So anyway, here’s a quick concept sketch based on the first post I made. The plan is to mature it into a qualified Super Blog Header at some point. Then you shall witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational blog!
Or something.
It should already be fairly obvious that a large segment of the poulation worships Thomas Kinkade, the self-proclaimed Painter of Light. So finding an actual song of adoration written to him shouldn’t be all that surprising. On the other hand, when it turns out to be a song believed by many people to be about God, that realization can come as a bit of a shock.
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Another in-class doodle, inspired by Rachel’s brilliant hotdog-thieving frogs. I’m not sure where the hat came from, though, which makes one wonder whether a frog with a cowboy hat is some sort of Jungian archetype. Interestingly, an internet search for “frog cowboy” returns frog cowboy paintings, stuffed toys, sculptures, and even a quilt. Wondering how common this type of thing is, I tried searching for “iguana cowboy”. It just returned boots. And no, they didn’t have pictures of cattle-herding lizards on them.
Yes, I believe that’s about how long I spent on this one (a mid-class doodle, of course), and I thought it turned out pretty nice, all things considered. And yes, he does apparently have a rather large collection of barnacles on his nose.
Not that a somewhat-high marsupial was what I was going for originally, it just kind of happened… Quick sketches seem to have a way of transcending the mundane medium to which they were applied, and becoming something entirely new. Kind of like mosquito larvae.
Well, I think it’s time I finally tried it. Not because it’s the latest fad (because that would be podcasting), or because I have an angst-filled soul that requires a verbal outlet (because mine just requires a standard 110-volt outlet for its electric hair dryer). It’s something interesting to try, though, and it should give me a good place to put up some random sketches that are probably not worthy of the actual art gallery page. (I use “worthy” in the loosest sense possible, mind you.)
And yes, I am planning on coming up with a more interesting header. Who wants a blue fade when you can have a rampaging giant squirrel or something?