Charlie & his Penguins
This is our little snowman Charlie
Charlie’s has some unique friends that are always trying help, but can be a little mischievous too. This friendship has led them down some amazing adventures ….
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The final digital painting with a story to go with it.
This is Kimberly Boychuk, she was kind enough to offer her services to keep the penguins occupied with a painting class. I warned her, I warned her, and I warned her….
One penguin actually stood still long enough to model…. However, the other two…. sigh …. one stood behind the model and kept making silly faces, while the third painted both faces together and then added a moustache …… we now call him “Penguincasso”
Onto the stories…. enjoy!
New Airplane
The penguins built an airplane for Charlie
and are looking it over to make sure its ready for take-off.
At first, the plane didn’t move during take-off. The penguins added an extra fuel rubber band, winded it up…. and Charlie shot up into the air!
The Penguins said they’d be right up, but Charlie couldn’t see them anywhere. Then, he spotted them!
Spotted the Penguins!
The Penguins saw that Charlie was running out of fuel, but they had a plan!
Running out of fuel and no landing gear…
What did the Penguins have in store?
The Penguins raced to the ground and deployed the emergency airbag system
to catch Charlie and his plane.
Saved by the penguins!
How to make friends with moose.
Use a bigger net?
The Christmas Sweaters
1 – The penguins knew that whatever Charlie was doing,
he would definitely need their help.
2 – The penguins thought they heard a cat.
They quickly hid where a cat would never look to find them.
3 – Adding the final touches of yellow and the sweater is done.
Just don’t move and you’ll be fine.
4 – Charlie working hard to get all the sweaters completed
5 – The penguins are embarrassed and don’t want to come out.
6 – Charlie shows the penguins his sweater, convincing them to come out and have their picture taken for the Christmas & Holiday Season card
After intense negotiations, offers of one fish, two fish.
Then counter offers of red fish, blue fish…
the penguins were satisfied with their contract.
7 – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Baking with Charlie & his Penguins
What ever Charlie is up to, the penguins know he is giong to need their help…
You can never add to much flour.
Apparently there comes a point in a penguins day when they need to take a break ….
… first nice warm spa bath …
… finish with a nice warm spa tanning session.
Mmmmm, freshly baked gingerbread cookies.
Time to add the icing and sprinkles
Hmmm, what to do with the empty sprinkle containers?
… and that’s how you make a homemade snow globe ride
Before the penguins could enjoy the cookies that Charlie made, they had to clean up, which they did.
Paper Airplanes!
This gave the penguins a little, big idea!
Garbage Hill Flight Test
(For those that are unaware, Winnipeg’s Westview Park is known as Garbage Hill. Google maps will even show you the sign)
The penguins forgot to glue it to together,
which brings us to their sponsor…
“For all your wood jet planes, use Knot-Wood Glue!
Recommend by 8 out of 10 Penguins!
The other 2 forgot to use it.”
Dressing up & going carolling!
The penguins were excited to see Charlie all dressed up…
They rushed to their costume trunk and dove right in.
They couldn’t wait to see what Charlie had planned.
Carolling!
Before they arrived at the first house, the penguins were already bored.
Good thing they brought their favourite books.
Polar Bear Linda couldn’t believe her eyes, a singing snowman & penguins!
Charlie & the Penguins visiting his beluga friends in the Hudson Bay
Churchill MB
Charlie’s Marbles
Charlie’s Marbles
1 – The Penguins came to see what Charlies was up to.
It look like so much fun.
Charlie’s Marbles
3 – They had to show Charlie their marbles.
When they opened the bag, Charlie was in for a bigger surprise
4 – Chalie goes for a ride …
5 – The penguins felt bad that Charlie was having fun all by himself, so they joined him to keep him company.
6 – After they located all the marbles, it was time to learn how to play.
The penguins tend to make up their own rules.
7 – It was Charlie’s turn. This was the last marble that could win the game. He took his time and aimed carefully …
8 – The flick of his thumb, the marble went flying. Charlie had made the impossible shot possible!
9 – The Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were given out. Charlie stepped off the podium and went for a ride. Someone dropped their marbles all over the floor.
