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Roland, Take 2

Posted on by Jennifer At Your Toy Portrait

8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. *Sigh* So, you may have noticed that I have already painted this guy, who is the distinguished CEO of I Only Like Monsters. Over a month ago I mailed the original portrait to J, who writes the hilarious posts for Roland’s website, and just heard yesterday that it had not yet arrived. So after J and I jostled the USPS from both ends, I franticly re-painted the portrait and had my husband frame it, all in one afternoon. This morning I recieved word that the first portrait suddenly showed up on J’s doorstep! I must say that it was actually lots of fun to revisit Roland’s funny face and I enjoyed painting him again.

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Roland

Posted on by Jennifer At Your Toy Portrait

8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. Roland the Fingermonster is the CEO of the fantastic website I Only Like Monsters, which, each day, features a new toy monster. While J writes the very funny posts, Roland has creative and curatorial control over the content. J bought Roland as part of a package of fingerpuppets on a whim while in grad school. A hard drinker and a bad influence, Roland eventually convinced J to abandon her dissertation and provide him with an Ebay allowance. He purchased more and more friends, until J eventually began her website as a means to manage her houseful of creatures. When she happened upon my site, J figured that it would be appropriate for a CEO to have his official portrait painted! Check out Roland’s story here!

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Sammy Snail

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9″x12″ acrylic, 2011. As a hand-puppet, Sammy Snail is better able than many toys to express his fabulous personality. He’s the favorite toy of 3-year-old Izzy, whose father Tommaso wrote this delightful description:

“He has a “dolly voice” (falsetto), and has apparently authored most of the books (Snowy Day, by Sammmmmy Keats. Make Way for Ducklings, by Sammmmy Snail, etc etc) and plays most of the music on the radio, according to Izzy Bea. So i guess that means he’s in a band, as he’s often accompanied by his friends sally squirrel, hammie hamster, and swirly elephant (all hand puppets, oddly).”

Now that I think about it, isn’t it suprising that more children don’t connect deeply with puppets? Kids are always playing out scenes from life or imagination with best-loved toys, and how satisfying that interaction must be with a puppet that can be made to move and speak! I loved painting Sammy’s crazy, expressive face and hope to encounter many more quirky puppets in the future.

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