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Rhino Wear

I was given the task of converting this little sketch of the magnificent Cardboard Rhino into a t-shirt design. Here’s the original source material.Using that as the basis I did some sketches of my own. I felt I needed to give it a little more movement, and simplify it. Here are four of my sketchesContinue reading “Rhino Wear”

Mother’s Day

A mother’s art takes many forms. My Sicilian mother saves her creativity for the kitchen. Even after raising 9 children to somewhat-successful adulthood, she takes pleasure in making anything from simple Italian treats to full-scale feasts. (In this photo she is making Sfingi, sometimes referred to as Sicilian Donuts.) Happy Mother’s Day to you Mom.Continue reading “Mother’s Day”

River Encounter

He stood upon the bank, and thank. This isn’t as it ought, he thought. That’s quite a mighty drink, I think. In which i could get sunk, he thunk. I see it every day, I’d say. I watch it every week, I’d speak. But still inside my head, he said.Its presence scarcely pokes, he spoke.Continue reading “River Encounter”

Comic from Space

Here’s a comic I did a while back that I got around to photographing. I used the opportunity to swith the order of last two panels, which I think makes a big difference. Click on it for a larger image.

Another Cardboard Rhino

Every time we think the population of Cardboard Rhinos is diminishing, we encounter new evidence of Rhino sightings. This one came yesterday, after telling my class at the VCU Adcenter about the Cardboard Rhino blog, one of them told me that have been carrying around a Cardboard Rhino given to them by a friend. IContinue reading “Another Cardboard Rhino”

Found Music

I was recently trying to watch the trailer for the upcoming movie, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” and the player really screwed up. It was Windows Media Player, so no big surprise. Anyway, it did some really weird stuff, and ended up just playing the audio from the trailer, andContinue reading “Found Music”

A Small Addition From Tom O’Keefe (click to enlarge)

Everyone’s searching for the next “Big Idea”, but maybe we should be looking for the next great little idea. And the next, and the next…

Trinity High School Jazz Festival

On Sunday, we went to the Jazz Festival at Trinity High School. It was clear and sunny and the music was surprisingly good. By surprisingly good, I mean that it wasn’t really polished or overly professional and that made it more enjoyable to me. I think it’s easy to forget that music doesn’t come outContinue reading “Trinity High School Jazz Festival”

Toys "R" Us at the Adcenter

My Adcenter class has been working on developing brand concepts for Toys “R” Us. The effort has made everyone feel like this is one brand that deserves another chance at greatness. To see some of the places we’ve been in the development of the brand, you can check out the class bolg at: http://web.mac.com/kelly.okeefe

Mr. Peanut

I’ve donated my collection of advertising characters to the VCU Adcenter. Even so, I find I still want to add to the collection, This Mr. Peanut costume is the latest acquisition.

A Comic From Conor O’Keefe (click to enlarge)

Spring Has Come, by Barry O’Keefe

Spring has come Oh the squirrels are nibblin!Oh the children’s gigglin!Oh the trees are jigglin, Wrigglin, ticklin,An showin their barely growinFlarse and greenery Booming and blooming,Gushing and mushing,Whooshing, SwooshingPlooshing, No excusingNot to walk outsideBuzzing FuzzingCheeping ChirpingPistols, pollen fusingGo Perusing Down by the railroad tracksSmelling, bellingQuelling swellingNo Not tellingWinter’s losingBarefoot cruising Oh spice horizon!The grass stoppedContinue reading “Spring Has Come, by Barry O’Keefe”

Snake, by Tom O’Keefe (click to enlarge)

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