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Come on into my studio. The air is dusty, but fine. Don't trip on the cords.
Battle Hymn of the Flanders
A few posts ago, I played Show & Tell with an old Flanders desk I picked up. It was a fun project and somewhat daunting in that the thick paint on top did not want to let go of the desk. In the ensuing battle for natural wood dominance, I had to enlist the services of an orbital sander and the coarsest sandpaper I could obtain legally. I emerged victorious, but there were casualties on both sides. The hours of sanding left my shoulder and TMJ in pain for days. Apparently our bodies are all connected with tissues and ligaments that need a rest now and then. Who knew?
Still, the result was stunning. Check it out after finishing:
My natural tendency is to use all wood surfaces as my canvas, exploiting the existing shapes of the piece to bring out a character or a funky design. In this case, the desk was just too beautiful to mess with. No decoration required.
Sand Hard III: Sand Hard with a Vengeance
My injuries notwithstanding, I decided that I should segue right from the desk into that old Hobie skateboard I've had sitting around for a couple years, half-sanded. It's just been waiting for me to blow through my new skateboard blanks so I have no choice but to finish it up.
I also decided to record the process on video so the kids at home can follow along. I'll post that soon. In the meantime, I'll be resting my sanding arm by moving onto projects that are ready to be painted in funky anthropomorphic goodness.
I'm looking at you, Sidetable. Get ready to become someone.
Gobelins does it again. Another gorgeously-rendered, well-told story made by student animators Théo Guignard, Nöé Lecombre and Hugo Moreno. If it’s something in the water they give the students, they should bottle it and make a fortune. Unfortunately, it’s probably just a lot of hard work that’s paying off (and how!)
P.S. Another gem here.
(via Twitter / joshjcochran: Really beautiful short animation …)
We have exciting news for you this week! Our sister site Illustration Age is officially launching something they affectionately call the Illustration Bookstore.
They’re still stocking the shelves, but you can already find hundreds of great titles on Illustration, Art Direction, and monthly Featured picks and special themed collections. Click here to take a look at our growing collection.
You’ll be able to get to the store via the main menu bar on Illustration Age, or you can always come in through the side door at IllustrationBookstore.com. Got a title to recommend? Feel free to email us at illustration island(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject line BOOKSTORE. Thanks in advance!
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Cool paper cut work by Japanese illustrator
Mizuki Goto...
I have been working on a sort of non-fiction which revolves around a lost baby Indiana bat. -Amy Huntington
"I get asked all the time if I think ebooks are a fad? If I think it's worth it to produce them? If I think making apps are better? How I found my programmers? Is it better to try to find an agent and get my book published traditionally? How I plan on marketing my apps? What should I do?
I'm flattered that so many would think I have the answers but the truth is that I'm just a dumb guy who fumbled his way into this industry and is now trying to figure out what my next moves will be.
But for what it's worth - here are my thoughts...."
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Portraits also make wonderful gifts for new parents or pet owners!
...my portrait auctions are offered HERE .
If the current auction has closed,
click on "see other items" on the sold listing, for the auction currently running.
When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too! Relax! Have a seat and browse through the pages of my website
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Portraits also make wonderful gifts for new parents or pet owners!
...my portrait auctions are offered HERE .
If the current auction has closed,
click on "see other items" on the sold listing, for the auction currently running.
When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too! Relax! Have a seat and browse through the pages of my website
I am participating in GO a borough-wide open studio project organized by the Brooklyn Museum. Over 1800 Brooklyn artistswill open their studios this weekend. Visitors get to vote for their favorite artists.
Artists who receive the most votes will be included in an exhibit at the
Brooklyn Museum this December.
I’ll be showing art from over 13 children’s books that I've illustrated,
personal work (including drawings and sketchbooks) and works in progress.
My studio (and my wife's) will be open from 11am-7pm Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9.
