A Digital “Pencil” and More

Behold! Pencil by FiftyThree Digital Stylus under my Christmas tree!

Yes! The PENCIL is a familiar theme here at portfoliolongo; but, this pencil ushers us deeper into a few more digital neighborhoods of the 21st century. Pencil by FiftyThree opens up additional features and more potential in Paper by FiftyThree, 53 Paper, Paper 53, Fifty Three Paper, or whatever it’s name is. At any rate I’ll be spending more time with this instrument in this app.

It was my dearest Annyth who surprised me with this thoughtful gift; but wait, there’s more!

Uphold! She also got me a Spider Monkey by Octa! Now, while I engage in iPad drawing, my left hand is free to do other things, while its mate handles a stylus or devotes a finger. This “tablet tail” is a huge ergonomic development!

Here’s my first stab with the new arrangement:

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Annyth caught me:

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Sunday ante meridiem winter solstice

Annyth, blanket, New York Times

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Started in Paper 53, then …………
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switched to Procreate (had to make that lamp smaller’n stuff…)
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Holidays at portfoliolongo.com

This time last year we were gearing up – full throttle – for our third and final Iowan Christmas! This year a Deere Santa print hangs in our blue kitchen in Merced, California. Ho ho ho! Click here for the original post.

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Coast to Coast 3: Lucky Midnight Dog?

What? OK, between Phoenix and San Jose I opened up Paper 53 to pass the time at 35,000 ft. There’s nothing Southwest Airlines about this one, well maybe indirectly.

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Chucho

Over 30 years ago I studied with this Colombian dude named Chucho. He kinda’ looked like this. That’s all I can remember. Chucho