Cave Creature - In Progress

Another work in progress. Today's challenge was the phrase "The creature stirred, waiting in the darkness of the cave for the perfect time to strike." So far, I've got the creature and the cave, but I'm still not sure what to put outside. Any suggestions?

National Crazy Day

Today is National Crazy Day! Here's a little limerick to celebrate:

Let’s go out and dance with a cow

Or take a slow boat to Macao

Put on a bee beard

Or do something else weird

Cause it’s National Crazy Day now!

I know it's pretty brief, but I'm trying something new. Two nights ago, I really got caught up in drawing the cyborg superhero picture and I ended up staying up past 2:00 AM on a work night. I was a wreck the next day, so last night I made myself go to bed at 11:00. I can tell you, I feel worlds better today. So at the expense of some deep and meaningful poetry (which I've never been accused of writing anyway), I came up with this little thing and now I'll go do some dishes and head off to bed. Crazy, I know, but that's the way I roll!

Awaiting Rescue

This is my submission for Day 22, where the challenge was to draw a superhero using at least 2 of these words: synthetic, apple, neon and cyborg. I think I got all four. He's a cyborg (part human, part robot) with synthetic parts (and his super suit is made with synthetic fibers). The glowing neon effects were fun to draw using a very low opacity airbrush tool, and the spinning beach ball effect in his eye is the icon you get on an Apple computer when it's frozen up or thinking hard. Sometimes you don't want to rely too much on technology...

Your rescue will begin momentarily. Please be patient.

Chewie's Gift

Unfortunately for all involved, Chewbacca was not amused by his gag gift.

(Drawtober Day 21 Challenge: Draw something inspired by a movie you like.)

Back To Work!

I’ve been waiting for weeks

Here with nothing to do

And today is the day

That my wishes came true

I went back to work

Yes, the furlough is done

I can get back to teaching

And having some fun

So today I got up

While the sky was still dark

Took my coffee in hand

For that sweet caffeine spark

And the rest of the day

We just tried to catch up

Printing books, calling schools

Drinking cup after cup

So now I’m back home

In my back there’s an ache

It’s been a good day

Now it’s time for a break

Best Friends

Yesterday's challenge was a simple one: a boy and his best friend. A lot of the posted drawings had a boy and dog or a boy and dragon. I decided to take a softer approach...

Welcome Home Weapon

The topic for this drawing: "The weapon lay on the table, next to a note that read 'Welcome Home'."  In case the resolution is too low to read the note, it says, "Welcome home! I polished your hand grenade, like you asked. I will be staying at mother's for a while. XOXO"

Blue-Eyed Alien

This is the drawing for the Day 16 challenge - a humanoid alien with blue eyes. I actually got a compliment from the moderator of the challenge for this drawing. She said I did a nice job on the fingers!

300

Can you believe it? This is Post number 300 already! I think I might actually succeed in my New Year's Resolution and post a new picture or poem here every day for an entire year. To help celebrate this milestone, one of my recurring characters wanted to make a nice dinner, but things didn't go quite according to plan...

"Darn it, Pangolin! Did you waste all my ketchup again?!"

2013 Arrival - final

I think this is the final version (for now). Here's my new, updated for 2013 picture of a city at night (on the moon!) with fire somewhere in the picture.