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2024/02/06

February 6, 2024
A large figure in a crimson jumper with yellow and crimson stars printed at various locations on it. The figure is very wide and looking at a phone in its hand. It has devil horns. Its face is illuminated blue from the phone screen, and it is set against a yellow-green background.

2024/02/05

February 5, 2024
A cuckoo clock where the pendulum is a wrecking ball. The clock sits at the top of the drawing: a small square clock with Roman numerals displaying around 6:50 and a pointed roof. The wrecking ball has swung the left and is preparing to swing back to the right. At the right of the drawing is a small figure wearing boxing gloves, posed in a boxing stance, preparing to punch the pendulum like a punching bag. These are pale green lines on a black background.

2024/02/04

February 4, 2024
A figure in a blue suit, seen from the back. The figure has a large, orange, spherical head, facing away from the viewer, and a blue brimmed hat. The highlights on the suit and hat are neon blue-green. The figure is holding a fishing pole with an anchor attached to it. The background is bluish-textured white.

2024/02/03

February 3, 2024
A small house with a pointed conical roof, placed on stilts in the water at the end of a dock. It has a single yellow glowing window, and there is a slight fog around it. From the right side, under the roof, hangs a red lantern. There is a full moon in the sky. It's night: a cold winter night with a gray sky.

2024/02/02

February 2, 2024
A small white figure stands on the right side of the drawing, casting a huge, shapeless purple shadow that looms over the figure on the left. The shadow has a single bright eye that is watching the figure. In the top right is a white circle that's either the sun or the moon. The background of the drawing is a mix of yellow and bright green.

2024/02/01

February 1, 2024
Two figures. The one on the left has a purple, almost cat-like body with two legs, a curved tail, and no visible arms. Its head is about twice the size of its body and looks like a mask: shield-shaped and pale green, with a giant single eye in the center. Its eye is an iridescent green iris on a black background. To the right of it is a small crimson creature with four pointed, triangular legs, a domed body, and two horns. The creature also has a shiny green eye in the middle of its face. Both of these are set against a dark blue background. Above them both, in the top-right corner, is a sharp, white, five-pointed star.

2024/01/31

January 31, 2024
A large, blue jar with a short, narrow bottleneck, like a wine bottle if the bottle part expanded to about twice its size but the neck stayed the same. Inside the jar is a dimly visible skull. The light reflecting off the right side of the jar is an iridescent green. The left side of the jar has a blue sheen to it. The jar is set against a textured white background, casting a translucent blue shadow.

2024/01/30

January 30, 2024
A desert sun, low in the sky. Below it is a red mountain with a small figure standing at the very top of it. The figure is holding a string attached to a huge black balloon, high above the ground. The sky is mostly shades of yellow, and the mountain is black, with red highlights.

2024/01/28

January 28, 2024
A tall, gaunt figure with a top hat walks on a barren hill at night. The figure is holding a staff in its right hand, with a glowing lantern mounted at the top of the staff. The drawing is mostly dull-blue and black. The lantern is white.

2024/01/26

January 26, 2024
A hulking blue monster, standing on two legs, clawed arms outstretched in front of it. It appears to be roaring. It has a round, froglike head and vaguely resembles a more malevolent-looking version of Cookie Monster. In lieu of eyes, three googly eyes are pasted to the top of its head, as though it's a two-dimensional drawing with additional elements stuck to it. It is on a light beige background.

2024/01/25

January 25, 2024
A huge factory with three smokestacks billowing smoke. The factory is heavy, rendered in black and dark purple; it stands against a blazing yellow and orange sky that appears to be on fire. The smoke from the smokestacks is yellow. In one square window, on the right side of the factory, a single silhouette of a person is visible.

2024/01/24

January 24, 2024
A colorful, abstract background of reds, yellows, greens, and blues. In the center is a minimalist sketch of a Macintosh, rendered in a few quick lines: the "Picasso" logo featured on the branding for the first Macintosh. There is a smiling face on the screen, and a rainbow apple with a bite out of it placed to the left of the Macintosh.

2024/01/24

January 24, 2024
A blue background, heavily textured, with brushstrokes of various blues and greens. Placed in the middle is a glowing red, "happy Mac" icon, framed by rough, yellow, white, and neon green brushstrokes.

2024/01/23

January 23, 2024
A cloudy sunrise or sunset. Waves of red clouds hover over a ragged mountainous horizon. Hanging in the sky is an enormous planet, partially covered by clouds and lit from below by the sun. This is a primarily red and black painting.

2024/01/22

January 22, 2024
A cavernous, gloomy corridor, with heavy, oppressive walls on both side and no visible ceiling, as though this is in a vast building. In the center is a small figure running towards the viewer, wearing a white tank top and red shorts and holding a giant sledgehammer in both hands. Behind the runner are the shadowy figures of pursuers. This is one of the more iconic frames from the commercial that Apple ran in the 1984 Super Bowl, announcing the Macintosh. The drawing is rendered mostly in black and dull indigo. The figure is blue.

