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Happy Groundhog Day 2012
Here’s a little sketch of Punxsutawney Phil, direct from my desk calendar. Happy Day!
Bud Wiser
’Nuff said.
To air is human
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!
Posted in Infotoons
Tagged doodle, farting, freelance illustration, games for kids, pun, puns
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How High? Clouds and their relative heights
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Infotoons
Tagged altocumulus, altostratus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrus, clouds, cumulonimbus, cumulus, fog, nimbostratus, rain, snow, stratocumulus, stratus, weather, weather forecasting
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Snow Gods
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? … Continue reading
Gourd, By a Bull
Sorry, could not resist. The world loves a punster…
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Tagged Bull, doodle, freelance illustration, games for kids, gourd, pun, puns
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The Winter Solstice
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Infotoons
Tagged autumnal equinox, axial tilt, December 21, Infotoon, seasons, summer solstice, Sun, vernal equinox, whimsical illustration, winter solstice
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Christmas in the Midwest
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas card, Christmas greeting, friendship, Santa Claus
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The Pleading Child
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Symphony, kids activity, Kinderszenen, Ravinia, Robert Schumann, Scenes from Childhood
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Happy Birthday Mark Twain
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, … Continue reading
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Tagged Huck Finn, Mark Twain, Mississippi River, Samuel Clemens, Tom Sawyer
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