Both Sides Now
A brief look at a YouTube upload of her touching performance. My iPad sketch was done in SketchClub on my iPad Pro using an Apple Pencil.
Both Sides Now: Joni Mitchell, 80, at the 2024 Grammys
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Some Saturday afternoon guy in Procreate
Folks like this just show up…
I was trying to avoid lines.
Extreme Huskies’n Stuff
Our guide was wonderful. She taught us both how to dog sled, how to mush, how to ride along, and how to love dogs even more! At the end of our excursion, she introduced us to the entire dog team…one by one and by name! Here’s to you, Maestra! Extreme Huskies near Ivalo, Finland.
Extreme Huskies
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Above the Arctic Circle
It’s cold; and it stays dark later and gets dark earlier. I took the reference photo for this freehand iPad painting at 9:26 this morning, January 18, 2023; sunset was 1:53 PM.
Oh, you have a garden? That’ll be extra.
It won’t be long.
Monthly Solar Usage Bill
Jorma & John live in Athens, OH
A few weeks ago Annyth and I got to see Jorma Kaukonen and John Harlbut at the River Of Time Boutique in Uptown Athens. That was on December 16, 2023. Now that we’re back in Athens we get to see first hand cool things like this. I took a photo between songs which I used as a photo reference for this freehand iPad digital painting. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and the live music warmed our souls. Annyth bought a really cool apron there too.
This isn’t Jorma’s first appearance on this illustroblog. Check out these two other posts, one of which tells the story of my weekend at the Fur Peace Ranch back in the early 2000s when I learned at camp directly from Jorma himself that, when it comes to finger picking, the secret is in the thumb: yep, click here. See a couple of must-see links below the following image:
Check these out too:
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2. Click here too, this is cool!.
A few faces from 2023
As traces of 2023 begin to fade away, may we approach 2024 with humility and curiosity.
As seen on portfoliolongo
Our Annual Christmas Letter: C
Board members, senior management, and the entire staff at portfoliolongo.com met this past weekend for our annual, year-end retreat and 2023 holiday party. As usual, it was a productive, uplifting, and festive event. In addition to electing new Board officers, unveiling another parallel strategic planning initiative, and restructuring our Miscellaneous and Peripheral Affairs Division, we issued this year’s Annual Christmas Letter, “C” for Construction. We’ve been issuing Letters for 10 years!! (See previous years by clicking here.) We are pleased to celebrate our corporate relocation from Merced, California to Athens, Ohio and the construction of our new international headquarters. In accordance with our corporate values, we are committed to keeping our Annual Christmas Letters as short as possible; however, a copy of our 500-page Annual Report is in the mail, and you should be getting it before the end of December. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year from everyone here at portfoliolongo.com.
The Dairy Barn
Yea, the Dairy Barn! Read all about it!
I first laid eyes on this landmark in 1979, and it never ceases to amaze and inspire me. I’m glad we’re back to visit the grounds and take part in the art and music events. There are also gorgeous, very nearby hiking trails guaranteed to please any time of the year. Ora Anderson Trail. The Ridges.
Freehand iPad painting in Sketch Club. Reference photo:
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