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2024/03/16

March 16, 2024
A dark gray day, edging into evening. Fog is visible on the ground. The world is slate-gray. In the distance is a blurry suggestion of a forest. Rising up from the forest is a tall, spindly tower that looks like a radio mast. At the top of the tower is a glowing yellow neon smiley-face. Large birds circle the top of the tower. In the foreground, a person stands looking at the tower, holding in their left hand a glowing spherical smiley-emoji as though it's a lantern. The emoji casts yellow light on the ground, which looks as though it's wet.

2024/03/13

March 13, 2024
On the left of the drawing is a large rocky cliff with a flat top. On the right is an open space. A huge black tentacle, like that of a monstrous squid or octopus, is reaching up from the bottom of the drawing, yanking a fishing pole out of the hand of a person standing on the top of the cliff. The sky is a greenish blue; the tentacle and the cliff are black. Below, where the tentacle is reaching up from, is white fog and ocean spray.

2024/03/10

March 10, 2024
A small man with a large round head and thin legs stands in what looks like a barren, remote area. The man is wearing a large, floppy hat with a brim and a white feather stuck in it, and has enormous round eyes that take up most of his face, a sharp nose, and a tight mouth. In his right hand, he's holding a walking staff; his left hand is up against his face, a long-stemmed pipe between his fingers. He is wearing a ragged cloak or trenchcoat, and has a necktie. Behind him is the blurry suggestion of a treeline. The sky is slate-gray, mixed with an eerie, almost auroral green. Snufkin is back, and he's not fooling around.

2024/03/05

March 5, 2024
A blazing yellow sunset over black mountains. From a vantage point high on a hill, a large, furry creature with two pointed ears looks down at a small building in the valley. The building has one large open door, like something on a garage or warehouse, and some smaller windows in the second wing of the building. The large door is spilling greenish light out onto the ground. Green light is also visible in the other windows. The ground of the valley is also covered in yellow light; the building is casting a shadow. We are looking at the creature from the back, but the front of the creature is lit with yellow light.

2024/03/03

March 3, 2024
An open, swampy area in a forest. It's the late afternoon; the sky is pink with the sun lowering towards the trees. There is an overgrown path with dead, branchless trunks of trees next to it. In the distance is visible a tree line. Crossing the path, heading to the right into the part of the drawing that suggests an open bog, is the shambling, hunched silhouette of something with two sharp, pointy ears and a humanoid hand. Closest to the viewer is a large, weathered yellow sign that says "area closed". A hawk wheels in the sky.

2024/02/27

February 27, 2024
A vast forest: mountain after mountain of heavy trees. The sky is indigo fading into the clear blue of an early dawn. Hovering above the purple trees is a black helicopter, a red light on the tail and a green light on its underbelly. The helicopter is pointing the brilliant white cone of a spotlight down into the trees below. Someone is looking for something.

2024/02/26

February 26, 2024
A deep, slightly foggy woods at night. Filtering through the trees on the left is an eerie white glow, suggesting a very bright light somewhere nearby. Wandering through the trees are two robots, glaring greenish lights on their heads. Overhead, the branches of the trees interlock. This is a primarily purple and indigo drawing, suggesting a dull, foggy night with little illumination.

2024/02/21

February 21, 2024
A heavily wooded black skyline, with a small road cutting through it. It's either sunrise or sunset, and the horizon is a blazing red, giving way to heavy slate-gray clouds. Hanging in the sky above the trees is a small dirigible, reflecting the red glow. There is a small, glowing green light on its top tailfin, and a red light on the basket.

2024/02/19

February 19, 2024
A huge, rocky cliff jutting into the ocean. At the top of the cliff, somewhat set back from the edge, is a small white house with an orange roof. Someone is walking away from the house towards the edge of the cliff. Farther down along the side of the cliff is the large black opening of a cave. Someone is standing in the cave, holding up a lantern that is illuminating the sides of the cave with yellow light. All around stretches the vast blue sky, with a scattering of seagulls in the top left. There is a hazy suggestion of white clouds on the horizon. The ocean is green.

2024/01/21

January 21, 2024
A vast sky filled with heavy, billowing clouds. Below it is a foggy lake or river, with mountains on the right. It's mostly dark, in the way that a very cloudy late-afternoon feels like nightfall. Floating on the water is a small boat with a person sitting in it, illuminated by a single white lantern.

