We know how much you love art, illustrations, and paintings, dear Pandas, so we’ve got a treat in store for you today. Say hello to the ‘Repaintings’ subreddit where people from all over the internet share their imaginative creations.
The community isn’t dedicated to just any old paintings, however. No, sirree! The nearly 123k-member-strong online group is meant for repainted secondhand art. People grab a painting from their local thrift shop, garage sale, secondhand store, or even trash bin, bring it home, and add in some awesome new additions with a paintbrush. The results are genuinely cool and we couldn’t wait to share them with you. Remember to upvote the pics that you enjoyed the most.
If you’re anything like me and you’re just itching to give repainting a try, be sure to let us know how that went. And don’t forget to follow r/Repaintings if you love their stuff as much we do.#1
Repainted-Thrift-Store-Paintings
Jihana7 hours ago
I love that one!9ReplyView more comments#2
Painting-Bomb!
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Zophra7 hours ago
Improvement… no wait… Immooooooovment.11ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#3
I Added Googly Eyes To This Thrift Store Nature Photography. It’s Hanging In My Dining Room
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DancingPig5 hours ago
“I’m watching you…”2ReplyView more comments
Plenty of these repaintings feature characters and icons from pop culture, beloved TV shows and movies, as well as some well-known brands. Others, however, are completely original additions that formed in the artists’ minds.
Founded back in 2014, the r/Repaintings subreddit celebrated its 7th birthday in mid-February. Over the years, they’ve amassed a huge collection of upgraded secondhand paintings that any modern museum would be proud to feature.#4
All Work And No Play – I Had A Lot Of Fun Painting This One!
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Hermione7 hours ago
Huge improvement. Heeeeeere’s Johnny…4ReplyView more comments#5
Nautical Nonsense – Acrylic Paint On A Thrifted Art Print
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Zophra7 hours ago
Looks like the add-in could be the original.0ReplyView more comments#6
Unsolved Mystery…
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Zophra7 hours ago
I would buy this. Pretty and funny at the same time…7ReplyView more comments
“Find a painting at a garage sale, thrift store, or in the trash and repaint it. Add some monsters! Add a UFO! Some lasers? Don’t mind if I do! Post the results. Before and After pics appreciated,” the subreddit moderators invite redditors and random tourists from all corners of the internet to get their hands dirty with paint and let their creativity loose.
However much technology might change, there’s still something about analog tech that just can’t be beaten. I’m all for digital art, but traditional techniques hold a special place in my heart (just like physical books). So you can imagine how happy I was to read that the ‘Repaintings’ group only allows for “traditionally repainted works with real physical paint.” Sorry, digital art, this time, you won’t be in the spotlight, no matter how much we love you.#7
“Prepare For Trouble.” I Always Knew I Wanted To Add A Hot Air Balloon But Originally I Planned To Add Rocky And Bullwinkle. I Think The Meowth Balloon Was A Better Idea
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Callie Dryer7 hours ago
Team Rocket strikes again5ReplyView more comments#8
Jake The Dog
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Kapoentje6 hours ago
I like this one, Jake is cool.4ReplyView More Replies…View more commentshttps://973d9842a83be5fb57ae7afb5448741d.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html#9
“Whom Will Thou Call?” Acrylic On Old Art Print. She Used To Be Holding A Guitar And I Swapped It Out
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River Webb7 hours ago
“whom will though call? ghosteth busters!”8ReplyView more comments
Finding a secondhand painting to repaint might be harder than you think during the Covid-19 pandemic. Previously, Bored Panda learned all about the massive changes to how thrift stores function during the endless worldwide lockdowns. With worries of a third coronavirus wave mixed in with loosening regulations here and there, the rules are constantly changing.#10
A Repaint I Finished A Few Days Ago – I Auctioned It To Raise Money For The Hunger Project…
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Zophra7 hours ago
Very “a-peeling” artwork here.6ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#11
Could You Please Say “Hi” To Peany?
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Rachel Cowley7 hours ago
Hi penny! You are so beautiful!4ReplyView more comments#12
Thrift And Drift
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DancingPig6 hours ago
Go Luigi!2Reply
In an interview with the Weird Secondhand Finds That Just Need To Be Shared Facebook group team, Bored Panda earlier learned that plenty of thrift stores have moved to online ordering while the pandemic continues to rage on.
“Some even have curbside pickup, so we recommend checking with your favorite stores to see if they’ve done this,” one of the Weird Secondhand Finds team members gave some advice to those of us who have an urge to go secondhand shopping.#13
“Great Harvest Of The Single Slice” – David Irvine March 2020
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Zophra7 hours ago
Pizza- improves anything.4ReplyView more comments#14
Stumbled Upon This Work Of Art
M O’Connell3 hours ago
Yep.2ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#15
Here Is My First Attempt At Doing A Repainting, I Couldn’t Be Happier With How It Turned Out!
