Chris DeLuca

Went for a bike ride with my dad. The ride left an impression. So did the helmet. In my head. #baldlife

Man’s scalp with an impression from the helmet&10;

creative works are commentaries on the act of creation.

Some examples I found more compelling than others, but overall an interesting lense to look at creative work. That the act of creating is made visible in the end product.

Austin Kleon quotes Alan Moore on inspiration for writers.

“If you are inspired by a good book, there’s always the danger of plagiarism, of doing something that is too much like that good book. Whereas, a genuinely helpful reaction to a piece of work that you’re reading is, ‘Jesus Christ, I could write this shit!’”

I’ve heard versions of this sentiment many times, and I subscribe to the notion. I certainly enjoy lots of bad media.

A drawing of an extreme close up of a man's face. The eyes take up most of the frame. They bug out, with dilated pupils and exaggerated vains. The man has a long pink nose and a purple mustache. The mouth is open in an expression of fear, with thick, yellow block teeth. A single drop of sweat rolling down the face.

🎨 This one speaks for itself.

A drawing of a junk heap, with a maniacal-looking robot with tractor treads and a pincer arm driving over it

🎨 It’s WALL-E, but twitchy.

🕹️ 🍸 My swear-y attempt at playing Castlevania: Rondo of Blood while drinking a Bloody Mary.

A drawing of a sea with a tiny island in the middle. A castle occupies the majority of the island. Two creatures heads take up the foreground, their bodies implied to be flying, looking down menecingly at the castle.

🎨 A study in bright menece. Or something.

Reading State of CSS. Some takeaways.

Respondants largely white, male, in US
Highest incomes in US
Most under age 45
Largest usage increase: :has()
Least used feature: font-palette
Majority use Subgrid
content-visibility use decreased
Cascade Layers has low awareness
Framework use trending down

A distorted and exaggerated line drawing of a sad male aristocrat, eyes drooping, wearing froofy victorian garb.

🎨 This one is called, “The despondant upper class” and it’s making a statement. That statement may be, “I can’t draw fingers.”

When someone goes, “What people always forget, you know, what people don’t understand, is…” Whatever comes next, I guarantee everyone remembers and understands.

A black and white doodle of a flying saucer

🎨 A black and white study of some of our nation’s top military imaginations.

A drawing of a dreamy landscape, no people, a path winding between distant mossy mountains below a night sky, a large purple moon hanging overhead.

🎨 Tolkien-inspired doodle-scape.

Messing around with my friend Jon’s synths. I can’t play but I can make noises.

Another silly #doodle I draw using an MS Paint-like program. 🎨

Had a wonderful Cat’s Cradle Ensemble show at The Magnet tonight. Thanks to everyone who came out!

a monochrome photo of five improvisers on stage in various poses. One woman lays on the ground, a man stares intently off camera, others contort their bodies in approximations of objects.

Excited to perform as part of The Cat’s Cradle Ensemble tonight at The Magnet Theater at 9pm, immediately following Kevin MacDonald (Kids in the Hall) with Kornfeld & Andrews!

I ate at One of the Last Chino-Latino Restaurants in NYC last night and it was absolutely incredible. Please go if you can. I’m still full and I want more.

Read/played Photopia, by Adam Cadre. Beautiful and heartbreaking, an incredible achievement. Takes 1-2 hours. 📚👾

Photo of tall brown buildings with intricate adornments from twelve stories up

📷 The upper west side, NYC.

Them: Hey! Good to see you.
Me: Clicks pause button. Still 🎵
Them: I was just thinking about you!
Me: Pulls out earbud, clicks pause button. Still 🎵
Them: How long has it been?
Me: Yanks out earbuds, slams pause button. Still 🎵.
Them: …
Me: Crying, stomps earbuds. Still 🎵.

A black and white squiggly line drawing of a smiling man with stars in his eyes and a neck beard.

#doodle 🎨

Low angle of a tin gate with an arch over it, and a metal scupture of some sort of metalic cat sitting on top

📷 A shot I took a few years ago in New Mexico. Popped up on my phone’s carousel of photos you took a few years ago.

You know what? Me neither.

Greetings from New Jersey web3isgoinggreat.com/single/bl…

A drawing of a mutant mouth opened wide with big square teeth and a red tongue. The mouth is connected to painted metal, maybe, angular shapes, odd lines, maybe a server tower or newfangled smoke stack. Feet sprout from the sides of the mass, resting on rockets flairing fire. There are yellow triangles around the whole thing for emphasis. Or something.

🎨 Yes I drew this, but I don’t know what this is, and I won’t know what this is. The product of drawing lines by feel and then putting a mouth and rockets on it.

#art #drawing