The Playful Brush

This is lovely. I sure hope you get some good news soon to balance it out.

RAMA DUWAJI on Instagram: "Eyes on Jenin 🗯️ A sliver of an animation that didn’t get approved, about the genocide and police brutality against pro Palestinian protesters" 15K likes, 264 comments - ramaduwaji on February 12, 2025: "Eyes on Jenin 🗯️ A sliver of an animation that didn’t get approved, about the genocide and police brutality against pro Palestinian proteste...

The first lady of New York City, Rama Duwaji, is an amazing illustrator (and animator) - see www.instagram.com/p/DF-Qy-bO6Ib/ #art #illustration

Winter squash drawn in color pencil by Paula Wirth on clay toned paper.

Winter squash, drawn by @paulawirth.bsky.social in colored pencil on clay toned paper.

Kobe the dog, a portrait drawn in Procreate to raise funds for Oakland Animal Services, by Paula Wirth

Kobe the dog, a portrait drawn in Procreate to raise funds for Oakland Animal Services, by Paula Wirth

I am so sorry. AI is negatively affecting pretty much all of my career skill sets.

I just had a writer blast me for suggesting that writers not use AI for their cover/book art. I think we artists and writers need to stick together!

I hope he find work that pays well soon!

Accurate.

Now with extra arthritis!

Colorful pencil drawing of a hand, palm down, by Paula Wirth.

Colorful pencil drawing of a closed hand and palm by Paula Wirth.

Red outline demonstration drawing of a hand and how the lines (blue) of the fingers intersect in the base of the palm, by Paula Wirth.

I used to teach an adult art class, here are some samples from when I was teaching about drawing hands. #drawing #coloredpencil

(My hand, of course!)

You know you can't offend (please do not repost on your flickr set or web site - use flickr's "Blog This" feature to add to your blog) Lysol ad for use as a feminine douche. Everywoman's Family Circle, February 1959. "The mag...

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Beware of Intimate Neglect (please do not repost on your flickr set or web site - use flickr's "Blog This" feature to add to your blog) Modern Romances Magazine, November 1949. Lysol advertisement Blogged in detail on A Damn ...

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The Socialist League

“I do not want art for a few, any more than I want education for a few, or freedom for a few.” — William Morris (socialist designer, painter, poet, and social reformer)

One of my favorite drawing subjects is people in coffeeshops. This drawing was made with brush and ink.

Persian cat with brilliant blue eyes staring into your soul.

Stare deep into my eyes. — Mochi

I’ve never contacted my reps as often as now - nor have I needed cute dog, cat, and other cute animal videos and photos as much to cleanse my mind and reduce my angst. The rage is still there, tho.

Abstract mixed media portrait of two women on the street by Paula Wirth, from the Those Who Wait series.

This is a tiny scrap of rice paper drawing in mixed media, probably one of my favorite drawing paintings (and the only one the curator at my grad school liked).

Illustration © Paula K. Wirth from the "Those Who Wait" series.
Brush with gouache, watercolor crayon, and sumi ink, on rice paper.

Beautiful squash blossoms of Spring… photo ©️ Paula Wirth

Beautiful squash blossoms of Spring… #photo ©️ Paula Wirth
#foodsky found at the Claremont Farmer’s Market in Oakland.

✒️Join us to sketch houseboats, a vintage ice cream truck, friendly goats, a giant alligator and other Burning Man sculptures.This is a tranquil spot with a lovely Bay view. Bring your lunch or enjoy a bite to eat at the Sailing Goat. (GPS tip: try 1900 Western Dr.) Hope to see you there!

Colored pencil drawing of purple and yellow snap peas on a table with a patterned table cloth and pencils and vegetables.

Sketching colorful snap peas in colored pencil. ©️ @paulawirth.bsky.social
#art #sketching

Tess is missing arms.

I get them used! Vintage!

Live in the #sfbay #eastbay? Meet the @eastbaysketchers.bsky.social for some sketching amongst the plants Sun. April 27!

Colored pencil drawing of a girl with a ponytail playing cards with coffee on the table in front of her. Sketchpad on wood table with vintage Prismacolor pencils in an art box. Drawn by Paula Wirth.

Girl playing cards. Sketching in colored pencil at Milka in #Sacramento ©️ @paulawirth.bsky.social
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#urbansketching #coffeeshop #drawing

Orchids and other hothouse plants in the greenhouse at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery.

Sketchers, save the date! April 27, 11am, meetup with the @eastbaysketchers.bsky.social at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery! #urbansketching #eastbay

More details at www.facebook.com/events/12075...

Trans Day of Visibility | Graphic Novels A roundup of graphic novels by and about transgender and nonbinary people.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to my friends and their families! #comicbooks #graphicnovels
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If you are in the SF Bay Area and love sketching, also join the @eastbaysketchers.bsky.social for monthly local meetups!
#sketching #urbansketching #eastbay

Great seeing you at the last event! Come join @eastbaysketchers.bsky.social !!!

Oakland Ferry Terminal, Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup **This is the new date for the event:** The Oakland Ferry Terminal is a great place to sketch the estuary with views of Alameda and the San Francisco skyline, plus watercra

#urbansketching folks in the #sfbayarea, SF Sketchers has a meetup Sunday, April 6, 2025 at the #Oakland Ferry Terminal. www.meetup.com/sf-sketchers...

Paula's collection of vintage pencils, leads, lead holders, and mechanical pencils.

Get out your sharpener! Pull out your lead holder! Grab that mechanical #pencil! It’s #nationalpencilday ✏️

The lack of quality of the generative AI “art” in @adobecreativecloud.bsky.social ads adds insult to injury.

Maybe we need human artists after all? #humanmade

That is lovely.