HOA4

In position and ready for his swats. 

The beginning is here.

HOA3

 The winner gets to decide the details of the punishment.

The beginning is here.

So here I couldn't decide between 3 different versions of the picture.  Above, the way I would usually do it, below, a rougher, darker and more painterly version, and at the bottom, a softer, slightly gauzy version.  Do you have a preference?  Does it even make a difference?  When you're making a picture you can have strong feelings about details others barely notice.

HOA 2

 A little bet between buds before the stepdad delivers the main course.

Paddling is such a routine part of men's lives in Dicksburg that when it's time to make a wager, a few licks across the backside seems like the natural medium of exchange.

The beginning is here.