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Some folks in this world tend to get a kick out of their more negative impulses and for all sorts of trivial reasons. Had to crank out something in response to my thoughts on the matter here! On a lighter note, any excuse to draw an irrawaddy dolphin is a good one...:)

“In Caribbean mythology, the lusca or luska is the term given to one of the most feared sea monsters in the region. A deadly creature that prowls the deep and feeds on the unsuspecting. A being or a pod of beings that scour the Gulf eating up all in its wake. The lusca is a chimera; a mismatch of animal parts. A conglomerate of some of the Caribbean’s most feared creatures. It is a cryptid that said to hunt and prowl the Gulf and areas near the Mexican shore. Luscas are one of the lesser known cryptids of the deep. They are also one of the most fascinating not only on account of its fearsome symmetry but of the mystery that surrounds them...”

My husband is finishing "...just one more episode of Law & Order: SVU" but Jane needs sleep... (shared notebook with my grandkids, hence the always-present random marks.)

It's hot. No air in school, so we took to the shade and drew trees. I drew students drawing trees.

As another Wednesday winds down, my creativity has other ideas...

August it seems brings out the sluggish side of me...whatever the case, I'm back at it for now folks! :)

Ravenstag sketch inspired by the Hannibal series

Acrylic on repurposed cabinet door

Landscapes from a trip to the Adirondacks.

Thank the maker for weekends past, hangovers and random observations that inspire.

Kierkegaard said we undersand life by looking back, but we must live life forward. On a trip to the Chicago Art Institute with a group of students, I penned the students behind me and then I penned the rapidly moving images I saw through the front window of the bus . I still do not understand life except that perhaps it is full of energy and art and love.

Henry was 5 when he created this. The color is a result of limited choices in chalk.

Acrylic on cabinet door

Waiting on the outdoor patio at the cheesecake factory.

When the beautiful waitress bent down to pick up a napkin, I saw this..

Finally got round to watching Hunt For The Wilderpeople, after eons of procrastinating over doing so, and was well chuffed at how great it was! Gave me some much needed inspiration for some art as well, always a bonus. Can see what the Deadpool 2 guys saw in Julian Dennison that’s for sure, and of course Sam Neill was brilliant as well. Can’t be forgetting Taika Waititi either for directing it! Excellent job from all in my opinion :)

The perfect date does exist - but you have to put up with his rascally pets!

No peaking, and the experience is more valuable than the product.

He was aggressive.

Shark time again.

I'm usually not smiling like this in the morning, I used a reference photo.

Explored texture for shading in this line art. It gives an interesting look. I like my meteor bonking the moon.

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I was at the beach last week and did a lot of flower drawings. Here is one I'm trying to work out.

Spent a week living on a sailboat in the Florida Keys. Portrait of our captain.

Playin with light and shadows. Plus one with real shadows

This piece is inspired by Mental Health Awareness Week that’s just left us. Belated and as cryptic as things might be (as usual) here in Bleu’s world, better late to the party than never right?

How I feel before the first sip... second pic is my daughter’s coffee painting - she seems to have followed her stream of consciousness better than me

More world speculating again...