Rex Menaced by Symmetry II: The Little Heart

Rex, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, accompanied by his faithful Malamute King shows his latest valentine effort. All thumbs when it comes to blunt-point safety scissors and construction paper, Rex has made a valiant attempt at cardiographical symmetry. He's been through half a ream of paper as he shifts the point of the heart from left to right and trims one lobe to make it match the other, with each heart getting smaller and smaller until nothing remains. Rex has quit while he's ahead on this heart and even though King thinks it looks more like a spleen, Rex is satisfied and takes pride in his own persistence.

Rex Menaced by Symmetry: The Big Heart

Rex, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, sports the striking scarlet tunic and attempts to transform a scarlet sheet of paper into a striking valentine. A veritable artist with an axe or hatchet, when it comes to construction paper and blunt-point safety scissors, Rex has met his match.

The Heart

Valentine for the literalist.

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Bonsai

Inspector Fitzgerald, slightly absent-minded but proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, for many years has taken great pleasure in pruning and nurturing his lovely miniature bonsai tree. Mrs. Inspector Fitzgerald hasn't the heart to tell him it's artificial.

The Rich Fantasy Life of Snowmen

The young Jedi Snowwalker wields his light saber.

Groundskeeper Josh

Wanted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and hunkered down in the Southern States, the vile but charismatic Josh Harmonieux moves from one menial job to another to support his gratuitous rib shooting and shangalorlor piercing habit. School photographer, life coach, or groundskeeper, there is nothing too low for this miscreant jackanapes. In his latest position as groundskeeper the ne'r-do-well has access to sharp instruments, fertilizers, flammable liquids and small internal combustion engines. Last seen wearing a kilt and driving a small Korean automobile, the diminutive Harmonieux should be considered petulant, ambidextrous and slightly goofy. If seen, he should be approached with revulsion and eyes averted. Considered a kind of low-rent folk hero by some, little help can be expected from the public in his apprehension.

Snowmen on Ice: Part 2

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Snowball in the Corner Pocket

Fortunately for Fats, living in Minnesota provides ideal meteorological conditions for his chosen diversion nine months out of the year.

Snowmen on Ice

Some snowmen find recreational use for their brooms.

Dead-end Job

Al is a little discouraged, like so many other snowmen, to be stuck in a low paying, dead-end janitorial job.

Snowman Nip/Tuck

Snowman plastic surgeon with everything necessary for rhinoplasty, liposuction and augmentation.

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Snowmen Should Avoid Spicy Foods

Given their delicate constitutions, snowmen should avoid eating certain spicy foods.

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Gordon's Gift

Gordon, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police holds a precious item, perfectly wrapped. He's waiting for just the right moment to bestow the gift on a certain fair lass.

Mysterious, eh?

The Perfect Tree

Rex, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and his faithful malamute King are on the trail of the perfect Christmas tree for the village orphanage. King has spotted one to his liking. Rex is somewhat disappointed with King's idea of "decorating" a tree.

When Snowmen Go Bad

Life becomes cheap once a snowman gets involved in organized crime.

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Wiseman 5

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Newt's Christmas Bush

Newt Gantry, one of the Gantry twins out of Blackfoot, Idaho is known for his pithy aphorisms and thoughtful pronouncments. Heck, he's even read several books. While brother Waddie is fillin' out his Christmas list Newt gets into the holiday spirit hisself by festooning a mesquite bush with empty snuff tins. Newt's Momma made him promise to abstain from the abominable weed, so he don't partake hisself, but the empties is in plentiful supply round abouts camp.

Waddie's Christmas List

Waddie Gantry, one of the Gantry twins out of Blackfoot, Idaho is known for his physical rather than intellectual powers. Brother Newt got the brains in the family. We don't mean to be spoilin' no surprises, but everyone on Waddie's Christmas list is receiving a brand new bovine.

Gordon's Good Fortune

Gordon, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, has the good fortune of discovering the lovely Miss Eloise standing beneath the mistletoe at the village Christmas Social. Not completely unfamiliar with the customs associated with mistletoe, Miss Eloise is surprised to learn that the the dense evergreen clumps of the parasitic plant make excellent locations for roosting and nesting for species ranging from Northern Spotted Owls, Marbled Murrelets, Diamond Firetails and Painted Honeyeaters. Gordon finds it best not to discuss in this festive atmosphere the commonly held belief that the "mist" in mistletoe is the german for "dung" and that it was once believed that the plant originated in bird droppings.

