Even in my most lithe mutation, the Norfolk and Western 4201 is still faster. I took a brief walk today, and a coal train went by (not John, an actual train loaded up with coal) at pretty impressive speed, given the number of cargo cars being pulled.
I love that one of my art programs (PicsArt) just added some new brushes, even if I don’t know how to best use many of them.
Back is really unhappy with me now, so a little time on the heating pad appears to be in order. Back to my default form as a shaggy giant squatchy sort.
I am 20,000 days old today! If my days are numbered, at least they are mostly in sequence. What a nice, round number for a (hopefully) nice, round fellow. #doodles #20000daysonearth #candle #ishouldhavesomeicecream #youshouldhavesometoo
“Christmas is coming” That goose is putting on fighting weight. Don’t mess with it! There will be plenty of pie for folks when the time comes. Give the old man what you can. #doodle #christmas #xmas #christmasiscoming
Painted pig update! I am sure I have missed at least 3 paint jobs since my last update, but kudos to the GHS Cheer and SHS Cheer both being state bound! The merchantile opened up, only a matter of time before I investigate more closely. #salemva #paintedpig #paintedpigva #salemtraditions
Current mood, I’m just happy to be here – Wookiefoot #doodle #selfie #monster #workingonit My body is a time machine Traveling through time and space at sixty minutes per hour But my mind is like a trampoline It lets me instantly bounce between different scenes and super-strange superpowers It could get weird I could appear like a ghost Visitin’ myself as a kid to let him know it’s not that bad And he should learn to self-forgive And I could go, to my bed side near my death And just laugh with that old man as we enjoy my last breath And the multiple me’s, that just might be Insignificant in this infinity We’re still strummin’ the chords on a string theory The only thing that’s clear to me Is I’m so happy to be here, yeah I’m just happy to be here https://www.instagram.com/p/CzKKQjlOslo/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
Last day of the challenge, and like so many things, it ends on boot hill.
For anyone who doesn’t think this is Halloween enough, remember that in the book, Dracula is defeated by being stabbed to death with a Bowie knife by a cowboy. 🙂
I’ve been hankering to play some red dead redemption again lately, it seems.
Day 27 – mythology I had a great copy of D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths as a kid, and I absolutely loved it. I asked Mrs Bear what the first thing she thought of when I said mythology, and she replied with Medusa. #drawlloween2023day27 #mythology #inktober #roanokeva #doodle #medusa #gorgon #greek #mabgravesdrawlloweenclub #mdwc23 #mdwcd27 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5-nDEOnCn/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
Off to serenade my sweetheart on our 17th anniversary! I love her so much, I hope she is ready for a little romantic melody on the euphonium! #drawlloween2023day25 #horned #cryptid #euphonium #baritone #selfie #inktober #autumn #roanokeva #doodle #mabgravesdrawlloweenclub #mdwc23 #mdwcd25 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy09OEPr-wz/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
Day 24 – nocturnal I anticipate my first encounter with a commonwealth racoon. I suppose I could have done an opossum or a skunk, both of which I have seen in person here, but perhaps this will be the charm to spot one of these bandits. (Pearl doesn’t quite count 100% as a racoon, despite the striped tail and clever late-night demeanor. ) #drawlloween2023day24 #nocturnal #racoon #jackolantern #inktober #autumn #roanokeva #doodle #graveyard #mabgravesdrawlloweenclub #mdwc23 #mdwcd24 https://www.instagram.com/p/CyyHdrBuzZX/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
“To define yōkai is like trying to reach out and grasp one: a slippery, ephemeral experience. They can be anything from ghosts to ogres, animal tricksters and shapeshifters, monsters to transformed humans, deities to diseases, even inanimate objects come to life. The folklore of yōkai is ancient, found in folktales and literature, in pop culture and old scrolls and woodblock prints. ”
Hard to pick a type of Yokai to go with in the end I went with what I think I know and did a very simplified Oni, because I figured most folks would be drawing foxes or haunted objects.
