Illustration Friday: Shades

Why did Marge's suit have to be the exact color of the wall at the luncheon? I mean, of all the different shades available! Jeez!

Illustration Friday: Yield

There was one notion to which Suzie could easily yield; that nothing, absolutely nothing she read about Peter could compare to the actual, real thing.

Illustration Friday: Intention

Roderick's intention was to rock out on the subway, grab some chicken tikka masala, then move on to ballet class.

Illustration Friday: Capable

Rhonda was confident. Rhonda was capable. Rhonda was cool. Rhonda was half-crocked.

Illustration Friday: Fluid

Herman did not let the unusual fluid, leaking from his distant yurt, dissuade him from posing for his adoring fans.

Illustration Friday – Popularity: Guy At Kaiser Permanente Hospital Waiting Room

So I am in the hospital waiting room when this guy walks in and sits down, takes out his cell phone and starts playing a game and is totally self-absorbed - enjoying his online popularity. So I got out my sketch book.

Illustration Friday: Enough

Especially after his strenuous daily morning walks, Webu reminded himself that maintaining a positive mental attitude, displaying a cheery disposition, and living a life without regrets was enough already.

Illustration Friday: Pretend

Lawrence found it easy to deny his true feelings, unlike Sopwith his camel, who found it difficult to pretend.

Illustration Friday: Wise

Admittedly, Christopher Cardinal does have a 'bird brain'... BUT... his eloquent speech on 'Solving The Global Economic Crisis' is what makes listening to him at this critical time, extra wise.

Illustration Friday: Foggy

A life choice like always smoking after yoga class proved conclusively that Christy's critical thinking was sometimes foggy.

Illustration Friday: Vacant

Gwendolyn's vacant stare was the first telltale sign that all of her corrective make-up techniques put together could not make her be Joan Holloway from 'Mad Men' for Halloween.

Illustration Friday: Sour

Marva could hit a blue note with a surgeon's precision but happily unlike many other singers in Storyville, sour notes still eluded her.

Illustration Friday: Fierce

As Wanda's broken arm healed, she thought of a future time when she was completely whole again - a future time when she would exact her particularly fierce brand of revenge upon her outdoor lawn sprinkler - the one that tripped her, mocking her every time she thought of it.

Illustration Friday: Hoard

After holding it in for three seasons straight, Penelope Puffin decided laughter was something she no longer needed to hoard.

Illustration Friday: Punch Line

Although she didn't understand a word he meant, little Cindy Sue STILL thought Carrot Top really knew how to deliver a punch line.

Illustration Friday: Forgotten

All night long, Billy superstitiously touched his nose and stared at the light in an effort to remember the location of his forgotten, but precious, Lando Calrissian action figure.

Illustration Friday: Baby

Call it 'urban armor' if you want, but for Meryl, it took wearing her Manolos and carrying her Louis Vuitton to prevent anyone from calling her THEIR 'baby'.

Illustration Friday: Worry

On his fifth dreamtrip to Mars, William began to worry that he didn't know where the restrooms were.

Illustration Friday: Wide

If it weren't for his good breeding and of course, public perception, the hungry wide-eyed Prince might have thrown caution to the wind and had certain friends for dinner anyway... just this once.

Illustration Friday: Electricity

Carlos de las Aromas knew he was muy guapo in his performance tux - but that was nothing compared to the raw talent he displayed when he hit his signature low g-flat causing women to faint, men to quiver, and his own heart to jolt with electricity.