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My apologies

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Hey all...
I've been mostly on Instagram and Facebook these days so I apologize for such a delayed response to all of my messages.
I'll post some pics soon to show you guys what's been going on lately.
My wife and I head to Monsterpalooza this week for the first time.
We are attending not showing...should be a blast.
It's going to be fun to see friends I already know and meet new ones in person that I've only
known through social media.
We have two new kittens and a new rescue dog.
The two black kittens are brother and sister, Neko and Olive.
The rescue dog is Boomer...such a cutie. I'll post pics of them.
Just finished working on a 2/3 size Kodiak bear...I'll post pics of that too.
Getting ready to enjoy spring and summer.
Chickens are all still laying eggs.
No ducks this year because we decided to fill in the pool.
We do have two that still visit because they know we'll feed them.
Well, back to my coffee.
Again, I apologize for my absence.
My best to you all!
Take care,
Randy

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I'm a slacker

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Greetings all!
It's been a very long time since I've posted on here and I apologize for being absent for so long.
I still keep an eye on things but I haven't contributed like I should be.
Today's Daily Deviation inspired me to write a journal post.
I am blown away by an artist I haven't seen before. Check out :iconplan-be:
His work is amazing.
Other than that I'm finishing up on some commission work and enjoying the spring weather and going on nature rides.
It's been a tough few years of loss...People and pets but I'm slowly picking myself up and moving forward more rapidly.
Hope all of you have been great and I wish you all the best for the rest of the year!
Take care,
Randy

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Hi all,
I've been extremely absent from Deviant Art lately and I apologize for that.
I'm on FB a bit more but I still haven't been posting a lot of art there either.
We went through some pretty tough lows starting in August of 2014 but I'm hoping that
2016 makes up for all the shit. :)
We've had some good times as well, so not all was bad.
Just wanted to get on here and wish all my pals here on DA an incredibly Happy New Year.
Wishing you all much happiness, health, abundance and wealth in the years to come!
All my best to you,
Take care,
Randy

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Howdy!

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Hello to all of my DA pals,

Had a great conversation last night with my buddy Jerome Ranft who sculpts for Pixar. It was such a huge compliment when he asked permission to use some of my images for an upcoming concept/character development sculpting class he is going to be teaching there at Pixar. He wants to use my large mouth bass, the vulture, and a few more. Wohoooo! If you go to Pixar.com and click on 'Behind the Scenes' you can see an interview with Jerome under the 'sculpting' category. He's a great guy, good friend,  and an incredible sculptor!

Hope you all have an incredible weekend!
Thanks for all the great messages, faves, watches, Llama Badges, and such!
All my best to you,
Randy

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Happy Fall!

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Hello my DA pals!
Once again I've let a long time pass between journals and I apologize.
Can't believe how fast this summer zipped by.
I'm not ready for the cooler temps yet, but I do love the changing colors.

I finished my Frankenstein Bust and put some small improvements to it since I
posted the picture of it. I'll be moulding and casting it. The first casting goes to my buddy Dom over
in Ireland. Maybe I need to hand deliver it? Get it? Randy Hand? Hand deliver?...damn I'm funny.

We've been getting regular visitors in our back yard. Raccoons, skunks, hawks, squirrels, ducks, blue jays, finches, etc. etc.
I decided I shouldn't be allowing squirrels to take walnuts from my hands any more...now I just set the nuts down and let them pick for
themselves. I've gotten scratched a few times by over zealous squirrels, but not bitten yet. Don't want to take that chance any more.
Our chickens are doing great. We were getting 3 eggs a day but they've slowed down a bit with the shorter days. We're thinking of
getting 3 more chickens this spring. They've been a source of entertainment all summer.

Just had to change the channel from an awful thing that was on TV.
Joel Osteen had just come on. I can't believe the size of the audience on his morning church show.
A friend of my wife's said that she attended one of his 'services' in Denver at the Pepsi Center.
She said they were passing 5 gal. buckets down the aisles that were crammed full of money.
P.T. Barnum was right. :)
I may just start my own mega-church. I'll call it the  Church of the Holy Talk To The Hand.

Getting prepared for a good commission at the end of the year.
It's going to consist of realistic Alaskan wildlife.
The client needs to figure out the scale, but the subject matter will be a moose, a deer, a bear with a salmon in it's mouth, a bald eagle, and a seal.
It's going to be a challenge to not take it to the cartoon level, but I'll resist.

I've been doing patinas on bronzes for people too.
I can make good money so I thought since I have all the equipment and the studio to do it, why not?
It's nice to have something to keep me out of trouble between commissions.

Well, I'd better be a little productive and get this day going.
Thanks for all the new watches, faves, llama badges, and messages!
All my best to you,
Take care,
Randy

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