Fine art, Illustration, graphic design and the art philanthropy of Sam Morrison

In recent months I've been actively moving away from posting on blogger. Instead I'm regularly posting my art and photos on Facebook and Flickr. Feel free to friend me on Facebook or follow me on...

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Here are some experimental and finished illustrations I've worked on since January. Some were drawn traditionally while others were drawn using the iPad and various drawing apps. This image po...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2014/05/recent-art-projects-update-2014.html

Spent part of this weekend designing and illustrating a few new lunch bags for my etsy shop. Among the new designs are lunch bags featuring portraits of Jules Verne, HG Wells, Nikola Tesla. My...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2014/02/new-lunch-bag-designs.html

With severe winter weather baring down on Michigan lately, spending time indoors creating art has been a pleasant way to pass the time. Specifics: Acrylic paint, Permapaque Pens on 6.5" x 13" ...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2014/02/re-purposed-cardboard-paintings.html

I haven't drawn any ACEO (ART CARD EDITIONS AND ORIGINALS) or ATC (artist trading cards) in awhile... so here's a recent batch of nine.  Size (each): 2.5" x 3.5" Media: Copic Pens on card st...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2014/02/a-new-batch-of-artist-trading-cards-for.html

After a four year absence from etsy, I decided to open my online storefront again. At the time, it was a lot of fun selling and designing lunch bags, but life became way too busy, forcing me t...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2014/01/my-etsy-shop-reopened-specializing-in.html

This summer I discovered a Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding on flowers near the beach at Sunset Lake (Vicksburg, MI). It flew around for over twenty minutes allowing me to get nearly ...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/11/ruby-throated-hummingbird-sunset-lake.html

  Here are some random photos that were taken during numerous photo walks during the month of July. All photos were taken with a Canon PowerShot SX50 HS.

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/09/here-are-some-random-photos-that-were.html

  This is a new batch of author inspired drawings done on pages from their books. I'll be sending these drawings to Southsea (United Kingdom) as part of a guerilla art project where they will b...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/07/author-drawings-guerilla-art-project.html

Crow Portrait Grackle Mourning Dove Here are some photos taken during various photo walks around Vicksburg and Sturgis, Michigan. Camera: Canon Power Shot SX40HS

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/05/bird-portraits-form-recent-photo-walks.html

This is a photo and drawing experiment I've wanted to try for quite awhile. It's inspired by artist Ben Heine's Pencil Vs Camera project. www.flickr.com/photos/benheine/sets/72157623723956821...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/05/photo-and-drawing-experiment.html

I just stumbled upon this photography project while searching my hard drive. Last year I took photos from the same location and same time of day over the course of a couple weeks. I stitched t...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/04/photography-experiment.html

Photo of a very small garter snake taken during a recent photo walk at Scotts Mill Park (Scotts, Michigan). It remained still for quite awhile giving me plenty of time to take a lot of photos...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/04/nature-photography-garter-snake.html

As I was drifting off to sleep the other night I had this odd idea to stick a bunch of  one dimensional cardboard boats in the lake. (This is my experimental boat). I have to say I'm pretty p...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/04/cardboard-boat-art-photography-project.html

  My Illustration of online (flickr) buddy, Danny Mansmith. Danny is one of my favorite artists. His originality and creativity are amazing. I absolutely love his ability to draw using his sew...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/03/my-illustration-of-online-flickr-buddy.html

Water droplets on a swan feather Water droplets on a swan feather  Leaves, ice and water reflections Lake ice with the sun's reflection Photos taken with a Canon Powershot SX40 ...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2013/01/recent-photos-from-sunset-lake.html

These are recent photos I've taken around Sunset Lake in Vicksburg, Michigan. Camera: Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2012/11/recent-photos-from-around-sunset-lake.html

    Here's my recent photography project involving painted sticks. I'll probably revisit this project again sometime this winter. Photos taken at Sunset Lake, Vicksburg, Michigan.

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2012/10/painted-sticks-photography-project.html

  This is my drawing of Lt. Joe Kenda and is part of my ongoing "Obscure Personality Portrait Series" depicting influential and interesting people many may have never heard of.  Lt. Joe Kenda...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2012/10/obscure-personality-portrait-series-lt.html

  In recent years, during my lunch hours, I watched a lot of past TV shows on DVD. Two of my favorite TV shows have been Northern Exposure and The Rockford Files.  Recently I discovered an in...

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  Drawing Detail  This is my drawing of bassist Leland Sklar and is part of my "Obscure Personality Portrait Series" depicting influential and interesting people many may have never heard ...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2012/10/obscure-personality-portrait-series.html

Not much time to draw nowadays, but over the three day weekend I managed to get in some significant drawing time. Each drawing was hand-drawn using Copic Pens on Bienfang 360 Marker P...

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2012/09/not-much-time-to-draw-nowadays-but-over.html

Photos from some of my photo walks around Sunset Lake in Vicksburg, Michigan.

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2012/08/recent-photos-from-around-lake.html

(Photo of a frog's "hand")  Here are some photos from my recent photo walks. (Photos taken with the Canon Powershot SX 40 HS. Converted to black & white in Photoshop)

http://www.sam-morrison.com/2012/07/photos-taken-during-recent-photo-walks.html

   One of my favorite Sunday morning activities is to watch the political talk shows. I follow politics in a similar way that people follow sports. Politics and democracy, for me, are spectat...

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