Geoff Houghton has always had a fascination for the visual arts and as a child he would frequently draw unusual characters to amuse his family. A self-taught artist, Geoff started painting watercolors in the 1990's, but lost interest in traditional subject matters. It wasn't until about 2006 that he discovered the enjoyment of fine illustrative style painting that enabled him to express his creativity in a colorful bold way that has been referred to as a sub-genre of Steampunk. You'll discover his art focuses primarily on colorful and whimsical illustrative characters that portray a different time, technology and fashion based in the mid to l
"French Mary Vivandière"
"French Mary Vivandière"
Painting
Little known was Marie Tepe's fascination of the giraffe weevil that she secretly imported from Madagascar to pass the time at her husbands tailor shop in Philadelphia. In the spring of 1861, Mary could not overcome the boredom and became a vivandiere with the 27th and 114th Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War. Mary received the coveted Kearny Cross when she made contact with a bullet to her ankle during the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. Mary, known as volunteer nurse "French Mary", died in 1901 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PeTaL
PeTaL
Painting
Acrylics, watercolor, gouache & ink
18"x24" 140# Fabriano Soft Press
PeTaL Kalonice Viset had enough of the rueful 404 oldschooler's with their wasteful trainspotting and flirting with the VJ. Due to her misguided accident, Petal decided that she could no longer flood the underground scene with Teckonik moves and subtle flavors of pop locking. While she recovered, PeTaL decided to perform with the less popular "KD oVeR-UnDeR" Shuffle Girlz with their obvious deciptikitties. Kira was tempted to follow her mom's beat, but at an early age she realized she wasn't cut out to dance. Petal frequently told Kira to remain on the straight edge and stay away from the hard-nosed Kandi Kids.
Fourth Element
Fourth Element
Painting
In her phlegmatic ways, Minerva Feghan Pirbright woes her best of moist days. "Upon the the rising stars I sing to you, In falling vapours I give you the calming way." No more will her companions guide her to impulsive and pleasure seeking adventures, as it has been known of shameless natures. Minerva longs for simpler time, when shadows of wandering lusts seemingly lured the unnecessary- and new beginnings marked the chromatic turnkey of unnatural temperaments.
Krisky Kreme
Krisky Kreme
Painting
Krisky Kreme is a play on the Krispy Kreme doughnuts brand. All Krispy Kreme products
sold in the United States have zero grams trans fat. So don’t worry about the hips!
She flies with her own wings
She flies with her own wings
Painting
I gazed upon the cloudless moon
And loved her all the night
Till morning came and ardent noon
Then I forgot her light—
‘No—not forgot, eternally
Remains its memory dear;
But could the day seem dark to me
Because the night was fair?
‘I well may mourn that only one
Can light my future sky
Even though by such a radiant sun
My moon of life must die’—
~ Emily Brontë