Our address: 399A Prospect Ave. (bet. 7th & 8th Ave.- Brooklyn of course)
Drop by, sip wine, drink beer, be entertained by our kids and
ENJOY ART!
I would love to see you! Bring friends.
**Did I mention? Lucky visitors/voters will receive a free copy of one of my books!!
I’ll be giving away five copies each day.
Check out the GO website for more details on how to participate.
If you want to support us here's what to do:
- Register to vote (you can do this before visiting or up to 24hrs after visiting our studios.)
- Add my studio to your itinerary. Plan a walking studio day and see tons of art, have lunch at Thistle Hill, which is right near our place.
- Tell your friends, neighbors, families and colleagues to come visit our studios this weekend.
- Share your itinerary via Facebook, Twitter, email, or blog.
- Download the GO App to assist your tour.
All fields and communities have their own languages to communicate to each other. In the classes I’m taking in Grad School I am learning about new technologies. In the technology world, at least in school, everything seems to be abbreviated. There’s PLEs and ETCs and BPs. I’m pretty confused at this point, but I would guess in about a month, I’ll be an old pro at this language.
This experience brought me to my thoughts of the metaphysical community. There’s a language there all it’s own. There’s lots of talk of energy and vibes and such. I like things simplified and easy to understand, after all, my job as a translator with animals and Spirit is taking the complex thoughts they send over and translating it into down-to-earth english. So, here’s some new age concepts defined.
New Age Speak:
- BAD ENERGY. If someone has BAD ENERGY it usually means someone is a jerk, or really negative all the time and feels like a Debbie Downer, or they can feel scary and dark like a walking horror movie.
- 2012. 2012 is the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar. Many metaphysical folk think that this will be a time where some will move into a light dimension and others will stay here. Sounds like other religions’ beliefs. I see it as gradual change that is already happening. Obviously, we are seeing lots of folks waking up and becoming more aware of themselves and their surroundings, because look at all the people who are hanging on to dear life of the 1950s in fear in resistance to change. And women, don’t you just want to go back to the 1950s and take away all your rights and your ability to think or speak?
- Your thoughts become things. There is truth in this statement but it’s also a great way to beat yourself up even more! Something bad happens? It’s all your fault! You created it! Bad you! You thought wrong. My idea about this is, you know how you think about red cars and all of a sudden, there’s red cars everywhere? There’s ads on tv, someone hands you a magazine with a red car on it? You basically focus on that car and filter out the world like a giant computer and pull to you those images or even only notice those things. It’s like a giant Google search.
- Lightworkers. Another word for healers born on planet earth to try and clean up the mess we’ve made of it.
- Downloads. This is usually a dump of information into your brain and all of a sudden, you are super-wise. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always last and you can go back to being confused and bumping into furniture hours later. But, if it’s good information you can use and you integrate it, you can have some really good change in thinking and your perceptions of your problems, and even have solutions you didn’t think of.
I’m sure you have your own definitions and translations. Want to share?
Rafa Zahonero
I have a new editor working on one of my books, named Alice Corrie. She looks a little bit like this:
And this one also looks slightly like the designer, the fabulous Ness Wood. Ness treated us to lunch at her house and showed us the amazing new studio she's built in the loft. We took our shoes off because it's so new and pristine up there. And I was carrying a drink. ...Oh yes. Trotting up the stairs, I caught my foot and managed to spray the contents of my glass up the side of the wall. It was a moment of high sophistication.
Treehouse Heroes is being printed right now. The book will be released in October. We will be having a series of book event to celebrate the book launch. I will constantly up-dating my
web-site with all the up-coming book events. Below is the latest listing of the up-coming events. I will post more detail about each event, as the date get closer.
