Illustration Friday 081211 : Swell

Miriam thought being pregnant was just swell.
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Illustration Friday 040811 : Bottled (2)

The morning after the night before. We encountered this character and his two even-worse-for-wear mates early one Sunday morning in Newcastle, down by the Tyne. They all insisted on having their pictures taken, so...

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Illustration Friday 040811 : Bottled

OK, I confess, this is a rerun from 4 years ago, but it is one of my favorites, so there! I'll try to do something new when I have more time in a couple of days...

Anyway, this is an ink bottle from a company in Buffalo, New York - one of many that I've picked up from junk shops and flea markets. (Click the image to see it full size.)

Illustration Friday 012811 : Surrender

Reg surrendered to his germs, and spent the whole day in his jimjams...

And he's not the only one ;)
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Illustration Friday 012111 : Dusty

Old woman waits
Tolerates the span of existence which remains
Watches the dust particles dance
In patterns of confusion
Relives a life not her own

(poem I wrote when I was 16, published in my high school art-literary magazine 40 years ago)

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