IdiotHead

Ch ch ch ch Changes

2006-12-30T18:53:00.000-05:00

I have decided to remove the IdiotHead mask and post as myself.
I can now be found at CreativLEE.blogspot.com

Please visit me there and leave lots of comments.
Thanks.

Peace :: Illustration Friday

2006-12-24T02:09:00.000-05:00

"You No Fight, We No Fight"
Christmas Eve, 1914
On December 24, 1914, during World War I, German soldiers called a truce to celebrate Christmas.
To read more about this amazing event, see this Snopes.com article.

Digital image created using Paint Shop Pro 8.10

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Help :: Illustration Friday

2006-12-21T01:57:00.000-05:00

Next time Frosty should get help making cookies.

I am quickly running out of time this week!
I didn't get to spend as much time as I would have liked.
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Mask :: Illustration Friday

2006-12-09T03:26:00.000-05:00

Try as he might, Rupert couldn't mask his true feelings for the mask given to him.
"I'm a raccoon, for crying out loud. Why would I need a mask!?!", he was heard muttering.
Rupert was not known for his graciousness.

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Might :: Illustration Friday

2006-12-05T01:30:00.000-05:00

Star Light Star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.

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Invention :: Illustration Friday

2006-11-29T20:56:00.001-05:00

If Dean Kamen lived in Victorian times.

This is my attempt at Steampunk, a word I learned about from my son.

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Thanksgiving :: Illustration Friday

2006-11-20T23:51:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving To All!
A belated Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends. I don't know what other countries do. Let me know if your country has a equivalent Thanksgiving holiday.
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Clear :: Illustration Friday

2006-11-15T00:44:00.000-05:00

Carl's new television was clearer than his apartment!

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Smoke :: Illustration Friday

2006-11-06T01:24:00.000-05:00

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Wind :: Illustration Friday

2006-11-01T23:27:00.000-05:00

Camels should know never spit into the wind!

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Ghost :: Illustration Friday

2006-10-24T01:08:00.000-04:00

Ghost Writers in the Sky

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Smitten 2 :: Illustration Friday

2006-10-19T01:28:00.000-04:00

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Smitten :: Illustration Friday

2006-10-14T01:08:00.000-04:00

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Trouble :: Illustration Friday

2006-10-11T00:58:00.000-04:00

When trouble brews, GnatMan is just a call away.

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Quiet :: Illustration Friday

2006-10-05T00:39:00.000-04:00

Some things are best when they are quiet

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Whew!! This has been one busy week!!

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Phobia :: Illustration Friday

2006-09-25T22:36:00.000-04:00

Coulrophobia

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Happy Anniversary to me! I have posted every week for one year!

Change :: Illustration Friday

2006-09-19T01:57:00.000-04:00

The Changing of the Guard

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Farm :: Illustration Friday

2006-09-12T00:01:00.000-04:00

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Safe :: Illustration Friday

2006-09-03T17:34:00.000-04:00

Safe on Second!

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Run :: Illustration Friday

2006-08-26T15:01:00.000-04:00

SENATOR ENDS RUN

by IdiotHead

(IF) Anterior Naris, USA - Senator Rostrum P. "Booger" Nose of Nostril announced he has decided to end his run for President. He is bowing out after disappointing showings in the primaries. "I would like to thank all my supporters for their wonderful - uh- support in this race", the Senator was quoted at his press conference. The embattled Senator has recently been dripping in the polls for his pro-boscis stance. A Nose volunteer was heard to say "I thought our Nose would run all the way to the White House, but now he snot."
Nose rose to prominence from lowly beginnings working his way through college as an olfactory worker, earning a BS degree as a chemoreceptor. He later joined the military and graduated from Nasal Cavity in Annapolis, where he earned the nickname Booger for his hard tactics. While there, he played football at the nose guard position. After his term in the Nasal ended, he ran for and was elected mayor of Anterior Naris. He ran for the Senate in a 10K marathon and won "by a nose". The Senator has served many terms and has sponsored such bills as the Schnoz Highway Act, Honker Noise Reduction Act, and the Beak and Duck Bill.
His campaign ran on the motto of "Keep your nose out of my business" or "Nose Out" for short. Senator Nose plans to return to his home in Upper Respiratory Tract for some much needed rest and then return to his seat in Congress to continue run the Smells and Odors Committee as its chairman.

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Match :: Illustration Friday

2006-08-20T00:28:00.000-04:00

Not only did he lose the tennis match and the shouting match,
but John MatchEnroe's socks didn't match!

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Play :: Illustration Friday

2006-08-12T22:56:00.000-04:00

or
A Play on Words
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Capture :: Illustration Friday

2006-08-08T00:06:00.000-04:00

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Clean :: Illustration Friday

2006-07-30T18:31:00.000-04:00

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Opposites :: Illustration Friday

2006-07-24T01:12:00.000-04:00

I am not normally a political person, but this came to mind when I saw this week's topic. It seems like these two are always opposites and can't seem to decide on anything.

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See http://dlwithit.blogspot.com/2006/06/illustration-friday-dance.html for a tutorial on creating the background. Thanks, Don!

Sacrifice :: Illustration Friday

2006-07-18T00:25:00.000-04:00

Sacrifice Fly

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Skyline :: Illustration Friday

2006-07-10T21:54:00.000-04:00

Skylines are not for cities only.

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Sticky :: Illustration Friday

2006-07-04T14:12:00.000-04:00

Nothing beats a sticky day like floating in the ocean!

