Going to print this out and tape it on my wall.

I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Today is #SuperbOwl day! Post yer owls! Lots of excitement here in San Francisco but I’m staying at home painting today. 👩‍🎨

Not exactly sure why I started this little side project. Research I suppose 😵‍💫🫩 I do like these colors a lot. (Fuumuui semi opaque watercolors) They are like gouache but don’t have that problem of the value drying differently when wet. At least so far.

Another day full of errands, caretaking, and Dr appointments. All I want to do is sit at my desk and paint the thing I have on my desk and listen to various comforting stuff. Between tasks I check social media and it is full of vile 💩 But it all makes me feel how vital painting/drawing etc is. 🎨

“Protection”, 16x20 with 22k gold details, will be at “Imagine” group show at NannyGoat gallery (Petaluma, California) February 20th! I’m so thrilled to be included in this show!

Here is one of the completed image boards ("style frames") complete w BG by the great Shinji Kimura. This was the first time we ran our entire cel "pipeline" (smeared brown ink, mottled paint, soft shadows) mated with a real BG. #Tekkon #AmerBeton #anime #アニメ #西見祥示郎 #木村真二 #松本大洋 #鉄コン

I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.

Pathetic.

Looking forward to a whole day of painting! 🎨🎨🎨👩‍🎨 Thanks for sharing the info on the Instagram situation. Keep in mind they are doing the paid optimization as a trial & have not launched officially - yet…There must be a better way for artists to connect with audiences. Anyway, to be continued.

Reminder that cara.app exists for artists, while Meta exists to steal your work and then rent it back to you.

35mm film scans, animated

My painting MORRO BAY DRIVE

On The Prowl... Early morning. Pancho The Pine Marten (Son of Pedro and Pia), focused, on the hunt, looking out over his territory. Check out his claws!! Ouch!! He's ruggedly handsome. 📸🇨🇦 #AlgonquinPark #PineMarten #Mammals #Wildlife #Photography #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada

Spending my day drawing cute mice and trying to ignore every system of infrastructure burning itself down to the ground. Really seems like these people want us all to be the unwashed masses begging for a bowl of porridge.

I just got this notification from this trial Meta is conducting. For art to be seen, fees are required. No more likes because your work is interesting to ppl, it is all just paid access to huge audiences. And these are just starting fees, they go up after a month. 👎😬😭

And don’t forget TikTok and Meta. Things are grim but there is still independent media. If you don’t have a subscription to Heather Cox Richardson get one. Substack or You tube.

"Once Upon a Tree" 🌳 Sepia ink, watercolor, acryla gouache Signed prints at albaillustration.etsy.com

Update on the cats I’m catsitting until Feb 18th. Richard, the formally feral cat, now wants to be pet. Cupcake has been a brave boy & allowed me to pet him. Stretch is the boss of the apartment but expects me to pick him up when I arrive morning and night. They are good boys. Much progress made 💕

I listen to Radio Lento all the time. Helps me focus and often reduces anxiety. Highly recommended!

Moon set, worked from an earlier plein air study showing the Belt or Venus (pink band) and our earth’s shadow the blue band just above the horizon (I learnt about this later)

Godzilla doodle 😈✏️

Cried while thinking about this sweet boy. Let’s bring the rest of the children in detention home! #comics4liam Find out more at comics4liam.com

I joined my friend Greg and other cartoonists to draw something to welcome Liam Ramos home, but ~3800 children remain in ICE custody, including at least three students from Liam's school (and 25 parents). Join us at #Comics4Liam !

Heroes come in many forms and this is one of them

Liam Ramos and his father are home 😭❤️❤️

Burgh again

A serious creative feat!

“Protection”, 16x20 with 22k gold details, will be at “Imagine” group show at NannyGoat gallery (Petaluma, California) February 20th! I’m so thrilled to be included in this show!

Went to the opening of the Ghost in The Shell exhibit in Tokyo, on now until April.

I feel so unbelievably tired. Last time I felt this way was 2020. There is just so much overwhelming news it is difficult to process. Going to try to focus on painting this weekend when errands are finished. Sigh

I really try to keep an even keel, and self-regulate because it’s the only way to be in this for the long haul, but sometimes the fury overtakes you for a bit.

Coming to Every Day Original @everydayoriginal January 30th (Friday!) is this little barn owl in a gold frame 🦉 Thanks for looking!

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Despite being self-employed in a job that fights fascists, I'm going to be joining the general strike tomorrow in solidarity against ICE. I hope lots of people join me nationalshutdown.org

ICYDK, publishing is in a decline. Many authors who have had dependable contracts in the past are now scrambling to make ends meet and seeing lower advances and fewer sales than ever. If you see lots of book publicity posts, it's because we're scared and trying to keep our jobs during The Horrors.

Princess Sky, inspired by my neighbor’s kitty, Sky. (Acrylagouache and a little colored pencil)

Vigil

A little wintery drawing from awhile back

(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star) Does this look like a big laser to anyone else

Oh lord someone get the tapes

Coming to Every Day Original @everydayoriginal January 30th (Friday!) is this little barn owl in a gold frame 🦉 Thanks for looking!

Goblinette by the pond. Graphite + ecoline + crayons.

On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.

In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram

And he wants Norway to give him a peace prize.

Deleting my TikTok today as it is now a tracker for 🧊 and government. Sorry to see it go. There was really good journalism there and so many artists.

This is so beautifully stated and the painting is gorgeous