News Flash!

The marines have reached Pork Chop Hill! The outlook is delicious.

We took the weekend and traveled west toward Grand Junction, Colorado, just for fun. A great brewpub in Downtown GJ, Rockslide Brewery. And outside of town is a tiny city, Fruita, that is reknown for Mike the headless Chicken. This is one of several sculptures in town, and the only one I saw that pays tribute to Mike.

Mike actually lived about two years without a head. Talk about determination.

Spring may yet be near. The crocus surprised me yesterday morning.

New piece in the graphic category: Logo for The Home Improvement Showcase

I have had the opportunity to create materials for the Colorado Springs Grand Prix of Running which in addition to the 5K on St. Patrick's Day, is including a satellite run in Jalalabad Afghanistan (see csgrandprix.blogspot.com) for soldiers from Fort Carson Colorado, and the St Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown Colorado Springs. The latest entry in this has been a logo for the Shamrock Shillelagh Clam Chowder Marching Society.

"Fun for a Dime"This is the image I have chosen for the SSNW winter solstice exchange. It is based on a photograph I made of the ride at the Manitou Springs Penny Arcade.

Image is 4.5"x7" on 7.5x11" Paper. Rives LW white.

Although I have been busy with several other projects, I took the time to work on a postcard for friends to celebrate Mardi Gras. This is an ink drawing, approximately 12x8". The total time involved was about 10 hours.

Took a pdf file to OfficeMax to print out, but several problems erupted with that. Somehow the file shrunk in Reader to 93%, unacceptable. It also printed all over the sheet so mechanical trimming became impossible. Then I left my flash drive on the counter at the store. I miss the old days when I could print these out myself.