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Thursday Challenge: One -

2012-02-02T04:00:00.000-08:00

"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 -

2012-02-01T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Coupe"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

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

Steady as she goes -

2012-01-31T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Dazed But Not Confused"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... lots of people talk and few of them know ..."
- Led Zeppelin

It's a dilemma -

2012-01-30T04:00:00.000-08:00

"No Clear Sense of Who She Should Be"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the greatest explorer on this earth
never takes voyages as long as those of the man
who descends to the depth of his heart ..."
- Julien Green

Works like a charm -

2012-01-29T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Shadow of Your Smile"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... a smile is a curve that sets everything straight ..."
- Unknown

NEW from The Midnight Dream Series -

2012-01-28T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Polo Players Midnight Dream"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... take the man ..."
- a Free Player's call

Illustration Friday: Forward -

2012-01-27T11:42:00.000-08:00

"Forward"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... don't - stop - don't - stop ..."
- The Girl

Thursday Challenge: New -

2012-01-26T04:00:00.000-08:00

"New"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... whoa! they're in the original package ..."
- an Avid Collector

Mind your letters -

2012-01-25T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Helvetica - Even Upside Down"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... Helvetica maybe says everything,
and that is perhaps part of its appeal ..."
- Johnathan Hoefler

NEW from The Revolution Series -

2012-01-24T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Revolution Six"

digitally manipulated fractal flame & digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... don't you know it's gonna be alright ..."
- The Beatles

Hook, line & sinker -

2012-01-23T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Fresh Fish"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... gone fishin' ..."
- Zane Grey

NEW from The Selfportrait Series -

2012-01-22T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Selfportrait of the Artist In A Striped Sweater"
digital collage & digital drawing by Mick Mather

".. this thing itches me 'round the neck ..."
- The Artist Hisself

Shadows and shade -

2012-01-21T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Ghosts of Christmas Passed"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... above the cloud with its shadow
is the star with its light;
above all things reverence itself ..."
- Pythagoras

Illustration Friday: Twirl -

2012-01-20T19:46:00.000-08:00

"Waiting for Her Chance to Twirl"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... twirl around Piglet,
step lightly Pooh,
this silly ol' dance is perfect for two ..."
- Winnie the Pooh

Thursday Challenge: Toys -

2012-01-19T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Toys II"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... be it jewel or toy,
not the prize gives the joy,
but the striving to win the prize ..."
- Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

At the tool bin -

2012-01-18T04:00:00.000-08:00

"More Than He Asked For"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... don't force it, get a bigger hammer ..."
- Arthur Bloch

White out -

2012-01-17T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Walking In A Winter Storm"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... few things are as democratic as a snowstorm ..."
- Ben Williams

Dimming the lights -

2012-01-16T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Autumn Evening"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... no sun, no moon,
no morn, no noon,
no dawn, no dusk,
no proper time of day ..."
- Thomas Hood

Get off my life, why don't you, baby -

2012-01-15T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Hanging On By A Thread"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... connection, I just can't make it, connection ..."
- Jagger/Richards

Hugs & Kisses -

2012-01-14T04:00:00.000-08:00

"To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the winds of change are always blowing
and every time I try to stay
the winds of change continue blowing
and they just carry me away ..."
- Willie Nelson

Illustration Friday: Prepare -

2012-01-13T06:10:00.000-08:00

"Before Throwing the Ball"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... just throw it and give me room to run ..."
- The Dog

Thursday Challenge: Best of 2011 -

2012-01-12T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Old Forge Cabin"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... a cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle ... "
- Old Irish Saying

The devil in the details -

2012-01-11T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Black Stripe"
digital collage by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... men who wish to know about the world
must learn about it in its particular details ..."
- Heraclitus

Turn that frown ...