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the child7 hours ago
yaaaaassssssssss the incredibles2ReplyView more comments
What’s more, you can use social media to keep track of your favorite local shops: from what’s new in stock to ordering what you want in advance so you don’t physically have to go to the shop. All you need to do is find what you like online, order it, and then either pick it up yourself or wait for a delivery to your home. That’s certainly one way to get access to thrift store paintings while staying safe.#16
“The Lover, The Dreamer, And Me” Repainted A Couple Years Ago
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Birgit M6 hours ago
I really love this!6ReplyView more comments#17
Found A Cool Print At Thrift…thought It Could Use Some Krakens!
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Susan Green55 minutes ago
Such an improvement!0Reply#18
For A Year Now I’m Giving New Life To 2nd Hand Wall Plates And Transforming Them In To Very Ugly Plates And This Beauty Is One Of Them
River Webb7 hours ago
and then you realise the food you’re eating off this plate was spiked with arsenic…3ReplyView more comments
“Following your favorite shops Facebook pages is also recommended so you can stay up to date on what they’re doing as well as get quicker notice when they have sales, new items listed, etc. That way you can safely thrift from the comfort of your own home while still supporting your local shops.”#19
I Had Planned On Adding Buzz Lightyear But Was Persuaded To Add Alice Instead. I Think She Was The Right Choice
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Jihana7 hours ago
oh those flower-faces are creepy5ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#20
Monster Flowers
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the child7 hours ago
these are hilarious3ReplyView more comments#21
I Did My First Repainting Recently!
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glowworm250 minutes ago
Aw! I love it!0ReplyView more comments
Along with a rise in digital secondhand shopping, more and more stores are taking up safety precautions like the mandatory wearing of masks, limiting the number of customers, providing disinfectant for your hands, enforcing social distancing, erecting plexiglass protectors at counters, etc. This way, those stores that are open are able to reduce the risk of infection for staff and customers alike.#22
Repainting Or Original?
varwenea7 hours ago
That’s rather excellent brush strokes and kept to period vibe.6ReplyView more comments#23
My Glow In The Dark Repainting From A While Ago
River Webb7 hours ago
when aliens need their dairy products too5ReplyView more comments#24
First Painting Of This Year
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DancingPig6 hours ago
I love this one1ReplyView more comments#25
Added The Beast To This Already Creepy Painting
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Kapoentje5 hours ago
I love this one, very cool. Would definitely hang this in my house.3ReplyView more comments#26
Been Wondering What To Paint Over This Old Thrift Store Art For Some Time. Thanks Bernie!
Julia Atkinson2 hours ago
There is no artwork that can’t be improved by the addition of Bernie and his giant mittens2ReplyView more comments#27
My Childhood Heroes Meet Again In The Black Forest
Kapoentje6 hours ago
Nice, I like it.3ReplyView more comments#28
“Suddenly”.. ( “The Scream” Repainting ), Me, Oil, 2021
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Kapoentje5 hours ago
And all these years everyone wondering what he was so upset about… now we know.7Reply#29
I Bought A Print From A Thrift Store And Felt Like It Needed A Cat!
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DancingPig5 hours ago
You always need cats6ReplyView more comments#30
I Thought This Scene Looked Like A Place Darth Vader Would Go To Bask In His Loneliness
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Anna Linkowska2 hours ago
No he wouldnt – too much sand2Reply#31
This Belongs Here
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Birgit M6 hours ago
Brilliant!2ReplyView more comments#32
𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝟒
Callie Dryer7 hours ago
(sigh) where’s a reverse card when you need one2ReplyView more comments#33
We Can’t Stop Here, This Is Rabbit Country
M O’Connell3 hours ago
I don’t know about the disguise, but the signature is awesome.1Reply#34
Mine Isn’t As Cool As Some Of These Others, I Just Taped Off A Piece My Husband Brought Home From His Office When They Remodeled. It Gets A Lot Of Compliments Though
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Prime Rib And Roses
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Trying My Hand At Repainting
Kapoentje6 hours ago
War of the worlds0Reply#37
Sky Waffles
River Webb7 hours ago
“its raining waffles , from out of the sky, waffles no need to ask why, just open your mouth and close your eyes, its raining waffles4Reply#38
Flying Saucer Aliens By Banksy
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I Paint Campers On Animal Prints I Find In Thrift Stores. Enjoy!
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Kapoentje5 hours ago
The poor goose…1Reply#40
I Found And Altered Blue Boy A Couple Years Ago. So When I Found Pinkie In A Thrift Store I Was Thrilled! She Had To Have A Helmet Of Her Own
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DancingPig6 hours ago
They look great3Reply#41
Make America Great. My First Political Piece And I’m Slightly Nervous Posting As A Brit As So Many Of You Are American I Think?
