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Bruce Gerlach
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Freelance illustration, sometimes sculptor and a bit cartoony.
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So... I had this...image, come to me as I was falling asleep last night. Don't judge me! More on the blog:

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#SalvadorDali #PillsburyDoughboy #Sketch
January 20, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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From Tuesday's visit to the Detroit Institute of Arts with a friend.
A bronze bust of Pope Clement IX by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. A limewood sculpture called Virgin and Child On The Crescent Moon, 1480 by the Circle of Michel Erhart. One of the frescos by Diego Rivera. He put in the likenesses of Dick Tracy and the Katzenjammer Kids. A grasshopper weathervane, 1883 by L.W. Cushing & Sons
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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For people who make their whole identity talking about fighting a tyrannical government, the 2A obsessives sure don’t say shit when the government engages in actual tyranny, including the execution of an unarmed citizen
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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THIS FASCIST CUNT KILLED A WOMAN IN COLD BLOOD. UNMASK THIS PATHETIC BITCH. MAKE HIM AFRAID
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Who are your top 10 all-time favorite guitarists? Here are mine in no particular order.

Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Steve Howe
Brian May
Trevor Rabin
Jimi Hendrix
Alex Lifeson
Joe Satriani
Adam Jones
Adrian Belew
phymns.bsky.social Adam Talley 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @phymns.bsky.social · 16d
David Gilmour
John Pettrucci
Randy Rhodes
Alex Lifeson
Lindsey Buckingham
Jerry Cantrell
Nuno Buttencourt
Eddie Van Halen
Chris Degarmo
Dimebag
glendunlap.bsky.social Glen Dunlap @glendunlap.bsky.social · 17d
Who are your top 10 all-time favorite guitarists? Here are mine in no particular order.

Eddie Van Halen
Gary Moore
Michael Schenker
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Robin Trower
Randy Rhoads
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
David Gilmour

Honorable mention: Joe Satriani, B.B. King, Albert King, Randy Bachman
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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I found myself back at the Detroit Zoo this month on New Year's Eve for the Wild Lights, this time with some Belle Isle Aquarium volunteers.
Some holiday lights, the bird and butterfly house with snow falling. lit up ant display in the snow. A reindeer light display. The Detroit Zoo water tower on a snowy night.
January 3, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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My two views from Christmas Eve. That's Flynn, btw.
Flynn, a large-ish pit mix in her holiday tutu sprawled on my lap. Facing away. Flynn, the large-ish pit mix now facing me on my lap.
December 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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So, I have this idea for next year's Christmas card. The wife isn't going for it, but we'll see.
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#Sketches #ChristmasCard #Elves #CandyCanes
a colored pencil sketch involving an elf that really likes candy canes.
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Happy Holidays to one and all!
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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I added a decoration to my neighbor's Christmas set-up just after Thanksgiving. She just noticed it today.
December 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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A day late with my #SundayFishSketch, so more of a Sunday/MondayFishSketch.
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#SundayFishSketch #DollyVardenTrout #Sketch
An ink drawing of a Dolly Varden trout.
December 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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We went to the Henry Ford Museum with a friend on Friday to see the da Vinci exhibit. All reproductions, but still interesting.
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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I do have a Gil Gerard story. Some of you have heard this ad nauseam, but I'll share it here anyhoo.
Some years ago when I was set up for the first time at the Motor City Comic Con, my table was in the celebrity section. I was with a small group of Star Wars artists...
December 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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A collection of Christmas cartoons (all pagan, of course) in my latest Substack.
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#Cartoons #Christmas #HappyHolidays
December 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I did a little bit of tankscaping at the Belle Isle Aquarium this past Sunday. The turtles need an adjustment to their ramp.
BIA volunteers Steven and Zac problem solve a turtle ramp. Pavo, the Aquarium Cat lounging on a couch.
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Humpback Whale
Sea Lion
Alligator
Squirrel
Sparrow
joannechocolat.bsky.social Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Dec 16
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Honey Badger
Manta ray
Lion
Badger
Crocodile
nickharkaway.com Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · Dec 16
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Mongoose
Barracuda
Chamois
Dolphin
Badger
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Today's #SundayFishSketch is a Texas Cichlid, I hope. It was a quiz.

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#SundayFishSketch #25DaysOfFishmas #Sketches #TexasCichlid
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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From last night's frigid visit to Greenfield Village's Holiday Nights.
One of the many fire pits located around the Village. A lamp from A Christmas Story. An 1900's vehicle driving through the snow covered streets. The wooden covered bridge decked out with lights, wreaths and stuff.
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Walking the Blossom Heath Tunnel of Lights last night with Tina and her cousins.
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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I have two (of 6) remaining Stranger Things Artist Proof sketch cards from the 2018 set released by Topps. The blog will get you to the links.

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#ArtistProofs #SketchCards #StrangerThings #Topps
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Yesterday, I went down to Eastern Market in Detroit with a friend to see the finally installed Robocop statue. I worked on this on and off from 2014-17. Certainly not as much as others, but it was cool to contribute some. Glad to see it!
#Robocop #VenusBronzeWorks
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Here's a couple of sketches from this past Wednesday's Belleville Drink N Draw.

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#Sketches #ColoredPencils
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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On Tuesday, I found myself once again at the Detroit Zoo's after hours Renaissance Circle/Wild Lights after hours event.

#DetroitZoo #RenassainceCircle #WildLights
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I usually like to take a jaunt in the woods on the day after Thanksgiving, regardless of the weather. It had been a couple of years, so I walked Bloomer Park this time. A good trek.
Standing on top of a hill looking down at the Clinton River. A bird in flight. The Clinton River as seen from a bridge. Stairs going up the hillside.
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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My latest Substack is up and has all sorts of mattress making merriment. Sure.

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#Cartoons #Sketches #Substack
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM