#ballgownbot

A helmeted ballgown bot rendered in oil paint. In the search to capture emotion in art, I found myself deep into a series of bots...bots in ballgowns, bots in petticoats, bots in kimonos, bots with orb heads. The question is: can an emotionless thing evoke emotion? In fiction (i.e. MURDERBOT) the answer is yes. And in art? Well, the group of emoting bots in my studio also say yes. Sometimes being an artist is the greatest possible adventure. :)

Edith Was Having An Emotion
oil on wood panel
24 x 36

I was having an emotion, and I hate that.
― MURDERBOT, Martha Wells, Exit Strategy

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#art #penandink #ballgownbot #robot #fantasyart #illustrationart

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A faceless ballgownbot in her best dress, hat and chunky boots. It’s hard not to love Murderbot. Martha Wells’ character is awkward, introverted and snarky. And he hates caring about things, though he can’t stop. There are things I wish I did not care about (what others think, for example) but like Murderbot, I can’t help it.

Blanche Hated Caring About Stuff
oil on Yupo
11.5 x 16.5

“I hate caring about stuff. But apparently once you start, you can't just stop.”
― MURDERBOT, Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol

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#art #painting #ballgownbot #fantasyart #oilpainting

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Edith is a ballgown-bot (ballgown-wearing robot) she wears many layers of dresses and petticoats and enjoys puffy sleeves. In the search to capture emotion in art, I found myself deep into a series of bots...bots in ballgowns, bots in petticoats, bots in kimonos, bots with orb heads. The question is: can an emotionless thing evoke emotion? In fiction (i.e. MURDERBOT) the answer is yes. And in art? Well, the group of emoting bots in my studio also say yes. Sometimes being an artist is the greatest possible adventure.

Edith Was Having An Emotion
oil on wood panel
24 x 36

“I was having an emotion, and I hate that.”
― MURDERBOT, Martha Wells, Exit Strategy

www.lolajovan.com/store/p583/e...

#art #painting #fantasyart #oilpainting #ballgownbot #murderbot

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A pink helmeted ballgown-bot in a red and cream dress looks over her shoulder

What Will Happen Next?
oil on paper
15 x 21

“What will happen next?”--
Whatever direction you turned toward was face to face.
No back of the world existed,
No unseen corner, no test. No other earth to prepare for. - JANE HIRSHFIELD

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#art #painting #ballgownbot

The queen of ballgown-bots with a tray of freshly baked cookies

A triptych of ballgown-bots who love to bake

Celebrate
oil on paper
12.5 x 22
a commission to create a triptych of baker-bots for a professional baker 😁

If we are to save the mind we must ignore its gloomy virtues and celebrate its strength and wonder. - ALBERT CAMUS

#art #ballgownbot #baking #painting #fantasyart #oilpainting

A dark ballgown-bot shaped like a cupcake with a dripping pink skirt. She holds a delectable baked good in her hands.

Wonder
oil on paper
14 x 20.5

If we are to save the mind we must ignore its gloomy virtues and celebrate its strength and wonder. It is futile to weep over the mind, it is enough to labor for it. - ALBERT CAMUS

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#art #painting #ballgownbot #fantasyart #wonder

A black ballgown-bot with a pink layered dress holds a pie on a plate

Strength
oil on paper
12 x 20.5

If we are to save the mind we must ignore its gloomy virtues and celebrate its strength and wonder. - ALBERT CAMUS

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#art #fantasyart #painting #ballgownbot #oilpainting

Edith Was Having An Emotion
oil on panel
24 x 36

“I was having an emotion, and I hate that.”
― MURDERBOT, Martha Wells, Exit Strategy

www.lolajovan.com/store/p583/e...

#ballgownbot #art #oilpainting #fantasyart #pdxartist

Henrietta Contemplated Countermeasures
oil on canvas
20 x 20

Now that I knew something was hacking the security cameras to watch me, I could use countermeasures. I probably should have been doing that from the beginning
― MURDERBOT, Martha Wells

#art #ballgownbot #fantasyart

We Are All Hard and Soft
oil on Yupo
12 x 17
sold

​…we are all hard and soft, stubborn and flexible, and so we all break until we learn to bend and are battered until we accept what is before us. ― MARK NEPO

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#ballgownbot #art #fantasyart #oilpainting #pdxartist

Confidence and Illusion
oil on crescent board
14 x 19

This year I found myself creating ballgown-bots (as I call them.) A mixture of fancy dress and cyborg, mysterious and peculiar. Now poignant - as the female becomes faceless.

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#art #ballgownbot #fantasyart