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Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Happy to see LuAnn comic. I've debt of gratitude to LuAnn cartoonist/creator Greg Evans. I met him in 2002 via intro from friend & ex-TV-news-anchor Jack White. Greg invited me to join So. CA Cartoonists Soc (SCCS) where I met founder, my wonderful friend & all round good guy, Jim Whiting 💙

FUN!

Close-up photo of a hand holding a black ceramic mug inscribed with gold lettering: Southern California Cartoonists Society /SCCS. Photo by Ellen Friedman

November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Bright yellow ginkgo tree against a bright blue sky.
Great thing to see on a sunny autumn day
#,nature #photo #autumn

Photo of a bright yellow ginkgo tree in front of a white two-story house.
Sky is bright blue.
In front of the ginkgo tree are several drought tolerant shrubs including a purple sage.Photo by Ellen Friedman

November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Sunny, mild day in Autumn.
Such pretty things to see, even on a short neighborhood walk.
I'm so lucky!
Happy Thanksgiving Holiday to you all! 💙
#thanksgiving #thanksgiving2025

Close-Up photo of a a orange and golden tinged rose with bright green foliage on the left against a dark background. Photo by Ellen Friedman

November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Black squirrels always seems special

Just after the photo, this fellow took a mighty leap off top of fence to land on the trunk of the tree beyond
#nature

Photo of a black squirrel clinging to a wood fence. Squirrel is facing upwards, with his fluffy tail leaning toward left of the photo. Photo by Ellen Friedman

November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

See the hummingbird in this tree?
Of course not, unless you look very closely. Amazing these tiny birds always perch up high, on guard
Photo zoomed in with just a Google Pixel phone
#nature #birds #photo

Long view of a green tree against a bright blue sky in the sunlight. Upper center has some bare twigs. One has an almost impossible to see tiny hummingbird. Photo by Ellen Friedman

Zoomed in view Gree tree branches against a bright blue sky. Spot and center is in bright sun. Above that on a bare branch is a tiny hummingbird looking to the left. Photo by Ellen Friedman

Zoomed in view of Anna's hummingbird silhouetted against a bright blue sky. Hummingbird facing left. It's sharp thin needle like beak is visible.Photo by Ellen Friedman

November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

I like it, too

and then there's this one by Gary Lawson
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November 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Autumn!

Fall foliage on a small persimmon tree. Photo shows in the close foreground a bright red leaf edged with greenish yellow, leaves in the background vary from green to Red to Orange

November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Stepped out on a chilly evening to say hello to Woody, Doug and Red (my neighbor's three big trees)
This is Red
Something very reassuring about this big old redwood tree

Photo looking up the trunk into foliage of a large redwood tree.

November 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Quick small ink sketches: I've been trying to do one each day if possible.
Here's last night & tonight: both from photos I took, no pencil drawing beforehand
#art #ink #sketch #nature #portrait

Black ink sketch of a pelican facing to left in very small sketchbook. Hand of the artist at left side holding the book open. Drawing by Ellen Friedman

Small black ink sketch showing a man with dark curly hair and a mustache, wearing eyeglasses, looking down. Drawing by Ellen Friedman

November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

US Military Academy at West Point knows that the military is sworn to uphold our Constitution, NOT sworn to blindly follow a leader.
They are NOT t***p's private army.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

He's right! @bsky.tdunning.com says you can compare ancient Roman road map to today's places

So all roads lead to... London? Paris?

Screenshot of map with land (green) showing ancient Roman roads as orange lines. From https://itiner-e.org/

November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Mostly I paint them and then give to my neighbor who adores persimmons (or, in case of last year's "crop", persimmon 😉)

Watercolor painting of a yellow-orange partially ripe persimmon with 4 green sepals at the top. Painting by Ellen Friedman

November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Leaves change colors on the persimmon tree while I was away last week.
Such a pretty little tree. Not much fruit because it was planted under a giant cedar, but it sure does put on a show
#autumn #nature #photo #lifeisgood

Photo of golden and russet colored leaves, backlit, with the veins of the leaves showing and dark background. Photo by Ellen Friedman

November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Trying out my new fountain pen, inexpensive replacement for my lovely blue Sailor 1911 compass pen I lost on a train.
This is Sailor Jr skeleton demonstrator. Steel nib. Good & just $19. My old model is no longer available
#ink #sketch #art #wildlife #birds

Very small black ink sketch of wading shorebird known as Hudsonisn Whimbrel seen in La Jolla in Nov. Long neck, dark stripe on crown, very long downward curved bill. Sketch by Ellen Friedman

November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Here's the full version video demo of this winter watercolor painting by Edo Hannema
@edowatercolourart.bsky.social

It's a beauty and very accessible
#art #watercolour #landscape #snow

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKk...

Still screenshot from video demo of winter watercolor by Edo Hannema. This view shows hand painting along the distant landscape line of trees and buildings, roofs covered by snow. Heavily clouded winter sky above and field of snow in foreground and midground. Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKkXFkQ-WE

November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

A different kind of waiting room art: My own!
This tiny ink sketch done while I was waiting at dermatology office today
Cc @michaeljklein.bsky.social
#art #figure #drawing

Very small ink drawing in a sketchbook of man wearing a surgical mask. He is sitting in a chair and looking down toward his hands (not shown). Drawing by Ellen Friedman

November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Work in Progress
Watercolor painting view from cliffs in La Jolla
Not sure how to do the cliffs
#art #watercolour #marine #landscape

Unfinished watercolor painting of blue and green ocean, white foam and waves crashing on rocks and Beach. In the distance are cliffs.
Right hand side of painting with the near cliffs has not been done yet.
Painting by Ellen Friedman

November 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

republicans today seem to think if you can cheat & get away with it you're cool.

so maga-america is what we end up with.

Very different when Nixon resigned in disgrace on eve of likely being impeached & removed from office by a bi-partisan vote

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Watercolor sketch inspired by La Jolla Cove near San Diego, CA
#art #marine #landscape #painting

November 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM

Ellen Friedman

@ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Rain due tomorrow through weekend, so I made a quick trip down to La Jolla as this may be my last chance in this visit.
Color of water was better than shows in this photo. Lots of noisy comments from terns, gulls & pelicans 💙
#marine #beach #ocean #landscape #photo