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A Boy Kicking Cheese

This is a line illustration I did to illustrate one of my son’s limericks he wrote when he was younger and being home-schooled. It was quite funny and I decided to illustrate the theme of it just for kicks. This … Continue reading

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Cathedrals Everywhere

When visiting Spain in March 2008, I was visually reminded of how many cathedrals there are in that country and in the rest of Europe. This was a sketch of just one of the many we visited while in Barcelona, … Continue reading

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Moorish Design Influence

This sketch was done at La Lonja, a castle from the 15th century that housed the silk merchant trade in Valencia, Spain. The design is definitely organic, and carved from stone. It appears on the side of an 8-sided star … Continue reading

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Sketches of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain

Here are some additional sketches I did while in Spain last month. The first is a window detail on the side of the place of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. This next one is a sketch of one of … Continue reading

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Back from España

Sorry for the recent silence. I took a trip to Spain, and was almost completely off-line and unplugged from most technology and the Internet! I spent 1-hour online between March 20, and 31st. It’s amazing what happens when you do … Continue reading

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Old Man Illustration

I think I was looking through some Pen and Ink drawing books I have, and decided to try my hand at a pen and ink sketch of a guy in one of the books. This was probably 20 to 25 … Continue reading

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Crazy Car Sketch

I sketched this image of a crazy cartoony car while flying from Chicago to Denver. Not sure what it means. Got any ideas?

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Palm Sunday Musings

This morning I heard a sermon by Dr. Greg Waybright, at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park. It was based upon the Gospel of Luke chapter 19, verses 1-10. It was the story of a Jew named Zachaeus, and how … Continue reading

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Costa Rica – Day One

We made it to Costa Rica – safe and sound! 3:45AM The day started at 3:45 AM, getting up and packing the van. Deb drove me to pick up two other guys, Eddie Alexander and Pat Italia. We met the … Continue reading

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Automotive Watercolor

Anybody who knows me knows I like old cars. I took a photo of this junked 1967 Chevy Impala back in the 70′s on a downtown Chicago street. Later on in the 1980′s, I used that photo as a foundation … Continue reading

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