Maybe I won't even begin to try to explain how my thinking ended up here when coming up with this little Christmas Eve game. I just know that when I saw the topic for this week, I decided I wasn't gonna risk Pat Robertson's wrath by doing some politically correct version of Merry Christmas. So, I went totally some other way. I don't know why.I was just gonna put 'Happy...' above the two caricatures, but then I realized that neither Doc Holiday or Billie Holiday had particularly happy lives. Doc died of TB when he was 35. (Side note: do we all agree that Val Kilmer has done the best Hollywood version of this western legend?) Billie died when she was 44. She enjoyed success as a singer, but she went through some very rough times: raped at a young age, discrimination, and substance abuse.
Anyway, may everyone have a truly wonderful week, whatever belief (or non-) that you have. Go to my other blog for a more conventional seasonal greeting.
19 comments:
I love it! pure genius!
you are great twisselman! love it!!! have a creative holiday
too funny! ROFL.
Marry Christmas!
I "got it" pretty quick. Great characatures... a version of cartooning I have never really attempted. They are wonderful.
Twisselman,
I love your name....and your artwork.
Groovy baby,
Happy happy everything!
Lyn &
The Whippy Curly Tails in the Toasty South
=^..^=
Merry Christmas!
Great caracters you have there, happy or not!
Great work. Definitely agreed about Val Kilmer
Have a wonderful festive season and a healthy and successful 2006
Very nice! I like it!
As you said, a different take on the subject. Great caricatures. That is such a difficult art to get right. Wonderful shading. Great illustration, as always.
Clever and funny (the illo, not the unhappy lives of Doc and Billie). Nice take! Happy Holidays to you too!
Happy, happy, joy, joy to you Twisselman creator of excellent caricatures!
These caricatures are marvelous, and I really love your different interpretation of the topic! Most excellent! Have a Splendid New Year:>
Great job, Twissel ol' man!
Lovelly! Happy New Year! :-)
Clever chap, aren'tchya!!!!
Love this concept. You are 2cool.
Great caricatures. Happy New Year! Dave Allen the Irish comedian used to always finish his show with "may your God go with you", which even as a kid I thought was pretty cool.
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Great illo! you are always pushing the boundaries.
Happy new year to you!
I've already commented....I'm just back to wish you a Happy New Year!( you're one of my favorites..... very talented, yet you take the time to comment to those like me(not a "real" artist, just someone who likes to draw),and I very much appreciate it!
This illustration is fantastic. So creative. Definitely "outside the box" thinking on this one!
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