I was very honored when Courtney from Bored Inc. asked me a few months ago to participate in this benefit show for The Pablove Foundation. This show is full of cute and proceeds are going to a great cause. Wish I can be there at the opening!Bored Inc. + Leanna Lin's Wonderland presents
'PABLOVE ONE ANOTHER'
An art benefit curated by Courtney Regli of Bored Inc. for The Pablove Foundation
"fighting childhood cancer with love"
Proceeds from all art sales will go to The Pablove Foundation
(price range $50-200)
OPENING EVENT: September 8, 2012 (6-10pm)
Leanna Lin's Wonderland
5024 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041
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My piece for the show, "Kitty Love" |
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Detail of the print | | | |
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Check out the amazing group of artists. I'm truly honored to be part of this group. Thanks, Courtney! If you are in the LA area, be sure to
check this show out!
By: Elizabeth O. Dulemba,
on 9/4/2012
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Hands down, this was our most successful SCBWI Southern Breeze (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi) Illustrators' Day yet! Although we could have fit more people into the wonderful Decatur Library auditorium, we actually sold out since we can only handle so many portfolios. (Be sure to sign up quickly next year.) We also had four amazing speakers thanks to a generous grant from SCBWI national:
Kelly Barrales-Saylor, Editorial Director for Albert Whitman & Company
R. Gregory Christie, illustrator and multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner
Peter Brown, New York Times best-selling author/illustrator
Michael Allen Austin, illustrator and mentor
For other regions looking for speakers, each of them was top notch, adding new perspectives to the various aspects of illustration. I can't recommend them highly enough!
Kelly talked about the business side of things.
Greg talked about thinking outside the box in a rough economy, and Peter talked about developing your personal illustration style.
I moderated a panel discussion with Michael, Greg, and Kelly talking about the state of the industry, the future of picture books, copyright, advertising oneself, etc.
Meanwhile, portfolios were displayed in another room for local Art Directors, Gallery owners, Art Professors and attendees to view and collect samples. Such as Rick Lovell (Art Professor at SCAD) and Lauren Patton (owner of ZaPow! Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina). She mentioned the importance of having an email address on all handouts - postcards, bookmarks, and business cards.
Here is Taesun Bourroughs with Rick Lovell in the background.
It led to a well-rounded day hitting on almost all key points, and culminated in our ever-popular portfolio reviews.
This year we used an Elmo overhead projector so the speakers could view the portfolio in front of them while the audience was able to see the same thing projected onto a screen behind the speakers. It gave context for what was being discussed and offered a leisurely opportunity to view everybody's work.
(Click on the photo to see it larger.)
Reviews were only 2 minutes long (with 30 portfolios, this took over an hour), but it was enough time to see how quickly an overall feel for a portfolio can be gained and evaluated. Stickies were given to each speaker to place on the piece they thought was most successful in each portfolio. This turned out to be a lot of fun as the audience cheered for their favorites. Overall, using the Elmo was much better than the previous method of everybody standing and moving from portfolio to portfolio. It was a big hit.
Lots of announcements were made about our upcoming illustrator events. Kathleen Bradshaw (Asst. Illustrator Coordinator East - pictured right) talked about our annual Gallery Show and Illustration Contest. Sarah Frances Hardy (Asst. Illustrator Coordinator West) talked about our Video Studio Tours. Prescott Hill (Newsletter Designer) talked about submitting illustrations for our Southern Breeze newsletter. Michael Austin talked about our upcoming sketch crawls. Donna Brazzell (Executive Director of the DeKalb Library Foundation) was especially interested in the portfolios and announced the opportunity of customized library cards as future fund-raisers for the library. And I talked about our Scholarship Fund, and next year's Illustrators' Day, which will be held on February 22nd, 2013, butting up against our annual Springmingle conference. (Please note the change in date and venue.)
Book sales were brisk and Greg and Peter ended up signing tons. Thanks to Little Shop of Stories for making sales possible.
Turns out they hung out when Greg still lived in New York.
Here's Lori Nichols getting a photo with Peter.
I hope you can get a feel for the day and how friendly all our speakers were from the photos.
