Lunatics at Syracuse; Mary's second piece in her own book for the New Round

Lunatics at Syracuse after Istvan Farkas, click to view larger

This is a cell phone shot, I can't use the scanner yet due to surgery.

Here is the original painting that I copied and altered.  Farkas's is in oils, and mine in watercolor.  I made the primary figure taller and thinner to represent my husband Keith. I put myself in the painting, too.

The Lunatic at Syracuse, by IStvan Farkas

Farkas was killed in the gas chamber at Auschwitz in 1944.  Farkas means wolf in Hungarian.

I really like the original painting.  It is stark, compelling and makes good use of a limited color palette!

Jousting Snailriders

Here is my first piece in the new Moley:  "Jousting Snailriders, after Baldus du UBaldis.

A cell shot, obviously.  I'll hopefully submit a scan later--I cannot go upstairs yet after surgery. This is part of the collection I am building of "famous paintings" that include Keith and me.  Although calling this one famous is a bit of a stretch.

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Here is the piece I fashioned it after:

Santa with Crow by Mike Kline

I just got my Moleskine back and it is full of wonderful art.  However, there were also some midstream blank pages, and I have packaged it up to send it on to have the missing pages filled.  I grabbed this one as a lead-in to my story, because it reminds me of Biker Buddy (the hubster, Keith), who always dresses as Santa at Christmas (for my delectation). :D And we have a crow (toy) who looks like this one and I love Mike's graphic style!

I have my new Moley but haven't started on it and am having surgery the day after tomorrow (knee replacement Friday September 21, 2018).  Meanwhile, I do hope to do some work in it SOON!

Mary Taitt in Steve Speseris's Mole

Splotch Monster and Owl

The splotch Monster is an imaginary collaboration with Steve Loya, done by me.  The owl is an imaginary collaboration with Mike Kline, done by me.

Rupert the Rachmaninoff Singing Rooster and Rmembering the Grande Ballroom

Rupert the Rachmaninoff and Mozart singing Rooster is an imaginary collaboration with Aya Rosen, done by me, and Keith Remember the Grande Ballroom is also by me.

The Eye that sees Nature and after the Easter-Egg hunt

After the Easter Egg Hunt is a collab for Steve Spetseris.

Arctic Flora, with alcohol Inks

This was my first-ever attempt to use alcohol inks and I was not pleased--it's like trying to paint with fast-drying marker fluid.  It bleeds through.

Grey Morning

This was my second ever attempt to paint with alcohol Inks, which this time I did over grey gesso. Still not pleased.  Need much more practice and research.

The Flesh Market:  Innocence

Pocket item, acrylic.

Crepuscular

This is a gomuban (linoleum) print with woodprint color details.  Pocket item.

The Landing

This is an envelope painted with acrylic (and pen).  I wouldn't have painted the envelope except that it was Sunday and I couldn't mail it anyway.

In Lara's Book

I got my book in the mail from Steve right before the holiday, but decided not to open it till I'm done with Lara's book. It's really strange to end this round right as the year's ending. I really want to start next round already, I've had it with this year!

I'm really happy with my work In Lara's book, it's some of the strangest drawings I've ever done.

Hope everyone have a wonderful new year's eve. Keep save and warm (I'm in the 20's in NY today)

Those are a couple of drawings I've made in the past few weeks and are now in Lara's book's pocket.

Mary in Aya's Mole

Madonna and Child with the friendly Breezes

 Turner Acryl Gouache

Why was I in a Hurry?

 pen and watercolor

Down the rabbit hole

pen and watercolor

Sweet Treat

Pitt Artist's Pen

This is my collaboration with Mike Kline and an open collaboration for Steve or Aya. (So far just by me.)

Alice and the White Rabbit

 Watercolor and Pitt artists Pen

May I present the White Rabbit

 Turner acryl gouache

The Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat

 watercolor, pen and marker

Chines Shadows--the Rabbit

 after Ferdinand du Pulgaudeau

Keith as the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland

Pitt Artist's Pen, collab for Steve Spetseris

Happy Holidays--back of envelope

 Acryl Gouache and Faber Castell PITT artist pen

front of envelope--I'm not the Easter Bunny

Acryl Gouache and Faber Castell PITT artist pen

pocket items, small cards

Mary in Lara's Mole

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Kiss, collab with Mike Kline

Guest painting by Heidi Chester

riding the fish, by Mary Taitt after Hieronymus Bosch 

This painting is made from a detail in The Temptation of St. Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.

The Torments and temptations of St. Anthony by Mary Taitt

I made this painting from a detail in The Temptation of St. Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch. Here are the two halves:

The Torments and Temptations of St. Anthony III by Mary Taitt

This is the first half of a collaboration for Steve Spetseris.

pocket items (cards)

envelope front

The Torments and Temptations of St. Anthony IV, envelope back

Here is the original.

Mike Kline posts from the past

 Bleed Thru Art in Lara Schott's Moleskine

 Collaboration with Steve Loya in Lara Schott's Moleskine

 Bleed Thru Art in Lara Schott's Moleskine

 T-Rex is excited to see the blue jungle in Lara Schott's Moleskine

"Ever feel like rolling your eyes?" in Lara Schott's Moleskine

Mike Kline FInally Posts

 Bleed Thru Artin Luis Cabrera's Moleskine

 Bleed Thru Art in Luis Cabrera's Moleskine

 Bleed Thru Art in Luis Cabrera's Moleskine

 Bleed Thru Art in Aya Rosen's Moleskine

Bleed Thru Art in Aya Rosen's Moleskine

 Drawing of an 1890s Ceramic Pottery piece from the Pueblo Indians in Aya Rosen's Moleskine

 "Say What?" in Aya Rosen's Moleskine

 "A bird!" in Aya Rosen's Moleskine

 "A monk!" in Aya Rosen's Moleskine

"Dove of Peace!" in Aya Rosen's Moleskine