Plink the Plonk (Ding!) by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

Took a brisk drive thru the slush and freezing rain this morning to drop my wife off at work. First time I've left the house in a few days. Strange seeing the world covered in snow and ice. (The Pacific Northwest only rarely gets snow that stays for more than a few hours...)

Feeling very LOW motivation lately. Too many pills, I would argue. (Have to ask the doctor if I can cut back...) Still, I have been drawing compulsively for the last few weeks, but I'm not photographing or sharing most of it... (Makes you wonder, considering what I DO share, how bad the rest is, doesn't it! Ha!)

Mariah wonders if I'm in an input phase, but I don't know. I haven't really been inputting much, other than ghost shows on YoooTooobs. What a'ya gonna do? Perhaps I need some kind of NEW SPARK. Meanwhile, I'll keep on going... Gotta keep the troops entertained!

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14 Jan. 2024

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"Dangerous Action" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Adventure... Excitement... A Holy Fool craves not these things... Be careful what you wish for! (Cuz you just might get it!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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15 Jan. 2024

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Monday, but it feels like a Sunday! (Crazy!) Snow on the ground. Low of 14 degree f tonight! (That's pretty cold.) I wonder if Frankie's school will be cancelled tomorrow... (She's a teaching aid at a grade school.) Mariah will undoubtedly have to work. She sells glasses, and there's no way that people can be expected to wait until the snow is gone to get new sunglasses, right?

I'm wearing a yellow shirt at the moment. For some of you, that might seem like an uninteresting detail to mention, but for those who know...

Sure, sure... Let's go ahead and share some artz...

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"Blaaarg" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Liner pen and felt pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] "BLAAARG!" says the frustrated artist! And you can quote me on that!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

P.S. - Have you ever listened to the British punk band, the Subhumans? They were great! Seriously fun!

https://teia.art/objkt/844803

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"Stop in the Name of Love" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Digital drawing created with a no-longer-supported, free app on my phone.] The text is from an old tune, of course, and I'm not sure why it popped in my head while creating this drawing, but it did... So, the mystery starts there... What possible, unconscious connection could these colors or figures or tone have to do with an Supremes song??? Psycho-sleuths GO!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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"15 Jan. 2024" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Typing in Notepad, screenshotted, then digitally manipulated and colored in MS Paint.] As I mentioned in the text of this piece, I had intended on posting this to Typed.art, but the site has been inaccessible to me today. In the OLD DAYS, like when MP3.com or MySpace went down, you were just out of luck. Sorry! But, because Typed.art pieces are on-chain, you can still SEE the pieces I've created through that platform, even if the front-end never comes back up! I guess that's pretty neat... Maybe? Yeah. I'm pretty sure it's cool... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[I WANTED to post this to Typed.art, but it wasn't working today!]:

Hey folks! I've recently written one of those "Who is Richard F. Yates" posts and stuck it to my Patreon page! You can give that a read for free, if you find that kind of thing interesting!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/standing-in-by-96498271

Meanwhile, I'm still trying to recouperate from the holidays... It's all snowy outside, which is very strange here in the Pacific Northwest. We get a lot of RAIN, but we don't get much of the frozen stuff! (I'm a grandpa, so it's okay for me to talk about the weather, by the way.) In the meantime, I'm still drawing and filling up journals and I've EVEN started a new ZINE! (I got a cover created, but not much inbetween the pages, yet...)

Recently, I attempted an experiment, recording a pirate radio show and posting it to Objkt. Because it's an audio collage using other people's sound creations, I'm not going to SELL that one. It's more for the FUN of making weird noises and sharing good vibes. I'm not sure what most people thought of that one, but I enjoyed it (and I've received an "offer" on it - though I refuse to make money from other people's stuff - and it was even "curated" by another artist for one of his lists, so that's pretty cool.) I'm probably going to make another one pretty soon, cuz I love sharing my favorites with the universe!!!

Day after day... Alone on a hill... The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still...

The world is still spinning. That's good! Hopefully, you're going out of your way to try to have a good time! Have a laugh on me!

Later!

---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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"My Fingers Feel Yucky..." by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Gel pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Okay... Yeah. I have sensory issues. I still like the LOOK of oil pastels, even if it really feels icky to draw with them. (Greasy! Gah!) Ha! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://teia.art/objkt/844810

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"Terror (This Dumb Place)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Colored pencil and gel pen on notebook page, plus digital collage, embellishments, color, and drawing.] Brain bursts, like a cranial mass discharge. (Hide your blank paper! I can't stop myself from doodling, even at 70 miles per hour...) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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16 Jan. 2024

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"St. George & St. Lenny" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Liner pen, felt pen, paint pen, and metallic marker on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] When fighting the dragon, it's important to be able to tell a hawk from a handsaw! "Which way did he go, George?" Lenny seemed to say... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://teia.art/objkt/844862

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"Means of Creative Media" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] I don't know what's going on in Fresno, but there seems to be some odd critters crawling around there in the night! Ghosts? Puppets? Cryptids? Nature spirits??? I don't know, but I hope they like poetry! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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"Notebook Zombie" by RFY (Holy Fool) & FEH (Preschool Potentate)

[Ballpoint pen and felt pen, reclaimed envelope, and tape on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Collaboration between my granddaughter, Felicity, and me! I'm always entertained by the energy and chaos of her drawings! Plus, this zombie would later go on to found a charity that generated thousands of dollars for elementary school art programs! Good job, zombie!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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"Tomato Head" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Digital drawing created with MS Paint on my ancient laptop.] Tomato Head is clearly a villain, but is he registered with the Local Villains Association yet? Or is he completely freelance??? (I'll have to contact his agent...) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://teia.art/objkt/844866

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17 Jan. 2024

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"Eyes (As Above So Below)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Flesh for fantasy. Frankie say... If you want the best advice, ask yourself! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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That's enough... Is that enough? Yeah... That's it...

---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)