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Winter Series

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Snow, snow, go away

Winter is here, while it can be bitter cold, there's still some warmth and joy during the battles with the snow, ice and frigid cold!

A full faced grizzly bear wears a stocking cap with a pompom and dreams of a slice of pizza.

Created: February 23rd, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

Pizza always hits the spot! This bear had a slice recently and can't help but daydream about getting yet another slice! Be on your guard pizza places!

A burly bear in a pom-pom stocking cap enjoys a baker's dozen of donuts and a hot coffee!

Created: January 25th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

During the cold season, bears like to bulk up with a couple donuts and a hot coffee! It's going to get chilly out there, why not treat yourself!?

A large bear in a red and blue stocking cap is packing up snowballs for a snowball fight!

Created: January 20th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

Snow and cold doesn't affect this chonky bear, instead he thinks it's a great time to pack up a slew of snowballs for a snowball fight!

A large grizzly bear sneakily sneaks off with a large pizza and a slice in its mouth.

Created: December 27th, 2024 | Role: Illustrator

Now that Christmas is over and all the wonderful holiday treats have been eaten, we can officially get back to eating and enjoying pizza...right?

A grizzly bear is all tuckered out in a patch of grass while a red cardinal is perched on its back.

Created: December 26th, 2024 | Role: Illustrator

Christmas is over, the holidays are nearly done, and this grizzly bear is all tuckered out and ready to hibernate yesterday, but still has to muscle through to New Years! If he can do it, you can too!

A chicago-style hot dog is riding on a skateboard while wearing a stocking cap and giving a peace sign to the viewer.

Created: September 9th, 2022 | Role: Illustrator

Hey-hey, what do you say? It's a Chicago-style hot dog catching some of that windy-city wind, cruising on it's skateboard to check out the city skyline!

This shark is breaching the surface to destroy and assume the identities of any snowmen that might end up in the ocean!

Created: August 21st, 2022 | Role: Illustrator

FACT: Shark love to destroy any snowmen that might end up in the ocean and assume their jolly identities!

A dachshund dressed in a chicago-style hot dog costume with sunglasses, mustached and a stocking cap.

Created: March 12th, 2021 | Role: Illustrator

Da Chicago Dog is da best dog around!

A gator wearing a chicago-style hot dog costume with sunglasses and a mustache, with the text chicago style gator dog.

Created: March 11th, 2021 | Role: Illustrator

Da gator dog is hanging out by the lake waiting to bite back!

A dachshund dressed in a chicago-style hot dog costume with sunglasses, mustached and a stocking cap.

Created: March 10th, 2021 | Role: Illustrator

Revamp of my old Chicago dog for a new decade!

A gator wearing a chicago-style hot dog costume with sunglasses and a mustache.

Created: March 9th, 2021 | Role: Illustrator

Da gator dog is hanging out by the lake waiting to bite back!

A shark is beat up and missing teeth after a hockey game.

Created: December 10th, 2020 | Role: Illustrator

Fact: Goon sharks aren't afraid to lose some teeth (they grow back anyway).

An isolated shark dressed as a lumberjack holding an axe.

Created: August, 2014 | Role: Illustrator

An isolated version of my 'Lumberjack Shark' design.

A wiener dog with hockey gear on that is in Chicago colors, with a gray mustache and also a bun with chicago-style hot dog toppings.

Created: January 1st, 2020 | Role: Illustrator

Ready to rumble at the Mad House.

Captain Pancake is enjoying the winter with a straw pipe, top hat, scarf and snowy body and looks like a snowman.

Created: December 3rd, 2018 | Role: Illustrator

The superhero Captain Pancake is all decked out for the Winter season in a festive hat, scarf and snow for the Happiest of Holidays as Captain Snowcake!

Maple donuts always keep warm with toasty bacon print scarves!

Created: August, 2015 | Role: Illustrator

Maple donuts always keep warm with toasty bacon print scarves!

An annoyed sparrow perched on a branch in the Midwest, surrounded by snow.

Created: August, 2016 | Role: Illustrator

Knowing full well of the cold and windy Illinois weather this sparrow is dressed for the warmth, this but is still totally over the cold.

A crow perched on a brance, wearing a stocking cap and scarf, really annoyed by the snow.

Created: March, 2016 | Role: Illustrator

Crows, the smartest of the birds of the Midwest, frequent visitors of Illinois, made a dumb decision staying behind for the Winter.

An annoyed robin perched on a branch while is snows around him, wearing a stocking cap and crewneck.

Created: January, 2016 | Role: Illustrator

Just because the robin is a frequent visitor in Illinois, it doesn't mean this robin hasn't had his fill of cold-ass Midwestern Winters.

An annoyed male cardinal wearing ear muff, a sweater and a scarf, while perched on a branch surrounded by snow.

