Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie

When Charlie Kratzer started on the basement art project in his south Lexington home, he was surrounded by walls painted a classic cream. Ten dollars of Magic Marker and Sharpie later, the place was black and cream and drawn all over.

There are fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes, Winston Churchill lounging with George Bernard Shaw — and the TV squirrel Rocky and his less adroit moose pal Bullwinkle.

Says Kratzer of his cartoon of a cartoon: "You appreciate the cleverness more as an adult."

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I love this stuff! Consider this when I say I invite changes to the Youth House!


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm in for it!!!!

Daniel said...

I think i'd be good at it, graphic drawing [especially graphic comics] is in my family blood.

Sanosuke said...

I can draw decently provided I have a refrence...... Mostly Anime though.....

The TORCH said...

With a name like Sanosuke, I had no doubt! ;)

Mary said...

Did anyone else notice the R2D2 trash can in the corner? I think that was my favorite part.

Sanosuke said...

Yea, I know, that's soooooo cool
(Sanosuke is the name of my cat)