Category: Animals

Presidents’ Day

Post author By Chad Frye
Post date February 18, 2019

Here in the States, today is our annual Presidents’ Day holiday. We celebrate by taking the day off from work, and buying mattresses on sale.

I created this illustration of Abraham Lincoln for the February issue of Clubhouse Magazine published by Focus on the Family. As with the giraffe illustration posted last week, this was done for a joke page where the jokes were sent in by the kids.

A teacher asks, “Do you know Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?”

The student answers, “I thought he lived in the White House.”

Laughter ensues.

The squirrel says, “You make a left turn at Albuquerque.”

His Highness

Post author By Chad Frye
Post date February 11, 2019

I did a couple of illustrations for the February 2019 issue of Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse Magazine that is out now. Thought I’d share one of them today.

My two spot pieces were created for a page of jokes that the kids themselves sent in. This giraffe piece goes with the question, “What do you call a royal giraffe?”

The answer? “Your Highness,” of course!

I think the lion cub just can’t wait to be king.

Care to see a couple of close-ups?

It’s good to be the king.

Not sure these guys can say “hakuna matata” and mean it.

In case you are curious, these were created entirely in Photoshop on a Wacom Cintiq. I’ll share the second illustration for Clubhouse later this month!

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The Best Nine

Post author By Chad Frye
Post date January 10, 2019

Over on Instagram, folks have been posting the nine images people responded to the most in 2018. These were the favorite nine of my art that made the cut over there.

A whole year represented by nine images. That sure went by fast.

If you are on Instagram, and didn’t know that I was, you can find me there at https://www.instagram.com/chadfrye_illustrationguy

I tend to post more things on Instagram than I do here on the ol’ blog, so come give me a follow to keep up with all the fun.

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Happy New Year 2019!

Post author By Chad Frye
Post date January 1, 2019

Happy New Year!

Here’s hoping that the new year brings joy and delight in your personal pursuit of carrots.

Somebody picked the snowman’s nose. (rimshot)

By the way, just as a curiosity fact, this was penciled in the Los Angeles airport, and inked in the Vegas airport. (The Vegas airport slots have no power over me when I can make my own fun like this.)

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Thank You Notes

Post author By Chad Frye
Post date December 27, 2018

Alright – the last of the presents have been opened, and you’ve had a full day to hit all the after Christmas sales. Now is the time to start getting those thank you notes written to Aunt Belinda for the socks, Grandpa Joe for the new hammer, and Mom for the new underwear.

Whomever in your life made the time to thoughtfully pick out a gift just for you, be sure to send them a proper “thank you!”

Even this bear didn’t want to hibernate without first saying a proper thanks!

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Beary Christmas

Post author By Chad Frye
Post date December 25, 2018

Here’s a little Christmas greeting created for the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society featuring their mascot, Cornelius the bear.

It is rumored that ‘ol Corny had saved the lives of several cartoonists back in the day. Since his own passing, Cornelius looks after cartoonists everywhere.

Merry Christmas!