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Hi! I'm Dick. Designer, illustrator, photographer, pressman, marketer, jack of all trades, master of a decent number. dickthedesigner.bsky.social
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Pictured is Manis O'Toole as part of "Manis O'Toole & His Imperial Tibetan Yak Show". One of these days his beloved yak, Carl, will manage to be present when he starts his show.(dogcatmouse.fandom.com/wiki/Manis_O..., cutthroatreef.com). Image copyright by Richard Palochak, all rights reserved.
Bob Bledsoe playing his character Manis O'Toole as part of his entertaining "Manis O'Toole & His Imperial Tibetan Yak Show", where his Tibetan Yak, Clark, is always mysteriously absent and getting into trouble when he is about to come on stage, leading Manis to improvise by telling stories and performing feats of juggling. Pictured in this photo he is wielding three hatchets that are going to be juggled moments later at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Festival. He is wearing a black jerkin with green fringe without a doublet underneath, a well-worn cocked hat (also known as a tricorn hat), and a black and dark green kilt (appearing more as black and dark gray due to the lighting), with a satchel and horn attached to a leather belt. Image by Richard Palochak (all rights reserved).
January 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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A digital illustration of a woman I created back during my college days. I wanted to give a soft pastel-like appearance to the finished piece. #woman #digitial #art #painting #softpastel
A digital illustration of a female face and partial bust facing towards the viewer, painted in a digital format that resembles a soft pastel finish. Her eyes are reflecting yellow and orange in regards to the orange light touching her face. Image by Richard Palochak (all rights reserved).
January 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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A black and white digital illustration of a crow I drew a number of years back. I was trying to portray a more painterly appearance with the selection of brushes applied, though its appearance is more akin to a woodblock print. #digital #illustration #crow #corvid #wildlife #blackandwhite
A black and white iIllustration of a crow that was digially drawn from using watercolor, pastel, and conté "brushes". Image by Richard Palochak (all rights reserved, https://www.dick-all.com)
January 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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A jaguar from Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo looking forward towards the audience (unseen) from its enclosure. #WoodlandZoo #zoo #Seattle #jaguar #photography #photo
A photo of one of the jaguars at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. The jaguar in this still image is focusing on another section of their enclosure at a distance, its head turned facing slightly off from the front as stares off at the audience (not pictured). Image copyright by Richard Palochak (all rights reserved, https://www.dick-all.com).
January 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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A photo of one of the jaguars at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle focusing on the audience outside of its enclosure. #Seattle #WoodlandZoo #zoo #jaguar
A photo of one of the jaguars at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. The jaguar in this still image is focusing on another section of their enclosure at a distance, its head turned three-quarters profile as it stares off at the audience to the side. Image copyright by Richard Palochak (all rights reserved, https://www.dick-all.com).
January 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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One of the IGNITION Fire Troupe (www.facebook.com/IGNITIONFire/) members performing a display of fire breathing during an evening show at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Festival (washingtonfaire.com) back in 2019. #liveaction #photography #performer
An evening photograph of a performer from the IGNITION fire Troupe performing at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Festival during the the late-night entertainment events. The performer, clad in black, with a leather pouch with a metal skull embossed on the front. Holding a lit torch to his side, it currently in the process of fire breathing, the flames in this photo reaching a height taller than the performer, while the audience observes him in the background. Image taken by Richard Palochak, all rights reserved (https://www.dick-all.com)
January 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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A nature photo in which a mother duck keeps a wary eye on the photographer, as she leads her baby ducklings away. #nature #photography #duck
A photograph of a mother duck and her ten young ducklings swimming in a pond, with the photo being foreshortened by taking the picture above at an angle that caused the mother duck to be in focus and the ducklings to slowly recede into the background as the photo aperture shows them swimming away.
January 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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One of the performers during the 2014 opening ceremonies for the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Festival. Pictured: Les Bouffons Des Battes (www.facebook.com/littlebluepo...). #photography #renaissancefestival #renaissancefaire #entertainer #washington #wmrf #audience #dickthedesigner
Photographic image of one of the performers of Les Bouffons Des Battes (https://www.facebook.com/littlebluepotion/) during the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Festival (https://washingtonfaire.com/) opening gate ceremony circa 2014. This performer is wearing a primarily red doublet with a gold paisley pattern, a white undershirt, an orange cap, and a mustard yellow mask with a bulbous nose and raised cheekbones, mocking the entertainers (not pictured) entertaining the audience from the gatehouse walkway along the main gate. From Les Bouffon des Battes' Facebook page: About Les Bouffons Des Battes; Les Bouffons des Battes (“the Buffoons of the Slapstick”) have been performing original Commedia plays for five years. Their usual mode of mischief is outdoor performance, but the cozy interior of the Theatre on 19th has lured them out of the soggy Seattle winter for these eight zany performances. ©2014 by Richard Palochak (dickthedesigner.bsky.social, https://dick-all.com/), all rights reserved with exception of performers for advertising, marketing, and archival purposes. #performer #lesbouffonsdesbattes #dickthedesigner #photography #renaissancefestival #renaissancefaire #entertainer #washington #wmrf #audience
November 24, 2024 at 12:07 PM
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One of the various photos I've taken during my more active photography periods.
A photographic still of a native Washington bee going from flower to flower mid-flight.
November 19, 2024 at 3:02 AM