{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"funky-mad-script","title":"FunkyMad script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn example of a script of my own design which I call FunkyMad. The \"Mad\" aspect is a nod to Louis Madarasz (1860-1910) my inspiration for the style. The \"Funky\" aspect \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis, well; it's funky!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~ 2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42235146403934,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Funky_Mad_Script_1_v2_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765165037"},{"product_id":"initial-e-calligraphic","title":"Howard Paper - Initial \"E\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAnother elaborate letter done for the cover of a Howard Papers promotion. This time it is a victorian E. This is old art before computers were dominant. So the E was \u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003einked on board and the white\/gold\/black were on 3 separate acetate overlays. The checkerboard border was yet another overlay. The background is red-phase variegated leaf (i.e. metal), similar to gold leaf only pot metal. That's 6 layers of separate art. Computers make this process so much easier today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClients\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e: Howard Paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgency:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Siebert Design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238518853726,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Howard_Paper_E__Don_Marsh_6a2a2029-12dd-4165-99bf-75b8ad8e5aa9.jpg?v=1769360545"},{"product_id":"document-calligraphy","title":"John Greene - Birthday Card Calligraphy","description":"\u003cp\u003e1991. 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The story was called 'The Black Screech Owl'.\"\u003cbr\u003e~Don Marsh~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©1980 Don Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"13\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003eOct 20, 1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003eOriginal 8 5\/16\" x 121 1\/2\". 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After doing this illustration I wanted to start incorporating lettering to my art. Thru the course of researching the subject the lettering grew to become the illustration.\"\u003cbr\u003e~Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Billie McClusky's True Form\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003eMay 5, 1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e23.9 cm x 26.2 cm or 9 7\/16\" x 10 5\/16\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient: \u003c\/strong\u003eRed Now Comix. 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John Seddon, is my second most favorite \u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epre-Bickham English penman after John Ayres. All that is known of Seddon is: he was born 1644, died 1700, and was the Master at John Johnson's Free Writing School at Priest's Court, Foster lane, London. He authored three copybooks during his life. 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Happy Holidays to all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42250368516190,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Offhand_Bird__Don_Marsh_fa8d9243-06b6-4255-abd3-89bbf4fe69d6.jpg?v=1769473268"},{"product_id":"tallstacks-poster-original-lettering","title":"Tallstacks Poster - Original Lettering","description":"\u003cp\u003eTallstacks is a steamboat festival in Cincinnati honoring the importance of these boats to this river city. The boats are named \"Queen\" giving Cincinnati it's nickname of \"The Queen City\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon worked with Art Director Steve Ziegelmeyer on this piece creating a custom letter form border that spelled out the ports that the participating boats originated from. The lettering partnered with the scratchboard illustration recalled the heyday of the river boats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn oldie, but goodie I worked on. I still think this is the best Tallstacks poster to date. Steve Ziegelmeyer was the AD.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eTallstacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgency:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Freedman, Gibson \u0026amp; White, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Director:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ziegelmeyer Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/ziegelmeyerphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSteve Ziegelmeyer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42252166824030,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Tallstacks_92Poster.jpg?v=1765082677"},{"product_id":"first-steps-calligraphy-book-lesson","title":"First Steps Calligraphy Book -  \"a\" and \"n\" Lesson","description":"\u003cp\u003eExerpt from First Steps Calligraphy Book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Northern Light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eDon Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eNYFx6P\" title=\"First Step - Calligraphy book\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOrder on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42252174622814,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/A_N_Calligraphy_Lesson_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765085101"},{"product_id":"king-christmas-card","title":"King Christmas Card - Pen \u0026 Ink and Marker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe box I retrieved from storage has yielded several surprises long forgotten, such as this old card I did for Christmas back in 1983. Back then (BC: before computers) \u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall my cards were pen \u0026amp; ink and colored by hand. The colors here are marker. I always made one extra for my files, which is what this is. This old card was one of my favorites, so I thought I'd share it with everyone here [Facebook] with a newly added salutation at the top.