Trying to clear away as many projects as I can in case I lose electricity. Here’s one illustration involving a super elephant.

Rarely use a Micron brush. Don’t know why. Worked well.

Here’s the watercolor painting I did for my step-daughter, Amber, for her baby shower that happened earlier to day in Mount Pilot, North Carolina.

It’s 11″x14″ watercolor on Crescent board. Inked with various brush pens. I sure miss the Arches watercolor board.

Had to do this pretty quickly. Most of the animals shown were also figurines on the cake for her.

The Golden Age Spectre Archives, Vol. 1 by Jerry Siegel

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The Spectre has always been a favorite of mine. Specifically the mid-1970s comic stories written by Michael Fleischer and drawn by Jim Aparo. So, I thought I’d dash through this collections of the very first Spectre stories.

The forward well details the start of the series and the oddities of the character. All to point out, something forgotten in today’s comics, that this is all in fun. It’s silly science fiction.

The 13 tales are all good guy versus bad guy. With the bad guy able to do whatever the imagination of the writer concocts. All simple stories with outrageous ghostly marauding revenge to those who lurk in evil. All fun. These are really all comics should ever be.

The artwork is primitive to what was later seen in the late ’60s through the early ’80s. The effort to good storytelling is obvious and done as new ground is broken in comics artistry.

Note: I’m adding books of comics to my reading lot trying to keep my head in my work as a storytelling illustrator.

Bottom line: I recommend this book. 8 out of ten points.



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Linda Hughes contributed Silver Springs State Park to the MerMay list. So here is a mermaid being a sight for the riders of a glass bottom boat.

Jennifer Huber added to the mermaid list of her chasing mermaids for a story she’s working on. So, here is Jennifer interviewing, taking photos, filming, etc. a talkative mermaid. I believe we all know mermaids that talk a lot!

#MerMay has two mermaids! This contributed byPaula Mendoza. 
Them manatees are almost as plentiful as love bugs, but they don’t fly….. yet.

Feel free to leave your suggestion as to where you’d like to see a mermaid in Florida below!

#MerMay! Here’s my illustration of Terisa Glover’s entry as to a Florida location for mermaids. A mermaid saddles a swan at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida!

Feel free to mention below where you would like to see a mermaid in Florida!

Again an over productive time at TeaStori! Pages and pages penciled for the comic/coloring book to be given away free at the Florida SpringsFest Weekend March 2&3, 2019. I’ll be at the Festival “signing” with cartoon critters both Saturday and Sunday. Also got artwork penciled for a personal project of critter cartoons.

More to post later!