Hobgoblin

Yo! Here I am again with a new update into my art and what ever else dribbles out onto these pages. I miss skiing already, but I'm ready to try paddleboarding this season. Normally we like to kayak, but Stanislaus is getting on in years and sitting on a kayak is getting harder for the old fella. So, we are going to try our hands at paddleboarding this year. This should be a great workout for my shoulders and core (I'm getting on in years my damn self). Plus Stan has a nice, wide, soft area to chill and enjoy some cruising on the water. I did finish 'Stormshadow' recently and was pretty happy with the outcome. I'm guessing I've got in the area of 5 hours in this one give or take. Acrylic and marker on canvas 12x14....here she is;

I am going to keep going witht he comic theme this time. I had a chance to dig around in my collection I compiled from the 80's up through the early 2000's. It was a blast reliving some of the old story lines and even seeing some of them come to life on the big screen with the success of the MARVEL and DC movies. I think I knew who I wanted to paint this time. I've actually been wanting to paint this charcter for some time and used to sketch him a lot back in high school thirty plus years ago. Most everyone is familiar with Green Goblin, as portrayed by Wilem Dafoe. What a phenomenal job Wilem did in this characters shoes or boots (IMHO). The new gen of marvel movies starring Holland have introduced this characters 'normal' side but have yet to introduce the character himself as he is too young. I spent some time today finding a good close dynamic pose that will help me put some focus on details in the face. I've never been good at likeness but for some reason masks are easier for me to nail. Even if the mask has more of a likeness like Michael Myers or Guy Fawkes. I ended going all the way back to the 80's for this panel of the Hobgoblin;

I sketched it out a few times until it read true to the original panel with a slight 'me' twist on it. This character was a friend of Peter's back in high school and while they worked together at the Bugle. Hobgoblin always scared me more than Green Goblin. He seemed darker amd less 'goofy?' Green Goblin seemed to have some bond with Peter the way Arthur and Bruce Wayne are connected. That bond seemed...I dunno...safer? I was not there for Osborne and Peter's entire relationship the way I was for Ned and Peter. I lived so many fights where Peter and Norman knew who each other was behind the masks. Peter and Ned though fought for what seemed like years before they knew each others identities. Anyway Hobs always was scarier to me and so I chose to paint this psycho on my next session. As usual, I do appreciate you taking the time to check out my blog. I hope to have a new update sooner rather than later as starting a new piece always gives me incentive to post. Peace.