Happy New Year 2021! coloring page cartoon

Given the type of year 2020 has been...

and with hopes for a better 2021...

I drew this quick comic:

Happy New Year 2021 comic

This comic was drawn rather quickly and with pen.

I think the fact that the "baby new year" looks older than a baby may be a problem, 

but oh well.  The old year has a headache... seemed appropriate.  

AND he has a band-aid on his face. 

In Utah, in 2020, we had an earthquake to go along with the pandemic. 

We ARE hoping for a better year in 2021. 

NOTE:  This drawing is not great so I am not putting it in printables.  

Suchomimus and Ornithocheirus coloring pages

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Today's new drawing is of a Suchomimus and an Ornithocheirus.

NOTE:  I am still working on getting some of the previous posts to work on the printable pages that you find by clicking on the category buttons at the top of this main blog page.  

Suchomimus and Ornithochirus

(today's new drawing)

Suchomimus was a big Theropod dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period.  It was valve around the 111 and 125 million years ago.  It grew to at least 36 feet or about 11 meters long.  But it may have grown larger because the biggest fossil of Suchomimus that has been found, the 36 feet long one, was apparently not a full-grown adult.  

Suchomimus was a type of Spinosaur. But it's "sail" was much smaller than that of Spinosaurus.  It was also much smaller than the 55 foot long Spinosaurus.  It had weaker jaws than some predatory dinosaurs because it evolved to eat fish.  Spinosaurs had a huge claw that they used to fillet the fish they caught.  The bumps on the nose are sensors for detecting movement in the water.  Crocodilians have these as well.  These sensors would have allowed Spinosaurs, like Suchomimus, to detect and catch fish even in murky river water.  Spinosaurs appeared to have lived in river flood plains.  The weird shaped mouth on the drawing is not a mistake.  That weird-shaped mouth with protruding teeth was for catching and holding onto fish.  

Ornithocheirus was a very large Pterosaur that also lived in many parts of Africa, Europe, South America, and it probably lived in Asia and North America too.  In fact, it is thought that Ornithocheirus could and did migrate large distances and even cross oceans. It had a wingspan of 40 feet or 12.2 meters.  That made it one of the very biggest types of Pterosaurs or flying reptiles.  Remember that Pterosaurs are NOT flying dinosaurs.  There WERE some flying dinosaurs, but they were much smaller and they had wings.  The flying dinosaurs were the first birds.  The Pterosaurs died or went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period, along with all the big dinosaurs.  So Pterosaurs did NOT evolve into birds.  Pterosaurs are what is called an evolutionary dead end.  

NOTE:  This drawing, along with the below drawings, can be found, in printable form, by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology."  But remember to scroll down to the bottom of the list for this top drawing because NEW drawings are on the bottom of the list.  Below are some other drawings that include Suchomimus and/or Ornithocheirus.  I also am including a photo from an awesome museum we have here in Utah.  It is a photo of the skull and arm of a Suchomimus.   Actually, it is a photo of the fossilized bones of the skull and arm. Look at the size of the claws in the photo!  

Suchomimus feeding Her Young

(cartoon style drawing)

Suchomimus by a River

Suchomimus at Hatching Time

Photo of Suchomimus from the Museum of Ancient Life in Lehi, Utah, USA

Sauroposeidon with an Ornithocheirus

(This drawing only kind of helps you see just how big Ornithocheirus could be.  

The Sauroposeidon was 60 feet tall.  

Blog Announcement

 I want to apologize for a mistake I have made.  Google clanged how printable pages can be linked and I did not grant access to the printable pages to anyone with the link.  I made this mistake before but fixed the problem.  I apologize that I have made the mistake again.  

I will fix this problem that has affected the printable pages for the last couple of months of drawings... that were not accessible.  Again, my apologies but this will take a few days to fix the problem.  There are a LOT of links from the lists you access by clicking on the buttons.  

So far I have fixed the most recent Christmas themed drawings.  

UPDATE:  The printable drawings are now all fixed.  That is, they will now print.  Just go to the buttons and scroll down. 

Baby Jesus in the Manger Hay - coloring page

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Today's new drawing is Baby Jesus lying on top of the Manger Hay. 

Baby Jesus in the Manger Hay

Have you ever considered that Jesus was born in a stable?  Basically, he was born in a barn.  He did not get born in a palace or a mansion, and yet this was the creator who made our world and the universe.  Have you ever considered what a step down this mortal life was for Him?  He was the Son of God.  He was the Great I Am.  He was Jehovah.  He was the god who divided the Red Sea for Moses and the Children of Israel.  And yet he was born in a stable.  Instead of a soft feather bed, he had a bed in a stable.  His bed was the feeding trough or manger where the animals ate hay.  What does this teach us?

I personally think that Jesus' humble mortal beginnings as sending us a message about the unimportance of worldly possessions and worldly honor.  After all, God has said that...

  "...no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, 

what God has prepared for those who love him."  

NOTE:  This drawing can be found, in printable form, by clicking on the "Religion" button.  Then scroll down to the New Testament drawings.  This Baby Jesus drawing will be at the bottom of the New Testament drawings.  The printable drawing also can be found under the "Holidays" button.  Just hit the Holidays button and then scroll to the bottom of the Christmas section. 

Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem - coloring page

 Hi everyone!  Merry Christmas!  

I did this drawing on the evening of Christmas Day.  

Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem

Mary and her husband Joseph traveled to Bethlehem for the Roman census.  Joseph was a descendant of King David.  So was Mary.  They had to return to the "City of David" or Bethlehem for the census.  The journey would not have been an easy one.  It is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) from Nazareth to Jerusalem.  The trip would have taken around a week.  

