Strangely Familiar About weird art cards that mean something in your hand. The bald head’s border is a pile of umber residue from the scrubbing. Three regions of color define the head’s form. Soft, creamy forehead, rose oxygenated cheeks and a greenish jaw offsetting a heavy mouth. The fat lips cradle the tongue. Jutting ears reveal the orange under painting. Large swirling brushwork guides the green cloth, more figure-frame than realistic garment. Featured Art Card Elf Wide-set eyes glow...

Strangely Familiar About weird art cards that mean something in your hand. I mixed up some rich reds and greens to start. I hate pure Christmas red and kelly-green, too festive. But I wanted the raw complement of fire and meadow to enliven the geometric puzzle of circle and square. Instead of staying flat, the fleshy torus is squished between two frames. The color intensity was managed through instinct. Shifting sap-yellow with olive-veridian and rust-orange with maroon-wine. Featured Art...

Strangely Familiar About weird art cards that mean something in your hand. I started with a heavy wash of natural colors over line art. The background beauty adds a patchwork habitat, but it’s not grounding. The feral creature lunges forward. Fingers, claws, tusks displayed in a hunched sprint. The blocky billboard text “MiLK” was drawn as an after thought, completely unconscious. But it describes the creature’s pathway. Featured Art Card MiLK The milky stream leads to us. View Card Art...