Mark Graham
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I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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Kangaroos
Here is a color art of some adult kangaroos with their joey. I tried for the whimsical touch with this family. The joey's head I used my gray and black colored pencils. For a more realistic look to the tree, I used light brown and black to show depth, I think I did that. The colors I chose for the kangaroos were mainly pastels from light blue, pink, orange, greens and yellow. I chose to do the sun yellow for the body of the sun and orange for the rays. The plants I just colored shades of green. Please share your thoughts.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Rabbits
Here is a picture I colored with my colored pencils. I tried to get a festive feel kind of like Easter with the blues, pink, oranges and greens. If you notice I gave the sky area a shading of light blue with a bright orange sun. The flowers I decided to color pink, red, orange, and blues and purple.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Adam-12
"See the man." as the dispatcher would say over the police radio. There was another police drama that was all about the days and nights of patrol officers on the street. This show was entitled 'Adam-12' and it is another one that was on when I was in early to late elementary school, but I was allowed to watch for Officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed -Martin Milner and Kent McCord were police officers to learn from during that time. This was another strict procedural police drama for it was created by the creators of Dragnet.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Dragnet
Just the facts, mam. There was an old police drama starring Jack Webb and Harry Morgan as Joe Friday and Bill Cannon. This police drama was based on true events and the names were changed to protect the innocent. This was a show that I only saw as reruns, but it was strictly a procedural show for Joe Friday would narrate as the show progress telling what each of the were going to do. The scenes of the show were stark and to me were true to fact and at times were scary to me.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Cannon
Who remembers all those old detective shows from the 1970's? The one that came to my mind was one entitled 'Cannon' that was about a slightly obese man who identified himself as a private investigator hired by whomever needed help some way. He did work with the cops when needed. Cannon would drive around working on his cases in a great big car and there would always be some sort of food on the front seat usually donuts. This show was usually show in parts, as in Act One- introducing what crime took place, Act Two- the investigation, Act Three- catching the culprit(s) and summing up how everything went. There were a few more of these types of shows that were on television back then, and I am thinking about critiquing them as well.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
I Dream of Jeannie
There was another old television program from the 1960's to the early 1970's starring Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman entitled 'I Dream of Jeannie'. The story of an astronaut named Tony and a genie named Jeannie. Tony worked for NASA along with his pal Roger. There was also Dr. Bellows who thought Tony was going crazy for how Jeannie was always trying to help Tony, her master. Dr. Bellows thought that Tony needed to take a long rest due working long hours and too long in outer space. Dr. Bellows was always present when Jeannie's errors were present and assume that Tony was behind all these various scenes for Tony had to come up with reasons and excuses for whatever occurred, but there was always Roger, Tony's best friend to help things along. To me this was a fun show to watch as a child growing up. Some of the things that were depicted on the show were hokey, but it was still a funny half-hour of television back then.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Bewitched
Do you believe in witches? There was an old television show entitled 'Bewitched' starring Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York before another actor took over one season by the name of Dick Sargent. This was the story of a witch named Samatha and a mortal named Darrin. Samantha was a housewife and Darrin worked in advertising working under Larry Tate. Samantha had a mother, Endora who tried anything and everything to break these two up over the years. Over the years Samantha and Darrin had two children, Tabitha and Adam. Also, there was Sam's cousin Serena, her cousin, Dr. Bombay, Uncle Arthur, Esmeralda, Aunt Clara and a few others. This program aired from the late 1960's to the early 1970's. I remembered when I watched this show I wished I could do the things that Samantha could do. I thought some of the spells that the writers were really catchy for the time period and maybe now a little odd. I remember that the last few seasons the cast seemed to world travelers they went to Italy and England that I remember, as well as going back in history a few times to correct a few mistakes for the story that was happening. I still watch this show if I find it on some channel.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Attic
The was wondering how to use the stone and bird feed. He couldn't think of how these two things could do together. He decided to go back up into the attic and he walked down the main part of the room, and his thought was to go to the window. He had the stone and bird feed, and he saw a little kind of indentation in the corner of the sides of the window right in the middle and he placed the stone and all of the sudden there was the sound of some kind of music, then he scattered the bird feed all over the windowsill and even more of that music played. The boy stepped aside, and he saw that the spirit appeared and for some reason it seemed that the spirit kind of smiled. The boy went back down the stairs and went outside, and he really did not believe what he saw, but the house was changing there were flowers blooming everywhere and the birds were building nests. The boy looked up at the attic window and the spirit was smiling and looked at the boy as in saying "Thank you." The old house was no longer falling down for the birds brought new life to the house for the spirit knew if you cared for the flora and fauna around you life and death, as in the spirit will work together to solve a mystery.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Fiction
The Wide Window
Lemony Snicket has done it again and taking us into the sad and despicable lives of the Baudelaire children. In volume three entitled 'The Wide Window' Violet, Klaus, and Sunny who after losing their Uncle Morty who they liked a lot have to move on again. The Baudelaire children go live with their Aunt Joesphine, who seems to be afraid of everything. She lives in a dreary little town in a big house that seems to be leaning and ready to fall into Lake Lachrymose. Again, Count Olaf is not far away and closer than they think. This is one book that will teach you some basic grammar lessons as well. Enjoy!
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Reptile Room
Snakes, snakes and more snakes in many forms. Lemony Snicket has another 'adventure' for the Baudelaire children. In this volume of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' Lemony writes all about when the children go to stay with their Uncle Morty aka as Dr. Montgomery Montgomery. As the author says if you do not want to read a sad or pitiful story stop and find something else. The Baudelaire children learn all about all kinds of snakes even though Count Olaf is never far away and is closer than they think. Who could Count Olaf be and what does he have planned for the 'orphans'. This is a story that could give you and interest in science and in particular the world of snakes in a way and finding a different way of looking at life.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Night Shadow
The second installment of Nora Robert's Night Tales novels is entitled 'Night Shadow' that is all about Cilla's sister Deborah O'Rourke and a character that is named Nemesis. Deborah is also a district attorney working on two major cases and not sure if she wants a relationship at this time but along comes Gage and things seem to change. Who is Nemesis? For some reason this installment reminds me of a superhero story.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Night Shift
To me Nora Robert's has done it again with another series of books that are romance based but more family centered. In the first of a series 'Night Shift' is all about Cilla O'Rourke who is a radio DJ working the night shift. One night during her request line calls a man calls to tell her that he is going to kill her. A few nights later she meets a detective named Boyd Fletcher with the help of his partner Althea and others who will do anything for her, but at the moment Cilla is not sure, but Boyd will stick by her whatever may happen.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
