For our prompt of “Yo-Yo” today, I got to thinking about how much fun I had playing with one as a little kid. Indeed, I could amuse myself for hours […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Written by Charlie O'Shields
This is a tiny doodlewash of my very first castle. The one I had when I was just a little kid made by Fisher-Price with trap doors and everything! There […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Today, we have a prompt of marbles, which I’ve actually sketched multiple times and love them so much that I even use them in lieu of color swatches. I think […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve wanted a Volkswagen bug because I had a little metal toy version back then that I loved. It was actually cherry red, […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
When I was a kid back in the late 70’s, I was thrilled to get my first console game system called an Atari 2600. By the 80’s, I was even […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
While I was super excited that it’s finally Christmas Day, it’s also a bit bittersweet. After waiting all year for the season to return, the minutes are already clicking down […]
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Years ago, there was a time when all I needed in the world to feel comfortable was the company of a certain little monkey. For our prompt of “dolls” today, […]
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One of the games I remember most from my childhood was the game of Monopoly. It was a real estate game, which doesn’t sound cool at all when described that […]
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Today was an exciting event as I got to see my first total solar eclipse, since I was on the “path of totality” which sounds so good I wish more […]
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This is the last day of the month and the final day of the March art challenge and our prompt of “future.” I had absolutely no time to sketch today […]
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As the 80’s kicked off, the hottest game to start the decade was the confounding Rubik’s Cube. This launched a whole new trend of puzzle games including a pyramid version of […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
My earliest memories of making things and getting creative all involved building something. In my house, you’d find Erector sets, Licoln Logs, TinkerToys, and my favorite of all time, LEGO®. Shown here in […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields