‘First you gotta do the Truffle Shuffle!’

‘Come on!’

‘Do it!’

‘Come on!!!’

‘Do it!!!’

If you grew up in the 80s like I did, or if you’re just a fan of amazing movies, then you know and remember this scen from The Goonies. And if you haven’t seen The Goonies, then stop what you’re doing and go watch it now! (But come right back lol). Classic movie. Classic dance. Everybody loves Chunk.

This painting started out as something else and I just took it in another direction. I love this movie and wanted to do a Goonies piece since I started painting. But there are so many iconic moments and characters, it was hard to pick just one. But, I mean, it’s the Truffle Shuffle. How could I not?

The only thing about getting started was the amount of detail in his shirt and shorts. I knew it would be challenging, but it would be worth it when all was said and done. I decided on white, grey and black for my colors (I love working in all three), printed my stencils and got cutting. It took me a few days to finish cutting. I was a newbie and was just learning cutting technique and what works for me.

I laid down the initial black on my canvas, covering the outline of the figure. Next, I applied the grey.

A little more grey detail and a black layer, and it was looking pretty good. Next, I applied the white layer. This had to be laid right or everything would look jarring. I think it came out pretty nice!

I added that yellow blast to lighten the image up and give it some energy. I loved this so much I decided to use it for my business cards!!

“Truffle Shuffle” was made on an 11” x 14” canvas, using hand-cut stencils and Plutonium Paint. Prints are available for sale on my Etsy

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