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'Cat Hat Fox Box' - I made up, drew live during Ha-Ba-Da-Bee, November 24th.

As my Ha-Ba-Da-Bee started, I showed a set of cards to help children with spelling & rhyming. I had just found about an hour earlier in a box from about 25 years ago. The cards were to be added to other sets of cards I used for improv drawing for a couple of cartoonists groups I had back then. Decided to use the cards that could be seen through the clear packaging: Cat & Hat, Fox & Box. During…

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'Presenting presents' - Drawn live during Ha-Ba-Da-Bee, November 24th.

The live chat during Ha-Ba-Da-Bee had clowns come up and one line just led to another. I made this up as I inked. . . . . . . . . #Florida #Cartoon #Illustration #LiveArt #Santa #SantaClaus #Christmas #Presents #Clowns

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'Tired of Pikels' - My drawing from live Ha-ba-Da-Bee, last week.

The live chat during Ha-Ba-Da-Bee had pickles come up and one line just led to another. I made this up as I inked. . . . . . . . . #Florida #Cartoon #Illustration #LiveArt #Mouse #Grapes #Pickles #Draw #Art

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My annual Swampy's Florida Black Friday paintings Sale!

My annual Swampy’s Florida Black Friday paintings Sale! You can also get a Free painting! See below. Just like the other paintings you’ve seen I’ve done, I will create an original watercolor painting based with cute critters – Florida critters are best. Critters you choose I’ll take that and put them in a humorous scene. This year I’m including caricature. You provide the photos & information of…

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Death of Harris Rosen.

Very sad to learn today of the death of a powerhouse of Central Florida, Harris Rosen. Here’s still another time I’m regretting my Social Media loss. There’s bunches missing in stories of his death. Hard to cover the enormous amount Harris did. – Rosen’s first hotel was the International Inn (Now Rosen Inn International) on International Drive. It was there around 1975 that, Sentinel Star (Now…

'Baseball bear' - My drawing from live Ha-ba-Da-Bee, Nov. 23rd.

The Word Box this time produced ‘Bear’ and ‘Baseball bat’. Chat produced ‘Turkey’. I made this up as I inked. . . . . . . . . #Florida #Cartoon #Illustration #LiveArt #Mouse #Grapes #Basket #DaoudCrowd #Draw #Art

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'A Basket of Berries' - My drawing from live Ha-ba-Da-Bee, Nov. 15th.

The Word Box this time produced ‘Basket’ and ‘Berry’. I made this up as I inked. . . . . . . . . #Florida #Cartoon #Illustration #LiveArt #Mouse #Grapes #Basket #DaoudCrowd #Draw #Art

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'A Ring for Her' - I Inked Live During Ha-Ba-Da-Bee, Nov. 9th !

Peeled open a Kinder egg and out popped a toy duck! Then the chat turned to rings for some reason and I started talking of Daoud Jewelers in Fort Lauderdale. Hello, A.J. Daoud! 🙂 Who could the duck give the ring to? An egret fills the bill, with outstretched hand….paw…hoof…whatever…to accept the ring. Made up as I inked and responding to chat as I drew. Next live is Sunday night at 8pm on YouTube…

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'Friends at the Table' - I drew curing Live program last Sunday.

Inked live last Sunday over on YouTube. Made up as I inked. Should be watercoloring this next week and be available for sale. Next live is Saturday, 8pm, here: https://www.youtube.com/@RobSmithJr/s . . . . . . . . If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.: http://tinyurl.com/37jymdkj . . . . . . #Art #Cartoon #Cartooning #Illustration #LiveArt #Draw #Cute #ink #Improv…

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ROBbing a Few Minutes: Panda and other panderings from live chat....

This meandering scribbling of about an hour starts with bursting open a Kinder egg. A panda to assemble and then scribble. The chat area took off and everything from drinking cows to Santa Claus came up. All drawn off the top of my head. Video from November 3rd live drawing can be seen here: The chat follows along. Sped-up version to come. . . . . . . . . #DrawLive #Draws #art #Pandas…

Right Now! Ha Ba Da Bee! Live Drawing!A bit of improv and Florida critters!.................................................................

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Lemon Drop Cookies - Swampy's Florida Saturday Recipes.

This recipe is from the 1950 copy of ‘Florida Fruits and Vegetables in the Family Menu’ by Marry Stennis for the State of Florida Department of Agriculture. You can get your own copy of this collection of recipes and much, much more of Florida agriculture by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3OE92AY This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Recipes…

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With Soupy Sales at the Peanut Butter Festival, @1989, Grosvenor Hotel, Lake Buena Vista - Swampys Florida Travels.

Around 1989 I brought along little Amber Thomas to be part of the the National Peanut Butter Festival at the Grosvenor Hotel in Lake Buena Vista. The “world’s largest peanut butter sandwich” was assembled. Their method was to layout dozens of slices of bread side by side and spread peanut butter to each slice. From a bit of distance the appearance was a monster size sandwich. There were peanut…

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Beef-a-Roni - Swampy's Florida Recipes.

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Jacksonville Zoo - Swampy's Florida Tuesday Ads.

In the past week I’ve referred online, in Messenger and otherwise to the cartooning on this Jacksonville Zoo brochure, circa 1960. The artwork is not signed and it’s likely the artwork is gone to history. So very much of the artwork made for advertising is posted with no signature and the artist involved is never to be known. Worse, rarely is the artwork kept and that, too, is gone. That is…

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#InkTober #26 - Dinosaur Play

I opened the live YouTube program, October 26th, opening a Kinder egg and out popped parts to create a little dinosaur. That brought discussion in the chat area of toys and toys from the past that I could draw a trunk full. 🙂 On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RobSmithJr/s… . . . . . . . . . If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper,…

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Yeehaw Junction Stuckey's in 2004 - Swampy's Florida Travels.

Stuckey’s as it was in 2004 in Yeehaw Junction, the one-time crossroads for cowboys some 125 years ago along, what is now, US 441 and SR 60, just off the Florida Turnpike. After decades pumping gasoline, providing burgers and pecan logs, the spot is no longer a Stuckeys. Though, you can still purchase Stuckey’s Pecan Logs there. The store used to have a massive array of Stuckey’s items. There are…

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#inkTober #20 drawings - Kinder and Spaghetti fun!

Starting this #InkTober #20, I started the live program opening a Kinder egg and out popped an odd little Gumby-looking piece and a separate piece of cardboard attachments that could be attached to make various characters. looked spaceman-like to me. So, I inked – no pencils, made up as I drew – a spaceman named Bob – aren’t they all? – in a Kinder egg world with faces like the Gumby-looking…

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