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Monday, December 19, 2011

It Watches You

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Still from a mascara ad on TV.

“Animal Print” Xmas Letters

Xmas initials painted & cut out

Nil, Manju, ampersand, Cerina, Kum-kum, Ramona, John, Amal

Watercolor, inkjet and rollerball on paper.

 

 

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Here’s the beautifully wrapped packages that Mary did. She’s so awesome!

Comma Commute

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I moonlight doing legal copyediting for my friend Al.  I usually do this work during my commute to and from my regular job at HAP.  This page collects all the times I wrote “comma” on the last five or six briefs that I worked on. I’m never sure how many peaks and valleys I put on the double-M in comma when I write it out on the bumpy train.

 

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Here’s a painting of the comma collection.  Inkjet and watercolor on paper. Hi, Al!

Mosbrucker Xmasisms

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Rhubarb Pie. Thanks, Cathy!

 

 

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Silver pumpkin

 

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Owl for Gayle

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With his buddy Penguey.  “Whoooo are youuuu?”

Bringing Home the Noble Fir

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Technically, I’m Jewish.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Thanksgiving

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Commute

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Bell

 

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West Oakland BART

 

Insulate Me

Ad at Lake Merritt Station

 

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Can you detect the subtle changes I made?

 

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Mural.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Spud Photons

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The spud

Radiate UPS

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Ruthie Présente Ruthie

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Young Jack & Ruthie

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Puppet Sketches






































Not shown:  Bunrab



King Penguin puppet
King Penguin


Moose at Menger Bar
Moose (at the Menger Bar)


Moose Puppet for Gayle Sketch 

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Moose

Dragon for Jesse
Godzilla

Triceratops Puppet Sketch
Triceratops

Friday, November 11, 2011

“Why did Cathy Change Seats?”

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“I think he has a pizza.”

Flight home from San Antonio.  (Not supposed to be a picture of Cathy, or anybody in particular. Just a doodle on the airplane cocktail napkin.)

More San Antonio

At the conference…

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Conference lamps

 

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Conference notes

 

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Conference cross

 

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That’s some carpet

 

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Conference-goers on break

 

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EXIT

 


Outside the conference…

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We visited Occupy San Antonio at Hemisfair Park.  Hi, protest kids!

 

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This is a big ugly.

 

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I Ching Gatos at the San Antonio Artwalk.  They made a great sound.

 

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Cathy and Mary at the hotel

 

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Hotel garden.

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