bill_romanowski_painting
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Bill Romanowski Painting
“Romo”1) is a 16“ x 20” oil painting, illustrated by “T” in 2003,2) that ended up being purchased by Andrew Hussie after his brief $425 fundraiser in 2008.3) For the Homestuck universe, the painting is often referred to as the “Painting of a Horse Attacking a Football Player”.4)
History
The oil painting was uploaded around October 10, 2003, after linebacker Bill Romanowski was essentially sidelined for the 2003 Oakland Raiders season,5) and caught the interest of Andrew Hussie who wrote a paragraph-long review. On December 17, 2007, Andrew Hussie returned to the odd painting, failing to lower its $425 price tag,6) and decided to hold his webcomic activities hostage7) with a $425 fundraiser.8)
It reached the goal in three weeks, so he had it delivered to him on January 18, 2008. About a year later, he preserved the journey in a blog post9) and uploaded a new Jandrew Edits video with the painting in it.10)11) Afterwards, the painting would make numerous cameos in the Homestuck universe.12)13)14) As of December 19, 2013, it's suspected that the painting was lent to Ryan North.15)
Notes
- Dirk Strider in Homestuck doesn't have the same orange color as the Denver Broncos and it's unlikely that Hussie would've thought that far ahead if his book commentary is anything to believe.
External links
- Painting of a Horse attacking a Football Player on the MS Paint Adventures Wiki
2)
There's a “03” next to the artist's signature and an archived version of the original page suggests that the painting was uploaded before or on October 10, 2003.
5)
"Bill Romanowski 2003 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
6)
Andrew Hussie claims “[T] actually raised the price over the years” in his blog post, but it's actually been priced $425 since the moment it was uploaded.
7)
At the time, Bard's Quest hasn't been updated since July 5, 2007 and Problem Sleuth hadn't materialized until March 10, 2008, so the fundraiser didn't have much of an impact.
10)
"The Next Generation episode 8 - "Fine Art" [Archive] (January 7, 2009).
11)
"The Next Degeneration" (January 8, 2009). Penny Arcade Forums.
13)
"AH: Engage in highly indulgent self-insertion into story." (April 15, 2010). Homestuck.
14)
"Dirk: Contemplate equine iconography." (December 25, 2019). Homestuck^2: Beyond Canon.
15)
"@andrewhussie stayed a week with me and he just left and I'm sad but he left something for us to remember him by" (December 19, 2013). Twitter.
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