Friday, February 24, 2006

Bowser & the Koopa Kids


Here's a better quality scan of the painting. For the 'I AM 8-BIT' show in April.

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great painting Rex! I look forward to seeing it up close and putting a nose print on the glass.

TheFuzzyPubes said...

AWESOME!!!

Anonymous said...

HOLY CRAP, REX!!!!!

THAT is one of the most AWESOME paintings ever created!! 'My new favorite :D ; and my new desktop image. I absolutely LOVE the crap out of it!! Ludwig is hillarious....you've improved him. And Morton's reeeeaally cute, there. Dammit, i can't stop looking at it, hahaha.

What are the dimensions on this, btw?

Hey, if you're gonna be in the show this year, does that mean you'll be in town? 'Hope so! It'd be great to finally meet you.

-Sue Katowich

(( i'll email ya tomorrow; 'got stuff to tell ya! ))

Rex said...

Thanks a lot Chad, Benj, & Sue! You guys are super swell.

Sue, I'm glad you like this painting, considering you're the biggest Nintendo fan I know! The image size is 12x16 inches. I MIGHT be in LA for the show...

spacesick said...

ADDITIONAL CAPITALIZED EXCLAMATION!!! This rocks my world.

I would love to go to one of those shows. I'm sure everything there is a whole lot of fun.

You're going back near the top o' my favorites.

justinpatrickparpan said...

Wow! This one brings me back. How I miss my Nintendo....sniff,sniff….Thanks man.

SteveLambe said...

That kicks some serious ass, Rex. Congrats on such a fine piece!

Freshyfresh said...

Your new picture looks very good! I like it!

Unknown said...

V fun and coooool character drawings!

Heather Sybil Chavez said...

I love the characters, can't wait to see the show

Rex said...

Thanks a lot for all the really nice comments, Spacesick, Justin, Lambey, Arschblog, Alina, Clarke, & Heather!

Clarke, there just might be some more 8-bit paintings...

Ian said...

Great painting! I think Super Mario Bros. 3, where they introduced the Koopa Kids, was probably the best game of the NES.

onemanpunkband said...

bowser never looked so good!

Unknown said...

Great piece!! your works are inspiring!

Lee said...

really nice designs (Y)(Y) <----2 thumbs up!

Anonymous said...

you are my hero ;_;

Rafa Toro said...

Oh my! I want to party with them!!!

Rex said...

Thanks for all the super comments, everyone! I promise to post something new soon....

toliverchap, I agree, I think Super Mario 3 was the best NES game too. I actually think it's the best game for any system ever.

Gabriel said...

This painting is quite amazing, i really like your stuff. Say, what kind of materials do you use? Is that acrylics? Is it on canvas? Why is it that everyone who does something really well makes it seem like its so easy? I feel like painting...

John S. said...

Fun!!! Great colors and fun shapes!!!

Gabriel said...

Maybe I won't be the next Bill Wray, but I might be the next Rex Hackelberg...in my next life!

I painted a turtle! It took me almost two hours.

Rex, tell me if I'm hopeless, and be honest despite my insecurity. I only believe in the opinion of internet people.

Rex said...

thANks gabriel & robotaekwon-z.

Garbriel, the turtle is super amazing. Your skills are intimidating. it almost makes me want to stop painting. Keep going!

by the way, this was done with gouache on watercolor paper.

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