I have an unsettling feeling nothing was accomplished today although I know that's not the case. I'd rather not get "Columbo" on this feeling for fear that it might be true. Whatever.

This is Stewie as borrowed from Jacques-Louis David and his "The Death of Marat" (1793) painting. I did it in colored pencils. It began as a sketch for a painting but my painting failed miserably and with a deadline looming, I did a spit-n-shine and sent it in. No one remarked how skillfully it was done but many folks recognized its inspiration which warmed my heart.

I'm a bit obsessed by the ridiculous clown uniforms worn by Italian improvasationalists from the Commedia Dell'arte era. They're absurd and are a telling metaphor of life then, now, before, inbetween and for what's likely to come. Therefore, I'm naturally inclined to costume characters in a like fashion. In my opinion, a big, floppy accordion-like collar is essential to anybody who feels like they need to stand in front of anyone and tell them what to do.