The inspirational word on Inspire Me Thursday is “silver”. Long before Bob Denver, Fred Gwynne and Barry Williams were typecast in an acting role, there was Clayton Moore. Moore’s big break came in 1949, when George Trendle spotted him in “Ghost of Zorro”. As producer of the radio show and creator of “The Lone Ranger” …
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “instinct”. This technologically advanced mysterious predator hunts, not by instinct, but by GPS.
The challenge on Monday Artday is “movie quote”. If you are a regular reader of my blog, then you know that a lot of my illustrations are based on movie quotes. I love movies, so I had a difficult time deciding which one to illustrate. “Everything… every single thing that took place in that courtroom, …
This week’s challenge word on Illustration Friday is “celebrate”. Wake Nicodemus! by Henry Clay Work Nicodemus, the slave, was of African birth, And was bought for a bagful of gold, He was reckon’d as part of the salt of the earth, But he died years ago very old. ‘Twas his last sad request, so we …
This week’s word of inspiration on the Inspire Me Thursday illustration blog is “lace”. “Hell-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bay-BEE!” Long before speaking those famous words, Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr. was a disk jockey on Texas radio’s KTRM, where he hosted the “Dishwashers’ Serenade” show from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Richardson changed to late afternoons and …
The challenge on Monday Artday is “greek myth”. Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. The goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite had been invited along with the rest of Olympus to the forced wedding of Peleus and Thetis, who would become the parents of Achilles, but Eris had been snubbed because of her …
The new challenge on Monday Artday is “cliffhanger”. Action! Adventure! Intrigue! More Action! This is what you’ll encounter along side Cliff Hanger as he embarks on “The Mystery of the Foreign Stuff”. Join Cliff Hanger as he covertly transverses recondite continents searching for mysterious mystery. Marvel as Cliff Hanger battles savage and bloodthirsty inhabitants of uncivilized civilizations. Thrill …
This week’s challenge word on illustrationfriday.com is “time”. In “Time Enough At Last”, the eighth episode of the first season of “The Twilight Zone”, Burgess Meredith played bank teller Henry Bemis. Henry Bemis loved to read. He would read on his way into work. He would covertly pull out a book to read between serving bank customers. He …
The inspirational word this week on Inspire Me Thursday is “fold”. “Friend? Some of your foldin’ money is come unstowed.” Delmar O’Donnell to George Nelson in O Brother, Where Are Thou?
The 1963 movie Bye Bye Birdie was jammed with actors and actresses whose careers were flourishing. It also was the springboard for some about to start careers destined to be long and prosperous. Dick Van Dyke made his film debut in “Birdie”, a full year before his Golden Globe-nominated performance in Mary Poppins. Janet Leigh …
