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• If We Ignore Dr. Gosnell, He Never Happened

  

  Ah, I’m afraid this post is a bit grim, not the usual light-hearted fare. There are times, however, when an illustrator and cartoonist must use what skill he ha... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 SOCIETY

• How To Rescue Poor Jennifer Aniston From A Horrible Color Scheme

  

  This is a mini Photoshop tutorial that contains a larger lesson: when you paint yourself into a corner, you can sometimes paint your way out of it. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• April Fool! Is That Any Way To Treat A Street Musician??

  

  It’s April Fools’ Day, so I’m calling Busker back for a quick encore, the poor guy. You can see the original hand-lettered strip here. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Famous People And Idiots– How Many Can You Name?

  

  I’ve been working on some projects, and have fallen behind in my blog posts, so I shall dip once more into the archives… (insert dramatic piano chord here). Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Sure’n Let’s All Ha’ A Good Cry!

  

  Begorrah! St. Patty’s Day has come and gone, and I’m late with this post. O’Sorry!As mentioned in a prior post, I used to draw a comic strip for a local paper... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Sometimes An Illustrator Has To Fiddle Around

  

  Today’s Pressing Question: Does being an illustrator have any perks? Besides fame and fortune, I mean… : )Well, yes. I can think of one: Every so often you get... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Alas, I Failed To Win The Big New York Comic Con Poster Contest

  

  I entered a poster design contest last fall. Alas, I didn’t win. Years ago, I would have labeled this a failure. Now I’m smarter: I call it a “learning... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• LEGOs, Beer, Bounty Hunters, And Other Lawsuit Lunacy

  

  Welcome to another edition of Loopy Lawsuits.As mentioned in previous posts, I do a cartoon illustration every month for Inside Counsel Magazine’s humor... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• From Cabbage Patch To Garbage Pail

  

  Ask me to describe my most memorable 2012 assignment, and I might choose this one: a client asked me to turn someone into a Garbage Pail Kid so they could put... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• I’m Giving You Just 8 Chances To Find The Right Word

  

  I have a friend who’s almost as crazy as I am– and that’s saying something. His name’s Dave Beffa-Negrini. He creates custom, hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles. Yo... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Snowball Vs. Hat: A Drama In 4 Panels

  

  OK, imagine you’re an illustrator. You’re working hard on an assignment, and you realize you’ve been neglecting your blog. Do you:A) Hope for a miracle B)... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• How Google Made Martin Van Buren A Famous U.S. President

  I read a post by fashion illustrator Edwina Owens Elliott in which she had high praise for a commercial created by advertising agency Venables Bell Partners t... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Create A Facebook Page And Display Your Portfolio As A Slideshow

  

  I’ve been doing what every illustrator does at the start of a new year: asking myself if there’s a better way to display my portfolio so art directors will... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 COMPUTING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• New Year’s Resolution: To Lose The Blinders And Walk Towards The Light

  

  I was scrounging around for a year-end post, and had one of those “happy accidents,” sometimes referred to as serendipity. I found an old illustration (circa... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Busker’s Christmas Carol: Miser Beware!

  

  As mentioned in this prior post, I used to do a weekly strip about a street musician named Busker. I thought you might enjoy this one from December, 1996,... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Attention: The World Mayan Today

  

  Mayan. Might end. How often do you get to do an apocalyptic pun?Supposedly, the Mayan Long Count Calendar predicts the world will end today, December 21, 2012. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• No Partridge, No Pear Tree, But We Do Have Birds, Trees, And A Famous Saint

  

  I’ve been doing a Christmas cover illustration for editor Eric Meisfjord and the Inland Register for quite a few years now. I always look forward to it. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• How To Build An HTML Table And Decorate It Tastefully In 5 Easy Steps

  

  WordPress editor Cheri Lucas was kind enough to feature me in The Daily Post recently. One of the things I talked about was using HTML, specifically an HTML... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Paparazzi Stalk Zoot Suit Illustrator: The Most Shocking Blog Post Of 2012

  

  I’m working on a little project involving zoot suits. I missed that era (1940s), but always figured I’d look good in one. Thanks to Photoshop, I was able to... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR

• Thanksgiving Story: How The Jive Turkey Hustled The Street Musician

  

  Back in the 90s, I did a weekly cartoon feature for a local arts & entertainment paper. It was about a little street musician named Busker. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 CREATIVITY, HUMOR