I hopped into the Fiesta and rolled up north to Lincoln today for a little LowBall wiffle with the lads. While we are still a week or so from peak in the lowlands, the mountains of Vermont are rocking epic coverage. Besides being breathtakingly beautiful, it was great to get out on the field and throw some plastic safely secluded from the hordes of leaf peepers.
Check out the Flickr page for the full sized versions, the colors really were unbelievable today.
A few years back, Jen painted one of our kitchen walls with blackboard paint. In her mind, I am sure she thought this would be for our daughter. Little did she know. It has been years, possibly decades, since I was drawing/sketching on a regular basis. Then one day I looked at the blackboard and thought "Aw shucks, why not?"
When I heard that Spike Jonze was making the film version of "Where The Wild Things Are", I was awfully intrigued. Now that we are within a few weeks, I am beyond stoked. To honor the release, I made a chalk drawing of Maurice Sendak with one of the wild things. I started with this photo of Mr. Sendak and this image from the book. My lack of colors kind of hosed me, which is why the video shows some serious adjustment to the wild thing portion.
A few notes on the video. This is the first one that I have actively narrated after the trip. If you hate it, that sucks for you. The backdrop is my upstairs office and if you look closely you will see many of the props from Hey, Rube (you should watch it again).
