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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.

2023/08/04

August 4, 2023
A bowl that looks a little like a flying saucer, with the top open. Coming out of it is a wild, vine-like, very furry plant with a large bell-shaped flower at the end of it. Sprouting from the plant are leaves that look like feathers, and a small white bud.

2023/07/28

July 28, 2023
A tall, rocky cliff with sparse trees on top. Behind it, faded as though it's in the far background, is a mountain. In the sky, approaching, is a helicopter. Further down the cliff stands a figure, as if it is waiting for the helicopter. The figure appears to be wearing a robe and is holding a staff in its hand.

2023/07/15

July 15, 2023
The stump of a tree rises from fog. This is a relatively tall stump, maybe a quarter or third the height of the original tree. On top of the stump sits a large, roundish bird with an owl-like face, hunched into its wings. Sticking out from one side of the stump is a small clawlike hand, holding a large blue egg. Above is a hazy sun.

2023/06/29

June 29, 2023
A chunk of carved stone or clay, with an imprint in it. It's an irregularly shaped object with the carved imprint of a bird on it. The bird, which looks like a sparrow or some small songbird, is vaguely anthropomorphic: it has humanoid legs, wings spread, and it appears to be wearing a shirt with pockets and a tie. If I was still in college, I'm sure I could conjure up some paragraphs explaining how meaningful this is, but I'm not, so it's a bloody sparrow wearing a tie and let's leave it at that.

2023/06/27

June 27, 2023
A tall chunk of wall, standing by itself, surrounded by weeds. This is not the wall of a house or garden so much like a wall you'd find on the border of a country: nearly three stories in height, and you get the impression that it's thick. It's not a simple, smooth wall, either; looks like it's comprised of several other large slabs of concrete or stone haphazardly cemented together. At the base of the wall is an arched doorway in which is tentatively placed a collapsing iron gate. There is, bizarrely, a very neat circular window with crossbars about halfway up the right side of the wall. At the top of the wall is a gap formed by the intersection of several different slabs. All are unevenly sized and missing corners, leaving a person-sized gap in the wall. And for purposes of comparison, there is also a person in the gap, peering out, totally silhouetted—a dark shape, except for the eyes which are eerily visible.

2023/06/26

June 26, 2023
A hiker stands on barren ground, dotted with rocks and patches of grass. We are looking at the back of the hiker. The hiker is wearing a backpack and carrying a walking-stick in their right hand. Above them, looming out of what appears to be fog, is a vast creature whose shape could best be described as "large". The creature is mostly shapeless, with a large body, head, and horns. The creature's face is just a giant, staring eye. It does not appear to have any appendages.

2023/06/24

June 24, 2023
A small railroad station—just a covered platform and signal—sits by a single track, far out in the middle of nowhere. A locomotive is visible in the distance, the headlamps lit. The blurry surroundings suggest fog. Above are a few wispy clouds, and either the sun or the moon.

2023/06/18

June 18, 2023
Three boulders stacked, one on top of each other, on top of a small, grassy hill. The lowest boulder has a mouth; the middle boulder has a nose; the topmost boulder has a single eye. Moss hangs from the boulders, and two birds perch on top of the top boulder. There are no clouds or sun.

2023/06/16

June 16, 2023
A small, extremely localized thunderstorm unleashes a downpour and lightning bolt in one specific spot. The entire storm is maybe not more than 12 feet in diameter. Other than the storm, the sky is completely blue; above, the sun shines. Standing directly under the cloud is a person, grasping the thin, jagged lightning bolt as though it's a string attached to a balloon.

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