The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “sugary”. This could be a companion piece to my illustration for “yummy”. Here’s my original Tale of Swirly von Swirly deCocoa McDuff Swirly von Swirly deCocoa McDuff Made candy and gumdrops and sugary stuff He mixed up ten pounds of peppermint sweets And coconut tangerine crispy rice treats …
The Monday Artday challenge this week is “Schoolhouse Rock”. From its 1973 debut, wedged between episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, Schoolhouse Rock taught grammar, math and history to youngsters nationwide. Schoolhouse Rock’s quirky animation, psychedelic images and catchy tunes made learning easy and the lesson stuck with kids. Even into high school, kids were …
The challenge this week on illustrationfriday.com is “packed”. Moving day at Castle Frankenstein.
The challenge on Monday Artday this week is “prehistoric humans”. The first automotive trade show, circa 10,000,000 years BC.
The sugarfrostedgoodness.com current challenge is “yummy”. For this uncharacteristically cheerful illustration, I took my inspiration from Dr. Seuss. Here’s my original story of “Mister McBaker O’Frosting Moran” Mister McBaker O’Frosting Moran Baked one thousand cakes and used only one pan He concocted pink cupcakes And yellow and blue But he used just one pan Not …
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “clique”. no clique would have them, so they made their own.
The challenge this week on Monday Artday is music group. This is the second of two illustrations for this topic. Sparks are the greatest band that you have never heard of. Their career has spanned five decades. They have released twenty-one albums. They have played sold-out shows all over the world. And you’ve never heard …
The challenge this week on Monday Artday is “music group”. I remember it well. It was late one night in 1974. I was in the bedroom I shared with my brother. As usual, his clock radio was tuned to WFIL-AM. Typical for a top 40 AM radio station in 1974, the air was filled with …
The illustrationfriday.com challange word this week is “island”. The song “Zombie Jamboree” began life as “Jumbie Jamberee”, a calypso song written by Winston O’Conner. Winston performed under the name Lord Intruder in the early 1950s. In 1953, Lord Intruder released the song as the B-side to his recording of “Disaster With Police”. The Kingston Trio recorded …
If you are too young to remember when “The Tonight Show“ was hosted by Johnny Carson, then you probably don’t remember Myron Cohen. Myron Cohen was a textile salesman working in New York City’s “Garment District“. Early in his career, he developed client relationships by telling jokes. Pretty soon, his jokes became more popular than …
