Holy smokes, I'm toasty! Me and that holiday brown liquor!

I never go out, so therefore I don't drink much (although I quite like hard liquor, I just don't abuse it). You guys ever tried this 'Makers Mark'? I kinda like it. Good stuff! Straight, it's quite nice!

Anyways, how was everyone's Thanksgiving? Good hopefully. Did you all overeat?
Me, I just had one big plate, and that was it. I mostly enjoy this holiday, because I'm quite the card shark, and I get to 'send people to boston' in "Bid Wiss" (Idk if that's how you spell it.). I'm beginning to wonder if 'Bid' is a black man's card game, because it's only with Afr. Americans that I ever play it. None of my non-black friends have ever heard of it. They all play poker, but that's not a game that black families play. They either play 'spades' or 'bid.' Spades is pretty fucking lame...it's just too easy...not enough choices! But 'Bid' is my fave! I love that shit! I spent my entire freshman year of college learning to play with upperclassmen. Initially, it was only because I wanted to learn to whip my uncle ass at the holidays. But it actually wound up teaching me more than that....like, how to play cards WISELY, with any game!

Anyways, I was just wondering how you guys were doing. I'm only rambling on about nonsense, simply because I'm drunk...no, not really, just buzzed. I'm so big, sometimes I get it in my mind that alcohol won't affect me, but it appears that even us 6'4'' giants have limits! Lol.

And, by the way, any of you all thinking of participating in this "Black Friday" nonsense, simply to get a tv...please don't fall for the bullshit of Best Buy, Sams' Club, or K Mart, or any of the other big names. DO NOT BUY A 720 P TELEVISION! For those of you all who are NOT tech nerds, like me, you need to know that you're being lured in to buy this bullshit with these low prices, simply because they assume you're dumb asses...which very well may not be too far from the truth, seeing as how so many of you guys by expensive items without RESEARCH!
For those of you thinking of purchasing hi-def tv's, these are the specs you want:
1080P
50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio (at least...but now you can get them with 2,000,000:1, but that's overkill, IMO)
120 Hz (at least...these days, you may see 240 Hz, or even 600!)
This is what's going to make your picture look the best!

Man, I must really be tipsy, because I'm going on and on about nonsense! LOL. Anyways, I love you all, and I hope you had a good holiday.

Oh, and for the person that asked me what the hell is up with the lack of updates on my end (art/blogs/movie reviews), you must understand that I'm trying to finish up this last book. Perhaps when that is done, I'll get back on my movie reviews and other fun stuff!
You all have a great weekend!
-M
(Anybody know good cures for hangovers? I don't believe I'll have one, but who knows? Just in case! I think maybe I'll go eat this last piece of cheese cake now to soak up some of this damn liquor!)

My new novella, guys!

Sorry, this photo does my book no justice! Yes, I wrote the book and illustrated the cover. I hope you likes!

I gotta get back to my desk now, as I've got to finish writing this other story by the end of next week!
...and then I have to paint the last two book jacket images for my latest books. Alas, my work never ends! Lol.

Okay, so...I went to the HARRY POTTER EXHIBITION!

Okay, so...I went to the HARRY POTTER EXHIBITION!

Dude, that was some of the most fun I've ever had in my life...what a magnificent show! This tour is a walk through decorated corridors of all things HP, beginning with a pitch black room, housing several TV screens on the wall ahead of you. For a few minutes, you bear witness to an incredible montage of scenes from the films (and every screen displays something different...or, at least, the looped videos are timed differently, so that it seems like they're all showing something different).
When you exit the screen-room is where the real fun begins. The walls are chock-full of talking paintings, many of which include 'the Fat Lady' trying to finally prove to you that she can sing. (I really wish she'd quit that shit, because she's always holding people up! I mean, what if I was running amuck, late night, about the castle, trying to escape Filch or Snape? She'd likely have me caught, the witch!)

My absolute favourite aspects of the tour was seeing the wands (Professor McGonagall's is really nice!) and, also, perusing the Potion Master's disturbing plethora of bottled substances. Though it was all fabulous, if I had one criticism, it would be that the mannequins (those holding the actor's clothing) needed to be more to scale, for the people (in reality) are far bigger than they were portrayed. On the opposite end, Buckbeak, the Hippogriff, was marvelously sized, as was Fawkes, the Phoenix...both were huge!
And I loved the broomstick and Quidditch displays!

On the whole, this exhibit of film artifacts was so astonishing that I need scarcely say that I was very sorry for the tour to end. Although I don't know where else the exhibit is traveling after it leaves here, if it makes it to your city, I highly recommend it...especially if you're a fantasy or Harry Potter enthusiast!

—Marque, September 2009

Oh yes, I forgot to tell you guys what took place before the tour started...Harry Potter trivia! The parents were laughing at me, because I absolutely slaughtered their children! I don't take it easy on people simply because they're young. (LOL!) In fact, I'm absolutely horrified at any 8 year old, who doesn't know the word for the disarming spell. What the hell is the world coming to when a kid doesn't know “EXPELLIARMUS!”
(When you're messing with me in Harry Potter trivia, you'd best bring your "A" game...otherwise be slain!)

