NEW from The Selfportrait Series -

"Selfportrait of the Artist Missed by His Fan Club"
digital collage by Mick Mather
Last Day

I'm ba-a-a-a-ck! The vacation was wonderful, restful, refreshing, rewarding and now? I wanna retire!!! :((

NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse XIV"
manipulated digital drawing by Mick Mather
Day 14

Sometime today or tomorrow I should again be available to receive guests! It's been a grand 2 weeks of reading, sleeping, eating, reading, sleeping ... well, you get the idea!

Illustration Friday: Routine -

"R is for Routine"

photograph by Mick Mather
Day 13

I'm down to a weekend of vacation ... back soon!

Thursday Challenge: Festival -

"The Great New York State Fair"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
Day 12

How perfect! The Great New York State Fair opens today ... here's a snap from a few years ago. It was the summer of 2006 I believe. Must dash, my vacation is running thin!

NEW from The Toast Series -

"Toast #10
monotype by Mick Mather
Day 11

Yikes! This vacation is beginning to whittle itself down to a week! See ya!

NEW from The Toast Series -

"Toast #4"
monotype by Mick Mather
Day 10

Another cup o' tea, then ... and pass the marmalade.

Splish, Splash! -

"Sitting by the Pool"
digital collage by Mick Mather
Day 9

It wouldn't be a proper vacation without a trip to the pool ... would it?

NEW from The Toast Series -

"Toast #3"
monotype by Mick Mather
Day 8

As I progress further along the road of the "automatic post" while on vacation, we begin to enter into the realm of the rest of The Toast Series of monotypes. Much of next week will feature what remains to be shown in this body of work. Enjoy.

NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse XIII"
manipulated digital drawing by Mick Mather
Day 7

Well, one week's worth of vacation can now be found dead on the side of the road! See you all soon! :D

Illustration Friday

"This is Some Vacation!"
digital collage by Mick Mather
Day 6

A week has gone by but there's still plenty of vacation left! See you in 10 days.

Thursday Challenge: Outside -

"Outside"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
Day 5

I'm on V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N ... brb in a week and a half.

NEW from The Toast Series -

"Toast #2"
monotype by Mick Mather
Day 4

Hmm ... that first week of vacation is getting whittled down. See you in about a week and a half.

NEW from The Toys Series -

"Rag Doll"
digitally manipulated tempera-on-paper painting by Mick Mather
Day 4

I'm on V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N and loving every minute of it ... back in a few weeks.

NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse XII"
digitally manipulated drawing by Mick Mather

Day 3

See you right beck here in a few weeks.

NEW from The Toast Series -

"Toast #1"
monotype by Mick Mather

Day 2

We'll chat again in 2 weeks.

NEW from The Selfportrait Series -

"Selfportrait of the Artist at the End of a Very Good Day"
digital collage by Mick Mather

DAY 1:

I'm on V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N ! ! ! I'll be back in 2 weeks.