Really, really busy getting the next Swampy’s Florida coloring book: Springs of Marion County. Thought I’d share a bit of artwork from it.

Here’s artwork for a Swampy’s Florida coloring book I just wrapped up a preliminary version of Gatorama , in south Florida. I’ll be showing this version at the Florida Historical Society meeting starting Thursday.

Premiering this Thursday at the Florida Historical Society annual meeting is the Swampy’s Florida: The Civil War in Florida coloring book and guide. Above is the cover. Tomorrow I’ll post the other coloring book being introduced about the Florida roadside attraction, Gatorama.

Here’s a small sample from the Trilby, the baby alligator, mini-comic book that will be available next week at THE GENERAL STORE (May 6th) and Coliseum of Comics (May 7th) in Lakeland, Florida, for Free Comic Book Day.

I thought I’d share the cover art of the first Swampy’s Florida mini-comic book available next week for Free Comic Book Day in Lakeland.

Since kicking off the Swampy’s Florida website/comic strip/etc started last July, I was hoping to introduce a coloring book. It all came together Friday evening at The General Store in Downtown Lakeland. Co-owner of The General Store, Teresa Glover, put it all together and also contributed a lot to the coloring book. Terisa’s little dog and a Downtown Lakeland icon, Sparky, also stars in the coloring book. Above is a photo of me, the coloring book and Sparky in front of The General Store.

Here’s the cover. If you’d like one, please contact The General Store in Lakeland (863-688-5900). It is currently the exclusive seller of Swampy’s 1st coloring book.

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In front of The General Store Friday night I did drawings to help promote the coloring book. The photo above is of me handing a drawing to June, who happens to double as Sparky’s manager (Negotiations with Sparky came down to kibbles and bits). Below is the only photo I took all night. It’s a drawing for one of the coloring book recipients.

I was pretty exhausted Friday night after the night before (See the blog entry before this one). So tired in fact that I did no Facebook or Twitter posts and took only the one photo of artwork above.

A very busy day of trying to move websites, visits with accountants about accounting things in life, a sudden need to visit a car fix-it shop, etc, kept me from being able to do a more involved sketch. Here I ‘m working on a police character that visits a couple of upcoming Swampy’s Florida comic strips. In another endeavor I patterned a police office after my father. So, I ‘m doing it again here.

This Friday, April, 1st, is the debut of the new Swampy’s Florida: Lakeland coloring book at The General Store as part of Downtown Lakeland’s First Friday event.

The coloring book has lots to color and learn about Lakeland’s history and great places to visit. I was able to price the coloring book at $3. If you’re in the area come by and say HI! and get a free drawing between 6 to 9pm.

All of this happening at a store that I think every town should have, The General Store. You can’t miss the rocking chairs outside! Also, if you haven’t met Downtown Lakeland’s infamous Sparky at The General Store, now’s your chance! By the way, that’s Sparky in the middle on the cover.

Here are sketches for Sketch-A-Day March of an upcoming real life character in my Swampy’s Florida comic strip: Don Price of Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando. Below is a recording of Rob sketching Don.

I made a pit stop at ABC Pizza for dinner last Wednesday night in Zypherhills. The sketch above is of part of the interior. The building was once a Biff Burger changed over twice to be an ABC Pizza. More Sunday on Swampy’s Florida!

Here’s my newest Genuine Florida painting that I made while filming on UStream. Prints are available and please contact me to get yours.

Click below to see the UStream video.

Click here to see me make the next one tomorrow, February 23rd.