I.F. WHISPER

"Those National Geographic photographers smell funky," he said in a whisper.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week"Whisper."

I visited franklin Elementary School last week and asked for some subject matter to use in my next I.F. illustration. My assignment was to use a monkey.

I.F. wool

If wooly mammoths were made of wool,
and you could train them to hold still while you sheared them,
and they could grow their wool back quickly,
A lot of baby seals would have been saved.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "WOOL."

I.F. STORM

Nothing like a good storm to test a theory on. It would have been more comfortable with rubber gloves.

Created for Illustration Friday's word O the week"STORM."

I.F. Wheel

He is the best bird dog in the world.
He was born without back legs.
His master made a back end for him from a wheel.
His name is Tripawed.

I.F. SNOW

If you decide to mess with Morgan The Snow Princess of the Highlands, well, you'll be messing with her posse.

Created for my gift of the heart to my niece Morgan.

I.F. EXPLORE

To explore or not to explore? That is the question.

I visited an elementary school last week and talked art with some 5th graders. One of the kids gave me this drawing after class. I wanted to include it in my painting for Illustration Friday's word of the week "explore."

I.F. STRETCH

He's known as "The Tongue." He was licked by a radioactive chameleon when just a boy. He can stretch his tongue 1 1/2 times his body length. Too bad he uses his mutant super power to steal designer purses.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "stretch."

I.F. Whiskers

I know a guy (let's call him "Wayne" for the sake of the story) who is sort of an artist when it comes to his hair. For instance one time he might shave only half of his whiskers. Then another time, when it feels right, he might give himself a Monk cut. Yep he's always trying something different than the next guy. So if you run into a guy named "Wayne" that is sporting a curious hairdo, say hi... he may just become your best friend.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "whiskers."

I.F. zoom

Chad Hall is quite the photographer. He uses a moose suit and a ZOOM lens to get ridiculously close to wildlife.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "Zoom."

Hi Chad.

I.F. SHY

Would Chuck Norris be shy without his toupee? Why don't a you ask him and then let me know how that roundhouse kick to the face felt?

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "shy."

I'm a little late getting this done but vacations from my problems at lake Winnipesaukee can get in the way of a blog.

I.F HAUNT

I've seen scary trick or treaters but none could compare to little Belle Bumgardner. Yep the image of that goat's head tied to hers will pretty much haunt me forever.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week"haunt."

I.F. SKY

Get a magic broom in your hands and the sky's the limit.

Created for illustration Friday's word of the week "SKY."

And happy halloween.

I.F. Water

They could sense danger all around but when harvester elves need water, well, they need water.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "water."

I.F. MIRROR

He promises a mirror finish no matter the shoe. His buffing skills are out of this world.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "mirror."

I.F. CROOKED

104 years later the braces came off.

Crooked teeth are of no use to a vampire prodigy.

By the way he endorses Doc. Gifford, the best kid dentist around.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "crooked."

I.F. BURST

For no Rhyme or a reason a Hyena will just burst out laughing... or at least that's what my Uncle Nico Pelser told me and he loves wild dogs.

Painted for Illustration Friday's word of the week "BURST."

I.F. IMAGINATION

Not in my wildest imagination are Chuck Darwin and the monkey related.

CREATED for Illustration Friday's word of the week "Imagination."

I.F. identical

He thought they were identical. The other one thought nothing at all.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week "Identical."

I.F. TALL

A tall hair fad would be lame.

Created for Illustration Friday's work of the week "tall."

I.F. Teacher

"Roads... not good for antler growth," said the Teacher.

Created for Illustration Friday's word of the week: Teacher.