In Polidori's The Vampyre, Lord Ruthven is killed, laid out on a hillside, and then brought back to life by the rays of the moon! I find that fascinating---and the book is definitely worth reading, if you've never given it a try. It has NOTHING to do with the artwork I'm planning on sharing below, but since it's almost Halloween, I thought a good vampire fact was okay to include with this post! Woooo!
Let's see some artz...
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"Friends Don't Let Friends Fade"
[Pencil and rub-on letters on reclaimed paper with some digital embellishments and minor color tweaking.] Ghosts, like all lost souls, have to stick together is everyone is going to prosper!
Tags: art, drawings, mixedmedia, foundmaterials, pencilonpaper, ghosts, drawings, primitivism, halloween, spookyseason, nfts, cryptoart
https://www.hicetnunc.xyz/objkt/487543
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"Critter"
[Ink on paper, with digital collage, digital embellishments, digital time/space manipulation, and digital color.]
Crawled right out of my notebook, this little guy did. Now, he's here, and he don't know what to do with himself. Thinking about taking some classes at the local community college...
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"The Ghost of Smoky Joe"
[Ink on notebook page with digital embellishments and blackness.] He may have been a gangster in life, but now he's just blowin' in the wind...
Tags: art, drawings, handdrawn, notebookart, ghosts, humor, cartoons, weird, blackandwhite, nfts, cryptoart
https://www.hicetnunc.xyz/objkt/476532
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"Destroy! It's Our Only Hope!" by RFY (HF) & FEH (TT)
[Felt pen and crayon on notecard over found cardboard with some digital embellishments and color manipulation.] A powerful collaboration from a few months ago with my then not-quite-two-year-old granddaughter, Felicity. (She has since become two.) This is a serious ACTION drawing, with the lines representing body motions, which were quite furious when performed. I wish I'd gotten a video of the experience, but alas, this NFT will have to suffice for documentation!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Toddler Terror)
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"Hog Gob"
[Ink on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.]
He was a hobgoblin, sure, but her preferred "Dennis." (When not scaring folks and luring wayward travelers to their deaths, he is also restoring a '32 Ford Roadster!)
Sold (already)!
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"Nobody Told Me..."
[Paint pen, felt pen, and metallic marker on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments.] Mr. Lennon said it, and it still reverberates with me... Nobody told me there'd be days like these... (Strange days, indeed.)
Tags: art, inkoncardboard, drawings, weird, popculture, primitivism, expressionism, nfts, cryptoart
https://www.hicetnunc.xyz/objkt/477266
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"Cat Drone Harness"
[Digital drawing made on my phone.] I was in a fun Twitter Space a few days ago in which the group was given prompts and then asked to quickly draw the prompt. I only got to play one round before I had family invade the house, but I thought the sketch was pretty funny. Here, for those who might agree, is a super-cheap, quick sketch from a nonsense prompt!
Tags: art, drawings, phoneart, quicksketches, drawinggames, cats, humor, nonsense, nfts, cryptoart
https://www.hicetnunc.xyz/objkt/477302
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"Strawberry Skull Punk"
[Crayon on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments.]
Animal? Vegetable? Subcultural? Who knows? This is a punk from the wrong side of the garden!
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"Mansion on the Hill"
[Felt pen, liner pen, brush pen, and ballpoint pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] This image was the only salvageable picture from a bloody camera found at the base of Mint Hill (on the outskirts north of Henpeck.) The image shows the ruins of the abandoned Kessler Manor, considered by many citizens of Skuzzit County to be the most haunted building for a hundred miles in any direction. The "spirits" (as they're being called) visible in the image could possibly be interdimensional beings, according to Dr. Sheckler (Chair of Paranormal Studies at Henpeck U.) The few investigators who have survived attempts to enter the manor believe that there may be a portal somewhere in the building, though no one has been able to positively locate it. The owner (or "former" owner) of the camera that this image was retrieved from has yet to be identified.
Tags: art, drawings, inkoncardboard, primitivism, ghosts, monsters, weird, reclaimedmaterials, cryptoart, nfts
https://www.hicetnunc.xyz/objkt/479274
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"All in the Family" by RFY (HF) & FEH
[Crayon, felt pen, and Sharpie on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] Here we see another collaboration between my granddaughter and me. I've drawn a number of ghosts and monsters and other creatures, and the Toddler Terror has provided some very lively "texture" to the piece. (She is more into the ACTION of drawing than into any kind of representational creation. It's a sacred technique of the Abstract-Expressionist painters, which she channels with verve and abundant energy!) Me, I just like monsters. (Such simple pleasures...)
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Toddler Terror)
Sold!
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"A 'Thanks' NFT for balte!"
[Ink on paper collage, metallic marker, and digital drawing on black paper with digital embellishments and color.]
This piece was made SPECIFICALLY as a thanks to collector, "balte," for a ton of recent purchases of my silly monsters, ghosts, and creatures! Your support is absolutely appreciated!!!
https://nftshowroom.com/richardfyates/art/richardfyates_new-genesis_a-thanks-nft-for-balte-by-rfy-hf
[I gave this one away!]
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"Boo" by RFY (HF) & FEH (TT)
[Felt pen, rub-on images, and foam letters with digital embellishments and color.] My granddaughter, Felicity, and I have created a horrifying, weirdo poster with this piece that explores the clash between meaning and emotional expression. I'm very pleased with this one! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Toddler Terror)
Tags: art, drawings, mixedmedia, digitaldrawing, weird, collaborations, halloween, cryptoart, nfts
https://www.hicetnunc.xyz/objkt/480408
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"Fuchsia Bunny"
[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Bunny bears a heavy burden... Heavy, indeed...
Tags: art, cartoons, drawings, bunnies, weird, anxiety, nfts, cryptoart
https://www.hicetnunc.xyz/objkt/480548
Sold!
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"Blue Demon (Blacklight - 1)"
[Acrylic on canvas with blacklight and glow paints as seen in blacklight!]
The spirits surround us---even if we choose not to see them... (And there are some who it isn't healthy to ignore...)
Sold!!!
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"Freaky (Twitch)" by RFY (HF) & FEH (TT)
[Crayon, colored pencil, and foam letters on cardstock with digital embellishments and color.] Freestyle collaboration between my granddaughter, Felicity, and me. The weird, hand-puppet monster reminds me of something I saw on TV when my kids were little. Felicity added much of the texture and interest to the piece. ("Animated" with a free app that came with my phone.)
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Toddler Terror)
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"Freaky (Still Life in Red)" by RFY (HF) & FEH (TT)
[Crayon, colored pencil, and foam letters on cardstock with digital embellishments, color, and glowy bits.]
The "non-twitchy" version of the cool collab with my granddaughter, Felicity. We work well together! Making monsters and freaking out the normies!!!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Toddler Terror)
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That's enough BULL for now! I suggest that YOU go make some art!!! If I can do it, then ANYBODY can! (And don't forget to send me a link so I can see what you've created!) LATER!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)