2012-01-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Smile"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"...start everyday off with a smile
and get it over with ..."
- Unknown

Oh oh, Domino -

2012-01-09T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Domino Makers Midnight Dream"
digitally manipulated fractal flame & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... don't want to discuss it
I think it's time for a change ..."
- Van Morrison

Baa, Baa, Baa -

2012-01-08T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The First of the Lost Brought Home"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... he was lost,
but now he has been found ..."
- Luke, Chapter 15

Illustration Friday: Grounded -

2012-01-07T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Call Box"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... keep your feet on the ground
and your thoughts at lofty heights ..."
- Unknown

Impatiens & mums -

2012-01-06T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Flower Seller"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the violets in the mountains
have broken the rocks ..."
- Tennessee Williams

Window dresser -

2012-01-05T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Haberdasher's Midnight Dream"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... Holy haberdashery, Batman ..."
- Robin

Like dreamers do -

2012-01-04T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Dreaming A World of Her Own"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... in dreams, I walk with you
in dreams, I talk with you,
in dreams, you're mine ..."
- Roy Orbison

By the light of the moon -

2012-01-03T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Mr. Moonlight"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life ..."
- Jean Paul Richter

Still ringing in the new -

2012-01-02T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Testing A New Calendar"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... every time you tear a leaf off a calendar,
you present a new place for new ideas and progress ..."
- Charles Kettering

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

2012-01-01T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Begin Again"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... if one dream should fall
and break into a thousand pieces,
never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up
and begin again ..."
- Flavia Weedn

Should old acquaintance be forgot -

2011-12-31T04:00:00.000-08:00

"New Years Eve at the Marvelous New City"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... and never brought to mind ..."
- Robert Burns

Illustration Friday: Highlight -

2011-12-30T07:31:00.000-08:00

"Highlight"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... take special note of this memo
then bury it ..."
- Unknown

Hung with care -

2011-12-29T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The New Painting"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... painting: the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather
and exposing them to critics ..."
- Ambrose Bierce

Coffee? Tea? Milk?

2011-12-28T09:12:00.001-08:00

"Selfportrait of the Artist as an Airline Pilot"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... fly me to the moon ..."
- Bart Howard

Old Navy -

2011-12-27T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Last Sail Locker"
digital drawing & digital collage by Mick Mather

"... three black balls, hung in a line,
hands sally the ship by the bos'ns cry,
sail locker mate sewing sails in time,
the drag line set she free and dry ..."
- Unknown

Looking across the bay -

2011-12-26T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Slow Boat to Chinatown"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown ..."
- from the movie Chinatown

MERRY CHRISTMAS -

2011-12-25T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Merry Christmas 2011"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... have a cool yule ..."
- Unknown

That 'deer in the headlights' look -

2011-12-24T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Last Shoppers of Christmas Eve"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the three phrases that sum up Christmas are:
Peace on Earth, good will toward men and
batteries not included ..."
- English Proverb

Illustration Friday: Messenger -

2011-12-23T07:36:00.000-08:00

"Messenger"
digital collage by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... as you would have them do unto you ..."
- The Golden Rule

Thursday Challenge: Light -

2011-12-22T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Christmas Light 2011"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... better to light one candle
than to curse the darkness ..."
- The Christopher Society

Not from this earth -

2011-12-21T04:00:00.000-08:00

"No Lucky Shadow for Number Seven"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... beware, lest you lose the substance
by grasping at the shadow ..."
- Aesop

A long, warm autumn -

2011-12-20T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Confused By the Shortness of the Day and the Warmth of the Sun"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... new buds pushed slowly forth,
between (and beyond) those long dead,
urged on by unseasonable warmth,
but tied to a chain of ghosts ..."
- Unknown

Please reconsider -

2011-12-19T04:00:00.000-08:00

"I Accept"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... if you've ever made change in the offering plate,
you might be a redneck ..."
- Jeff Foxworthy

We need a recount in housewares -

2011-12-18T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Another 10,000"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... we have entered the cell,
the Mansion of our birth,
and started the inventory
of our acquired wealth ..."
- Albert Claude

The maquette -

2011-12-17T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Art Brut Sculpture in the Architect's Closet"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather

"... personally, I believe very much in values of savagery;
I mean: instinct, passion, mood, violence, madness ..."
- Jean Dubuffet

Illustration Friday: Sink -

2011-12-16T06:36:00.001-08:00

"Sink"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the sun will wane and sink too soon,
but ne'er so fast to suit the moon ..."
- Unknown

Thursday Challenge: Shoes -

2011-12-15T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Shoes"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... see, we could've been called 'The Shoes'
for all you know ..."
- Paul McCartney

The well is dry -

2011-12-14T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Dawn Creeps Up the Firth"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... O, God, thy sea is so great,
and my boat is so small ..."
- Unknown

Sloth is the new work ethic -

2011-12-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

"A Socialist Attempting to Turn Capitalism Into an Opium Den"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... I want my free ..."
- Unknown

