Illustration Guy Blog

Creative musings about creative stuff by a creative cartoonist.
  • Independence Day 2017

    Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans. Stay safe out there!  

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  • Taco Tuesday

    Just some random silliness that was inked in my sketchbook with a little color added later in Photoshop. And yes, I do LOVE Taco Tuesday, but no, I do not eat sleeping people wrapped up in hammocks.    

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  • Happy Flag Day!

    Yes, believe it or not, Flag Day is a thing. The United States adopted an official flag to represent the new country on June 14, 1777 – the flag good ol’ Betsy Ross sewed for George Washington. Of course, as the country grew to have more than 13 states, the flag changed from the 13…

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  • The Space Avenger

    I was aimlessly doodling in my sketchbook one day without a thought as to what was going to come forth, and penciled an overly large head with no other details. For some reason, that large blob seemed to suggest that this was a hero’s head of some sort, so my pencil continued doodling until it became…

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  • The Tree Fort

    This started as an exercise in trying to sketch an interesting tree in my sketchbook. Suddenly it became a thing. Can you tell I create art to tell stories?  

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  • Memorial Day 2017

    Here in the United States, today is our Memorial Day. It is a day we honor our fallen warriors who gave their lives in the service of our country no matter which war over the course of our country’s history. We are grateful to all our veterans and heartily applaud them for their service today and especially…

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  • Drawn & Quoted: Showmanship

    “No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.” – Christian Nestell Bovee (1820 – 1904)  

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  • President Bill Morrison

    Now, I know that title above sounds a bit politically auspicious, especially to those of us who know Bill Morrison, but no, I’m not suggesting anything regarding Washington D.C. Rather, I’d like to call attention to the National Cartoonists Society that is about to invade Portland, Oregon for their annual Reuben Awards Convention over the Memorial…

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