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For this Feature I have gathered a number of incredible artworks that stretch the notion of what a portrait is. If you like what you see, please support the artists who created these beautiful portraits by faving and commenting on their works! Also be sure to check out the Featured section of the Ugly-Mugs-Portrait group [link] for more mind-blowing portrait works!

  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: The Who
  • Reading: newspaper
  • Watching: NBA
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
Here are some recent finds I have come across that give unique artistic perspectives of nature. Some of these works are based on a realistic interpretation of nature -- others take it a step farther with a surreal or fantasy slant.

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  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Bob Dylan
  • Reading: newspaper
  • Watching: NBA
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
Spread Some DA Love, No. 63

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I founded. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

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  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Neil Young
  • Reading: newspaper
  • Watching: NBA
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Neil Young
  • Reading: newspaper
  • Watching: NBA
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
Spread Some DA Love, No. 62

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I founded. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Silence
  • Reading: newspaper
  • Watching: the computer monitor
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
For this feature I have picked some amazing "one color wonders" (black and white or other color) images from the Ugly-Mug-Portraits group [link]

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  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Outlaw Country onSpotify
  • Reading: newspaper's sports section
  • Watching: the S.F. Giants go up 2-0
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
Spread Some DA Love, No. 61

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: Spotify
  • Reading: the computer screen
  • Watching: the computer screen
  • Playing: with my daughter
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
Spread Some DA Love, No. 60

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

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  • Listening to: Spotify
  • Reading: newspapers
  • Watching: Breaking Bad
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
Spread Some DA Love, No. 59

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)  

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  • Listening to: Spotify
  • Reading: newspapers
  • Watching: Breaking Bad
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: vegies/fruits (Eat to Live Diet)
  • Drinking: water
Spread Some DA Love, Part 58

For this installment of recently selected "favorite faves" I thought I'd concentrate on some of the incredible off the wall/creative/different portrait works I have come across. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

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  • Listening to: the TV
  • Reading: newspapers
  • Watching: Netflicks
  • Playing: with my kitties
  • Eating: stinky cheese
  • Drinking: diet Pepsi
Spread Some DA Love, Part 57

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)  


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  • Listening to: James Taylor
  • Reading: newspapers
  • Watching: Netflicks
  • Playing: with my kitties
  • Eating: brussel sprouts
  • Drinking: diet Pepsi

Here's to the crazy ones.


The misfits.


The rebels.


The troublemakers.


The round pegs in the square holes.


The ones who see things differently.


They're not fond of rules.


And they have no respect for the status quo.


You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.


About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.


Because they change things.


They invent.


They imagine.


They heal.


They explore.


They create.


They inspire.


They push the human race forward.


Maybe they have to be crazy.


How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?


Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written?


Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?


While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.


Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
  • Listening to: the fan buzzing in my office
  • Reading: Geronimo comic book
  • Watching: Netflicks
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: popcorn
  • Drinking: diet Pepsi
Spread Some DA Love, Part 56

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)  

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  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: the fan buzzing in my office
  • Reading: Geronimo comic book
  • Watching: Netflicks
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: popcorn
  • Drinking: diet Pepsi
Is there no greater artist than nature herself? We see her brilliant works everywhere -- spectacular sunsets and sunrises, serene mountain-scapes, beautiful waterfalls and rivers, and, of course, meadows of flowers and forests of trees. For this journal feature I have selected works by photomanip artists (myself included) whose art, while being man-made, leave little doubt where the inspiration for it came from.

  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: crickets, frogs, night owls, sheep
  • Reading: Flipbook
  • Watching: Netflicks
  • Playing: with my daughter
  • Eating: lots of cheese, tomatoes, bread
  • Drinking: root beer, NA beer
At the Ugly Mug Portraits Group [link] we take great pride in having unique, creative, "out there" portrait works. Our goal is to push the limits of what a portrait is, and then push it some more. These recent additions to the group are an excellent example of the cutting edge artworks displayed in the various galleries.

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Also submitted as a news story [link]
  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: Cowboy Junkies
  • Reading: Flipbook
  • Watching: Netflicks
  • Playing: with my kitties
  • Eating: lots of fruit, tomatoes
  • Drinking: Tang
Spread Some DA Love, Part 55

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

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  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: Bruce
  • Reading: "Dexter" series of books
  • Watching: Netflicks
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: pizza
  • Drinking: water, diet dr. pepper
Below is a sampling of the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

View the entire collection of recent "favorite faves" at [link]

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Spread Some DA Love, Part 54

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

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Spread Some DA Love, Part 54

Below is the latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

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Also submitted as a news story [link]
  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: Beatles, John Lennon, Bruce
  • Reading: "Dexter" series of books
  • Watching: Football, Basketball
  • Playing: with my puppies
  • Eating: too much, lol
  • Drinking: water, diet dr. pepper
Spread Some DA Love, Part 53

The latest installment of my "favorite faves" -- the best, in my opinion, of works I faved recently. Some of these pieces you have no doubt seen; others you may be viewing for the first time. If you come across something you like please let the artist know -- give them some DA love in the form of faves and comments; also take a look at their galleries -- you might like their work so much you'll want to watch them!

Remember, everyone could use a little more DA love!

(Many of the works shown below are included in the galleries of two groups I recently started. Visit Ugly-Mug-Portraits [link] and Surreal-Landscapes [link] to view even more incredible art created by very talented DA artists in need of your support!)

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