Squidward's Art Gallery

A collection of works made by the Greatest Artist Who Ever Lived (also a general appreciation for the artwork of early-era Spongebob)

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spunch

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Feeling like Squidward today

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Squidward animation cel from Employee of the Month.

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SpongeBob animation cels from Employee of the Month.

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s1e11.2 Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost part 1

this episode is another treasure trove!

at the very start we get a full shot of the whole gallery.

-first comes the Wax Sculpture, with which Squidward conquers all forms of artistic media;

-there are a couple of regular portraits under the window, one with a vibrant color variation 🤩;

-a Grecian-style vase which has figures running around it but also faces around the neck that i only just noticed;

-Self in Neon (i really want to see it lit up);

-Squid in Mosaic;

-my personal favorite: the Vitruvian Squid;

and a sculpted bush, which takes an entirely different skillset altogether 🤣👏 very impressive

bonus: the wax sculpture's different expressions

then we get some old classics:

and no less than four variations of Squid with Top Hat

I could easily have made this into three more parts with all the different variations within one episode. its so funny where they choose to be consistent and where they choose not to.

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Squid with Paper

11"x14" acrylic on canvas

progress pics below

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no pranks for me, just gonna skip ahead a few episodes to

s1e19.1 Fools in April

there is sadly only a single shot of artwork in this episode, but it's a good one

Captain Tentacles and Squid in Abstract

first appearance for both of them!

both have excellent composition. the off center angle of the first really makes it. and i love the stained glass style of the second. and the color palettes! perfect 👌

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jumping back into the gallery right where we left off!

following Naughty Nautical Neighbors, the next time we get to see the inside of Squidward's house is in:

s1e9.2 Opposite Day

during Squid's birthday party, we see several more copies of Neutral Self Portrait, this time in various shades of teal.

Afterwards we see the Large Standing Portrait return, followed by a few more Smiling Portraits. i can't tell if these are supposed to be the same pyramid of paintings from the Bubble Stand episode. the expressions are different, and the bottom center is missing.

then my favorite so far:

Orb

wtf is this painting. its amazing. the unreadable expression; the pink tentacle; the absurdism. phenomenal.

as the realtor makes her way through the house, we see yet another unique Close Up.

this ridiculous Polyptic

and this Side Profile

then last but not least

Farm Squid. the straw. the pitchfork. the overalls. perfect.

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forgot abt this sideblog. gonna start putting some art here too. right after i rewatch Opposite Day, for the next post.

[spongebob-connoisseur]

Behind the scenes images of how the Bikini Atoll island was shot in SB

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s1e4.1 Naughty Nautical Neighbors

part 2

Fright. one of the best joke paintings. what was the intention behind this one aside from the bit?? fantastic

the bait and switch slapstick; gold ✨ then we have Self in Gray.

seen here in two identical copies. not to be mistakenly assumed to have simply been moved, as here they are later in the exact same shot

why would he make two of these? Gray on gray?? hilarious. especially with the number of different variations in the rest of the episode.

he’s so ridiculous. i love it.

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s1e4.1 Naughty Nautical Neighbors

part 1

in this episode we get a lot of new artworks but the soufflé deserves an honorable mention

excellent composition, for no one but himself. fantastic. no one does self-care like Squiddy. plus:

look how goofy it looks zoomed out. 10/10

then we see

a close up self portrait in two different places.

and these two paintings are introduced for the first time. the one on the left appears to be three squidwards? we’ll call it father, son, and spirit. and on the right: small-nosed self portrait in red

there’s also a close up of slightly different composition, another front facing portrait and a Light Study.

we see Big Head portrait return from the Bubble Stand episode twice: once by itself and once with the original stack.

i love all of the recurring paintings. i wonder if they kept a list of them somewhere.

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s1e3.1 Jellyfishing

there’s only a single painting in this one, unless you count this half an image at the start of the episode

but that looks like the same painting that appears later

self portrait with bubbles

i love all the different variations between shots

the fact that the bubbles aren’t always visible 🫧 the different brushstrokes 🖌️ beautiful

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Assortment of SpongeBob SquarePants episode title cards (1999)

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SpongeBob storyboard from F.U.N.

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s1e2.3 Bubble Stand

so this is our first time inside of Squidward’s house and here we see the introduction of several iconic paintings such as

this pyramid of self portraits

these three self portraits in ascent

this stack of paintings with some minor differences between shots

and this standing portrait that will often be swapped out, even within the same eposode

i just love the consistency and the effort put into these recurring paintings. its very interesting to see how they evolve through the seasons.

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i’ve decided to start cataloguing all of Squidward’s artworks across the first three seasons of Spongebob.

you’re welcome.