Puffin Poster

(You can click on the poster to buy it!)

Paul A. Lanquist is a Northwest artist who currently lives near Mt. St. Helens Washington with his wife and family. Paul is a dedicated outdoor enthusiast, has been a commercial artist and Illustrator for 20 years and has worked for a variety of companies such as Fred Meyer, Danner Boots, GI Joe’s, Whole Foods, Luhr Jensen, and Princess Cruise Lines. His unique style captures the rugged, quaint, friendly and dignified personality of life in United States and Canada. Paul believes that part of being a good illustrator is learning to build from past experience and to study the work of other American illustrators. Through the years Paul has gravitated to the work of illustrators from the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s that use color and design to communicate their ideas in a straightforward way. The natural beauty of America is another important influence in Paul’s work. By combining the nostalgic look and feel of the past with the spectacular scenery of this country, Paul has created destination and travel items that capture the beauty and lifestyle found there.

One of our young readers had a birthday this week! And we wanted to wish her a very, very happy birthday! When we told the Maddhatress about our new friend having a birthday—she painted her a couple of happy birthday pictures! We scanned them in and here they are…

Happy Birthday from the Maddhatress (and Puffinpalooza.com)

Picture #2…for twice the fun!

And a second Happy Birthday from the Maddhatress and Puffinpalooza.com

See the puffin peeking out of the teapot door? Cute! Thanks Maddhatress and we hope our new friend had a wonderful birthday!

Puffins made in ASCII by Joan Stark.

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-=[ puffin ]=-  modified by llizard

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Originally uploaded by kptattoo

The collective “awwwww” heard when puffins are involved is palpable. Who can’t love a puffin?

I decided to do a google search on puffin tattoos and voila! I found some. They are cute enough to be inked permanent by some. This first tattoo is rather  complex. There are two views of the same tattoo. ((We at Puffinpalooza.com do not recommend nor condemn getting tattoos but suggest you think a long time before getting one if you are thinking about it.))

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Originally uploaded by kptattoo

The puffins are a central focus of this tattoo, aren’t they? Oh what a story they may tell. I wonder if we could get an interview with this person and ask. I will check it out and see what they say. The worst they can do is say no, right?

The last of three photos we found was on a woman’s arm.

Tattooed Lady

Originally uploaded by M a n n y

It was faded but cute. It almost looks like the Puffin cereal puffin, doesn’t it? The stars around it and the circle. Its cute. The puffin king!

Whether elaborate or simple—puffins are just cute and apparently these people felt they worth the permanency of a tattoo. Puffins move people, they touch people. People can relate to puffins, adore them, fawn all over them. Adorn themselves with them.

Puffin tattoos are just one way these two people shared their appreciation for the clown of the sea.

If you have a puffin tattoo or find another—please let us know. We’d love to add to this post or make a new one.

Here are some past covers of the Puffin Post, a magazine for children.