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.

2024/01/20

January 20, 2024
A tower of rock rises up from the desert floor. It's around dusk; the sky is still blue, but the sun is gone. The only remnant of it is a reddish glow on the right side of the tower, and a pink area on the horizon. A pale pink moon sits high in the sky. To the right of the tower, a futuristic triangular aircraft reminiscent of an F-117 Nighthawk cruises past, its underside reddish in the remaining sunlight.

2024/01/19

January 19, 2024
A person with a set, hard face that looks like a golden mask. A greenish light from off-screen is reflected on the person's shoulders. The person is wearing a tight-fitting hat with two large Steamboat Willie ears. The person is a mostly dark blue and indigo, silhouette, with highlights of iridescent green. The background is a textured mix of white blue and purple.

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.

2024/01/17

January 17, 2024
A creature shaped like a bullet, or a spraycan. The creature has a metallic body, one giant green eyeball that takes up most of its body, and a mouth pursed in a grimace, framed by crimson lipstick. Above it hangs a glowing yellow halo with bolts of electricity coming off it. A speech balloon is coming out of the creature's mouth; the balloon has no text, only an icon of a lightning bolt with an arrow at the end of it. The creature appears to be wearing boots or galoshes. This is a bluish creature set on an orange background.

2024/01/16

January 16, 2024
A snowy landscape: ground covered with snow; sky heavy with clouds; the blurry hints of snow-covered hills in the background. In the foreground stands a signpost with four snow-covered signs: a red one with angry icons and hazardous symbols, pointing right; a blue one with two round yellow eyes, pointing/looking left; a yellow one with the black silhouettes of Pac Mac and two ghosts, pointing right; and a green rectangular one with two buttons on it, one that says "OK" and one that says "Cancel".

2024/01/15

January 15, 2024
A sinister, skeletal figure, hunched over and loping like a zombie, one emaciated arm outstretched, the hand with fingers like claws. This is a black charcoal-like drawing on a yellow background.

2024/01/14

January 14, 2024

2024/01/13

January 13, 2024
A peculiar figure with two horns, a long fur robe, and a pointed snout stands on what looks like ice. The figure is gripping a thin staff in its right hand, back to the viewer, looking up at a full moon. This is a mostly black painting on a purple and lavender background.

2024/01/12

January 12, 2024
A short, squat creature wearing a giant mask. The mask looks similar to those classic theatrical ones: shield-shaped and minimal, with two empty eyes and a smiling open mouth. There are several wrinkles in the forehead. Visible in the mouth is the single eye of the creature wearing the mask. The creature has two furry arms and legs, and is wearing an orange shirt. This is a mostly black drawing on a light blue background.

2024/01/11

January 11, 2024
A milk carton sits on a barren, perhaps snow-covered hill. The lighting suggests sunrise or sunset. Orange cirrus clouds cover a deep, indigo sky. The milk carton has "found" printed on the back of it, like those advertisements for lost children. Where the photo would be is a window, with someone looking out of it.

2024/01/10

January 10, 2024
A simply rendered robot: a small box for the head, a larger box for the body, and two blocky legs with triangular feet. The robot is different shades of red, purple, and black. The face is two large, staring, round eyes and a simple mouth that looks like a tally mark. The head has two curved horns. The robot has one left hand on the end of a curvy, tubelike arm, which it is raising. It also has an electric plug for a tail. Centered on its body is a large television screen—the old-style, round-cornered kind, rendered in blue, phosphorescent, green, and white. There is a blurry figure wearing a suit speaking on the screen. The robot is standing on a yellow background.

2024/01/09

January 9, 2024
A flaming red-orange background. Standing in the foreground is a monstrous dark figure, wearing a trenchcoat, a tie, and formal shoes. The figure has no arms, and its entire head is taken up by one giant iridescent green eye. Its head is bristling with fur and two large ears or horns.

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.

2024/01/06

January 6, 2024
A humanoid figure facing to the right. The person, if that's what it is, has no hair; a long straight nose; a small, set mouth; and eyes narrowed to slits. This is not a pleasant face to look at. Especially because the one visible eye has an eerie green glow, as though the figure is not human. The right cheek is covered with small wrinkles and veins. Behind and above the figure are a glow of vertical yellow beams—not sunlight, but something technological, like the transporter "beam" effect from Star Trek.

2024/01/05

January 5, 2024
A figure stands alone, silhouetted in the blazing glare of two bright white spotlights in the top right of the drawing. The figure appears to be wearing a jacket and hat, and is holding a glowing red lantern. There are very few details about the surroundings or the ground—most of the painting is gray—but there are hints of reflections on the ground, as though the figure is standing on a wet surface.

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