Samsara will keep you busy, indeed! Though, me thinks the dung beetles don't mind.

Criselda Vasquez (contemporary American artist) "The New American Gothic," 2017 Oil on canvas 72 x 48 in #art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt

It's still #inktober so here is a bonsai tree done with stippling. 🖖 #ink #art #traditionalart #bonsai #LongwoodGardens

Since it's #inktober, here is a pitcher plant done with #stippling #art #traditionalArt #ink

Sunflowers did well this year. #gardening #sunflowers

Adventures in ink. Is it Inktober yet? #art #traditionalArt #ink #landscape #inktober

The other Madame Buttefly #art #traditionalArt #graphite #charcoal #portrait #madamebutterfly

Happy kitty It's Tuesday, put a smile on your face. #smilingcat #cats

Three Worlds, 1955, https://wikiart.org/en/m-c-escher/three-worlds

Dream, 1935, https://wikiart.org/en/m-c-escher/dream

It's that time of year! #garden #iris #bloomtime

Childhood in the rear view mirror. #art #traditionalart #graphite #portrait

Did someone say cookies? #flash #turtle #cookies

The wisteria plant growing by the pergola greets everyone who comes to the house. I had to cut it back last year in order to stain the pergola. It hasn't grown much since, but it is loaded with blooms. #gardening #wisteria

It's a good day to soak up some rays #cats #catsofbluesky #sunshine

Nowhere, but here. #art #traditionalArt #graphite #portrait

Is that Gogo Yubari? No, but it is the actor, Chiaki Kuriyama, that portrayed her. #art #traditionalart #graphite #portrait

Here's a graphite drawing I did some years back from an online course. #art #traditionalArt #graphite #portrait

Yin and Yang of cats

AstroFrog! Yes, even froggies can grow up to become an astronaut. #art #traditionalArt #frog #astronaut

Someone get this turtle a coffee! #flash #turtle #coffee

Through the looking glass, er, leaf. #art #traditionalart #eye

Pitcher plant - at least a part of one #drawing #graphite #art #traditionalart #pitcherplant

What's it all about? No one knows. #flash #turtle

Ice fishing in Minnesota! #flash #turtle #icefishing

No, but sometimes it sure does taste like it! #flash #turtle #coffee

Bonsai tree - from the sketch book. The real tree can be seen at Longwood Gardens. I know I posted this before and then deleted it. Well, it's back and I'm back. Enjoy! 🖖 #art #traditionalart #graphite #bonsai #LongwoodGardens

I'm back and posting some art again. Here is an ink drawing of Janis Joplin I did as a gift for my sister (who loves Janis). #art #traditionalart #JanisJoplin #ink

Early social media...

Small faces, big dreams

I thought about assuming the identity of a dead person, but then I realized that would be redundant. Sculpture by Czech sculptor Jaroslav Rona