Today, Aug 30 - was the birthday of Ted Williams - one of the most popular baseball players in history. Williams is a Hall of Famer, Korean War vet, and has the highest batting average of any player in the live-ball era !
#sketchcards #baseball #comics #mlb #tedwilliams #Topps

Today, August 30 is the birthday of author Mary Shelley - creator of Frankenstein !! It was originally titled "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"
#sketchcards #frankenstein #horror

Remember our 13 fallen servicemen and women in Afghanistan... 13 flags to honor their service and sacrifice. God bless the fallen - God bless our troops - God bless the USA. May we never suffer a disaster like this again.
#13flags #Afghanistan #USA

Today is National Dog Day !!
#dog #dogday #nationaldogday

Flashback Friday - I did this Jay and Silent Bob zombie pic at the Vermont comic con 5 yrs ago LOL That weekend, I did a lot of celebs as zombies !
#jayandsilentbob #kevinsmith #zombies #fbf #FlashbackFriday

Today, August 25 the Wizard of Oz was released !! One of my all-time favorite movies - I consider this one of the finest superhero movies ever released !!
#wizardofoz #oz #sketchcards #comics

Happy Birthday in heaven to Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones 1963-2021 - who passed away last year.
#CharlieWatts #rollingstones #rocknroll #drummer

Today is National Ride The Wind Day ! But be more like the bird here and not Icarus ! LOL
#sketchcards #comics #ridethewind

Today is "Take Your Cat to the Vet Day" - it's very important for ALL of your pets ! Show them some love and keep them healthy !
#pets #comics #sketchcards #cats #dogs

Today, August 22 is the birthday of baseball legend Carl Yastrzemski ! An 18 All-Star, MVP, Hall of Famer, and Triple Crown winner ! I did this card for Topps- it's a favorite of mine.
#baseball #CarlYastrzemski #sketchcards #comics #Topps

Happy Statehood to our 50th state - Hawaii, which joined the US on August 21, 1959. It is the only archipelago and the only tropical state in the USA, and the only state outside of North America !!
#hawaii #50thstate #USA

August is International Pirate Month !
ARRRGH - hide yer gold and swig some rum ya scurvy dogs !
LOL Have fun today !
Here's a puzzle I did for the Island Dreams Sketchcards sets !
#sketchcards #comics #pirates

Some of the cards I did for the recently released "Back to Retro 4.2 Sequels" card set by the lovely @BiancaThompson at Artists Assemble !
Publisher's group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/639876943319245/
#SketchCards #BiancaThompson #Artistsassemble

Happy Birthday in heaven to Gene Roddenberry born today in 1921. Thank you for many wonderful years of Star Trek and other great shows !
#startrek #generoddenberry #sketchcards #comics

Today, August 19 is National Aviation Day ! Let's explore the skies - from the planes of old to our ventures into space ! Here's a few cards from different sets I worked on for Viceroy Cards !
#planes #space #sketchcards #comics #aviation

Throwback Thursday ! Some of the artwork I did for the movie "Succubus" for Creepy Crawl Entertainment and Dusty W. Fleischman... this 1 is of the beautiful horror actress Mel Heflin.
#tbt #tbthursday #horror #filmart

Today is National Black Cat Appreciation Day ! Give all of your pets some love today !
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
#sketchcards #comics #cats

Today, August 16 is the day the world lost the legend - Babe Ruth - he was 53 years old.
#tradingcards #baseball #sketchcards #baberuth

1939 "The Wizard of Oz", American musical fantasy film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's book, premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood - and is released to the public 10 days later.
These are some of the cards I did for the Oz set.
#wizardofoz #oz #sketchcards #comics

Today, August 14 is Donald Duck Day... It started at the 1939 New York World's Fair. And today, we celebrate the duck in all of his maddening glory ! This is a round sketch card that I did for a Disney project years ago.
#donaldduck #disney #donaldduckday #sketchcards

Today, August 13 is the day the world lost HG Wells - author famous for "War of the Worlds", "The Time Machine", "The Island of Doctor Moreau" and more than 50 other novels !
Here's 1 of the cards from a set I published.
#hgwells #scifi #sketchcards #comics #waroftheworlds

