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Thinking of Otters

Evan — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:55:50 +0000

Maybe it’s because I finally got around to seeing Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas (Thanks, Trevor), but I’ve had otters on my mind lately. Silly otters.

Unable to pry them loose, I ended up painting my brother and his girlfriend otters for hanukah. Here they are:

Looking at them together, the colors are a little early nineties. I almost expect Fido Dido to make an appearance. Ah well. Here’s Emmet:

Hole in the Washtub

The Noble Puifin

Evan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:37 +0000

I painted my brother a housewarming present. He went through a puffin phase as a kid, which was rekindled in Ireland when we learned that puffin is spelled puifin in Irish. He also went through a Notre Dame phase, but I don’t think I could paint Touchdown Jesus.

If It’s Hard To Draw, Just Cut It Off

Evan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:20:35 +0000

I don’t really know much about painting and I have lots of friends who are really good at it so it’s kind of intimidating to try, but I had a free day so I tried to paint a bear.