Rockabilly Angels

Here's my latest painting. Its been some time since I've done a piece on canvas. The image has been in my head for quite a while.

20"X30" Acrylic on canvas.

Art by Committee - Banana Tree

This is my entry to this month's Art By Committee challenge at James Gurney's blog, Gurney Journey. The text for this challenge is " I lashed out with my left arm. clutched something thin and hard. tore at it; the next second a banana tree fell across my chest. But the pain was...." I think the challenge for this one is that it describes (sort of) a sequence of events so if you're planning on doing a single image you have to pick a point within that sequence. The involvement of a banana tree naturally led me to a giant gorilla. Everyone likes a giant gorilla.

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ABC - Keep an Eye Out

James Gurney has issued another Art by Committee challenge. He takes a random snippet from a science fiction manuscript and invites you to illustrate it. There is no context provided and the text is usually pretty wacky. He stopped doing these a few months ago but has started again on a monthly basis.

This one month's challenge was to illustrate "I should stay here and keep an eye out". I find that the simpler the quote the harder these challenges are. I was stumped until it occurred to me to make an homage to one of my all time favorite comics.

IF - Time

This week's Illustration Friday theme is "Time".

IF - Flawed

Great-Aunt Millie's handmade birthday present was ......flawed.

IF - Pale

Urd is a Tunneler, a member of a society that has for generations lived and worked in the vast underground tunnels and sewers under the Great City. On the extremely rare occasion that a tunneler visits the surface they are identified by their pale skin and unique odor. Here he is working with his Grandfather maintaining the subterranean structures so necessary to the City.

Merry Christmas

Here's our family Christmas card for this year. Merry Christmas!