David Zinn
@davidzinn.bsky.social
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Habitual doodler and street artist, wrangling ephemerality and finding uplift underfoot.
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Thank you for finding me here! I try to post new art every couple of days. My original works are temporary street art, but you can buy prints, books, calendars and postcards of their images at
zinnart.com/store
. Cheers!
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Online store and information hub for the street art of ephemeral sidewalk chalk artist David Zinn, known for his cheerful 3D (three-dimensional) creatures including the stalk-eyed monster Sluggo, flyi...
https://zinnart.com/store
over 1 year ago
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Gert provides transportation and protection. Sara keeps the hair out of Gert’s eyes. (repost from March 2023)
about 18 hours ago
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The emergence of Nadine and her rampage mentoring program:
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2 days ago
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Nadine and the Rampaging Lesson
4 days ago
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The emergence of Clarence and his precipitously pommed hat:
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5 days ago
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Clarence has grievously underestimated the gravity of his pompom.
7 days ago
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The emergence of Morgan, who only wears headphones so he can focus on his dancing:
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8 days ago
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Morgan doesn't actually listen to music; he just doesn't like to be distracted while he's dancing.
10 days ago
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The emergence of Roland, who is extremely open-minded:
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11 days ago
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Roland owes his carefree disposition to an open mind and a few loose screws.
12 days ago
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The emergence of Roger and his successful rerouting project:
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13 days ago
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Roger had a very productive weekend.
14 days ago
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The emergence of Cyril's visit with Grandma:
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15 days ago
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Visiting with Grandma (repost from March 2024)
16 days ago
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The emergence of Josie and her oft-interrupted storytime:
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18 days ago
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Josie's story time is once again derailed by Q&A.
19 days ago
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The emergence of Alice and her anticipatory pinwheel for the winds of change:
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20 days ago
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Alice is preparing for the winds of change.
21 days ago
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"Nadine and the Unexpected Spa Day Companion," drawn in February 2024 and an appropriate nod to the rain we're getting in southern Michigan these days. It's also the cover artwork of my 2026 calendar, which is currently on sale for 20% off!
zinnart.com/products/str...
24 days ago
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The emergence of Hattie the Indefatigable:
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25 days ago
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Where breakthroughs are concerned, Hattie is small but indefatigable.
26 days ago
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The emergence of Sluggo and his favorite of all the root vegetables:
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27 days ago
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Find someone who looks at you like Sluggo looks at turnips.
28 days ago
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The emergence of Sebastian, who is hoping someone will tell him if he has flies in his teeth:
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30 days ago
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A rare photo of Chappies the Gum-Nose Terrier, who appeared out of nowhere one day last June, barked that I don’t use enough magenta, and ran off.
about 1 month ago
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Sebastian is nervously hoping someone will tell him if there are flies in his teeth.
about 1 month ago
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I just now restocked these two prints at
zinnart.com
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zinnart.com/collections/...
about 1 month ago
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The emergence of Becky, whose fingers and toes get cold but her tail prefers a breeze.
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about 1 month ago
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Becky's fingers and toes get cold but her tail likes a breeze.
about 1 month ago
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The emergence of Nadine clearing a clog from the gullywasher:
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about 1 month ago
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Sluggo takes great pride in starting his day with only one cup of coffee.
about 1 month ago
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Nadine Navigates a Gullywasher
#clearingaclog
about 1 month ago
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The emergence of Philomena, checking on whether it’s time to take flight or if this is just a regular possible day:
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about 1 month ago
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Philomena checks on whether it’s time to take flight or if this is just a regular possible day.
about 1 month ago
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"Heartdangler Lizard," drawn in 2023 and tidied up in 2025 as the ivy creeps in
about 1 month ago
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The emergence of Nadine and her speed-reading companion:
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about 1 month ago
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Nadine and the Speed Reader
about 2 months ago
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The emergence of two siblings at the very, very beginning of their rivalry:
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about 2 months ago
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It was clear from their first day who would be the rabble-rouser and who would be the rousee.
about 2 months ago
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The emergence of Jen and her snowdrift-stomping boots:
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about 2 months ago
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Jen’s response to winter is to wear big boots and keep on stomping.
about 2 months ago
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The emergence of Dewey, waiting for springtime and practicing his bunt:
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about 2 months ago
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Dewey is hoping to join a baseball team that likes to bunt.
about 2 months ago
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The emergence of Keith, who is a commanding presence for his height (which isn't saying much):
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about 2 months ago
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Keith is a commanding presence for his height, which isn’t saying much.
about 2 months ago
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The emergence of Nadine and her stormy-weather friend:
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2 months ago
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Nadine Waits Out the Storm with a Friend
2 months ago
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The emergence of "Wooly Winter Plumage," drawn in February 2022 and reposted today for obvious reasons:
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2 months ago
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"Wooly Winter Plumage," drawn in February 2022 and reposted today for obvious reasons.
2 months ago
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The emergence of Alicia, who will not tolerate any snide remarks about her booties:
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2 months ago
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Alicia would like you to repeat your last remark about pink booties.
2 months ago
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