Illustration Friday: Heights -

"Heights"
digitally manipulated fractal flame & collage by Mick Mather
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"... all right everyone, line up alphabetically,
according to your height ..."
- Casey Stengel

Illustration Friday: Puzzled -

"Puzzled"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity ..."
- Douglas Horton

Illustration Friday: Vocal -

"The Vocalist"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... I sing the songs that people need to hear ..."
- Etta James

Illustration Friday: Return -

"The Return"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the damage was done, the situation equalized; but, there was a price to be paid and the old man was now on the run; he and the dog set out for the hide where they'd been living off the land since the horror began; a plan was already set for the return ..."

- Mick Mather

Illustration Friday: Swamp -

"Swamp"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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"... like a scene from the swamps of Louisiana
or the mind of Poe on opium ..."
- Dean Koontz

Illustration Friday: Shades -

"Shades of Former Grandeur"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... the shades of night are falling fast ..."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Illustration Friday: Yield -

"Yield"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"...a field becomes exhausted by constant tillage ..."
- Ovid

Illustration Friday: Intention -

"No Clear Intention"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... I'm just a soul whose intentions are good,
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood ..."
- The Animals

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

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)

Illustration Friday: Popularity -

"Popularity"
digital collage by Mick Mather

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

Illustration Friday: Suspense -

"Suspense"
digital collage by Mick Mather

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

Illustration Friday: Forward -

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

Illustration Friday: Twirl -

"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

Illustration Friday: Prepare -

"Before Throwing the Ball"
digital collage by Mick Mather

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

Illustration Friday: Grounded -

"Call Box"
digital collage by Mick Mather

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

Illustration Friday: Highlight -

"Highlight"
digital collage by Mick Mather

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

Illustration Friday: Messenger -

"Messenger"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... as you would have them do unto you ..."
- The Golden Rule

Illustration Friday: Sink -

"Sink"
digital collage by Mick Mather

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

Illustration Friday: Separate -

"Separate"
digital collage by Mick Mather

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