Illustration Friday: Feet

As always, I gave a considerable moment's thought to this week's theme before diving in. This week's models are my children, one of whom is black, and the other white. While I think diversity is a great thing in families, pets, and your choice of mustard, I know not everyone feels that way. You may make any kind of comment you like. But just for fun, when you post your comments, be sure to include your favorite mustard. This piece is on auction on eBay at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7400704650 should you be inclined to give it a good home. Boar's Head All Natural Honey Mustard with Pure Golden Honey. http://www.cafepress.com/ottoblotto?pid=8246890

Illustration Friday: Tattoo

The choice of themes this week is particularly unfortunate, as no one in my immediate family has a tattoo. Not that I have anything against them, but they were never really my thing. I have this horrible notion that many years from now, when I am in the nursing home, there will be all these people with totally unrecognizable blobs that were previously rather nice tattoos. I might be wrong. Still, I somehow don't think that giant mermaid will look so cool when I'm 85. That I should live so long. The model is, again, my long-suffering husband, with the amputated pinkie and the tape with "temporary tattoo" written by my son. I skipped the string this time to avoid the "tie-me-up" comments. Not that I mind them. And the piece is on auction at eBay at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7398599497 should you feel so inclined as to purchase it. http://www.cafepress.com/ottoblotto?pid=8246890

Ornamental Cabbages

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he. I was looking through some old pictures, and I found this picture I had taken of a man in a sort of king's outfit, sitting on the side of a raised bed of ornamental cabbages. He was waiting for his place in a parade or something, I can't quite remember. Anyway, I saw some ornamental cabbages the other day at a shopping mall, and it reminded me of a piece I had done of Old King Cole about a year ago, which is all very confusing, I'm sure. So why do people plant ornamental cabbages, anyway? Can you eat them? If not, who had the brilliant idea that cabbages alongside your bed of pansies would make for great landscaping? Cabbages must have one heck of a PR department.

Illustration Friday: Insect

Well, it's time for a new Illustration Friday. Today's offering is a piece called Beetlemania 2, companion piece to Beetlemania 1. [See January archives] This is a piece in acrylic and ink, surrounded by vintage flocked metallic wallpaper, something only someone truly mod can understand. I hope you, too, are truly mod. It is available on eBay at http://cgi.ebay.com/BEETLEMANIA-2-a-FABulous-fantasy-painting_W0QQitemZ7346421616QQcategoryZ20158QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem Coo coo cachoo.