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Tiffany4 hours ago
American here. Sadly, that feels about right.6ReplyView more comments#42
Beaches…
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varwenea7 hours ago
So that’s the real origin of the virus – from the sea!1ReplyView more comments#43
Getting In The Hallowe’en Spirit… “Carving Pumpkins” A Piece I Did A Couple Of Years Ago. Enjoy
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Callie Dryer7 hours ago
Yup 
2ReplyView more comments#44
Another Very Ugly Plate I Made. For Almost A Year I’m Giving A New Life To Wall Plates And Transforming Them In To Very Ugly Plates
Char Char2 hours ago
Bwahahahaha!1Reply#45
Hellmo (Still Working On It)
16 minutes ago
hell elmo?0Reply#46
Found This Bad Boy In The Trash, It Needed Some Dinosaurs
River Webb7 hours ago
everything needs Dinosaurs1ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#47
I Don’t Know Much About The Original Painter Robert Wood. But He Has Now Provided Me With Many Landscapes To “Modify”
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Susan Green51 minutes ago
Too funny!0Reply#48
My $4 Thrifted Repainting Not Sure Who Made It But I Love It!
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Julia Atkinson2 hours ago
Rubber duckie, you’re so Napoleonic2Reply#49
Iron Giant
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Mia Hernandez45 minutes ago
Holy hecc, this is amazing!0ReplyView more comments#50
Oh Joy
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Me Before 2020 And Me After 2020
River Webb7 hours ago
I seriously recommend therapy3ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#52
Batman Family Portrait. Bought It At Roscos In Portland Or On A Drunken Whim. Best $10 Dollar Purchase Ever
Kapoentje6 hours ago
Time for a dna test to reveal some family secrets…2ReplyView more comments#53
The Ferryman Approaches
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Jihana7 hours ago
That one is totally awesome! Love it!2Reply#54
*not My Painting* I Follow Jim Valeri On Instagram And He Does Amazing Repaintings. He Said He’s Not On Reddit But I Feel Like You All Need To See His Work. His Handle On Ig Is Jimv.art He Shared This Today And I Loved It!
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myvloggun17 minutes ago
Oh my god that’s awesome- It’s D a r t0Reply#55
Kirby’s Dream Land. The Additions Include Kirby, The Whispy Woods, And A Red Apple
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Kapoentje5 hours ago
Love this one, gorgeous. And Kirby is always adorable.1Reply#56
Made This Old Thrift Store Art Into An Epic Mario Kart Race Track! My First Time Ever Painting Characters In Oil Paint. Very Challenging But I Absolutely Love How This Turned Out!
Because Brian And Stewie Can Never Have Too Many Duets. Acrylic Paint On A Thrift Art Print
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M O’Connell3 hours ago
Excellent job matching the fade on the original print!1Reply#58
“Waterfront Property” … Sometimes A Cross Section Of The Skin Needs To Be Painted
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Kapoentje5 hours ago
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And You Thought They Only Existed In Warp Pipes…
Susan Green50 minutes ago
Perfect!0ReplyView more comments#60
Second Version Of Living In A Van Down By The River…commission Piece
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Come With Me And You’ll Be In A World Of Pure Imagination…
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Kookamunga4 hours ago
Needs more candy!2ReplyView more comments#62
Sand Worm
Kapoentje5 hours ago
O, I love love love this one! I love Beetlejuice. One of my childhood favourites. Love that the snake goes around the bridge, the bridge that started everything.2Reply#63
Astronauts Need A Vacation Too
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Kapoentje5 hours ago
Full sun protection, check. In suit air conditioning, check. Build in sunglasses, check. Perfect outfit…1Reply#64
Does This Count?
Circus Baby Fnaf Fan3 hours ago
Yep totally counts1Reply#65
“2020 In The West Garden”…i Did A Small Series Of 3 Paintings Featuring 2020. This Is The 2nd Piece
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Neuschwanstein Or Hogwarts? Acrylic On Vintage Paint-By-Number
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I Can’t Believe It’s December Now, So Here’s Garfield And Odie Having Some Fun In The Snow
Susan Green50 minutes ago
I would buy this0Reply#68
Best Find At A Thrift Store
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Regroup…
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Helpful Bunny
DancingPig5 hours ago
Very helpful indeed1ReplyView more comments#71
Created This About Three Years Ago For A Coworker Who Got Me The Job. “Boy Loses Kite”
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DancingPig5 hours ago
RUN!!!1ReplyView more comments#72
Still Want To Believe??
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“When Startled…”, Oil On Thrift Store Wildlife Painting
Kapoentje5 hours ago
So that’s what they’re hiding under all those feathers.1ReplyView more comments#74
Skipping Rocks
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A Perfect Piece To Add A Cracken
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A Young Saurian Reading
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The Perfect Painting Doesn’t Exi-
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Found This Little Soap Dispenser At Goodwill For $0.99. Decided To Make A Chonky Pennywise!
