tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133095202024-03-13T14:13:29.210-04:00Child's Play | An Illustration Blog by Christian EldenThe illustration blog of Christian M. EldenChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10724899810611140043noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-38398040419499660262010-08-15T00:25:00.004-04:002015-05-14T00:35:25.620-04:00I've Moved!Hello all,<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
This message is to let you know that this blog has moved to <a href="http://www.christianelden.com/category/blog">http://www.christianelden.com/category/blog</a>. While I haven't kept this one current as of late, it's my hope that the swanky new blog locale will provide the inspiration to keep it fresh. If you're a follower of Child's Play, I hope that you'll continue to follow me in the future, as I plan on posting some cool new stuff soon.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
As always, thanks for reading, and I hope you'll stop by the new digs.</div>
<div>
-Christian</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10724899810611140043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-57421633170241502952009-10-16T13:59:00.005-04:002009-10-16T14:04:18.930-04:00Illustration Friday: FROZENMaybe it's just me, but this lil' fella looks like he's tired of being frozen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/Sti01-G0FoI/AAAAAAAAABQ/mNSSMMeqY0I/s1600-h/Frozen-IF.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/Sti01-G0FoI/AAAAAAAAABQ/mNSSMMeqY0I/s320/Frozen-IF.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393259393073813122" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10724899810611140043noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-88035432902458537042009-07-22T14:34:00.003-04:002009-10-22T13:29:54.028-04:00Laptop Chic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCWcM13w6I/AAAAAAAAABk/rWRTdQdyi0o/s1600-h/GFwebgirl-final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCWcM13w6I/AAAAAAAAABk/rWRTdQdyi0o/s320/GFwebgirl-final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395477764817535906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This sassy lass is just a piece of an identity re-design I recently finished up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-84807793229185713632009-07-10T15:37:00.002-04:002009-10-22T13:32:29.545-04:00More Playin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCXJNDYbrI/AAAAAAAAABs/_2ns-LKlCmw/s1600-h/ChefWilhelm1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCXJNDYbrI/AAAAAAAAABs/_2ns-LKlCmw/s320/ChefWilhelm1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395478537968316082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SleYs9f20OI/AAAAAAAAAxU/EeevZ1oPIkc/s1600-h/ChefWilhelm1.jpg"><br /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-63732313418781111822009-07-09T17:26:00.005-04:002009-10-22T13:33:49.352-04:00Long Live the King<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCXcliYzpI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ojemPWrIoX4/s1600-h/KingAlfonso1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCXcliYzpI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ojemPWrIoX4/s400/KingAlfonso1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395478870958329490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Playing with a lil' looser line style than I'm used to. What do you guys think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-53516418738398882692009-05-15T14:46:00.006-04:002009-10-22T13:36:48.081-04:00Lil' Footballer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCYK5v7IvI/AAAAAAAAACE/Zp7PdqZrgfY/s1600-h/lil-footballer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCYK5v7IvI/AAAAAAAAACE/Zp7PdqZrgfY/s400/lil-footballer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395479666657796850" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-17157911537750146292009-01-30T09:52:00.014-05:002009-10-22T13:52:41.122-04:00Black History Month Portraits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCa6BUXJeI/AAAAAAAAADU/5mHMbu-YxTM/s1600-h/marian-anderson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCa6BUXJeI/AAAAAAAAADU/5mHMbu-YxTM/s400/marian-anderson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395482675166782946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCavr9G1pI/AAAAAAAAADM/zZ0hcUPgkMA/s1600-h/mary-church-terrell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCavr9G1pI/AAAAAAAAADM/zZ0hcUPgkMA/s400/mary-church-terrell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395482497633408658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCapqWB7bI/AAAAAAAAADE/-UtOMOrFaho/s1600-h/kenneth-clark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCapqWB7bI/AAAAAAAAADE/-UtOMOrFaho/s400/kenneth-clark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395482394121858482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCaifZJBTI/AAAAAAAAAC8/HMn5MJN8HKY/s1600-h/paul-robeson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCaifZJBTI/AAAAAAAAAC8/HMn5MJN8HKY/s400/paul-robeson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395482270923031858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCacicJqTI/AAAAAAAAAC0/8qOQ5fmMQMo/s1600-h/mlking-jr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ovj2HeKHigA/SuCacicJqTI/AAAAAAAAAC0/8qOQ5fmMQMo/s400/mlking-jr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395482168661748018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I just finished up a series of portraits that will be used in a Black History Month product line next year. I did them on 80 lb. medium surface drawing paper with regular 2B & 3B pencils. Featured are Marian Anderson (singer), Mary Church Terrell (writer/civil rights activist), Kenneth Clark (psychologist), Paul Robeson (athlete/actor), and Martin Luther King, Jr.