I am glad I got that off my chest, because it has been eating away at me…
I did a post early on where I attempted to explain my interest in history, particularly military history, and how it ties in with some of my artwork. I have said that I am 6 feet 4 inches tall, weigh 230 pounds, and have size 15 feet. Being that big, I have always been very careful to not let myself get angry. Also, I am a Berkeley hippy by birthright, and I am a sweet, lovable flower child by inclination. I do not actually want to ‘be’ a pirate…
That being said, we all like to picture ourselves as something other than what we are, at least now and again. Somewhere along the line my interest in military history, my self obsession with my own handsome face, and my love of art, all combined to produce some rather strange… (some might even say disturbing)… images. You can go back to my early posts to see more of these. I taught myself to do Photoshop by taking my face and sticking it in pictures from military history. This combination of things that interested me kept me going when I felt like I would never get the hang of Photoshop.
These pictures do not quite fall into that category. These are not Photoshop pictures. They are multimedia in the truest sense of the word. That pirate picture above combines a pen and colored pencil picture of my face with t-shirt paint hair. One of the swords, one of the pistols and a couple of the daggers are cut from magazines. Most everything else is drawn by hand, but the two sashes are pieces of material from a sewing box. And there are pieces of silver and gold glitter glued in the treasure pile. It is sort of 3D in a way, and catches the light in some interesting ways when you see it in front of you.
I also went through a phase where I cut my heads out of a lot of duplicate photographs. Then I did stuff like this with them…
There are at least 15 of my heads in this civil war picture. And a whole lot of extra blood, in the form of the thick t-shirt paint. I also glued some cotton down to add depth to the gun smoke.
I did some closeups just so you could see the detail a little better.
I admit that this may seem weird to a lot of you, even compared to how weird I usually am. But once again, I can’t explain why I do the things I do. I can’t even explain how I do a lot of the things I do. But despite whatever worries about my sanity you might now be burdened with, I swear that I am completely harmless.
And really, wouldn’t it be awesome to lead yourself into battle like an army of those clones in the Star Wars movie? You only live once? I think not!
I leave you with a picture full of peace and joy, just to cleanse the palate of your mind…
This is a drawing I did after my friends and I had a party way back in the 70’s. I drew it the next morning, putting in every detail I could remember… (Which wasn’t all of them, I can tell you)… but I did throw in the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, just for fun.
(Forget Where’s Waldo, play ‘Find the Freaks’… Google the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, then find them in my picture… 200 bonus points if you find all three)…
Pouring My Art Out 
I like the Civil War pics the best.
Me too.
perhaps you should do one of yourself standing next to adolf at the nurenburg rallies………..that will be weird indeed…….no im not a raving loony either…………jsut interested in WW11.
Was that a request, because I have a picture like that…sort of…but not..in any way you might imagine…
I scanned a picture for you. And I put a link to you.
Hmmm – your last picture is a blast from the past. I think I spotted those furry brothers, but being so old (also a 69 grad), my vision ain’t what it used to be. Brought back memories, such as Firesign Theater. Nice pirate work by the way.
We all have a little Capt. Morgan in us… or at least some rum…
What brought this on? I think you exude quite dignity and grace.
Also a ’69 grad and a hippy at heart. Just not weird enough.
Keep those cards and letters comin’, kid. You’ve got a fan base.
I have been told I exude, but not quiet dignity and grace. Not quiet anything. I think I might cry.
(Unless that was thinly veiled sarcasm, in which case I will cry for a different reason)
Sarcasm. Something I am famous for, even by my first graders, but no. Not in this case. Carry on… Your list of followers is growing. 🙂
Then you are very nice and kind, and I like you…
At least I admit to being weird, even twisted and I actually OWN a wooden leg. I like these pieces, I think putting your face on all the soldiers is hilarious and a little disturbed. Nice work!
I own a mannequin leg… it’s all there, if you go back a ways. But you own a wooden leg? I have to ask why.
From one child of the 60’s (graduated high school in 1969!) I will say thatn you have managed to amuse me. It might be normal weird, but it is not hippie weird. In fact it makes a awful lot of sense, which is beginning to scarem me, but no matter.
I shall be back, and I appreciate your visiting my site. Come back. My blog is very e3clctic and wanders all over my mental map. m Sometimes I even manage to be funny. You might e3njoy this post of minbe:
Feel no obligation. however! Thanks for the laughs!
I will come by for a visit. My brother is getting married this weekend, but I will be less busy next week. Thanks for the interest.
You need a shot of you bayonetting yourself.
Good idea… I would have gotten to that eventually, but I like it when you do my thinking for me. And I don’t say that about very many people.
The Parent Trap beckons you.
It’s all a trap…
not weird at all! love it 🙂
It’s at least a little weird…
oh yeah, it is still completely weird for sure
I was worried for a minute there… I have a reputation to uphold…
it’s safe, it makes sense to me is all, majority of people, freaked out.
My friends need a high tolerance for weird…
Or lamp…lamp makes more sense.
I’m so glad I got this lamp for free.
Now rub the lamp and watch the genie pop out.
Nice joke. Not that kind of lamp; however, since the poem was about “light”…not about wishes…
Why are you commenting on the blood thirsty psychopath post then???
I didn’t even SEE the bloodthirsty psychopath post! Sometimes I really hate WP. It’s so unfair to make me feel like I have mental issues…
I think I did it months ago… if it is even one of mine… and I think they changed the new post page now and I hate it… unless I just imagined that too.
It’s time for a revolution…
oh, lord
hope you’re ready
I never really am.
And you don’t think that’s a problem?
Nope… I’m good.
interesting…
I am that too.
Dear pmao,
Aaarr, Jim lad!
Love Dotty xxx
Wanna see my wooden leg? Wink wink, nudge nudge…
Very nice Pirate piece! So much dimension. .
Thank you, and your nice kitty too.