Murphy Online - A Comic Blog

... And That's The Way It Is

2006-02-07T16:27:00.000-08:00

Oh dear, such violence! Okay, I have been a bit on the edge lately. With weeks of continuous rain we have finally gotten a sunny day. I can almost believe that there is a Spring in our future. Still, the media will find a reason for us to be concerned.

OK... This is Getting Old

2006-01-14T19:53:00.000-08:00

We have just marked our 26th consecutive day of rain, with no sign that it is going to stop anytime soon. One of the little secrets we in the Northwest have is that we “say” it rains a lot here, but not nearly as much as we let on… until now.

Precipitation 90%

2006-01-04T10:00:00.000-08:00

Ahhhh… Winter in the Pacific Northwest

Message In A Bottle

2005-12-19T09:11:00.000-08:00

A Mercy Eating

2005-12-18T11:05:00.000-08:00

Bubble Tea

2005-12-17T12:50:00.000-08:00

A Silicon Christmas Carol

2005-12-16T07:51:00.000-08:00

Flu Recreation

2005-12-15T11:47:00.000-08:00

The Four Stages of Cold/Flu Denial

2005-12-14T07:50:00.000-08:00

While posting the Perspective strips I came down with the cold that seems to have hit just about everyone else. That is what I get for boasting about having an iron clad immune system.

Perspective - 6 of 6

2005-12-13T11:16:00.000-08:00

Perspective - 5 of 6

2005-12-12T09:54:00.000-08:00

Perspective - 4 of 6

2005-12-11T12:17:00.000-08:00

Perspective - 3 of 6

2005-12-10T10:47:00.000-08:00

Now that my son is in Middle School, the Art Club has been moved there with him. The first club meeting my wife asked the assembled group, “So, is everyone here interested in doing some art?” The answer from one of the eight grade girls was,
“No Duh.”

I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore?

Perspective - 2 of 6

2005-12-09T07:55:00.000-08:00

One of our realizations after teaching art to elementary school kids is that we found the Kindergarteners where much more willing to comprehend and utilized complex art principles, while the older kids were more hesitant.

Perspective - 1 of 6

2005-12-08T08:56:00.000-08:00

My wife started an after school Art Club at my son’s elementary school. One of her challenges was communicating some fairly complex design principles to an audience of K-5th Graders. Murphy helped lend a hand in describing a topic that many adults have trouble grasping…. Perspective.

Be Prepared

2005-12-07T09:08:00.000-08:00

Snow!

2005-12-06T12:07:00.000-08:00

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!
…. then please melt and go away. Thanks.

The Scent of Christmas

2005-12-05T12:30:00.000-08:00

Gee, there just seems to be something missing? Oh, I remember… a head cold!

Artificial Tree: 101

2005-12-04T10:28:00.000-08:00

Now, I don’t know where you stand regarding the real-versus-artificial Christmas tree debate, but I have to admit that these fake tree folks go beyond the call of duty to create all the details associated with having a farm cut tree.

Artificial Christmas

2005-12-03T09:41:00.000-08:00

Due to childhood allergies we finally had to buckle down and purchase an artificial Christmas tree. We found a fairly nice one at our local Craft & Hobby store. While there I couldn’t help notice that the shop was filled with a whole lot of extremely grumpy looking women. I don’t know what it is about creating crafts, but I couldn’t help picturing these ladies going home to crochet little Santa booties, hot glue lace potpourri pouches, and chain smoke.

Election Debate

2005-12-02T12:12:00.000-08:00

Freelance Life

2005-12-01T10:34:00.000-08:00

Wi-Fi and a skinny Mocha... life is good.

String Theory

2005-11-30T08:04:00.000-08:00

This stuff is so interesting it is really easy to get caught up in it.

DDD

2005-11-29T15:27:00.000-08:00

Now, you know you have some 3D glasses lying around somewhere in your house. Try the back of your sock drawer.

Throw Out Your TV

2005-11-28T21:51:00.000-08:00

Ahhhhh, technology. I admit it, if it is shiny and has buttons I can push, I want it.

Day In The Life

2005-11-28T11:51:00.000-08:00

This is actually the first Murphy comic I tried in this format over a year ago. One of my very favorite online comics is the daily “American Elf” strip created by James Kochalka at www.americanelf.com. His strip is an intimate glimpse into one artist’s life & family, and is a constant inspiration to me.

Fun With Quantum Physics

2005-11-27T23:48:00.000-08:00

Okay, let me see if I have this right… If I am not looking it is a wave, but when I am looking its a particle. Boy, these end tables are tricky buggers.

I Guess This Will Do

2005-11-27T10:28:00.000-08:00

My personal search has been for a forum that would allow me to cartoon and still continue my career as a concept artist. Finding the right venue has been tough, and finding an audience that will put up with less then regular submissions is another thing. So, for now…

Well Meaning Souls

2005-11-26T23:49:00.000-08:00

I know a lot of illustrators and designers who grew up secretly wishing to become comic strip artists, only to be discouraged along the way by teachers, friends, colleagues, and other well meaning souls. Although successful in their own fields that nagging desire to express themselves in a cartoon lingers on.

Murphy Online - An Introduction

2005-11-26T17:39:00.000-08:00

Hello,

Murphy has been around for a while, and has existed primarily as a means for me to comment on the politics of whichever company I found myself working for at the moment. Ever since I went freelance, back in the mid-1990's, Murphy has been fairly mute. Murphy online is an opportunity for me to bring him back. Although I can guarantee I will be unable to update strips on a daily basis, I will upload new panels as ideas, and topics, come to mind. Until that time, let me introduce to you... Murphy.

~Don Carson
www.doncarsoncreative.com