BACKWARDS

Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels.

Little Things

THE ZOO was this week's Illustration Friday theme. Several years ago I did this painting of St. Francis with all the pets I've ever had. I think it works.

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SUPERSTITION

Hawaiian legend has it that if one throws a lei from a departing ship and it floats back towards shore, you'll come back someday. If it floats out to sea you won't.

From Here to Eternity

HATS

EXTREMES - Sweet & Sour

THE BLUES

JUGGLING
Years ago I saw a man with a dancing bear on a street corner in Munich. The bear seemed more human than the man and the bear would rather have juggled.



Someone reminded me about this illustration I did for IF when the word was "play".

Wedding

MOMENTUM











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Missing



















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POEM
This was a pitch for a client that didn't make it off the ground
but I thought it had a kind of end-of-the-day poetic look to it.














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GEEKY


Bethesda (Maryland) Urban Partnership wanted a "whacky" artist to represent their annual children's street festival. I created this non-gender, non-ethnic character by utilizing an artist's wooden model as the basic person, then dressed it and posed it in geekiness.

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camouflage



















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SUIT



















Am working on a benefit event for the revival of an old theater - client wants a cigarette girl.... apparently not seeking donations from the politically correct.

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My Paradise

Wood roses, Night Blooming Sirius, Giant African Snails, Geckos galore..on the rainforest floor of Manoa Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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CARS



















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CITRUS
















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REMEMBER












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FORTUNE

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SNAP!












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I SPY










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TOTAL










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WIRED


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This week's topic is COMMUNICATION




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BUZZ

PEACE


I did this painting of our city for Christmas cards this year. Thought I'd cheat and use it for the word of the week since it's a bit of a quiet piece. Peace to you all. ellen

HELP

MIGHT

This illustration was done in illustrator several years ago for a Dietician's Website, http://www.eatdrinkandseemary.com/

INVENTION

No more 'hungry' Americans: US government says
The US government has tweaked its terminology in referring to the nearly 11 million Americans who face a constant struggle with hunger to refer to them as people with "very low food security."

THANKSGIVING

GHOST of advertising past.

PLAY

CAPTURE

CLEAN

Opposites - Sweet & Sour

SKYLINE

A dream of Pavarotti in the park in Historic Frederick, Maryland.

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DANCE
Fraser tries out her new shoes.

It's a JUNGLE out there.

Portrait

This is my portrait of St. Francis of Assisi with all the pets I've had in my life.

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