LaSHEs Roll Tonight!

The Order of LaShes Parade rolls through downtown Mobile tonight! Better hurry & get down there to see some of my lovely designs and the handiwork of Craig Stephens's Carnival Artists...!

Order of LaShes "Calamity Jane" float, designed by Brent Amacker & built by Carnival Artists

Order of LaShes "Charlie Daniels" float, designed by Brent Amacker & built by Carnival Artists

Order of LaShes "Bluegrass Music" float, designed by Brent Amacker & built by Carnival Artists

Order of LaShes "Covered Wagon" float (complete with prairie dog & roadrunner), designed by Brent Amacker & built by Carnival Artists

Order of LaShes "Wild Bill Hickock" float, designed by Brent Amacker & built by Carnival Artists

See the rest of the parade drawings over at www.Brentoons.com on the 'Mardi Gras Floats' page!

Mardi Gras Magic

Well, another fine Carnival season is underway, so I thought you'd enjoy some 'float construction' pics to go along with some images of my float drawings! The artists and sculptors who 'make Mardi Gras' are some pretty talented folks, and here's a glimpse of some of the great work underway:

Mobile Mystics POTC float drawing by Brent Amacker
for Carnival Artists

Mobile Mystics POTC float sculpture
under construction by Carnival Artists

 These artisans work year-round to make sure these 'rolling tableaus' are up and running for each and every Mardi Gras parade!

Mobile Mystics "ICE AGE" float drawing by Brent Amacker
for Carnival Artists

Mobile Mystics "ICE AGE" sculpture
under construction by Carnival Artists

... Just a little 'behind-the-scenes' sneak-peek!

Polka Dots Roll!!

The first "Designed-By-Yours-Truly" hit the streets last night as The Order of Polka Dots parade rolled through Mobile! I know the theme was 'book-related', but I don't quite remember the name or title of the tableau.... ('Books We Love' or 'Books into Movies', or something...!) I'll find out and correct this post later...!

Here are a few float drawings, and the rest can be seen over at Brentoons.com in the Mardi Gras section...!

Betty Crocker Cookbook

 

Fifty Shades of Grey

 

Harry Potter

The Hunger Games

 I'll post more float design drawings and possibly some photos, so check back later...!
Laissez le Bon Tempes Rouille!!

Daeneris Tarkanian

MOBILE MASK Now Available!

The 2014 Edition of Mobile Mask Magazine-- a publication about 'All Things Mardi Gras' is available at Mobile area newsstands and retailers (including Publix and Toomey's Mardi Gras) now!
Featuring a brief write-up about (and cover drawing by) ME (With Mask props provided by Toomey's Mardi Gras ), the publication offers an in-depth look at the people, organizations and history that make Mobile's Mardi Gras Extra Special!

Mobile Mask 2014 cover design by Brent Amacker

Happy Thanksgiving!

BACK!! Back From Back Surgery!

Well, I FINALLY went and had Back Surgery! VERY sore from my new "Spinal Cord Stimulator", but it seems to be having the desired effect-- I CAN SIT! Sit to draw, sit to drive... Just have to get used to a foreign object residing in my body sending electrical impulses, blocking my recurring nerve pain.

"PEANUTS" homage, featuring a Schulz-style caricature of my lovely wife Alice...!

 While I've been away dealing with pain and OTHER personal issues, I DID make time to do a few "Halloween-themed" drawings of a few folks and myself....

Another Charles Schulz tribute featuring Jax and me....

...Oh, and HERE's one of famous radio personality and lifestyle coach/guru Henry Pennington from "The Uncle Henry Show".