Ron Ruelle has been drawing this anthropomorphic spokescharacter for the Northwest Parkway since 2006. Otto the Owl was created to make drivers aware of the toll road that serves as a shortcut to Denver International Airport. He also appears on activity sheets given to ornery kids to help shorten the trip...

 

 

 


Here are some of the kids activity pages. They each include a bit of a sales message, but nothing as insidious as "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine!" On this one, you are supposed to find 10 differences between these two illustrations.

 

This word search is configured so certain words fall roughly where they would on a map of the Denver/Boulder area. It includes words like "speedy" "convenient" near the top, where the Parkway would be, and "traffic" and "construction" where other routes would be. This took longer to create than the average cartoon. I also hid my name (as well as other family members and pets) in the puzzle. They haven't been circled, so see if you can find them...

 

This roads on the maze roughly follow the roads from Boulder to Denver to the Denver International Airport. Sort of.


 

This activity page was in black and white so kids could color it.
Can you find: Dinosaur skeleton, submarine, parade float, ice cream cone, dog driving, monkey riot, sand castle, toy car, giant hamburger and the faster way to the airport?

 

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Ron Ruelle, Cartoonist, Illustrator, Ad Guy, Graphic Novelist, Pen for Hire. HeyDarwin@comcast.net Or snail mail to Ron Ruelle, PO Box 19492, Boulder, CO 80308-9492. All contents (C) 2009 Ron Ruelle and/or their respective copyright holders. So don't go printing this stuff on t-shirts and selling it at the county fair! This website designed, developed and maintained by Ron Ruelle.