Virtual Brush Box

Moonrats, Fiction Fragment II

Script for page one of a graphic novel. Page Layout Three standard rectangular frames. One large, half to 2/3 of page. Two small frames underneath. The margins around the frames are illustrated with a design that represent the lunar surface. As the location of the action changes from page to page, the design in theContinue reading “Moonrats, Fiction Fragment II”

More Finds, Rodney’s Stickers

Random Images The world is vast & weird. More treasures from coronovirus cabin fever [Found Fotos, Milton]. Stickers of photos of art work by Martine Greenlee [The Reveal]. Bought in the three finishes on offer: glossy, matte, transparent. I got the small size as test of concept. I’m sure I can find usesContinue reading “More Finds, Rodney’s Stickers”

Strolling To A Soundtrack, Walk Report, MLK Day Drum Run 2020

Fit To Ride MLK Day 5K Drum Run BirminghamBirmingham AL, USASaturday, January 18, 2020 ResultsTime – 56:02.0 (official), 55:24 (my time)Pace – 17:27 (my time)Overall – 288 (official), out of 311 (my estimate)Female, Age Group – 29 out of 32 (official) MLK Day 5K, Age Group Results, January 18, 2020, Results by The Right TimeContinue reading “Strolling To A Soundtrack, Walk Report, MLK Day Drum Run 2020”

We – The Unicorns … Arrive, Guest Post

Welcome Meg! [Archives] ~~~ We – The Unicorns … Arrive Story and Photographs by Meg McKinney A small herd of unicorns emerged from my mailbox, without prior notification, or tracking number, one day this spring. I don’t know how they got there; perhaps an admin from another universe shipped them. SeeingContinue reading “We – The Unicorns … Arrive, Guest Post”

Hay Commentary, Or How To Send Back A Meal When You Don’t Have Thumbs

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Sorry about the poop pic, but it was too good to resist. sorrynotsorry For breakfast, horses get one flake of yummy, green alfalfa hay and one flake of normal, boring coastal hay. Both horses eat the good stuff first, as one does. Rodney is a memberContinue reading “Hay Commentary, Or How To Send Back A Meal When You Don’t Have Thumbs”

The Mood On Monday, The Ugly Bits

Thoughts A pingback from The Errant Moon (Waves hi!) led me to Imperfect Patience: Oral History. In the post, the author points out that “Publicity shots … always show pretty faces.” They talk about the need to chronicle the ugly as well as the pretty. “According to Landdeck, We are at least thirty yearsContinue reading “The Mood On Monday, The Ugly Bits”

We Are All In This Together

Lettering & Graphic Design Update. The Disappearing Post. Short Version. Scheduled two by mistake. Removed one. Saved for later. Long version. Been a while since I’ve had a scheduling error. I guess I was due. Was having trouble with this design, see first attempt, below. Since it was getting late in the week, IContinue reading “We Are All In This Together”