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Pilgrim Caprica and the Thanksgiving Pumpkin

Day three hundred and twenty-six: Thinking about this pending holiday of gratitude, I had the silly idea of Caprica acting in a Thanksgiving play, wearing a tall pilgrim’s hat. Of course, he should offer something delicious for the meal, and so I gave him a pumpkin. Perhaps there’s more to the story, but all that […]

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Day two hundred and forty-nine: Not much time today for an in depth study. The subject matter in this silly scribble was triggered by an exhibition that’s being installed at work. Called “Here and Now,” it is a show of prints, drawings, and photographs by contemporary Philadelphia artists. It is going to be fantastic with […]

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first row, Schuylkill

Day two hundred and twelve: A few days ago my friend and fellow rower, Michael H., said he was waiting to see a drawing about rowing in Philadelphia. Today I finally made it on the water: another rowing friend, Dan, got me in a single and onto the Schuylkill River for the first time. The […]

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giant lakeside bookshelf

Day two hundred and eight: Early in the morning when I’m sitting in my living room, the bookcase across from me is reflected in the glass coffee table. I know it’s silly, but it always appears to me as a giant bookcase beside a pool of water. Looking for a quick and easy subject to […]

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assembly required

Day one hundred and ninety-eight: Thanks to a co-worker’s pickup, some new bookcases made it from the South Philadelphia Ikea to the apartment this afternoon. Caprica is always fascinated by tools and anything shiny, like nuts and bolts, and was eager to help put the shelves together. Today’s cartoon sketch makes light of his kind […]

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red handed picasso thief

Day one hundred and eighty-seven: This morning I read that a man carried a small Picasso drawing out of a San Francisco art gallery and into a waiting taxicab. He didn’t pay for it. Today’s sketch is in honor of the hope that the brazen thief is caught red handed!

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philadelphia or bust!

Day one hundred and eighty-one: My mom commented that yesterday’s sketched with Caprica riding in a car looked like a children’s book illustration. Today I decided to continue the theme and draw the UHAUL trailer. To work in my green-cheeked conure, changed the festive picture and the name of the city on the side. I […]

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techno hater

This sketch is the one hundred and ninth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and nine: Ooo, I can’t even begin to express in words how annoyed I am with my computer. Works one day, won’t the next. Corrupt files? Corrupt applications? Restart, […]

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sphere volume

This sketch is the one hundred and eighth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and eight: This evening I attended the final session of my math prep for the GRE course. At one point, as the instructor was working through a problem, it […]

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big doodle face

This sketch is the one hundred and fourth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and four: Just the other day I was disparaging artists like Picasso, who made lithographic doodles for the art market. Now I find myself in a pinch for time, […]

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