NO TALKING


Strangely Familiar

About weird art cards that mean something in your hand.

The child’s tongue blends into his chin. A horn emerges from one side not the other. The creature cranes out of the water looking upward. The eyes sweetly strain to focus. His bloated hand finds the shoreline. The water says “NO TALKING” in all caps.

Featured Art Card

NO TALKING

The shouting text fades downstream.

Art Process

Black Gouache

My favorite black. Warm black, highly pigmented by Caran D'Ache.

Next Week

With Myself.

Thanks, Doug

Weekly Quote

“Beautiful things of any kind are beautiful in themselves and sufficient to themselves. Praise is no part of them.”

~ Marcus Aurelius

Doug Mandt

I make strange little paintings. If that interests you, they'll visit every Thursday.

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