“Just north of where I grew up there was an awesome bay on Lake Superior called Batchawana Bay. You could walk out for what felt like a mile and the water would still only be up to your knees. The water was warm and the sand was perfect. I miss that place.”. (Graham Annable)

Grickle. Illustrations and animations by Graham Annable.

Above: We Sing The Forest Electric, animation, headline.

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“So you want to be more creative, in art, in business, whatever.
Here are some tips that have worked for me over the years.”.

Gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”. By Hugh MacLeod.

Above: Dinosaur (2006), print on paper, © gapingvoid gallery.

“Either printer ink is made from unicorn blood or we’re all getting screwed.”.
(Why I believe printers were sent from hell to make us miserable)

“Once you fix something, they’ll forever regard you as the Computer genius.
If it reaches this point, you’re pretty much screwed.”.
(Why it’s better to pretend you don’t know anything about computers)

The Oatmeal: written and drawn by Matthew Inman.

Beatriz Martin Vidal, illustrator. See also her work on deaviantART.

Above: Little Red Riding Hood, watercolor. (from Carbonmade)

“During the second half of the 1950’s, Joe Bowler was one of the best and most popular illustrators at the Charles E. Cooper Studio. Bowler did work for all the major magazines, and was especially well liked by the art directors of the women’s mags for his beautiful paintings of romantic couples.”.
	Harry Anderson “works directly from nature or from color slides. He makes no preliminary sketch. After he has tentatively finished a painting, he turns its face against a wall for several days and then brings it out for a fresh look. He may examine it upside down or in a mirror to detect any flaws.”. (Norman Kent, 100 Watercolor Techniques)

Today’s Inspiration: a blog and a collection on Flickr by Leif Peng.
“For those with an interest in illustration from the 40’s and 50’s.”.

Top, right: Joe Bowler, Art Directors Annual cover, detail, 1952.
Bottom, left: Harry Anderson, watercolor, from the Collection of the Society of Illustrators.

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