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Updating the Richard Scarry books to reflect modern careers and workplaces.

The cover of one of Richard Scarry’s “busytown” books, featuring anthropomorphic animals with typical human jobs. The title has been changed to “All we do is work of documents, that’s all anyone does anymore.”

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Gotzkowskybrücke #urbansketching #berlin #spree #moabit #art #mastoart #drawing #pencildrawing #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #coloredpencildrawing #buntstiftzeichnung #clouddrawing

A bridge, some buildings and a red church near the river Spree.

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I really enjoy the historic cat pix posted by @CatsOfYore. For no particular reason, I felt compelled to draw today's entry in my desk notebook this evening. #PenDrawing #MastoArt #Cat

Pen drawing on lined paper. A young girl hugs a big cat! The cat's facing away from us and looking over her shoulder. She's looking at the cat.

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Did you know that Christopher Robin (the real one) had the actual toys his namesake character plays with? They're displayed at the New York Public library, and they've made my day ❤️🧸

A display of old and much-loved stuffed animals
There's a bear (Pooh), a tiger (Tigger), a donkey (Eeyore), a kangaroo (Kanga), and a very small pig (Piglet). They look very much like the characters in the famous story.

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Oh no! He’s trapped in an old book!

The spine of an old book that says Tom Holland and has an illustration of a lad

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If you want to hear me blather on, with no prep but caffeinated, about promotion, social networks and agents. Please check out the ID Podcast with Giuseppe Castellano. #MastoArt #IDPodcast #Illustration https://illustrationdept.com/podcast/giuseppe-castellano-talks-to-darren-di-lieto

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Fledgling #crow just a few hours out of the nest.

#crows #corvids #birdphotography

A very grumpy looking young crow with pink beak and blue eye sits on the asphalt in a tight bundle.

@gxgyang @Luismendo I can't take any credit for these, just sharing!

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Hot Summer Rain 🌞

I wanted to make something that reminds me of what is special about summer rain.

The rain is warm, the sun transforming it into something almost etherial and confusing. It’s dusty and not clean like spring rain. Plants are desperate for it and glow with relief. And sometimes it is so abrupt and foreign that animals are a little afraid.

#mastoArt

Digital painting of a glowy dusk view of some daisies in the rain. They have bright water drops on them. A teensy fuzzy black cat sits in the center of the lower daisy, sheltering from the rain under the upper daisy. It looks slightly scared of the rain and is loafing in a little ball.

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'I will be too tired. I am going back to bed.' Toad went back into the house.

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#BOTD: Beatrix Potter July 28, 1866 – December 22, 1943) was an English writer and illustrator best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published in 1902. Her books have sold more than 250 million copies. Potter was a pioneer of character merchandising. In 1903, Peter Rabbit was the first fictional character to be made into a patented stuffed toy, making him the oldest licensed character.

#Kidlit #BeatrixPotter

#Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter

Peter Rabbit, wearing a blue jacket, in a lush garden nibbling on a carrot. A bird, possibly a robin redbreast, is perched nearby.

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I think today and this week/month/year calls for another anxious animal.
#illustration #anxiety #StateOfTheWorld

Pen and ink illustration of a worried looking sheep sitting at a desk with pen and paper. Text: Aaargh Confused Help, surrounded by question marks.

@dyani That's hilarious, they are such strange little things!

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This cat's face makes me so happy! Photo by the incredible street photographer Vivian Maier in 1954. #CatsOfYore #Cat #Cats #History #catsodon #catsofmastodon #catcontent #ilovecats https://www.boredpanda.com/1950-street-photography-new-york-chicago-vivian-maier/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

Black and white photo of a little blonde white boy sitting on a curb, looking down at a shorthaired tabby cat which is blissfully receiving the boy's pets on its head.

@dyani Ha I have one that does a silent meow too, and another one that does a kind of croak!

@Luismendo @rijnbeek Thank you

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Bring back letter writing. Especially small ones. These sizes are not accepted to post anymore. They are French and English from 1910s-1930s. Look at this old fashioned handwriting. Beautiful.

#vintage #envelope #nostalgia #AColorStory #aesthetic #correspondence