{"id":528,"date":"2012-11-16T08:42:29","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T08:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/?p=528"},"modified":"2012-11-16T08:42:29","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T08:42:29","slug":"joker-on-holliday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/2012\/11\/16\/joker-on-holliday\/","title":{"rendered":"Joker on Holliday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;;width: 55px;\" name=\"fb_share\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=125029517579627&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/2012\/11\/16\/joker-on-holliday\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"box_count\" width=\"55\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><figure id=\"attachment_529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/smalljokerdoc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/smalljokerdoc-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Joker on Holliday - Copyright 2012 Ryan G. Williams\" title=\"Joker on Holliday - Copyright 2012 Ryan G. Williams\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" class=\"size-large wp-image-529\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/smalljokerdoc-1024x699.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/smalljokerdoc-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/smalljokerdoc.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joker on Holliday - Copyright 2012 Ryan G. Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>Well here it is! It only took a year of on and off frustration. Geez. For me to complete this piece, after having banged my head against a wall many a night, tells me that I have even more persistence (or stubbornness) than I thought. Enough of the self-loathing &#8211; let&#8217;s look at this fine new painting. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joker on Holliday&#8221; is a 24&#8221;x36&#8221; oil on canvas. This is the third painting in a row to be of those dimensions and that&#8217;s not by accident. I have really enjoyed that size as I think it is just large enough to display some details without overwhelming a viewer. With that said, I think I&#8217;m going small for the next few projects (gotta conserve space in the home). The painting is telling a straight forward story: Doc Holliday and the Joker are playing 5-card draw poker and Joker appears to be the dealer. Doc has a full house and is excited about winning the large pot on the table. Joker, on the other hand, is more interested in playing jokes and goofing off. Holliday&#8217;s expression says it all. He wants out of this game and out of this painting. Of course with all of that money on the table, and being a card shark, he is inclined to stick it out.<figure id=\"attachment_531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-531\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/doccloseup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/doccloseup-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"Doc Holliday loves a full house but this guy is worse than Joey.\" title=\"Doc Holliday loves a full house but this guy is worse than Joey.\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-531\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/doccloseup-218x300.jpg 218w, http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/doccloseup-746x1024.jpg 746w, http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/doccloseup.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doc Holliday loves a full house but this guy is worse than Joey.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>The original concept held true for the most part here. I wanted the two characters at a table and I wanted Doc to be looking at the viewer seemingly asking for an explanation. There were a few small changes from the original idea however. Those changes revolve around the supporting props. Originally I wanted Doc to be holding a revolver in this right hand and I wanted one of Joker&#8217;s knifes stuck into the table. I decided late into the project that it would leave the painting looking a little too dark or aggressive. As it is, I figure this piece approaches that fine line of light comedy and dark comedy; I wanted to keep this closer to the family-friendly comedy genre. Other than that, there were no major adjustments to the piece. The colors are what I expected and what I hoped for. My favorite parts? I like the purple of the Joker&#8217;s coat as a great contrast to the lit-up green felt poker table. I also love the playing cards in Doc&#8217;s hand as they lend themselves to a bit of reality while navigating a field of ridiculousness.<\/p>\n<p>I can see parts of my personality in this work. Viewing this piece, it makes me think this is what&#8217;s going through my head at times. There are situations when you need to be focused and down to earth. Then there are those times when I just want to let loose and be a goof. Am I the only one who feels like this? Do you have those same emotions and thoughts as I do? Which one are you most like? Doc? Joker? I&#8217;m somewhere in between. I guess that makes me the poker chips? <\/p>\n<p>Interested in seeing the process of how this painting was made? Wanna know more of my thoughts on this work? No? Well screw you then&#8230;..for the rest of you lovely folks you can check out my channel on youTube to catch episode 6 of Brushes &#038; Bytes Video Blog. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fwTcELOMJHU&#038;feature=channel&#038;list=UL\"> Watch Here! <\/a href><\/p>\n<p>The original will be for sale along with reproductions on canvas and paper. Personally I think this would look great in a kids room. I mean what child wouldn&#8217;t feel safe at night knowing the Joker is looking over them? Sure nightmares are a potential side-effect, but a good painting leaves you thinking about it after viewing. If you want to make the kids feel safer then give them a night light. How about a black light on the painting? That should calm their nerves. <figure id=\"attachment_530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-530\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/jokercloseup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/jokercloseup-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Joker, cheer up will ya?\" title=\"Hey Joker, cheer up will ya?\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-530\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/jokercloseup-300x276.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/jokercloseup.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hey Joker, cheer up will ya?<\/figcaption><\/figure>Hey they may even learn valuable life lessons about poker! Then they grow-up to become professional poker players who bring in the big bucks and give you an easy retirement! All of this from a painting &#8211; sounds like a deal to me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well here it is! It only took a year of on and off frustration. Geez. For me to complete this piece, after having banged my head against a wall many a night, tells me that I have even more persistence (or stubbornness) than I thought. Enough of the self-loathing &#8211; let&#8217;s look at this fine &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/2012\/11\/16\/joker-on-holliday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Joker on Holliday<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-paintings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":540,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions\/540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}