(pls excuse the mere 1080p my poor aged computer was WHEEZING when I tried to export this in 4k) Hi good ppl!! this was the whole process for my piece 'Curiouser,' a Through the Looking Glass & What Alice Found There painting. It took me about an exact month to do the actual physical work, though the idea had been percolating for months.

(Edit: Prints now sold out :')) Notes on the print release: As the last print release sold out all 200 prints in 6 mins (!!! which was cool but sad for a lot of people) this one will be a timed release, meaning both signed 12x16" and the full 18x24" sizes will be up for 72 hours without selling out, so purchases can be made without scrambling during that time window. There will ALSO however be a smaller limited run of hand-embellished 18x24 prints (just because I only have time for a certain number - the hand embellishing with gold ink takes me a long time) and those are capped at 100. Ok that's all :)

All righty now that information is written down, thank you for being here or perusing my work on instagram or if tiktok brought you - I feel very very lucky and rich that this is my job and it is truly thanks to you ❣❣❣

timestamps:
0:00:00 intro & disclaimer
0:01:00 incoherent ramblings pertaining to the pre-painting work
0:02:14 composition sketches & the final drawn idea
0:05:40 taking reference photos
0:06:20 cobbling together the Frankenreference on Procreate
0:07:18 prepping the surface
0:09:06 npc quest to geppetto's
0:10:06 sketching chess pieces
0:12:49 the underdrawing, toning the panel, and talking to christine
0:16:00 planning the chess characters
0:17:02 color palette
0:18:01 painting
1:00:47 varnishing
1:01:34 the finished piece
1:02:13 the end

christine: instagram.com/christinejoypaintings

Music
♣ L'immensité du firmament (Benedetto Marcello) by Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny
freemusicarchive.org/music/Les_Petits_Chanteurs_de_Montigny/Compilation_classique/15_-_Limmensite_du_firmament_Benedetto_Marcello
♣ Boleras Sevillanas (spanish folksong arr. for 2 guitars) played by F.Hiemenz soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/boleras-sevillanas
♣ Ein Männlein steht im Walde (from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel) sung by Edita Gruberova    • Hansel und Gretel - Ein Männlein steh...  
♣ Aria by Kimiko Ishizaka freemusicarchive.org/music/Kimiko_Ishizaka/The_Open_Goldberg_Variations/KIMIKO_ISHIZAKA_-_Goldberg_Variations_BWV_988_-_01_-_Aria__44k-24b
♣ Winter, Mvmt II: Largo by John Harrison, violin, with Robert Turizziani conducting the Wichita State University Chamber Players freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Harrison_with_the_Wichita_State_University_Chamber_Players/The_Four_Seasons_Vivaldi
♣ Etude in A majeur (op.60 Nr.3) (Carcassi) played by F.Hiemenz soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/carcassi-study-in-a-majeur
♣ De sal de linguagem feita by Lovira freemusicarchive.org/music/Lovira/Experiments/04_-_Lovira_-_De_sal_de_linguagem_feita
♣ Birthday Present by Lovira freemusicarchive.org/music/Lovira/Experiments/02_-_Lovira_-_Experiments_-_Birthday_present_CC-BY-SA
♣ Bach - Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E Flat Minor, BWV 853, Prelude by Carlos Gardels freemusicarchive.org/music/Carlos_Gardels/Bachs_Book_I_Prelude_and_Fugue_No_8_in_E_Flat_Minor/Bach_-_Book_I_Prelude_and_Fugue_No_8_in_E_Flat_Minor_BWV_853_Prelude
♣ "Tarleton's Resurrection" by John Dowland (soundvers.12.2014) played by F.Hiemenz soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/tarletons-resurrection
♣ "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" by Francisco Tárrega played by F.Hiemenz soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/recuerdos-de-la-alhambra
♣ Maio Maduro Maio by Lovira freemusicarchive.org/music/Lovira/Experiments/03_-_Lovira_-_Maio_Maduro_Maio
♣ Sonata in G Minor, "Didone Abbandonata" op.50 no.3 - II. Adagio dolente by Nathan Eckel freemusicarchive.org/music/Nathan_Eckel/Muzio_Clementis_Sonata_in_G_Minor-Didone_Abbandonata/Sonata_in_G_Minor_Didone_Abbandonata_op50_no3_-_II_Adagio_dolente
♣ Corelli - Concerto Grosso, Op6 no4 by Advent Chamber Orchestra freemusicarchive.org/music/Advent_Chamber_Orchestra/Selections_from_the_2005-2006_Season/Advent_Chamber_Orchestra_-_09_-_Corelli_-_Concerto_Grosso_Op6_no4
♣ Dvorak - Serenade for Strings Op22 in E Major larghetto by Advent Chamber Orchestra freemusicarchive.org/music/Advent_Chamber_Orchestra/Selections_from_the_November_2006_Concert/Advent_Chamber_Orchestra_-_05_-_Dvorak_-_Serenade_for_Strings_Opus_22_in_E_Major_larghetto
♣ Étude in D-major (op.35 Nr.17) by Fernando Sor played by F.Hiemenz soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/etude-in-d-major-op-35-nr-17-by-fernando-sor
♣ "Melancholy Galliard" by John Dowland (1563 - 1626) played by F.Hiemenz soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/melancholy-galliard
♣ Short one by Lovira freemusicarchive.org/music/Lovira/Experiments/06_-_Lovira_-_Short_one

p.s. no disrespect to british GQ or pointy shoes