Illustration Guy Blog

Creative musings about creative stuff by a creative cartoonist.
  • Yo Ho Ho!

    The other day I was reading an article saying that some ocean archaeologists found what they believe to be the anchor from Blackbeard’s actual ship off the coast of North Carolina! I got all excited about it, and for days I was thinking about pirates! I even went so far as to sketch this one…

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  • Happy Cat

    Welcome back to work after the long holiday weekend! You know that’s where you are as you read this. You were too busy relaxing and having fun over the Memorial Day holiday to bother keeping up with Facebook and other such time wasters on the net. We all know that’s what the first hour or two back…

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  • King of the Beasts

    This year the National Cartoonists Society is having their annual Reuben Awards convention weekend in good ol’ Memphis, Tennessee. As part of the festivities, members were asked to create some Memphis-themed art that could be used for several purposes: Decorations on the tables during the awards dinner. Original art to be auctioned at a swanky…

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  • Darwyn Cooke

    Very sorry to learn today of the sudden passing of Darwyn Cooke, one of the greatest comic book artists ever. I had little interest in superhero comics until I saw his work, work that is so tremendously inspiring to even fellow cartoonists. Back in 2012, I attended a charity auction that was raising money, in…

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  • House of Secrets

    So, how was everyone’s weekend? Did you have a good time with Free Comic Book Day on Saturday and then Mother’s Day on Sunday? My weekend was pretty swell, too. Here’s a photo from Saturday…     Now, I don’t usually post celebrity shots here on the ol’ blog, but felt this was related to…

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  • Jungle Music

    Today I thought I would use my abilities to indulge my secondary interest in filmmaking, which is film music. I enjoy film music so much that there is a whole category for it here on the ol’ blog. I saw Disney’s new version of The Jungle Book on its opening weekend three weeks ago and…

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  • Queen Elizabeth’s 90th Birthday

    Today is the British monarch’s 90th birthday. She is longest reigning monarch in Great Britain’s history, and the first sovereign to reach the age of 90. I wish her all the happiness one can possibly have with a life as public as her own.     Believe it or not, I do happen to have my…

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  • Red’s Planet

    Today I wanted to sing the praises of my friend Eddie Pittman. He has a brand new graphic novel for kids (adults will enjoy it, too!) that comes out TODAY!! It is called Red’s Planet, and features a little girl who has an exciting alien adventure. I’ll let Eddie’s YouTube video fill you in…  …

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