Tag Archives: current-events

A children’s book is born… (or); A look inside the mind at the creative process of an artist and writer… who also happens to have crack squirrels living in his cranium…

Posted on September 1, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Well, there it all is, the original, amusing little comic strip that I drew when I was a teenager so many years ago… with all its ‘making fun of creation myth’ overtones… along with one of the watercolors… ( the … Continue reading →

Posted in cartoons, fiction, My art, Stories of my life | Tagged art, arts, books, childrens books, current-events, humor, painting, social-media, watercolors, writing | 16 Comments

Uh… just read the cute little story… complete with pictures… that I drew… back when I was about 17-years-old… and I will try to explain what I am doing with it at the end…

Posted on August 31, 2015 by pouringmyartout

——————————- Okay, where should I start? As I mentioned, this is something I did way back in the day. Obviously it is nothing more or less than a creation myth story that pokes fun a religion in a gentle way. … Continue reading →

Posted in cartoons, fiction, My art, Stories of my life | Tagged art, books, childrens books, comics, creation myth, current-events, humor, painting, religion, wizards | 16 Comments

My blog… the gift that keeps on giving…

Posted on August 13, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Posted in My art, Pictures of me, stuff about blogging | Tagged bloggers, blogging, blogs, current-events, gifts, humor, photoshop art, social-media | 14 Comments

Dachau… part 2… I think my face pretty much says it all…

Posted on August 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Are there words to explain a place like this? Words don’t do it justice. The windows in the top of that little tower make it look harmless and commonplace… when there aren’t machineguns sticking out of them… The sky is … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life, thinking about stuff | Tagged current-events, dachau, germany, history, munich, nazis, photography, travel, world war two | 48 Comments

Dachau… part 1… (or); what an unfunny thing to put on a humor blog…

Posted on August 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The words translate to something like: ‘Work will set you free’… probably the most cynical use of language in history… and it was on the gates on most of the Nazi concentration camps, as far as I know. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life, thinking about stuff | Tagged concentration camp, current-events, dachau, germany, history, nazi, nazis, photography, social-media | 26 Comments

Beer: yes… Nazis: no… and some funny German words and an elevator filled with mirrors…

Posted on August 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Our first night in Munich, we managed to find a place that served beer… what are the odds? Okay, these aren’t in order… we saw that sign the next morning after our walk to the Glockenspiel… but it is actually … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, beer, current-events, germany, history, humor, munich, nazis, photography, social-media | 10 Comments

Payback…

Posted on August 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The other day, I went to the bank, and I saw one of those Google Maps cars… I walked all around it taking pictures with my phone from every angle. The guy got nervous and asked what I was doing… I … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories of my life, thinking about stuff | Tagged current-events, funny, google, google maps, humor, photography, social-media | 12 Comments

The day that Europe kicked my ass… part 9…

Posted on August 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Do I look happy in that picture? The simple truth is that I am an artist before and above all other things. I am all art-side-of-the-brain. And being in St. Chapelle was like being in a dream that all artists … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, colors, current-events, France, humor, paris, photography, saint chapelle, travel | 4 Comments

The day that Europe kicked my ass… part 7… (or); Man, my feet are really starting to hurt and… holy moley… this is the most beautiful church I have ever seen!!!

Posted on August 6, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Just a few… long… feet-killing blocks from Notre Dame is the cathedral of St. Chapelle. It was suggested to Mollie by her AP European History teacher, but my mom had been there too. I must admit there comes a time, after … Continue reading →