My friend’s daughter became really fascinated with a dead baby mouse we came across on a hike. I decided to draw it. I filled the rest of the sketch with stuff around his lake house. His boys love to leave fishing lures all over the dock. This helps if you need something to illustrate, not so good if you take one in the foot but who cares. When they inadvertly catch a fish, they release it back into the water and not just because they had a vegan in the house.
Red Barn
A rat chased a chipmunk out of the barn past an unsuspecting, grazing rabbit while Hanifer the chicken looked on in amusement. A Pileated Woodpecker jackhammered a hole the size of a grapefruit in the tree above my head. I thought it would be lonely sitting by myself drawing the red barn. I got that wrong. Frogs were croaking while blue jays, cardinals, and finches fought over the bird feeder. I was the quietest animal around.
Peach Tree
Some peach trees on the grounds we stayed at in the Berkshires caught my eye. I ate about a dozen along with my usual vegetable medleys. Being vegan is easy when you’re surrounded on all sides by vegetable farms. I showed Daisy the donkey my finished drawing. She seemed unimpressed.
Berkshires Tractor
There were a lot of vegetable farms adjacent to where we stayed in the Berkshires. I asked a farm type dude if I could hang out in his field and draw his old tractor. He told me to have at it. I would ordinarily jam about 8 more images into this drawing but I was on vacation, so I chillaxed instead. As a result, all I ended up with was a drawing of this here tractor.
Berksires
My wife and I recently rented a place in the Berkshires which is in Massachusetts. Three sanctuary animals live on the farm-like property, plus a chicken named Hanifer. A neighbor across the road had a groovy log cabin. I chose that for my first drawing. Hanifer the chicken began to gravitate towards me when I drew. He liked to hang out. The owner who we rented from told me Hanifer just showed up one day and never left. He was a runaway from a nearby farm. I wondered why a fox never ate Hanifer because there was no chicken coop to keep him out of harm's way. The owner said, Haifer always stays tight to the horses and the donkey. Foxes won’t mess with them. Hanifer’s gang is the real deal.
Cat In Color
I had a stupid idea so I executed it. What if I did a drawing that I broke into sections and used a different colored pen for each one. It sort of looks like a black and white drawing that I put some kind of color filter over. I may do one where I put sections that are circular and then see how dumb that looks. I can always be counted on for doing useless things like this.
Eileen's Pool
This is my cousin Eileen’s pool in Florida. You wouldn’t know that from looking at this though. I get bored of the typical, see a pool and then draw the pool. A sketch like this can only be done wearing X-Ray specs. Yes, that’s right, just like the ones advertised in the back of old comic books that promised you could see through people’s clothes. Truth is, it won’t work on clothes but it does help you see objects living around a swimming pool.
Seashells
I recently went to Florida on a few missions. It’s not like I think going to Florida in the summer is a good idea. It actually turned out to be great though. When I sit on the beach I am basically wearing a burka, comprised of rash guards, hat, towels, and long board shorts. When I got back to Brooklyn, my wife said I looked as white as when I left. Success. I always do this same drawing of shells when I’m on Marco Island. So here is a new one just as nice as the other six I’ve drawn in the past.
Lake House
I drew my friend’s lake house living room. I’m sure it’s pretty apparent to everyone that this is exactly what it looks like. It’s framed and hanging in the same living room. Now when people stand in the room, they have a hard time telling the difference between my drawing and the actual living room. Some people have actually walked into the drawing thinking it was indeed the living room.
Dock
Spent some time in the Finger Lakes of upstate New York at a friend’s house. This is my deconstructed drawing of his boat dock. His wife is one of these people who can bang out six course meals without seeming to break a sweat. The meals need to be vegan? No big deal. I left their home inspired as usual.
Squirrels Are Vegan
Squirrels are certainly vegan. I can vouch for that. I’m very happy to be hearing from so many squirrels who are supporting my new art book, “Vegan Art. A Book Of Visual Protest.” Click on LINK IN BIO TO PURCHASE or check the bookseller of your choice. It’s filled with over 200 works of art visualizing the destruction caused by the meat industry. By the way, it’s on sale for $35 bucks on Amazon USA.
Green Eyed lady
I know I bombard my feed lately with ads about my Vegan Art Book that recently came out. At least I try to make them entertaining. There are many more to come that you will have to endure. Here is a little break from that stuff for one post at least. I drew this in the midst of all the work I’m doing churning out book ads for myself.
Protest Book
My new book “Vegan Art, A Book Of Visual Protest” has come out just at the right time. I’ve been reading recently about the plight of farmed animals raised for human consumption. It seems the animals are trying to unionize. It’s a longshot but I certainly support their effort. Of course, one way to help these animals is to purchase my new art book. It is filled with over 200 visual works of art depicting the animal’s dilemma. Why not gift one to a meat and cheese eating friend. It may help change some hearts and minds.
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