Prompt – “Pumpkin” I didn’t think to do a Little Shop homage when the Botanical Beasts prompt popped up, so I figured this was as good a time as any. The Great Pumpkin has had enough of our less-than-humble pumpkin patches! In the spirit of the subject, I found a planty grail today at my favorite friendly local resource, The Basement. A used McFarlane Swamp Thing (not the glow one with both heads, but the original) at an amazing price, with everything but the box. Now, Ted and Alec can frolic in the bogs together. Even though my most recent Man-Thing is a bit shorter than Swampy, they will make a darling leafy Mutt and Jeff on my office shelf when the Halloween décor is cycled out. If you look carefully, you will see my also recently obtained buttons from @bronzeagemonsters and a little gray kitty to represent @pearlsquirrel in the foreground and background, respectively.
Prompt – “dragon” I, too, would prefer multiple candy buckets when trick or treating. Trogdor was a man I mean, he was a dragon man Or, maybe he was just a dragon. But he was still Trogdor! Trogdor!
Prompt- “mushroom” Don’t consume mushrooms that you aren’t very familiar with, or you could drop dead, and the mushrooms will consume you instead.
The mushroom people hypothesis suggests that we owe the emergence of language, self-reflection, and other unique functions of the human brain to ancient ancestors who ate psilocybin mushrooms.
Prompt- “mushroom” Don’t consume mushrooms that you aren’t very familiar with, or you could drop dead, and the mushrooms will consume you instead. The mushroom people hypothesis suggests that we owe the emergence of language, self-reflection, and other unique functions of the human brain to ancient ancestors who ate psilocybin mushrooms.
Prompt – “mask” Brings to mind these lyrics by The Mountain Goats from Beautiful Gas Mask: I can’t hear you in the dark Wish I knew where you’d gone Know you’re there off in the shadow somewhere Try to soldier on Never sleep, remember to breathe deep Never sleep, remember to breathe Breathe deep And breathe humbly Secure your mouthpiece when you can Toxic shapes adorn the walls As we rise from our knees Someone’s coming to reward us, you wait and see Or crush us both like fleas #doodle #mask #mdwc24d26mask #mdwc24d26 #mdwc24 #themountaingoatslyrics #lifeingorillacity https://www.instagram.com/p/DBmHlQ7RM5L/?igsh=Z2Vmd3cwbmJ5ejdw
Day 20,354 b We found a garden gnome colony while I was taking pictures of autumn colors on the way home from Floyd. Gnome cave approximate location: 9036 US-221, Roanoke, VA 24018, USA I will return to get better photos in the future.
Prompt – “hell hound” Today is my 18th wedding anniversary! I’m so fortunate to have her in my life, and she is quite the opposite of today’s subject matter. Don’t get me wrong; she has a strong streak of mischief in her, but she is easily the kindest and most thoughtful person I’ve ever met. It’s no wonder I fell head over heels in love with her, and I am very fortunate to be loved by her as well.
Prompt – “Goth Moth” “Excuse me, have you seen my partner, Lamp? No, mothman was my dad.” #doodle #mothman #gothmoth #mdwc24d24gothmoth #mdwc24 #mdwc24d24 https://www.instagram.com/p/DBg1etNxkK_/?igsh=ZTc4YmZrZ3FjcGE5
Prompt – “the green lady” Jenny Greenteeth a.k.a. Wicked Jenny, Ginny Greenteeth and Grinteeth is a figure in English folklore. A river-hag, similar to Peg Powler and derived from the grindylow, she would pull children or the elderly into the water and drown them. The name is also used to describe pondweed or duckweed, which can form a continuous mat over the surface of a small body of water, making it misleading and potentially treacherous, especially to the unwary.
Prompt – “botanical beasts” That’ll teach me not to look ahead on the list… given that I did an evil plant just yesterday. I’ll just roll with a little variant, not so cosmic this time, just a free-walking tree stump looking for stuff! (and junk!) across the land of negative space. I’m playing with blur in Procreate again. I’m not sure if I like it better with or without. We went to the second meeting of the book club tonight and had a pretty good time. Nice folks and good recommendations. #doodle #botanicalbeasts #mdwc24 #mdwc24d22 #mdwc24d22botanicalbeasts #treant #stumpy https://www.instagram.com/p/DBcuE6cxKm-/?igsh=NDFpbnN6aDNmMm54
Prompt – “zodiac” My first thought was the Zodiac killer (a.k.a. Ted Cruz), but I thought a little cosmic horror was more in tune with what I like to get my scaredy-spooky vibes from. I think the stars are right for an alien plant to grow by the light of both our moons, clawing its way with hand-like tendrils back to the stars that spawned it so many ages ago. #doodle #zodiac #mdwc24d21 #mdwc24 #mdwc24d21zodiac
Prompt – “cat creature” This little bipedal kitty critter is the pal of the local wolfman, so who says felines and canines can’t get along? Not shown: the wolfman, because the cat ate him. #doodle #catcreature #mdwc24 #mdwc24d20 #mdwc24d20catcreature
Prompt – “Cryptid” I went with the Hodag simply because he is a cutie that I associate with Paul Bunyan (to whom my father-in-law bears a bit of a resemblance today, given his big appetite and the red plaid flannel shirt he is wearing today).
From – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodag In American folklore, the hodag is a fearsome critter resembling a large, bull-horned carnivore with a row of thick, curved spines down its back. The hodag was said to be born from the ashes of cremated oxen, as the incarnation of the accumulated abuse the animals had suffered at the hands of their masters. The history of the hodag is strongly tied to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where it was claimed to have been discovered. #doodle #cryptid #hodag #mdwc24 #mdwc24d19 https://www.instagram.com/p/DBUPjYfx3Nu/?igsh=MXI4dnp4eGd2dGlscg==
