1 - Posted on 9/17/2022

Wow!!!  Rude outdid himself.  

1 - Posted on 9/17/2022

The Dude abides.

1 - Posted on 9/17/2022

This is great!  Now you need to get a commission with just ol Hot Lips!

1 - Posted on 9/17/2022

Jocularity! Jocularity!

2 - Posted on 9/17/2022

During pandemic, binged shows again
A show from my childhood
Looked at my art then watched M*A*S*H instead
Alda way through
Hawkeye adored with season eight cast
Of this, there’s no question
'Cause I know that you're an Hunnicutt man
Yeah (yeah)

Is this Colonel Potter for the rest of my life?
Say yes, say yes, 'cause I’ll rewatch the show
You say I'll never stop my laughing 'til the day I die
"Tough luck, my friend, Sergeant Klinger thinks so”

Why you commission Steve Rude?
I know I like Hot Lips too
David Ogden Stiers mood
Get Father Mulcahy anyway
(Painting that world) making art everyday
(War is all hell) yeah, no matter what you say
(Tragic dark tales) and we'll be a comedy
Why I gotta be so rude?

1 - Posted on 9/17/2022

The likeness is too funny. Great choice!!

1 - Posted on 9/17/2022

Beautiful commission.  When this show came on I knew it was time for bed in middle and highschool

1 - Posted on 9/17/2022

Wonderful art of an amazing show.  This piece is a salute to why the last episode still stands as the most watched TV episode of all time.  I was in elementary school when this originally aired, and it was my favorite 'adult' show.  Not only did I really enjoy watching it, but it was the only show that made me feel like I mentally growing up while doing so.  Kudos to you on your choice of subject and artist, and of course, the gorgeous end result. 

1 - Posted on 9/18/2022

OMG

This is one of those "I didn't know how much this was something I needed in my life until I saw it existed" kind of things.

Steve is on fire here, and honestly, your commission idea was pure gasoline. Kudos and congrats both.

Posted on 9/18/2022

Thanks, and I'm glad you like it!

1 - Posted on 9/23/2022

“It's no contest: neither one of you. You guys don't even make the first cut. I'm trying to tell my uncle what kind of a place I work in: doctors, nurses saving lives. Well, I got a commanding officer who dresses me up in his clothes and sits me on a horse named Sophie so he can paint his own picture. There's a priest writing war ditties, and a snooty Major who pays me twenty bucks to follow him out in the woods and watch him blow up a pigeon with a landmine. And if that doesn't do it for ya, I got a head nurse who shoots unarmed luggage. All you two guys do is walk around all day telling jokes. What the hell's so funny about that? Ya see, Unc? It's no wonder I never got a Section Eight; there's nothing special about me. Everybody here is crazy.”

1 - Posted on 9/25/2022

Haven't thought of this show since watching the final episode..oh so long ago.. but it was always entertaining and Rude did a fabulous job here! Congrats.

1 - Posted on 9/25/2022

I loved this series as a child. I have seen every episode probably multiple times over. My Godfather was a stand in for Klinger in a few episodes. Such a well done comission. Congrats!

1 - Posted on 9/30/2022

This brings back great memories.  It was a wonderful series that combined great comedy and writing with acute and insightful social commentary (especially about war and its consequences and human relationships in general).  Many congratulations for a wonderful piece!