the sun as the center of our universe. After some wiki-research I discovered out that Copernicus, the Polish/Prussian/German Astronomer and Catholic clerk, was the one who founded heliocentric cosmology and Galileo, the Italian Physicist, created the telescopes that helped prove the theory.
In the time of Copernicus, astronomers noticed that the stars moved in a fixed motion but there were five 'wandering' stars that seemed to move in their own paths. The word planet is greek for 'Wandering Star.' In my illustration, I only used the planets that could be seen in Copernicus' time. You may also notice that Saturn does not have rings. They could not see the rings that have become iconic for that particular planet.
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I put together a 5 minute presentation on the impending Mayan Apocalypse for IgniteOKC. These were the slides going on the background that showed how the Mayan Calendar functions.
This whole apocalypse thing comes from big date: 13.0.0.0.0 / Imagine 1999/2000, but far more significant due to the Mayans associated value of 13, and the fact that the Mayan Long Count has been running for over 5000 years.
- Nov 27, 12
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These icons were created for a road bike companion app released in February.
The icons stand for:
Speed, Cadence, Power, Calories, Heart Rate
Distance, Temperature, Elevation, Lap, TimeThe app visualizes data captured by the bikers Garmin hardware. The colors correspond to the individual graph markers.
This was created for Komorka Tech.
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- Oct 20, 11Blake N. BehrensDr. Jekyll's Anti-Frekyll JuiceAI & PSI was exposed to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at a very early age with the old black and white films. As a kid I loved the idea that people could change in to something else.This vintage style illustration started with the kernel of an idea that the two people are in fact one person and divided by only a small amount of potion. As I went through and developed it... I had the idea of making it 'Anti-Frekyll Juice' which became the reason for the illustrations style.If you dig it, you can always buy a print at http://society6.com/RadFive/Dr-Jekylls-Anti-Frekyll-Juice_Print
- Oct 18, 11Guest ArtistBrock LayZombie
I picked "zombie" as my monster because they scare the hell out of me and excite me at the same time. When I was a kid I watched Romero's "Dawn of the Dead", and I remember feeling terrified and claustrophobic at the enclosing circle of the undead, and then at the same time, thinking how awesome it would be to live in a mall and kill zombies. These creatures have no other motive than to feed and move. They are the great white shark of the monster world. They come in hoards but it is still every zombie for himself. For my zombie, I wanted bright, almost neon colors for the skin. As if to exaggerate the decomposition. The detail of the skin was most important to pull of the undead look. It couldn't be smooth like a normal human being. I went with a wood-cut feature for the skin. It creates a strained, weathered look while creating great texture and depth. It adds a wrinkle and crease on every feature of the face and really exaggerates the features. What's most interesting about the undead is the jump factor they harness. When someone is bit or killed by a zombie, they're revenant time interval is different than someone else. You never know when that person will re-animate. Add this along with the slowly enclosing hoard and you have the recipe for that baddest killing machine in monster lore.
- Oct 17, 11Guest ArtistVince Conn"Giant Octopus"
I didn't really know what monster I was drawing when I started, but I'd decided on something underwater. My composition lines ended up looking like tentacles, so I ran with it. I noticed that the dark side of the water's gradient would be a good place to add bright contrast for the focal point. The needed details were obvious, so I used an opaque hard brush. This also worked out well for the specular lighting needed to make the tentacle look slimy. Finally I detailed the closer tentacle with some 3dish looking soft brush strokes and a texture on overlay. I wanted to make sure the viewer felt a little grossed out. To give the viewer an uneasy feel perspective-wise, I emphasized the dutch angle by adding vague mountains in the background that pointed up and to the left and put the diver's boat in view. If the implied horizon and boat work properly, the viewer should feel off balance (i say if because my wife didn't notice the boat).
All done in Photoshop with my Intuos4!