2024/01/18

January 18, 2024
A wide, flat desert, bluish mountains visible in the distance. The sky is a pale green, textured with clouds, a white sun high in the sky. In the foreground is a small shack, the size of an outhouse. The arched doorway is open, revealing an entirely different interior: a blazing crimson landscape with yellow clouds. This is a portal into another terrifying world. Standing in the doorway is a figure silhouetted against the red glow of whatever land this is. Placed above the doorway is a small, green Exit sign, the kind you'd find in a European country.

2024/01/14

January 14, 2024

2024/01/08

January 8, 2024
A very simple fish—imagine a goldfish cracker—floats in a black space. The black space is accented by irregular blue shapes that look almost like fragments of something. The fish is multiple colors: orange, gold, and iridescent green, mixed together. It has a large, round eye that resembles a spherical window. A long, thin string extends below it, as though it's a balloon. The string is held by a small red-orange figure standing among green and yellow grasses.

2024/01/07

January 7, 2024
A small, brightly colored, furry creature with two legs, no arms, and one blue eye. The creature has iridescent fur; red and gold, turning holographic green at the edges. It is walking in a forest at night, surrounded by gold brown grass with the same greenish tinge to it. Above it hangs a perfectly round, green object, like the moon, if the moon was actually hovering inside the forest.

2023/12/30

December 30, 2023
A grassy meadow on a bright, sunny day. The sun isn't visible, but the sky is mostly clear, and the grass blazes with sunlight. Speckling the grass are small, white flowers. In the sky, a number of soap bubbles are visible. The largest one contains an armless person reading a book, which is floating in front of them. I spent—I'm not joking—an hour trying to get the arms right. Time was drifting, this rock had got to roll. Couldn't get it right, I couldn't get it right.

2023/12/28

December 28, 2023
The edge of a foggy wood, set against a light orange sky. Looming out of the fog are many straight, tall tree trunks. The branches aren't visible, giving the impression of a forest of dead trees. A low white fog covers the ground. Standing among the trees is a tall figure wearing a robe, with two horns that look like tree roots sticking up out of its head. It is holding a tall staff, which also has small roots and branches sticking out of it. It is walking towards the right of the drawing, where there is a small sign pointing to the right. No lettering is visible on the sign. A hazy white sun hangs high in the sky.

2023/12/21

December 21, 2023
A view over a vast, mountainous forest: hills covered with heavy woods. The hill closest to the viewer is dark brown, with a small cabin on top of it. There is a light on, and smoke drifting up from the chimney. On the hill beyond it looms a massive dish antenna; something the size of a football field or larger. The sky is heavy with wispy clouds, a weak sun filtering through. The whole scene is a brownish yellow, suggesting a hazy, muggy day. Above it all circles the small form of a hawk or eagle.

2023/12/20

December 20, 2023
A small pond surrounded by dark woods. It's late afternoon, and the clear blue sky above the treeline is starting to get pink. There are no visible clouds. The pond is clear and reflective; a low fog hovers over it. In the sky hang two planets, both a ghostly white the way the moon is when it's out during the day. One planet is huge, and looms over the scene. The more distant one is closer to the horizon. Arcing into the sky, cutting between them, is the tiny white dot of a rocket ship, smoke billowing out behind it. A few birds are visible flitting over the trees.

2023/12/15

December 15, 2023
A dark, northern forest at night, the full moon high in the sky. Green and blue curtains of auroral glow hang above the low treeline. Down among the trees stands a large, shambling figure, hunched over a glowing white fire. The fire is more of a greenish hue than the yellow one would expect. There are strange things in the woods at night.

2023/12/11

December 11, 2023
A clear, starry night. In the middle of a meadow stands a tall, boxy stone column with the word "here" carved into it. Visible in the sky behind it is an asteroid flaming towards earth, presumably headed for the designated landing spot.

2023/11/06

November 6, 2023
A person stands in the middle of a small trail that runs over the top of a hill. In front of them, quite a ways away, the trail cuts a small valley through a woodland. This valley is the horizon, behind which the sun appears to be rising or setting. The light blazes through the opening in the trees, sharply silhouetting the figure in the foreground. Another person is standing on the path there, looking back. The drawing is bright orange ink on a cobalt blue background.

