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Friday, June 16, 2006

Illustration Friday - Dance

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when the world has grown weary of me and my ways… don’t walk away teary for halcyon days… look to the sky… on the leaf by the path… and open...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Illustration Friday - Jungle

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"Why are senseless slayings so assaulting to the senses?" As soon as I heard this week's topic, I thought of the concrete jung...
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I just read that Tim Hildebrandt died this past Sunday. For those of you who aren't familiar with his work, he and his twin brother, Gre...
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Thursday, June 08, 2006

a couple of portraits of mick

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I haven't got the slightest idea why, but I found both of these in one of my old sketch books. I thought they were kind of fun so I sca...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Illustration Friday - Portrait

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So, I am back and busy as ever. I have a few deadlines to keep so I'm just going to have to dig deep. This one is from the late eighties...
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Saturday, May 27, 2006

Illustration Friday

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“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's a...
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Thursday, May 25, 2006

An Anonymous Plea

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You know those little signs you see stuck on the side of the road? Most of them are pretty self-serving – slumlords looking to "help yo...
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Friday, May 19, 2006

Illustration Friday - Sorry

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I started out with a new illustration but I ended up thinking about the death of my father and the words just started flowing. And I though...
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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Graveside…the photo

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Some of you wanted to know just what that photo was in last weeks Illustration Friday collage so I figured I would share it with you. Please...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Illustration Friday - Angels and Devils

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So, I made it back… barely. I'm glad all of you have been able to keep up with it. While I haven't had the time to get pencil to the...
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Monday, May 01, 2006

Illustration Friday - Under The Sea

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My illustrations are from the award winning Reef Set series by Ned DeLoach and Paul Humann. They are just a few of the books that I have ha...
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Monday, April 24, 2006

Illustration Friday - Robot

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Watercolor and colored pencil and a little color help from Photoshop. Hello to everyone who is still there with me. Thanks for hangin in the...
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Friday, March 31, 2006

Illustration Friday - Spring

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When the weather warms up, people head to the beach… even the elves! At least I think he's an elf. The original English word for the sea...
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Friday, March 24, 2006

Illustration Friday-MONSTER

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This is a quick watercolor and colored pencil illustration. I wish I had more time as it was a very quick sketch. As I began to work on it, ...
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Monday, March 20, 2006

Illustration Friday - Feet

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OK, so they are probably more eyes than feet, but I really started because of the feet and got carried away. And then I couldn't help my...
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Friday, March 10, 2006

Illustration Friday - Tattoo

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The Start of Something Big colored pencil 2006 Wow…what a tough topic this week. It really made me think. And made me work. I guess that...
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Saturday, March 04, 2006

Another Insect

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So, I took a look through some of my old paintings and found this one from 1991. It is called More Than A Mouthful . I guess Hooters is goo...
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Friday, March 03, 2006

Illustration Friday – Insect

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The Mole Cricket watercolor 2006 I hear them watching me and I crush them with the news of the world with a force that shakes me to the inn...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

What If?

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I am certain you have been asked the question, "If you knew you would die tomorrow, what would you do?" And when you were asked th...

Illustration Friday - Song

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