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IF: fail 2008-04-12 21:26:42 The challenge this week on illustrationfriday.com is “fail”.
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
—Thomas A. Edison
Monday Artday: dinosaur 2008-04-14 22:06:24 The challenge this week on Monday
Artday is “dinosaur
”.
J Mascis formed the short-lived hardcore group Deep Wound with Lou Barlow and Scott Helland in the early 1980s. He started out on drums, but moved to guitar when he went on to found Dinosaur Jr. with bassist Barlow and drummer Emmett Jefferson ‘Patrick’ Murphy (aka ‘Murph’) [...]
SFG: noir 2008-04-17 23:28:21 The challenge this week on sugarfrostedgoodness.com is “noir”.
I saw “Scream” a few days ago on one of the many movie channels on cable television. I had seen it several times before. It’s not a great movie, but it is funny the way Wes Craven pokes fun at himself and the genre that made him famous.
The [...]
IF: primitive 2008-04-20 15:43:58 The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “primitive”.
My mom collected records, a hobby I picked up and, in turn, my son inherited from me. My mom and I shared the same unusual sense of humor, and it was reflected in our similar taste in music. I was introduced to Spike Jones by my mom. [...]
from my sketchbook: yfz 2008-04-21 22:43:14 The story of the YFZ (Yearn for Zion) isolated compound in Texas has been front and center in the news for the past few weeks. One of the most intriguing parts of this story is the women of the community. Since the first pictures of the women surfaced, I know I have been fascinated by their [...] Read more:sketchbook
Monday Artday: war 2008-04-23 22:08:35 The challenge word this week on Monday
Artday is “war”.
Ashton Kutcher on “punk’d“, the missing December 7, 1941 episode:
“Dude, we are totally going to set up Admiral Husband Kimmel and Lt. General Walter Short. These two dudes are the two senior military commanders in Hawaii. Our accomplices are President Franklin Roosevelt, the US Military and [...]
from my sketchbook: peg entwistle 2008-04-28 22:00:46 In March 1916, eight-year-old Peg Entwistle came to America with her father and her uncle, both stage actors. In 1922, her father was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Peg and her two half-brothers were taken in by their uncle. 1925 brought Peg her first acting role, a walk-on part in Hamlet. This led to the [...] Read more:sketchbook
IF: wrinkles 2008-04-27 15:54:54 The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “wrinkles
”.
Chippewa Indian John Smith, also know as Ga-Be-Nah-Gewn-Wonce (Chippewa Indian for “wrinkle meat”) and commonly called “Old Wrinkle Meat”, lived in the Cass Lake, Minnesota area and is reputed to have died on February 6, 1922 at the age of 137.
The exact age of John Smith at the [...]
SFG: imagine 2008-04-26 16:24:06 The challenge on sugarfrostedgoodness.com this week is “imagine”.
On March 5, 1983, Journey Into Imagination opened in Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center (as the theme park was known at that time). The ride began with riders boarding their omnimover vehicles that seemed to be “floating” in the clouds. The clouds would part and riders would see [...]
Monday Artday: tropical jungle 2008-04-30 21:38:23 The challenge at Monday
Artday this week is “tropical jungle”.
Ladies and gentlemen. May I have your attention please? Due to circumstances beyond our control…the Jungle Cruise WILL be operating for the rest of the evening…Thank you.
Watch your step as you enter the boat. If you’re entering from the back, come up to the front. If [...]
IF: seed 2008-05-03 21:25:44 The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “seed”.
John Chapman was an American pioneer nurseryman. He picked apple seeds from the discarded remains from cider mills in Pennsylvania and travelled across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, planting apple trees. He became an American legend because of his kind and generous ways, his great leadership in conservation, [...]
from my sketchbook: richard manuel 2008-05-07 23:09:02 In the summer of 1961, eighteen-year-old Richard Manuel joined Ronnie Hawkins’ backing group, The Hawks, along with Levon Helm on drums, Robbie Robertson on guitar and Rick Danko on bass. Garth Hudson joined the band around Christmas time. After two years, Manuel along with Helm, Robertson, Danko, Hudson and saxophonist Jerry Penfound left Hawkins and [...] Read more:sketchbook
Monday Artday: sleep 2008-05-08 20:41:01 The challenge word this week on Monday
Artday is “sleep”.
Sleep… Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death….
IF: electricity 2008-05-11 18:51:49 The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “electricity
”.
Some mornings you just can’t get that “jump-start” you need.
SFG: c is for… 2008-05-10 21:41:31 …Capgras delusion.
Capgras delusion (or Capgras syndrome) is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a spouse or other close family member, has been replaced by an identical looking impostor. The Capgras delusion is classed as a delusional misidentification syndrome, a class of delusional beliefs that involves the [...]
Monday Artday: giant japanese monsters 2008-05-14 22:28:51 In an effort to steer away from a proliferation of cuteness, Monday
Artday offers “Giant Japanese Monsters” as this week’s challenge.
