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Moose on Isle Royale, 1990

     When J. and I worked for a summer on Isle Royale National Park, we explored the island every weekend with tent and backpacks. We saw moose often, and each time was just as exciting as the last. This quiet moment on our return from Lane Cove was another such occasion.

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The Great Scavenger Hunt (part five)

     If you want to see the previous four episodes of the Scavenger Hunt (a true story from my high school days), just go to the four previous posts of this blog, and you’ll find each episode in order.      Those of us who left the scene in my Dad’s car were among the few […]

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The Great Scavenger Hunt (part 4)

     This is part four of a true high school adventure. All the names are changed, and I’ve made everyone animals. The first three episodes are shown in the previous three posts, and I’ll post the final episode of the Great Scavenger Hunt tomorrow. Enjoy.

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The Great Scavenger Hunt (part three)

The plot thickens!      This is part three of a true story drawn in five parts.  I illustrated it in 2000 about a high school adventure back in 1984. If you haven’t seen parts one and two, just go to the two most recent posts to follow it from the beginning.      Some of you were there, […]

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The Great Scavenger Hunt (part 2)

      This is part two of a five-part (mostly true) story from 1984. If you want to see the story from the start, go to yesterday’s post for part one. (I’ll post the remaining three parts in the following posts.)       As I said, the story is true, and the characters are all actual participants […]

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The Great Scavenger Hunt of 1984 (part 1)

            If you were in Athens High School in 1984, there’s a chance you’ll  remember The Great Scavenger Hunt (or you might have even been one of the fifteen or so participants). I’ve changed the names of everyone involved (and made them all animals, too), but some of you will know who the characters […]

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Self portrait, last night

     In anticipation of some new projects, I brought out my colored pencils last night to practice with. This is supposed to be me in my drawing room (which also serves as a guest room)… (Maybe it’s the guest room that also serves as my drawing room – not sure.)      Below is another bit of […]

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Redwoods, 1989

     This is one of  my early watercolor attempts: Summer1989, where Hibble, Pibble, and I camped in the Redwoods. We backpacked into the forest and lived by the river for several days, exploring the forest and the river without ever seeing another person. Wonderful!

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self portrait, 1994

     With an ice storm looming, this mood reflects, more or less, how I’m feeling tonight. (I think the original self portrait was an attempt to capture the frustration of writers’ block, or cartoonists’ block.) (Depression may have been an issue then, too.) Anyway, you get the idea.      By the way, today is the […]

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Waiting in Tony’s

     While waiting for a friend in Tony’s, I scribbled a few pictures with my left hand. I’m still giving my right hand a vacation from drawing because of the recent pain… So, here are a few more of my left-handed drawings that I’ve been attempting. Mostly, they are all a bunch of scribbles that […]

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