Illustration Guy Blog – Page 2 – The Chad Frye

Creative musings about creative stuff by a creative cartoonist.

Harry T. Burn – August 18, 1920

On this date in history, the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution was signed into law 100 years ago in 1920. This was the amendment that granted women the right to vote. I was recently asked to illustrate an article in Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse Magazine that commemorates this story, which will appear in…
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Pastry Chefs

Anyone up for a little cake?
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Lazy Days of Summer

Now that it’s August, we’ve officially reached those hazy, lazy days of summer. It’s the kind of time that is best spent in the shade by a stream with your best buddy. There’s a slight breeze, the sound of bees buzzing nearby, and without a care in the world. This original 11×15″ watercolor…
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Drawn & Quoted: Blue Dogs

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.“ – Groucho Marx (1890 – 1977)
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The Old Coot

Sidewinder, whippersnapper, feelin’ mighty peckish, high noon, marble orchard, consarn it, sassafras, fair to middlin’, all down but nine, and dagnabbit are all words that come to mind with today’s sketchbook drawing.
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Business Elephant

If elephants worked in the world of business, I imagine they’d make good CPAs. Having someone who never forgets being in charge of numbers seems like a pretty good bet.
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Tax Day 2020

Since April 15 is usually the day, it seems awfully odd to me to type this today, but 2020’s tax day is finally upon us TODAY. I think ol’ Uncle $crooge here is oblivious to that fact, because no doubt he owes a few sheckels to Uncle Sam. You know, two cartoonists most influenced me…
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John MacArthur

The time of lockdown here during 2020 has got to be the strangest societal experience of our collective lifetime. One of the stranger of the restrictions placed upon us by our government has been the suspension of religious freedom despite stores being open, restaurants being open, open beaches, massive public demonstrations, political rallies, and even…
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