Bring the break -

"What Time Is Love?"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... they're justified and they're ancient ..."
- The KLF

Never, never, never give up -

"God Save the Queen"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... if you're going through hell, keep going ..."
- Sir Winston Churchill

Superstitious?

"The Black Cat"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... a cat as black as blackest coal,
is out upon his midnight stroll,
his steps are soft, his walk is slow,
his eyes are gold, they flash and glow,
and so I run and so I duck,
I do not need his black-cat luck ..."
- Unknown

... and the seasons turn, turn, turn -

"When the Winter Light Begins to Mellow"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... as winter nights begin to fade,
the morning light will have its way
o'er battered gray and green and yellow,
to softly butter grime and collow ..."
- Unknown

Down on the corner -

"Early Evening Shadows"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... when the evening shadows and the stars appear
and there is no one there to dry your tears;
I could hold you for a million years;
to make you feel my love ..."
- Adele

Illustration Friday: Capable -

"Coleen the Capable Wayfarer"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... wayfarer, there is no way,
you make the way as you go ..."
- Antonio Machado

Thursday Challenge: Two -

"Two"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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"... the trees, like Narcissus,
spent days like these,
admiring themselves ..."
- Unknown

Nary a nibble -

"A Fisherman's Foggy Sunrise Down By the Quay"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the yellow fog that rubs its back upon the windowpanes..."
- T. S. Eliot

Let it burn -

"Ever Vigilant of the Eternal Fire"

digital collage by Mick Mather
"... be as a tower; firmly set shakes not its top
for any blast that blows ..."
- Dante Alighieri

On the street where I live -

"The Frenchman's Apartment Building"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... I installed a skylight in my apartment,
the people who live above me are furious ..."
- Stephen Wright

... and then what?

"Riverworld"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... a bright light of equal intensity was everywhere;
he could see, yet he did not understand what he was seeing ..."
- Philip José Farmer (To Your Scattered Bodies Go)

Strike up the band -

"The Jay Miller Group"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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"... rock & roll will never die ..."
- Neil Young

Illustration Friday: Fluid -

"The Stockbroker's Midnight Dream"
digital drawing by Mick Mather

"... the market is fluid and fraught with uncertainty ..."
- A Stockbroker (delivering bad news to a client)

Thursday Challenge: Love -

"The Girl Behind the Glass"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... walk on by ..."
- Bacharach & David

High rise -

"The City Planners Midnight Dream"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... parcel 916 is mandated
for twenty-plus stories ..."
- an Aide to the City Planner

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

"Valentine's Day 2012"

digital collage by Mick Mather
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"...though I remain a fool, I know what love is;

and, in whispered prayer to Saint Valentine,

beg the same blessing given Asterius's daughter ..."
- Mick Mather

Magnifique!

"A Gourmet Makes A Positive Gesture"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn ..."
- Garrison Keillor

Cold front -

"Not Far Enough Ahead of the Storm"
manipulated digital photographs by Mick Mather
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"... to be interested in the changing seasons
is a happier state of mind than to be
hopelessly in love with spring ..."
- George Santayana

Man's best friend -

"Lexus"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... throw the stick in the lake,
I'll go get it and bring it right back ..."
- Lexus

Illustration Friday: Popularity -

"Popularity"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... popularity is the crown of laurel
which the world puts on bad art ..."
- Oscar Wilde

Thursday Challenge: Red -

"Red"
photo collage by Mick Mather
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"... when in doubt, wear red ..."
- Bill Blass

Gone, like a cool breeze -

"Catch the Wind"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... poetry is the impish attempt
to paint the color of the wind ..."
- Maxwell Bodenheim

Struttin' -

"The Bearded Lady Goes For A Stroll"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... I like that way she walk ..."
- The Strong Man

Brand new favorite -

"The Mural"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... snickers: get some nuts! ..."
- advertising slogan

Are you ready for some football?

"A Linebacker's Midnight Dream"
erasercut by Mick Mather
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".. Go Gi'nts! ..."
- fans of the NY Giants

Homeward bound -

"Fog Bank"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... rollin' in she come,
us racin' for the barn,
a'hull we lie, ahoy we cry,
let go and haul for shore ..."
- Unknown

Illustration Friday: Suspense -

"Suspense"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the suspense is terrible;
I hope it will last ..."
- Oscar Wilde

Thursday Challenge: One -

"One"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... Interviewer: 'Why, you're a fatalist!'
Yogi Berra: 'You mean I save postage stamps? Not me!' ..."

A two-seater -

"Coupe"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... little deuce coupe
you don't know what I got ..."
- The Beach Boys