You guys (all 3 of you who still read this pathetic blog) may remember a couple of posts ago, I talked about my brother and his estrangement from his daughter. I was regrettably unable to go to her wedding in Vegas, but the pictures were lovely.
Talking to her mother, she has managed to put her troubled past behind her and is now married to a guy who seems to be great, and good for her. And more importantly. they have a GOOD DOG named Quigley! Which is a great dog name!
Chatting with her mother, we talked about the potential for my brother to lose contact with his grandchildren. I said that as an uncle, I would be happy too be a stand-in Grandfather. I think I would like to be called Papaw.
And so as a wedding gift, I did this portrait of them with Quigmeister. Finally, after digging out and unfreezing the doors enough to get out of the house, managed to pick it up and get it sent off. I am a bad uncle, but it is still done and in their hands as of tomorrow.
Yes, I cut off their faces. It’s called framing, because the important thing here is DOGGO FACE! Also, I am not so good at faces, so I stopped before I made them look like one of my italian movies. But I think the important thing is that my local framing shop is run by FUCKING ARTISTS, and they take a good piece of artwork and make it SPECTACULAR.
And this is because we are pretty likely to go see Sam Llanas from this band play in a tiny music bar just across the river from our house this weekend, for 10 goddam bucks and 2 sets…..
Unlike my brother, I still have love for my niece and wish her all the best and will do what I can if she needs.
Empire Of The Senseless 
Out. fucking. STANDING.
Seriously, friend–great damn job.