Why Snowmen Shouldn't Barbecue

Another Tragic Snowman Grilling Accident


Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Auburn Rubber Car 2

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Snowmen Hate Dogs

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 inches

2 New Clauses

Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 Inches



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Mick Reasor
Gouache
3.5 x 2.5 Inches



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Wiseman 4: Melchior the Persian

Mick Reasor
Gouache on Rives BFK
3.5 x 2.5 inches

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Rob Delivers a Stone

Once the pristine waters of Lake Pitt freeze over, Officer Rob, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, polishes his rocks and begins curling in earnest. Rob plans on returning the Regimental Cup to its rightful place on his mantel.

Wise Man 3: Caspar

Mick Reasor
Gouache, 2.5 x 3.5 inches

Indian & Indian

Here we witness the historic meeting of Constable Singh, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Earl Kingbird, proud indigenous person. Singh's new posting takes him into the untamed Northwest Territories where Kingbird will serve as his guide and interpreter. Working together, in spite of their cultural differences, Singh and Kingbird will become an effective "Right Maintaining" crime fighting duo. Their legendary exploits will later be immortalized in episodes of the acclaimed CBC action series SinghBird!

Wise Man: Balthasar the Ethiopian

Balthasar, giver of frankincense, patron saint of eplileptics and playing card makers.


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Mick Reasor
Gouache
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Frank

Mick Reasor
Gouache, 2.5 x 3.5 inches



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Frank 4

Mick Reasor

Gouache

2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Rocket Claus

Claus puts the finishing touches on a toy rocket. (batteries not inlcuded)

Mick Reasor
Gouache
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Mounties

Singh's Next Post

Constable Singh the Sikh Mountie, having been assigned to the mean streets of Montreal and the endless prairies of Alberta, paddles to his new post in the Northwest Territories.




Gordon the Gourmet

Gordon, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is as at home in the kitchen as he is on the trail of a nefarious criminal. Here Gordon shows off his masterpiece: Les Poissons de Truite Avec le Citron ont Présenté Sur un Lit de Persil Dans une Cuvette en Céramique (Trout in a Bowl). There's nothing like fresh rainbow trout from the icy streams of the majestic Canadian Rockies.




Rex Menaced by Wolves!

Rex, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, finds himself surrounded by a pack of hungy Canis Lupus-es. Rex hopes his faithful Malamute King returns from his "private business" in time to offer assistance.




The Inspector's First Decoy

As retirment looms for Inspector Fitzgerald he looks for a rewarding hobby. Having seen some lovely carved decoys in a Northwoods Lodge the Inspector thinks woodcarving may be just the thing. Succeeding in making several sharpened sticks, he manages to fashion some of them into a fine decoy.





The Inspector's New Goosecall

Inspector Fitzgerald, an avid sportsman, gives his new goose call a try.

It works.





Nelson's Air Guitar

Nelson, a proud and musical Mountie, in a private moment plays a few "air guitar" licks on an old snowshoe.




Gordon Cooks Again
Once again demonstrating his culinary skills, Gordon, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, whips up a nice souffle' from an old family recipe.

Witch 13

Mick Reasor
Gouache
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Witch Number 12

Mick Reasor
Gouache
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Witch 11

Mick Reasor
Gouache
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Witch 10

Mick Reasor
Gouache
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Illustration Friday: Ghost of Christmas Past

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
The Ghost of Christmas Past

"It was a strange figure -- like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man, viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view, and being diminished to a child's proportions. Its hair, which hung about its neck and down its back, was white as if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom was on the skin. The arms were very long and muscular; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength. Its legs and feet, most delicately formed, were, like those upper members, bare. It wore a tunic of the purest white, and round its waist was bound a lustrous belt, the sheen of which was beautiful. It held a branch of fresh green holly in its hand; and, in singular contradiction of that wintry emblem, had its dress trimmed with summer flowers. But the strangest thing about it was, that from the crown of its head there sprung a bright clear jet of light, by which all this was visible; and which was doubtless the occasion of its using, in its duller moments, a great extinguisher for a cap, which it now held under its arm."