Dan Lacey, The Painter Of Pancakes

A Few Outdoor Photographs Of My Blue Pancake Whitney Painting

2012-02-23T18:28:00.001-05:00

So difficult to photograph this painting, so I took it outdoors. Better, I think-

This painting isn't so much about Whitney as it is a self-portrait regarding a person I didn't know who died, a famous person who I have some sympathy for, and for whom it would be nice if I could save in some way. But I can't. God is the pancake in the sky; our own construct. It is the thought that counts.

2012-02-22T18:10:00.001-05:00

faith

Okay, Kevin. Here comes the syrup and the roo..

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Sketches For Paintings

2012-02-22T16:49:00.000-05:00

I've accumulated over the course of the past few years hundreds of sketches for paintings. Here's five, which include two sketches for a new commissioned Michael Jackson / Whitney Houston painting-

We usually associate heaven with clouds, but what about other elements? Water is 'life' and clouds are water vapor...pure water above, stagnant water below. The creature grabbing Whitney is a Bobby Brown dirty water kraken-not sure if I'll include that in the final painting.

A sketch for a new Obama unicorn painting which I'm calling 'Obama Hairshirt Sweatervest Unicorn.'
You can see notes for the symbolism I might incorporate.

2012-02-22T04:22:00.001-05:00

faith

Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd refuses to wait for me to finish a portrait of Prime Minister Julia Gillard dousing him with syrup, resigns.

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2012-02-22T00:27:00.001-05:00

faith

Continued...

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2012-02-21T22:25:00.001-05:00

faith

Detail of my Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard / Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd pancake painting.

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Happy Pancake Day! / An Updated Gallery Of Paintings Of Cats With Pancakes On Their Heads

2012-02-21T13:59:00.001-05:00

In honor of today being Pancake Day ( more traditionally known as Shrove Tuesday ) here's an updated gallery of paintings of cats with pancakes on their heads-

Paintings Of Cats With Pancakes On Their Heads

Thanks to Adelina60, also known as ссылка at Блоги@mail.ru for posting a collection of my Блины кошки картины. Thanks as well to Islander for posting similar last Friday at the death metal No Clean Singing blog.

Still have that painting in progress for Bryan of the two most recent Australian PM's having a syrup slathering; I should have that completed and posted later today.

A Patriotic Presidents Day Art Gallery / Many Portraits Of Barack Obama With Pancakes On His Head

2012-02-17T04:42:00.001-05:00

I put together an art gallery for Presidents Day featuring a number of my paintings of Barack Obama with pancakes on his head-

I've sold almost all of these portraits as Ebay auctions; I should have a few new Obama pancakes online sometime on Sunday / Monday.

Thanks to The Washington Post for including three of my paintings in a Presidents' Day: Presidential art throughout the ages online photo gallery.

Whitney Houston Memorial Pancake Painting Art Auction

2012-02-15T18:45:00.000-05:00

A Whitney Houston memorial pancake painting-

Very difficult to photograph this and capture the color and detail. I'll make another try tomorrow in daylight. I've revised this every time I've tried to take a photograph, so there's a good chance I'll put another hour or two into it tomorrow. All just blue and white acrylic and mostly drawn rather than painted.

This is my first large scale ( 2 by 3 foot ) painting that I've posted for auction on Ebay, with a starting price of .99 cents.

A Whitney Houston Memorial Pancake Painting - Ebay Art Auction

Whitney Houston Memorial Painting, In Progress

2012-02-13T06:20:00.002-05:00

Have to sleep a bit before before putting a few final hours into my Whitney Houston memorial painting. Nearly there.

Once completed, I'll put the finished painting up for auction on Ebay. This would be my first larger scale stretched canvas that I've offered on auction.

2012-02-13T00:51:00.001-05:00

faith

Detail of my Whitney Houston memorial painting, in progress.

I'm unable to paint for some reason, but I've always been able to draw. So I'll draw myself out of it, or maybe I'll forget I was trying to.

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2012-02-13T00:17:00.001-05:00

faith

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2012-02-12T22:42:00.001-05:00

faith

Whitney, continued..

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2012-02-12T22:27:00.001-05:00

faith

That's my painting water, Marco...

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2012-02-12T21:39:00.001-05:00

faith

Culver's dinner break with Chris; back to the Whitney...

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2012-02-12T19:29:00.001-05:00

faith

Start of my Whitney Houston painting.

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2012-02-12T04:44:00.001-05:00

faith

Think I finally kicked the lingering funk out.

Returning to a painting for Bryan of current Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard slathering pancake syrup on previous PM Kevin Rudd while riding a kangaroo.

Have a few new paintings started, including a Whitney Houston and a thing with a woolly mammoth.

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Faithmouse With Neverborn / A Susan G Komen Cartoon

2012-02-04T17:17:00.001-05:00

Faithmouse with Neverborn (the soul an aborted fetus) in a new Susan G Komen Foundation cartoon-

Click above for a larger version. Much larger.

