Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Wascalwy wabbit


I have a rabbit problem. My yard is infested and nothing seems to help. They make brown spots in the yard and mess with the garden. We have wasted money on a couple of guaranteed products and I don't want to go the stinky fox urine route. Sometimes I throw tennis balls at them. They will move about 3 feet and just sit there until I get about 3 feet from them. With my shaved head and my growing frustration, they make me feel like Elmer Fudd. They obviously know that I am too soft to hurt them so my only option seems to be trapping them one at a time and taking them for a ride. Or coexisting with them. Anyway, this illustration is not far from my freakin' reality. Sigh.
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28 comments:

  1. esillustrationJuly 10, 2007 at 5:56 PM

    My new computer background! I love it!!!
    -tofusquirrel

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  2. Jo BlingJuly 11, 2007 at 4:34 AM

    That's a wonderful illo Jim, very nice indeedy. Top work that man!

    C

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  3. jim bradshawJuly 11, 2007 at 9:08 AM

    Thanks Liz. Enjoy!

    Thanks Jo

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  4. Tony LaRoccaJuly 11, 2007 at 11:08 PM

    You need some west and wewaxation at wast!

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  5. BreadwigJuly 11, 2007 at 11:20 PM

    Whoa. I think you may be top dog for the next DG. Your colors in this one are soooooo faboo.

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  6. jim bradshawJuly 12, 2007 at 8:21 AM

    tony - hahaaa! Thanks vewy vewy much.

    bryan - I can't even imagine what you have up your sleeve

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  7. DougJuly 12, 2007 at 8:52 AM

    I feel your pain. We have wascally wabbits AND dorky deer. The deer are even worse. They eat up all my wife flowers and plants. She planted some new roses and they ate all the flowers.

    ... and we live in the suburbs... nothing but houses for miles and miles... where do they come from?

    It's a mystery...

    great illo, though!

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  8. UnknownJuly 12, 2007 at 9:20 AM

    Cool illustration. Love the style used.

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  9. jim bradshawJuly 12, 2007 at 9:29 AM

    doug - they just know. Tell your monkey boy to monkeyup and get out there and rid your world of these evil meddlers.

    jeffy - thanks man

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  10. matt dawsonJuly 12, 2007 at 3:28 PM

    really liking your work...great colour and texture, and your character designs are full of zing...thanks for the smile you put on my face. On your wabbit pwoblem, twy being wery wery qwiet, qweep up on them then bwast em and bwast em hahahah...if that fails what's acme's web address...?

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  11. Willie BaronetJuly 16, 2007 at 12:19 PM

    have you thought about rabbit stew? Yummy!

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  12. jim bradshawJuly 16, 2007 at 12:59 PM

    matt - thanks wery much

    rrramone - I just might by the end of summer

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  13. MetteJuly 18, 2007 at 7:37 PM

    i just love your style, jim. This one is one of my favourites!

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  14. UnknownJuly 18, 2007 at 11:44 PM

    Love your llos, always fun and full of great personality!!

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  15. Michelle LanaJuly 19, 2007 at 4:34 PM

    That's hilarious Jim....youre so funny..
    love the illo and representation.... haha, awesome.

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  16. Jannie aka ChickengirlJuly 24, 2007 at 10:41 AM

    This cracks me up, I kinda wouldnt mind if a rabbit looking like that is in my backyard. I would be amused. Nice buny suit too!

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  17. jim bradshawJuly 24, 2007 at 12:19 PM

    Muffin, Alina, Michelle, Jannie - thanks for your comments. Yes, Jannie, it is a nice suit. The neighbors laugh, but what do they know?

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  18. StaciaJuly 31, 2007 at 3:29 PM

    Just checking in... Such humor in this one...and so beautifully done. You're colors are always dead on!

    Nice work, Jim.

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  19. Jules MaddenAugust 1, 2007 at 4:06 PM

    I'll get my brother to come around and get them and then my Mum will make some rabbit stew (yuck, not a fan myself)
    eeeew fox urine to get rid of them.. never heard of that one... don't sound very pleasant...
    Very cool pic. As always it's your textures that draw me in. Is it digital?

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  20. jim bradshawAugust 1, 2007 at 8:19 PM

    Stacia - thanks, so nice to hear from you again

    Jules - I would try rabbit stew only because I never had it but it sounds nasty. And yes, this one is all digital. Sometimes, it is a combination of traditional and digital. I did draw it out in pencil first before doing a scratch board line in painter then the rest in photoshop.

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  21. JeannettoAugust 2, 2007 at 12:12 AM

    I will take them all as pets, thank you.

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  22. jim bradshawAugust 2, 2007 at 8:02 AM

    Jeannette - It's a deal! If you can catch them, they are ALL yours.

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  23. VhrstiAugust 2, 2007 at 10:03 AM

    Hello Jim! I admire many of your works! Absolutly wonderful blog! Congrats!

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  24. jim bradshawAugust 4, 2007 at 2:47 PM

    vhrsti - Thanks, come back anytime.

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  25. JagoAugust 13, 2007 at 4:12 PM

    Hi Jim, you've inspired me to try out digital scraper-board. I love it! See what I made here:
    http://jagoillustration.blogspot.com/2007/08/digital-scraper-board.html

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  26. jim bradshawAugust 13, 2007 at 5:04 PM

    Thanks Jago - I went, I saw, I liked a lot!

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  27. Nicola L RobinsonSeptember 3, 2007 at 4:48 PM

    Fantastic Illustration, I love your style. I hope you manage to fix the rabbit problem, I like the tennis ball solution. Haha.

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  28. jim bradshawSeptember 4, 2007 at 7:59 AM

    Thanks Nicole. Yeah, at least the tennis balls make it a little fun.

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