- Oct 05, 11by Blake N. BehrensAI & PSFor my first post I am showing you my Bride of Frankenstein illustration.Universal Studios took the commercial success of Frankenstein (1931) and proceeded to crank out spin off after sequel after humorous spoof etc... One of the most distinct flicks to come out after the original Frankenstein was The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). It was noted for being the most successful sequel of the various spin offs.Dr. Frankenstein's wife is held captive by an even more evil scientist, Dr. Pretorious, until he helps build a companion for Dr. Frankenstein's monster. Once she is constructed and 'alive... aaaaallllliiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvveeeee!!!' she immediately rejects the original monster, thus cementing his role as the saddest monster in the Universal... universe.I wanted to create a simplified and sexy 80's style poster for this illustration somewhat homaging the sexy female with geometric art of Patrick Nagel (patricknagel.com). As I worked on this illustration it became more and more geometric. Also, my initial thumbnails had the Bride with the typical Frankenstein neck bolts (which she didn't have), bare arms (she had mummy arms), and all of her facial features. As I worked on the illustration and did more research, I realized I really liked the way it looked in black&white as well as color. I also realized that I could simplify it down even further than I did, and the only thing necessary to communicate 'Bride of Frankenstein' was her white shocked hair. In the end I dropped her eyes all together and created a hybrid black&white and color version.I have prints for sale at http://society6.com/RadFive/The-Bride-of-Frankenstein-8r5_Print if you're interested.
- Sep 21, 11
by Blake N. BehrensCut and SprayI love Nolan's "The Prestige." I'm very interested in the history of scientists and the dramas that went on in their lives outside. This post is several months late for our theme, but I wanted to portray Tesla, as played by David Bowie.Playing off the iconic Ziggy Stardust lightning bolt, I used some signature Tesla Coil electricity. Hopefully its pretty self explanatory. - Sep 21, 11
- Sep 21, 11by Blake N. BehrensWatercolorVictor Frankenstein is a fictional character, the protagonist of the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, written by Mary Shelley. He is the scientist who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living beings, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature (often referred to as Frankenstein's monster).
While many subsequent film adaptations (notably the 1931 movie Frankenstein and the Hammer Films series starring Peter Cushing) have portrayed Frankenstein as unbalanced or insane (the prototypical "mad scientist"), the novel portrayed him as atragic figure.In addition, the Victor Frankenstein of the novel is not a doctor, as he is typically portrayed in adaptations, but a college dropout. Nor is he a "Baron"; and no title is given to his father, either, although they are clearly a wealthy family.
_I find that Dr. Frankenstein is a very interesting character because I knew very little about him. He had an assistant, Igor, and he created a monster. His physical description is so varied that I could have painted him a hundred different ways. In the end, I chose to conceal his face and play off of his work instead of his features for his portrait.For the Dr. Frankenstein piece I wanted to create something in the campy pulp magazine art style. I ended up using water colors, which I hadn't used in quite some time, for a soft fleshy depiction of the good doctor and his monstrosity. I became very frustrated with the medium and spent more time on this project than I intended. I feel as though my painting skills have really become rusty in the last decade. Eventually I added some india ink to really define the edges and further that old pulp magazine style.
Luckily, when I showed the final piece to my lovely wife, she groaned and almost had to throw up. I guess that's a success? - Sep 21, 11
Guest ArtistPreston HerringGraphite on Cold Press8"x7"Vincent Vega's scientific achievements as a chemist are best displayed in the true film Pulp Fiction.In perhaps the most scientific of scenes, Vincent is explaining to his friend Lance about his superior knowledge of powdery substances by stating "Remember, I just got back from Amsterdam." Which Implies that EVEN WITHOUT a lab and his equipment he can decipher the chemical compound and purity level of heroin simply by shooting it up.Classic science. - Sep 21, 11
Aaron Cahill
Collage
Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn (3 December 1886 - 26 September 1978)[1] was a Swedish physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1924 "for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy".[2]
Siegbahn was born in Örebro, Sweden. He obtained his Ph.D. at the Lund University in 1911, his thesis was titled Magnetische Feldmessungen (magnetic field measurements). He was acting professor for Johannes Rydberg when his health was failing, and succeeded him as full professor in 1920.
Following his Ph.D., he started research on X-ray spectroscopy. This work continued when he moved to the University of Uppsala in 1923. He developed improved experimental apparatus which allowed him to make very accurate measurements of the X-ray wavelengths produced by atoms of different elements. He developed a convention for naming the different spectral lines that are characteristic to elements in X-ray spectroscopy, the Siegbahn notation. Siegbahn's precision measurements drove many developments in quantum theory and atomic physics.[3]
In 1937, Siegbahn was appointed Director of the Physics Department of the Nobel Institute of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Siegbahn married Karin Högbom 1914. They had two children: Bo Siegbahn (1915-2008), a diplomat and politician, and Kai Siegbahn (1918-2007), a physicist, who also received the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1981, for his contribution to the development of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
He won the Hughes Medal 1934 and Rumford Medal 1940. In 1944 he patented the Siegbahn pump.
