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Always been interested in folklore and mythical creatures so I decided to create a piece depicting a gremlin attack on a WWII B17 bomber."A gremlin is a folkloric creature, commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented with a specific interest in aircraft.
Their origin is found in myths among airmen, claiming that the gremlins were responsible for sabotaging aircraft. In later times, different fantastical creatures have been referred to as Gremlins, bearing varying degrees of resemblance to the original Gremlins."
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The origins of gremlins is from British folklore. When the Industrial Revolution began cutting down forests to make way for factories, the fey moved into those factories and made things difficult for the humans in return. As technology advanced, so did the understanding of it by the gremlins, and they became popular during WW2 by the RAF.
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That twilight zone episode with the beast on the passenger plane wing always freaked me out. Great freakin' picture.
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Oddly enough I like this picture better posted on dA than in Modern Fantasy Now. I guess it's because I can enlarge the picture and get a lot more detail. Congratulations on getting this piece(Myths and Monsters), Tails From the High Seas(Myths and Monsters), Wrecking Crew(Myths and Monsters), and Pirates(Scenes and Settings) into Fantasy Art Now. All of the pieces that got in were prime examples of your work and I think you warrant a gallery watch.
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LOL were you listening to some Racer X ( Paul Gilbert on guitars ) at the time you were painting this piece ? lol...The song Technical difficulties is simply..astounding and it reflects well in this painting.
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Ho yeah love those gremlins, hehe summoned by some occult nazis I suppose.
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Spot on. I love it when classic themes and mythology is tackled. Love the colours and details on this one.
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I seriously though that might have been a scene out of resistance for a second. Very interesting
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Wonderful! reminds me of a episode on "the twilight zone".. Real pro stuff... Excellent work...
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beautiful work, very dynamic and the angle of the piece makes it very interesting
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Gotta love the gremnlins! just like the one on twilight zone the movie... There ... is something... on the wing!
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There's...some...thing...something on the wing.
Awesome piece, great work on the colors and mood.
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This is brilliant! I'm also a fan of folklore, and gremlins were always one of my fav. Your should hit up some European folklore, Baba Yaga perhaps? Or even an Canadian Wendigo?
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Hey Dan! How's everything?
BTW, I think I may have Art Gremlins....You ever do a sketch that turns out great and then you put it away, then a few days later you look at it again and it looks like shit?
Well, that happens to me all the time...Those damn Art Gremlin are ruining my doodles when Im not looking!
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I must have computer Gremlins cause I just got your reply! LOL, I so hear you on the Drawing Gremlins, those bastards have been in my art pile for at least a year now. If you have a plan to get rid of them let me know man
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the bouncin betty drawing on the plane was painted directly on the canvas (on a different layer or not) and you did it somehow rotated?
or you created it alone, and then rotated it?
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Nice work, I really like the lighting on the gremlin next to the flames.
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nice 
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great job my friend, love this green cloud atmosphere, and the whole piece is stunning!
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first off the lighting is soooooooooooo good. The entire pic is genius. Excellent job
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Reminiscent of an old Bugs Bunny cartoon? (Sorry folks we're outta' gas!)
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lol that might be a little more than just "technical"
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Great idea and wonderful work! I especially like the colours.
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Wicked awesome. Definitely digging the "Bouncing Betty" on the side!
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Nice -- wish it was possible to get the pilot's visual response to this.
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remember something similar in Twilight Zone the movie :] It rocked.
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I see them every time I fly........
Excellent piece!
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Thats a great painting! reminds me of The Twilight Zone movie where John Lithgow sees a Gremlin on the plane wing ripping it apart. But this is better.
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was it John Lithgow or William Shatner?
Great episode.
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....However.....! I think you are right also! As William Shatner was in the 'tv' show.
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Yeah, I saw the original episode on TV.
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Def John Lithgow. I have the film.
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this is a beautifully structured and coloured piece. and it's always interesting to see gremlins depicted as they were meant to be, destroyin the technology.
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