Showing 1 - 2 of 2 posts found matching keyword: smokey bear
Tuesday 12 November 2024




Wait just a damn second. Smokey is no father! So whose naked children is he happily spying on in this "officially licensed" scene? Is this a PSA for forest fires or stranger danger?
Comments (0) | Leave a Comment | Tags: seduction of the innocent smokey bear
Wednesday 14 August 2024




Smokey Bear turned 80 on August 9. That was during the Olympics (when I had Izzy out front), so it took me a little extra time to get this big boy to the street.
Obviously, I cannot take credit for that design, just the painting. (I'm pretty confident that the original line art was by Rudolph Wendelin.) I didn't even take any liberties with the colors, as the U.S. Forest And Service has very strict Smokey Bear Guidelines: "Smokey always appears only with his traditional blue jeans, belt, buckle, and 'campaign' hat. Optionally, he carries a shovel."
I'm not interested in running afoul of the USFS, no sir. They employ bears.
That bit of fluffy white you see at the bottom of the image isn't fire-fighting foam: it's Henry the Poodle, who refused to get out of the frame. Oh, Henry.
Comments (1)
| Leave a Comment | Tags: art diy dogs henry smokey bear