Just a few sheep designs and a Buccaneer. For those who are not aware, buccaneer comes from the french word boucanier. Boucaniers was actually not seafaring Pirates to begin with, but thieves and hunters stealing cattle, pigs and sheep on land througout the islands of the caribbean in the 17th century. They smoked the meat on boucans (wooden frames) so it would last longer. Something they were taught by the Arawak tribes from Santo Domingo. The Arawak called this barbicoa, which is also where the word Barbeque comes from. Later on the thieves (boucaniers) were forced out to sea and that's when they became known as Pirates. Well, just wanted to explain why I put the buccaneer with the sheep;)
P.S. ....and yes, I was inspired a bit by Goodrich's Shaw........well hmmmm, it's pretty much Shaw with bandana!!!
21 Comments:
Hey Hans,
This is something you can call an informative piece of art :O) Cute shhep designs...and many thanks for visiting my blog. It always feels great to hear from people you admire!!
Take care and Best Wishes
HA ! HA !! THese are awesome!! love their expression!
FaaaAaAaaAbulous!
Ha! I like the second row. A little bit of knowledge as well as the drawings. Good stuff Hans
That ram with the open mouth kills me!! You gots style, mister!!!
Ahoy Hans!I’ve sailed the seven seas, and those are some of the finest sheep I’ve ever sighted.
Amazing stuff dude!
Terrific!
Second row far right, that one takes the cake in my mind. There’s something about a ram with a set of massive chompers that really makes me laugh. Nice work as always, Hans!
Very nice work! Interesting combination.
Great sketches and so informational. Nice stuff Hans.
Is one of them called Baaaabara ? Very nice work,nice personality's on their faces !!
historian too? you're killing me Hans. your are one talented guy. those murals are fantastic. i know how long they take so i can appreciate the work that must have gone into them. your designs are amazing. i'm definitely a fan. when are you gonna put out a sketchbook? take care buddy,
Andrew
Sheep are cool....I'll have a few popping up in my comic in the next week or two.
Have a great one!
YYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HANZO!!!!!
You are awesome.
But you know too much about Les Boucainere's
Nice designs. Great expressions, love the shape of the buccaneer's face!! Cool work.
These are fun! I specially like the one on the bottom left corner, so quietly munching away...!
Lol..love the sheep..the murals are totally wicked!! really awesome job!!
Hey Hans,
Great sheep and Bucaneer! That's some thurough reference gathering too ;D Awesome stuff!
~Dave
NICE!!:)--how everything going? I am still on the L.A. Job search...
Way cool
Awesome! I'm not sure what caused you to go from sheep to a buccaneer, but, I like him ;)
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