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ITs History!
The first Apple Watch was introduced 1995.
It's #contemporary #design is standing out after 30 years, still. While it was deeply integrated into #MacOS System 7.5, it's not one of their digital #gadgets. This #anniversary seems to be perfect to revisit and redraw some shacky lines and seconds in corporate #history of #AppleComputers.
https://youtu.be/AR5DUrI994Q

#Apple lost me as #proUser when they rejected my third warranty case in a row.
To rebuild the #AppleWatch from scratch in #vectorgraphics I prefer #Inkscape #SVG #copyleft on #Linux #FOSS over #Adobe #Illustrator #Ai #IP #copyright #software.

Go get the best #vector #designer #app
https://inkscape.org
and you can draw freely #retrocomputer #illustrations like we do.
Apple Watch 1995 revisited in vector retrospective perspective
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Michael Costa
New beginnings
Freelancing has been a journey of finding my footing so far. I took a step back for most of this year to figure out my direction. During this time, 1 experimented with new techniques and different types of design work, such as food packaging, which I found to be a lot of fun. I still do some projects time to time.
However, I've found myself returning to storytelling.
I've decided to take the plunge into making comics.
Although l've never made comics before! I feel this is the right time to start. I created a children's book and some smaller flip books back in my time at university, and I enjoyed those projects. Now, years later, I'm drawn back to creating storybooks and comics. This has become the premise for my new beginning.
It seemed fitting to start with a comic about new beginnings and the feelings they can evoke. This mirrors how I feel about starting a new account, new work, and a slightly new art style.

#illustration #art #print #artwork #drawing #illustrationart #illustrationartist #illustrator #procreate #procreateart #procreateillustration #comic #story #storytelling #comics
#comics
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Gretchen K Deahl
TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS: I am in the midst of creating new work to show you. Please stay tuned and thank you! :-)

Monsters have babies too.
Baby monsters are even harder to find than the elusive "baby" pigeon. Very few folks can say that they've seen them, let alone created their portraits. I have been lucky. As you might imagine, monster parents can be a bit protective. Mothers in particular. They consider us (humans) more than a bit strange and potentially dangerous. It took most of my free time, lots of monster "treats" and carefully followed Monster Etiquette to befriend just a few of them. Even then, I felt a bit nervous and on edge as I made sketches of their most beloved offspring. It is always a good idea to remind oneself that monsters are ultimately unpredictable creatures, and should be given proper respect at all times.

One teeny, solitary baby stands precariously on Moms scaly leg.

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #march #forest #magic #imagination #fantasyart #fantasy #baby #mother #mothersday
Monsters have babies too. Baby monsters are even harder to find than the elusive "baby" pigeon. Very few folks can say that they've seen them, let alone created their portraits. I have been lucky. Against a brilliant blue sky, with just a hint of mountains in the distance, a teeny baby monster trembles with uncertainty on its mothers scaly leg, grasping her long sharp claw for balance. It nervously stares (at me) with large bulging eyes, while the other hand is clamped firmly in its mouth. Bright scales of chartreuse, vivid orange and crimson red cover the body of this wee creature, accompanied by slender candy-cane-like curved horns atop its bald green head. I find it endearingly adorable. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana.
#mothersday
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Gretchen K Deahl
Teacups. Tiny monsters. Enjoying a peaceful moment to themselves. Humans aren't the only ones who enjoy a spot of tea now and again. Little monsters have been know to slip quietly into kitchens when no one is around and sneak a sip of two of freshly brewed sweetness. This sleepy creature drank a bit too much sweet jasmine tea and found it hard to stay awake. Shhhhhh...