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2013, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©1983 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42252651102302,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/King_Playing_Card_Christmas__1983_Don_Marsh-4183.jpg?v=1768085216"},{"product_id":"analysis-of-ovals-and-angles","title":"Analysis of Ovals and Angles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANALYSIS OF OVALS \u0026amp; ANGLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Fine penmanship and calligraphy is not a matter of \"nuts \u0026amp; bolts\" such as in this technical analysis. It's a matter of tasteful sensibilities, art, and finesse. However, this graphic reveals fundamental principles \u0026amp; structures that provide optical harmony within the art. Also, this analysis is a testament to what Master penmen were able to produce freely as a natural extension of their innate talent \u0026amp; insight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• All the ovals in this diagram are of exactly the same shape \u0026amp; proportion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The exemplar in this graphic is that of Thomas Tomkins The slope is 37° from vertical, or 53° from horizontal, the most common slope angle used by Tomkins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Character height to width proportions are 4:5.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Axis of the body-oval is rotated clockwise relative to the stem approximately 10°.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The ratio of the upper \u0026amp; lower ovals comprising the body is 7:10, i.e. the upper oval is 70% of the lower.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The body-oval shade is approximately 260% larger than the lower oval and rotated 4° counter-clockwise from a pivot point just below the waist-line.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~ 2018, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42253149864030,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Analysis_Ovals_Angles_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765155972"},{"product_id":"cincinnati-riverfront-poster","title":"Cincinnati Riverfront Poster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTitling for the Greater Cincinnati Public Library's Riverfront poster.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cincinnati Public Library\" href=\"https:\/\/chpl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCincinnati Public Library\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42257507844190,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/CincinnatiRiverfrontPosterBW.jpg?v=1765251851"},{"product_id":"flourishing-styles-beckham-era","title":"Flourishing Styles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFLOURISHING STYLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBICKHAM ERA…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFRENCH: spiraling \u0026amp; bold – The French style strives to move in one continuous direction, clockwise or counterclockwise with minimal directional changes. The shades are usually in horizontal or reversed direction from the usual and better known downward pulled English and American styles. Flourishing almost always stemmed from extended elements of the letters themselves, and was employed almost exclusively in the margins. Though the basic elements of the French style are very simple, the degree of skill \u0026amp; control required for mastery of this style is very high. Writing style is Italian Hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDUTCH: dense \u0026amp; elaborate – The Dutch style was complex and denser than other forms, with an almost random, streaming confetti feel. Besides the line-work, the Dutch style often included a variety of additional detail shapes, such as dots, rings, dashes, hairlines, \u0026amp; lobes. Writing style is German Text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eENGLISH: elegant \u0026amp; thoughtful – The English style is Flowing \u0026amp; stately with a strong sense of design. The English style evolved naturally from a blending of earlier French \u0026amp; Dutch concepts. Though the basic shapes are fairly simple, the degree of difficulty in mastering this style of flourishing comes from the interrelationship \u0026amp; integration of the shapes to create an optically balanced composition. Writing style is English Roundhand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePOST-BICKHAM ERA…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFRENCH (late): whimsical \u0026amp; varied – The late French style tended to utilize every motif plus the kitchen sink. The spiral tendency was still present, but it was integrated with alternating lazy then tight looping, direction reversals, lattice patterns, \u0026amp; straight-cut shade terminations (a motif that years later would become popular in American handwriting styles). Writing style is French Bastarde.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAMERICAN: simplified \u0026amp; airy – The American style utilized basic English principles, but in a more simplified \u0026amp; formulaic fashion to facilitate less complicated patterns that could be easily learned, and incorporated into one's work more spontaneously. It also incorporated the French motif of exaggerated shade swells. Because the American style is bold and has a natural feel it conveys a direct \u0026amp; graphic demeanor. Writing style is Shaded Spencerian.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2016, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42257569611870,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Flourishing_Styles__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769577496"},{"product_id":"bloodstone","title":"Minerals - Bloodstone with Italian Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Looking like blotches of blood on the green ground, Bloodstone's apt name needs no explanation. Bloodstone is the common folk name for the mineral also know as heliotrope, a green chalcedony (a mixture of quarts) with red jasper (iron oxide) inclusions. Used in jewelry since ancient times, bloodstone was also commonly employed as a good luck charm for self defense, and to guard against blood ailments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Italian Hand B, saved from doodling done weeks previously, provided me the starting point of this mineral subject. Variations on this B shape were popular with American penmen through the early to mid-1800s. This B is somewhat of a transitional form from the hand evolving from its European origins to what would become a new American style of script. All the small letters are common English-Italian Hand forms, with the exception of the \"st\" combo, which are traditional French shapes I chose to provide more graphic interest. Since the English-Italian Hand evolved from earlier French hands, such mixing of styles was common.