Monthly Archives: October 2010

#185 Prize-Winning Pumpkin

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Paul Debraski

I won a prize* for a pumpkin that I carved which looked like this (only much better–I hope to have a comaprison picture up soon).  Happy Halloween everyone! *given by myself for “best pumpkin I carved this year.”

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#184 My “Rally for Sanity” Sign

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Paul Debraski

This doodle page was never meant to be anything more than drawings.  But recent events made me want to address something else. I’m all for rebellion, and I believe that one should always be critical of people in charge so … Continue reading →

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#183 Clark’s Game #3: Domino Train

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Paul Debraski

Although he doesn’t play dominoes properly, he loves making trains of them.  Less fun: cleaning up the dominoes.

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#182 Blocks

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Paul Debraski

I started this picture yesterday as a kind of follow-up to yesterday’s game picture.  But this is one I made up myself.  On finishing it today I think I lost the thread a bit.  Too bad, as the blocks shape … Continue reading →

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#181 Clark’s game

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Paul Debraski

Clark was playing this (unnamed) game which involved many things around the house.  By the time I finished this picture the game was over and I’m not sure what happened, but it was fun to watch.

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#180 An Autumn Sign of Spring?

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Paul Debraski

On this balmy 70 degree autumn day here in New Jersey, this man’s thoughts turned to baby birds.

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#179 Mermaid Cutout (Happy Birthday Tabby)

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Paul Debraski

For Tabitha’s birthday party, I made a wooden cutout of a mermaid, much like this one here. I wanted to see how close it would come to the original if I drew it from memory.  And I must say, it … Continue reading →

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#178 Autumn Leaf #2

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Paul Debraski

In this version of the autumn leaf, I used a gradient tool for the leaf but I did all of the grass by hand.  I suspect as with most things, the best result lies somewhere in the middle.

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#177 Autumn Leaf #1

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Paul Debraski

Sarah took this cool photo of an autumn leaf.  I liked it so much that I wanted to draw it.  Midway through drawing it I knew that I’d want to experiment with two ways of coloring it.  This is the … Continue reading →

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#176 Cat at Rest

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Paul Debraski

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the only pet we had was a cat.  But she is always around when I ‘m drawing at night and she hardly moves..the perfect subject.

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