Back in the Saddle

Mr. Ryan Masuga (who has been featured here before, along with his fetching and surely long-suffering wife Marie), asked me a while back for some paintings to pay tribute to his simian overlord Zip:


I started the original series of three paintings just before my back went south for those two months. From my makeshift easel stared the pencil sketches, accusingly. I finally had a chance to finish 'em up.

I wasn't 100% pleased with the results (Zip looks a little, uh, challenged, maybe), so I started playing around some more.

I made a few krylographs to placate some rabid and vocal hippo and chihuahua fans, too.





Oh, and I made my first animated gifs in 10 years, probably: the shirts ad on the right and the banner ad on elreyart.com. It was fun. There will be more.

Also, Ryan and I came up with a surprise for all of you. You'll see.