Here is my latest Pen and Ink from various photos I've collected from the 1900 period!I am now offering Limited Edition Prints of this one (100 Only) on Archival Stock for $29 Can. unmatted and signed by me !!                     Contact my Studio at:   www.cullenstudios.com   

Here are some of my Latest STARS,....like Brad Pitt,...for the Ladies !!

Here is the coloured version of the drawing I created for the Festival Colouring CONTEST .
I hope some of the kids that enter the Contest will find some better combinations than I did in my hurry to get this out!! ha!

                        Here is the final rendition of the 1930 Revere Hotel in Brockvlle with it's big buses to take you to Ottawa!
           It has a Tait's Bakery wagon down the hill, delivering fresh bread products to this favorite Hotel! 
           I also added the little horse and wagon bus to the front entrance, as it was used back then to transport visitors to the Hotel from the Ferry down at the St.Lawrence River. They all would have crossed the River from Morristown New York. I understand that the wagon is presently at Upper Canada Village! It should be here at the Brockville Museum!!
           I will be offering this Limited Edition Print (Only 100) signed and numbered with an Authentication Certificate this coming April. They are being offered for $49 Can.

 I have just finished a painting of a Backyard Rink that friends of ours in Nepean have built for their kids and the neighbourhood!  They sent me a pile of photos and some instructions, hoping I could bring it all together for something they all could enjoy!!

They had some special LOGOS they placed under the ice !! One is from where the father works!

 It will be picked-up on Friday and probably on their wall at home next week!

 It's nice to be able to share some memories with folks in this way!! I had fun doing it, and I know they will love having it!!

      ~~~~~~Back to the drawing board!! ha!~~~~~~~John 

Another 5 to 7 minutes of his quick capture of someone's face at this busy Fair in Lynhurst. He offers to do GIANT GREETING CARDS with Caricature of the person you are sending it too!! You design the pose of the cartoon body and the scene, and the wording, and John does the rest in colour at 22"x14" with envelope for only $49

Caricaturing 'Live' at a busy street in Kynhurst full of Carnival traffic! The sound is not high enough to hear all the background noise of this scene!! www.cullenstudios.com for more of his

There he is up in Smiths Falls, singing and sketching away!! Never seen a guy so happy with his songs and cartooning!! This Video has him presenting a nice Pen & Ink to one of the Railway Museum's oldest Member!! His wife received it from John. The Video ends in Lyn Ontario for their great

Here are two friends of Jim MacPherson in Smiths Falls, helping him out on his farm while he rests from his surgery.One man is from California and the other is from Brazil.Friends like these we all need !!

re is my latest configuration with all it's collections of what is going on at the Smiths Falls Canal, Railway and Chocolate Festival this coming July 18 to 19th!  I will be there doing Caricatures and having fun on the guitar!! Come to see us!!

   Here are some of the CARTOONS I have put together to advertise our new ARTISANS VILLAGE here in BROCKVILLE ONTARIO CANADA!

  It will take place at BLOCKHOUSE ISLAND, BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, every Saturday and Sunday, July 11th through September 6th between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm. Please note that the Artisans Village will NOT operate on SUNDAY, August 2nd.
FEES:  * SEASONAL- $200     *DAILY - $20 per space.
A post-dated cheque (dated July 11th,2009) made payable to the CITY OF BROCKVILLE will be submitted with the Membership Application, no later than March 20th, for consideration for the 2009 Season. Applicants will be notified by May 1st of their acceptance. Applications received later than the deadline, may be considered depending on the mix of disciplines already juried and approved for membership.
JURY INFORMATION
The jury will consist of two artists and artisans who are NOT Mmebers of the ARTISANS VILLAGE and from the City Of Brockville, the City Clerk and Director o... Read the rest of this post

Is this how men are influenced to be what we BECOME?  ha ha!!

When I first read this item I had to say out loud: " HOLY COW !!" But the item in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper was quite clear, and I checked the date, to find that it was NOT APRIL FOOL'S DAY,..but it was VALENTINE'S DAY!!  What an item for lovers!

Is this really going to create a new FAD here in Canada, and competition for poor old PEPSI?

What do YOU think??  

 The first Meeting for those Artists interested in the Brockville Artisans Village will be held at City Hall Council Chambers, 7pm, MARCH 2nd,2009.

   The Steering Committee will answer all questions concerning the Group and take Membership Applications.

   The Village will consist of large tents erected on Blockhouse Island, for the period of the summer from July 11th to September 5th 2009 inclusive. The Village will consist of upwards of 35 artists who will display their art on the weekends only (Sat.-Sun) for the 9 weekends involved, leaving the tents empty during the weekdays. The Seasonal Fee for each Artist will be only $200. payable by July 11th,2009.A jury selection will assure that the Art displayed within the Membership is of the highest quality.

   All those interested in Membership may attend and apply. Further information:  John Cullen 613 342-5702

                                                                                                                                     This New BROCKVILLE TUNNEL Group is now available to all those folks who spoke of interest in the Model Trains and the Tunnel development that Brockville will enjoy once we have it all working!!This year will put the ideas into actuality and get the basic formula for the Train Operation presented to City Council for their approval.Those interested in this venture, either with ideas, opinions,photos of their own, retail suggections, etc. please Join the Group and contact John Cullen if you have any questions at all.John's phone:  613 342-5702  [email protected]   106-44 Central Ave. Brockville ON K6V1W6  He will gladly answer any queries and happily add you to the enthusiastic people who would enjoy seeing the kids have this for their weekend adventures!!

