Columbo Clothes and Laughs

(For background on how these cards came to be, please check out How the Columbo Dog Head Greeting Cards Came to Be )   Round two of the Columbo Parody Dog Head Greeting Cards !   Last week we introduced the First Four - let's keep it rolling!      1) This week we start off with a scene inspired by " Double Exposure " (1973). This features a light Yellow Labrador Retriever dog wearing a yellow leather moto jacket, adjusting a surveillance camera in a supermarket by a sign that says " Lower prices for finer meats ." The darker Yellow Labrador Retriever next to him says he doesn't know how the hell he does it .  This would be a great card for someone who got a new job, or graduated, or achieved something remarkable. greeting card how do you do it? DOGS 70s columbo parody original art print retriever   2) Next we have two cards inspired by scenes in the Johnny Cash episode, " Swan Song " (1974). First we have a Cairn Terrier, in all black, parachuting ...

(For background on how these cards came to be, please check out How the Columbo Dog Head Greeting Cards Came to Be )   Introducing the Columbo Parody Dog Head Greeting Cards !  This is the culmination of my life's work - it combines an obsession with dogs, putting heads on things, WTF Wednesday, vintage 70s clothes and decor, comedy, art, and true crime/Columbo.  There are 12 cards total in this series - presented 4 at a time, in chronological order.  All cards are 5x7 inches, flat (not folded), printed in the USA on 100% recycled paper, and come with a matching envelope.    They are all, as we say, Suitable for Framing!   The first four cards are available with tracking from skippyhaha Etsy now!     First we have a scene inspired by " Blueprint for Murder " (1972) - featuring a Golden Retriever in a rose gold pussy bow blouse telling a Black Labrador Retriever that we could've used him at the Alamo - he's got guts .      Thi...

How the Columbo Parody Dog Head Greeting Cards Came to Be:    It was around New Years 2024 when Kevin said I needed a hobby besides the pandemic. I said, "no I do not."    He said, "yes you do."  I said "okay, I will paint." He kindly got an art kit and set up a small easel in a room downstairs.    Mostly as a way to flip off AI art I started painting with acrylics.   I painted my "pandemic friends."    I painted some psychedelic stars that have been in my head since 1988.       For a big challenge, I moved onto trying to paint some favorite Columbo scenes.  The first one turned out okay.      I thought I could share these paintings in greeting card form with other Columbo fans.  I ordered 10 cards as a test from the most eco-friendly card maker I could find in the USA, and as they were being made, I painted 11 more of my favorite scenes.    For example, John Cassavetes playing the Maest...

Season 5, Episode 3, Columbo - Identity Crisis (1975)     This episode was directed by Patrick McGoohan, and written by William Driskill, Richard Levinson and William Link.    The three best outfits in this episode are:    1) Nelson Brenner, CIA spy, in a white jacket and plaid pants:      He's wearing a jazzed up white disco blazer  Paired with a russet red turtleneck and plaid flare pants, he cuts a striking figure.    2) The Carnival Photographer's psychedelic button down:  This shirt is a dream, as is the navy and red western get up walking through the frame.  Psychedelic disco casual men's leisurewear on display at the photo booth.    3) Nelson Brenner twinning with Janice Benedict from S3E1 Etude in Black in a yellow turtleneck and navy shacket:  This is a good look, worthy of recycling.      The navy with white contrast stitching is nautical and sporty, and the yellow ribbed knit ...

Season 4, Episode 6, Columbo - A Deadly State of Mind (1975)   This episode was directed by Harvey Hart, and written by Peter Fischer, William Link and Richard Levinson.    The three best outfits in this episode are:    1)  Giving Lieutenant Columbo a run for his money in the all-brown arena, Dr. Mark Collier in a brown-on-brown-on-brown-on-brown get up:  Mark is wearing a camel cashmere turtleneck, under a khaki camp shirt button down, under a shiny khaki jazzed up trench coat with wide collar and shoulder epaulets.  He's paired these layers of tan with chocolate brown suede leather pants.  Even his murder weapon of choice, the fire place poker, is brown.  2) Dr. Anita Bolden's pink on pink outfit:  She's sporting wide cotton candy pink pants and sweater with a big collared maroon blouse (or Dickey collar) underneath.      She's wearing white loafer heels on the color coded lined hallway floor as she subliminally rem...