Sunday 18 September 2011

Coming to get you...

Well this is a charming picture is it not? I'm hoping it doesn't prompt my recurring zombie dream tonight. Haven't had that one for a month or two, so we must be due. Last night was just a psychopath with a Hitler 'tash and werewolves chasing me - all set to a jaunty musical soundtrack written by Gary Barlow. Even in the depths of unconscious I did question myself whether this was the most appropriate musical accompaniment to that particular night-time adventure.

Amy is hosting a zombie vs unicorns party on her blog, so I thought I would join in (and multitask with a bit of Sunday Sketches). The living dead are far easier to draw than mythical horned beasts so I went team Rotting Flesh.  I think we're gonna win... After all, a zombie gorged by a unicorn horn is still a zombie... it just has an additional horse-shaped accessory attached. You can't see said beast in this picture - mainly because I didn't draw it, but I can assure you it's there.

It's quite a refreshing change to draw ugly (on purpose!) too.

Did anybody watch that TV series The Walking Dead? So, I ask you, if the world was overtaken by starving flesh-eating zombies, would you set up a camp on the edge of a forest and live in a tent? No?... I thought not.

My favourite news story this year had to be when some bright spark wrote to Leicester City Council asking what plans they had in place to combat a zombie attack. When it came out that they were not prepared for such disaster, the following happened....

PS - If I don't get round all the sketchers, zombies and unicorns today, I'm on my way. Broadband keeps breaking...

29 comments:

  1. Hi Lisa, he he...loved the Zombies in Leicester City... very funny. I'm little worried about your dreams... scary... love your drawing...looks like me at the end of a school day... :)

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  2. Happy haunting! Love your zombie, and I had to laugh watching that video of Leicester! You said that my drawings reminded you of maths - funny, because I hated maths and used to spend my time drawing my instruments, or giving my triangles faces and legs; teacher was not amused! Valerie

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  3. Lisa ~ scary! LOL ~ really great sketch love how you got the 'light' around her neck ~ ethereal ~thanks, Carol (Share the Creative Journey) linked to Sunday Sketches ^_^

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  4. She is charming indeed. And she looks pissed. I'm assuming the one responsible for that missing eye is going to get it, and get it bad.

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  5. YIKES!!!!!! She totally scary! nice job on creating a terrifying glare - i like how you have splotched the background, too with the text!!!! enjoy your sunday - good luck with the broadband - totally frustrating!

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  6. Oh God, that is a scary painting. I definitely could not (underlined 3 times) have that in the same house with me.
    I remember not being allowed to watch such shows lol

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  7. Super Duper Spooky! Love the crosshatching :)

    Your news link was a riot! A zombie riot, that is... Good stuff! (Thanks for sharing it)

    xo
    Kristin

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  8. I think she is beautiful Lisa..I dont seem to see the dark in things..it is all beautiful to me!I love the texture and energy to this piece! wonderful
    Victoria

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  9. Scary for sure...you've captured that haunting feeling perfectly! love the dark background and the glow on the zombified girl! A masterful grasp of the zombie world for sure! POP ART MINIS

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  10. well you're just in time for Halloween too!

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  11. Fabulous imagery, and your right, I would be in a huge concrete and steel tower....with a flame thrower hooked up to a natural gas supply!!! Thanks for sharing that council link hahaha! God love the British sense of humour :D XXX

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  12. Oh, no! You're mistaken. Once the unicorn hornes you you're gone. He has magical powers in that stick. :) Even a zombie can't get over that. :) I think I see a little zombie in that face. :) Well done!

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  13. What zombie fun! It looks like she might be actually coming to get me! Boy, I feel for you, I wouldn't enjoy having zombie dreams and such! That sounds like a fun blog party. I might have to check it out, but I might be on the other side!

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  14. much into zombies but that's an appropriate piece, I suppose.

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  15. so.
    you know how like, you can't win a land war in asia - on account of their sheer numbers and willingness to Just Keep Coming?

    it's like that with zombies.

    those unicorns cannot win a war of attrition. (except it's soo not like 'nam. because i'm not clear on what we are fighting for.)


    anyway.
    the zombies would win a dance off

    if it comes to that.

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  16. Unicorns obviously have it all over zombies since unicorns have deadly horns that they can use to defend themselves from Zombie insanity. With one mighty thrust of his horn, the zombie is smighted and vanishes into nothingness.

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  17. lovely zombie-girl, bought you went with the wrong team, Unicorns are too pure to be beat!

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  18. So spooky Lisa, and the Leicester story was hilarious! Happy sunday!

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  19. Great piece of rotting flesh .

    Hugs,
    Penny

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  20. Ha!
    Zombies are slow and idiotic...
    Unicorns will have the whole lot speared and dispatched before the zombies realize they were supposed to fight!
    Zombies... bleh.

    Go Team Unicorn! ; )
    Lotus

    BTW, cool chick, even though she is a rotting corpse... lol

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  21. Spooky... I was reading your post then went & saw the Leicester Zom reel LOL, I haven't seen 'Walking Dead' but saw a great thing called 'Dead Set' filmed on the British 'Big Brother' TV show set where they don't know Zoms have taken over & the inmates are pretty clueless until they start getting their brains eaten (the ones that had them) it was pretty cute & dark! 'Coming to get you' made me think of it and it looks ominous & you make Zombies ROCK, those stupid glitter unicorn four legged freaks haven't a chance up against this!!

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  22. she looks real to me...yikes...you should be in contention for the win.
    cheers, dana

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  23. you are so funny - I had to lol when you said an excuse to draw ugly - even though she is pretty distressing there is still a beauty there - sorry to say.

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  24. This has to be one of the best zombie sketches I've ever seeen. Way too creepy for me, so please keep your zombies over yonder!! :D hee

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  25. Y'know...you say you tried to draw ugly...and yet, as far as zombies go...she's rather pretty...haha!

    Love the news link...haha!

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