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A Minecraft room that has the “it’s fine” meme dog sitting next to a table with a cup of coffee on it. The room is burning around him.

Another example of my kid’s Minecraft shader (MollyVX). This one made me laugh. It’s fine… #minecraft #minecraftshaders

Minecraft John McClane with a big square head is climbing headfirst through a shiny metal air duct. He is holding a little Minecraft torch in his left hand.

My eldest has been working on a really cool Minecraft shader (for those of you who know about such things, or care, it’s called MollyVX ). Here’s John McClane in an air duct (click on it for full pic) 😬 #minecraft #diehard #shader #art #diehardisaxmasmovie

A plastic bright red Santa hat with white trim and a white pompom. It is covered in little white dots. It seems to have no connection to the movie.

Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 10 - see Day 1 post for context.

Still not an RV piece; it’s another random piece. Cute but Lame. Is this the Santa hat that Clark wears? (A stretch). At least it’s got color on both sides 😁

I hope that extra RV part shows up 🤞 #christmasvacation #advent

A Carolina wren sits on a perch, head turned slightly to his left. He has a golden caramel colored chest with deeper brown feathers along his head, back and tail. A white stripe flashes back above his eye. A curved grey beak arches downwards.

Carolina Wren
🪶 #birding #photography #wren #macro #nature

A tiny plastic snowman who appears to be bundled up in a red and yellow striped winter hat, gloves and scarf.

If you turn the plastic snowman to the side you see that his colorful hat and scarf are only painted on the front. His entire back half is plain white (naked snowman!)

Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 9 - see Day 1 post for context.

I was wrong! Not another RV piece but a very random tiny snowman. Is there a snowman in this movie? At least it’s festive. Well, half festive (front half).

I hope that extra RV part does show up 🥴 #christmasvacation #advent

Two of the exact same plastic pieces that look like the end of a run-down RV.

Flip one plastic RV end piece around to show how they will eventually fit together (once the middle is revealed).

Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 8 - see previous Day 1 post for context.

Déjà vu! It’s…. the EXACT same piece as day 7 😆 - this is the other end of the RV but rather than make it unique, they hit ctrl-c ctrl-v. Now we just need the middle (tomorrow?). #christmasvacation #advent

The rear of a plastic RV. The paint tries to make it look beat up. The wheel is sunken in so far to the wheel well that it has no hopes of ever touching the ground.

Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 7 - see Day 1 post for context.
Fairly tame but clearly they mean to drag this out over a few days. It’s the back end of a beat up RV. I expect to see more RV parts in our future.
That wheel has zero chance of hitting the ground 😏 #christmasvacation #advent

A plastic woman with heavy black cat eye makeup. Her hair under her ear is an unfortunate flesh color. She has angry eyebrows.

Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 6 - see Day 1 post for context.
Another person! - Ellen Griswald, but she looks much more pissed off than I recall from the movie. Perhaps it’s because some hair is flesh; a side effect of being cursed? Love her goth makeup 😆
#christmasvacation #advent

Plastic figure of a white guy in a green hat? Wearing a purple cardigan over a grey shirt and blue pants. He has a brown splotch over his eye. Something appears to be connected to his lower half. A sled?

Not a sled, we see it as bad moulding as the figure is turned upside down.

A photo from the Christmas Vacation movie of Clark sitting in a green turban with pink gloves, reminiscing of days of yore.

Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 5 - see previous Day 1 post for context.
Stop everything! It’s a character! But which one? Is it Clark on the sled? No. That’s just bad moulding. My kid figured it out as Clark in a green turban. Ignore the brown splotches I guess 😆 #Christmasvacation #Advent

A tiny plastic blue square surrounded by a white edge and outer green edge. Maybe a tiny square pool?

Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 4 - see previous Day 1 post for context.

Still no actual movie characters and this literal plastic square stumped us for a moment, but then Mina remembered the little plastic pool model 😂 - but sadly no tiny diving board.
#ChristmasVacation #Advent

A rather large plastic platter with a plastic lime green gloopy lime jello mold in the middle. No cat kibble is visible…

Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 3 - see previous Day 1 post for context.

No actual movie characters yet, but never fear! Aunt Bethany’s lime green cat kibble jello mold is even better as our next prize 😆
#ChristmasVacation #Christmas #Advent #HappyHolidays

A chunky cartoonish plastic Rudolph wearing a Santa hat and stripy scarf. A loop appears to be between his antlers, but on closer inspection the loop is filled solid with plastic. It’s cute but looks nothing like what’s on the box.

Knock off Advent Day 2 - see previous Day 1 post for context. Today is a random Rudolph wearing a Santa hat and scarf. It looks like it could be made into an ornament if they had bothered to actually make a hole through the loop, but that plastic is solid 🙃
#ChristmasVacation #Advent

What appears to be a licensed Jakks Christmas Vacation advent calendar (unopened box).

The advent calendar box is opened to reveal something that looks suspiciously clip arty inside compared to the outside of the box… the printed hose does not actually meet the printed RV.

A plastic jar of jelly (of the month club). It is bright purple with a singular squiggly design on the front that is supposed to be a label.

A picture on the front of the box jelly that looks like an actual snickers jelly jar. The detail is exquisite in comparison.

Kid 1 got a Christmas vacation advent calendar at a flea market.
Day 1 We realize that this is clearly not a licensed product. The Jelly is not remotely like on the box 😆 - we are delighted to find out what future items will be.
Kid 2 said cursed items are better. I’ll share the progress. #advent

My PhD PI had a sign in our lab that said KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid.

And that’s surprisingly done me well.

Thank youuuu!

Hetty is standing behind a table holding various animal and bird art prints. Her table runner says “Hetty’s Art”. She is ready to sell!

First vendor fair! Let’s gooooo!!!

Crafted Edge Event - Lawrence MA

#art #fineart #Lawrence #CraftedEdgeEvent

I’m happy you like him! Music that fills the soul.

*Swedish House Mafia* 🫣

Yep! Lots of Aaron Hibell and Swedish House Magia type music ☺️ sometimes I even dance in my seat as I draw.

Love art shares! Here are a few recent works of mine in pastel or colored pencil (and one scratchbord piece). Thanks Oliver for hosting.

#art #drawing #pencilart #nature #octopus #birds #hare #wildlife #bordercollie

A Star Wars Tuskan Raider holding a sign that says something about the Empire in Tuskan

A Star Wars Tuskan Raider holding a sign that says “Not My Emperor” with a picture of a Trumpian emperor

As both a scientist and an artist, I can see where AI could be useful, but I despise it for stealing content

Thank you so much!

Thank you! ☺️

Thank you! ☺️

Pastel pencil drawing of a purple orange octopus against a black background. He is using his tentacles to peek through the black mat around the drawing.

finished up my little octopus ☺️ pastel pencil (Carbothello, Derwent, Farber Castell Pitt, Caran D’Ache) on Canson Mi-Teintes velvet paper. #derwent #carbothello #farbercastell #carandache #canson #pastel #art #octopus #nature #tentacles #artwork #drawing

RIP Diane Keaton
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.

Thanks! I have ideas! 😬

An early work in progress - fingers hold a white pastel pencil over a black pastel paper with glassine paper under the hand. The start of a brightly colored octopus eye and head is emerging from the paper.

And now for something completely different…

#pastel #art #wip #drawing #color #natureart #pencil