Ralph Canapa

Illustration Friday – Fearless

This is my friend Randy that I’ve known since high school. He is fearless and has achieved the rank of captain. He smashes… he is smashy… he is Captain Smashy!

Illustration Friday – Cocoon

My wife knits like there’s no tomorrow. Here she is knitting her own cocoon.

Illustration – Faster Than Goats! (Illustration Friday – Ahead)

This Illustration Friday submission is originally an illustration requested by a friend for display as a screen background for an office mate as an inside joke. As you can see the computer is getting AHEAD of the goats. To get the full-size image desktop 1024×768 resolution file click on the image above, right-click the image and [...]

Illustration Friday – Detective

This cartoon was inspired by a recent experience with credit card fraud where I had 3 unauthorized transactions appear in my checking account. I had several conversations with the bank fraud department, VISA’s customer service and the merchants that requested funds. I learned that the people who steal your credit card info will sometimes list [...]

Editorial Illustration Friday – Linked

For Illustration Friday I think this illustration shows that the Cybersecurity Act of 2010 highlights how congress and the tech industry are “Linked”. I’ve always liked the editorial illustrations I see in newspapers so I thought I’d take a shot at doing one. I found this article, The Silver Lining of the Google-China Cloud – Politics [...]

Illustration Friday – Dip

My entry in Illustration Friday.

Destroy All Bunnies!

For too long the bunnies have dominated chicken-kind – heartlessly decorating and hiding their unborn offspring. Finally a hero has come! Help Bruster McRooster fend off the hideously fuzzy foes. The main code came from an AS3 book. I modified the code a bit and added new graphics. Hope you enjoy it!

Illustration Friday – Rescue

My entry in Illustration Friday. Not really my style, I don’t think.

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An SN2 reaction

Bit by bit I’m working on an animation that illustrates a SN2 reaction. Here’s a label free preview.