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This line from the Stephin Merritt episode of the 'She's A Talker' podcast (referring to Stephen Sondheim plot-lines) got my imagination ticking in overdrive

As we approach the end of winter, who knows where we’ll end up next? Still cautiously optimistic here... As long as there’s stuff to inspire us all, it can’t be all that bad?

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Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Five 40 foot + trees went down around my house back in October 2012. Since 1994 I have lost as many trees on my property as there had been present when I bought the house. Sheesh.

Acrylic on vintage cabinet door

This alien decided to avoid humans on its trip to earth.

Acrylic on cradled board

Acrylic on metal (newspaper street box)

Strange Creature has a Flower for you. Do you take it?

Poppies watercolor with sumi ink and paint markers.

Acrylic on wood

Acrylic on wood

Girl with a glass earring.

Charcoal on mixed media paper

Acrylic on skateboard

Charcoal on mixed media paper

Birds perch on their octopus friend’s limbs.

This cool frog monster is a master inventor. Here he is riding through town on his homemade motorcycle.

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook papet

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

I was testing a Rotring Rapid Pro 2mm and this came out. Inked with a burgundy Custom 743 EF, an underrated workhorse of a pen.

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper