DD96 – Festivals
Just another wild brainstorm. Continue reading DD96 – Festivals
A Little Book That Changed My Focus…
The book as shown to the right is made up of one and two-page observations from everyday life. Since I am pretty much homebound now in the RetCom, that sounded right up my alley. Continue reading A Little Book That Changed My Focus…
DD92 – A Psychedelic Snowball
I simply can’t stay away from Digital Doodle Abstracts forever. I gotta flush them from my mind in order for other stuff to take root. Life would be a more interesting journey if we could actually see snowballs like this.🤣 Continue reading DD92 – A Psychedelic Snowball
Post-Impressionism
I became familiar with Van Gogh in my pre-teen years and have had his painting “Starry Night” on my walls ever since. There is just something about the vivid colors and distorted forms that drew me in. Continue reading Post-Impressionism
LA6 – Water Lilies
My wife was in charge of the flower beds and I commanded the veggie gardens. And never the twain shall meet. We each kept to our assigned domains. These water lilies were planted outside after Easter. Continue reading LA6 – Water Lilies
MME99 – Quintessential Pitt
Even though the steel mills are gone, Pittsburgh will remain a gritty city that thinks it’s a small town. During my last visit there in 2017 we spent an hour just roaming through some of the neighborhoods. It is a fascinating place. Continue reading MME99 – Quintessential Pitt
MME98 – NY Harbor from WTC
This is perhaps the best serendipity picture I have taken in my 55 years as a photographer. The story is to the right. Our last visit to NYC was in 2017. The World Trade Center was gone, but its replacement … Continue reading MME98 – NY Harbor from WTC
DD91 – A Joint Effort
This digital doodle was one created by me and a new friend. We used opposing yet complementary colors. I kinda title it “A Fish In The Forest“. I don’t know if you can see that or not. Continue reading DD91 – A Joint Effort
Plain & Simple
I have been doing a lot of contemplation about my 2026 project here so I thought I would do something plain and simple for today’s artsy. If I had perfect recall maybe I could remember making something very similar in … Continue reading Plain & Simple
Doodling Has Been Fun, But…
I started my abstract digital doodling 9 months ago. It’s been fun but I think its “focus” time is past. I want to take my artsy to a higher level. Right now I think that is “Line Art & Quotes”. Continue reading Doodling Has Been Fun, But…
MME65 – Light At The End Of The Tunnel
This picture is what My Mind’s Eye sees from my many visits to the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, near Lexington KY. When life becomes too much for me to handle I visit there to gain back some perspective. Continue reading MME65 – Light At The End Of The Tunnel
DD33 – Dreamy
I made this abstract digital doodle a few months ago. I think it’s time it saw the light of day. Continue reading DD33 – Dreamy
Another Idea…
My Digital Doodle board is filling up so maybe it’s time to move on to focus on another project. I’m kinda thinking about doing some illustration-type artsy stuff similar to the above. Starting out, it will primarily be from the … Continue reading Another Idea…
DD89 – Smiling Teeth
I know this title is a stretch to describe the doodle. But that’s just how my crazy mind works. Continue reading DD89 – Smiling Teeth
MME90 – The Most Memorable
I took the original picture on which this one was based many years ago. It was taken in a museum in Des Moines Iowa. I love how form and function can merge so comfortably when it is done by the … Continue reading MME90 – The Most Memorable
DD86 – The Eternal Flame
My Catholic grade school roots came to mind as I was making this doodle. It reminded me of the candles I was supposed to light for reasons I don’t remember. Continue reading DD86 – The Eternal Flame
DD53 – Remembering Arizona And My uRV
I kinda think of this post as being the beginning stages of my line art project for 2026. But it uses an abundance of colors, so it is not in keeping with my anticipated style for line art. Maybe I … Continue reading DD53 – Remembering Arizona And My uRV
Simplicity – Getting to the Essence of what you see.
I am learning everyday now just what simplicity is all about. For some reason I have been attracted to that word all my life. In fact I have numerous placards around my RetCom apartment as I write these words. Continue reading Simplicity – Getting to the Essence of what you see.
LA2 – 1st Serious Attempt
I’m not sure just when I did this line art drawing. I think it was in early 2025. It took several hours to complete. After it was done I guess I let it fall through the cracks so to speak. Or maybe it was just lying in the embers in the back of my mind waiting to get resurrected. Continue reading LA2 – 1st Serious Attempt
DD83 – Out Of Focus
In my youth I can remember when everything was out of focus. Dad barely made enough to put food on the table an a roof over our head. Eyeglasses were simple a luxury that we just couldn’t afford. Continue reading DD83 – Out Of Focus
DD76 – A Rainbow Bath
This one is kinda like a self-portrait of my brain and how it works. The long blue line is a thought going down into water and then the rainbow of a dozen different thoughts splashes out from that. I like … Continue reading DD76 – A Rainbow Bath
MME51 – Greenfield Village Facade
If you have any interest in the history of the U.S., you must visit Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan. There are hundreds of buildings that Ford kidnapped from across the country depicting our early days including the original … Continue reading MME51 – Greenfield Village Facade
MME57 – NJ Diner
One of the best things I discovered in my four years living in New Jersey was diners. This was my favorite one. It was located in Freehold NJ. Except for the diner just down the road from our house, this … Continue reading MME57 – NJ Diner
DD81 – My Best To Date…
This is my most ambitious doodle to date so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that it also brings up an ambitious story. Continue reading DD81 – My Best To Date…
DD69 – The Ultimate
This is one of those doodles that I started with a thought in mind. I kinda think the image give you an idea of what the future, but not too future, tennis shoe will look like. I guess they are … Continue reading DD69 – The Ultimate
DD16 – Too Little, Too Late?
