Monday Artday: nerd
The Monday Artday current challenge is “nerd”. I know both of them. They don’t know each other. One is a nerd.
Archive of entries posted on September 2009
IF: welcome
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “welcome”. After fourteen weeks, Wilbur had worn out his welcome.
from my sketchbook: jeffrey dampier
Jeffrey Dampier Jr. won a $20-million Illinois Lotto jackpot in 1996. He bought houses and cars for his siblings and parents. In 2001, he bought a half-million dollar home near Tampa, Florida. He also purchased a townhouse for his parents close by. Several family members followed Jeffrey to the Florida Gulf Coast because he liked …
IF: strong
This week’s challenge word on the Illustration Friday website is “strong”. “Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.” — Ronald Reagan On a recent trip to Walt Disney World, my wife and I witnessed something we found very unsettling. To alleviate the effects of the central Florida humidity, …
IMT: chair
This week’s inspirational word on Inspire Me Thursday is “chair”. My brother was born in 1957. The Pincus family was a nice, sweet, calm family for four and a half years. Then little Josh was born and all hell broke loose. It began when I was brought home from the hospital. My parents thought it …
from my sketchbook: oliver sipple
Oliver Sipple stood in the crowd. He was no different from the other 3,000 people gathered outside San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel hoping to catch a glimpse of President Ford. As the President emerged from the building, Oliver looked and saw the woman next to him pull out a .38-caliber pistol and aim it at …
from my sketchbook: donnie moore
In his thirteen season career, Donnie Moore posted a 43-40 record and a 3.67 ERA. He was even selected to the All-Star team in 1985. Donnie’s downfall came on October 12, 1986. He was pitching for the Angels in Game 5 of the 1986 American League Championship Series in Anaheim. The Angels held a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven …