Illustration Friday - Sink

Back in days of pirate ships, a cannonball attack would seldom sink a ship, but damage it beyond repair, destroying their masts and rigging.

Illustration Friday - Vanity

Portrait of Fay Wray from a vanity shot in 1933, when she starred in 'King Kong'.

Illustration Friday - Stay

In 1611, explorer Henry Hudson tried to find the Northwest Passage above Canada aboard the Half Moon...he never found it. Somewhere in Hudson Bay, his crew mutinied and he and his teenage son, and a few others were cast adrift in lifeboats, and there they stayed.

Illustration Friday - Remedy

A sure remedy when you're feeling down is the smile on a dog, ready to play ball!

Illustration Friday - Midsummer Night

The moon rising over the Sierra Nevada on a midsummer night is a spectacular sight, as the snowcapped peaks seem to glow from the moonlight...

Illustration Friday - Launch

In his heyday, Mickey Mantle would launch tape measure home runs...one was almost hit out of Yankee Stadium, another went out of Griffith Park in DC into the neighborhood, probably over 600 feet.

Illustration Friday - Shadows

When the Apollo astronauts walked on the moon, they cast harsh shadows with the unfiltered sun...it was about 250 degrees cooler in the shade!