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);font-size:85%;" >[NOTE]: I thought these would work for the "time" theme at Illustration Friday, not only because these individuals forged new paths for equality during a time when support for their cause was limited, but their accomplishments also broke new ground for the basic rights of everyone, and put simply, affected history.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SYMUVBvPXqI/AAAAAAAAArk/2BdirRvIdcM/s1600-h/mlking-jr.jpg"><br /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-40286070516368379802009-01-22T16:16:00.003-05:002009-01-22T16:21:10.314-05:00New Stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SXjiiiWlblI/AAAAAAAAArA/d9K-9S4_8Tk/s1600-h/bible-guys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SXjiiiWlblI/AAAAAAAAArA/d9K-9S4_8Tk/s400/bible-guys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294230444938980946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SXjieUmXqxI/AAAAAAAAAq4/0ZbdwDt8Uus/s1600-h/last-supper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SXjieUmXqxI/AAAAAAAAAq4/0ZbdwDt8Uus/s400/last-supper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294230372527614738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's some new stuff from a recent activity book project. I felt like I had to put something new up... the goods were gettin' stale around here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-68311461462966941712008-12-22T10:45:00.004-05:002008-12-22T16:52:45.923-05:00Illustration Friday: VOICES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SU-2QY_UOAI/AAAAAAAAAp8/5asb4y-Qzj4/s1600-h/Beckys-Angels.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SU-2QY_UOAI/AAAAAAAAAp8/5asb4y-Qzj4/s400/Beckys-Angels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282641280631060482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Whipped this up for my sis-in-law (who volunteers with <a href="http://www.younglife.org/">YoungLife</a>) to give to her girls. I'm guessing you can imagine why I thought this might work for IF's "voices".... a mess of teen girls on one page -- you do the math. I need earmuffs just looking at it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-43121997590473786342008-12-19T09:57:00.003-05:002008-12-19T10:00:31.200-05:00Illustration Friday: RAMBUNCTIOUSThis was an idea I'd started for my holiday cards this year, but never had time to finish it. He fits the "<span class="orangeserif">rambunctious" title though, methinks.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SUu27yf3API/AAAAAAAAAp0/oJFabgL86Ng/s1600-h/hit-tha-mark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SUu27yf3API/AAAAAAAAAp0/oJFabgL86Ng/s400/hit-tha-mark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281516126305976562" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-37530921309670813012008-11-18T13:46:00.003-05:002008-11-18T13:57:33.389-05:00Cut It Out!Anyone remember your old-school Sunday school teacher telling Bible stories with those little paper cutouts on a felt board? Well... here are a few drawings that are soon to be those very cutouts. They're all Jesus in varying states of consciousness/mood, except for the two groups of His disciples (freaking out while <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%208:23-27&version=31">Jesus slept peacefully</a> on a boat about to be ravaged by an incoming storm). More to come...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SSMNrZ-qYwI/AAAAAAAAAn8/Gs-T1A95BCs/s1600-h/Jesus-Outlines321.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SSMNrZ-qYwI/AAAAAAAAAn8/Gs-T1A95BCs/s400/Jesus-Outlines321.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270071028312859394" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-48994201541524458432008-11-11T16:56:00.006-05:002008-11-12T13:42:20.339-05:00Jesus, meet NicodemusHere are a couple finished characters (Jesus & Nicodemus) that will be used separately in a new project... actually only the outlines were needed, but I couldn't NOT color them. :) Then I dropped them into a recycled <a href="http://celden.blogspot.com/2007/04/illustration-friday-fortune.html">background</a>, and voila! The story's from <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:1-21&version=31">John 3:1-21</a>, where Nicodemus goes to Jesus at night & is taught about the concept of being "born again."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SRoAgZBXqSI/AAAAAAAAAnc/4OV7TsFDp8U/s1600-h/Jesus-Nico-scene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SRoAgZBXqSI/AAAAAAAAAnc/4OV7TsFDp8U/s400/Jesus-Nico-scene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267523270635661602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SRoAqmfQTlI/AAAAAAAAAnk/xYwrU00iRZI/s1600-h/Nicodemus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SRoAqmfQTlI/AAAAAAAAAnk/xYwrU00iRZI/s400/Nicodemus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267523446049361490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SRoAyEps37I/AAAAAAAAAns/XPquBeOCrxI/s1600-h/Jesus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SRoAyEps37I/AAAAAAAAAns/XPquBeOCrxI/s400/Jesus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267523574405324722" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-691664533265282302008-09-26T15:28:00.003-04:002008-11-17T16:44:00.941-05:003...2...1...Here's