Neurotic Owl

flapping vaguely downward through clouds of uncertainty on wings of existential dread

Tag Archives: the arts

I honestly can’t figure out if I’ve posted this one yet or not.

I watched a fairly long opera last night, then got home to find a note on my door about apartment inspections starting today, so cue the 2-hour frantic cleaning binge, … Continue reading

April 24, 2013 · Leave a comment

Even more paper dolls for your Saturday.

Teehee. He’s such a pale ginger he’s nearly unscannable.  Before you mention the lack of body hair, I grew up a dancer among men who did away with such things, … Continue reading

April 20, 2013 · Leave a comment

Teehee. She actually does have a tail.

I usually assume y’all will either get my references or Google them, but this one has caused enough confusion amongst them as has seen it that I will do your … Continue reading

April 18, 2013 · 1 Comment

In which he continues his musical adventures.

Of course he’s Peter Criss.  Who else could he be?  Drums seemed a little too badass, though, so he gets a toy drum and the triangle. . . and now … Continue reading

April 11, 2013 · 1 Comment

‘My Owline, Sweet Owline’

Since he’s a tenor, he just sings the ‘tu-whit, tu-whoo’ line.  He did try to grow a mustache, but it made him look like this guy: Who I am currently … Continue reading

April 10, 2013 · 1 Comment

But his knees don’t hate him.

So this happened a few weeks ago at intermission of a friend’s concert, when the people I was sitting with and I randomly started discussing all the things that are … Continue reading

April 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

And no, I didn’t see this movie either.

This is really something of a preview — I think I’m going to do this one again on a mini canvas and paint it so that I can get the … Continue reading

April 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

I’m the king of the barn!

So, okay, this is somewhere between art related and movie joke, because I am nothing if not high-brow.  Speaking of movies I’ve never actually bothered to see all the way … Continue reading

April 3, 2013 · 1 Comment

And now I’m thinking about the Van Gogh-Doctor Who episode again, and now I has a sad.

Hopefully this comes across in the scan – I really did paint this quite thickly, wet on wet, with a mix of acrylics and gesso.  I want to do even … Continue reading

April 2, 2013 · 3 Comments

Who knows what evil lurks in the minds of men?

April 1, 2013 · Leave a comment