I was on Twitter and Facebook last night, relaying an Easter story. It goes a little something like this:
When I was a kid, my dad told me the Easter Bunny was a tall and skinny creature, with a purple diamond in the middle of his forehead. On Easter eve, he would come into your house and shoot a purple beam of light out of the diamond—filling the Easter baskets one by one with candy and treats. ZAP! ZAP! ZAP! My dad said one of my uncles witnessed it happening (who told him, and now he told me).
It basically scared the hell out of me. Don't get me wrong, I loved what the Easter Bunny brought—but the idea of a humanoid rabbit with a diamond on his head definitely got me thinking. I was scared enough by the idea of a magical bearded man in a red suit coming into my house; the Easter Bunny was a creature. I didn't risk getting up early—normally staying in bed until morning.
After typing away last night, I figured I should take a stab at drawing one of these rabbit creatures. This is one version I came up with. It would be fun to do a proper illustration some day....purple it up with the beam of light.
Thanks, Dad! and Happy Easter.
7 comments:
Haha pretty cool! Love the bunny's face! I totally would've been scared if my dad had told me that story. Pretty creative story though.
That is exactly what he looks like! This would scare the hell out my kids. I love it.
Sheesh! This is creepier than the Easter Bunny from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey!
This bunny is super scary but also awesome! I'm pretty sure I would have skipped the egg hunt if I knew it was that bunny leaving the eggs.
Glad you all got a kick out of it. True story.
Your dad is a very interesting man... and your illustration of his Easter Bunny scared the hell out of me.
Absolutely LOVE your style!
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