Then again, perhaps it is because of my ardent belief in the Japanese "never take it easy on games with a child just because they're young" frame of mind that I was cruelly placed in Slytherin House, when the woman put the Sorting Hat on me! (WITCH!)
...Someone must have been watching me beat up on little kids in HP trivia, and that's why they thought to put me in Draco Malfoy's house. I'm highly affronted by this nonsense!

Eff, you guys. I've always considered myself a "Gryffindor" type, thank you very much!
(LMAO.)

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS-MY REVIEW

The Dark Knight...I've found a hole in the plot, guys!

Even as superb and well written as it is, I just found an error!

Are we just supposed to assume that the Joker and his goons left the benefit party without injuring, killing, or, at least, kidnapping anyone else?
After Bruce jumps out of that window to save Rachel, don't you think the Joker and company would have at least searched the apt./building for anything of value, or something they could use against Batman? ...and let us not forget that Bruce/Batman left Harvey Dent unconscious in the closet!
...and what about the rest of the guests at the party? The Joker just let them go home, did he? ...I highly doubt it!

Alas, it is thus with all great stories...examine anything close enough, and you will always find flaws. Sometimes I wish the artist in me had an "off" switch, because I often wind up ruining things for myself! :)

Authors, keep this handy, so that you'll know the agencies to NOT mess with!

http://www.sfwa.org/Beware/twentyworst.html

CASKA

Upon completion, I felt that this was my best. If not my best, it was certainly my favourite. However, I'm not sure how I feel now, as this is clearly a FAILED painting, because everyone thinks it's a boy! But 'he' is actually a 'SHE!' You merely cannot see a bust, because of the fact that her clothing is tight and form-fitting. I would have thought that the red lips, smooth sensuous curves in her face, and long hair with red band were enough to make her femininity clear, but apparently not.
I'll do better next time.

Acrylic, Ink/2009
Caska, 'the Criminal Castoff of Chryssina Caverns,' Conjures a Cup of Comforting Cocoa

Terminator Salvation

People are so fucking dumb! This film is waaay better than people are making it out to be!
-M

Star Trek/2009

What a wonderful movie!

Though I don't have an agent yet, I'm making progress! Hooray!

I had a young girl (who is diagnosed "Emotional/
Behaviour/Attention Deficit" disorder) fly through my book! A very good sign!

"WATCHMEN"

This is an incredible film!

"Mr. Cockface, Starring as 'Shames Bond, Agent 00 Heaven' "

(This is one of my more well known paintings...it's also the most perverted and humorous piece I've ever done. It's very old now, but I thought to post it, because I didn't know if you guys knew the story behind this one. I hope you dig it!
BTW, a lot of the stuff in here will only make complete sense to you if you're a die-hard James Bond fan, or if you at least know all the titles to the films!)

Extraordinary Life Forms 28, "Mr. Cockface, Starring as Shames Bond, Agent 00 Heaven"

11x17 in., 2003

Acrylic

My name is Bond...Shames Bond. I don't have long to talk to you, as I am in pursuit of a most dangerous villain. She's a member of a murderous crime syndicate which is capable of sexual perversions extreme enough to boggle the mind!

The culprit that I am chasing at the moment, has a rather unusual technique of killing her enemies. She strangles people with eight long, thick strands of dredlocked pubic hair that reside betwixt her thighs...an act for which she has been dubbed 'Octopussy.'

However, she that was previously mentioned is not the most deadly member of the 'Odd Job Crime Syndicate.' No, no, no...there are several others, and I will tell you of them in case you ever spot one and wish to report it to the Fetish Authorities!

(***Note to Reader...The 'Odd Job Crime Syndicate' was named after its original founder, a woman who was rumored to have rather strange felatio tactics.

Odd Job met death at an early age by the hands of a villain from a rival gang. His killing method was that of delivering pleasure through murderous orgasms. It is widely known that he gave the best middle, index action around...an act for which he has been nicknamed 'Goldfinger!' Be wary of him, as he is not yet apprehended.***)

Getting back to the villains that you should avoid at all costs, is a woman who is first cousin to Octopussy. She once killed a giant, endowed with an enormous steel penis, by means of biting off his significant other. Since then, she is known as 'Jaws.'

Another is a man, who takes his victims by force after the sun has fallen, and his name is 'Moonraper.'

The most disgusting of the Odd Job Crime Syndicate is a diseased man with infectious bodily fluids that discharge in a thick, yellow slime. Behind his back, he is known as 'The Man with the Golden Cum.'

