I have to tell you my inspiration for the ‘name’ of this painting.  Completely abstract, as you’ll see — it’s a hotel.  There is a hotel named Radisson Blu — my wife have stayed there a few times.  And I love the “Blue” neon lighting that’s in that hotel.  So, when I saw the photo I used as a model (National Geographic), I immediately thought of those neon blue lights at the Raddison Blu.  The spelling “B-L-U” is the same as the hotel name.

The second part of the name is Knight.  This isn’t going to be any surprise, but as a Batman fan (huge!), the only thing I could think of that stalks the “night”, was the Dark Knight himself — Batman.  So, in big kitty version, this one is simply Blu Knight.

For this painting (Digital paint), I used Acrylic.  The type of brushes I used were dry, jagged, and a few others I cannot recall.  I stayed away from wet brushes or anything with any type of acetone.  To me, it creates too much of a blur.  I also stay away from Airbrush for the same reason, unless of course I need a certain type effect — although the only Airbrush I DID use here is the blue around my signature.

And finally, which probably should have been first — my subject’s eyes.  I wanted to be sure, like my model, the eyes were engaging.  My friend Chris (hi Chris — and Lori!) used a word I thought was perfect — “alluring”. And for that reason, I am dedicating this painting to my friends Chris and Lori!  They are a wonderful couple with wonderful kids!  They are also probably two of my best fans!  So, thank you guys! 

Terry Kuder Jr.

‘Tmagik’

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Note:  Thank you for taking time to view my site and my various paintings.  If you are one that likes to look for my secret signature — yes, it IS in the painting.  If you are new and don’t know what this is — I write about it here on my site.  It’s just a little something I put in a lot of paintings to denote it’s MY work, kinda like a watermark of sorts.  I don’t mind at all if people use my art, just don’t claim it to be theirs — reason for my little secret signature.