Bride Had Beautiful Mission Wedding After Billionaire's Body Cleared Away

A sketch of the Mission San Antonio de Padua, California mission using a ruling pen nib with a bit of wash. There's a bit of red on the roof and a blood pool in the mostly grayscale sketch.

Id and Ego Babble:

I'm still crude with the ruling nib and aren't too sure about line weight and shading with it. This is a good improvement over previous ruling nib attempts. And I took a bit more time; stop rushing, knucklehead. Yes, I like to rush. And I couldn't help myself from nicking the red on the cheek of the statue from the Indian story from Creepshow 2. I noticed that. And then I couldn't resist implying blood in areas after adding the red to the roof for a pop of color. Who doesn't want a bit of inferred blood on their mission sketches? Exactly. But I forgot the scalp. Not needed.

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  • Title: Bride Had Beautiful Mission Wedding After Billionaire's Body Cleared Away
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  • Meta Description: I dig pen and wash type images and tried an ink and wash version of a California mission. Article is about a blungeoned-to-death billionaire.
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  • Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
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JOLON, CALIFORNIA, December 30, 2025 (ABF Newswire) Mary Hodges didn't let a dead body stop her dream wedding at the Mission San Antonio de Padua this Tuesday.

Police have yet to find the culprit behind the bludgeoned-to-death body of a billionaire tech executive found on the steps the previous day. An account to the authorities from Padre Lopez, who spoke to the man before his demise, recounted how the deceased offered to buy out the wedding reservation and throw his own party that day.

"God doesn't let people with wealth jump the line," Padre Lopez said to reporters, "maybe He lent a hand."

Per Mary Hodges, "The staff that helped clear that body did a wonderful job. Thank you all! Best wedding ever!"

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