Checkers!
As Charlie lines up his checkers, the penguins build a fortress.
Super Spy Sleuth Steve sneaking a peak at Charlie’s strategy.
Three … Two… One … Go!
The Great Sled Race!
A big race was coming up!
Charlie got work training his stuffed toy bisons.
The penguins had slightly modified their sled for the big race!
Charlie’s bisons were more interested playing in the snow.
Replacing an Old Painting
Charlie and his Penguins in an art class.
The penguins wanted to honour their best friend by replacing an old painting with a new one.
Feeding the Chickadees
The penguins wanted to help Charlie feed the chickadees too.
Snow Angels
Having seen Charlie make a snow angel, the penguins gave it a try. Their first attempt gave them motion sickness.
Their next attempt, with cooperation,
was successful…
Well, this was a surprise.
Bob the bungee jumping penguin showed up and jumped
out of the hot air balloon.
Ping Pong Ball or Penguin Egg?
Our little snowman Charlie was so excited to show his penguins a brand new game he came across, that when he tossed up the ping pong ball and was about to strike it…. the penguins fainted.
The penguins thought it was a penguin egg.
After some minor adjustments, the penguins called Charlie over for a
friendly game of ping pong. … But then there was Steve….
He thought this was the most boring game ever, until the other penguins
explained that “keep your eye on the ball”
was just a sports phrase.
The Penguin Pirates Treasure
Charlie and his penguins discover a treasure map inside a bottle.
Their little adventure leads them to the ultimate pirate penguin treasure ever discovered …
100% Pure Canadian Maple Syrup!
The pirates swoop in and Charlie is about to leave, but one of the pirates points to the back of the map….
it was an invitation for anyone that found the map!
The Moonguins
The penguins often see Charlie staring up at the moon, which gave them an idea for an adventure of a lifetime for Charlie. They blindfolded Charlie
because he’s scared of heights and sent him to the moon to meet an ancient civilization …
the Moonguins!
(More photos will be in the book version
coming soon)
The following Scenes are single picture adventures in the day and life of Charlies and his mischievous Penguins
Penguin Prisoners!
Charlie and his penguins were invited to a costume party. The penguins all agreed that they looked soooo much better in black and white than Charlie, that they all dressed up as Prisoner Penguins and Charlie would be the police officer.
After Charlie explained to the police officer of their
brilliant costume idea, the officer gave Charlie
his very own police badge.
Everything was going great until the penguins got really excited and wanted to help
Delivering Christmas Ornaments
As Charlie was putting up the lights, the penguins wrapped the garland (Charlie’s Sash) around the tree. They stopped to admire their work.
I wanted to share a little of my culture with you through
Our Little Snowman Charlie and his Penguins.
Nothing more and nothing less…. just sharing…
Charlie is wearing the traditional Metis Sash, with the Red River Carts in the Background, along with the Metis Flag. These are only a few of the items from Metis life ….
Although I have never used my sash in the traditional way, it’s practicality while out camping, kayaking and exploring, would come in handy.
Every New Year’s Eve, the penguins put on a fireworks display.
The penguins cheating at UNO
While Santa and his reindeer fly through the sky, our little snowman and his penguins have their own gift giving celebrations
The bestest amusement ride ever! Especially when the steering wheel comes off. Hmmmm, is it a coincidence that our little snowman’s bumper car is different than the others? …. No one was hurt and it made for amusing and fun ride
with an out of control bumper car.
Our little snowman – Snoudini
For his first magic trick, he pulled out a leopard seal from his hat,
causing all the penguins to faint. Although it was just a toy leopard seal, our little snowman had no idea penguins were deathly afraid of them.
As Bob Ross would say “happy accident”.
The penguins trying to convince our little snowman that the water was shallow.
Our little Sherlock Snolmes is on the case of the missing cookies.
The penguins tried to prank our little snowman into thinking one of the penguins was in trouble. However, when the electric track turned on, the penguin received an electrifying surprise.
The penguins caught our little snowman practicing his jousting skills. They were concerned that the targets were the same shape as them.
Just when the penguins thought they had the opportunity to joust our little snowman… he bent down to look at a sparkling snowflake. The penguins ended up jousting a snow bank.