It is not just the distance.  Nazareth is by the Sea of Galilee and is at an elevation of only about 1138 feet (347 meters).  Bethlehem is at a much higher elevation.  Bethlehem is at an elevation of 2453 feet (775 meters).  

So Joseph and Mary had to travel very far and climb a total of 1315 feet or 428 meters.  Keep in mind that Mary was 9 months pregnant at the time.  I think that is why most historians think that Mary probably rode on a donkey for the trip.  Walking that far AND climbing that high would be very very difficult for a woman who was 9 months pregnant.  Perhaps Joseph owned a donkey or maybe he borrowed a donkey from a friend or family member.  

Based on what we know from the Bible, it appears that for a time AFTER Jesus' birth Joseph, Mary, and baby (and little boy) Jesus stayed and lived in Bethlehem.  Then, when  Joseph was warned in a dream that Herod would seek to kill Baby Jesus, Joseph was able to take off in the middle of the night with his family... to go to Egypt.  So maybe they took the same donkey.  On the other hand, he may have been able to use some of the treasure that the Wise Men provided to finance that journey.  

I think that Mary and Joseph were clearly amazing people.  

I drew this drawing from a Nativity that was done by my local ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  There were a couple of members... a couple... where the wife and husband were in costume as Mary and Joseph.  Mary was not on a donkey, she was on a Shetland Pony, but I kind of changed that.  (I gave the pony bigger ears.)  

This drawing, in printable form, can be found under two buttons. . . Religious . . .& . . . . Holidays.  

Christmas Bells and I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - coloring page

Christmas Bells Wreath

I am a bit of an American Civil War buff.  Yet I just learned the story of the beautiful and hopeful Christmas carol called:  I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day.  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow had become a widow a couple of years before, when his wife passed away.  He emotionally devastated and he was left with several kids to raise on his own.   Then his son snuck off to join the Union Army in the American Civil War.  And then his son was injured severely in battle and doctors thought that he would be paralyzed.  (He ended up not being paralyzed, but his father did not know that at the time.)  So H. W. Longfellow was very sad.  But what I would call The Spirit or the Holy Ghost spoke peace to his soul. . . and. . . Wadsworth wrote the below poem that became the beloved Christmas carol:  I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day.  The verses that talk about the Civil War specifically were omitted from the lyrics of the Christmas carol.  But I love both the poem and the lyrics of the song.   Merry Christmas to you all.  

By the way, this Christmas Bells Wreath can be found, in printable form, by clicking on the button labeled:  "Holidays."  Then scroll down to the Christmas section of the list of printable drawings.  There are several more Christmas drawings that you can print as well.  Merry Christmas everyone!

The poem:  CHRISTMAS BELLS 

(Became the song:  I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day)

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
    And wild and sweet
    The words repeat 
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
    Had rolled along
    The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
    A voice, a chime,
    A chant sublime 
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
    And with the sound 
    The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men! 

It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
    And made forlorn
    The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
    "For hate is strong,
    And mocks the song 
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
    The Wrong shall fail,
    The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."

Mandilyn a Warrior Elf from Rivendell and Her Talbot Hound - coloring page

 

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There are over 1000 of my drawings for you to print and color.

Today's new drawings are of a female Elf Warrior. . . and her puppy.

Mandilyn a Warrior Elf from Rivendell

Mandilyn is a She-Elf Warrior.  She lives in Rivendell.   She is a young and beautiful She-Elf.  She also works with animals.  She has an affinity with the local pets, farm animals, and wildlife.  Here she is seen on duty in Rivendell.  Rivendell has occasional incursions by Orcs so Elf Warriors are always on duty.  They are able to rotate the duty and most of the Warrior Elves have other jobs in the community.  In fact, Madilyn not only has an affinity with animals, she is what we in the mortal world would call a veterinarian.  Often Mandilyn will go into nearby mortal villages and farms to help care for their animals. So, since she loves animals, Mandilyn also has a pet... and in the below drawing, we see that she has been joined by her Talbot Hound puppy.

Talbot Hounds are probably the ancestor to Beagles.  Talbot hounds are now extinct.  (Unless you count the fact that their descendants are here as Beagles)   They were a popular breed for hunting back in the Middle Ages.  But, of course, they are an even older breed than that.  They lived among the Elves before the Elves left Earth and Man or humans were left in charge.  Elf warriors often took their hounds when the warriors were on patrol.  The Orcs have a terribly strong scent and Talbot Hounds are great at detecting the scene of an Orc from long distances.  Of course, Myrddin here, the puppy, is too young to go on patrol, but be WANTS to go with Madilyn.  The puppy is a male.  The name "Myrddin" is a male Elf name.  In fact, the name Mandilyn is a Female Elf name.  

Mandilyn the Warrior Elf  with her Talbot Hound Myrddin

(The Talbot Hound is a puppy.) 

Did you notice the sword?  The sword in the drawings are based on Arwen's sword from the awesome Lord of the Rings movies.  I am a big fan of those movies.  Below is a "fine art" level drawing I did of the beautiful actress Liv Tyler as Arwen.  Arwen was also a Rivendell Elf.  I am also posting a photo of a replica sword that I own... of Arwen's sword.   (Or maybe I have the original and it is thousands of years old!)  Elves were amazing metalsmiths.  They even named their best swords that they forged.  Arwen's sword was named: "Hadhafang."  

Arwen, by Robin Lyman

Hadhafang, Arwen's Sword

 NOTE:  These drawings will be found, in printable form, 

by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." 

Remember to scroll to the bottom of the list for new draiwngs like these two.