"Shazzle-Frazzle" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

Bedroom. Flibbidy jibbet! What's the plan, Stan? I'm just making stuff. The urge to make things, ANYTHING, is strong...

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25 Jun. 2023

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"Went to Market..." by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Felt pen and paint pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color fuck-uping!] If you're god is a puppet, you'd best be a brilliant puppeteer! GO FORTH AND CONVERT! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/489

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"3:07" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Ballpoint pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] This is a test of the "wtf broadcast system." If there is an actually emergency, I probably won't know about it. This is only a test! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/490

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"Special Touch" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Digital drawing created in a no longer supported, free app on my phone.] It's a magick man with magick hands making electrical images for none to solve! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/491

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"Pale Folk Art" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Felt pen and rubber stamp on inside cover from a notebook with digital embellishments and color.] I don't know for sure, but I think this is a rat. Maybe it's a creature unknown to science that just has rat-like features, or maybe it's a rat that suffered some tragic disfigurement... It's difficult to know, for sure... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/492

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"Red Long-Johns" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Ultra fine point Sharpie on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] Ever have that dream??? ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/493

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I have updated the MUSEUM OF POSTCARD ART. There are now 44 individual pieces available for eyes to see!!!

https://museumofpostcardart.wordpress.com/

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27 Jun. 2023

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"Eat (Infinity)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Ballpoint pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] This is either a deeply satirical criticism of consumer culture OR I had too much rum before I started drawing and got lost before the bottom of the page. Either way, I like it! (Ha!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://teia.art/objkt/827185

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"Every Charm Is" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Crayon, felt pen, color change marker, and cardboard collage on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Another handmade postcard that I sent out to an unsuspecting victim. I don't think there is a POINT to this, but the not-having-a-point might be the point. (I'm influenced by Pop Artist, RAY JOHNSON.) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/494

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28 Jun. 2023

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LOST MEDIA! I discovered this file on my desktop from a few days (weeks???) ago, and I'm not sure if I've shared these ARTZ yet... ??? Better safe than sorrow... "Sharing is caring" after all!

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"A Time of Crisis" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Ballpoint pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Diary full of confession and attempts at increasing the positive energy in a particularly unpleasant time... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/486

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"The Rise and Fall" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Felt pen, liner pen, and paper collage on construction paper with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Balloons go up - but they also come down. (You probably knew that...) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/487

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"Flesh (In Reverse)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Crayon, sticker collage, and tape on paper with digital embellishments and color manipulation.] Is this Shakespeare? Is this a postcard from a beach?

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/488

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"Slip Into the Past" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Ultra fine point Sharpie on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color manipulation!] This MIGHT be bad advice. (Please consult your horoscope before proceeding...) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/495

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"Bad Art is a Way of Life" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Digital drawing created in a no-longer-supported, free app on my phone.] We do it cuz we have to do it. I do it cuz I have to do it. We are I are we. Have to means "want to" and MUST do... Doing it... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://teia.art/objkt/827294

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"For Protection" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Ballpoint pen on notebook page with digital embellishments, color, and drawing.] Symbol for going amongst the people. (Protection against negative vibrations and unfriendly non-human entities. Not as effective as mace, but better for the environment.) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/496

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"Mega-Lizard" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Ballpoint pen on notebook page with digital embellishments, color, and moshed background image.] Philibert isn't your normal MEGA-LIZARD, he's ALSO an accomplished piano player AND the head of his local chapter of BOOKS FOR KIDS! You do you, Philibert! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/497

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Is today the START of something or a continuation of many things? Is the world still spinning? If so, let's go for a ride!!!

LATER!

---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)