Mario in Pasadena

Supreme Mario, 8x10 inches, gouache 

Leading up to Lightbox Expo this weekend, 250+ artists from all around the world got together to create plein-air imaginative art of Colossal Characters around Pasadena City Hall.

I imagined Super Mario giving people a ride in his hands. Watch out, though, because his nemesis Bowser is materializing behind him as a huge cloud.

Aaron Blaise was one of the orange-hatted mentors, and he animated a giant striding through town on the new Procreate Dreams app.

Kymba Plushner (LeCrone) and Gabriel Gonzalez of Blizzard Entertainment joined in, as did Wouter Tulp, Angela Sung, Marco Bucci, Gary Geraths, Michelle Lin, Airi Pan, and Jacki Li, plus loads of other pros, students and enthusiasts.

Thanks to everyone who took part, and if you missed it, maybe we can do something similar next year.