Scrubbles

Last year I created a pencil drawing of a crying clown which I then used as input for A.I. to generate the same clown dancing. I named my piece Happy Delusions and it's part of my Abstractions of the Old West Collection. Most recently I wanted to build onto the concept even further and inject a more modern look with a bright and rich color palette - more typical of clowns. I spent several hours generating images which all fell flat and didn't accurately reflect what I was envisioning. As I modified the input to include "clowns stuck in bubbles" some magical pieces were produced. The bright colors and bubbles are a great representation of "happiness" which creates conflict with the sad facial expressions and body language of the character - a true "happy delusion." I generated 12 clowns in all and I gave each of them a name and attributes to their character. In this way, I've personalized the clown which I think makes the image something more than art - there is now somewhat of a human element to the artwork. I hope you enjoy this series. The first release will be called Happy Delusions II and the second release Happy Delusions III. Happy Delusions I will forever be attributed to my pencil drawing that started it all.

And now...meet Scrubbles, the clown who likes to play with fire. his projects can sometimes be explosive. Despite his laziness, Scrubbles is surprisingly skilled at creating explosive devices. He may not put in the effort to do things the right way, but his natural talent and creativity make up for it. If you see Scrubbles at your next circus, be careful - His explosive devices can be deadly, so it's best to stay out of his way.

Scrubbles in the 6th and final clown in my series Happy Delusions II. Stay tuned for my next series, Happy Delusions III when I release the remaining 6 clowns.