Ollie Onionhead 9" round Acrylic on wood plaque
Since its founding, Oddfellow's has made it a point to welcome young individuals of all stripes, which is how Ollie found a home there. More specifically, it was after a particularly insidious strain of the onion-blight known as Smudge claimed nearly every member of his family that he ended up at the orphanage gates. One might expect, with so much tragedy in his young history, that Ollie would be profoundly glum...or at least a bit cranky. Gladly, though, it is quite the opposite - perhaps because of his intimate knowledge of life's fleeting nature, Oddfellow's only Onionhead is the jolliest of all students and possesses an infectious joie de vivre.
I really love it when I can create a nice glassy effect with my varnish, especially if it contrasts with the finish on the "frame". This is part of why wood is winning me over more and more!
