Tuesday is just a name...
I haven’t been writing much lately. Writing is difficult, even for people who are good at it. (I used to be, but I’m definitely out of practice. The “writing muscle” atrophies quickly...) It’s a multi-step process: concept, form, production, editing...
Somewhere in that process, my head fogs over lately... I’m thinking it’s in the first or second step. I’m either not coming up with interesting enough concepts OR I’ve lost the ability to put those concepts into a form that folks who are not me can understand. There are a number of reasons for my current writing deficiency: anxiety, medications, distraction, (there might be more, but I got distracted and forgot what I was going to write for the fourth difficulty... OH. I remember now.) My memory has also fractured, but I’m too distracted to write shit down, so it just FLOATS AWAY...
Bummer...
However, today I’m feeling not-too-terrible (in the head), so I thought I’d write a “howdy” while my brain was still functioning. (I was late taking my meds today, so they probably haven’t kicked in yet... When that happens, I’ll lose my slight mental edge. Ha!)
Anyway, just a quick “HEY Y’ALL” before we get to the ARTZ! HEY Y’ALL!
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"Witnesses to the Anomaly" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Oil pastel and watercolor on paper.] This painting is about a decade old, give or take a year because of my horrible memory. (Of course I didn't bother to put a date on it...) To me, it looks like a group of spectators watching some strange happening in the sky while, behind them and out of their perception, another person is floating up into the sky (obviously against their will!) It might just be a bunch of squiggles, though... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
P.S. - This is my newest (almost) freebie! We're talking 23 editions (fairly limited) for only 0.0023 tezos each! Now that's some #cheapthrills! (Better grab quickly, if you're interested. These don't tend to last more than a day or two...)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/556
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"Fierce Creature" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen and metallic marker on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] The Fresno Nightcrawler's more menacing cousin: the Bakersfield Biter! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/557
Sold!
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"Fear Not (Pale)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Ballpoint pen on notebook page with minor digital color manipulation.] Anarchy... Is it a political ideology or a state of being? I think most folks equate ANARCHY with CHAOS, which are not the same thing (just as SOCIALISM is mistakenly correlated with SATANISM in the minds of many Americans...but then again EVERYTHING is correlated with Satanism to most Americans...) I used to think education was key to delivering folks from ignorance, but now I'm leaning towards shock treatment... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/558
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Wednesday is a state of mind... (It is now 17 Aug. 2022) I am continuing the post from yesterday...
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"Two Peeps (Looking Up)" by RFY (HF)
[Digital drawing over moshed photograph (that I took at Marsh's Free Museum of a shrunken head!)] These creatures are certainly confused... But at least one of them is looking up. (Maybe metaphorically as well as physically!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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"What's Within Reach?" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Sharpie and gel pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] If you never wonder, you'll never find out! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/559
Sold!
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“Spit Fire” by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Hand drawing with ink on reclaimed cardboard, moshing, layering, digital drawing, digital color, and other wacky computer junk.] This monster talks out of both sides of it's face at the same time!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
P.S. - We're doing this one as a #CHEAPTHRILLS work! I'm making 41 editions and releasing them for 0.013 tezos each! Grab while the grabbing's good! (And don't get burned!!!)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/560
Cheapies are gone!
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"More Than Happy" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Selfie taken with my phone plus digital embellishments and digital drawing!] My wife hates this picture. Ha! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/561
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“Not a Mouse” by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Gel pen on paper with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] It's not a mouse. You can tell because it has no face! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/562
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ARTZ that I have collected from people (or entities) that are not me:
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“FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS DO TRASH 2” by MoDF TASP v0.6.4
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1M8L6vSVw1jh4qtpTE7RosGh7mCLkDkGQN/26
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“Me and my life savings” by Minta
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1XU7YSMA7LGGYAYgaPudedz7R43XWoqcSH/1
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“Bunny Issues” by paulasauruss
https://objkt.com/asset/hicetnunc/757870
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“PROOF SHEET 7” by MoDF TASP v0.6.4
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1M8L6vSVw1jh4qtpTE7RosGh7mCLkDkGQN/34
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“no i really actually don’t know okay” by prettybad
https://objkt.com/asset/hicetnunc/767398
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“Trashart by Allbi” by allbi.tez
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1EsuDTMLqUUzrnehFBiLEezen2NL9fkh3D/36
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“Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) Skull” by MxVoid
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1KXXZ758wtyf2NBjWKPeXugDh5Mm7kyckw/21
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Thursday tends to sneak up on people in alleyways and stab them in the back. (Don’t be fooled by the P.R. campaigns. Thursdays are EVIL!)
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Back to some “artwork” created by ME! (Foolery...that’s all it is...)
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"Banana (Of Doom)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Gel pen on textured, tinted paper with digital embellishments and moshing.] Is it a nod to Warhol? Is it a nod to PLANET OF THE APES? The world might never know. (The artist certainly doesn't...) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/563
Sold!
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"Goodmornin' (Already?)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Digital drawing created on my phone while laying in bed before getting up to go to the bathroom or take my meds...] I drew this as a "GM" to some weirdos who hang out in a trash group/community thing. (I don't know the different...) Maybe it's a chat? I don't know. I'm old... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/564
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“Time (7 Aug. 2022)” by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] I have a plan to (someday) scan all of my notebooks and release them as pdf books some blockchain or other. Will I get to it before I croak? Will I choose a blockchain the gets abandoned and lose everything I've uploaded? So many fun questions to ponder!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
P.S. - This is another of them (almost) freebie artworks. I'm making 23 editions and only charging 0.0023 tezos each for 'um. Snag if you want one! (If you wait, the super-cheap editions will probably be gone!!!)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/565
Gone! (Might be available on secondary!)
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"Woke Up Naked in a Trash Can (Again)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Digital drawing created with a free app on my phone.] Dang... (Fred said.) I wonder what I was drinking last night... Once I find out, I'll have to hold off on that junk...until the weekend... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/566
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"Been a Bit Warm Lately" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, brush pen, ballpoint pen, and pencil on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] Feels like fire is raining down from the sky, and the wind is composed (primarily) of sandpaper... (I don't do well in the heat...) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/567
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"Special Message from the Sun" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Photograph taken from my back porch...] [Not really...] The SUN doesn't give a shit about you or about me. It really just needs to chill... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/568
Sold!
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"Horror Dolly" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Ultra fine point Sharpie on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] It's what every kid is going to want under the X-mas tree this year! HORROR DOLLY! It moves when nobody touched it. It screams quietly to itself when it's left alone in a room. It's the host body for a rambunctious shadow creature! AND (bonus) NIGHTMARES for everyone in the house! Who wouldn't want HORROR DOLLY??? ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
P.S. - No refunds...
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/569
Sold!
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Friday has gone completely bankrupt. It isn’t even trying to save money anymore... Poor Friday.
And that’s it for this post... I’m gonna cut here and upload this mess, then I’ll get right back to uploading new artworks to the blockchains. THRILLS!!! (I think it’s fun.)
Later!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)