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30 Thrift Shop Paintings Made Interesting Again With Funny Monsters By Chris McMahon
Interview With Artist
Chris McMahon started drawing weird monsters and various comic book characters when he was just a kid. He then went to the University of Iowa, branching out into painting and sculpture, taking his skills to another level. Eventually, McMahon wound up teaching high school art. Throughout all of this, however, his admiration for weird, whimsical creatures never faded.
But over time, McMahon has come up with so many beings, his imagination can't house all of them. So, the man started browsing secondhands for paintings where they could relocate to. After he spots a suitable piece, McMahon buys it and adds his monsters to it. The end result is so good, one even became a Weezer album cover.
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The Emerald Triangle 6 years ago
Looks like a game of hide and go seek. "He'll never find me over here!"
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The Emerald Triangle 6 years ago
The wedding has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Artemis Thorne 6 years ago
me at 7:00 am on a weekend being like: "wHo dArEs DiStUrb mY sLuMbEr?"
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Artemis Thorne 6 years ago (edited)
Me at 3:00 am when I realized that I had an essay due the next day.
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Jacqueline Samuels 3 years ago
isn't this that one nursery rhyme where the mother is swimming and everytime she turns her back one more of her babies go missing.....
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Avery S Alberico 6 years ago
"psst! Hazel!, Have you seen Dave today?" "NOPE!" "Oh well, he'll turn up eventually"
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Full Name 6 years ago
He actually blends these in well. Most artists just slap something random that doesn't really fit.
Timm Vera 6 years ago
Timm I started doing this in 1985... just for fun I would sneak in little odd things (first one was a dog on a beach velvet painting, next was a soccer ball between a mattador and bull) then I would sign them Lazlo and i give the painting back to another thrift store... and they sold them again.
Trevor Berg 6 years ago
I think if they were more subtle and almost hidden into the painting...
Full Name 6 years ago
He actually blends these in well. Most artists just slap something random that doesn't really fit.
Timm Vera 6 years ago
Timm I started doing this in 1985... just for fun I would sneak in little odd things (first one was a dog on a beach velvet painting, next was a soccer ball between a mattador and bull) then I would sign them Lazlo and i give the painting back to another thrift store... and they sold them again.
Trevor Berg 6 years ago
I think if they were more subtle and almost hidden into the painting...
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