Changes to the characters weren't planned; they just occured to me while drawing the cartoon for the first time in a number of years. Faithmouse has a much larger cross, and Neverborn is blue, with slightly altered eyes.

The artifacts in the graphic are intentional, a combination of merging both optimized gif and jpg versions. I like the fact that three sizes 'read' differently. The medium size looks the most homespun.

Fixed the link to the 2011: The Year In Pancakes banner. Apologies.

Faithmouse Florida Republican Primary Cartoon / Mitt Or Newt? The Real Question Is "Why In The Ass?"

2012-01-31T08:16:00.000-05:00

A new Christian Faithmouse cartoon just in time for today's Florida Republican primary and which I call Mitt or Newt? The real question is.. WHY IN THE ASS? the rectum contains sensitive tissues'-

Click cartoon above for larger image. Largest.

A Christian Cartoon Called Faithmouse / If You Keep Shoving Things Up Your Ass, What Room Does That Leave For God?

2012-01-29T04:45:00.000-05:00

My long-running Christian Faithmouse cartoon, on-and-offline since 2000, returns. This first cartoon is called 'If You Keep Shoving Things Up Your Ass, What Room Does That Leave For God?'

Click cartoon above for larger image. Largest.

This is the first new Faithmouse cartoon I've drawn in a number of years and marks the relaunch of the feature, which I'll update every few days. I'm making both prints of selected cartoons and the original artwork for the cartoon available on Ebay. If can't find a specific cartoon or painting there you are welcome to order it from me directly. All 8 by 10 prints are $20, and include free shipping and a complimentary refrigerator magnet featuring a past painting.

Faithmouse Original Art - Ebay Art Auction

Large Black and White Portrait Of Barack Obama

2012-01-29T03:25:00.000-05:00

A large stretched black and white acrylic painting of Barack Obama-

I've been painting a number of larger canvases in a more expressive drawing style, which feels pretty comfortable. One of my goals has always been to paint faster while still producing interesting work so we'll see how far this progresses. A second Joe Paterno painting is also posted to Ebay; I'm offering each at a set price of $100, which is a pretty good deal for a 2 by 3 foot canvas. Each painting comes well-packaged in a hand made foamboard mailer.

I've also received a few inquiries regarding new Obama unicorn paintings, which I'd like to try in this style as well. Not sure if I'll offer those at a set price or auction but I'm leaning towards the latter.

A Large Black And White Obama Portrait - Ebay

Seven Paintings Revised

2012-01-25T03:35:00.001-05:00

I probably shouldn't be left alone too long with my paintings because I'll rework them until the cows come home. Here are seven paintings which had issues no one else seemed to notice. More than anything, they just needed another hour or two of work to create better overall integrity.

The late Kim Jong Il now has fancier pancake hair.

A more dramatic dramatic prairie dog. The burst of blue behind the head is now the source of the blue at the bottom of the painting.

More detail for Michele Bachmann's pancake corndog. Need to add this to the Art Of Bachmann blog. This may be the final painting in that series.

Second of three revised Kim Jong Il pancake hair paintings. I painted all four Kim's on an all night post-death mourning freak.

More detail for my Pope John Paul II pancake. Consider this a color sketch for a future much-more-developed John Paul pancake portrait, similar to my Mother Teresa pancake painting from a few years ago.

Kim #3.

This recent I Like Turtles zombie kid painting made its way around Tumblr before I had the chance to thin the left side of Jason's face. I'll probably exchange the turtles print currently on Ebay for this version, which has more energy.

A Joe Paterno Portrait

2012-01-22T18:28:00.002-05:00

A Joe Paterno Memorial Portrait - Ebay

Hard Times Obama Pancake Painting, in progress

2012-01-21T15:10:00.002-05:00

A new painting of Barack Obama with a pancake on his head, started while acting as my wife's harp roadie while she presented a series of concerts in Northern Minnesota. I call this painting 'Hard Times Obama'-

Basic color areas, not much specific detail although it looks fine in the photo. I'm not even sure how big this painting is in the canvas pad-it was a size I could comfortably paint while riding in a car. Happy to be back in the Twin Cities where it is a comfortable -1.

A New Obama 'Quarterback Sneak' Unicorn Painting Begun

2012-01-17T04:00:00.000-05:00

Using the image addresses from the uploaded Facebook for these photos, something I haven't tried before, so if they fall off the edge of the world in time that would be why-

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All oil for this painting with no underpainting, which is how I've painted almost of the previous Obama unicorns. Pictured from top left are Mitt Romney, Penelope the unicorn, Naked Batman Obama, and Madonna. Superbowl themed, although hard to tell at this point. Mitt is standing on a goalpost, and Obama is attempting a quarterback sneak.

If you'd like to follow the progress of this painting I'll update it regularly on Facebook-easier to do so when you don't have to code.