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Friday, February 28, 2014

Japanese and German in One Day

i completely flaked on posting yesterday. aaand... i just noticed that there's a snowFLAKE in today's painting. hah!



snowflake enlarged to show texture.




this is the final painting in my Munich gates series. i hope they build more so the guy that commissioned them has to keep supporting me.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

I Should Have Sent a Bonus Portrait With This Series



the second of the three gates of munich. unless you're counting when Bill visits.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Also Helpful If One Painting Looks Crappy



i was commissioned to paint Munich's three gates. that was also when i found out munich has three gates. good information because if you can't get through this one, you know there are two other options.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Plus, The Groom Means There Are Male Hens?



these newlyweds are based on the delaware fightin' blue hens mascot. they look more like lovers than fighters.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Friday, February 21, 2014

Thursday, February 20, 2014

They're Fast. I'm Slow.



it took me until right now to realize that the red letters spell out "first". i guess they must be good at racing.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

As Long as His Frolic Didn't Cross My Path



i like to think of this as an all black cat that had a frolic in cool whip.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Too Cute for His Own Good



not sure how those horns could actually be used as weapons. he'd have to really drop his head but then his big nose would get in the way. and how are those wings going to keep him up? it turns out dragons aren't mythical, they're just extinct because they couldn't evolve effectively.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Perhaps the Mediumest



surprisingly, not the biggest ass i've ever painted.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Dogs Don't Understand What Van Morrison Was Singing About



she's a black lab. but don't tell her that not all of her is black.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Red Solo Cup and Redhead Silly Clown

sorry i skipped another day! guess i'll have to accept the fact that i just put up two double posts in a row.



almost as cool as red Shot Glass USB.




he went though some serious hand and nose augmentation surgery for his career. the feet are all natural, though.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

A Tired Post

i most definitely forgot to post yesterday. i was working on this all day. and all night. and then all day again. so i need to sleep. but not before i show you two paintings!



this is a yorkshire terrier. my family had a yorkie. his name was korky. still trying to get my brother to name his daugher Denise.




her lipstick is green. you just can't tell.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Monday, February 10, 2014

Pay Attention. This Will Be on the Exam



this is a black-capped chickadee. which is different from the carolina chickadee. which still has a black cap. there's a chickadee with a brown cap but he's called a boreal chickadee, not a brown-capped chickadee. there's a chestnut-backed chickadee with... guess what... a chestnut back. but still a black cap. also there's a grey-headed chickadee with... guess what... NO GREY ON ITS HEAD. and there's a mountain chickadee which, i assume, eats only mountains. and the mexican chickadee who [redacted due to racism].

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Acrylic Lights



this request included that he wanted the aurora borealis in the background. i haven't ever seen it but i get the feeling i didn't do it justice.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

These Boys Blow It Up



John Belushi and Albert Einstein. one invented the atomic bomb and one invented the mouth-full-of-mashed-potatoes zit bomb.

Friday, February 7, 2014

Safety First



you have to wear a helmet to look at this art.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Plus I Do Too Many Different Things, Thereby Diluting My Brand



this is my logo. kinda. it's actually a designer's nightmare. a logo is supposed to look exactly the same every time. i've really messed with my brand. now people aren't going to be able to recognize who i am. i'm fired.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Name and Surname; Subject and Verb



this is Bill Hicks. his name is what you do when you work the cash register of a pickup truck repair shop.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Making Words into Images



this request was from a woman who's having a book published with these characters. she'd better not include this in the book or i'll have broken my promise.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

End Credit Art



he wanted me to make him look like a director. i could have painted his name in white using a sensible, sans-serif font on a black background.