Lost Monster #2 - Vinny

I made another one.

Now I just need to find someplace to hide him.

New Longboard!

But not for me.

My nephew Ethan just turned 7 years old and the only thing he wanted in this big, wide world was a longboard of his very own.  He had lots of fun a few months back riding mine up and down the sidewalk (on his knees.)  So, when I called him up to wish him a happy birthday and also to tell him that we would be visiting his family soon he made sure that I brought my paints along for the ride.

Ethan originally wanted a dragon on his deck, but we later found out that he pretty much wanted anything with fire.  So I suggested Mario.  And Ethan embellished by telling me that he wanted Mario throwing a fire ball and jumping on his skateboard and flames on the wheels of Mario's board.  (He also wanted some other characters and the castle all with fire but they got cut in favor of getting finished before leaving the state.)

Ethan even helped me paint some:

A badly stitched together Photoshop composite.

Now the two boards are friends.

Look Ma, I made a fan art.  And I still fit into my old scout shirt.

Samurai Jack Skate Deck

Some know this about me and some don't: I love Samurai Jack.  If you don't know what Samurai Jack is then you might want to educate yourself.  It is the single most artful cartoon series to ever be shown on TV and the best action adventure cartoon in history.  (I take my cartoons very seriously.  I'm crazy like that.)

So a couple of years back I started long boarding around town to get outside more often.  The deck I bought is a Sector 9, very nice.  The only problem was the graphic on the underside of the deck, it was a surfer in a huge barrel.  I don't have anything against surfers I just need the things that I own to reflect my interests.  Interests: surfing no, Samurai Jack yes.

I sanded off the big wave and painted this on the bottom.