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Paper 53 & iColorama
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http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article66037012.html
Paper 53

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For the past few years we’ve put out our annual Christmas letter digitally, and this year it’s capital E. Click here to see small t and h. We like to keep’em short.
Paper 53, Procreate, iColorama
Originally, I entitled this image Psalm 23 or as it is written: 23rd Psalm, partially because of the Shepherd reference, but mainly because I painted it in an iPad drawing app called Paper 53. I thought it was kinda’ funny.
In March of 2025 I decided to modify the original image, straightening and adding to the right side, removing the inscription, and I renamed it, simply Sheep. I hope the image conveys the original innocence and vulnerability of “the flock” that the psalmist intended; however, I want to lift it out of the Hebrew Scriptures and place it into a more contemporary political context without judgmentally crossing over any lines that might conjure up notion of sheeple and related nightmare scenarios. We’re much more likely to fulfill our dreams if we do so collectively and as a community.
I agree with the Trip Advisor reviewers, Cinema Cafe is a gem. Everything’s fresh, even the banana trees. Done (very quickly) on an iPad Pro with Apple Pencil in Paper 53 and iColorama.
I grew up with that gem of an expression, to red up, most likely related to the word “ready.” It means to lightly clean i.e., to make ready. Yep, I’m reddin’ up by posting these four drawings done somewhere between California’s Central Valley and Kauai so I can move on for Pete’s sake.
Here they are separately: