Just another wild brainstorm.
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Tag: RJsDigitalDoodles
Smiling Teeth
I know this title is a stretch to describe the doodle. But that’s just how my crazy mind works.
DD81 – My Best To Date…
This is my most ambitious doodle to date so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that it also brings up an ambitious story, or probably myth.
After I finished the doodle a story from my Bible investigation past came to mind. It was the story about how the mammoth curtain in the inner sanctum of the Jewish temple was torn from top to bottom immediately upon Jesus’ death. Other than the Gospel accounts that were finally published 400 years after Jesus’ death this story never became public except to maybe a limited few. There is no mention of this happening in any recorded Jewish or Roman text. Like the story about George Washington and the apple tree it is also likely a myth. But it did make a nice story.
DD50 – By Any Other Name
I thought I would try a simple version of a sophisticated doodle. How it ended up is pretty much how it started. The thought was that while I was courting my wife 40 years ago I weekly gave her roses that numbered the same as the weeks before our marriage. Of course the one that stuck in my mind was the last single rose a week before our wedding. This doodle doesn’t actually look like that rose, but it is the thought that counts.
DD54 – A Bright Idea
This is my first attempt at Doodle-Abstracts. The difference between simple doodles and abstract doodles is that simple doodles start with nothing in mind, and abstract doodles start with a particular thought.
You could say this image is also a self-portrait showing that I am constantly surrounded by bright ideas, especially when I am in my morning shower.
I kinda like how it turned out.
DD71 – HodgePodge 1
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This doodle was simply an experiment in using some of the icons available from one of my doodling tools i.e. it is just a hodgepodge. But it was fun to see some of its capabilities for future sophisticated doodles.
LA3 – A Little Line Art, A Little Watercolor
My definition of a doodle is extremely broad it seems. With that in mind I give you some line art and watercolor for today’s doodle. The inspiration was taken from a hillside view from my third visit to Mount Vernon, which was the homestead of our first president. If you don’t know who that was google it to have a history lesson you missed out on.
DD58 – StarLight, StarBright
I kinda think that if there is a heaven for artists and doodlers this is probably what the stars would look like.
After decades of study on the subject, I have come to the conclusion that, for the most part, our religious documents are made up of what people dream heaven will be like. So, why can’t I dream that it will be like peoples’ greatest passions? This one is for artists, and for the ones whose primary passion is hate, it will be called HELL.
DD60 – Prayer Plant Friends
Over at RJsCorner I recently posted “Staying Emotionally Strong In Your Later Years”. One item on that list was To Tend To Something Living. To that end I have a menagerie of plants in front of my RetCom patio door. They are my friends who depend on me to take care of them.
DD57 – Life Paths
This doodle was one I created around a specific thought and that is “My Roads of Life”. I have had many joys and challenges in the crooked path my life has taken. There is no reason to believe that the remaining years will be different.
(This is one of my favorite doodles to date)
DD6 – Chaos
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
-Erich Fromm–
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Letting go of certainties are certainly disruptive and Chaos often follows. In some ways that is a good thing. It forces us to face the reality that we might have been wrong about things we thought were true and certain.
That is especially true for the current times.
DD30 – Hectic Minds
“Doodling is the language of the soul.”
-Anonymous _
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I thought this would be a good doodle to start off my “Doodle And A Quote” project. I don’t know about the soul since that word has so many definitions, but it is the language of my heart.
DD56 – Round N Round We Go
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When I started this digital doodle I had no idea that it would end up as this jolly fellow. He helps make this day a happy one.
DD14 – A Jetson Universe
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Being a techie nerd I now totally do TV streaming. With that in mind I often pick the best TV shows from the last half of the 20th century. They were simply better in the “good old days”.
DD9 – KY Bike Racks
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The photo that inspired this doodle was of a unique bike rack I discovered in Louisville, Kentucky in 2010. Since our homestead was only a couple of hours away we made several long weekend trips to Louisville over the years. They have quite a few small museums there. I kinda like those types of museums better than those with Renoirs and millionaires’ names above the gallery doors.
DD12 – Birds Aflight
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At first I thought this one was about all the plastic in the ocean. But since it is hurricane season the 100 mph winds came to mind. So, it became “Birds Aflight”.
DD77 – Great Balls Afire
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Just Doodling On The Margins of Life today. The inspiration for this doodle was some Chicago streetlights.