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #march #forest #magic #imagination #fantasyart #fantasy #teacup #tea #sleepy #sleeping
Teacups. Tiny monsters. Enjoying a peaceful moment to themselves. Humans aren't the only ones who enjoy a spot of tea now and again. Little monsters have been know to slip quietly into kitchens when no one is around and sneak a sip of two of freshly brewed sweetness. This sleepy creature drank a bit too much sweet jasmine tea and found it hard to stay awake. Shhhhhh... Set against a rosy colored wallpaper with pale blooms, a dainty china teacup decorated with swirling buds, sits quietly on a table top. Inside, a strange being reposes, with heavily lidded eyes. Atop its head are pink branches with teal colored leaves. It appears to be deeply pondering the universe as it slips into a blissful sleep. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana. :-)
#sleeping
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Gretchen K Deahl
INNER MONSTERS
Inner Monsters don't necessarily look like "real" monsters. They are part of that constant chatter going on in the background of our own minds, shaping our view of the world. They can appear in a variety of forms, from human, animal, monster-like, even as plants! Most of us... ahem... keep our inner beasties tucked "safely" in the closet, hoping they won't decide to reveal themselves at inopportune times, causing all manner of embarrassing moments, like sudden extreme shyness, unexplained crying jags, overwhelming crankiness, or laughing out loud for no apparent reason, among others. Sound familiar?
The solution is (drum roll please...) to MEET your inner monsters, SEEK to understand them, EMBRACE them as yours, and then LEARN about yourself through them. Bring them out of your personal inner-verse and set them free!

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #selflove
Painting of a shy looking young girl. With a patterned dress, small pearl buttons and a scalloped collar, she glances shyly to the side, with a small smile. Highly textured patterns on the wall match the patterns on her dress.
#selflove
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Gretchen K Deahl
TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS: I am in the midst of creating new work to show you. Please stay tuned and thank you! :-)

Birds of Light Series - The Sleeping Owl
Playing with color, texture and pattern, each print is created using a combination of hand-drawn colored pencil and digital media.

**This artwork is NOW AVAILABLE on Redbubble:**
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #fineart #artwork #nature #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #friend #bird #collage #owl
Birds of Light Series - The Sleeping Owl Playing with color, texture and pattern, each print is created using a combination of hand-drawn colored pencil and digital media. On a highly textured background of golds and greens, a linear drawing of a sleeping owl. Blues, pale lavender, oranges added to the owls face and body. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana. :-)
#owl
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Gretchen K Deahl
Go Deep to Find Your Bliss.
Life can often feel chaotic. Unbalanced. Stressful.
Try and see that it is just on the surface.
Stop frantically treading water just to stay afloat amidst the craziness.
Instead, choose to go deep.
Deep down, where the restless tides abate.
Deep within, where inner calm resides.
Where bliss can be found.

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #water #sunshine #treadingwater #floating #ocean #heart #balloon #underwater
Go Deep to Find Your Bliss. Life can often feel chaotic. Unbalanced. Stressful. Try and see that it is just on the surface. Stop frantically treading water just to stay afloat amidst the craziness. Instead, choose to go deep. Deep down, where the restless tides abate. Deep within, where inner calm resides. Where bliss can be found. On a watercolor background of blue, two thirds of which is water with pale vertical stripes and the top one third a highly textured sky with yellow sun. Frantically treading water at the surface, an orange sullen creature with yellow horns peeks above. At the very bottom of the picture, deep within the water and tied with a string, a pinkish balloon gently floats. Inside it is a red heart. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana. :-)
#underwater
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ITs History!
#SUN-Microsystems, Inc. was co-founded 1982 by #AndyBerchtoldsheim and existed until #Oracle takeover 2010. The company developed #RISC computer #hardware , components, software like #JAVA, and contributed much more to the #opensource development than #Apple #computers.

Our colorful #svg #retrocomputer terminal #illustration and portrait of Mr. Berchtoldsheim was made with #FOSS #vectorgraphic #design tool #Inkscape, not #Adobe #Illustrator #Ai #IP #DRM #BS #SW
Vector portrait of Andy Berchtoldsheim on top of SUN video terminals
#sw
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Gretchen K Deahl
TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS: I am in the midst of creating new work to show you. Please stay tuned and thank you! :-)

The Mysterious Monster March: THE CONVERSATION
Illustration from a children's picture book that I am working on.