- Sep 21, 11
- Sep 21, 11By Vince ConnDigital, Wacom Tablet"Here's Karl Kroenen from Hellboy, evil Nazi scientist and Hitler's top assassin."A German scientist working for the Nazis, and a member of the Thule Society, Dr. Kroenen became one of the top scientists for Project Ragna Rok, and a close disciple of Grigori Rasputin, along with Ilsa Haupstein and Leopold Kurtz. He was present with Rasputin at the secret ritual in Scotland that brought Hellboy to the world.When von Klempt's head was re-animated, he tried to convince Kroenen to abandon Rasputin's plan to awaken the Ogdru Jahad - and instead to use the Army to retrieve von Klempt's work in South America. Overhearing, Kurtz became furious and attacked von Klempt's head, screaming, "Rasputin is master!" In a panic, Kroenen seized a knife and killed Kurtz. When their plan failed, an enraged Rasputin struck Zinco blind. Wandering around, Zinco accidentally pressed a self-destruct button in the base, destroying it completely and taking Kroenen with it.
- Sep 21, 11
Blake N. BehrensAI & PS18"x18"
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.I wanted to create a concentric portrait featuring the planets. In my initial ignorance I thought Galileo was the scientist who originally suggested the sun as the center of our universe. After some wiki-research I discovered out that Copernicus, the Polish/Prussian/German Astronomer and Catholic clerk, was the one who founded heliocentric cosmology and Galileo, the Italian Physicist, created the telescopes that helped prove the theory.In the time of Copernicus, astronomers noticed that the stars moved in a fixed motion but there were five 'wandering' stars that seemed to move in their own paths. The word planet is greek for 'Wandering Star.' In my illustration, I only used the planets that could be seen in Copernicus' time. You may also notice that Saturn does not have rings. They could not see the rings that have become iconic for that particular planet.I built this in Adobe Illustrator then pulled it in to Photoshop to add texture. - Apr 13, 11The Observatory, by guest artist Aaron Cahill:
Aldous HuxleyBy the end of his life Huxley was considered, in some academic circles, a leader of modern thought and an intellectual of the highest rank, and highly regarded as one of the most prominent explorers of visual communication and sight-related theories as well.On his deathbed, unable to speak, Huxley made a written request to his wife for "LSD, 100 µg, intramuscular". According to her account of his death in This Timeless Moment, she obliged with an injection at 11:45 am and another a couple of hours later. He died, aged 69, at 5:20 pm on 22 November 1963, several hours after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Huxley's ashes were interred in the family grave at the Watts Cemetery, home of the Watts Mortuary Chapel in Compton, a village near Guildford, Surrey, England. - Sep 21, 11Eric LyonsOil on Canvas
Thomas Alva Edison was both a scientist and an inventor. Born in 1847, Edison would see tremendous change take place in his lifetime. He was also to be responsible for making many of those changes occur. When Edison was born, society still thought of electricity as a novelty, a fad. By the time he died, entire cities were lit by electricity. Much of the credit for that progress goes to Edison. In his lifetime, Edison patented 1,093, earning him the nickname "The Wizard of Menlo Park." The most famous of his inventions was an incandescent light bulb. Besides the light bulb, Edison developed the phonograph and the "kinetoscope," a small box for viewing moving films. He also improved upon the original design of the stock ticker, the telegraph, and improved on Alexander Bell’s telephone. He believed in hard work, sometimes working twenty hours a day. Edison was quoted as saying, "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." In tribute to this important American, electric lights in the United States were dimmed for one minute on October 21, 1931, a few days after his death.
- Sep 21, 11by Blake N. BehrensAI & PSI was initally drawn to St. Lucia because it also happens to be the name of the island that my wife and I spent our honeymoon on. When reading about St. Lucia the person, I learned that she was a Christian saint venerated as a saint by several denominations as well as Lutheran's in Scandinavia. It's rare that you run across a Lutheran saint, so I figured she was it.St. Lucia is also known as St. Lucy and her name is derived from the latin lux or 'light.' She is the Patron Saint of the Blind.In order to achieve her martyrdom, Lucia refused to marry a pagan. She was then persecuted for her Christian beliefs and held prisoner, given over to be defiled in a brothel, tortured, became so filled with the holy spirit that the guards could not move her so they gauged out her eyes with a fork (which grew back), stabbed in the throat and yet continued to speak out against her persecutors. Needless to say, the story of St. Lucia is quite interesting.St. Lucia is often depicted with a crown of candles, and often times holding a golden platter presenting eyes to the viewer.
