Yeeeaaah, a bit of a gap in between posts, isn’t it?  I’m sorry about that, the rest of finals happened, then Thanksgiving happened, then I kinda lost track of time.  Not really a good excuse, is it?  Well, hopefully this will kinda make it up to you dudes and dudettes.

Way back in the beginning of summer, my aunt came up to me with a crazy Christmas gift idea: a portrait of my uncle.  Not just a normal portrait, though; one that would capture his awesomeness and show it off to the world, done in my personal style.  So after months of on and off conspiring and brainstorming, the gift was ready.  Unfortunately, we wouldn’t be together on Christmas day, so they came down yesterday (under the disguise of simply wanting a fancy Chicago dinner; he didn’t suspect a thing) to visit me here in the city so I could be there when he got it.  I’m glad they were able to come down, because the experience of watching him see it for the first time is one that brings a tear of joy to my eye.  Also, you know, the free steak dinner.  I’m still digesting.  Anyway, here is the finished product:

And here it is all framed and stuff:

Isn’t the mat awesome?  Matches the background perfectly.

Needless to say, he loved it and I’m pretty impressed with how well it turned out.  It’s definitely him, alright.

Anyway, that was fun and part of the reason why I haven’t really shown anything in a while.  I hope to get back to my normal schedule soon.