The Legendary Wedding is No More, and Other News
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Layers. Onions have layers. Damn donky living rent free up in here. Similar issues to the first one. Haven't grocked how to layer the greens. Especially the dark areas that butt up to bright areas. The overhanging branch that's supposed to be in the foreground and sunny. I'm glad I added the pen. It was satisfying scribbling over this. The path is better, though it doesn't disappear into the background how I wanted. Yay me! I'm 15% awesome. Especially with the fooday nib. Fude. ♪ Fooday, get away / Go get a good job with more pay, and you're okay...
Small Town, South Dakota. April 26, 2026 (ABF Newswire) Residents of our picturesque town were relieved when news broke that the upcoming wedding of one billionaire's daughter was abruptly canceled. And next Saturday's movie in the park has been announced.
While wedding planner Tanya Roberts and her wealthy client were scouting the scene of the woman's wedding, a stray round from a large caliber rifle pierced the bride's side, through both lungs, and out the other. The body expired before EMS arrived. Wedding no more.
Since the planning was in the early stages, the list of contractors who are left in a lurch is quite small. And many of them were able to negotiate up-front payment due to the iffy nature of the wedding business.
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That damn donkey from Shrek kept creeping into my head during and after those center rocks: that's a nice boulder. Would. Not. Shut. Up. Those are nice. Good job, me. The trees and transition from foreground to background... fuck me. That's part of the neat challenge, right? I'll be giddy the first time I get that technique down in a pleasing way. What's my deal with the urge to dab the grass? Well? What is it? Oh. Right. I don't know, man. I dig the dab. Dabbity dab dab. Iz fun."I collected payment up front," shared an excited Tanya. "Usually weddings are called off due to infidelity or other typical relationship malady. This is my first cancellation by stray bullet. Guess I'll take that Bora Bora trip early."
The location is what raised the ire of the local residents. The bride's family used their connections and influence to secure special permits to host the wedding in a popular nature preserve endeared by the local community. There were vocal and angry fears that the 200+ guest list, extensive changes to the ingress and egress routes, supporting staff, and temporary buildings and furniture would distress and ruin a cherished spot.
When news of the special privileges made the local news, every store put out a mayoral recall signature list at their front counter. The town's mayor is set to face a snap recall election in the coming weeks.
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The darkness haunts me. A lot of it didn't turn out how I wanted, though. Not only the muddy dark area, the grass and background woods. It's wild how tricky this is. I could also suck at this. Naturally. Sucking is the first step to not sucking. That sounds like a backward porno movie. Really, though. The picket fence wood turned out okay. And I remembered to add the highlights. That's right. I'm 10% awesome.The planned wedding event was themed after the 1980's romantic fantasy "Legend" which starred Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry. The movie has a run time of 1 hour and 29 minutes, and currently has a 6.3/10 rating at IMDB.
In other news, next Saturday's movie in the park will be "Legend". This event will have food stands by local favorites, Dirt Candy Confections and Martha's Creamery. There will also be popcorn and balloon stands. Costumes are encouraged.
Parents note: the movie is rated PG and contains some dark fantasy elements and characters that may frighten our younger audience.