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De Rerum Novarum

Saturday, March 16, 2013

FIRST OF ALL, long live Pope Francis! The above painting (P.S. Krøyer’s Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen) sums up my feelings pretty well. I was naturally as surprised as anyone by the recent abdication of Pope Benedict XVI. All I can say is that I wish our former Roman Pontiff all of the best [...]

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Music video sketches

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Drawn while watching Put A Lid On It by the Squirrel Nut Zippers and The Cave by Mumford & Sons.

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A guy with a mostache

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

I come up with very creative titles for these posts, don’t I?

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March for Life trip 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012

I’m back from my trip! In the six days I was gone I had a chance to pray, think, observe, draw, meet some wonderful people, and ultimately, take part in the March for Life (the gigantic Pro-Life demonstration that seems to mysteriously evade the media’s attention each year). In the days leading up to the [...]

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Some people, a robot with a gun, and a sketchbook monster for good measure

Friday, December 30, 2011

Months of obsessing over the wonderful pencil drawings of Anthony VanArsdale, Alex VanArsdale,  Abigail Haplin, and Matt Phelan are starting to pay off. Also, watching more black and white movies has helped me focus on shadows and tones and all that.

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Thingies

Monday, October 24, 2011

  A more interesting post will have to wait until I have gathered my thoughts. I just played around with the blog’s theme. Any thoughts as to that?

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Spiffy

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Yesterday I found myself if a cafeteria lined with class photos dating back to the late 40′s. Why do we always let ourselves be out-dressed by the past?

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101st Post!

Sunday, September 25, 2011
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Getting Colder

Sunday, September 25, 2011

On the bright side, all of the bugs are dying.

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Rumpole the Rustbucket

Thursday, August 18, 2011

I’m trying to improve my watercolor scanning skills, which (as of this posting) amount to about nil.

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painting outside

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Today I decided to have a go at painting something that exists in real life. I definitely need some practice. As I was painting the house with the chimney, this robin came within a few feet of me. I think he was trying to retrieve a cracker, or something, from the lawn. Right now none of the [...]

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February Sketches

Friday, March 4, 2011

Great Scott! A post! Two weeks ago I got a new sketchbook. On Tuesday I filled it. Out of the 200 pages of rubbish which I hope nobody (including myself) shall ever see again, there stand these few triumphs. Mr Toad: “I say you fellows!” Puddles: Back on February 16th, we got some nice, splashy, [...]

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