Canned

The theme for Illustration Friday was "Canned"... I'm already thinking about fresh pumpkin bread in the Autumn!!!
Have a great week! John

Enough

"Enough" is Illustration Friday's theme today... it's different things to different people. Y'all have a great weekend and a wonderful week- don't take things too seriously- John

FOGGY

"A Foggy Day in old London Town!!!"... this picture is so Foggy I had to recycle it for this Illustration Friday. I hope you have a great weekend and week!- John

Sour

"Sour" is the theme for Illustration Friday today- but I'm hardly in a sour mood, it's The Fourth of July!!! Happy 4th of July! Have great weekend (I hope), I'm watching the Twilight Zone Marathon on the Sci-Fi channel. God bless you!- John

I was thankful I had brought goggles...

This is a little picture done for fun in a sketch game started by James Gurney called Art By Committee-

Fierce

"Fierce", the theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY . This is Ethan, a fierce, fairy warrior!

Have a wonderful week (I hope). JOhn

Mutated Rodents

This is my latest entry in James Gurney's ART BY COMMITTEE sketch game go check them all out... I think you'll be glad you did!- John

Vampire Family

Here is a "Vampire Family Tree" I just put on EBAY.
I often get inspiration form Ray Bradbury's writing- this was inspired, in part, by his peculiar family in FROM THE DUST RETURNED. Have a great week!- John

Hoard

I sure had a lot of fun with this- though I misunderstood the assignment for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY from the beginning, you know "Hoard"... yes, I thought it was like the Mongolian Horde. I imagined this "Horde" of mice... but I rationalized that they could be "Hoarding" guitars! It all makes completely perfect sense! Have a wonderful week my friends!- John

Art For Committee

This is my entry for this week's ART BY COMMITTEE challenge on James Gurney's great blog

PUNCHLINE

PUNCHLINE is the theme of ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY so here comes the punchline... (why don't YOU write it!) Take care- Happy Father's Day! Have a great weekend and week to follow- John

forgotten

"Forgotten", the theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY

Have a great week!

Baby

"Baby" is the theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY (and I can't believe it's Friday) and though these aren't exactly babies I'm sure the little round shapes on the fairy on the right were learned by my observation of our children when they were small. A little one asleep is one of the most beautiful sites on the planet.
Y'all! Have a great weekend! Ignore the advice and preaching of the internet know-it-alls and eat a cinnamon roll or a bowl of ice cream and watch TV! Life is too short!- John

Memorial Day 2008

Memorial Day 2008... we remember you! Thank you!

Worry

As you may know "Worry" is our theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY this week- I chose this little guy because he looks worried to me. I made this drawing to be "Little Lord Byron"- does he look worried to you? Thanks for looking! Have a GREAT weekend! I hope you get Monday off!- JOHN (Random) York

WIDE or "VIDE"

WIDE or "VIDE" (when it involves vampires) is the theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ... If it looks like this was done in mere moments, well, IT WAS! I got stuck on "Wide"
I hope you have a wonderful week and weekend!- John

Electric

These are supposed to be dim bulbs, my entry for the Electric theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY... I hope you have a wonderful week!- John

Seed

"Seed" is the theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY this week... I could hardly wait to move away from the Creepy "Wrinkle" picture I posted last week! Here's the entry this time, it should come with a warning about being careful what you plant.
Happy Weekend! Have a wonderful week- I hope you will- John

Primitive

"Primitive" is the theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY this week... I call this a "Primitive Headless Horseman"- I hope you enjoy it and I hope you have a great, great weekend and week to follow!- John

fail

"Fail" is the Illustration Friday theme. This is ball point pen, watercolor pencil and China Marker on notebook paper. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and week!- John

SAVE

"SAVE" is the theme on ILLUSTRATON FRIDAY this week... this is an old one, it was the closest I had that honestly dealt with the theme. Hey, have a great week!- John

HOMAGE

This little painting is my Homage to Early Spring for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY...
I hope your weekend and week are Great!- John

Garden

Garden is a great topic for Illustration Friday! Here's a little fairy gardener. I hope your's is a great weekend and week to follow!- John

LEAP

"Leap", the theme for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY . This is a photo of a little lidded box I designed for a Limoges company several years ago... I never got one for myself but I still, sort of, think of it as a self portrait. I hope you have a great weekend and a great week!- John

Multiple

"Multiple", the theme for Illustration Friday is exemplified by a bunch of little fairies on tree limbs. I hope this is appropriate.
I hope you have a wonder-filled weekend and a extraordinary week! - John Randall York

Theory

In a World...Where Goatees and Baseball caps have disappeared mysteriously... Humble, Infallible, Honest, Hardworking Scientists (who are never wrong about ANYTHING) work overtime on new theories to explain the stupendous cultural loss of those treasured, fashionable decorations of the human body, the Goatee and the Baseball Cap!!!!
Have a great weekend! Have a great week! Click here!

