Ian

@laughingcricket

An old punk (54) disabled from degenerative disc disease, lifelong pacifist, liberal, and traditional artist. I work in oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, stoneware, and porcelain. Joyfully married

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Ian@laughingcricket· 28d

2018 Bend in the road not far from us. #art #artsky #pastel #pantings #landscape #sunset

A pastel painting of the sun setting behind a stand of trees in a field on the side of a bend in the highway. The clouds behind the trees are lit up bright orange and red against a pale blue sky

Ian@laughingcricket· 29d

It's always a picture of one of my cats. Usually Maggie. My all time most popular was a painting of Maggie.

A calico cat laying upside down with her legs sticking out.

An oil painting of a calico cat sitting on a cat tower glaring straight ahead

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 13

If you see this, quote with your Night/Dark art! 🌙 #art #artsky #artshare #nightscape #nocturne

A pastel painting of the corner of a small white house behind a wooden fence with a very large pruned juniper tree in the front yard. There is a porch light hidden from view by the corner of the house that is shining through the fence onto the grass in the foreground and also on the underside of the juniper tree. The sky is deep blue fading at the horizon.

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 13

Archer had some digestive issues as a kitten. He's better but he makes a lot of gas. He'll just fall over all sweet and cuddly, and fart with joy. He doesn't leave me alone with it, but he just keeps going. Sometimes he'll cut one so bad he'll look up at me like I offended him. But he's my baby.😅

A tabby cat asleep on a multi colored rug

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 11

Artists quote with your blue art! 💙🩵

A pastel painting of a raven sitting on a branch against a light blue background

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 4

It had come to the conclusion that it was the important part since it had to tell everyone else what to do but it found that it couldn't do anything at all with no body. #art #artsky

A pencil drawing of an eagle half in shadow looking over its left shoulder

A colored pencil drawing of a brain with a little red white and blue party hat sitting on a table.

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 4

I really do miss Fiestas in Las Vegas New Mexico. There's several bands every day for a week and then one free concert every Friday for several weeks. They let me set up on the side of the stage. It was awesome. We found a Livestream! The music rocks this year! 🤘❤️🤘

A table and two standing panels full of art set up on the side of a bandstand. You can just see the guitarist behind

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 3

Still goofing around (badly) with bird expressions More weirdness to follow, I just have to bang my head on some figure references

A pencil drawing of a frogmouth with its mouth open

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 3

Ooo, look it's another win for vibe coding!!!!!

A screen shot of a post by my with the photo blacked out because it would not load

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 3

A picture of a scruffy white guy wearing a gray t-shirt with a little white chicken sitting on his right shoulder both staring at the camera

Ian@laughingcricket· Jul 1

I can't get up quietly. As soon as I get up. Our cat Stormy, who can't use his voice like a normal cat, runs in all floofed up and lets out a joyful RAWR. Then Theo, who honks like Howard Cosell, runs in behind him. Usually there is a brotherly tussle shortly after that... 🙄😮‍💨😅 Theo & Stormy

A tuxedo cat sleeping curled up on a couch cushion

A long haired gray cat stretched out on a multi colored rug

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 30

A tribute (sarcastic) To the late not great moron physicist that was stepfather. I would say he got what he deserved but he didn't really. He lived as a respected scientist with a million dollar salary until he DUI'd himself. #art #artsky #lowbrowsurrealism

An ink drawing with colored pencil of an angry looking man wearing overalls half of him is a tree stump with one pitiful little branch growing and a little leaf. He is strangling a teddy bear in his right hand. There is an apathetic magpie sitting on a barbwire fence staring at him and the sky behind him is cracked like broken glass

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 29

2022 From my gallery show that got buried by a forest fire and a pandemic... 😮‍💨😅

A photo of two oil paintings on French easels.

One of a winged figure trying to fly upwards against a blue sky painted with large abstract brushwork and another of a large raven sitting on a barbwire fence against a bright orange background

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 29

1998

A pastel pencil drawing of a pair of wireframe glasses sitting on a table

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 29

"unformed" This began as an exercise to loosen up. 30 minutes. Sometimes I start with no goals to see where it leads.

An oil painting of a white male from the chest up with a magpie sitting on his left shoulder. The landscape in the background is baren and dry

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 29

Another shot of me way back when. 2003 I think. This is me with my first actual mountain bike. A Jamis Dakota XC with Shimano xt group.

A picture of me wearing a green jersey and lycra shorts holding a red bicycle

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 29

Talking bicycles with people today has me feeling it. I used to ride around 180 miles a week. This is me with my last bike before I broke my knee. I'm glad I broke my knee before my back went out though. Could have been worse.

A picture of me in blue jeans and a brown jacket holding back red bicycle

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 28

Last night I coughed. Messed up the bit of my spine that makes my hands hurt and shake. Today is less than great so far. 😮‍💨 Sometimes the mind says shitty things to you when the body isn't working. "Magpie mind"

An ink drawing of a man standing in a field looking down with his eyes closed. His head is cut open like a cantaloupe and there is a large magpie sitting on his open head. A barbwire fence runs from the left corner to a line of large trees in the background and there is a huge cloud raining behind the trees. Drawn with jagged abstract shapes filled with intricate line work

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 28

Xena. She was the first to walk and run. She was ferocious and built like a tiny little pitbull. She is soooo chill now. #caturday

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 27

Maggie. #art #artsky #caturday

A calico cat laying belly up with her paws sticking out in every direction

A pencil drawing of a calico cat laying down in the corner of a couch

A pencil drawing of a calico cat laying down on a cushion

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 25

#art #artsky #pastel #painting #southwest #landscape #newmexico

A pastel painting of a little sage brush with short yellow green grass around it in pinkish soil with blue sky in the background.

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 25

A thumbnail of starvation peak between Vegas and Santa Fe. #art #artsky #watercolor #southwest #newmexico

A watercolor sketch of a very pointy hill covered in evergreens with some small pinion trees and a small cottonwood in the foreground

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 24

If you see this post an eye or two... or three.....

A pencil drawing of llama standing in front of a giant eye in the sky drawn with jagged abstract shapes

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 24

We discovered this week that the chrysanthemum marigolds we planted three years ago are growing. Hers a painting of them from our yard in Vegas... #art #artsky #oil #painting #flowers

An oil painting of 6 chrysanthemum marigolds growing next to a wall of morning glories with the sun just peaking out from behind the morning glories

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 23

"mercy" Have you ever been humbled. Broken down before an apathetic world. Staring god in the face, knowing God can't help you and the ones who can won't. Knowing the truth of being helpless. Watching as things fall apart around you. Floating on the remains of your life.

A colored pencil drawing of a little person floating in a sea on a red door in front of a humongous eye emerges from the sea and merges into the sky

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 21

My father and I hadn't spoken to each other for years. We reconnected when I married Bodhi. He was so proud of my art.😭 We fought about art for 40 years. I'm grateful, I got to see my father proud of me and my art before Alzheimer's took him. Happy father's day dad.

A pastel painting of a winged figure against a blue background

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 21

Nailed it... I'm thinking New Zealand or Australia from other replies.

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 20

YES!!!!! 🤘💥❤️💥🤘

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 20

"West of McClave" #art #artsky #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #landscape

A watercolor painting of a distant storm clouds moving over distant fields from the edge of an irrigation ditch wya little elm tree growing in the left corner.

Ian@laughingcricket· Jun 20

Human artists! Use one piece only to convince people to follow you!