Grandpa and granddaughter , originally uploaded by speartoons . This is a sketch I did on Christmas Eve. Grandfather and granddauther were w...

Sketch of father and son sledding , originally uploaded by speartoons . Pencil sketch of a father and son getting ready to go sledding. Ther...

Santa's Balloon , originally uploaded by speartoons . Santa takes a trip around the North Pole. He can't use his reindeer all the ti...

3454 Cartoon , originally uploaded by speartoons . I wonder if Santa gets tired of his wardrobe? What if he looks better in spring co...

Yuletide-Celebration-tree , originally uploaded by speartoons . I illustrated this for the local, high school Christmas concert. As l...

This is part of the Christmas story. An angel visits Zechariah and tells him he will be a father. Zechariah says, "How can this be true...

The word, "Buzz," got me thinking about a project I recently illustrated. This cover is for a story on an audio cd. It tells the C...

When this theme came up this week, I pondered what is the most peaceful time of this year. Last night, we had a candlelight service. It was ...

Anybody who thought it was a silent night has never been in a barn. We gloss over the nativity story so many times and have romantic notions...

God works in mysterious ways. I have found it funny He would use shepherds to begin the birth announcements. But He always has a way of maki...

This time of year has been a little crazy. Surely you can understand, right? I've been wanting to do an illustration for this week's...

I was at a work luncheon and Santa Claus showed up. He was roasting some key employees because they've been naughty this year. I started...

It has been warm for an Indiana Christmas. I was able to put the Christmas lights on the house and wear a short-sleeve shirt. This time, my ...

The word for this week at Illustration Friday is "mask." I was thinking about all the masking that goes on during the holidays. Th...

Monsters says, "The great thing about being a monster around Christmas is it's the one day I can wear a red outfit with my green sk...

This week, I saw a traffic jam on our local freeway. I thought about how this affects the Christmas spirit. The next thing you know, this im...

Well it's time to hear those Christmas songs and carols over and over again. The radio has gotten a head start this year according to A ...

Some of you southern guys may not see the big deal in this, but I was excited this morning. I ran in a t-shirt and shorts and it's late ...

Christmas is coming! Christmas is coming! Yes, there is nothing like a holiday to bring out the true nature of people. I hope you will have ...

Yesterday, My pastor, Jim Lyon , preached on Isaiah's prophecy about Jesus. He said we needed to accept the gift Christ gave us when He ...