I.F. Future

What an odd find. Was it from the future? Was it from the past? Is it dangerous? Should children play with it?

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "future."

I.F. Tribute

Native American Gothic

My spin on American Gothic by Grant Wood and a tribute to early american illustrators. Oh and The earliest american people were pretty darn cool as well.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "Tribute."

I.F. farewell

I recently read about a culture that when they said farewell to their dearly departed, would place blue stones around the body to protect it from evil spirits. Blue stones are much cooler than they used to be.

Created for Illustration Friday's word O the week "farewell."

I.F. TRAIN

Do you think The dog Whisperer could train my dog to find golfballs?

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "train."

I.F. Wild

His favorite food is moth.
He's a night person.
He can barely see but can hear incredibly well.

He was adopted and raised by a pack of wild bats.
He may just be the original Batman.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "Wild."

I.F. EGG

Eggs don't bounce.

Humpty D. was a good egg but still, he was an egg. A very perplexing situation for all involved.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "egg."

I.F. SWIM

Swim? All day everyday... can't get enough.

Created for Illustration friday's word of the week "swim" (and maybe an interior piece to a little book project).

I.F eyeglasses

"Where in the heckity heck are my eyeglasses" said the farmer in the Dell as he stumbled and bumbled about.

Illustrated for Illustration Friday's word of the week "Eyeglasses."

Also I would like to give credit to Maryn Roos for inventing and letting me borrow the phrase "heckity heck."

I.F. yesterday

I'll take the reality shows of yesterday over anything that The Donald, The Kardashians or weirdos trying to survive on an island have to offer today.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "yesterday."

I.F. Talent

She was the best weaver in the territory. She shared her talent with the local rabbits by weaving tiny rabbit sized blankets from a tiny rabbit sized loom.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "Talent".

I.F. WHISPER

"Those National Geographic photographers smell funky," he said in a whisper.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week"Whisper."

I visited franklin Elementary School last week and asked for some subject matter to use in my next I.F. illustration. My assignment was to use a monkey.

I.F. wool

If wooly mammoths were made of wool,
and you could train them to hold still while you sheared them,
and they could grow their wool back quickly,
A lot of baby seals would have been saved.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "WOOL."

I.F. STORM

Nothing like a good storm to test a theory on. It would have been more comfortable with rubber gloves.

Created for Illustration Friday's word O the week"STORM."

I.F. Wheel

He is the best bird dog in the world.
He was born without back legs.
His master made a back end for him from a wheel.
His name is Tripawed.

I.F. SNOW

If you decide to mess with Morgan The Snow Princess of the Highlands, well, you'll be messing with her posse.

Created for my gift of the heart to my niece Morgan.

I.F. EXPLORE

To explore or not to explore? That is the question.

I visited an elementary school last week and talked art with some 5th graders. One of the kids gave me this drawing after class. I wanted to include it in my painting for Illustration Friday's word of the week "explore."

I.F. STRETCH

He's known as "The Tongue." He was licked by a radioactive chameleon when just a boy. He can stretch his tongue 1 1/2 times his body length. Too bad he uses his mutant super power to steal designer purses.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "stretch."

I.F. Whiskers

I know a guy (let's call him "Wayne" for the sake of the story) who is sort of an artist when it comes to his hair. For instance one time he might shave only half of his whiskers. Then another time, when it feels right, he might give himself a Monk cut. Yep he's always trying something different than the next guy. So if you run into a guy named "Wayne" that is sporting a curious hairdo, say hi... he may just become your best friend.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "whiskers."

I.F. zoom

Chad Hall is quite the photographer. He uses a moose suit and a ZOOM lens to get ridiculously close to wildlife.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "Zoom."

Hi Chad.

I.F. SHY

Would Chuck Norris be shy without his toupee? Why don't a you ask him and then let me know how that roundhouse kick to the face felt?

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "shy."

I'm a little late getting this done but vacations from my problems at lake Winnipesaukee can get in the way of a blog.