This one came directly from the far reaches of my brain. I have no idea on interpreting it. Yes, it is kinda artsy, but I don’t think it is too little too late at all. Maybe some day my brain … Continue reading DD16 – Too Little, Too Late?
DD63 – Question Everything
Since “Question Everything” is part of my trilogy of life, of course it would come up here at digital doodles. If people actually looked like the things they believe, this one could be a self-portrait with blue wings for flying … Continue reading DD63 – Question Everything
DD50 – By Any Other Name
I thought I would try a simple version of a sophisticated doodle. How it ended up is pretty much how it started. The thought was that while I was courting my wife 40 years ago I weekly gave her roses … Continue reading DD50 – By Any Other Name
DD54 – A Bright Idea
This is my first attempt at Doodle-Abstracts. The difference between simple doodles and abstract doodles are that simple doodles start with nothing in mind, and abstract doodles start with a particular thought Continue reading DD54 – A Bright Idea
DD71 – HodgePodge 1
This doodle was simply an experiment in using some of the icons available from one of my doodling tools i.e. it is just a hodgepodge. But it was fun to see some of its capabilities for future sophisticated doodles. Continue reading DD71 – HodgePodge 1
LA3 – A Little Line Art, A Little Watercolor
My definition of a doodle is extremely broad it seems. With that in mind I give you some line art and watercolor for today’s doodle. The inspiration was taken from a hillside view from my third visit to Mount Vernon, … Continue reading LA3 – A Little Line Art, A Little Watercolor
DD58 – StarLight, StarBright
I kinda think that if there is a heaven for artists and doodlers this is probably what the stars would look like. Continue reading DD58 – StarLight, StarBright
DD60 – Prayer Plant Friends
Over at RJsCorner I recently posted “Staying Emotionally Strong In Your Later Years”. One item on that list was To Tend To Something Living. To that end I have a menagerie of plants in front of my RetCom patio door. … Continue reading DD60 – Prayer Plant Friends
DD57 – Life Paths
This doodle was one I created around a specific thought and that is “My Roads of Life”. I have had many joys and challenges in the crooked path my life has taken. There is no reason to believe that the … Continue reading DD57 – Life Paths
DD6 – Chaos
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” -Erich Fromm– __________________________ Letting go of certainties are certainly disruptive and Chaos often follows. In some ways that is a good thing. It forces us to face the reality that we … Continue reading DD6 – Chaos
DD30 – Hectic Minds
“Doodling is the language of the soul.” Continue reading DD30 – Hectic Minds
DD56 – Round N Round We Go
When I started this digital doodle I had no idea that it would end up as this jolly fellow. He helps make this day a happy one. Continue reading DD56 – Round N Round We Go
DD19 – Love Birds Embracing
I think I am getting better at this stuff. The composition and colors of this artsy piece seems just right. I don’t know if you can stretch your imagination enough to see the two lovebirds embracing in their orange nest, … Continue reading DD19 – Love Birds Embracing
DD14 – A Jetson Universe
Being a techie nerd I now totally do TV streaming. With that in mind I often pick the best TV shows from the last half of the 20th century. They were simply better in the “good old days”. Continue reading DD14 – A Jetson Universe
DD9 – KY Bike Racks
The photo that inspired this doodle was of a unique bike rack I discovered in Louisville, Kentucky in 2010. Continue reading DD9 – KY Bike Racks
DD12 – Birds Aflight
At first I thought this one was about all the plastic in the ocean. But since it is hurricane season the 100 mph winds came to mind. So, it became “Birds Aflight”. Continue reading DD12 – Birds Aflight
DD1 – Baby Steps
How do I explain my fascination with doodling? What about it makes it so enticing to me? My doodling started out as an innocent attempt to fill some time, and now it is a full-blown passion that I have given … Continue reading DD1 – Baby Steps
DD4 – Wild Is…
___________________Stories, Quotes & Lessons of Life________________________ I don’t know why I gave this one the title that I did. I guess it is because of all the lines intersecting each other. It just looks wild to me. Or maybe it … Continue reading DD4 – Wild Is…
MME63 – Red Beauty
Clothesline Art is primarily made up of two distinct things. They are pictures of things we see in daily life but don’t draw our attention. The second category is pictures that were taken and then modified is various ways. Sometimes it is one or the other, and others it is a combination of both. Continue reading MME63 – Red Beauty
DD61 – Once And For All
This one is what I call an “Illustrated Doodle” in that it was made from an app that is specialized for that form of art. For those nerds among you it is vector, not raster, generated. You will soon be … Continue reading DD61 – Once And For All
My Artsy Side - An Image & A Story 