Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Flamingo Waitress as Green Lantern

Okay, she does have a secret identity. I read too many comics, I guess. Quick sketch colored in Photoshop.





And she's keeping her skates. She just had to replace those yellow wheels with white ones. True fans will understand why;)

top blog topics

Here's what I've gathered so far, in no particular order -

01 money/finance
02 fashion/shopping
03 politics
04 religion/philosophy
05 sex/relationships
06 gadgets/tech/internet
07 learning/self improvement/questions in general
08 health/fitness/lifestyle
09 entertainment/celebrities
10 travel/leisure
11 hobbies/crafts

Almost forgot!

12 art/culture

And blogs just about blogging itself?

This was interesting today -

http://blog.ted.com/2013/03/14/the-10-most-popular-ted-ed-lessons-so-far/


Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Bad Guy

Monday was a rough day. News about the attack in Boston, and just finding out about the white ribbon campaign just leaves me more staggered about life, and what our responsibilities are toward each other.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_ribbon

Conflict is a part of life. But we have to decide on how big the repercussions will be if we lash out. Individuals and governments can lash out blindly, or they can proceed in a destructive manner with some high degrees of premeditation. To me, it's how big of a mess do we leave behind for someone else.

Here we go again. As a storyteller, I'm still fascinated by the cute character in jeopardy. Good stories need bad guys, and we get a thrill watching them carry out their dirty deeds. As long as they are confined to a screen, or on the pages of a book or comic. We even had the "noble villain" in Leader Desslok from Starblazers. They see themselves as the heroes.

 http://www.fanboy.com/2009/08/desslok.html

I liked the ironic twist to the villain Darla Dimple in "Cats don't Dance".

L.B. Mammoth: Ah, the recipe for a Darla Dimple movie. Begin with one part adorable character in jeopardy.
[inside the soundstage, Darla has tied up Pudge]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001421/?ref_=tt_trv_qu

It takes only one, or a handful of crazed or enraged people to blow us all to Hell. Stopping their plots takes work, time and insight. But I don't want a police state either. I want to trust people. I don't have a good answer. And we always seem to have the time, people and resources to bust heads afterwards.


Saturday, April 06, 2013

Van Eaton Galleries "THE HB SHOW”

Hoo-Ha! Saturday morning becomes Saturday night for grownups, and kids of all ages.
It was fun! Saw a few familiar faces, I think the show was a success. But my head is exploding right now. Have a good night folks.

(Art copyright Gris Grimly)

http://www.vegalleries.com/thehbshow.html

http://www.superpunch.net/2013/04/hanna-barbera-themed-art-show.html