The Legendary Wedding is No More, and Other News

ABF Newswire: April 26, 2026

Watercolor of a woodsy path with a grassy field on the right separated by a knotty wooden picket fence. Second attempt.

Image Credit: My Id and Ego.

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.

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 was abruptly cancelled. And 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.

"I collected payment up front," shared 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." She smiled.

Six little watercolor sketches of forest stuff: rocks and grass, trees and a path, and a couple of plants in my garden.

Image Credit: My Id & Ego.

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.

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 recall signature list at their front counter. The town's mayor is set to face a snap recall election in the coming weeks.

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.

Watercolor of a woodsy path with a grassy field on the right separated by a knotty wooden picket fence. First attempt.

Image Credit: My Id & Ego.

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.

In other news, 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 elements that may frighten our younger audience.