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More art from Gullah Gullah Island. That wonderful kids’ show on Nick from a few years ago created and produced by the multi talented Kathy Minton.

Here’s an image for all the folks heading out to Halloween parties this weekend. Hey, ever wish you could have a Wolfman plush toy? How ’bout a Mummy or even a Gimp? Now you can at Cuddly Rigormortis. It comes to you from the brilliant minds of Kris and Ed, the creative duo behind Cha Pow Digital.
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Here’s Super Sam and Spot chasing after the Big Apple’s wackiest super villains. As you know, cats have no fear of heights but I don’t think Sam is so lucky.
Chances are they’re trying to figure out where to get their next cup of coffee.

Here’s that clip for Chef Jr. that I promissed you. This was back in the bad ol’ days of cel paint and there’s a pretty nifty color transition that was accomplished by mixing many shades of paint in tiny cups. I got a real kick out of seeing this spot on the air.

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Here’s an image from one of my favorite episodes of Elmo’s World, “The Fish Channel”. Did you know that my lovely and talented wife Young Ok does all the beautiful color models? She’s also a terrific painter and she’s having a show this month at the Thomkins Square Library Gallery (331 East 10th Street, NYC). The opening is this Satuday from 2 to 5.

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Did you know that October 9th is Leif Erikson Day? He’s the viking credited with landing in North America 500 years before Columbus. Leif’s nickname?… Leif the Lucky.
BTW, vickings are fun to draw.
(Click on the SWF file to see Leif do his happy dance.)

Here’s an illustration from Sports Illustrated for Kids. It was for a story about how kids from the 90’s were overweight compared to kids from the 70’s due to too much TV and junk food. Wonder if Wii and Guitar Hero have helped kids fight the battle of the buldge?