Tag: Holiday cards
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What A Card!
I’ve always wondered where the term card came from, to describe a witty person. No, I haven’t always wondered that, but it was a good excuse to hop on Google. Evidently, the first use of the term in literature was from Dickens, I think it said 1863. But I’m talking about notecards, greeting cards and…
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MORE GREEN, PLEASe
What, might you ask, has the above man strolling down an urban street, have to do with green? Nothing, except, while I was drawing him, my day’s priorities took the sudden turn around. Sometimes, when that happens, that’s a bad sign. This time it is good. How about this? So, why, may you ask, and…
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Do it again, again
Okay, I really should give it some time before I post a drawing I’ve finished. There’s something about posting it, for all, the world to see, to show off my mistakes. Ooops. So, as I looked at “Winter Horse Farm”, I realized, once again, it was too stark and uninteresting. So, this is what it…
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Have Yourself a Merry, Little….thanksgiving
Yes, I’ve been working on cards. Thanksgiving is coming with the whole conflicting attitude…on one hand, the original Thanksgiving story, and the fate of the Native Americans. That’s especially poignant this year, with the protests of the Dakota Pipeline. However, the idea of a day to count the good we have in our lives, and…
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Draw, Draw, Draw!
I’m drawing. Some of my friends are out protesting, some of my friends are scared. Some of my friends are depressed and crying. Some of my friends are frankly puzzled that others would have such a reaction to losing an election. Some of my friends are strangely silent…. I’m checking my privilege. I’m a white,…
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For those of you in Connecticut and nearby areas…
I said I’m going to put drawings in the Redding, Connecticut show for the benefit of the Mark Twain Library. Well, I’m not. I realized that by the time I bought frames, paid the fee and donated a piece, I’d be out several dollars. I figured I’d get more bang for my buck to get…
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