2023/11/05

November 5, 2023
A figure with two feet planted in the ground like a statue and a spherical, featureless head. In the figure's left hand, it holds a head or a mask out in front of it. Its right hand is planted on its hip. The head is looking back at the figure. The ground is rocky, with plants and weeds. In the background is a blurry suggestion of a mountainous horizon. The drawing is black ink on a salmon-pink background.

2023/11/04

November 4, 2023
A small, grassy hillock. At the very bottom of the drawing, set into the hill, is the top of an arched steel door. Most of the door is not visible, cropped by the lower edge of the drawing. The door has a round window set in the top center of it. A large eye is peering out of the window, looking up. Planted in the top of the hillock is a weed-covered, dilapidated sign with the word "exit" in rough uppercase lettering. There are a few wispy clouds in the sky. The drawing is indigo ink on a yellow background.

2023/10/18

October 18, 2023
A small, church-like building with a tall tower and steeple. The tower has an arched doorway in it with a small winding path leading out of it, and a round window near the top. Next to the building are some overgrown trees and weeds. The building seems to be set in some remote natural area. Behind the building, in the sky, is a huge, blazing sun.

2023/10/16

October 16, 2023
A huge structure that looks like it's made of stone. It has a cylindrical trunk, two turretlike extensions upward, and a short diagonal stump extending right. Placed on the left upper turret are a cluster of conifer trees; on the right is a small building with a pointed top, like a church. In the background is a blurry shape that looks like a similar structure, but off in the distance. The sun blazes above.

2023/09/15

September 15, 2023
A sunset: a fire-yellow sky over a dark, hilly horizon, fading into purple stripes above. The sun itself is more a blazing yellow stripe than a circle. Scattering into the sky from the left is a collection of large black crows. If this looks vaguely familiar to you, don't worry, I'm fine, and the story about this being his final painting is apocryphal.

2023/09/13

September 13, 2023
An eerie scene. A tall, spindly figure and a thick, crooked tree stand silhouetted against an unsettling green light: the atmosphere of a foggy wood or swamp at night. The figure stands on the left; the tree is on the right. The figure carries a small briefcase or lunchbox in one hand, and has a broom in the other. The unevenness of the ground suggests a swamp or wild area.

2023/09/02

September 2, 2023
A stumpy stone pedestal stands in the middle of an empty grassy area. On the pedestal is a small, child-sized statue, arms out. The right hand holds a long, crooked staff reaching down to the ground; the left hand holds a flaming torch. The statue is wearing a giant pointed Viking-esque helmet with three horns on it. The helmet is about the size of the statue itself. The background and sky are empty, suggesting an open, barren area.

2023/08/28

August 28, 2023
A narrow path winds between sharp, pointed crags covered with trees. The part of the path closest to the viewer is in shadow; ahead, the path is brighter, sunlight spilling between the crags, suggesting an open area ahead. High in the sky sits a blazing sun; a sun that looks like it would be more at home on a desert than mountainous terrain. There are no people in the scene.

2023/08/25

August 25, 2023
A cliff, and then a ravine. It's that part of the evening where it's mostly night: not quite black, but a deep blue. Parked on top of the cliff, at the left, is a car with its lights on. To the right, the cliff drops into a sharp, rocky ravine, filled with weeds and small trees. Down in the depths of the ravine is a person hunting for something with a flashlight. In the background is a blurry suggestion of woods. There's no moon or stars in the sky. The sky is empty.

2023/08/23

August 23, 2023
A cat sits on a cube-shaped stone placed on a small, grassy hillock. There are weeds growing around the stone. The cat is looking over its shoulder. The scene is rendered mostly in blue and green, with a rough texture that suggests a woodcut.

2023/08/18

August 18, 2023
A tree stands next to a house. The house is a simple, blue, rectangular shape, occupying the lower left quarter of the drawing. The tree is a tall, leafless trunk with sticks for branches; it might be dead. Sitting in the hot yellow sky, positioned in the fork created by two diverging branches, sits a blazing red sun. This is the sun of desert at high noon. The window in the house is dark. Placed inside it is a single candle. The style of the piece looks impressionist: bright colors, lots of strokes.

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