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STAR WARS AT 40 (AND ME TOO)

Forty years ago today, STAR WARS premiered on 32 screens. Written and directed by George Lucas, this little space fantasy film about the battle against an evil Galactic Empire rapidly spread across the country as it captured the imagination of audiences everywhere. I was six months old.

I was so young when Star Wars hit that I can’t remember a time when it didn’t exist. My dad told my mom ‘David will love this…when he’s old enough’ and they were right on. My first Star Wars action figure was the droid R5-D4 from the second wave of toys, which was released as fast as the toy company could make them.

How did I end up seeing Star Wars so many times in theaters before the days of VCRS? Well, it not only played continually in theaters; it was re-released every year between movies. This meant that by the time I WAS old enough, my cousin Kevin and I got to see it quite a few times before THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and my mind was REALLY blown.

Thank you to my mom and dad, George Lucas, Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, John Williams and of course Mark, Carrie, Harrison, Tony, Kenny, Peter and countless others who contributed to this galaxy far, far away. By introducing me to a world of imagination, hope, creativity and art, Star Wars helped foster my imagination at an early age, which inspired me to be an artist and 'outside the box' thinker.

I don’t have the whole ‘artist’ thing figured out just yet, but with more training there's a chance I'll get there.

Maybe it will happen before we both turn fifty.

May the Force be with you,

David

May 25, 2017

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😴🏡👻 1, 2 Freddy's coming for mew! Don't fall asleep without a cat protector by your side! 🎨🐈 Here's a quick little Freddy Kruger doodle on a tired but busy Monday as I try to stay awake! Pencil and pen sketch and then colored with @pixelmatorapp in my iPhone. #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #freddykrueger #cats #catart #catsofinstagram #pixelmator #doodle #80s #80shorror #horrorfan #monsterkid #vhs #vcr #slasher #horrorartist #fanart (at Cinncinati, Ohio)

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Frankenstein's 80s Monster is joined by a few rad kitty cats! Sketchy sketchy! - - #artist #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #frankenstein #monster #80s #eighties #fashion #vhs #vcr #design #graphicdesign #illustration #painting #cat #kitteh #catsofinstagram #petstagram #catart #surreal #surrealism #popsurrealism #lowbrow #ink #tattoo #pets (at Cinncinati, Ohio)

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😴🏡👻 1, 2 Freddy's coming for mew! Don't fall asleep without a cat protector by your side! 🎨🐈 Here's a quick little Freddy Kruger doodle on a tired but busy Monday as I try to stay awake! Pencil and pen sketch and then colored with @pixelmatorapp in my iPhone. #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #freddykrueger #cats #catart #catsofinstagram #pixelmator #doodle (at Cinncinati, Ohio)

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🚀 🐈🎨Tonight was a 'digitally paint a space-themed @wigglykitties cat' kinda night, so here's a rad, finished version of the line art I showed you earlier this week! Inked, vectorized and then colored in @procreateapp! I'll export and post the time lapse video tomorrow! - - #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #painting #cat #kitteh #catsofinstagram #petstagram #catart #surreal #surrealism #popsurrealism #lowbrow #ink #tattoo #pets #space #nasa #astronaut #science #cute #procreate #digitalart #graphic #design

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🏡👻 Well, we finished HOUSE II: The Second Story & HOUSE III: The Horror Show (uncut) tonight! 2 is classic with a nice mix of fantasy/comedy and light horro). Neither of us had seen 3, which turned out to be not only another standalone story but more grim with its story of a serial murderer who is electrocuted and comes back from the dead to wreck havoc on Lance Hendrickson's family. It's *sort of* like ⚡️SHOCKER⚡️. 🤷‍♀️ Fun times! So here's a space cat I came up with. 🎨🐈🎨 (at Cinncinati, Ohio)

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Oh hey prints of our classic monster paintings are going up in the shop soooon(ish)! Merman is one of my favorite classic creatures so he was a ton of fun to paint! #classicmonsters #universalhorror #gillman #creaturefromtheblacklagoon #monsterart #monsterkid #painting #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #watercolor #print

