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I forgot to add this one to the previous post. At heart, I'm still a "cartoony" guy. And even though I can do "realistic" to semi-realistic, the cartoony still appeals more. Here's one of some cartoon Super Chix...
I was in the church Hanukkah/Christmas dinner theatre again. We had done this particular drama three years ago, but modified it somewhat for this year. Five years ago, I painted this back drop of a Bethlehem "sheep scene," and it held up rather well...
The hallway to the fellowship hall was to be a Bethlehem street complete with shops, and to enter, you had to go through the "city's gate." Here's the hallway while we were working on it. When it was done and lit with blue for night, it was quite effective...
I was the "evil innkeeper" who refused Mary and Joseph any hospitality for there was "no room in the inn." In actuality, I dismiss the "official" version given by the "church," "Church", or "CHURCH," as a whole. But I did this play with the purpose of helping me to learn more Hebrew blessings, and give good church folk some introduction to the "Jewish-ness" that is lacking in understanding the life of Jesus. So there were mezuzot at the doors, tzitziot on the four-corners of the garments, inclusion of the Hanukkah menorah, dreidels for the kids, candles, Kiddish, kosher food(as much as Gentiles can do), and an appreciation of what the Maccabees did, and its importance to Jewish culture not only of that time, but today as well. Here I am with the music director both trying to stay cool, collected and continent before the performance...
Here's a scene where I show I wasn't paying attention during Torah lessons as I am shamed by my wife to find a spot for a homeless widow
And finally, I'm really getting the riot act read to me by my wife(and she is my wife in real life, too), as someone stupid enough to have turned away Messiah's family prior to his birth, sending them to the stable...
In truth, it didn't happen that way 2 centuries ago. If one really reads the text in Matthew's and Luke's Gospels without the goo, sugar plums, and tinsel, a different account takes place. Also, most Gospel versions miss-translate the word, "kataluna" as "inn," when it means "guest room." No one really listens, though. Too many "nativity" scenes already in storage for next year.