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by Blake N. BehrensPen&InkWhile I am Lutheran and know very little of Saints, St. Paul's is the name of my church... making the story of Saul's conversion very close to my heart.Saul of Tarsus was a great persecutor of a relatively unknown Jewish sect called Christianity. Some background taken directly from the bible:"Now as he journeyed he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him.And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,"Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"And he said, "Who are you, Lord?"And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting;but rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do."Acts of the Apostles 9:3-6 "So Ananias went, entered the house where Saul was, and placed his hands on him. "Brother Saul," he said, "the Lord has sent me - Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." At once something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized" Acts of the Apostles 9:17-18 In his story, he was struck blind but was given his sight back (and something like fish scales fell from his eyes! Wicked!) when he was accepted Jesus. Saul of Tarsus changed his name to Paul after his conversion and he ended up being the most outspoken force in the spread of Christianity. And most importantly he was the first to really take Christianity to the gentiles, essentially becoming the first missionary! Inspiration came when I remembered a rad multi-face portrait style that I had seen Emek use in a gig poster over a decade ago. I framed the portrait in a classic triptych. After playing around with the composition I started with my time-consuming hatching. Everything was drawn by hand with my trusty Uniball Vision fine pen. - Sep 21, 11by Eric LyonsPhotographSt. Jude, faithful and servant and friend of Jesus.Patron of hopeful cases, pray for me for I am helpless and alone. I implore you of the particular privilege given to you to bring visible and speedy where there is hopelessness. I promise to be ever mindful of this great favor. To always honor you as my special and powerful patron. Amen.
- Mar 20, 11Build basic grid pattern. Delete squares to create a pixel icon of St. Joseph.Export my vector pixel imagery to Photoshop and begin plugging textures. The worn wood really worked well as St. Joseph's beard.Additional textures to create the look of this icon being made from wood like an eikon.Completed image utilizing 10 or so wood textures composited on top of my initial vector illustration.
- Mar 19, 11Add Connor and Murph's hands holding guns to create the halo.Use negative space to create a Church steeple.Print out reverse image in a 10% gray. Begin cutting stencil. My favorite part about cutting stencils is making the image work even with the connecting pieces. With some of the more layered stencils I create I can hide them completely... but its impossible to do with a single layered flat piece.This is a shot showing the final stencil. I ended up dropping the outside arm lines as I felt it was distracting and awkward. Plus, it made the piece look like a cartoon, which isn't what I was going for.A detail shot of the hand letters.Prepped background paper. I actually ended up using this 20 year old cold press that my next door neighbor gave me when I was in elementary school. It was pretty fun to finally use it.Ended up spraying 9 pieces. I have a few friends who are more fanatic than me about the Boondock Saints, and I wanted to give them copies for St. Patty's day.The final piece. I plan on spraying more of these in the next week or so.
- Sep 21, 11
by Blake N. BehrensCut and SprayIl Duce, Conner and Murphy's father in The Boondock Saints.- And shepherds we shall be, for Thee, my Lord, for Thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be.
- In nomine Patris …
- … et Filii …
- … et Spiritus Sancti.
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by Eric LyonsAcrylicToday I went back and painted with my very aggressive painting style that I used a lot during college. I forgot how fun and loose it was.John was arrested and imprisoned because of King Herod's fear of him. John had been openly censuring Herod for taking his sister-in-law as his own wife, and Herod was afraid that John's preaching would start a revolt against him.Although Herod feared John, he would not kill him because he knew John was a righteous and holy man, and he liked hearing John speak. Herodias, Herod's wife, did not share his respect for John and looked for any chance to have him killed. Herodias' chance came when her daughter Salome's dancing so pleased Herod and aroused such irrational lust in him that he promised her anything she desired. Herodias prompted her daughter to ask for the death of John the Baptist. Herod granted her wish and John was killed.
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Every week now we will be creating an art portrait to coincide with with a monthly theme. To start things off, the month of March we will be creating Saints. Its going to be another fun journey this year. Stay tuned for guest artist as well. Hope you enjoy.
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