To gain feedback, I asked everybody to write on the back of their name tags why they signed up for Illustrators' Day. We then had a drawing for a signed limited edition print by R. Gregory Christie. This was the piece he did for the New York subway system currently on display.
Comments on the day mentioned extreme appreciation for Michael Austin's generous mentorship skills. Here are the participants with their finished pieces. (Click the image to see a larger version.) CLICK HERE to read a great wrap up of one mentee's experience by Shanda McCloskey.
Inspiration from being with peers and the chance to network was also a big reason people came. Truly, lunch (catered by Badda Bing) ended up being a wonderful gathering time.
Here are (please email me!), Laurie Sikorowski, and Nancy Gessner.
Here are Greg Christie, Kristen Applebee, and Prescott Hill.
Here are Robyn Hood Black, Jo Kittinger, Greg Christie, me (Elizabeth Dulemba), Peter Brown, and Kristen Applebee.
The portfolio reviews were probably the number one reason people came, then learning about the industry, and the quality of faculty (which was phenomenal).
For me, it is an absolute pleasure to make this valuable experience possible for my friends and colleagues - the highlight of my year. And I certainly don't do it alone. Illustrators' Day wouldn't be possible without our amazing volunteers. It takes a village to put on an event like this, and we have an amazingly supportive group of people who helped with every aspect - from donating enormous amounts of their valuable time, to showing up early for heavy lifting. Thanks to all of you for making our event such a dynamic gathering.
Of course, I also enjoy the fall-apart afterwards, where the speakers and key volunteers go somewhere to reflect on the day. This year we caught up with Leonard Marcus who was in town for the Decatur Book Festival. He joined us for mint juleps at Leon's Full Service. Not pictured is Joe Davich of the Georgia Center for the Book, who has been the most amazing host for the Decatur Library - we absolutely could not have had such a successful Illustrators' Day without him. (Going on five years now!)
That's Leonard, me, Peter, and my hubbie, Stan.
Here's Kelly with her hubbie, Chris.
If you got some good photos from the day - please send them to me at elizabethdulemba at mac dot com so I can include them in this post.
Thanks again to everybody - I look forward to next year's Illustrators' Day!
- Elizabeth O. Dulemba, Illustrator Coordinator
Photos by Jo Kittinger (Regional Advisor) and Prescott Hill (Newsletter Designer).
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on 9/4/2012
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Economix: How our Economy Works (And Doesn’t Work) in Words and Pictures
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“Economics books usually bore me, but in the hands of Goodwin and Burr, the subject was engrossing (and like Gonick, often funny). Light switches flicked on in my mind every few pages or so, and after reading Economix I felt like I understood many fundamental aspects about the way the world works that I had been too lazy to learn about before…
Economix is a book I'm going to buy and give to people.”
427,976 UVM!
About the book
Stimulus plans: good or bad? Free markets: How free are they? Jobs: Can we afford them? Occupy Wall Street . . . worldwide!
Everybody’s talking about the economy, but how can we, the people, understand what Wall Street or Washington knows—or say they know? Read Economix.
With clear, witty writing and quirky, accessible art, this important and timely graphic novel transforms “the dismal science” of economics into a fun, fact-filled story about human nature and our attempts to make the most of what we’ve got . . . and sometimes what our neighbors have got. Economix explains it all, from the beginning of Western economic thought, to markets free and otherwise, to economic failures, successes, limitations, and future possibilities. It’s the essential, accessible guide to understanding the economy and economic practices. A must-read for every citizen and every voter.
PRAISE FOR ECONOMIX“Goodwin brilliantly contextualizes economic theories with historical narrative, while Burr’s simple but elegant illustration employs classical techniques like caricaturing politicians and symbolizing big businesses (as a gleeful factory) to help the reader visualize difficult concepts.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Having never taken economics in college, I find the world of high finance needlessly complicated and confusing. Thankfully Michael Goodwin saw the need for a basic primary on how the economy currently works and how we got here. A text like this would certainly help high school and college students gain their first taste of financial literacy and it comes recommended for the rest of us.” —ComicMix.com
“It’s simply phenomenal. You could read ten books on the subject and not glean as much information.”