Created: January, 2015 | Role: Illustrator

Just cause it's the state bird of Illinois, doesn't mean it isn't SO OVER winter and ready for warmer weather.

A great white shark peeks out of the water all beat up from being a hockey goon.

Created: September, 2014 | Role: Illustrator

Fact: Enforcer Sharks love MURDERSKATE.

A great white shark peeks out of the water in Lake Michigan with a mustache, hat, and sunglasses.

Created: September, 2014 | Role: Illustrator

Fact: Great White Sharks love to swim up into Lake Michigan and watch Bears games.

A great white shark peeks out of the water wearing warm weather gear and is surrounded by his Canadian favorites.

Created: September, 2014 | Role: Illustrator

Fact: Great White North Sharks love Canada and Hockey.

A monster is wide eyed after drinking too much caffeine in the Winter.

Created: February, 2013 | Role: Illustrator

This fuzzy, antler and stocking cap wearing original Monster Mr Caffeine might've over-revved on the 'joe trying to keep warm! So jittery!

An underdressed man walking through a field of frozen zombies during a snowstorm.

Created: May, 2013 | Role: Illustrator

Winter zombies are just as dangerous as warm weather zombies.

A group of people enjoy a small ice skating park that the ice is in the text 'wonderland', surrounded by pine trees.

Created: May, 2013 | Role: Illustrator

Living, skating and enjoying life in a Winter wonderland!

A grizzly bear with a pine foreset on its back walking.

Created: July, 2012 | Role: Illustrator

A large grizzly bear lumbers though a pine forest.

A friendly dachshund in a stocking cap with the colors of the Chicago flag and also sporting a costume with the toppings of the Chicago-style hot dog!

Created: June 27th, 2023 | Role: Illustrator

Windy City what's up!? This little weiner dog is decked out in Chicago-style hot dog toppings and touting the city's flag. A true fan of all things Chicago!

A yeti is annoyed by a singing bird that landed on it's head.

Created: August 20th, 2020 | Role: Illustrator

Happy birds chirping on this Yeti's head are totally throwing off his cold, snowy and grumpy demeanor.

A yeti themed donut.

Created: March, 2015 | Role: Illustrator

The most obscure of the donut cryptids! The yeti donut makes and appearance during the cold cold Winter months. Not for sale.

A sprinkle donut with hat, gloves and boots is frozen solid.

Created: March, 2015 | Role: Illustrator

Donuts make in the month of March weren't built for frigid cold and stiff winds that characterize Midwestern Winters! Gotta get that donut warmed up!

No Teddy Bears

Bear Designs

Cuddly Bears, Bears that like coffee, Bears that like to roam. Here for all the Bears.

A grizzly bear with a pine foreset on its back walking.

Created: July, 2012 | Role: Illustrator

A large grizzly bear lumbers though a pine forest.

A bear is annoyed while wearing a hat that is also a bird's nest.

Created: March, 2017 | Role: Illustrator

Mr. Bear isn't too keen on his sweet new hat the local birds provided.

A bear in a stocking cap has a large mustache.

Created: January, 2015 | Role: Illustrator

In November, Bears tend to grow sweet mustaches!

Midwest Winters are the Worst

Annoyed Birds

Late to migrate birds have zero time for the harsh Midwest Winters.

An annoyed robin perched on a branch while is snows around him, wearing a stocking cap and crewneck.

Created: January, 2016 | Role: Illustrator

Just because the robin is a frequent visitor in Illinois, it doesn't mean this robin hasn't had his fill of cold-ass Midwestern Winters.

A crow perched on a brance, wearing a stocking cap and scarf, really annoyed by the snow.

Created: March, 2016 | Role: Illustrator

Crows, the smartest of the birds of the Midwest, frequent visitors of Illinois, made a dumb decision staying behind for the Winter.

An annoyed sparrow perched on a branch in the Midwest, surrounded by snow.

Created: August, 2016 | Role: Illustrator

Knowing full well of the cold and windy Illinois weather this sparrow is dressed for the warmth, this but is still totally over the cold.

A lumberjack's dream

Logs

The Log series started with my "Bad Day Log" piece which then turned into sequels, an October Inks run, and happy logs.

A log resting on a log covered in flames, clearly not having a good day.

Created: May, 2014 | Role: Illustrator

Sometimes Logs have REALLY crummy days.

A log getting rained on, while on fair, under a thunderstorm cloud, clearly not having a good day.

Created: May, 2014 | Role: Illustrator

Can't rain all the time...except on this log...and also thunderstorm.

A log carved as a pumpkin is holding a pumpkin in his hand.

Created: December, 2014 | Role: Illustrator

Everyone always carves pumpkins and gourds, but why not carve a log for Halloween? Check out this October Ink of a scary Jack O'Lantern log!