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We went to Washington D.C. today to join the #MarchForScience! It was great to see so many supporters turn out despite the crazy rain! Happy #EarthDay everyone! We hope you were able to celebrate in your own way! #washingtondc #march #washingtonmonument (at Washington Monument National Monument)

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Alright here's the first entry into #thirtydaysofcats, featuring 80s Frankenstein's Monster with his favorite @wigglykitties cat Sparks! Thanks @tittybats! #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #painting #cat #kitteh #catsofinstagram #petstagram #catart #surreal #surrealism #popsurrealism #lowbrow #ink #tattoo #pets #monsters #frankenstein #neon #80s #eighties #sunday #graphicdesign #monstersholdingcats

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Made some decent progress on the painting last night after nearly destroying the whole thing. I'm finding my return to acrylic paints frustrating, but this just might work. #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #painting #cat #kitteh #catsofinstagram #petstagram #catart #surreal #surrealism #popsurrealism #lowbrow #ink #tattoo #pets #acrylic #wigglykitties #cincyart

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My cousin's birthday is today and I make a new Jack Skellington for her every year. Here's the one I made for her today! I wanted this Jack to be a little different haha! Inks scanned and colored in Procreate. Happy birthday Kelly! #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #jackskellington #timburton #stopmotion #disney #fanart #procreate #ipad #birthday #skeleton #neon #ink #tattoo #drseuss #halloween #thenightmarebeforechristmas #illustration

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It's a gill man! Creature from the Black Lagoon is my favorite Universal Monster, but it's a tight race between him and The Monster Squad version! The original is still available, so he'll be in the shop soon with some prints! Watercolor and ink on cold press paper. Art by @davidmbigler. #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #Gillman #creaturefromtheblacklagoon #80s #eighties #design #graphicdesign #universalmonsters #monsterkid #themonstersquad #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #watercolor #retro #vintage #ink #tattoo #painting #cincyartist #cincinnati

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When I imagine Frankenstein's Monster I think of 1931's Boris Karloff version, but my second image is of Tom Noonan from 1987's The Monster Squad. So I came up with something inspired by both but also through my filter. Watercolor and ink on cold press paper. Goes in the shop soon! Art by @davidmbigler. #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #Frankenstein #monster #80s #eighties #design #graphicdesign #rad #glasses #undead #alive #maryshelly #themonstersquad

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My mummy appeared at #horrorhoundweekend and the original painting is still lurking around! Soon you'll be able to grab him (along with some companions) later this week! #pinkieswear Watercolor on cold press paper. Art by @davidmbigler. #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #80s #eighties #cute #mummy #themonstersquad #universalmonsters #monsters #green #horrorart #horrorartist

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Wolfie made his debut last weekend at #horrorhoundweekend and got snatched up in a flash! Fear not though, for Wolfie shall return in print form (along with some companions) later this week! #pinkieswear Watercolor on cold press paper. Art by @davidmbigler. #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #horror #spooky #lowbrowart #popart #werewolf #80s #eighties #michaeljackson #thriller #teenwolf #cute #dogs #dogart

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To quote BEETLEJUICE, "I'll eat anything you want me to eat, I'll swallow anything you want me to swallow, so come on down and I'll...chew on a dog! Owwwwwhoooooo!" @happylittlecraftshow id in its last few hours. Come on down! #artist #artoftheday #artofinstagram #art #painting #watercolor #kitty #cat #kitteh #catsofinstagram #petstagram #catart #surreal #surrealism #popsurrealism #lowbrow #ink #happylittlecraftshow #greenwithindie #stl #stlouis #maker #diy #handmade #indie #craft (at Grant Gymnsaium)

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Smarty fancypants cat knows quite a bit! Graphite, then ink on Moleskine, then scanned and vectorized in Illustrator and digitally colored in Photoshop with my Wacom Intuos Pro. - David