Last year my roommate Alon was very specific in his birthday artwork request. This year he gave me no feedback when I asked him about it. Seeing the he is Jewish and into motorcycles my first idea had him sitting on a chopper spinning the back tire on a Nazi's head while blowing more away with a machine gun, there might have been a sexy lady on the back of the bike.
As I started to sketch that idea out a conversation we had before Christmas flooded back to me. "You know what you should paint me, Deadpool and Wolverine, you know from marvel comics. But I want Deadpool holding up Wolverines head after a crazy fight or something." I had already gotten him a gift, and was thinking of breaking it into 8 pieces to get into the Chanukah spirit. So I told him it was too late and then completely forgot the request. That is until I was sketching his present.
I turned the page and began loosely laying out the image. The next thing I know he is saying goodbye off to New Orleans for a week. Now i had enough time not only to paint the painting but frame it, wrap it in a ribbon, and have it waiting for him when he walked in the door.
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