In 1954, Japanese actor Haruo Nakajima portrayed Godzilla (known as “Gojira” in Japan). He eventually played Godzilla twelve times (more than any other actor) until 1972, when he retired the character, although he continued to act [.. Read more:giant
, monsters
IF: wide 2008-05-18 00:49:09 The challenge on illustrationfriday.com this week is “wide”.
Well, we’re gettin’ a doublewide. I almos’ got enough Marlboro Miles saved up, soon as Billy Ray starts smokin’ more. C’mon y’ lazy shit!
We’re tryin’ t’ get little Britney t’ help, but she’s always cryin’ so much that th’ cigarette won’t sta
SFG: monsters 2008-05-16 23:40:09 The sugarfrostedgoodness.com challenge word this week is “monsters
”.
In 1927 Tod Browning directed Lon Chaney Sr. in the film “London After Midnight”. This silent film classic has become the most famous “lost” motion picture.
The movie told the story of wealthy Sir Roger Balfour. Balfour is found shot to death in his home. Inspector Burke, as played [...]
from my sketchbook: marie prevost 2008-05-19 00:15:07 Mary Bickford Dunn was born in 1898 in Ontario, Canada. After her father died, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother and sister. While working as a secretary, the attactive Marie applied for and landed an acting job at the Hollywood studio owned by Mack Sennett. Sennett dubbed her “the exotic French girl,” and [...] Read more:sketchbook
Monday Artday: money 2008-05-21 22:40:48 The challenge word on Monday
Artday this week (at my suggestion) is “money”.
On February 26, 1981, in Philadelphia, a twenty-eight year-old, meth-addicted, unemployed longshoreman named Joey Coyle had his life changed forever. Joey and two of his friends were on their way to buy drugs. They were driving behind a Purolator Armored Services truck that was [...]
IF: worry 2008-05-25 12:32:58 The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “worry
”.
In the 1976 episode of M*A*S*H entitled “The Interview”, a war correspondent interviews members of the 4077th. Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly was asked how he feels about the South Koreans.
He answers “I worry about them.”
from my sketchbook: jerzy kosinski 2008-05-26 01:49:21 Jerzy Kosinski walked a fine, sometimes blurred, line between bullshitter and storyteller. Kosinski was born Josek Lewinkopf in Poland in 1933. As a child during World War II, he avoided the Nazis by using a false identity. He lived with a Roman Catholic Polish family in eastern Poland under the name, Jerzy Kosinski, an assumed name given to [...] Read more:sketchbook
Monday Artday: elvis 2008-05-29 20:39:13 The Monday
Artday challenge this week is “Elvis”.
Sure, he was known worldwide as “The King”, but here are a few little-known facts about Elvis Presley.
He was a black belt in karate.
His entourage were known collectively as the Memphis Mafia.
None of Elvis’s 31 feature films were ever nominated for an Oscar in any category.
Elvis recorded more [...]
SFG: politics 2008-05-31 18:55:44 The challenge from sugarfrostedgoodness.com this week is “politics
”.
W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel served as Texas governor and United States senator. Born in 1890 in Ohio, O’Daniel came to Texas at age 29 as a sales manager for Burrus Mills, a flour-milling company in Fort Worth. In 1928, O’Daniel took over the company’s radio advertising and started [..
IF: baby 2008-06-01 20:05:28 The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “baby”.
Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
Thanks to pudge’s mom for inspiration.
Monday Artday: supernatural 2008-06-03 23:19:28 The Monday
Artday challenge word this week is “supernatural”, another word suggested by me.
In 1982, I was in my second year of art school. When I began my first year at The Hussian School of Art, Jimmy Carter was president and he was very generous with government money for education (if you can call “art [...]
SFG: star trek 2008-06-08 20:39:16 The challenge word this week on sugarfrostedgoodness.com is “star trek”.
I was never much of a Star Trek fan. I was five years-old when the original series premiered. I’ve seen it, on and off, in reruns for years. I have seen a few of the movies. I just never “got it”.
Whenever I hear “Star Trek” mentioned, I [...]
IF: forgotten 2008-06-08 12:27:24 The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “forgotten”.
If you are 25 years old or younger, you probably don’t know Carol Wayne. Even if you were around during the height of Carol’s popularity, she is most likely forgotten to you now.
Carol Wayne was a former professional ice skater and Las Vegas showgirl whose “dumb blonde” [...]
Monday Artday: anarchy 2008-06-11 23:22:16 The Monday
Artday challenge word this week is “anarchy”.
Outside the 1968 Democratic Convention, Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman announced that their candidate for president would be a pig named Pigasus.
Jerry Rubin was a left-wing social activist (read: radical). In 1967, Rubin and some others founded the Youth International Party (The Yippies), an anti-authoritarian political party [.
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