h'weenie

If you were following this blog last year, 

you know that Halloween is big here.

Late last night, I got to doodling with
the Pollock app on my iPhone.

Sometimes I scare myself.

the amazing X

We have an extraordinary friend

who earned great nicknames like

The Ace of Space

and

The Amazing X

by connecting people around the world 

through storytelling.

Though he died of leukemia in 2000, 

he still unexpectedly crosses our path 

in the most amazing ways.

I was fooling around with a piece of Uart

when BAM!, 

just like that, an X appeared.

Thanks, Ace.

(If you scroll down to the campfire at the very end,

you'll see that this blog is dedicated to him.)

alexander's garden

Art is everywhere.

It appears wherever someone stakes a claim.

Here in our neighborhood,

a seven-year-old kid named Alexander works his magic

 on the street corner in front of his house.  

He's carefully laid out an extensive collection of treasures

right there on the sidewalk for all the world to enjoy.

For instance, right there below the fossilized ammonite

 is one of the finest arrowheads I've ever seen.

And now, here's what I consider to be 

Alexander's absolute tour de force...

But wait...

If that weren't enough,

he has an installation directly across the street.

Yes, that's a dollar affixed with Bondo. 

I call it the $1 hydrant.

Garrett doesn't know what he thinks of it.

I suppose that for a dog, it's kind of like

Duchamp's urinal.

rip-off artist

 Jala 

(who would appreciate a visit, btw)

 was feeling flush after selling well at Open Studios,

 so she generously ripped off some samples of Uart

 and gave them to me.

I can't make myself just slap on some color

and did this little number.

Now go visit her blog and leave a comment. 

I'd like one, too.

bout with a trout

Never mind yesterday's episode of Little Lulu.

I won't bother you with more of them,

but if you're going to see any, it should be the best.
This one is beautifully done and

is the one I loved as a kid.

I still do.

Little Lulu

Katherine Van Schoonhoven 

has posted a good Roadrunner cartoon

 and asked what cartoons we liked as kids.

"Little Lulu" always appealed to my own bad self. 

 Now I'm amazed at the quality of the animation,

especially the background matte painting.

What was your favorite?

barn dance

Dance 'til the cows come home.

little sistah

Here's the youngest sistah.

Not the best photograph, but hey...

Yes, I am stalling here.

I've been in the back room 

trying to make my pastels behave.

Or at least look like they haven't looked before.

It's a tussle.

follow the leader

This was the first in my series of black woman.

She's always been a hard act to follow.

Really hard.