Category: Animals

Hitched Up

I live in northeastern Indiana close to towns with names like Goshen, Nappanee and Shipshewana. They have large Amish populations so this is a real common site in my neck of the woods. I love those big draft horses.

Bear With Me

One last “then and now” before I get back to doing real work. I did this illustration back in the ’90’s. I can’t remember now what this bear was supposed to be… he’s wearing some sort of samurai outfit, has a viking braid, a… Continue Reading “Bear With Me”

The Librarian

The head librarian at Unseen University who was accidentally transformed into an orangutan, found the new body perfect for library work and refused to be transformed back. Students and faculty have come to accept this and the administration is happy to have a staff… Continue Reading “The Librarian”

North Polling Booth

Election day in the U. S. of A.

Meerkat

…well, it seems I’ve got drawing meerkats next up on my work schedule. Here’s a warmup I did to see what one of mine might look like.

World Baseball Academy

My buddy Caleb runs a really great baseball academy in Fort Wayne, Indiana called WORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY. If you have kids that you want involved in sports in a very positive way, check it out. Click HERE to take a look.

Pugster

My art process has changed significantly over the decades. Today, I start with an iPad where I figure everything out. I do a finished pencil drawing on a piece of typing paper and load that into Photoshop for coloring… …but back in the day… Continue Reading “Pugster”

Brick Shed Studios

The Big Bad Wolf is huffin’ n puffin’ in downtown Churubusco, Indiana. Brick Shed Studios is open for business…

The Garden

A few years ago, I did several pieces of artwork for the kids area of Living Stones Church in Crown Point, Indiana. As I was looking through my files today, I ran across some work I did for the entrance to their children’s section.… Continue Reading “The Garden”

Winterfest

Winter jokes from nine and ten year old kiddos.

Photographic Memory

Bob never missed a beat in any song… he had turtle-recall.

Baaa-d To The Bone

The job I’m currently working on tasks me with drawing a rock band made up of animals and the assignment said the guitar player was to be a sheep that’s “Baaa-d To The Bone” …so I used a band mate of mine from church,… Continue Reading “Baaa-d To The Bone”

The Brightest Thing In The Ocean?

I was searching through my email this morning and ran across this note that one of my publishers forwarded to me. The world would be a better place if we all encouraged each other this way 🙂

Shoeless

No need for shoes if you can go bear foot.