I had a surprise visit by our little snowman and his penguins.
1. I took the first photo, which turned out good.
2. This was supposed to be a photo of me and our little snowman, but the penguins ended up taking a selfie.
3. This was supposed to be a photo of me and the penguins, but our little snowman got his mitten in the way.
4. My wife tried taking a picture of me with the our little snowman and penguins, but all she got was her fingerprint.
One penguin actually stood still long enough to model. However, the other two…. sigh …. one stood behind the model and kept making silly faces, while the third painted both faces together and then added a moustache ……
The penguins can be a little too competitive sometimes.
After building a life size ice dragon, the penguins called our little snowman
to come and rescue them.
After making a huge discovery, the penguins wanted it to be a surprise for our little snowman, so they covered his head with a paper bag …
An evening of family fun with Metis Locals
While our little Snowbatman was struggling to reach the parking meter, the penguins left with the snowbatmobile.
After a long day and not a penguin is sight, it was time for
our little snowman to relax.
The one game that keeps the penguins happy and out of mischief… Lawn Darts. They enjoy flying through the air, but end up with a massive headache later.
The penguins are no longer curious about how lightening affects the body. Our little snowman walked away unscathed.
Putting on a little concert to keep the penguins entertained and out of mischief.
Not appreciating his lack of musical talent, the penguins hurled
snowballs at our little snowman.
Placing the star on top, the penguins were trying to help Charlie get closer
The penguins decided to take a detour
They wanted to make sure Santa saw their stocking beside Charlie’s
Earlier, the penguins had visited Master Slingshot Maker – Will Goodon.
They returned home with an idea …
Merry Christmas!
This was the slowest bike race in history. Once they realized that no one could reach the pedals, they called it quits. But they all agreed they looked good trying…
The penguins in their shark fin costumes sneaking up on our little snowman.
Wearing polar bear masks, the penguins approach
our unsuspecting little snowman …
The penguins were offering a free ride, however, our little snowman was concerned there were no seatbelts…
Today the penguins challenged our little snowman to a fort building contest that would end in a snowball fight…… Out little snowman accepted the challenge but when he turned round to see how the penguins were doing…..
he was a little nervous to say the least.
Not realizing the penguins were in the middle of a football game, our little snowman picked up the football.
Last night, our SnowBatman was keeping the streets safe from any mischievous penguins …
The penguins invited him to curl…..Our little snowman is unfamiliar with the rules, but he was pretty sure the penguins got it all wrong …..
Looking for the North Pole
The penguins are not the fastest
dog sled team around.
Our little snowman decided that basketball wasn’t
a fair game because he would only take on no less than five penguins …. They couldn’t come up with the extra two, so he decided not to challenge them.
Charlie & his Penguins chess pieces
How it began...
The Story behind Charlie & and his Penguins
“Our Little Snowman & his Penguins” was the original title, which lasted for approximately a year.
Then he became known as “Charlie”.
Charlie & his Penguins were a result of a back injury.
The injury & pain prevented JD from sitting or standing at his easel in order to oil paint.
He took to his iPad and created a snow globe after having watched a Youtube tutorial.
But, this wasn’t enough for JD, he didn’t want to create what others were doing.
He wanted full control on what he created.
On Nov 19 2021 – Charlie came to life with his first little toboggan ride.
“Snowballs for Sale”
Nov 22, 2021
This was when Charlie starting wearing a pot for hat.
This idea came from a couple memories of
JD’s childhood.
Pot Hat
Kids have a tendency to gravitate to the kitchen cupboards,
where they pull out the pots and pans to play with.
Snowballs for sale
As a kid, my brother and I would set up a kool-aid stand in front of our house. There was a time when we painted rocks and would sell them too. Our grandmother was our biggest customer. I look back and I’m pretty sure I could have sold her a few snowballs as well.
Scarf
My mom would always wrap the scarf around my face and head several times. She didn’t want me to freeze or get sick. Except, we lived right across the street from our school. It took us longer to get wrapped up than it did to walk across the street.
The story & adventures of Charlie & his Penguins evolved from there …