Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Likely Canadian Children's Books

Curling Bear


Curling Bear excels at the "Roaring Sport."

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Bride of Unlikely Children's Books

GeekBear's Light Saber


Young Jedi Knight, Geek Woodspooper, trains with his light saber.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Son of Unlikely Children's Books

Hamster's X-Ray Specs


Hamster adjusts his new X-ray specs. He's pretty sure he can see your underpants.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Elizabeth I: The Hamster Portrait


Elizabeth I, the virginal Faerie Queene, gives her weasel ermine the day off and sits for her portrait with the Royal Hamster.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Unlikely Children's Books (Reprise)

Anthropomorphic Bear Hitchhikes to a Gig in Fresno


It's not easy to hitch a ride at night on a lonely California highway when you're a bear carrying a double bass, (not to mention the lack of thumbs) but Anthropomorphic Bear has a gig at a small club in Fresno and he'll make any sacrifice for his art.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Thursday, May 08, 2008

Crowbear (new)








Mick Reasor
Acrylic on Canvas 11x14"


Tuesday, May 06, 2008

HamsterFly With GlitterPen


HamsterFlies, though generally gentle and peace loving creatures, do not hesitate to defend themselves when threatened. (No glitter was used in the making of this painting.)

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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FatCat and The Raven Dine on Hamster


Concerned with reports that hamsters are the new crows, FatCat and The Raven decide to take matters into their own hands--one hamster at a time.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Unlikely Children's Books XI

Misunderstood Teen Bear Gets in a Rumble! (The Musical)


When you're a Bear,
You're a Bear all the way
From your first breath of air
To your last dyin' day.

When you're a Bear,
If you spit in the woods,
You got brothers around,
They'll deliver the goods.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Unlikely Children's Books X

Anthropomorphic Bear Hitchhikes to Bakersfield and Joins a Jazz Combo


Anthropomorphic Bear decided it was time to follow his dream. He left behind his heartbroken mother and sweetheart sow and headed for the bright lights of Bakersfield. It's not easy to hitch a ride when you're a bear carrying a double bass, but his persistence paid off. Anthropomorphic bear is now playing bass in a jazz combo Thursday through Sunday nights at the Holiday Inn.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

IF Wrinkles: QEII

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Head of the Commonwealth, Lord High Admiral, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (styled Defender of the Faith), Lord of Mann, and Paramount Chief of Fiji.

Mick Reasor, Gouache on Paper, 3.5 x 2.5 inches

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Unlikely Children's Books IX

GeekBear Fashions a Play-Doh Prosthetic Klingon Forehead


One sunny day G'eEkB'eAr crept into his little sister's room and borrowed her Play-Doh. G'eEkB'eAr spent hours in front of the mirror fashioning a prosthetic Klingon forehead. G'eEkB'eAr's little sister hates it when G'eEkB'eAr gets hair in her Play-Doh.

Mick Reasor

Gouache on paper

2.5 x 3.5 inches

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