inktober 2015: week four
For the final week of Inktober 2015, here’s the original Egyptian (w)rapper.
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IF: adventure
My family went on an adventure to Walt Disney World last week. On the day we chose to visit EPCOT, we queued up for Universe of Energy, a fun and educational presentation featuring Ellen DeGeneres, Alex Trebek, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Nye the Science Guy and a cast of assorted dinosaurs. Guests are treated to …
inktober 2015: week three
Here’s my illustration for Inktober: week three. It’s Dr. Jekyll’s alter ego – Mr. Hyde.
IF: stuffed
Look. I couldn’t eat another thing. I’m absolutely stuffed. Bugger off.
IF: star
While appearing in a high school production, young Thalia Dickerson was spotted by a talent scout from Warner Brothers Studios. She was signed to a contract and made her debut with the stage name “Gloria Dickson” in 1937’s They Won’t Forget, a fictionalized account of the events surrounding the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. The film …
inktober 2015: week 2
Here’s my second illustration for Inktober 2015. I don’t know his name, but his face rings a bell.
inktober 2015: week one
Well, here we go again! It’s officially October or, as it’s known in the online illustration world, Inktober! Every year, several illustration websites have presented the Inktober challenge. The challnge is to create an ink drawing everyday in the month of October. As I mentioned last year, when I participated for the first time, I …
from my sketchbook: patsy kelly
Twelve-year old Patsy Kelly made her show business debut as a vaudeville dancer. She eventually moved on to Broadway as a teenager until she landed a contract with producer Hal Roach. Young Patsy appeared in a series of popular shorts with Thelma Todd. Here, she honed her character of the wise-cracking sidekick. Patsy and Thelma …
IF: prize
Aunt Bee is just gonna have to come to the realization that she will never top Clara for “Best Pickles” at the county fair.
IF: mermaid
In 1842, master showman P.T. Barum leased a curiosity from Moses Kimball, a Boston contemporary. Barnum had big plans for the piece – the Fiji Mermaid. He wrote letters to newspapers, fabricating a story of the mermaid’s exotic past. He had an associate pose as “Dr. Griffith,” a so-called noted expert on … whatever. The …