Vanity

I don't know anybody named Vanity, do you? I know a couple of girls whose mothers named them Placenta and Vagina but not Vanity. Yes, some mothers are stupid.

Below are images I incorporated on my recent drawing which I finished today. These are symbols of vanity and I wanted to post them for Illustration Friday but I did not meet the deadline. The images include Putto and wasted time, ostentatious display of jewelry, skull, blowing bubbles, Satan holding the mirror of vanity, bird skeleton and the Whore of Babylon. It was interesting reading about the symbols of vanity.

Yesterday, there was not much left to do with the illustration. In fact, I enhanced some of the details just to extend its drawing life because I need to be able to do something next week while sitting in the waiting room for some scheduled procedures. I realize I needed to start a new drawing soon. Anyhow, here is Vanity. 

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Tamarins

It's terrible how some ignorant, stupid and greedy humans treat wild animals mostly endangered and rare as resources for consumption and meet their insane desire to collect  rare animals. They do not mind if the animal species reach extinction. They poach rhinos for Chinese traditional medicine; steal tamarins from zoos and sanctuaries; they massacre entire communities of flying lizards in Davao and skewer and roast them to sell for pagan Filipino tribal medicine; they allow Chinese smugglers to invade their provinces so they can kill pangolins in Palawan, again, for Chinese traditional medicine. Lord knows what they will do with the stolen tamarins  in today's news. These two species of animals stolen from a London zoo surprised me because last week I was looking for bearded animals to incorporate in my drawings. I chanced upon the mustachioed and bearded emperor tamarins and the beard-less but hairy cotton-top. On the left is a Cotton-top tamarin. with her two babies. In the middle are  Emperor tamarins.  Cotton top monkeys are extremely sensitive to changes in their environment so these animals must be frightened from the ordeal. I can only think that these thieves and their recipients have no regard for humanity.

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Revenge

Remember when a presidential candidate asked you to vote for revenge? 

Did you? 

Are you feeling the revenge?

Alphabet Soup of Failure. Pen and Ink on 17"x14" Paris Paper

Unprecedented Concoction of Corruption, Distrust, Ineptness, Incompetence, Lies, Falsehoods, Coverups, Spying, Overreach, Political Correctness, Abuse of Power and Disregard for the People.

And here is my revenge: Life, Faith, Love, Liberty, Drawing. This is the Liars, Fabulists and Prevaricators Series. One does not have far to look for inspiration - here's what inspires me and how. These are pen and ink drawings on 17"x14" Paris paper:

  

Now listening to Doris Day and soon Ella Fitzgerald. 

Have you heard of Tuva and their throat singers? I love Huun Hurr Tu.

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In The Land Of The Perpetually Offended

I am trying to infuse the Land of The Perpetually Offended the symbols of vanity. I am not sure if I will be able to finish it in time of the submission deadline, but I am enjoying reading about the symbols of vanity. I sketched on this image the Whore of Babylon, Satan holding the mirror of vanity, Putto, and many still life vanity symbols. I also drew two naked fat women blowing bubbles. In the foreground, is a skeleton of a bird, another symbol of vanity and shortness of life. Have a great week!

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Alphabet Soup of Failure

Alphabet Soup of Failure. Pen and Ink on 17"x14" Paris Paper

Unprecedented Concoction of Corruption, Distrust, Ineptness, Incompetence, Lies, Falsehoods, Coverups, Spying, Overreach, Political Correctness, Abuse of Power and Disregard for the People.

To be fair, President Obama gets asked the tough questions from the American press. Seriously, give the man a break. He works so hard. 

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LOL! I Am In Love

(LOL) Lord Of The Lies 

aka The Fabulous Fabulist,  part of the Liars, Fabulists, Prevaricators and The Like series. These are details of a 14"x17" pen and ink drawing. Click on the preview slides to enlarge. I have fallen in love with detailed pen and ink drawing...oh wait, this is not new. Let us just say that I actually took my time and even stopped to draw something else for Illustration Friday, just so I can keep enjoying this. 


Thanks to Bella Sinclair who inspired me to draw little creatures. When I saw Bella's illustration for Space, I was stunned at how she accurately portrayed two friends, one who needs space but seems to have a difficult time escaping the other gesticulating, loquacious friend. I lifted the two and put them in this busy jungle of the Lord of the Lies.

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Barackhio, Lord Of The Lies, A Work In Progress

I promised myself, the next time I draw, I will do it leisurely and be meticulous with every detail. The sloths are there to remind me. Well, I am still not meticulous enough. Trying even harder...

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The Incompetent Intolerant Megalomaniacal Pecksniffian Stalinist Equivocator And His Obsequious Sanctimonious Prevaricating Perverted Bumbledom

The Incompetent Intolerant Megalomaniacal Pecksniffian Stalinist Equivocator And His Obsequious Sanctimonious Prevaricating Perverted Bumbledom. 

Pen and ink on 14"x17" Bristol Board

Happy New Year! 2014 brings us 40,000 new laws. Thank God, what shall we ever do without the all-knowing government! In case you went to bed before midnight last night and just woke up, today is the beginning of a new year. If you are a young boy attending kindergarten in California and think you really are a  girl despite having a penis, you may now use the girls' bathroom, if you wish.

How long will it take you to write the year 2014 correctly? Ah 2013, that was some year, wasn't it? The animal kingdom must have been reading the news coming from Washington and visiting the social media posts emanating from the US. Scientists discovered new species and caught sight of species thought to have been extinct, the likeness of which mimicked the liars and prevaricators in Washington. Yes, the relentless Pinocchios coming from the administration and a colluding mainstream media were also marked by the appearances of Pinocchio lizards and frogs and other animals whose proboscis provided perfect metaphors for the laws that we have been given by demagogues who know better than us how to manage our affairs and tell us exactly what is good for us, but they just had to lie in order to convince us.

On a positive note, they also discovered a wise-looking yoda-like bat, still named Yoda bat because they have not yet given it a scientific name. Perhaps, it will be a harbinger of sensible changes following the year of the living dread.

University bans words. Supposedly, an institution of higher learning bans words, among them Selfie, twerking and Obamacare. Nice, the thought police in full force. Obamacare, named after Obama who took a selfie during Nelson Mandela's memorial service. Obamacare. Never ever forget it. How can we? It is here.

Here is a toast to real hope without lies and the pursuit of love, peace and liberty.

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Pothead Gets A Teleprompter And Other Elegant Satyrs

The Vermicious Pernicious Fabulist And His Repertoire of Insidious Vermin, work in progress. Pen and ink on 14"x17" Bristol Board. Nothing like playing with words.

I hope you are all preparing for a very Merry and Happy Christmas! Do not forget the reason for celebrating Christmas, the root is in the word. Get it? :)

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