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David Bach founder of FinishRich Media; author of nine
New York Times bestsellers, including
Debt Free for Life and
The Automatic Millionaire“Goodwin has done the seemingly impossible—he has made economics comprehensible
andfunny.”
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Joel Bakan, author of
The Corporation:
The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power“An amazing lesson in true-world economics! Delightfully presented, powerful, insightful, and important information! What a fun way to fathom a deep and often dark subject!”
— John Perkins, author of Hoodwinked and the New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
“Smart, insightful, clear, and as close to the truth as economics can get. The bonus: Who would have guessed that economics could be fun, and—here's the joy—really accessible? Goodwin roots us in history and fills us with common sense understanding. As he puts it early on, economics seems horribly complicated mostly because we're looking at it all at once. Broken down into its component pieces, it's relatively easy to understand. And a good understanding of economics is critical to maneuvering in the world today. If I were compiling a list of the 100 most important books you can read in a lifetime, this would be on it.”
—Stephen Petranek, editor-in-chief, Weider History magazines, former editor-in-chief ofDiscover magazine
“Through a potent mix of comics and punchy, concise, accessible prose, Goodwin takes us on a provocative, exhaustively researched, and exceedingly engaging trip through our history and present day, creating an alternately hilarious and scary picture of where we are today as an economy— and what it all means. More than that, Goodwin makes the arcane, understandable. If your mind either spins or slumbers at the thought of economics, read Goodwin's Economix and all will become clear.
—Nomi Prins, author of It Takes a Pillage: An Epic Tale of Power, Deceit, and Untold Trillions
“Economix is a lively, cheerfully opinionated romp through the historical and intellectual foundations of our current economy and our current economic problems. Goodwin has a knack for distilling complex ideas and events in ways that invite the reader to follow the big picture without losing track of what actually happened. Any reader wondering how our economy got to where it is today will find this a refreshing overview.”
—Timothy W. Guinnane, Philip Golden Bartlett Professor of Economic History, Yale University
About the author
Michael Goodwin is a writer and editor with a degree in Chinese studies. He has lived in China, India, and now New York City. Dan E. Burr illustrated the classic graphic novel Kings in Disguise. He lives in Milwaukee.
I'm not going to write a whole treatise on the "line of action" because the veteran Disney animator Preston Blair already did.
From his book
Animation: Learn How to Draw Animated Cartoons (How to Draw Series 26), which has been republished as
Cartoon Animation .
You can also find versions of it online.
One pretty recent book that had a big impact on me was Shaun Tan's
Tales From Outer Suburbia. Such an impact in fact that I believe it changed my approach to storytelling dramatically, or sharpened the focus. I think it resonated because I recognized something from my childhood which I tried to escape and missed once I did and now I'm back there again, in suburbia with a little boy and all the magic that entails. You can'r spend an entire childhood in the suburbs looking for magic without it profoundly influencing your grown up life. Before Outer suburbia I wrote in my notes "look for magic in the backyard" but since I've managed to broaden that search a bit. See things with a fresh perspective.
"In late August a witch moved into our neighborhood" is the first line in a story I'm writing right now. A glimpse into the strangeness that is suburbia.
Here’s the latest batch of books to hit our shelves. This week includes picks from Princeton Architectural Press and Chronicle Books.
Elegantissima: The Design and Typography of Louise Fili
Foreword by Steven Heller
Published by Princeton Architectural Press
256 pages / 9″x8.1″
Louise Fili has been an inspiration for designers around the world since the 1980s, when she raised the bar on book cover design, creating close to two thousand jackets as art director for Pantheon Books. In 1989 Fili founded her own graphic design studio, Louise Fili Ltd, and branched out into the fields of restaurant and food packaging design. Her lavish and elegant typography, often hand drawn, helps advertise and market such well-known brands as Sarabeth’s, Bella Cucina, Jean-Georges, and Good Housekeeping, among many others. Known for her intense attention to detail, her fresh reinterpretation of vintage sources, and her passion for all things Italian, Fili has won numerous awards.
