Last week on the cartoon course the theme was footwear, so I thought I’d have a go at drawing cowboy boots. And what would be the most dastardly thing to wear on your feet?......
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A slightly modified version featuring a fancier pair of boots.
With the coming of the spring thaws, noted naturalist Lionel Peabody, accompanied of course by his faithful companion Reggie the honey badger, set off to record the first photographic evidence of the elusive and extremely rare Pink-spotted Mountain Cat.
Joining him on this exhibition was his niece Suki, currently studying zoology at university. When Peabody told Suki that the discovery of a new species would do far more to further her studies and career than attending lectures, she was easily persuaded to join.
The Pink-spotted Mountain Cat is one of the rarest of cat species. It is not sure how rare it is, due to the rarity of finding any evidence for it whatsoever. Found in remote mountain regions, the cat preys on hares and small deer, but is especially fond of sausages.
Here’s the image I based the cartoon on.
Here are some copies of various men’s and women’s shoes I did as part of the cartoon course assignment this week.
Looks like Gerald and Stan might be in a spot of bother...
Terriers have a reputation for being tenacious, and perhaps even stubborn at times, none more so than the Shoeshine Terrier, whose role in life is to keep doggedly polishing away to ensure that your shoes are kept in tip-top condition.
The breed originated due to the efforts of Gladwin Teaspoon, the owner of the legendary Sasstrypuss hotel in San Francisco, famed for being the first hotel in the world to offer hang gliding lessons off of its roof and predating the extreme sports craze by several decades.
Always on the look out for ways to enhance the guests stay, Teaspoon conceived of a pack of terriers to fetch, polish, and then return the guests shoes that they left outside their room for cleaning.
They soon proved to be most proficient at the task, and pups were subsequently sent to Teaspoons many contacts and fellow hoteliers.
Italian movie star, Luisa Mentholo, star of the classic "The Thing From The Kitchen Cupboard”, always kept a Shoe Shine Terrier on hand to ensure that her footwear was kept mirror-like at all times. Visitors to movie sets in the 1960s could usually find her terrier, Marcelo, curled up under her chair, ready to spring into action between takes. Autograph hunters were sure to request Marcelo's paw print to go alongside his mistresses signature.
Shoe Shine Terriers can still be found prowling the corridors of The Sassytrypuss hotel in the early morning, each one carrying a different colour polish brush in it's mouth to ensure that all hues of shoe are catered for.
In few remarkable cases the dogs have even proved adept in being able to help in the repair of footwear, helping the cobblers by chewing off loose soles to enable their replacement.
Some genetic trait, inherent to the breeds, ensures that Shoe Shine Terrier's coat can only ever be white. Which, unfortunately, isn't the best of colours when you are dealing with shoe polish all day long.
Sally Squeegee demonstrates the quickest way to clear a blocked sink.
Can you spot the mistake?
Corrected version below.
I went to see “Final Portrait” starring Geoffrey Rush as Giacometti. I really enjoyed the film, and felt that Geoffrey Rush did more acting when he was lighting up cigarettes than most actors in a lifetime.
Armie Hammer played James Lord, who had just popped down to Giacometti’s studio for a day or two to sit for a portrait. It took a little longer than that....
Hammer was a great foil to the eccentricities of Rush’s character. It of the great pairings that I’ve seen in film.
A revised version of one of this week’s pics.
A revised version of yesterday’s pic.
Mrs. Jessop’s Butterfly
Lionel Peabody’s Amazing World of Flora and Fauna - The Spiky Flying Wotzit