Walk this way -

2011-12-12T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Invisible Structure of Fashion"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"...shake structures, school yourself;
look twice at a thing, once upside down;
answer yourself clearly ..."
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Down at the farm -

2011-12-11T04:00:00.000-08:00

"That Thing They Left Behind"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... it's an enormously important artifact ..."
- Richard Moe

The fabric of life -

2011-12-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Flyover Country"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the South, the Midwest,
everything they call 'flyover land' ..."
- Wayne LaPierre

Illustration Friday: Separate -

2011-12-09T06:50:00.001-08:00

"Separate"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the wires are separate from her brain ..."
- a mad scientist

Thursday Challenge: Communication -

2011-12-08T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Communication 2011"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... the trouble with talking too fast is
you may say something you haven't thought of yet ..."
- Ann Landers

From here to there -

2011-12-07T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Flight Chart"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... what are we doing here?
we're reaching for the stars ..."
- Christa McAuliffe

Don't blink -

2011-12-06T04:00:00.000-08:00

"A Reverie Lost"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... caught up in a reverie of years long past ..."
- William Styron

Looking for a top up -

2011-12-05T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Espresso Drinkers"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... brewing espresso, unlike other methods
of brewing coffee, IS rocket science ..."
- Kevin Knox & Julia Sheldon Huffaker

Eye of newt, and toe of frog -

2011-12-04T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Building Blocks of Life"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the four building blocks of the universe are
fire, water, gravel and vinyl ..."
- Dave Barry

Let it all hang down -

2011-12-03T04:00:00.000-08:00

"After Midnight"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... we're gonna cause talk and suspicion ..."
- Eric Clapton

Illustration Friday: Brigade -

2011-12-02T13:14:00.000-08:00

"Blue Rinse Brigade"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... set 'em up, Josephine ..."
- Unknown

Thursday Challenge: Door -

2011-12-01T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Green Door"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... green door, what's that secret you're keepin' ..."
- from "The Green Door" by Jim Lowe

Woof!

2011-11-30T04:00:00.000-08:00

"A Girl and Her Dog"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... pray steal me not, I'm Mrs. Dingley's,
whose heart in this four-footed thing lies ..."
- Jonathan Swift

Ding-dong -

2011-11-29T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Heading for Home"
digital collage by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... Holy Cow! ..."
- Phil Rizzuto

So, I made one too -

2011-11-28T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Visiting Jessica Bell"
digital drawing by Mick Mather

"...yesterday and today and many days to come ..."
- Jessica Bell

Where do the 'Boys of Summer' go?

2011-11-27T04:00:00.000-08:00

"After The Show"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... it ain't nothin' til I call it ..."
- Bill Klem, Umpire

Left - right - left - right

2011-11-26T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Erno's Defying Logic"
digital collage by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... I did not plan to make the cube ..."
- Erno Rubik

Illustration Friday: Round -

2011-11-25T06:53:00.001-08:00

"A Round Scolding"
digitally manipulated tempera-on-paper painting by Mick Mather

"... from the bulrushes, he was outspoken ..."
- Unknown

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2011

2011-11-24T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Soft, Fluffy Clouds in Hard Water"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... all of us have a place in history; mine is clouds ..."
- Richard Brautigan

Bitter batter -

2011-11-23T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Effigy Makers Midnight Dream"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... all I really wanted was a gingerbread man ..."
- Anonymous

Plan of attack -

2011-11-22T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The General In His Map Room"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the reinvention of daily life means
marching off the edge of our maps ..."
- Bob Black

Waiting for Jack Frost -

2011-11-21T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Season's Last Crabapple"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... care less for your harvest than for how it is shared
and your life will have meaning
and your heart will have peace ..."
- Ralph Ransom

Moments to remember -

2011-11-20T10:21:00.000-08:00

"Calendar Girl"
digitally manipulated tempera-on-paper painting by Mick Mather

"... don't be fooled by the calendar;
there are only as many days in the year as you make use of ..."
- Charles Richards

Escape velocity -

2011-11-19T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Dr. Goddard Explains Things"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... abstract knowledge is always useful, sooner or later ..."
- Robert A. Heinlein

Illustration Friday: Vanity -

2011-11-18T09:47:00.000-08:00

"Watching Vanity Twirl and Spin"
digital collage by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... vanity is the quicksand of reason ..."
- George Sand