Elegantissima, the first monograph on her work, covers the breadth of her nearly forty-year design career. Featuring case studies showing sketches, references, inspiration, and design process, it’s a must-have for graphic design students and professionals, as well as anyone interested in advertising, food, restaurants, Italy, and books.
Pick up a copy at Amazon, PA Press or your local book store.
A Coloring Book by Mike Perry and You
Published by Chronicle Books
8″x10″ / 32 pages
Pre-order a copy at Amazon or Chronicle Books.
Pictorial Webster’s Pocket Dictionary
By John Carrera / Published by Chronicle Books
3.5″x5.5″ / 208 pages
Now a selection of over 200 gorgeous engravings that once graced the pages of 19th-century Webster’s dictionaries are gathered in this tiny treasure trove of visual wonders. This compact, portable reference is perfect for stuffing in the stockings of scholars, designers, and anyone with a taste for the antique.
Pick up a copy Amazon, Chronicle Books or local book store.
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Can't believe the day is finally here! It's been two years since a rejection turned into a book contract with Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers to illustrate Michael Ian Black's I'M BORED.
I've updated the I'M BORED In The Wild photo gallery with more reader photos! I invite you all to send in your own photos: here are the guidelines and info about how to submit.
You can find more info about the book, related resources for teachers and librarians, photos, sketches of the book in progress, tips for young writers and illustrators, an I'M BORED In The Wild photo challenge, comics and much more: I'M BORED Scrapbook.
I'm Bored Music Video (inspired by the new picture book from Simon & Schuster BFYR) from debsanderrol on Vimeo.
Just as was done with The Search for WondLa back in 2010, Simon & Schuster has printed a limited edition sketchbook featuring some of the designs that went into the illustrations for A Hero for WondLa.
Throughout the year, I handed out these 32-page, 2-color softcover sketchbooks at my various appearances. If you missed me, fear not, for I have sent a signed bundle of books over to my pal Stuart Ng.
These were printed in an edition of 2000. The first sketchbook is long gone (in fact, I only have a few copies here in the studio for my library), so once Stuart sells out of his stock, that will be it until we release the third sketchbook next fall to coincide with the release of the third WondLa book.
The sketchbook was put together by my good pal, John Lind, and designed right here in the studio. It was tough choosing my favorite sketches to jam into the 5 x 7-inch presentation, but we did it. And I hope you enjoy it.
It has been a good summer here at Wilder Farm. I’m starting the final art for my book FLIGHT SCHOOL. What fun it is to create.
I’m also very excited to be working on a new non fiction book about baby animals. It feels like the culmination of a life long passion for watching animal behavior and drawing animals. Here is a sneak peak at a few of the sketches.
Many of the animals depicted in this book are inspired directly from animals I’ve watched – the Grizzly cubs my parents photographed in Yellowstone, a baby giraffe I met behind scenes at the wildlife park just a few hours after his birth, a baby orangutan I watched and sketched, raccoon kits that lived in our backyard… I’m fascinated with the ways animals have adapted to raise their young, so I love doing the research for this book.
I’m also gearing up for the release of my next book – RED HAT. Yes, it is a follow on to RED SLED. I’ll be posting more about that soon. I’m very excited about this book. And to celebrate it’s release I’m trying to get all my friends and family to wear their red hats and send me a photo. I’ll be posting more about this on my website soon – but just to entice you – here is a photo of my parrot, Beatrix putting on her red hat. Her grandmama is currently knitting and embroidering several more hats, so more photos to follow.
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There is a degree of blissful ignorance to this. I like it!
Refreshing work! Thanks for your contribution!
Guau... fantastic drawing... Good artwork...
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