I’d never heard o’ Lee Romao before our mate Jeff Coyle posted a link to Romao’s portrait o’ one o’ the world’s best known sailors – POPEYE. This is spectacular…
Turns out, Lee is a Canadian Digital artist based in Vancouver, BC and has worked on many diverse projects for over a decade. At last check, he is working as a Character Artist for Electronic Arts!
Aye, it’s that time again – Pyrate Lore & Harbour Walk™ TONIGHT, 7pm in Downtown Port Colborne! Tales o’ pyracy on the Great Lakes, why Lake Erie has 4x more wrecks than the Bermuda Triangle and why the War of 1812 relied on Pyrates. [su_button url=”http://pyratesimage.com/services/great-lakes-pyrate-lore-harbour-walks#reserve” style=”bubbles” background=”#ed0000″ color=”#ffffff” size=”5″ icon=”icon: anchor” icon_color=”#ffeb16″ text_shadow=”1px 1px…
Oyate Wahacanka– Shield The People! Keystone Tar Sands / XL Pipeline. Nearly everyone is familiar with these words and most have at least some opinion about what they represent. Those who are willing to sacrifice the very things which make life possible on this planet for personal gain, they mean fabulous wealth and power. For some,…
Elegant and excellent was that Pyrate’s answer to the great Macedonian Alexander, who had taken him; the King asking him how he durst molest the seas so, he replied with a free spirit: “How darest thou molest the whole earth? But because I do it only with a little ship, I am called Brigand: thou…
The weather during the last couple o’ walks was a bit…chilly! Tonight, however, the sun is shining, the breeze is light and we’re ready to regale ye with tales o’ The Great Lakes, The Welland Canal and ports beyond! (It will get dark before the tour is over, so bringing a jacket may be in…
We’re “commandeering” the Hamilton Harbour Queen, along with our mate “Spooky Steph” & the crew at Haunted Hamilton! Sat. 22 July, 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm (boarding at 9:00 pm) – $40/person (90% sold out – book now!) Tales o’ ghosts, spirits, nautical disasters, Pyrate history and more…food, drink (cash bar) & rockin’ musical entertainment from Snowheel…
Happened across this again today…it bears re-posting and a single, historical correction. This is the most powerful scene & song in the entirety o’ the POTC series. Historically, it’s a dead ringer (pardon the pun) – examples like this were not uncommon in both the Caribbean and on Wapping Dock in London. Often those hanged…
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these are the most awesome pics of Popeye i have ever seen . you rocked him
I wish they were mine, mate – alas, not my skill. Lee Romao has some serious skill – see more o’ it here http://leeromao.com