Thursday, October 11, 2012

A Lesson from the Storymtrooper


I've been taking a story class at work, and wanted to pass along some of the wisdom that has been imparted to me. Namely, to stay away from flat ("proscenium"), or ambiguous compositions. Action should be staged dramatically, and dialogue scenes can be dynamic even if the conversation was boring anyway.

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Tuesday, October 09, 2012

The Roaming Spirit


For my girlfriend, Heather, who loves Halloween and traveling. Inspired very much by Marc Davis' hitchhiking ghosts.

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Monday, October 08, 2012

Friday, October 05, 2012

Pegomastax

Pegomastax ("strong jaw"), possibly a distant relative to Count Orlok and Lestat, has been discovered just in time for Halloween.  Since Pegomastax predates bats, my theory is that he turned into an Anurognathus.


Despite the gruesome appearance, Pegomastax was most likely omnivorous, meaning the most Halloweeny part of his diet was candy corn (which you can use to fashion your own set of Pegomastax fangs).

With massive canines, quills, and a sweet chicken comb, it's no surprise this guy is already generating a lot of paleo-art:


Life-sized bust by Tyler Keillor
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Happy Birthday, Mom and Steve!



While my I got my artistic talent from my dad, I definitely got my sense of humor from my mom. So you can blame her for all the puns. Eye love ya, Ma!

And one more card for my step-dad, who also has an October birthday. An avid enthusiast of fish and Jesus. My goal with his card was quite clear.

Monday, October 01, 2012

Fantasy Football V: Redskins vs Buccaneers



Aye the Buccaneers fought well; but at the end of the day, tickets weren't the only thing being scalped at the Tampa Bay game.

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This is Halloween



A chill wind, an icy breath. Thus begins the season of death.

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Fantasy Football IV: Packers vs Seahawks


Can the Mighty Cheeseheads be stopped before they rampage Seattle? The intrepid Seahawks will soon find out!

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Pennycandy

The cast of The Scotland Company decks the halls for everyone's favorite holiday. That is, Miss Pennycandy is decking the halls as the men lounge around pretending to be important.

Happy birthday to Xanadu Bruggers, our one and only Pennycandy!

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

AM vs PM

Sometimes my co-teacher, Paul, and I disagree in the class. When this happens, we always settle our differences amicably. Then I stab him in the back.



Our rocky relationship is made easier by the desserts that our students bring us every week. These desserts are a requirement of the course, and you teach any kind of class at all, I'd recommend the same for your syllabus.


While munching desserts, I like to catch up on what films my students have been watching. When a student told me they'd just seen The Fly for the first time, it made me wonder what a reverse-Fly flick might look like...

Between the sword fights, decadent desserts, and insectoid mutants, the AM/PM class tends to keep things interesting.

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