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2013, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2013 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42257625284702,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Bloodstone__Don_Marsh_3ddb01f9-1c19-49f2-b3ba-afdd66d4189b.jpg?v=1769216112"},{"product_id":"go-red-campaign-script","title":"Go Red For Women Campaign - Lettering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLettering illustration created for Key Bank's participation in\u003cem\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Go Red For Women. American Heart Association.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goredforwomen.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGo Red for Women\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eThis campaign is the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. Don used the organization's dress logo as the shape for his lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Design created for Key Bank's participation in the \"Go Red\" campaign.\"\u003cbr\u003e~ 2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eKey Bank\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42258217107550,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Go_Red_Campaign_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765298140"},{"product_id":"woman-on-cliff-illustration","title":"Woman on Cliff - Envelope Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntitled pen and ink done on a common manila envelope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYears ago, just for fun, I used to do pen \u0026amp; ink illustrations on envelopes I kept my photocopies in. This is one such envelop I came across the other day and thought \u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI'd share it. This is the face of a standard 9 x 12 manila envelope.\"\u003cbr\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e©Don Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42358762963038,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Woman_Cliff_Illustration__Don_Marsh-4235.jpg?v=1767843028"},{"product_id":"barnstormer-illustration","title":"\"Barnstormer\" Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Barnstormer\". Pen and ink illustration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003eMar 1, 1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©1981 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42359386734686,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Barnstormer_Illustration__1981_Don_Marsh-4331_57c793a4-83bf-4843-83ae-4915e2d1f524.jpg?v=1767845020"},{"product_id":"waif-halloween-poster-1981-pen-ink","title":"WAIF Halloween Program Cover 1981 - Pen \u0026 Ink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePen and ink. Halloween \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eprogram cover for independent Cincinnati radio station \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.waifradio.org\/home\" title=\"WAIF independent radio station. Cincinnati, Ohio.\"\u003eWAIF\u003c\/a\u003e. Don had a show on the station at that time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI did this illustration for the 1981 WAIF Halloween program cover.\"\u003cbr\u003e~ 2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©1981 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"There's No Place Like Home.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sep 28, 1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e WAIF Radio. Program front cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42359507484766,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/WAIF_Halloween_Illustration__1981_Don_Marsh-4351.jpg?v=1767853062"},{"product_id":"waif-halloween-poster-1980-pen-ink","title":"WAIF Halloween Program Cover 1980 - Pen \u0026 Ink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePen and ink. Halloween program cover for independent Cincinnati radio station \u003ca title=\"WAIF independent radio station. Cincinnati, Ohio.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waifradio.org\/home\"\u003eWAIF\u003c\/a\u003e. Don had a show on the station at that time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©1980 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"Halloween Spirit.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sep 30, 1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e WAIF Radio. Program front cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42359512367198,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/WAIF_Halloween_Illustration__1980_Don_Marsh-4363.jpg?v=1767853624"},{"product_id":"waif-program-cover-1982-pen-ink","title":"WAIF Program Cover 1982 - Pen \u0026 Ink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePen and ink. Program cover for independent Cincinnati radio station \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.waifradio.org\/home\" title=\"WAIF independent radio station. Cincinnati, Ohio.\"\u003eWAIF\u003c\/a\u003e. Don had a show on the station at that time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI used to do a lot of science fiction oriented illustration. This is pen \u0026amp; Ink art I did for the program guide cover of a local public radio station.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~ 2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©1982 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"The View From Inside.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apr 22, 1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e WAIF Radio. Program front cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42359524130910,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/WAIF_Program_Illustration__1982_Don_Marsh-4355.jpg?v=1767854071"},{"product_id":"waif-spot-illustrations-pen-ink","title":"WAIF Spot Illustrations - Pen \u0026 Ink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePen and ink. A collection of spot illustrations for WAIF Radio's program guides. These were used to fill spaces when there was no specific content for the space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Another old pen \u0026amp; ink doodle, program guide space filler from 1981.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2013, Don Marsh~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42359537303646,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/WAIF_Radio_Program_Illustration__Don_Marsh-4375.jpg?v=1767855097"},{"product_id":"ship-envelope-illustration-1","title":"Ship - Envelope Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntitled pen and ink done on a common manila envelope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYears ago, just for fun, I used to do pen \u0026amp; ink illustrations on envelopes I kept my photocopies in. This is one such envelop I came across the other day and thought \u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI'd share it. 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