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Chuck of Last Resort
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Husband • Dad • Higher Ed Worker • Occasional Art Maker
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Here's a photo of all 61 Index-Card-A-Day cards from June 1 to July 31. It was a good challenge to come up with something for each prompt and get it done in a day. The Bird enjoyed being the focus of each one. #dyicad2025 #inkart #done
Photo of all 61 Index-Card-A-Day cards.
August 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Last day (#61) of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'love'. Using 'vanishing point' from #35 and, yes, I drew some impression of all 60 previous cards. #dyicad2025 #inkart. Great thanks to @tammy999.bsky.social
Pen and ink drawing of a bird in front of an array of 60 index card drawings. Text: sixty things I love
August 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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A break from ICAD2025 and the Bird to share what I got in the mail today from Annie Shao Art's Kickstarter. @annieshaoart.bsky.social If you like excellent art of real birds in sticker form, check them out.
A photo of 6 bird stickers.
July 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Day 60 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'marquee'. Only one more until it's done. This one builds off the statue scene in #42 with the prompt 'bronze'. #dyicad2025 #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of a bird in front of a theatre with BIRD on the marquee. Text: Better than a statue
July 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Day 59 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'upside down'. Inspired by #20 'reverse'. #dyicad2025 #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of two birds, one right side up and one upside down, in a geometric background.
July 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Day 58 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'pinecone'. A revisit of #7 'midnight'. #dyicad2025 #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of a bird in a tree looking out at a pinecone. The sky is dark with a full moon.
July 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Day 57 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'horizon'. A revisit of #50 'clouds'. For these last five, I'm looking back for redos, reinterpretations, and general upgrades where I can and still fit the prompt. #dyicad2025 #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of a bird looking over a plain with clouds floating overhead and off in the distance.
July 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Day 56 (last day of the 8th week) of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'cactus'. My wife was worried about the potential harm the bird has received in a couple of recent posts, but I assured her that the bird was not injured in any of the scenes. #dyicad2025 #inkart #nobirdsharmed
Pen and ink drawing of a bird flying away from a thorny cactus with some quills stuck in the bird's bottom. Background is dessert like with a few other cacti and a sky with a few clouds. Text: Look before you land
July 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Day 55 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'cloverleaf'. More detailed drawing than I planned on, but it was fun and turned out okay. #dyicad2025 #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of a bird flying over cloverleaf highway roads with random cars and trucks. Text: Why drive when you can fly!
July 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Day 54 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'river'. I'm trying to channel this feeling to survive these hot days of summer. #dyicad2025 #inkart #chill
Pen and ink drawing of a bird standing on a rock in the middle of a river. Text: Chillin' on the River.
July 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Day 53 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'calligraphy'. Simple and quick drawing tonight. #dyicad2025 #inkart #birdartist
Pen and ink drawing of a bird writing on a card with a pen. There's a bottle of ink. The card says 'Calligraphy'. Text: the artist at work.
July 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Day 52 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'gyroscope'. It was a long day at work, so you get the first thing my tired brain came up with. #dyicad2025 #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of a bird in the middle of a gyroscope. Text: Birdoscope (pat. pend.). Small text: no birds are harmed in the making of the Birdoscope.
July 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Day 51 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'paisley'. Bonus of a short song lyric. #dyicad2025 #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of a bird over a background of a Paisley pattern.
July 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Day 50 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'clouds'. The theme for the week is 'ink', another one right up my alley. My wife pointed out that the big cloud in the middle looks like an animal running across the sky - completely accidental on my part. #dyicad2025 #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of a bird looking at clouds out over the horizon
July 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Day 49 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'connection'. Did a base watercolor wash over the pen and ink drawing then added color and the white of the bird using Posca paint markers, then redrew the ink lines. Fun but tiring. #dyicad2025 #inkart #poscaforthewin
Pen and ink drawing of a bird in the middle of a mess of wires with connections from on side to the other. Bird is black and white while the wires are brightly colored. Text: I'm SURE the connections are perfect
July 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Day 48 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'taxi'. You may still need a day job to pay the rent. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink
Pen and ink drawing of a bird driving a taxi down a city street. Text: gotta make money somehow
July 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Day 47 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'gratitude'. More pen and ink with watercolor over the top. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink
Pen and ink drawing of a bird flying over trees and hills. Background is in color while the bird is in black and white. Text: gratitude is all attitude.
July 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Day 46 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'pivot'. I had to pivot in the execution when I didn't let the paint dry enough and the green bled into the red. I decided to double-down and work the green and red together, with some blue. #dyicad2025 #watercolorrules #inkart
Pen and ink drawing of a bird flying over a path that splits into two directions. Background is in watercolor, while the bird remains black and white. Text: pivot, don't pause
July 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Day 45 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'terra cotta'. It's the origin story for Bird! I'm enjoying working with watercolors. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink
Pen and ink drawing of four flower pots with a bird growing out of one and the others with plants. There's a window in the background. The bird is in black and white while the rest is colored in muted watercolors. Text: where bird comes from and why he likes flower hats.
July 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Day 44 (out of 61) of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'staircase'. A small tribute to MC Escher. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink #mcescher
Pen and ink drawing of two crossing staircases with birds going up and down on both sides. Birds remain in black and white while the background is mottled blue and the staircases shades of blue. Text: up or down the staircases.
July 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Day 43 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'giraffe'. The weekly guidance is paint, which works well for me, so I'll be doing more with the watercolors this week. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink
Pen and ink drawing of a bird at the feet of a giraffe looking up. The background is in watercolor showing a grass plain ending in some low green bushes and a couple of trees in a blue sky. Text: you are a tall drink of water
July 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Day 42 (posted a day late) of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'bronze'. Hard color and finish to create in watercolor, but fun to try. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink
Pen and ink drawing of a bird admiring a bronze statue of a bird in a town setting. Watercolor background for all but the bird. Text: I look good in bronze
July 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Day 41 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'checkerboard'. Ink with watercolor pencils again, but this time trying to leave more of a pattern with the pencils. I know the saying is usually about 3D chess, but I took it to a new 'nuther level. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink
Ink drawing of a 3 by 5 grid of squares with some colored in while others have a bird facing different directions. Text: it is not checkers it's 4D chess
July 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Day 40 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'autumn'. No map connection today. Still with limited watercolor pencils - more of the pencil marks showing through. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink
Pen and ink drawing of a bird in a dry field with a hot sun and a thought balloon showing some trees decked out in full fall colors. Bird is black and white while the rest is in watercolors. Text: Dreams of Autumn (in the heat of summer)
July 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Day 39 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'lighthouse'. Away from home so using watercolor pencils for the background. Worked out better than when I used them before. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercolorsoverink
Pen and ink drawing of a bird flying towards a lighthouse. Background of sea, cliff, grass, sky, and clouds, and the lighthouse painted with watercolors. Text: No map needed when you have a lighthouse
July 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM