I always hated Lucille Ball. I hated “The Lucy Show.” I hated “Here’s Lucy.” And I especially hated “I Love Lucy”. Except I loved William Frawley. I have always been fascinated by William Frawley. Well, maybe not fascinated, but intrigued. Look at him. How did this guy become an actor? And not only was he …
The challenge word this week on Monday Artday is “bird”. Tall, lanky Mark Fidrych was a certified flake. “The Bird”, as he was affectionately known because of his resemblance to Sesame Street’s Big Bird, pitched for the Detroit Tigers from 1976 until 1980. That tumultuous five year run began with Fidrych being named Rookie of …
The challenge this week on sugarfrostedgoodness.com is “rock legends“. Two of the greatest and most prolific drummers in the history of rock and roll are also two of the biggest unsung heroes. Hal Blaine and Jim Gordon played with some of the most famous performers in popular music and played on some of the most …
The challenge this week on Monday Artday is “what’s for dinner?” I heard a strange noise. What was it? It was… screaming. Some kind of screaming, like a child’s voice. What did you do? I went downstairs, outside. I crept up into the barn. I was so scared to look inside, but I had to. …
This week’s challenge on Sugar Frosted Goodness is “dead presidents“. Although my favorite dead president is William Henry Harrison, depicting Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was, visually, much more exciting. It was a giant, ill-conceived conspiracy that eventually ended with John Wilkes Booth being tracked down and shot by Union soldiers…and Lincoln appearing on the five-dollar bill. …
I was accepted to yet another illustration blog, monday artday. Every Monday, they offer a challenge and the first one I did is this week’s – “Join Us”. They have a lot of puppies and flowers and children playing and smiley faces. I hope they don’t kick me out. Let me know what you think.
I was recently accepted as a member of the blog sugarfrostedgoodness.com, an illustration site for…well… illustrators. In addition to showcasing artists from all over the world, SFG hosts a weekly challenge. They suggest a character or theme and participats have from Thursday to Thursday to complete and post their “answer” drawing. This week’s topic is …
This week’s illustrationfriday.com word is “neighbor”. Here is my entry… Sometimes, I wonder what goes on in my neighbor’s yard. Sometimes, I’m sure they wonder what goes on in my yard. Leave a comment and let me know what you think…..