another cover concept I finished recently for a new teacher resource book. It's by the same author as <a href="http://www.warnerpress.org/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=E1503">Beakers, Bubbles & the Bible</a>, so the artwork needed to follow suit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SSHlkjXL1rI/AAAAAAAAAn0/8Ns_SqG-Dvw/s1600-h/LIVE321-Cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SSHlkjXL1rI/AAAAAAAAAn0/8Ns_SqG-Dvw/s400/LIVE321-Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269745455130728114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SN04jmuGxiI/AAAAAAAAAc0/hUxHFlBHJYk/s1600-h/LIVE_3-2-1.jpg"><br /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-81986081962882556072008-08-17T17:41:00.004-04:002008-09-10T15:34:41.220-04:00Mmmmm. Jelly Beans.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SMghQve7YWI/AAAAAAAAAbg/Yl2gP5nyrRA/s1600-h/Jellybean%2BWitness.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SMghQve7YWI/AAAAAAAAAbg/Yl2gP5nyrRA/s400/Jellybean%2BWitness.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244478337580753250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was recently given the challenge of creating an interesting cover for a jelly bean-inspired kids' activity book. How does one make jelly beans interesting? Well I don't know how YOU do it, but I give 'em all crazy faces. Works like a charm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-80935694942383703602008-08-13T09:19:00.004-04:002008-08-13T09:27:11.709-04:00New StuffI recently finished this cover illustration for an activity/coloring book about some of the Bible's most famous stories. Know which three I worked into the cover?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SKLfbxCXuaI/AAAAAAAAAaY/iO4YHzwuUjM/s1600-h/FavBibleStories-cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SKLfbxCXuaI/AAAAAAAAAaY/iO4YHzwuUjM/s400/FavBibleStories-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233991385070680482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SKLgBbS6x6I/AAAAAAAAAag/2cRwfDxWSbU/s1600-h/FavBibleStories-detail1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 310px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SKLgBbS6x6I/AAAAAAAAAag/2cRwfDxWSbU/s400/FavBibleStories-detail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233992032069535650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SKLggEmAupI/AAAAAAAAAao/Ip1FeBNpSqY/s1600-h/FavBibleStories-detail2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 310px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SKLggEmAupI/AAAAAAAAAao/Ip1FeBNpSqY/s400/FavBibleStories-detail2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233992558551546514" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-28302295991389655452008-08-04T14:57:00.003-04:002008-08-04T15:01:23.779-04:00Baby, Baby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SJdRUL8CoQI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/2IzxHNJIoBc/s1600-h/baby-animals.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SJdRUL8CoQI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/2IzxHNJIoBc/s400/baby-animals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230738899457974530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Here are some cutesy baby animals I developed for a "baby congratulations" card set (yes, I made the elephant pink on purpose). :)</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-10375846411193460142008-04-18T15:21:00.007-04:002008-06-16T14:46:47.905-04:00Early Bird Special<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SAj0ztXe81I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/ttnkNU6lAFI/s1600-h/EarlyBird-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/SAj0ztXe81I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/ttnkNU6lAFI/s400/EarlyBird-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190667739733095250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">This was done for the quasi-weekly theme draw over at <a href="http://honorrollartworks.wordpress.com/">Honor Roll Artworks</a>. I do believe I was the earliest early bird this week.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-26933589465984960432008-04-02T09:48:00.005-04:002008-04-02T10:00:19.015-04:00SFG Blank Book ProjectI just wrapped up my installment of the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://sfgblankbook.blogspot.com/">Sugar Frosted Goodness Blank Book</a> project. For those unaware, it's a traveling sketchbook that, when complete, will have skipped all over the world. It was a lot of fun & I was happy to be part of it. Can't wait to see the finished product!<br /><br />Here are a couple "teaser shots" from my sketchbook pages... I won't reveal all & spoil the surprise. <span style="font-size:85%;">;)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R_ORHS3WzzI/AAAAAAAAAUw/ZbeBSOBw8v8/s1600-h/IMG_2013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R_ORHS3WzzI/AAAAAAAAAUw/ZbeBSOBw8v8/s320/IMG_2013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184647150542704434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R_ORLy3Wz0I/AAAAAAAAAU4/Uc6JygxCFaA/s1600-h/IMG_2014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R_ORLy3Wz0I/AAAAAAAAAU4/Uc6JygxCFaA/s320/IMG_2014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184647227852115778" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-43851896816735013442008-03-07T10:36:00.006-05:002008-03-07T11:45:09.951-05:00Illustration Friday: GARDEN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R9FhJrzDIsI/AAAAAAAAAUI/T2OMBiNut0I/s1600-h/buggya.