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The Family Outing

The Family Outing

This acrylic painting is called “the Family Outing”. Believe it or not, I painted it before I was even married. How did I know that families have to constantly fight dragons together? Well, before I became the dad with the sword, I was the son watching from the mouth of the cave. The mom in the picture is not my wife. No dragon would ever dare attack my wife. The helpless blonde was more like an old eighties girlfriend, a much less dangerous woman. The dragon, of course, is only just barely dangerous. He represents something like fear of death and dismemberment, not the kind of life threatening dangers of married life, like credit card bills.

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March 17, 2014 · 1:43 am

Puff the Dragon

I am a cartoon nut.  I read them.  I write them.  I draw them.  Cartoon people have always been more real to me than real people.  A friend of mine asked to see what I could do because he wants to create a children’s picture book.  I drew Puff in the picture displayed here.  I can’t help it.  I have to draw when I have the chance.  I have had arthritis since I was eighteen.   I walk with a cane now, wearing a back brace constantly.  I dread the day when I can no longer draw.  It is coming too soon.  but for now, I have a dragon to help me fight off the coming darkness.  I know what you’re thinking… “It should say Puff the Magic Dragon!”  but it doesn’t because he is not.  There is no magic in the creation.  I have spent years practicing and learning how.  I can now create cartoons almost at will.  I just can’t crank them out on a regular basis, not without my hands hurting.  So, I have Puff to hang around with for a while, on my computer, on my drawing pad…  He’s a really good guy.  He’s just not a magic dragon.ColdPuff

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