I am on vacation on the Outer Banks, but couldn't miss IF. I made do with
an 'analog' illustration. Colored pencil on Academie Sketch Pad.
Digitally photographed and then uploaded.

Rain :: Illustration Friday

2006-06-25T17:25:00.000-04:00

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Dance :: Illustration Friday

2006-06-18T17:44:00.001-04:00

"High Flight"

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.

John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

Jungle :: Illustration Friday

2006-06-12T21:58:00.000-04:00

Please click the image for a larger more detailed view. This illustration was created to look like a picture made up of m&m's. When I finished with the first layer, I wasn't happy with the finished image. There was too much border showing. Adding a second offsetting layer finished it.
The colors used match colors available from m&ms.com.

Portrait :: Illustration Friday

2006-06-07T01:04:00.000-04:00

Self Portrait
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Cake :: Illustration Friday

2006-05-30T00:16:00.000-04:00

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Sorry :: Illustration Friday

2006-05-23T00:30:00.000-04:00

"Let us endeavor to live so that when we come to die
even the undertaker will be sorry."

- Mark Twain

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Angels & Devils :: Illustration Friday

2006-05-13T03:09:00.000-04:00

This illustration was inspired by MC Escher's Heaven and Hell.
Further inspiration is from Metamorphosis.

Fat :: Illustration Friday

2006-05-08T01:59:00.000-04:00

F A T c h a n c e

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Under the Sea :: Illustration Friday

2006-05-01T01:50:00.000-04:00

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Here is the Mermaid reflecting in the lens.

Robot :: Illustration Friday

2006-04-23T01:58:00.000-04:00

NIGHTBOTS
With apologies to Edward Hopper
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Original Nighthawks Painting (C) Art Institute of Chicago

Spotted :: Illustration Friday

2006-04-15T02:37:00.000-04:00

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Speed :: Illustration Friday

2006-04-13T22:33:00.000-04:00

This has been one busy week! Better late than never.
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Spring :: Illustration Friday

2006-04-05T00:47:00.000-04:00

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Monster :: Illustration Friday

2006-03-25T20:03:00.000-05:00

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Feet :: Illustration Friday

2006-03-20T23:32:00.000-05:00

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Illustration Friday :: Tattoo

2006-03-12T18:08:00.000-05:00

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Illustration Friday :: Insect

2006-03-04T22:53:00.000-05:00

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WARNING: Professional Drivers on a closed course. Do not attempt. IdiotHead recommends all motorcycle drivers and passengers wear helmets and protective clothing when operating a motor vehicle.

Illustration Friday :: Tea

2006-02-27T12:37:00.000-05:00

Ahhhh. Can't wait to sip that summertime sun tea!
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Illustration Friday :: Song

2006-02-20T20:58:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Simple

2006-02-10T18:58:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Chair

2006-02-08T20:40:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Glamour

2006-01-30T00:31:00.000-05:00

Glamour makes me think of the 1940's
and
So many Varga pinups painted on American bombers

Illustration Friday :: Cats

2006-01-21T23:00:00.000-05:00

"All agents have been deployed, sir"
"Now is the time for World Domination"

Illustration Friday :: E is for (Escher)

2006-01-17T00:15:00.000-05:00

Elevators on the Edifice
Paying homage to one of my favorite artists: M.C. Escher

Illustration Friday :: Sea #2

2006-01-09T00:14:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Sea

2006-01-06T23:26:00.000-05:00

She sells seashells by the seashore.

Illustration Friday :: Flavor

2005-12-31T02:41:00.000-05:00

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Illustration Friday :: Holiday

2005-12-23T18:00:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Imagine

2005-12-18T14:08:00.000-05:00

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Illustration Friday :: Suprise

2005-12-15T02:24:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Blue

2005-12-04T01:53:00.000-05:00

Picasso's little known Blue Christmas.

Illustration Friday :: Small

2005-11-29T17:26:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Free

2005-11-23T12:22:00.000-05:00

I didn't have much time this week. I sketched this first, then scanned it and colored it with Paint Shop Pro 8. Hope you enjoy.

Illustration Friday :: Strength

2005-11-11T14:37:00.000-05:00

Thank You
On this Veteran's Day, this post is dedicated to my father-in-law who served in WWII and to all who have served their country. Without their strength we would not have our freedom.

This illustration was drawn from a photograph my daughter took when she was on a trip to Washington D.C.

Illustration Friday :: Night

2005-11-05T01:21:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Broken

2005-10-30T16:41:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday :: Remote

2005-10-21T23:24:00.000-04:00

Illustration Friday :: Cold II

2005-10-18T20:50:00.000-04:00

Illustration Friday :: Cold

2005-10-15T13:16:00.000-04:00

Charlie soon found out.

Illustration Friday :: Lost

2005-10-12T00:24:00.000-04:00

Even though the Lightnings lost the game the rewards were still good.

Illustration Friday :: Float

2005-09-30T23:48:00.000-04:00

Illustration Friday - Escape

2005-09-24T16:34:00.000-04:00

This is my post for last week's Illustration Friday word.

I was trying to think of what Escape meant to me and this is the first thing that came to mind.

Now if only I can find that 'any' key to continue. 8^)

Illustration Friday - Fresh

2005-09-24T01:44:00.000-04:00

This is my first post to Illustration Friday.

Just a silly thought that came to me. Hope you enjoy.

Getting Started

2005-09-17T15:48:00.000-04:00

Welcome to my blog!

To be continued...