500 YELLOW BIKES~ DAY FOUR~!

The M.C. (main character) of this sci-fi

story is from the lowly Runner class of

evolved Cat Beings. Here are a few

designs:

500 YELLOW BIKES~ A SHORT ROYAL~!

Hot off the Photo-Shop Press~ an amalgam

of sorts. Still not an ideal character~ the

scales are a bit too big perhaps. But

this is closer to the Elite species

than sketches from previous

posts. It looks a little out

of place amidst the

swampy marsh.

Oh well~ back

to da ba baa

board...

500 YELLOW BIKES~ DAY THREE~!

More designs~ refining the "intelligent"

Cat Creatures. They are like Wizards,

really; using all kinds of Trickeration...

500 YELLOW BIKES~ DAY TWO~!

Below are sketches for the "intelligent"

species of evolved Cat Creature. They

are the bureaucrats, the politicians,

the Royal bloodline (self-imposed).

They have shed most if not ALL of

their fur, and have a scaly skin

with a grey-green hue...

500 YELLOW BIKES~ DAY ONE~!

I started a Graphic Novel back in 1995~

and never finished it due to a Death in

the Family. I may complete this project

someday~ but I need to find a way to

get over the mental associations that

are attached to it first...

Here is the premise:

A SCI-FI CONCEPT:

A Business Man travels to a vacation

hideaway in a small Swiss village. He

has a technological meltdown, and

SNAPS~! In an act of irrational

behavior, he decides to steal~

then HIDE~ all of the 500

yellow bicycles owned by

the community (which

were meant to prevent

theft to begin with~!)

Immediately upon

hiding all the bikes

in a mountain cave~

something happens~

which ENDS life on

Earth as we know it~!

FLASH FORWARD~ 2 Million Years~

Humans are now extinct. A species of

intelligent CAT CREATURES have evolved

to the point of having an organized Society.

The Swiss Alps are now a Jungle-Swampy

terrain. During an exploratory expedition~

the Cave gets discovered~ full of 500

yellow bikes~!

The Elite attempt to conceal this discovery

from the masses~ to protect them & also to

exploit this technology if they can figure

out HOW the bicycles are meant to be

used. A war eventually ensues...

This concept was designed to truly

TRANSPORT our imaginations.

My intent was to use NO WORDS~

no universal translator~ just a

made-up language of grunts

& growls & meows etc. It

would be up to each

individual Reader to

translate/interpret

the words & pics

in this sequential

cautionary tale.

FROGGY THE 4TH~!

A bit more expressive than Frogs

one & two, yet not as dynamic as

Froggy #3 (who snatches a bug

right out da air). I hope to do

more Froggies before the

game is through...

FIND THE FROGGY~!

This was my 2nd Frog sculpture.

I think each one got a little better

& more naturalistic as I progressed.

DR. DORK~ IN FULL COLOR~!

Sent this mask-like image to Karswell

in hopes that he will use it for his series

of links icons in the right margin of his

~AND EVERYTHING ELSE TOO~!

blah-gh~!

50TH ANNIVERSARY PLAQUE FOR MY PARENTS~!

June 27th 2009 was the 50th anniversary

of my Parents Wedding, that fateful day

they tied the knot. My Brother & Sister-In-

Law, Aunt & Uncle and I conspired against

them~ however~ to plan and pull off a

surprise Party. Fortunately, the weather

cooperated and nearly all of the 100+

guests arrived to pay tribute. The

Folks were overcome with emotion~

and my Ma cried so much I was

concerned she was gonna DE-

hydrate (it was VERY hot).

Anyhow~ this was one occasion where

I had some foresight. I could imagine

vividly how powerful some emotions

would be~ so~ my gift to them helped

provide a little laughter & much

needed comic relief...

Brand-New, with Plant

Close-Up, fresh paint...

A year & a half later, rust sets in...

Galvanized chain unfazed...

A Lived-in look, like Marriage~!

If they have a 100th Anniversary

I will give them a Cruise Vacation

with two anchors~ nyuck nyuck~!

FROGGY IN THE WEED-GARDEN~!

Can't remember if this was my 2nd

or 3rd Froggy sculpture. I have now

made four. Each one, like any child

made of junk & scrap metal, has

its own Character. This is the

only one that did not receive

a paint-job. I will try to post

pics of two others (the 1st

never got photographed &

is long gone), if I can find

them on my external

hard-drive~!

1ST FIRE-DRAGON SCULPTURE, NOW A PLANTER

This was my 1st Fire-Dragon sculpture, and

also my 1st commissioned piece as a Sculptor.

The Guy I made it for used it in practice for a

little over a year, to cook burgers and have

Sunday Brunch with his drinking buddies.

I used to swing by for quick visits whenever

riding my bike past his trailer, and got to

see my Creation serving it's fire-born

fully functional purpose...

The Guy I made it for, however, got in

trouble with the Law and served some

jail-time. He was forever barred from

Ocracoke, and so~ when I saw his

Landlord giving away his personal

possessions & shit-canning stuff,

I asked if I could have my original

work of Art. She said, "Of course !"

So I gave the Fire-Dragon to my

Mom the following Mother's

Day, and it has been over-

flowing with flowers

ever since~!