Heel, Hydra!

Honored to have my painting, "Heel, Hydra!" (2015, Watercolor on paper)  included in the group show, "Wild About Harryhausen", dedicated to film legend and Dynamation master Ray Harryhausen, which opens tonight at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles. Special thanks to that stellar artist and super human being, Travis Louie, curator for this show, whose solo show, "Watch the Skies", opens there tonight as well.

The Horror of HACKULA!

Beware this midnight monster and the terrible temptation to be his thrall!

Procrastination 2.0 - by Steve Price

One day I'd walk from this tiny town

As soon as I’d put that first foot down.

And I’d see wonders the world ‘round

After I’d put that second foot down.

Adventures and treasures would surely abound

After I’d put that third foot down.

And my head might even wear a crown

After I’d put that fourth foot down.

And a love like no other would be what I had found

After I’d put that fifth foot down.

But my timid feet waited here, dreaming of then

Now the clock is clucking “If not now, well, when?”

You can’t chase your dreams if you’re standing around

And you can’t do much walking when you’re six feet down.

©2014 Stephen Price. All Rights Reserved

Ode to Peace - by Steve Price

The problem, as far as I can see,

Is caused by people who aren’t me.

I’m never wrong. I always care.

I’ve never, ever been unfair.

When it comes to point of view,

Thine is murky; mine is true.

If by ego you weren’t blinded,

You wouldn’t be so narrow-minded.

Why say it’s this, when I know it’s that?

It’s people like you who started this spat.

Don’t tell me what’s wrong when I know what’s right.

I know that you’re doing it just for spite.

I’m in this fight because you’re in it.

I reject the idea that no one can win it.

My wrath is righteous, my burden, large.

We’d be better off with me in charge.

I’ve always known just what to do
With people who are just like you.

Happy Hellboy Day!

A typographic salute to Mike Mignola's horror hero, HELLBOY on this, his 20th anniversary.

Let Them Eat CMYKake

Claiming that giving her full attention to her tennis game precluded her taking any additional action on her own behalf, she suggested that I was professional enough to hunt down a (free) high-resolution image comparable to the low-res one that she had previously jacked from someone else's website. I am confident that the inventor of the guillotine once had a similar morning.

"I do bite my thumb, sir." - Romeo & Juliet

When the apes finally do take over, it will be because their thumbs, previously regarded as evolutionarily inferior to those of Homo sapiens, prevented them from relying on texting and instant messaging as substitutes for communication.

Happy St. Pat's

Hashtag Mondrian

I can't BELIEVE that it's taken me this long to think of this.

Apologies if anyone else has already beaten me to it.

HAPPY PANCAKE DAY!

Bringing back two of my favorite homages for Pancake Day!

The Flower Cosmic

An homage to Jack "King" Kirby, Superhero Comic Creator Extraordinaire, who departed for New Genesis 20 years ago today. I am fortunate enough to have met him once, and his work has permeated and enriched my life.

Dr. Whö

With a little help

WHOndrian

It's an homage. Homages are cool.

You're on Candid Cano Camera

I don't usually post work from my day job here, but this piece ended up on the Major League Baseball site when the clients brought it to the Home Run Derby 2013.

It's in the panoramic by Jeff Zelevansky in the Tagorama section for the derby, above third base near the boxes. (And before you ask, as far as I know, she's still single...)

Of Course You Can

©2013 Stephen Price. All Rights Reserved.

Sharp-eyed old friends and fans might just recognize this.