Bears: Family Portrait

On the back of the photo it reads:

A momma and her baby with the dinner they caught

Summer 1956

V-Day cards: circa 2012

I always forget about the existence of the cards I draw, until someone reminds me... Here are some Valentine's cards I doodled for my coworkers back in 2012. Mostly inside jokes, recipient interests or discussions about pop culture.

Ragnar Starbeard and the Hutt's Cache

Ruth's reaction to me using the drill at 9 pm. As she screamed at me, brushing her teeth in the doorway, toothpaste shooting from her mouth, I couldn't help but notice in that moment her uncanny resemblance to Selacious B. Crumb. The inspiration for this setup is from the Bill Watterson comic Calvin and Hobbes, notably the Spaceman Spiff strips. In it Calvin imagines the events of his mundane life as an alter ego space explorer named Spaceman Spiff.

ZMR-B0

A co-worker and I somehow arrived at this design based on a discussion of his passion for dropping elbows on everything. Which evolved into a Gundam whose primary attack is elbow dropping. The end result is this fearsome mech with tiny arms named ZMR-B0, a combination of my co-worker's last name, and the -bow in elbow.

ZMR-B0 could also double as an arm wrestling mech.    

When There Is No More Room In Hell...You Can Wait With A Game Of Zombie Cribbage?

For Christmas, Sarbob thoughtfully gifted Ruth and I with this bizarre zombie version of Cribbage. I was excited to find out there were miniatures for which to paint. The ones pictured below is how they look out of the box. Now I just need to learn how to play Cribbage. 

This is more or less what the four miniatures looked like before primer. Some weathered green/grey coating that makes them appear as statues. First step was to coat them with white flat acrylic spray paint. None of the steps are pictured, cut to, end result. I've always been a fan of the pale blue zombie makeup from Romero's Dawn of the Dead, so I went with that look, They all barely measure an inch tall and there is little detail to pick out since the molding is low quality. Given the circumstances, I am pleased with how they turned out.

Ruth picked out the colors for the Cyndi Lauper and Roy Harper from the CW Arrow.  

Goodbye House

This illustration was inspired by Ruth's goodbye to our home on Morton Ave.

After two and a half years living on Morton, Ruth and are I moving. We have had some wonderful times living on Morton, many memories were made. Sadly, this building needs a lot of maintenance. Between the mold and moisture we felt we had no other option.

As of this Sunday the 15th we will be fully moved into our new home in the Camp Taylor neighborhood. It will be an adjustment living in a tinier home, but as long as their is bourbon and pizza Mondays we will be comfy and happy.

I am looking forward to this winter in our new home!  

Duck Tales, Oo-oo

     Played through the re-mastered version of Duck Tales originally on NES earlier this year. Definitely worth it if you loved the original game, are a fan of the old cartoon or just want to play a classic platformer. All of the cane hopping, money collecting, moon level goodness is intact, and the controls are as tight as ever. 

     In other news, I have nearly completed working on a drum set made entirely of paper and has turned out better than I could have hoped. Thanks to fellow HGC member Bobby for his advice and assistance on this project. I will post pictures once it is finished.