Thursday Challenge: Books -

2011-11-17T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Artists' Book and Fluxus Bookmark"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... always read something that will make you look good
if you die in the middle of it ..."
- P.J. O'Rourke

Pins and needles -

2011-11-16T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Witch Doctor's Midnight Dream"
digital collage & digital drawing by Mick Mather

"... but still they begin,
needles and pins ..."
- Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono

Let me buzz a while -

2011-11-15T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Hive Mentality"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... that which is not good for the bee-hive
cannot be good for the bees ..."
- Marcus Aurelius

A note to myself -

2011-11-14T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Thinking on Paper"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

".. no problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking ..."
- Voltaire

Sing, sing, sing!

2011-11-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Pop Singer"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... he who sings frightens away his ills ..."
- Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quixote)

What?

2011-11-12T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Operation X"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... to a child, often the box a toy came in
is more appealing than the toy itself ..."
- Allen Klein

Illustration Friday: Silent -

2011-11-11T06:54:00.000-08:00

"Shades of Silent Shadows"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... great souls endure in silence ..."
- Frederich Schiller

Thursday Challenge: Hard -

2011-11-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Hard, Having Survived A Frost"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... He giveth snow like wool;
He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes ..."
- Bible Quote

Close your eyes, what do you see?

2011-11-09T04:00:00.000-08:00

"The Optometrist's Midnight Dream"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams
than the imagination awake ..."
- Leonardo da Vinci

Check that box -

2011-11-08T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Election Day 2011"
digital collage by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... a politician should have three hats;
one for throwing into the ring,
one for talking through,
and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected ..."
- Carl Sandburg

Just tilt your head -

2011-11-07T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Angle of Incidence"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the angle of incidence of a ray or beam
is the angle measured from the ray to the surface ..."
- Eric W. Weisstein

Icarus or Phaëton?

2011-11-06T04:00:00.000-08:00

"Having Flown Too Close to the Sun"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... never regret thy fall,
O Icarus of the fearless flight
for the greatest tragedy of them all
is never to feel the burning light ..."
- Oscar Wilde

Tell all gossip -

2011-11-05T04:00:00.000-07:00

"True Confession I"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... open confession is good for the soul ..."
- Scottish Proverb

Wait around back -

2011-11-04T06:54:00.001-07:00

"Lookin' Out My Back Door"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... doot, doot, doot ..."
- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Thursday Challenge: Creative -

2011-11-03T04:00:00.000-07:00

"Creative"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet
and the winds long to play with your hair ..."
- Khalil Gibran

An old, comfortable shirt -

2011-11-02T04:00:00.000-07:00

"The Black Stripes"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... I got a backyard, with nothing in it,
except a stick, a dog
and a box with something in it;
the hardest button to button ..."
- The White Stripes

Just wandering -

2011-11-01T04:00:00.000-07:00

"Poking Around"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... pussycat pussycat, where have you been?
I've been up to London to see the queen;
pussycat pussycat, what did you dare?
I frightened a little mouse under her chair ..."
- Old English Nursery Rhyme

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!

2011-10-31T04:00:00.000-07:00

"Trick or Treat 2011"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... at first cock-crow the ghosts must go
back to their quiet graves below ..."
- Theodosia Garrison

Last bouquet of fall -

2011-10-30T04:00:00.000-07:00

"She Kept Flowers On Her Table"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... flowers are without hope;
because hope is tomorrow
and flowers have no tomorrow ..."
- Antonio Porchia

Down on the flat -

2011-10-29T04:00:00.000-07:00

"The House and the Wind and the Prairie"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... loneliness, thy other name,
thy one true synonym,
is prairie ..."
- William A. Quayle

Illustration Friday: Scary -

2011-10-28T10:21:00.000-07:00

"Rodeo Week on Epsilon Eridani"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... seems logical to me, Captain ..."
- Mister Spock

Thursday Challenge: Orange -

2011-10-27T04:00:00.000-07:00

"Orange"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -
"... I cannot pretend to be impartial about colors;
I rejoice with the brilliant ones and
and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns ..."
- Sir Winston Churchill

A little way west of the town center -

2011-10-26T04:00:00.000-07:00

"Dubbo Planning Commission Project"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... create a definite plan for carrying out your desire
and begin at once, whether you are ready or not,
to put this plan into action ..."
- Napoleon Hill