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Char Char2 hours ago
Amazing transformation from treat to trick!0Reply#79
“Sunday Morning Stroll” Replaced Formal Pond With Swan And Lily Pads With Something A Little More Dynamic…
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My Tribute To The Best Star Wars Character, Entitled “Jar Jar Thinks”
My Daughter Is 5 And Has No Idea Repainting Is Even A Thing.. And Yet I Found These Today. So Proud!
Thought This Lake Needed A Friendly Creature!
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Kapoentje5 hours ago
Aaahhh. The waterhorse (children’s book by D**k King-Smith, my daughters favourite childhood book).1ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#83
A Little Little Landscape That Needed Color… And A Gnome. Done With Oils
SlothGoth3 hours ago
Cool!0Reply#84
New Follower Painting From Goodwill
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Cherries Are 100 Points
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Simple Addition To This Painting
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Luther von Wolfen5 hours ago
Smaug over Rivertown. Very nice.1Reply#87
Tube Man Made Today, Broadcasted On R/Theartiststudio
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Here’s A Howl’s Moving Castle Painting I Did Pretty Early Into This Year. Really Happy How It Turned Out!
“Don’t Feed The Animals”
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Donkey Kong
Added Some Monsters. Might Have To Zoom In A Little
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Oh Bother
ihatewhitepaint Report4pointsPOST#93
Painted This For A Friend Who Just Graduated University Of Michigan, Wanted To Remind Him Of Times He Probably Doesn’t Remember
This Little Boy Was Eating Some Cookies, But His Fingers Were Perfect For A Good Ole Fashioned Jazz Cigarette
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Rip Dennis Nedry
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Found A Nice Ship Battle Painting At Goodwill. Thought It Had Too Much Empty Space.(My First Time Painting Anything That’s Not A Wall)
Kapoentje5 hours ago
You did really good for your first time. Really like it.1Reply#97
I Added Star Wars To Another Thrift Store Painting In Quarantine
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I’m Going To Try To Limit Myself To Only Posting One Painting A Day, But Here’s A Painting I Did Of A Demo Dog From Stranger Things
This Tall Guy Broke A Branch
schnauby30 Report3pointsPOST#100
Hey Everyone! I’m New To Reddit But I’ve Been Doing Repaintings For About A Year After Discovering The Art Form On Instagram And Using It To Help Me Cope With Depression. Here Is Some Of My Work I Hope To Become An Avid Member Of This Community Everyone’s Work Here Is So Good!
Painting I Found In A Shop. Should Have Bought It
First Repaint!
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Not Mine. Friend Did This, Hes Not On Reddit
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An Honest Day’s Work
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I Had No Clue There Was A Community For This! Be Kind, I’m Not Much Of An Artist. I Had A Lot Of Fun Making This
ShutUpYouNerds Report3pointsPOST#106
𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚
Strange New Planet
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Local Coffeehouse Had These Awesome Guys On Display/For Sale
I Am An Art Dealer And Appraiser, And This Is One Of My Most Favorite Additions To The Collection
Handsome Squidward’s Head Was Too Perfect For This One. It’s Turned Into One Of My Favorite Repaintings Yet
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Happy Friday Everyone. Here Is A More Abstract Piece I Call “Island Of Plank”. Anyone Else Love Ed, Edd And Eddy?
Dog Fight On Hoth
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My Dad Is Really Proud Of His Creature From The Black Lagoon
samantha_parkington Report2pointsPOST#114
In Utah, A Third Of The Paintings You Find At The Thrift Store Are Mormon Ones. As Someone Who Grew Up Mormon And Left, This Makes Me Laugh So Hard
jamie17071 hour ago
Why? Do Mormons like this kind of thing?0Reply#115
I Had Fun With This… Before/After Acrylic On Found Print.
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Had A Friend Of Mine Do This Repainting Of An Old Goodwill Find A Few Years Ago. It’s Been Above Our Bed Ever Since!
UniformFox_trotOscar Report2pointsPOST#117
Found This Gem A Thrift Store. Not Sure Where It Came From But It’s One Of My Favorite Paintings
minolikeafish Report2pointsPOST#118
Bath Time
schnauby30 Report2pointsPOST#119
Here Is A Fun Lilo & Stitch Painting I Did. The Flavor Of Ice Cream Is Mint Chocolate Chip If Anyone Is Wondering
-Annelise-1 hour ago
thank you0Reply#120
Away Party
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Another Older Painting, Currently Covers My Electrical Box In My Kid’splayroom. Calvin And Hobbes And Robert Wood
dinodiscount Report2pointsPOST#122
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐈: 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒
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