                                                                                                                                     This New "FRIENDS of the TUNNEL Committee Brockville" is now available to all those folks who spoke of interest in the Model Trains and the Tunnel development that Brockville will enjoy once we have it all working!!This year will put the ideas into actuality and get the basic formula for the Train Operation presented to City Council for their approval.Those interested in this venture, either with ideas, opinions,photos of their own, retail suggections, etc. please Join the Group and contact John Cullen if you have any questions at all.John's phone:  613 342-5702  [email protected]   106-44 Central Ave. Brockville ON K6V1W6  He will gladly answer any queries and happily add you to the enthusiastic people who would enjoy seeing the kids have this for their weekend adventures!!

Can you see the LIGHT at the end of the TUNNEL ??  I can!!

  We are starting a new Group on Multiply here, to promote the new development of the Historical TRAIN TUNNEL we have running under the Brockville City where I live!

  I am suggesting we spruce it up and check the safety of the idea, along with anyone with ideas as to how to make it come ALIVE AGAIN !!

   The miniature trains I would like to see running up and down it are here portrayed, and I know the children visiting will enjoy the thrill of such a ride!! GrownUps TOO !!

  Jim Davis of Kemptville has been operating his TRAIN RIDE for some years now, between the Spencerville FAIR and the Smiths Falls RAILWAY MUSEUM ,..and I am enclosing many photos I had taken of it and him right back to the days when he was building it all!

  We will be looking for folks who enjoy trains, have some interest in the Tunnel Display ideas and those who can share s...

   Many will remember her, before the fire of 1974 that erased one of the popular spots in town!

   With City Hall next door (across the street) I'm certain that many Mayors enjoyed the Dining Room frequently!

  So many people worked there and enjoyed meeting their freinds and family there, and visitors arriving even by Ferry from the States, would be brought by the Bus Wagon (at the front door) or by one of the huge buses that ran as far as Ottawa in those days! You can see Tait's Bakery wagon down the hill, delivering fresh Bakery goods to the Hotell!

I enjoy these renderings! I can add something out of life to them, and paste in some memories while I portray the distinctive architecture that so many have etched in their hearts!!  Fairwell old Revere!!  She will be remembered for years to come!!

The historical photos I worked from are included here, with thanks to the B...

 In Brockville, we have a unique Tunnel running under the City for the Railway that used to come righ down town to the St. Lawrence River, and connect with the Steamer boats and Ferries!  The trains travelled mostly from Ottawa, Smiths Falls, Montreal and Toronto. It was a busy downtown with all this activity along the waterfront!! City Hall was built right on top of the Railway Tunnel, with two of the chimneys serving the Tunnel, running right up through the Victoria Hall!!  The smoke from some of those trains must have been horrendous!! From the looks of the size of the Tunnel, there wouldn't be much room for someone walking the length of it when a train entered !!

In the pictures I am sharing here, you can see City Hall above the tunnel, with it's proud Bell Tower and clocks! The next one is what the other entrance looks like, just north of Pearl Street!  People can see the opening at the far end, when you peer into the dark tunnel!!

It wou...

Julian Beever has created these works of art on the sidewalks of the world! He has done this fantastic work out there under the feet of people for years now, and I bow to his humble skills as he produces such a marvelous explosion of 3D

Here is what it looks like outside my Studio on the First Day of February!! It was nice and sunny, with a small wind , but Babes and I went walking along the deep canals of sidewalk that are 'carved' into the snow on both sides! It is really neat!!  Babes will blindly (for she has no sight!) bounce from one side to the other, filling her nose full of snow and enjoying the 'sniff' of all the other dogs that leave their 'calling cards' in yellow handwriting in the snow! She leaves a pretty good signature herself, when you start to try to decifer who is who!! ha ha!! Maybe I'll put some Grape colouring in her water and we will KNOW when she leaves her mark!! ha ha!!
The fir tree beside my window has such nice puffs of snow on it, and the birds enjoy coming for their treats and seeds. I put out some chocolate marshmallow cookies that had been in the cupboard for awhile, and the crows took them home like it was a party! Imagine! Marshmallows! Our Park bench, where we usually read the...

  I have seen this done just last year in Kingston, by a fine young lady who enjoyed seeing her art walked all over!! This artist here is Julian Beever and his stuff is done all over the world!! I am adding some pictures to an Album of his work, for he really does it for me!! "3D Art" on sidewalks!! Imagine!!

   I had compiled a couple of photos together in this art, to invest the idea of history to this magnificent building in our town. The moment I saw it for the first time, I knew I would have to capture it in pen and ink! Castles do that to me all the time!!  I can't surf through old pictures of chateaus in France or Scotland or Ireland, and I'm inspired to get the old pen out and start creating a nice pen and ink!
  'Click' on the Pen & Ink to see the larger version for the detail.
  The actual pictures I took of the Armory and the cannons outside on the lawn, were enough to allow me to pick what angle I wanted to capture and where to place my Cartoon of the Colonel in the British Army! No, he doesn't look like Colonel Brock's Portrait, but was handsome enough for this art of the building!  I plan to do another with the actual uniformed soldiers of the 1700's involved with the cannon!
   Let me know what you think of my building, as I include it into the Kiddie Colouring Book of Broc... Read the rest of this post

       It took some doing, to mold all the ellements together that the name spoke of,.....Canal, Railway & Chocolate Festival in Smiths Falls. Quite an order! 
            The Canal is the Rideau Canal built by Colonel By and I put him into a canoe that was used back in the 1830's and the famous lift-bridge for trains that crosses the Canal in that town. 
          The donuts complete the symbols, and I have to admit that I could not conceive of any other combination that would show this Festival in a family fun expression!
                 If you 'click' on the image it will get larger and then you can appreciate all that went into the design itself!
                  Let me know what you think!~~~~~~~~~~~~John