Dictionary.com "Word of the Day" Drawing: dapple

dap·ple - [dap-uhl]

noun
1. a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
2. an animal with a mottled skin or coat.

adjective
3. dappled; spotted: a dapple horse.

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. to mark or become marked with spots.

Dictionary.com "Word of the Day" Drawing: oppugn

op·pugn - [uh-pyoon]
verb (used with object)
1. to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
2. to call in question; dispute.

Dictionary.com "Word of the Day" Drawing: futz

futz - [fuhts]
verb (used without object)
1. to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around ).

Dictionary.com "Word of the Day" Drawing: undertone

un·der·tone - [uhn-der-tohn]
noun
1. a low or subdued tone: to speak in undertones.
2. an unobtrusive or background sound: an undertone of static from the receiver.
3. an underlying quality or element; undercurrent: There was an undertone of regret in his refusal.
4. a subdued color; a color modified by an underlying color.

Dictionary.com "Word of the Day" Drawing: vociferate

vo·cif·er·ate - [voh-sif-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl.

Dictionary.com "Word of the Day" Drawing: canorous

ca·no·rous - [kuh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-]
adjective
melodious; musical.

Dictionary.com "Word of the Day" Drawing: irascible

i·ras·ci·ble - [ih-ras-uh-buhl]
adjective
1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.

Dictionary.com "Word of the Day" Drawing: metier

mé·tier [mey-tyey, mey-tyey]
noun
1. a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
2. a field of work or other activity in which one has special ability or training; forte.

Stanford T-shirt

The California Transplant Donor Network just held an organ donation awareness walk. I was asked to design a fun, whimsical image for the Stanford Heart Transplant Program that they could put on their team shirts. This is what I came up with.

Ron the Viking

Ok, just playing around on the new blog, so I thought I'd post an illustration I did about a year ago. This is an all-digital (a.k.a. Photoshop) painting I was asked to do as a 50th birthday present for a friend.