Trying Something New

As a parent, I've spent plenty of time telling my daughter where she can and cannot draw...and the floor has definitely been on the "no" list.  Recently, however, I had a potential client ask if I could paint a logo on his garage floor.  It was an interesting question...the challenge being that it isn't hard to paint on the floor. The hard part is making it last and not get worn off easily through use.
As it turns out, a friend of mine (Mike Meyer of Meyer Signs) had to paint a large mural scene on one of the floors in a building in Chicago.  I contacted him and he turned me onto an epoxy coating designed for flooring.  I wanted to try it out without saying "yes" to the client.  I considered a number of things to paint, and decided that as I clear out my collection of toys/models/props from various sci-fi and other genres it would be fun to put those things that influence me on my shop floor.  I thought it would be fun to work backwards and start with the more recent...eventually covering the floor with all my old favorites as well.
I have been heavily influenced recently by "steampunk" and in particular by Greg Broadmore of the special effects company WETA. He has a product line known as "Dr. Grordbort's" which is a line of raygun props and other items.  I drew heavily upon that for my robot sign and enjoy looking at his new work.  So, my first painting on my shop floor is a tribute to Greg's character "Lord Cockswain"...he's just crash landed his ship and is ready to destroy any moon-men he finds.
I'll let you know how it holds up to my daily abuse...