I invited Picasso fah suppah so I made his favorite…‘Shrimp with Lemon Moon’ Copyright MLM 2021. Acrylics on art board. HOME All Illustrations and original content Copyright, Mary Lee Mattison 2018. All Rights Reserved.
Read More…and remember to always put the in-laws (and outlaws) at the far ends of any family group photo. That way you can stomp your dainty foot and dramatically tear the out-of-favor person off the main photo (like in the movies) with one clean, perfect…rip… letting the torn scrap of paper float to the floor in
Read MoreThe Red Toad Once a man and his wife were sitting at a table by the back door, roast chicken in front of them, and were about to eat dinner. The man saw his father coming up the road toward them. He quickly grabbed the chicken and hid it because he did not want to
Read MoreMy Mom loved Thanksgiving! (The family always gathered at her home.) She had advanced Alzheimer’s at the final feast my family shared with her. I thought a 60s, Hallmark, honey-comb turkey centerpiece would be a bright, whimsical touch so I bought one on eBay for a couple of bucks. My Mom was giddy when it
Read MoreI used to work at a leather shop in downtown Newburyport Ma. During the Holidays and many, beautiful, summer days we were mobbed with eager shoppers, and the days happily floated by. Then there were those interminable November shop hours. On the outside, the cold, wind-swept sleet had made slick the historic brick sidewalks and
Read MoreYou know it’s funny when you’re a graphic artist you spend all your time working on other people’s stuff and never seem to get around to your own projects. Please excuse the broken links, misaligned images, lost PDFs, missing captions, closed comments, and occasional typos.The image sizes are set and don’t resize with a click.)
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