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1962 King Midget Model 3: Made in Athens, OH

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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

 

Kira Jane Dog

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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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Other dog posts on this illustroblog.

Here’s a really quick progress video:

Back a few rows…

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…there was this guy up in the air.

back a few rows


Reference photo:

Dreamy progress video:

Sketch Club stats:

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Sand Hill Cranes in Ohio

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A buddy of mine got me thinking about Sand Hill Cranes here in Ohio. So, while Annyth gets her hair cut, I had time to play around…over a Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Ale

Freehand iPad drawing in Sketch Club with an Apple Pencil and a tweak of iColorama (click to enlarge)

Some Tap Handles at The Side Bar in Athens, OH

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Sketch Club Stats: Freehand iPad painting using photo reference, Apple Pencil, Sketch Club, and iColorama. Details in Sketch Club follow:

Reference Photo:

 

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Press Release

We Blew It at Athens Hot Glass

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Yea, we blew it all right, but it was worth it! Back in December of 2025 Annyth had signed us up for a private glass blowing lesson under the guidance of Tiffany McCann and Gordon Blozy at Athens Hot Glass Glassblowing Studio that took place on Friday, January 2, 2026. It was instructional and fun. Annyth said she wanted a blue and orange vase, and boom, Tiffany and Gordon helped her blow it. I said I wanted a green, purple, and yellow Mardi Gras globe, and Gordon said, oh, a sun catcher, we can do that, and they helped me blow it. That’s how we started off the new year by blowing it from the start.

Athens Hot Glass Glassblowing Studio [Click on image to enlarge.]

Technical: I did a couple of really quick freehand iPad drawings in Sketch Club and included them with a few images and action shots.

Another Jacob Collier, an hour this time

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Last time it was 30 minutes with Jacob. (Did you click on that hyperlink?)  I nearly doubled that this time, as shown below on the Sketch Club stats.

I’m so blown out of the water by Jacob Collier. If you’re not familiar with him, do yourself a favor and look him up. Just type ”J” in your browser’s search bar, and at this point, the rest will self populate, and he’ll appear in your living room with a dozen instruments, an orchestra, and a conductor’s baton. It’s best if you have over 100 guests so he can divide you into groups.

Seriously, he’s one in a million; and, he wears colorful clothes.

Maestro Jacob Collier (click on image to enlarge)

Sketch Club Stats

Our Annual Christmas Letter: O

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This year’s annual retreat was held at Burr Oak Lodge & Conference Center in Glouster, OH. Over the course of three extremely productive days, thanks to the consulting team from McKinsey & Company, the Board of Trustees, senior management, and the entire staff at portfoliolongo.com revisited our organizational values and refreshed our vision and mission statements using 356 yards of butcher-block paper, 17 dozen scented markers, and 1,257 colored stickies. All together, the 36 participants invested a combined total of 6,854 lbs. of competence!
In addition to our Annual Report, a copy of which is being mailed to you, we hereby issue our Annual Christmas Letter for 2025 in keeping with our 15-year tradition. In accordance with our commitments to parsimony and stewardship, it’s O. You’re welcome to visit our North American headquarters over the holidays in Canaan Township, Athens County, where you will see our letter posted. (Click here to view previous annual Christmas letters.)

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