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 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 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 …
So, there’s this website called Dabbled. Dabbled is maintained by an artist that calls herself “Dot.” Currently, Dot is running the “The second annual Dabbled Black Heart Anti-Valentines Day Contest “. You can read all about it here, but the basic deal is to create something (illustration, craft, etc) that conveys the opposite of Valentines …
The challenge word this week on Illustration Friday is “climbing”. George Mallory, along with Andrew Irvine, joined the 1924 Mount Everest expedition, believing it would be his last opportunity to climb the mountain after two previous attempts. The pair attempted to reach the top via the North Face route. Mallory and his climbing partner both disappeared somewhere …
“Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night/Now they blew up his house too”. “Atlantic City” by Bruce Springsteen Angelo Bruno headed the Philadelphia branch of the Gambino Family-sanctioned operations for two decades. Bruno’s leadership of the family was regarded as successful. He avoided the intense media and law enforcement scrutiny …
The new word to inspire on Inspire Me Thursday is “fuse”. If you were not a moviegoer before 1948 or at least a film buff, you most likely don’t remember Edgar Kennedy. A former professional boxer, Edgar started his active film career in 1911. He was one of the original Keystone Cops. He worked with …
The word of inspiration on Inspire Me Thursday is “elephant”. The first thing I thought of was a joke that I, unfortunately, couldn’t use. My second thought was the classic line by Grouch Marx (as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding in the 1930 classic Animal Crackers ): “One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How …
The first word of the new year on illustrationfriday.com is “resolve”. “You may be whatever you resolve to be.” — General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was arguably the most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. Military historians consider Jackson to be one of the greatest tactical commanders in United States history. …
For my first post of 2009, I’ll relate an interesting story that I recently came across. As I write this, incumbent Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken are battling for the lead in a heated race for a US senator from Minnesota. A tedious recount has taken place since November 2008 and a winner has …
