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To air is human

Posted on January 17, 2012 by mikey

Here’s another visual pun. I love listening to people talk, then misinterpreting what they just said. And of course, there’s always a visual. Let me know if there’s a phrase you’d like to see. Enjoy!

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How High? Clouds and their relative heights

Posted on January 10, 2012 by mikey

Here’s an infotoon on the heights of clouds. When you see a cloud in the sky, how high is it? Here’s a relative chart that can help approximate what kinds of clouds those are and roughly how high in the sky they are. Click the image for a larger, classroom friendly version. Enjoy!

Posted in Infotoons | Tagged altocumulus, altostratus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrus, clouds, cumulonimbus, cumulus, fog, nimbostratus, rain, snow, stratocumulus, stratus, weather, weather forecasting | Leave a comment

Snow Gods

Posted on January 4, 2012 by mikey

When the illustrator is bored, and there are several inches of snow on the ground, what better time to break out the sculptor chops? And what could be farther from the snowy plains of Kansas than something befitting Easter Island? The neighbors absolutely love this, and a small-level competition even broke out. LOL!

There’s SNOW business like GOD business...

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Gourd, By a Bull

Posted on January 3, 2012 by mikey

Sorry, could not resist. The world loves a punster…

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The Winter Solstice

Posted on December 21, 2011 by mikey

Today (December 21st, 2011) is the Winter Solstice, or shortest day of the year. Because of the axial tilt of our planet as it spins around the sun, this day marks the 24-hour period in which the Northern Hemisphere receives the least amount of sunlight, and coincidentally, warmth. Though the length of days will begin to increase from here, Winter will not be shaken so easily. We will not likely see a great deal of warming until the Vernal Equinox occurs, midway through March. Stay warm! (Click the image below for a larger version.)

The seasons, with a navel orange standing in for the sun. What better to use for Old Sol than something that gains a great deal from it?

Posted in Infotoons | Tagged autumnal equinox, axial tilt, December 21, Infotoon, seasons, summer solstice, Sun, vernal equinox, whimsical illustration, winter solstice | Leave a comment

Christmas in the Midwest

Posted on December 8, 2011 by mikey

Happy holidays to all of my fans, from this illustrator in Kansas. Never one to throw away a piece of perfectly good paper, I enlist my colored pencils, markers, Sharpies, and copious amounts of Pentel correction fluid, and find the reason for the season. Enjoy!

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The Pleading Child

Posted on December 5, 2011 by mikey

Kids! Have you ever asked your parents for something again and again? Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) contains a piece entitled Pleading Child, where the melody repeats itself just like a pleading child. And you won’t know if the wish was granted until the next movement. This was an illustration for The Chicago Symphony’s Ravinia Festivals. I felt that the rain in the background was a perfect metaphor.

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Happy Birthday Mark Twain

Posted on November 30, 2011 by mikey

Today (November 30, 2011) would have been Mark Twain’s 176th birthday, had he discovered the fountain of youth that is. Born Samuel Clemens, the author and humorist lived long enough to see the face of the United States change considerably, with immigration on the rise and a shift from an agricultural to a manufacturing economy. His pen name (mark twain) was taken from a familiar cry aboard Mississippi river boats of the time which meant the water was 12 feet deep, enough clearance for a boat.

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Life In a First-Aid Kit

Posted on November 27, 2011 by mikey

Your typical first-aid kit. Lots of gags in here, but I think the best one is the box of adhesive strips that’s hitting on the moist towelettes. Enjoy!

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Turkey Hunt

Posted on November 21, 2011 by mikey

Here’s a real simple Thanksgiving e-card that I did for amazon.com many years ago, when they were first starting out and simply wanting folks to linger longer at their website. Enjoy!

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