IF: poise
The Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “poise”. poise = Audrey Hepburn.
Archive of posts filed under the celebrity category.
from my sketchbook: joe palma
On November 22, 1955, while returning home by taxi from attending a boxing match, Samuel “Shemp” Howard, of the Three Stooges, died of a massive heart attack. Shemp was lighting a cigar after telling a joke when he suddenly slumped over. The Stooges still had four more shorts to film in order to fulfill their …
Monday Artday: the old west
The current challenge on Monday Artday is “the old west”. In addition to my finished illustration, I included my original pencil sketch. (I showed a pencil sketch once before on this post.) Coincidentally, almost two years ago, I did this drawing when another illustration blog posed the same challenge. When I did an illustration for “the …
IMT: swirl (and IF: legendary)
My wife (who I’ll call “Mrs. Pincus”) and I have had a running joke for 27 years. We met in February 1982 and had our first date soon after. Our conversation was always great. We found that we had so many common interests. The joke was that we would never ask each other: “So, what …
from my sketchbook: jimmy boyd
I research a lot. I am always scouring the far reaches of the internet for interesting stories to illustrate. Several weeks ago I came across the story of Jimmy Boyd. In 1946, seven-year-old Jimmy Boyd was singing with his brother at a barn dance in Colton, California. He was approached by a local radio host …
from my sketchbook: wolfman jack
In 1960, 22 year-old budding DJ Robert Smith began his career as Daddy Jules on a Newport News, Virginia station. In 1962, Smith moved to a station in Shreveport, Louisiana and became Big Smith. It was here that he first began to develop his famous alter ego Wolfman Jack. Later in ’62, Smith was recruited …
IMT: moon and IF: launch
The following is a transcript of a recently discovered recording of a conversation from the command module of Apollo 11 on July 19, 1969. Michael Collins: Well, here we are, heading to the moon. Man, this is cool! Neil Armstrong: It sure is, Mike. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin: Hey, Mike…. um, you missed the meeting we …
Monday Artday: movie quote part 3
One more in a series of illustrations based on movie quotes, the current challenge on Monday Artday. “Drainage! Drainage, you boy. Drained dry. I’m so sorry. Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that’s a straw, you see? You watching?. And my straw …
Monday Artday: movie quote part 2
The Monday Artday current challenge is “movie quote”. A lot of my illustrations are based on movie quotes. Here is another… “You know… for kids.” Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) in The Hudsucker Proxy
IMT: silver
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” …