Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Five Creepy Things Part 2

Here’s a list of five things that give me the creeps. See if you agree, or add something to the list .

1. Really Tall Old People.

When old people are really tall it makes them so much harder to ignore. They become a giant walking reminder of our painful, inevitable future.



2. Grown Men with Little Hands

I suffer from this one myself. There is something about a tiny baby doll hand at the end of a thick hairy arm that make me think of a poorly replicated M.C. Esher drawing.



3. Fat guys who play guitar.

I know in your mind you’re a rock god shred ’n away on your bitching axe, but to everyone else you’re a giant man delicately tickling what looks more like a flying v ukulele.


4. Classic Cartoon Characters with New Voices

Why does Kermit sound like Kermit’s cousin? Because Kermit’s suppose to be dead, so is Bugs Bunny, and Mickey Mouse. Instead they live on, like ungodly clones waiting to turn evil and kill the people that once loved them.



5. French Rap

The rap music is suppose to be tough, and the French language is suppose to be romantic. Together they are a de-clawed cat trying to disembowel your forearm with it’s harmless baby soft footsies; scary when you really thing about the intention, but cute and ticklish in the execution.

This Week's New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.



"You haven’t heard of extreme indecisive sports?"






Here are the leftovers...

What do you want to do today? We’re up for anything.

He can’t decide on a major.

Let’s throw a bunch of crap at him, film it and put in on the internet.

It’s hard to know exactly which steroids to give him.


Here are this weeks nominees...



"Who would have thought they'd actually give money to a bank!"
Submitted by Michael Jensen
New Rochelle, N.Y.

"At the next bailout, let's also ask for a pony."
Submitted by Lynn Tudor
New York, N.Y.

"Did you send your thank-you card to Congress?"
Submitted by Harvey Kaslow
Pasadena, Calif.

I entered...

"I’ve taken all my money out of the market and I’m putting it in fountains."

Friday, December 26, 2008

Little Miss Sunshine

As many of you know I like to paint obnoxiously cute pictures of my tiny dog Carol. Well, I'm sad to say that this is the very last one I'm going to do...

THIS YEAR!

I drew the sketch for this painting of the baby lounging in the sunshine on hotel stationary while staying at the Hotel Amarano in Burbank during a work trip last week.


I had the canvas in my "man" bag, and an hour and a half to kill. It was either work on a painting or watch a third hour of "Dog the Bounty Hunter". I'm happy with the final product, but I'm sad to say I'll never get that extra hour of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" back.

This is the final painting.

More Carol paintings to come in 2009!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas Cards

Here is this years Christmas card! Michele, Carol and I as the lovable, balding, weirdly intellectual children from Peanuts.

Happy Holidays from Caveat Productions!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Christmas Cards

Michele and I are trying to quickly come up with this years Christmas card. In the meantime I'll post some of the ones we've done in the past. This was last years card. It's good and creepy. I'll post our NEW one tomorrow just in time for Christmas Eve!

Happy Holidays!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Christmas Cards

Michele and I are trying to quickly come up with this years Christmas card. In the meantime I'll post some of the ones we've done in the past. This card was done the year we got our dog Carol. The joke was that we'd all be walleyed like she is, unfortunately people that didn't know us just thought we were a blind couple.

Happy Holidays!

Sunday, December 14, 2008

This Weeks New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.


"I ordered that pureed."





Here are the leftovers...



Mom, is it true that I’m adopted?

Is there a hair on that worm?

Aren’t you at least going to chew that up and barf it in my mouth?

You’re late, give back the worm!


Here are this weeks nominees...




"We really need to revisit our immigration policy."
Submitted by Robert Marinai
Oakland, Calif.

"Ah, the innocence of youth."
Submitted by Steve Rappaport
Brooklyn, N.Y.

"Guess who's getting voted off the island."
Submitted by Michael Vorenberg
Barrington, R.I.

I entered...

"Why no long face?"

Friday, December 12, 2008

Better Looking Tracy Trailer

Thanks to Vimeo, we now have a much nicer looking version of the "Tracy" Trailer up online. Now you can really see the fake wigs and bad make up!!!


"Tracy" movie trailer from Dan Scanlon on Vimeo.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Christmas Cards

Michele and I are trying to quickly come up with this years Christmas card. In the meantime I'll post some of the ones we've done in the past. This 2004 card is the very first Christmas card Michele and I took together. What a lovely couple... of assholes.

Happy Holidays!

Monday, December 08, 2008

This Week's New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.



"I’ve taken all my money out of the market and I’m putting it in fountains."




Here are the leftovers...


I kind of miss the corporate holiday mugs we use to get, cash is just so impersonal.

Apparently the economy isn’t doing well these days.

After I empty this wagon I’m going back for the toilet paper.

Thanks for telling me about this banks “Going out of Business Sale”

I wish I’d parked closer, or at least brought my gun.

As soon as I get home, this is going all over the bed, and I’m getting naked.





Here are this week's nominees...




"I'd suggest you keep them away from the gingerbread men."
Submitted by Vincent Coca
Staten Island, N.Y.

"It's not disturbing until someone wants to buy them by the ounce."
Submitted by Steve Arrowood
Oceanside, Calif.

"I did the choreography myself."
Submitted by Donovan Reeve
Ypsilanti, Mich.


I entered...

“They don’t taste very good, but they make a stunning garnish.”

Saturday, December 06, 2008

Fun

Every Saturday I work on my film "Tracy". I've been working on it for 5 years, and I'm desperately trying to finish it up by the start of the new year. Today I'm very disappointed in myself for getting distracted and not working on it at all. Instead I made this...


Fun from Dan Scanlon on Vimeo.

I turned it into an advertisement for Tracy so I would feel like I accomplished something for the movie today.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Carol Christmas Card

Michele and I are trying to quickly come up with this years Christmas card. In the meantime I'll post some of the ones we've done in the past. I did this drawing of our dog Carol for our 2006 card.

Happy Holidays!

Monday, December 01, 2008

This Week's New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.



"Why no long face?"







Here the leftovers...

So this must be your first day.

Sunscreen really makes all the difference.

I hate to tell you this Steve, but you’re adopted.

Have you had work done?

Erosion will wipe that grin off your face.




Here are this weeks nominees...

"I am useless until I have my morning turkey."
Submitted by Corey Lowney
Wappingers Falls, N.Y.

"I was actually hoping for a boy."
Submitted by Antonia Boyette
Los Angeles, Calif.

"I miss the cash bonuses."
Submitted by Robert Becker
Northford, Conn.




I entered...

"It’s bring your dinner to work day."
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