A Bit Blue

It's how I feel

Choose

"Choose" is the theme of Illustration Friday this week. Have a great weekend and week... Choose wisely!

Blanket

This picture is for Illustration Friday's theme this week which is "Blanket". It's a good theme! I haven't ever done an image with that in mind... but I think I will. I like the word "blanket" as in a "Blanket of leaves" or a "blanket of snow" or "mist". I like the sound of the word too.
This little picture is only about 5x 7 inches in size and it illustrates a young girl's dream. She is draped in a blanket of long hair!

I hope you have a great week! I hope you have plenty of blankets!

Tales And Legends

The ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY theme is "Tales And Legends" this week so here is a convenient picture I made for someone's "haunted house" in England... it's full of British tales and legends.
"Hey! You have you great weekend, you hear?" (That's Texan)
Take care- John

Plain

Here are some plain fairies on deserted plain at Winter. I like the Illustration Friday theme this week "plain"... after the opulent holiday season I really find the quiet, simple, sober days of January, February and March appealing. I hope you have a great day and weekend and week!

Stitch

This Pumpkin Gentleman is stitching up his Halloween costume by a Winter fire... it's never too soon! Check out the other Illustration Friday artists!

Have a great weekend and week!

100%

York Tea! 100% pure tea made from the finest daydreams , handmade from paper and 100% Watercolour! I hope you'll enjoy my entry for Illustration Friday.

Have a greatweek (I hope)!

SOAR

The only way to really soar that I know of is on an old-fashion swing. I love swings that are big and high enough for adults. I hope you have a great week and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Horizon

Hope is on the horizon! The Dream Delivers are nigh! Anyway- it's a fun fantasy! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! From John (Random) York

Small Things

I think about the small things way too much and too often!

I hope you have a great week!

Excess

I have called up an earlier sketch for "Excess",

The topic for ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY

I hope you have a great weekend and week!

Christmas Guitar CD

Merry Christmas!

Please visit http://www.myspace.com/randomyorkmusic

to hear clips form my Christmas Guitar CD...

Here it can be purchased...

http://www.johnrandallyork.com/music.htm

Here I am early in the morning on a Texas TV Station

5 Random Things

I've been tagged by Nicole Wong, whose work I admire and who has excellent taste in music, to write 5 Random Things about myself .

1. A friend once dubbed me "Random" because of the way I communicate.
2. I wanted to be a Flamenco Dancer when I was a child.
3. For my birthday once my Dad broke a raw egg over my head then presented me with a real top hat (what a guy!) (I was very young) (I still have the hat).
4. I was raised in a Zoo (my father was a zoo director during those formative years)
5. I visualize everything I hear so please watch what you say around me.
(Wow! I feel liberated now!)

Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 5 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Emila

Kitty

Chris

Kim

Lyndy

SCALE

Here is my post for an Illustration Friday thing I post a picture for each week... I don't know why, but I guess I will continue to do it.

I hope you have a good week!

Hats!

Hi y'all! Fairies and Witch Hats In The Wind! This was inspired by the Illustration Friday challenge this week.

I hope you have a wonderful week!

JOhn (Random) York

Halloween A Long Time Ago

And now, for your Halloween enjoyment- here is a little story I made a couple of years ago...

(click on the open page and the appropriate page will open)

HALLOWEEN A LONG TIME AGO by John Randall York

Peter Pan's Grave

Grow

This is "The Ravine" for Illustration Friday inspired by Ray Bradbury's HALLOWEEN TREE!

Happy Halloween y'all!

EXTREMES

Here is my "Extremes" submission for Illustration Friday "13 Ghosts"!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

BOOKFAIR!

The BOOKFAIR is coming to town! Tomorrow! It's kind of small, but this is kind of a small town so it's okay.

OPEN

Open a book! Make mine SCARY! The bad news is they are cutting down too many trees... the good news is they are making them into books and bookshelves!

Have a great week!

The Blues

The Blues... on ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY-

I hope you have an entire week free of "The Blues".

Hollow Halloween tree

Autumn is here! Halloween approacheth! Here is a hollow Halloween tree I just finished.

JUGGLE

Happy Friday friends! I hope you will have a great week till next illustration friday arrives!

The Fair is in town- I must go check it out!

Have a great weekend!