The Boardwalk. Reliving memories of a bygone era. We stroll along wide sandy beaches and the calming waters of the Atlantic Ocean. I try some salt water taffy. Blech! I should’ve gotten boiled peanuts instead. You can never go wrong with boiled peanuts. We stop into a dingy arcade and drop a quarter into Madam Zola’s Fortune-o-Matic. She reminds me that I can’t go on vacation without buying a cheap trinket from the chintzy souvenir shop.

*This is what I dream of doing next week instead of being forced into flex week hours just to have next Friday off for the holiday.* Anyway, I did this illustration with a wide range of mediums. Pixel art, pencil, pen & ink, Photoshop, etc. If you look really closely, you can see Sully back there on the Boardwalk.

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Vandelay Website Design held a blog design competition in the spirit of March Madness NCAA basketball tournament. The madness started with 64 contestants and each one faced another in head-to-head voting from readers.

I am very excited to announce that Sully’s Design Studio made it to Round Two with 32 blogs still remaining. Congratulations to Young Go Getter for sliding past me in the votes and making it to Round Three. Thanks to Vandelay Website Design and Squawk Design for even considering my blog for the tournament in the first place.

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Smashing Magazine has taken note of my pixel work in an article called “Pixels Go Mad - The Celebration Of Pixel Art”. I am so honored to be featured on this list along with so many other phenomenal artists. Thank you Smashing Magazine for recognizing me.

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I don’t know about all of you, but I’ve come across several blogs or online galleries that have taken my work without permission. Somehow, my work even got used on the “About.com” Clip Art page. “About.com” is supposed to have guides who are recognized experts in their field and can provide trusted information after thorough research. Last time I checked, illustrated blogs were not a clip art image resource. Since it has happened a lot in the last month, I realize I am going to have to add a watermark to all my images from here on out. What do you guys think? Have you ever found your work on other blogs or websites that didn’t ask permission or didn’t give you credit?

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Even though the villagers would ring church bells so that the sound would chase away the thunder, Morgana believed that electrical storms brought evil spirits.

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My latest web design project has launched. Shown here is a snapshot of the home page. Deliverables included: Competitive Analysis, Information Architecture, Redesigned Website, Copywriting, Style Guide, XHTML/CSS Programming and Quality Control.

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It is an incomprehensible and indifferent universe that we live in.

What is this world? What asketh men to have?
Now with his love, now in the colde grave
Allone, withouten any companye. - Chaucer

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Few things can ruin a good outfit faster than a wrinkle. Pastels in Moleskine.

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There just aren’t enough hours in a day. I haven’t had a moment to do any new illustrations for the last 2 weeks. So, this week seemed like a great excuse to post a primitive drawing by Liam. He drew the old lady who swallowed the fly, spider, etc. And here’s another primitive scribble from my archives. This one is circa 1972. As they kept score in a notebook, I drew my Grandma and Grandpa playing cards. Personally, I think Liam is a better artist at age 4 than I was.

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Saint George appeared in Silene, killed the dragon and rescued Princess Cleolinda.

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