What’s new on the drawing board….. hot air balloons, witches and snowmen of course!
Now to add the color!

Here’s a few sketches I worked on while watching “The World According to Garp” the other night. Very seldomly am I without a pencil… stubs in my pockets… in my purse, the car…and many an eraser has been chewed by the dog!  So here’s those sketches I was just telling you about.

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A…..  A….. A…. A-CHOO!

Fresh out of the sketch book… ready to clean up and put some color to it! Interplanetary marbles!

• John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed) was born on September 26, 1774.
• He was a nurseryman who started out planting trees in western New York and Pennsylvania.
• During the life of John Chapman, the “West” was places like Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois.
• John Chapman was a deeply religious person He was known to preach during his travels.
• According to legend, Johny Appleseed led a simple life and wanted little. He rarely accepted money and often donated any money he received.
• It is believed that he died on March 11, 1845, from what was referred to as the “winter plague”. The actual date of his death has been disputed.