Drawing Poison

Daily surreal drawings and photos by Laura Converse

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A Firefly Post

The background was finger-painted, and for the foreground I made a lot of dots using a metal stick. This painting was a gift for a dear...
Some Things Go Away

It's a bit of a melancholy evening. The snow is getting pummeled away by the rain, which looks pretty in its own way. It's a littl...
The Deeper One

It's always there, no matter where I am. I have only to remember to look for it.
Begin.

Ideas are volatile. Paint dries too slowly to catch them at the right time. They often turn sour before the second layer has been lai...
How to Start a Painting

Starting a painting can be difficult. It's like drawing in the first page of a sketch book, or writing the first sentence of a story. ...
Sketch: Dying Robot Bride

I am getting married in 5 days, but that is not what this drawing is about. See more pages from my journals and sketch books ....
Land-starfish

I saw this guy in church, listening to the sermon in the pew in front of me. Well, sort of. See more of my digital sketches here .
Clutter and Metaphorical Myopia

A human can rapidly switch his attention between multiple items, giving the illusion of multitasking. Consciousness is only ever able t...
Win My Newest Organic Form

I love the names you guys come up with for my Organic Forms . So much, in fact, that I'm going to start giving them away to the per...

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Kent Hendricks

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jessigering

[sheep without a shepherd]
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The Emancipated Plate

Mission Accomplished
1 year ago
Palimpsest: An Alchemy of Seeing

The absolute value of girl named X
1 year ago