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Tag Archives: writers and artists
best of the drawing of the day: snowflake color special
My friend Paul Sizer designed a superhero called The Snowflake recently as an art exercise. (Or is it just Snowflake? I’ll have to look again. Minor fail of either memory or paying attention. These details are important in superheroics.) I was … Continue reading
literary quote of the weekend
I met this woman on Saturday. I told her I loved her Shakespeare quote, and she pointed out to me that a healthy system of public education produces a population who can find appropriate literary quotations for all kinds of … Continue reading
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sunday internet image: the big guy
Let’s get back to doing the Sunday internet image thing with a big image of a big guy: the Columbian Mammoth. This painting (?) by Carl Buell really gives you a feeling of what it would be like to walk … Continue reading
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best link of the week
This blog is, by definition and since its founding, non political. But regardless of your exact opinions, you may find these quotes from one of my very favorite authors helpful in surviving this moment in history: http://io9.gizmodo.com/10-discworld-quotes-youll-desperately-need-for-the-next-1791086730
movie time at the cinemark: fantastic beasts and where to find them
(Long time readers of the blog will notice that the movie reviews have a new title: the mundane “at the movies” has been replaced by “movie time at the Cinemark”. From one year to the next, I never go to … Continue reading
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carrie fisher
Let’s remember her as so many of us first saw her. (Damn you, 2016.)
in the addams family’s living room
The Addams are my favorite cartoon/TV family. And why not. Gomez and Morticia are radiantly in love, have two intelligent, lively and well behaved kids, a complex and loving extended family, loyal servants, cool pets, and a great house. And … Continue reading
edges
“The very definition of a photograph is to add edges to the world” — Craig Mod
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rectangle
“The game [of photography] is to organize the rectangle.” Sergio Larrin
saddle foo dog
This concept sketch is from the carousel work in progress in Albany, Oregon. Wood carvers are at work there creating a wonderful new menagerie carousel of animals from around the world, both real and fantastic. It is going to be … Continue reading