"After Meenu gobbles the crisp tartlets that
are offered, he asks "Where is everyone going?"
"I'm not sure" growls one, scratching its neck.
"It is a BIG mystery!", another whispers, smiling
nervously. One teeny monster mumbles
"I'm just following the others."

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #march #forest #magic #imagination #fantasyart #fantasy #mystery #grandemarche #march
The Mysterious Monster March: THE CONVERSATION Illustration from a children's picture book that I am working on. A strange crowd of monsters gather curiously around a small blue monster. They stare at it, with concern bordering on fear. A conversation is taking place about where they are going and why. No one seems to know. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana. :-)
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Gretchen K Deahl
TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS: I am in the midst of creating new work to show you. Please stay tuned and thank you! :-)

Storybook Art: CHICKEN LITTLE
This is an illustration that I created for the 2012 Tomie dePalo Award competition, from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #duck #birds #goose #turkey #chicken #creature #friend #love
Storybook Art: CHICKEN LITTLE This is an illustration that I created for the 2012 Tomie dePalo Award competition, from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Colorful drawing illustrating a passage in the classic story, "Chicken Little". It depicts on the left 3 distressed fowl: a rooster, chicken and duck. They are holding tiny umbrellas and staring down the road at a little yellow chick, desperately telling goose and turkey about the sky falling down and the inevitable end of the world. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana. :-)
#love
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Gretchen K Deahl
TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS: I am in the midst of creating new work to show you. Please stay tuned and thank you! :-)

Believe in Your Infinite Possibilities

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #infinity #dreamer #dream #friend #love #hopeforthefuture #possible #belief #selfbelief
Believe in Your Infinite Possibilities Rainbow colored background. Large archway with vibrant organic shapes and swirls, vivid hearts and starbursts flying out. Before the arch, stands a silhouette of a female form. In the foreground flowering plants and leaves bloom. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana. :-)
#selfbelief
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Gretchen K Deahl
TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS: I am in the midst of creating new work to show you. Please stay tuned and thank you! :-)

into the garden - winter arrives with memories of spring
This is the fourth in a series of paintings that illuminate the transformative beauty of the natural world. To visually express how total immersion into wild spaces can create a profound sense of peace; restore wonder; and generate calm in an increasingly chaotic world.

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop

#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #creature #friend #love #magic #imagination #fantasyart #fantasy #winter #snow #rock #garden
into the garden - winter arrives with memories of spring This is the fourth in a series of paintings that illuminate the transformative beauty of the natural world. To visually express how total immersion into wild spaces can create a profound sense of peace; restore wonder; and generate calm in an increasingly chaotic world. Pine trees line the distant shore of a lake, backlit against a stormy blue-gray sky. In the foreground, on a snowy bank, a solitary stone rests. Upon its face, two closed eyes and a linear pattern of foliage. Atop its gray head, a bit of snow and white, ghost-like blooming flowers from memories past. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana. :-)
#garden
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Gretchen K Deahl
TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS: I am in the midst of creating new work to show you. Please stay tuned and thank you! :-)

Overcoming Obstacles
Pursue your hearts desire with graceful determination, overcoming all obstacles and glittering distractions. Moving through the swirling currents that push and pull you from your chosen course. (100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #friend #love #magic #imagination #fantasyart #fantasy #lessoninperseverance #perseverance #grace #determination
Overcoming Obstacles Pursue your hearts desire with graceful determination, overcoming all obstacles and glittering distractions. Moving through the swirling currents that push and pull you from your chosen course. (100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever. On a white background, are multiple circles in varying textured shades of green, orange, gold and beige. They also vary in size and distance from each other. On top of them, swirling raked lines of various colors. A couple of light gold starbursts are added. The top layer depicts an abstract (Matisse-like) swimmer in vivid orange. Off in the distant corner, a bird flies. The swimmer and bird share a heart shape. NOTE: This description created especially for my lovely blind friend, Georgiana. :-)
#determination
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