It's been a while...

So I've been super busy and haven't been painting so much.  I finally traveled out of the country to Costa Rica, I moved out of my parents house, bought a new car and have been doing some serious bicycling.  My legs are tired so rather than spend my Labor day weekend pedaling about, I decided to do some labor of love: Paint!!!  I have been staring at this bear eating ice cream for too long and it makes me hungry.  Fortunately, I hung this painting over my kitchen table which seems appropriate.  As long as I don't get too many cravings for ice cream.

Happy Holidays

I hope everyone has a happy and safe Holiday, that's all inclusive (Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, or whatever you celebrate or don't!) 

Anyway, I created two characters a moose and a mouse for a Christmas type story. I haven't figured out there story yet, but they are pretty cute.

I'll put a spell on you!

Gypsy man doing spells with a crystal ball. Boo Ha Ha Ha!

Jelly

I made a Jelly fish that some how electrocutes things.  Not an educational picture, but they do sting.  Then itches, badly.

Gobble Gobble!

Hope every ones thanksgiving went well! And now it's time for Christmas! I already gave myself a Christmas present last week when I went up to the Bike Doctor of Waldorf (very good selection and customer service there!), and I bought a new road bike. The weather has been beautiful outside so I have been riding like a fiend!

My bike is a different color...White, Silver, and Gold.

Although I have spent a lot of time outside I have however made an effort to get my butt in gear to paint! I did get inspired to paint a Skunk, there was a dead one on the side of the road as I biked.  Sorry that is a little morbid but, hey I got inspired to make this cute little guy!

It may be a tad simlar to Flower from Bambi. But what skunk doesn't remind you of him?

Some Halloween Fun!

My niece Kendal came over on Saturday and we had a bunch a fun painting pumpkins for Halloween!  It was her first time using paint pens and she is such girly girl she hates being messy.  Every time she got paint on her had we had wipe if off she would stop using her hand until is was clean. 

I went ahead and painted one of my own pumpkins, at first I just did your general run of the mill Frankenstein.

Then I couldn't think what to paint next so I asked Kendal "What should I paint?" She replied "I don't know, Mickey Mouse."

I got a little nostalgic on Mickey, I think that's 1930's Mickey? Needed another character and Kendal wanted one of her favorites Elmo.

Elmo was in the middle of Trick or Treating and lost his treats from being scared of Frankenstein.  I had one more space on the pumpkin and Kendal wanted a Yo Gabba Gabba character, and she is obsessed with Yo Gabba Gabba right now.  It is a very interesting show to say the least. The last space left on the pumpkin was behind the Frankenstein.  So of course I would make Flex the Robot a part of the angry mob trying to save his friends from the Frankenstein.

It was a fun day, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

cliff hanger

How far would you go to save your kitty? Apparently far if he climbed up a cliff.