5:30 am diner drawing… for my waitress :) #art #artwork #petportrait #dogs #artist #illustration #pencil #graphite #sketchaday #doodle #petart #dogart #raok #makeartnotfriends #zap #zapathon #artstr #shrike

I just posted my first article on Medium! It is a review/op-ed of Osgood Perkins’ “The Monkey,” In which I make parallels to 2024’s “The Substance” and Quantum Mechanics. We truly art in an absurdist horror renaissance. Check it out and let me know what you think! #film #cinema #cinemaphile #zap #zapathon #selfpublished #filmcritic #moviecritic #osgoodperkins #ozperkins #thesubstance #quantummechanics #wavefunction #physics #parable #allegory #horror #horrorrenaissance https://medium.com/@everydayshea/a-cosmic-parable-the-monkey-and-the-futility-of-control-5a3cb1f55574

I find most themes, tropes, and narratives to all kind of be a “different flavor of the same soup base,” and I adore making parallels where there may not be such an obvious connection. I was fortunate enough to go to an early screening of the new movie “The Monkey,” which is based off of a Stephen King short story and is directed by Oz Perkins, who also directed Longlegs. While Longlegs was pretty divisive with reviewers, I truly think “The Monkey” will transcend that divisiveness… It is so bonkers, ridiculous, and so far-fetched that there is no need for suspension of disbelief. It’s just a ride to be had… Funny enough, that’s kind of the takeaway from the movie in general. That much like life, The Monkey kills indiscriminately, and the more an outside participant tries to control the outcome, the more the monkey behaves, like a quantum particle— it subverts every expectation of itself until you are finally willing to meet it where it’s at, and just relinquish all control, because life doesn’t work that way and you never know when your cosmic time card is going to be punched. #film #cinema #filmtheory #TheMonkeyMovie #TheMonkey #NeonFilms #Neon #OsgoodPerkins #OzPerkins #WizardOfOz #moviereview #filmreview #filmcritic

Been a fuckin’ ride lately 😮‍💨

This poem is about surviving sexual assault. I wrote this today, and It is very personal to me. I know it’s a heavy subject, but I am proud of it… the illustrations were also by me, because I felt that the poem itself would be too bare without some visual aspect… I hope you like it. – Shrike 🐦 #poetstr #poetry #poem #art #artstr #artist #art #survival #survivor #blurred #shrike #artbyshrike #serious #assault #abusesurvivor #youwontbreakme #getshrike’d🐦

*the band plays as the ship goes under* 🫡

Space

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Relevant #Haikus by me— “Sisyphus” Through eternity; A futile ascent uphill ; Yet I persevere. — “Kintsugi” I'm not unbroken; Every crack in my façade ; Mended with gold leaf. — “Ship of Theseus” Paradox of self; Every piece replaced through time; How much "me" remains? #GetShrike’d🐦 #artstr #philosophy #writer #poetry #poetstr #haikustr #dadaism #keepgoing

The best form of revenge is living well. Thriving. I feel like I’ve been a cosmic punchline since birth, but I’m finally ready to laugh back. #dadaism #getshrike’d

DISCUSSING 😤 (Meme found online, unknown creator; not made by Shrike) #memestr #memes #philosophy #discussing #discourse #pondering #zapathon #zap #humor

“Yeah, I’m totally a gamer….” Just having a little fun on this snowy, sloppy day… Seagull “Piñata” made by me, unused by its recipient, haha… Listening to Sturgill Simpson, thinking about Samsara & the human cycle of suffering, and playing “Shut The Box”, which is surprisingly a lot more fun than you’d think for such a simple design. The goal is to “Shut the Box” by turning down all of the numbers with only two dice— if the number you roll cannot be eliminated, either by itself or by dividing the sum, then you lose. As you can see here, I rolled three 8’s in a row, but was able to eliminate the sum of “8” three separate ways. I lost when I rolled a number that could not be divided. The odds of winning this game with a perfect score (thus “shutting the box”) are surprisingly low!! I consider this my own personal preference over solitaire… you can play alone, or compete (read: gamble) with peers! Infinite replay-ability! #gamer #analog #nintendoswitch #sturgillsimpson #johnnyblueskies #thedreadpiratejohnnyblueskies#Shrike

“Artemis ponders the keys to life” — 📸: M.Fortin #cat #keystolife #artemis #kitten #catpiano #catstr

Most people will lie to you, but more people lie to themselves. #wakeup

I don’t think this is the place for me. Social media in general; it’s all just another flavor of the same shit. I’m done with online “communities”. Godspeed. #bye #sorry

Next drawing…. Will finish it by EOD… but, which EOD today? Attempt 1, or will I master the piano by the time I finish this?? RIP Harold Ramis 💛

On a scale of "Woe" to "Frolic", what are the chances of me getting a goat cameo in season three? 🤪 #artstr #art #funny #severance #artbyshrike #humor #zapathon #zap #goat #🐐

Sick at home, brain isn’t working well, so I decided to zhuzh up an old outline drawing I did of the “Bear” from Annihilation back in 2021. #artstr #nostr #artist #digitalart #annihilation #horror #surreal #artbyshrike #shrike #🐦

Sneak peek of something I’m working on. I’m really excited about this and can’t wait to reveal what I do with this famous iconography. The base outline is traced from the source images, but the final result will be heavily modified to suit my art style! 👽 #artstr #artist #art #digitalart #parody #WIP #workinprogress #Michelangelo #shrike #artbyshrike

Okay, last post for now… this is a “painting” I did for a local bar for an ITYSL watch party… the bar is no longer in business, but I’m pretty proud of this. Done 100% by hand, only looking at a screenshot as a reference. Do you recognize this dapper fella with the #zap adorned shirt?? He spent his whole per-diem on it!!! Hopefully he doesn’t have to skip lunch again! #artstr #art #zapathon #plebchain #itysl #originalart #shrike #artbyshrike