L: Lion

When thinking about lions I thought about how they are "the King of the Jungle." Then it got me thinking about "the King of Rock and Roll." So I put the two of them together. By the way who ever started the saying that lions are king of the jungle must of never really known anything about lions, because they don't live in the jungle. I'm just saying...

Below was my first lion drawing. I think I redrew it just to try a few things out. I figured this one was good enough to share without the color.

Iphone doodles 2

More doodles from my phone. I really like doing these. They don't take a lot of time and it's a nice creative exercise.

After doing the fish I caved in and bought the layers app to go with the program. It saves me a lot of time and is very helpful. I can really see doing something impressive with this program if I really wanted to put the time in.

Bucket Gnome Classic: The Pits

K: Kitten

The more I draw the more I can see patterns in what I draw. One thing I don't draw a lot of are people of the feminine persuasion. I don't really know why, it's just when I start drawing I tend not to think about it and they just get left out. I'm going to try and fix that. There are other things I need to draw more, but for now I'll just try to stick with more women.

On a side note, the kitten is actually what my cat looks like. The girl looks like no one in particular.

J: Jackrabbit

Saturday Morning Cartoons: the Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961)

Not once but twice this week Of Mice and Men was brought up in different conversations. Every time I am reminded of that book I think of this Bugs Bunny cartoon. One of my favorite parts of growing up was learning various things and then going back and understanding the parody that was going on in these cartoons.

Iphone doodles

I have an Iphone and it does many things. One of the things it does is let me draw on it with a program called Adobe Ideas. It's a very basic program but can be used to do simple little things. I realize that instead of checking Facebook 15 times in 15 minutes I could spend some of those minutes making little doodles. I drew all three of these yesterday doing various things (lunch break, waiting to get my haircut, watching tv). I plan to try and do this more often and maybe I'll post them here every now and then.

I: Iguana

H: Hog

I've been playing with more brushes in photoshop. I love seeing other digital work that has a textured look to it. I figured I should get on the ball and start learning how to do that kind of stuff.

Saturday Morning Cartoons:Quack-A-Doodle-Doo (1950)

Went to Half Price Books and got a collection of Baby Huey comics from Harvey Comics. It's been a long time since I've thought or seen Baby Huey. I always thought he was a great idea for a character. I mean babies are funny and when you double their size they must be twice as funny. The book looks really good too. Reading the intro I've discovered that a lot of the early comics were made by the actual animators of the shorts, who would moonlight as comic artist for extra money.

G: Grizzly Bear

F: Frog

Fun Frog Facts:

-There are over 4000 species of frogs in the world, though only 88 species in the US and Canada. They are all over the world, except for Antarctica and Iceland.

-The earliest known frog fossils to date were found in Arizona and are believed to be from the late Jurassic period, about 190 million years ago.

-Frogs don't drink water but absorb it through their skin.

E: Eagle

10 years ago today, something happened that changed the world. It knocked buildings to the ground and knocked me off my high horse. I am reminded that in a blink of an eye the world can change and I have no control over it. But I will put my trust in God, who has control over all things. As it says in Isaiah:

but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31

On this day, may we all say a prayer for those who lost loved ones in the attack, for our armed forces, for our country, and our enemies, who would do us harm. May we all find our strength in the Lord.

Saturday Morning Cartoons:Deputy Droopy (1955)

Just got my Tex Avery's Droopy DVD collection. This is one of my personal favorites that I remember from my childhood.

D: Duck

When thinking of what would be funny for a duck to be doing all I could think about was duck a l'orange. Then I just thought it would be funny to have the duck juggling oranges.

Fun Duck Facts

-Most male ducks are silent and very few ducks actually "quack." Instead, their calls may include squeaks, grunts, groans, chirps, whistles, brays and growls.

-Ducks are omnivorous, opportunistic eaters and will eat grass, aquatic plants, insects, seeds, fruit, fish, crustaceans and other types of food.

-Ducks are comfortable walking on ice and swimming in icy water because their feet have no nerves or blood vessels making the duck unable to feel cold.

Bucket Gnome Classic: Sherlock

Originally posted on November 4, 2009

Ariel (1993-2011)

Our family cat passed away on Friday. She was 18 years old, which equals about 98 in cat years. She was our first cat. We were more accustom to dogs and as such we were not ready for the differences. For instance, dogs love you no matter what; cats love you when they feel like it. It took Ariel a few years to really open up to us, but I loved when she did. Heck, she even started to love the dog. Then she out lived him. So this drawing for you Ariel. You were a great cat and I love you.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1951)

C: Crow

The Crow and the Pitcher

An Aesop’s Fable

A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair. Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into
the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. At last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life. Moral of Aesop’s Fable: Little by little does the trick