The Great Harold Ramis Passed Away Today.  His Work Meant A Great Deal To Me; Not Only Ghostbusters

The Great Harold Ramis Passed Away Today.  His Work Meant A Great Deal To Me; Not Only Ghostbusters
The Great Harold Ramis Passed Away Today.  His Work Meant A Great Deal To Me; Not Only Ghostbusters

The great Harold Ramis passed away today.  His work meant a great deal to me; not only Ghostbusters (which I love) but his many other contributions to the world of comedy and the art of filmmaking.

As the news circulated, a small shrine to Ramis popped up on the sidewalk in front of Ghostbusters HQ (or, as it’s known in real life, Hook and Ladder 8.)  I sketched a portrait of Ramis on a small art card, and went downtown to add it to the memorial.  I then got to hang out for a bit with the others who had gathered there in the cold - including a Ghostbuster in full homemade uniform and proton pack - and we all chatted about what the man and his work meant to us.

He’ll be missed.

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10 years ago

My Mother the Matchmaker

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Inspired by the ending of this rather brilliant Wicker Man YouTube Poop.

Original photo by Flickr user TheTruthAbout (cc by-sa)


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12 years ago
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6 years ago
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13 years ago

I was screwing around with the Doctor Who Red Nose Day special short "Space/Time" (see those first if you haven't) and this accidentally happened.

Doctor Who ©BBC.


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9 years ago
Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856-January 7, 1943)

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Acrylic on canvas, 5x7″.  From my September 2015 set Luminaries of the Hacker World.


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Hello there. I'm Rob. This used to be my art blog until I left Tumblr; here's why you won't see me around here anymore. This is my website, you can find the rest of what I do from there. Here's a bunch of social media I do still use. Here's how to contact me directly if you wish, please feel free. All my original artwork posted on this Tumblr is released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. Feel free to reuse, remix, etc. any of my stuff under the terms of this license.

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