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March 7—Day 66. Today’s word of the day #ArtPrompt today’s word of the day #ArtPrompt comes to us from Elizabeth Dary: #PLETHORA. Plethora is one of those words like “inconceivable“ that, but it’s very use conjures up a motion picture scene. In this case, the beloved comedy “¡THREE AMIGOS!”. Would you say we have a plethora of piñata’s? Oh, and thank you for coming up with plethora. It means a lot. 🙂 #Illustration by M Mrakota Orsman, aka Mirthquake #mirthquakeartpromptmarch23 #threeamigos #ElGuapo https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfZKOwrtW-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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March 1—Day 60 of #Mirthquake’s Year Long #ArtPrompt challenge begins Month THREE! Today’s Word-of-The-Day comes from the lovely Jaime Joyce: #CLOWN! There have been so many clowns in pop culture, from real life friendly characters, such as Emmett Kelly, Jr, Bozo the Clown, @mcdonalds “Ronald McDonald”, @ericstonestreet ‘s “Fizzbo”, and “Clarabelle” from Howdy Doody, to creepy clowns, such as @sid.haig Sid Haig’s “Captain Spaulding” from House of 1000 Corpses, @davidhowardthornton ‘s @arttheclownofficial “Art the Clown” from @terrifier2_official , @billoberstjr Bill Oberst Jr.’s “Papa Corn” from @circusofthedead , “Pennywise” from @stephenkingsit , and the titular @killerklownsfromouter space… And clowns that crossover, like that Gacy fella. I guess @dcharleyquinn and @thejoker would fall in there, too. But my favorite clown of all time, bar none, is the one portrayed by Alyson Court (@acourtroom) in The Big Comfy Couch @the.big.comfy.couch … #LOONETTE! My kids have been waotching BCC for almost 30 years. It’s like she’s family. #Illustration by M Mrakota Orsman, aka @mirthquakecartoons #MirthquakeArtPromptMARCH23. <— new hashtag. Oh, and I’m going to try occasionally to tie this into #mascotmarch2023 this month (shout out to @kimberlandart and @ichallengeyou2a_doodle) but I’m already 60 days into this project… only 304 more to go! :) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQaV7fO_vk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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February 4—Day 35: it’s the birthday of the late director @georgearomero , and today’s #artprompt is courtesy of Dwight Bills: #ROMEROVERSE! Not only did GAR direct such films as 7 installments of the @nightofthelivingdead68 @officialnightofthelivingdead franchise, #Creepshow, The Crazies, and (my personal favorite)#KNIGHTRIDERS, but such varied television as Tales from the Darkside and @misterrogersneighborhood! That’s a legacy. There is even The @thegarfofficial named in his honor. Illustration by M Mrakota Orsman, aka @mirthquakecartoons ! #mirthquakepromptsfeb23 https://www.instagram.com/p/CoP-EuNrLHb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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February 3—Day 34 Today’s #artprompt is #GOOP. Has anyone even wondered what that candle smelled like? 😀 I imagine like the “Goop” when Gwyneth pulled the arc reactor out of @robertdowneyjr ‘s chest in that scene with my heart monitor screen. Illustration by M Mrakota Orsman aka @mirthquakecartoons ! #mirthquakepromptsfeb23 https://www.instagram.com/p/CoOh41-NGhU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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February 2—Day 33 today’s #artprompt comes from my sister Mary-Michael... #WONDER! Yes, I know, she meant #WonderWoman, but the world is full of wonder... So is this post! #Titans Donna and Dick are listening to records... In retrospect I would have hidden a “Simon Williams” action figure in here... Can you find all the Wonders hidden in plain sight? Illustration by M Mrakota Orsman, aka @mirthquakecartoons #mirthquakepromptsFeb23 https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKRO_mLBf_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s one of the great crimes of the 20th Century. Why in the name of Mr Boddy did Parker Brothers never make a movie tie-in version of the game @officialclue? @mjmckean @mrchristopherlloyd @officialtimcurry @thelesleyannwarren @colleencampofficial @janewiedlin @fearleeving... You know @hasbro, it's not too late. It’s exactly the sort of thing @hasbropulse was made for. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJK9ghL4Hr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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As promised, the first few #artprompts from #mirthquakepromptsJan23 as seen on the @mirthquakecartoons Facebook page throughout January. February’s list started today. Art by M Mrakota Orsman. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJBOuJLesp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Today is the start of Month TWO of #mirthquakeprompts223, my year-long #artpromptchallenge. The inaugural month was posted at my artist page on Facebook, with prompts suggested by my friends list. So officially this is February 1—Day 32! Yoday’s prompt comes courtesy of frequent participant @lisawallacetravelingartist : #RAT. Lisa draws the most whimsical critters. Nothing I do will match that. But they are kind of cute. Illlustration by M Mrakota Orsman, aka @mirthquakecartoons Remember, please use the hashtag #mirthquakeprompts223! https://www.instagram.com/p/CoH7Qa-Lor7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I'm planning a year-long #artpromptchallenge. Just finishing up January at my Facebook page (I’ll post them up here on IG Tuesday), but I’m opening up February to everyone! Feel free to play along! Just use the hashtag #MirthquakePrompts223 and Tag me! #artprompts #artchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn8YrqLr0X5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Do you remember? On the 21st Night of September, in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, Love was changing the minds of pretenders while chasing the clouds away. The human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence. And this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do; the stars stole the night away in the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places. HAPPY @littleshopnyc and @earthwindandfire DAY! (Ba de ya da-doo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CixragmLt2u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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55 orbits of the planet. Here we go again! https://www.instagram.com/p/CidURqwu3nv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hey! Check it out! It’s Coach Nate in front of the characters that I designed for @wellnessleagueict! The actual mural is painted by @artistology_by_alyssa! (at Wellness League LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChSQqt4L-BM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A project I worked on with @signlabber, I designed this cutie #devil girl for #SinRolls Wichita #foodtruck. I understand the #cinnamonrolls are hot. 😈 (at Wichita, Kansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cghz4dyuXD9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Designed and illustrated this #foilstamp #businesscard for Coach Nate at @wellnessleagueict, featuring his alter-ego “RejuveNate”. His focus is helping #genx and #babyboomer clients get and stay healthy for our kids and grandkids. I’m not only an artist… I’m a client. #BeAHero. #JoinTheLeague #getepic (at Wichita, Kansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CghqqrxLeNC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Everyone talks about the similarities between #doctorstrange and #everythingeverywhereallatonce but I haven’t heard anyone mention this? Or is MY third eye blind? Must be a #semicharmedkindalife https://www.instagram.com/p/CduOb1TrKHB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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When author Jim Beard of Becky Books contracted me to do covers and illustrations for his 1970s Action Figure Adventure series #DCJones I needed to come up with what the main character looked like. So I thought about the pre-Star Wars toys of my youth… #GIJoe, #AdventureTeam, #BigJim, #SixMillionDollarMan, #PulsarTheUltimateManOfAdventure… who had that same kind of strong featured face? Rugged, but not too “Movie star”. So I roughly based our hero on actor Fred Ward, who sadly passed away this week. Shameless plug: the first two volumes are available in print and audiobook (read by #JohnnyHeller!) on #amazon! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdi5p_bL5YQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#oldheadshotday, huh? Back in my acting days, this is about 1988 by my guess. Cant find the single shot, so maybe #oldcontactsheetday? Photographs by Rob McHenry https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc9RuHFrrva/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=