My dad and snow had a horrible relationship. My dad hated snow and, sometimes, it seemed as though snow hated him right back. My father was a guy who was pretty much set in his ways. He woke up the same time everyday. He struggled his way out of bed and braced his bent frame …
The new Illustration Friday challenge word is “explore”. Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean. * * * * * * * * It’s that time of year again. Time for your ol’ pal JPiC to give the gift of music. My annual Christmas music compilation is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD for a limited time. …
This week’s Illustration Friday word is “stretch”. Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion! I am your host, your ghost host. Kindly step all the way in please and make room for everyone. There’s no turning back now. Our tour begins here in this gallery where you see paintings of some of our guests as they appeared …
The new Illustration Friday challenge word is “whiskers”. “You know it’s hard to hear what a bearded man is saying. He can’t speak above a whisker.” Herman J. Mankiewicz, Oscar-winning screenwriter for Citizen Kane (1941)
This week’s Illustration Friday word is “zoom”. “One of these days, Alice! One of these days! BANG! ZOOM! Right to the moon!” Remember the golden age of television when threatening spousal abuse was funny. For a color version of this illustration, click HERE.
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “tree”. Adlai Stevenson ran for president twice against Dwight Eisenhower and was defeated both times. He once said of Richard Nixon, Eisenhower’s vice-president: “Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump for a speech on conservation.” Stevenson, one-time governor of Illinois, eventually …
The new Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “shy”. Phyllis Driver had dreams of becoming a concert pianist, but lacked confidence in her talent. Instead, the shy Phyllis became the humor editor of the Bluffton College newspaper. At 22, Phyllis married Sherwood Diller and resigned herself to the dull and expected life of a housewife. She …
This week’s Illustration Friday word is “haunt”. Now that he’s dead, Albert needs to find a good place to haunt.
This week, the Illustration Friday challenge word is “sky”. “Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at! Up above the world you fly, Like a tea tray in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at!” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll * * * * …
This week Illustration Friday word is “water”. “Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.” — Ambrose Bierce “Speak for yourself, Ambrose. “ — The Creature from the Black Lagoon
