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Wizard magic… part 3… (or);Six hours of work in Photoshop, but hey, it’s for the children!

Posted on September 9, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Well, there it is. Page 20 of my new children’s book about a cute little wizard who is just looking for a friend. The thing is… and this ‘thing’ is mostly just because I like to try to add at … Continue reading →

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Wizard magic… part 2… (or); did you know that Photoshop actually has a tool called ‘the Magic Wand?’

Posted on September 8, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I am still working on the artwork for my new Children’s book about the cute little wizard named Gadzookes.  I have now gotten to the part where I am zooming in to look at individual pixels and do some cleaning … Continue reading →

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The third book…

Posted on September 6, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The third book in my action/humor science fiction series should be available within the next day or two… My daughter and I have finished the back and forth of the process to fix the few little glitches that always seem to show … Continue reading →

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Some of the finished artwork from my new children’s book…

Posted on September 2, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Just thought I would share a few of the pictures with you that I have been working on. Sort of give you an idea what the finished book will look like. Of course, there will be funny words on all … Continue reading →

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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 →

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It’s not a poem… it’s a song… I just haven’t recorded it, turned it into a cute video, and stuck it on my blog with my other songs yet…

Posted on August 2, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Outward Bound ——————————– Well, they’re starting final countdown, and the seatbelt light is lit Goodbye mother earth, I’m gonna miss you just a little bit Well the stewardess is pretty and she brings me one more beer As I was … Continue reading →

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Selfridges… part 1…

Posted on July 13, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Some of you may remember that I wrote a murder mystery novel set in World War Two London. In fact, because I posted a lot of the book here, and many of you read it as I wrote it… (Okay, it was … Continue reading →

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Oh yeah… I just remembered I told you I would share some pictures of my new ‘shameless self-promotion’ t-shirt…

Posted on December 20, 2014 by pouringmyartout

Okay, it is a lousy picture. I am back-lit, so you can’t see me… or the shirt very well… (It says ‘Ask me about my books’)… but I guess you should remember the picture from the post I did about … Continue reading →

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Even more shameless self-promotion…

Posted on December 12, 2014 by pouringmyartout

I just went into a little custom T-shirt shop near my house and ordered a shirt with this original design… I had it printed on a white shirt, so that is just about what it will look like. I threw in … Continue reading →

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I have two ideas for my next children’s book… and one of them might get me in trouble…

Posted on December 5, 2014 by pouringmyartout

I have this old cartoon story I started way back when I was a teenager about a wizard named Gad who creates the universe and everything in it… I scanned it and began some preliminary work on cleaning up the artwork … Continue reading →

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