Category: visuals

  • Embrace the Whimsy

    Embrace the Whimsy

    “Don’t worry if Plan A fails. There are 25 more letters in the alphabet.“ I found that saying while looking for quotes about today’s word… Whimsical. It was a great reminder of why I love Blogging through the Alphabet – you get 26 shots! Whimsical things are often charming, amusing, and imaginative, sometimes even bordering…

  • Vigilante Justice

    Vigilante Justice

    “Say your prayers, varmint… dead rabbits tell no tales.” -Yosemite Sam I went out on a limb here and chose the word Vigilante for the simple reason that I wanted to illustrate a cartoon vigilante-type man. That being said, any logical or meaningful commentary will be hard to come by. I’m still learning (playing with)…

  • Anatomy of an Umpire

    Anatomy of an Umpire

    My thoughts for this post hit me immediately when I was browsing through the U words.  The choice: Umpire. Now… I realize that the girl in my illustration looks more like a referee than an umpire, but that was intentional. The difference is a lot like “you say tomayto” and “I say tomahto.” No matter…

  • Tantrum

    Tantrum

    -Also Known as Throwing a Wobbly- I did a complete 180 on this one. Initially, I was going to do an illustration of a Treasure Chest. My chosen ‘T’ word at the time was Thesaurus. It was a happy idea. The chest was full of words and jewels (which I may use later)… and my…

  • The Oscar Party

    The Oscar Party

    I was caught off guard (totally unprepared!) when Ned plucked me out of bed one morning and forced me to go on a ‘surprise’ vacation.   We flew to the west coast and spent the first few days lounging in the sand… staring at the Ocean. We shucked Oysters while we were there, saw an Octopus,…

  • M is for Music

    M is for Music

    M was an easy letter. Normally I look around a bit before I decide on the word, but what better M word is there than Music? Music expresses feelings and tells stories. I remember when I was into my drinking / love addiction roller coaster days… I’d play sad music… and I was always sad.…