Monthly Archives: March 2024

New Tile Entryways

We’re revisiting a tiled entryway from an old post in 2018 that’s been redone. As you can see, this one was in rough shape. I haven’t been able to figure out what business this was. Anyway, flash forward to 2024, … Continue reading

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Tuesday Digital Doodle • Automaton Powers On

This is another vector doodle I did in Affinity Designer. In preparation for the occasional science fiction book cover I illustrate, I will play with metallic tones and mechanical shapes. I am figuring out how I may approach that starship … Continue reading

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Braised Short Ribs

I could make this dish twice a week, every week with no complaints – the fellas loved it so. Short ribs slow cooked in a low oven with carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms, chopped garlic, and beef broth served over wide … Continue reading

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Caturday

Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading

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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Seventy Three

One hundred seventy third in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

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Pink Blooms

Spring is on it’s way!

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Available for Birthdays and Bar Mitzvahs

This is a variation of the frightening clown I produced in Affinity Designer back in 2019. I was on a streak back then making a number of vector Halloween heads in Serif’s superlative software, and my basement dwelling Bozo was … Continue reading

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Tuesday Digital Doodle • Gritty City

Back in the ’80s, there were a number of guys in art school playing with grayscale textures created by flicking a toothbrush loaded with ink onto a piece of bristol or illustration board. They would carefully cut frisket masks like … Continue reading

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Brownie Muffins

These are the ultimate brownie, moist, dense, and fudgy. And they’re easy to grab and go! These brownies will satisfy the chocoholic in you, and they’re easy to make!

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