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R9FhJrzDIsI/AAAAAAAAAUI/T2OMBiNut0I/s400/buggya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175024265828967106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a slightly less-leafy alternative, but every garden I've ever been involved with seemed to have equal parts leaves, equal parts these. Maybe I need to watch more HGTV...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-29725286270541709882008-03-03T10:13:00.004-05:002008-03-03T11:30:03.172-05:00Beakers, Bubbles & Bibles.... Oh my!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R8wV8jLZYKI/AAAAAAAAAS0/8uOLwjCCOWg/s1600-h/BEAKERS-cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R8wV8jLZYKI/AAAAAAAAAS0/8uOLwjCCOWg/s400/BEAKERS-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173534201921233058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The latest project I designed/illustrated is now available for purchase. It's a Sunday school teacher's resource book that uses science experiments to illustrate Bible lessons and make 'em loads of fun. You can check it out under my "Published Works" section to the right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-90141561384602626702008-02-18T09:24:00.003-05:002008-02-18T09:33:25.515-05:00I want to ride my bicycle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R7mVaY-W3yI/AAAAAAAAASk/wkqVNW-hLjU/s1600-h/BIKING.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R7mVaY-W3yI/AAAAAAAAASk/wkqVNW-hLjU/s400/BIKING.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168326327997488930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Just finished these guys last night. They're a father/son duo, and they bike across the country just for kicks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-49493232635884061882008-02-13T15:04:00.004-05:002008-02-13T15:09:54.537-05:00Be Mine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R7NNVY-W3wI/AAAAAAAAASU/gFp2IbsfkVg/s1600-h/valentine08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R7NNVY-W3wI/AAAAAAAAASU/gFp2IbsfkVg/s400/valentine08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166558227400679170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I whipped up a homemade valentine this year for the wife (scoreboard!) that included this little diddy:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><blockquote>"I'm sure there were a lot of guys<br />that coulda brought you joy...<br />but out of all the dudes around,<br />you picked <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">this</span> tall white boy!"</blockquote></span><br /><br />Gold. Solid gold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-86573475312710326562008-02-12T08:50:00.000-05:002008-02-12T09:00:20.191-05:00Steve Johnson AdvertisingWell, Steve Johnson (my uncle) is <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">finally</span> online -- he's one of the most artistically talented men I know, and I'm glad to have helped him establish a presence on the web. If you want to see an example of a very talented muralist & sign painter, <a href="http://signman.wordpress.com/">go check him out</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R7GmMI-W3vI/AAAAAAAAASM/Xz_Gsz4T9_w/s1600-h/escanabamural.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R7GmMI-W3vI/AAAAAAAAASM/Xz_Gsz4T9_w/s400/escanabamural.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166092975068339954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My uncle Steve was one of the primary influences in my early interest of art -- he'd draw pictures for me to color & got me all kinds of art stuff for birthdays & Christmases. I guess it could be said I owe a lot of what I am today to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-32851916513269626182008-02-05T15:51:00.001-05:002008-02-05T21:13:32.786-05:00Illustration Friday: BLANKET<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R6kXv7CTUuI/AAAAAAAAARg/_Gv7WVernc8/s1600-h/IF-blanket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R6kXv7CTUuI/AAAAAAAAARg/_Gv7WVernc8/s400/IF-blanket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163684559825621730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Weren't dryer-warmed blankets the best?!<br /><br />When we were kids, Mom used to put our towels in the dryer while we were in the tub so they'd be all toasty-warm when we got out. Same principle. I'd do it now, but the shower's upstairs and the dryer's in the basement.... I don't think our neighbors would appreciate all the nude towel-fetching.<br /><br />That reminds me -- I need to get some blinds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309520.post-49970333370167593102008-01-29T09:08:00.001-05:002008-01-29T09:12:36.731-05:00Divalicious<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R580QrCTUbI/AAAAAAAAAPM/TORCQny3NHE/s1600-h/scrapdiva-final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R580QrCTUbI/AAAAAAAAAPM/TORCQny3NHE/s400/scrapdiva-final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160901159024808370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R580NLCTUaI/AAAAAAAAAPE/elnjWxsKvd8/s1600-h/scrapdiva-final-detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_svEu7RaXwsw/R580NLCTUaI/AAAAAAAAAPE/elnjWxsKvd8/s400/scrapdiva-final-detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160901098895266210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Just wrapped on this logo for a digital scrapbooking website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1