The girlfriend of he that was previously mentioned is also a member of Odd Job. She is very beautiful, but wears a patch over one eye, and it is rumored that the reason for this is that she was careless while...performing...and accidentally took a semen shot in the iris! Her vision has been impaired ever since, and if there is any truth to the story, perhaps this is why she has now taken on the codename of 'Golden Eye!'

The oldest and most seemingly out of place member of Odd Job is a woman in her eighties, who kills men by humming on their testicles till the point of explosion. Her name on the streets is 'Thunderball.'

This is a tentative roster of the Odd Job employees, but do not be fooled by such small numbers, as they are recruiting members as we speak!

**

'Mr. Cockface' is a famous porn star, who has attained success through much pain and struggle.

Cockface was born in the slum of 'Blue Balls Village,' where he grew up as a murderer and thug. Though never proven in court, a countless number of men have died at the hands of 'Mrs. Blowjob,' his gun. The pistol attained its name from Cock's favorite method of delivering death, which was to put his instrument in an enemy's mouth and let a few rounds ejaculate from the shaft!

Mr. Cockface has put his past behind him since Attack of the Killer Cunts, his breakthrough film, which established him with world renown. Beyond that, his career has been nothing but a success, boasting a resume of such films as Shaft Returns, Flight of the Pee Cock, Iswallow 13, A Night at the Cocksbury, Cumming to America, and Hairy Squatter and the Sorcerer's Bone.

Though Mr. Cockface realizes that his medium is pornography, he continues to take his roles quite seriously.

As most porn stars, he suffers from the delusion of believing that he can really act!

All images and text are by Marque Terrynamahr Strickland.

© Marque Terrynamahr Strickland.

My goodness, we artists certainly do meet alot of strange folk at our shows, don't we?

Dude, ask me why did I have this one guy come up to me, talking about my "Snow White" piece, and say...
"My friend, I really love the women you paint. You make their expressions look very sexy...this one here is very beautiful and sexy! I would love to cum on her face!"

I mean, jeezus christ, dude, this guy looked like he was serious about what he said! He looked so serious to the point where I actually had to threaten him! My EXACT words! :
"Dude, I swear to god, if you pull out your cock and start wanking off anywhere near my painting you are fucking dead! ...And I mean sooo fucking dead!"
(And of course, I had my 'whoop ass' face on.)
He left me alone then.
...And then of course, there's always that one person, who walks up and says: "Oh my god...creepy!" Why anyone would be afraid of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves' is beyond me. However, one stupid comment for every 500-1,000 positive comments, I guess is a pretty good indication that the vast majority of the public loved my work. So I can't complain too much, can I?


Those that slightly tickle me are those knuckleheads who assume that every person I paint should be black, simply because I'm black. I can't tell you how many times I had caucasians walk up and say:
"Why do you paint white people?"
LOL.
First of all, I paint just as many black and caramel/coffee complected characters as I do white characters...it's just the fact that I even paint white people at all that really throws them off. I guess they've gotten so used to the "angry black painter" that they automatically assume that we all should be painting people of our own skin tone and them only! Can anyone say, "Ridiculous!"
Oh my goodness, and don't even get me started on the woman whose hands I had to keep removing from my ass that night! Like, every 10 or 15 minutes, she tried to cop feels off me! LOL!
...People!

I finally figured out how to follow people's blogs...

I'm sure the people on here would love to have people follow their blogs, but the problem is that a lot of the instructions on this site are unclear. Sometimes you can't go to a person's page and find that 'follow this blog' link on their page....maybe it's some kind of glitch or something like that.
Anyways, the easy way to do it is to go on a blogger's page (one that you're particularly fond of, obviously) and copy their url. Then you click 'DASHBOARD' on the upper right of your screen and scroll down to the bottom of that page. Then all you have to do is click 'add' and put the blogger's URL in the space. Then you're good to go.

Oh, by the way...URL means all the stuff that comes AFTER the "www." So you don't want to put the entire address in the space, just this (EXAMPLE) :

marque-terrynamahr-strickland.blogspot.com/

And another...

"Snow and Her Seven Brothers Visit the 'Looking Glass Piercing Parlour' "

Acrylic, Ink, Colour Pencil

More old stuff...

All the artwork I've posted thus far is, like, crazy old! Sorry about that. My new works are going to be more portrait style type stuff-combined with my eye for fantasy. :)

100% Arcylic All the artwork I've posted thus far is, like, crazy old! Sorry about that. My new works are going to be more portrait style type stuff-combined with my eye for fantasy. :)

100% Arcylic

More artwork, ladies and gentlemen!

100% Acrylic/all paintbrush...another pain(t) in the ass!

This is a step by step of my last painting!

I hope you guys dig it!

What a pain in the ass this was!
-M

So, I thought I'd check out this 'Blogspot' thing...

...and I must say, it seems pretty damn cool! I love the fact that I can post more than 15 friggin' blogs here, unlike with Myspace! Here the number is unlimited as far as I can tell. Awesome!

I'm going to cut this blog short and try and put up some pictures now!

-M