1962 King Midget Model 3: Made in Athens, OH

Posted on May 24, 2026 by portfoliolongo.com

A fascinating part of the history of Athens, Ohio, make that the history of automobiles. Evidently, Athens has been funky for a long time. Athens’ residents Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt, airplane pilots turned car designers, developed the King Midget as part of their Midget Motors Supply operations in Athens, OH from roughly 1946 and 1970. Check out the funky history yourself. Join the Club!

Features a non-standard Briggs & Stratton V-twin engine (click on image to enlarge)

Midget Motors Corp.. Athens, Ohio

Technical: Freehand digital iPad painting in Sketch Club using an Apple Pencil and a final tweak in iColorama. Here are the stats:

The car depicted above, Lot 55, sold for $10,450, including buyer’s premium, at Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas auction in Las Vegas, NV, on October 14, 2016. https://www.sportscarmarket.com/profile/1962-king-midget-model-3

The Blue Marble and Astronomical Audacity

Posted on May 21, 2026 by portfoliolongo.com

Kira Jane Dog

Posted on May 17, 2026 by portfoliolongo.com

Yes, that’s her full name. She recently spent a weekend with Annyth and me, well, she and her mom, one of Annyth’s oldest and dearest friends, whom I’ll refer to as J. J told us that she only uses Kira’s full name when there’s some sort of lesson to be learned after the fact. I never heard that. I did hear “Kira Jane” a lot while they were interacting. See what Rumi has to say about Love Dogs!

(Click on image to enlarge and see Kira Jane’s eyes.)

Technical: I drew this on my iPad Pro free hand with an Apple Pencil using my go-to app, Sketch Club, followed by a tweak or two in iColorama. See Sketch Club stats:

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37 minutes with Fran on a Sunday afternoon in Spring

Posted on May 3, 2026 by portfoliolongo.com

…on my iPad Pro in Sketch Club. Why? Her face.

Sketch Club Stats

My Brother-in-Law Meditating

Posted on April 21, 2026 by portfoliolongo.com

Sure it’s possible, says so right here! My sister sent me the photo below of my brother-in-law on his riding lawnmower, and I thought to myself, I bet he converts that repetitive chore into a period of mental clarity and presence. So I spent some time on my iPad Pro trying to convert that inspiring photo into some mindfulness of my own.

Zen Ken

Appalachian Meets Balkan Sounds: Cuni with Lou Poster and Brad Swiniarski

Posted on April 17, 2026 by portfoliolongo.com

There was an explosion of some awesome music and some unbelievably superb guitar playing one week ago, April 11, 2026, at the Federal Valley Resource Center in Stewart, OH when guitarist Cuni performed along with Lou Poster and Brad Swiniarski. I captured some photos and videos so that I could spend some extra time with the musicians on my iPad Pro using the Sketch Club app and an Apple Pencil. See the Sketch Club stats below.

Cuni with Lou Poster and Brad Swiniarski

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Flattened Out

Posted on April 2, 2026 by portfoliolongo.com

Again, the pencil theme! See’em all here. This post is definitely a reflection of my thinking on an upcoming exhibit that will feature 3 of my wooden pencils. See blurb below.

Flattened Out Pencil (click on image to enlarge)

Upcoming exhibit:

“When you hold [them], it’s mildly perturbing in a cognitive sense primarily because of [their] hexagonal shape, which your whole hand infers based on years of thumb, index, and middle finger experience. Again, [these pieces are] meant to celebrate a widely-employed cultural artifact, one that allows the user to do and undo graphic expressions.” Upcoming show at the Dairy Barn in Athens, OH. April 24 – June 14, 2026