Today, August 12 is National Baseball Fan Day ! We celebrate the fans, the game, and the fun of Baseball ! Make sure to buy some baseball cards - eat some hot dogs, peanuts, and Cracker Jack, and sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."
#NationalBaseballCardDay #baseballcards #baseball #sketchcards

HURRY - Star Trek TNG Archives & Inscriptions Rusty Gilligan (Lower Decks) Artist Proof Sketch cards
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=Rusty+Gilligan+Artist+Proof&_sacat=0
#startrek #LowerDecks #rittenhouse #sketchcards #artistproofs #thehoby #tradingcards #tng #sttng

Happy Birthday to my friend Hulk Hogan !! God bless you brother !
#hulkhogan #sketchcards #comics #wrestling

Today is National Baseball Card Day ! Here's some of my favorites...
#rustyink #rustygilligan #nationalbaseballcardday #sketchcards #baseball #topps

Today, August 10 is National Spoil Your Dog Day !! Give all your pets a hug !!
#dogs #cats #pets #spoilyourdogday

41 years ago this week - "Heavy Metal" the movie debuted. I was proud to work on this film, it was one of my 1st film art jobs.
#heavymetal #animation #cartoons #comics

Today, August 9 - Betty Boop made her 1st appearance in the 1930 cartoon "Dizzy Dishes". Created by animator Max Fleischer, she is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world. I did this art for the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention for their program cover.
#bettyboop #cartoons #MaxFleischer

Popeye is celebrating his 93rd year - 1929-2019... Eat yer spinach !! #comics #cartoons #popeye #sketchcards
watch him at: https://youtu.be/LCZg9yapEfk

Happy World International Day !!! #WorldCatDay #cats #comics

watch their toon at: https://youtu.be/c5RoaVFeBbk

Today, August 7 is National Sea Serpent Day ! Stay out of the water ! LOL
#sketchcards #serpent #nessie #monster

Today, August 7 is the day Oliver Hardy passed - best known as one half of Laurel and Hardy... I did this card of him for the Oz: The Early Years set our studio produced !
#laurelandhardy #sketchcards

Today, August 5 - is the day that Marilyn Monroe passed away... I did this card for a show in NY, and the lipstick 'kiss' was actually taken from a fan's photo that she kissed. It took my a few weeks to track 1 down !
#marilynmonroe #tradingcard #promocard

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Today is both "Assistance Dog Day" -and- "Work Like a Dog Day" ! WOW or should I say WOOF !! I did this print a years ago for a convention of Brian from "Family Guy" - I love this character.
#dog #familyguy #assistancedogs

Today, August 4 is National Doll Day ! (Action figures for the tougher crowd) LOL I did this Raggedy Ann card for a Viceroy Cards set... had a lot of fun !
#sketchcards #dolls #toys #raggedyann

Today, August 3 is a triple threat for Disney... the "Underdog" film debuts in 2007 - "Christopher Robin" film debuts in 2018 - and "Studio DC: Almost Live!" debuts with the Muppets in 2008 !
#underdog #muppets #winniethepooh #disney #sketchcards

Happy Dinosaur Day ! 🦕 Go out give a good roar ! 🦖 1 of the pieces I did for the Upper Deck Dinosaurs set.
#dinosaur #dinosaurday #comics #sketchcards #UpperDeck

These cat-based Mac and Trouble shirts are back in stock !! https://represent.com/cobrakat https://represent.com/colorcat https://represent.com/mac-and-trouble-cwo-shirt
#cats #comics #MacandTrouble #tshirts #shirts #parody

Today, August 1 is Play Ball Day ! Made just for the kids, Play Ball Day is celebrated annually on August 1. This day was created by Major League Baseball and USA Baseball to encourage the participation of young children in the fields of softball and baseball.
#softball #baseball #sketchcard #mlb #Topps

Today August 1 is Spiderman Day ! "Amazing Fantasy" #15 debuted in August 1962 with the 1st appearance of Spiderman - thanks Stan Lee and Steve Ditko !
#sketchcard #comics #Marvel #Spiderman