Rowlf

This is my wifes favourite Muppet ... now also her favourite undead muppet :)

original available here: http://thehorde.storenvy.com

Know Second ...

Who knew it would be so easy?
Just do it ... just fucking do it and see what happens.
There's always a second option but that doesn't mean the first choice is wrong. If it doesn't work out all you've spent was time, but if it works then BOOM! You're golden.
Even if the worst happens, you'll learn something for next time.

Unless this is the zombie apocalypse, then the worst is getting bit and dying a slow agonizingly painful death only to become a zombie as well.

So stop second guessing yourself and get started, and no matter what happens, don't give up.
Everyone that matters to you wants you to succeed.
Easy

Know Second
4" x 6" mixed media on paper

buy the original here: http://thehorde.storenvy.com/products/24191661-know-second

get a print or a tshirt on RED BUBBLE

Say 10

You don't have to say much, just say 10
original black and white painting is available for purchase, its about 3"x6" mixed media on watercolor paper. Contact us if you're interested in owning, otherwise ... check out redbubble for shirts or stickers.


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Man, what a day yesterday was. Woke up in a half decent mood and then it all started unravelling. It's stupid and it happens every fucking day. By itself it's just life right? Ups and downs ... the problem is that when I start feeling down and spiralling out of control, I take others down with me. 
I hate that ...

but life goes.
And as much as I want to have a one man pity party, nobody really gives a shit so whats the point.  My self pity solves nothing and nothing gets done, making matters even worse. 
whatever
The goal is to be consistent ... 

Cya tomorrow 

theoretical theories

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Zombies in Plaid

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Under bite is still a bite

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Simplicity and speed for simplicity's sake

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Lipless Larry

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giving life to the undead

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Rotten on the outside ...

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Lonely Desperation

We don't know what this zombie is called, maybe Gavin?

He once ate a person named Gavin.

Does anyone get that reference??

this zombie painting is available in our store http://thehorde.storenvy.com

Zombie and Skull ... a magnet set

It's a zombie and a skull, foam board magnets ... very awesome indeed, but there's just one

EDIT
removed the storenvy link
if you like this, make me an offer and I'll make you a custom set, time permitting and offer may end without notice, etc etc. 

Don't Overthink

Yesterday we saw a poem that describes how people destroy their own happiness ...

We want to tell people to keep your happiness and DON'T OVERTHINK

original artwork available, message to purchase

available at Redbubble 

https://www.redbubble.com/people/byronrempel/works/31802073-dont-overthink-skull-art

Keep Being You ...

Because One Day, You'll Be Me

available @ Redbubble

https://www.redbubble.com/people/byronrempel/works/31785185-keep-being-you-skull-psa?asc=u

getting back online ... slowly

I'm offline now ... there is no home wifi available. It's my own fault, mostly. I could dwell on it and weave a sad story about it all but no one has time for that. Bottom line is shit happens.

Admit it and move on.

To all the awesome patient people that have been waiting on artwork ... thank you for your continued patience. I got overwhelmed with the amount I had to send out, combined with a bunch of other mental  issues ... it became to much. I flopped. It got dark and nearly fatal.
But I'm better at the moment and I should have everything in the mail and off my plate before the month ends. This is a huge step for me. Monumental even.
If you haven't gotten an email from me yet let me know. I have had so much happen that I may have lost track of a few items.
On the bright side of it if all ... I levelled up

the future behind the past ... but it's really the present

Anyways ... I'm offline. It's been over two weeks now and I have gotten so much drawing and artwork created. Sketches, a couple of paintings, a lot of cats, skulls, more sketches ... and my 3rd last commission is nearly complete. It's my last zombie couple portrait for a very long time probably and it looks gruesomely great ... at least I think so ;)

You might think that with all the artwork being created, there should also be some artistic growth. You'd be right! Especially since access to the internet has been stripped away.

I don't know how to describe everything that I want to accomplish, and all the ideas that are scrambling around in my head. I'm hoping it will show through in the upcoming weeks. Eventually everything should start to make more sense and some organization will become obvious. Right now I'm just having fun being offline and creating whatever my mind desires.
Speaking of being offline ... I am off of social media mostly now, except for occassional posts, so if you messaged me on facebook, g+ or any of the other platforms, I probably won't get back to you. If you need to reach me, send an email or post in the comments in one of my blogs. I will try to check email at least every other day or so.

In other news, I was recently gifted some great art supplies from one of my patreon patrons. Thank you Jacqueline Bartels for that. When I create something with those supplies, I'll mail it out to you. Should be soon :D

If anyone wants to trade artwork for artsupplies, let me know. I'm down for that.

I'm done for now. There is so much more to say though ... so stay tuned. I hope to post here at least once a week, with all the artwork that I have created up to that point. I hope to fill this blog with artwork and stories.
If you want to get behind the scenes even more and find out about the secret stuff I'm working on, consider becoming a patron for as little as a buck a month. There will be books, sketches and a tonne of other things going on.
If you want to see more zombie cats, check out www.thezombiecats.ca
Those undead kitties are running the show now, so it's a bit chaotic and messy, but they're trying. I will be posting all the zombie cat artwork over there from now on, except for the secret stuff, that goes on patreon.
 If you're in the mood for more  artwork of mine, with a two sentence horror story attached, visit www.twosentencehorrors.com ... and if you want to own a little piece of me, my artwork is available in my store. Everything there is already packaged and ready to ship. Part of my new business model :D
Stay tuned for much more coolness :)
Byron

Joyfully Angry

If you could live on, even after death, would you be happy about it? Perhaps. But if you knew you were going to have to eat brains and human flesh for the rest of your unnatural life ... it could get a little upsetting. You might even get angry about it. But then you could take comfort in knowing that you can now destroy your enemies. That might put a smile on your face ... which could quickly turn to anger knowing that now you're stuck in the apocalypse and your enemies are zombies too.

So conflicted ... smile or frown ... what would you do if you were a zombie?

Petey the Zombie Cat

I'm a big fan of art cards because I like working small, and I'm a big fan of painting cats and a bit of a self proclaimed zombie fanatic, so I make a lot of artcard zombie cats. This one was named Petey by my middle child. There is no reason other than that. I adjusted the eyes a little in photoshop, and if you want to see the actual untouched image, then you should adopt Petey by clicking here.

He is also available on prints, tshirts and other merchandise over at Redbubble and Society6

Two Half Zombie

This is what happens when Byron Rempel takes two pieces of paper, puts them together and starts to draw a head. Then each piece is separated and painted created two distinct zombie heads, that are actually one. It creates an interesting effect and while it was only created to pass the time, it is something that will probably be done again in the near future.
For those that like the details, each piece is about 1.5"x5" mixed media on paper. It is for sale if you want to own it, click here ... there are also prints available at the stores, you can find the links to them on the side of the blog.

So ... new post in a long time ... how have you been?
I've been stupid busy with family events and life issues in general. Trying to get the blogs set up and running better and also trying to get more involved in other social media platforms like instagram, as well as getting more regular with updating the stores with new products. It's a lot of work for one person to do, never mind creating new artwork.

And now I'm going to go back and update some more parts of this blog.
laterz ....

zombie sketch

Sometimes when I don't know what to do, I grab a paper and just start drawing and painting. 

This image was the result of one of those times.

4"x6" mixed media on cold pressed watercolor paper.

the E stands for EVIL

To add more content to my youtube channel, I painted up the amazing E Blake and recorded the process. You can see the video here. While you're watching, be sure to subscribe.