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...

With the end of the 70s Columbo episodes rapidly approaching, I was feeling a little melancholy about the end of this project.      Columbo Clothes and Laughs has given me something wholesome and interesting to focus on (disassociate with) for the past 10 months straight.    I posted the three best outfits and funny lines from every episode, in order, every Wednesday without fail or delay since last April! This was the most disciplined and committed I've been to anything in decades.  Posting to Instagram has brought me in touch with a couple hundred of the most creative, compassionate people around the globe - Italy, Japan, Scandinavia, the Midwest of the US and Canada - the site has attracted some really funny and kind people - artists, writers, film buffs, fishers of memes, activists, vintage slingers, and more - and I don't want it to end! So, I am planning on picking my favorite 70s Columbo scenes and painting them on 8x10 canvas with acryl...

Season 1, Episode 4 - "Columbo" Suitable for Framing (TV Episode 1971)   This episode was directed by Hy Averback, and written by Richard Levinson, William Link, and Jackson Gillis.   The three best outfits in this episode are:   1) Mitilda, the art gallery owner, in a bright pink and shiny silver lamé cloud gown:     It has a cape:      This stunning and glorious garment has a boatneck and half sleeves and coordinates well with Sam Franklin, the featured hippie artist’s paisley button down shirt.        2) Mitilda, again, in a bright orange and yellow stripe zip up maxi dress caftan:      She accessorizes this with bright neon chunky acrylic costume jewelry necklaces:     3) Aunt Edna’s lime green suit:     It appears to be a wool or mohair blend with gold buttons and a Jetsons-esque two-rib mock turtle neckline:       The funniest line in this episode is when Columbo goes to...