Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

@donrice.art

Nice! Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Breakfast for One
#successisaleisurelybreakfast #therelentlesspursuitoftherodent #tasteslikechicken
A great horned owl, a.k.a. ‘hoot owl’ or ‘tiger owl’, clings to the top of a fence post while carrying a pretty large rat in its beak. Sketch art by Don Rice.

Dancing at a Rock Show
#wearethedancerswecreatethedreams #punkrockisanotherwordforfreedom #nothingbetterthanlivemusic
As a punk band plays on a raised stage, the crowd dances or stands and sways in appreciation. Sketch art by Don Rice.

Grover, the Baddest Dude I Know
#empathyisbadass #lifeisreallifeisearnest #youaremorepowerfulthanwhataffectsyou
Grover from Sesame Street, as Super Grover, happily flying through the air with his cape flapping in the wind. Sketch art by Don Rice.

December 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

#blueskyartshow #evening #eastcoastkin

Breakfast for One
#successisaleisurelybreakfast #therelentlesspursuitoftherodent #tasteslikechicken

A great horned owl, a.k.a. ‘hoot owl’ or ‘tiger owl’, clings to the top of a fence post while carrying a pretty large rat in its beak. Sketch art by Don Rice.

November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Good work, and thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Sleepy Gals Take a Couch Break
#thereisatimeforsleep #afternoonsiesta #snoringkeepsmonstersaway
A woman in a blue dress taking a nap on a couch. A spaniel naps with her, curled into the negative space and chin propped on the woman’s hip. Sketch art by Don Rice.

Self-portrait with Fairies
#fairiesareseenthroughtheheart #fairyfolkloveagoodprank #happymemoriesoffairytales
A napping man dreams of fairies, as those same fairyfolk delightedly frolic in their manifestations. Sketch art by Don Rice.

October 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Congrats on the milestone, and thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Monster Mash
#neverplayanythingthesamewaytwice #maynewsufferingstormentyoursoul #everyonecarriesaroundtheirownmonsters
Monsters form a band, and rock out at a Halloween gig. Dracula and Mummy play guitar, Creature lays down the bass line and Wolfie pounds the skins. The Monster hits a triangle arrhythmically as Bride shrieks out the vocals. Amazing show. Catch them if you dare. Sketch art by Don Rice.

Crow
#cawcawcaw #natureisnotsilent #crowsaremessengers
A crow perched on a branch. Sketch art by Don Rice.

October 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

We Gotta Get Out of This Place
#kneedeepinaviscouspuddle #jetsambecomesflotsam #bitterdregsofimperialregime
Leia, Chewie, Han and Luke stand in the garbage compactor, after the Dianoga’s hasty departure as it recognized the early reverberations of the engines beginning to drive the walls in to crush the contents. Sketch art by Don Rice.

October 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Cotton Candy Mode Unlocked
#addatouchofquirkinesstoyourlook #neverunderestimateyourself #denimhelpsrocktheworld
A woman with pink and blue hair, wearing a sleeveless jean jacket over a white t-shirt, tights and sandals at an outdoor punk rock show. Sketch art by Don Rice.

October 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM

brendao.bsky.social

@brendao.bsky.social

Will the people forced to use food banks be eating #soybeans now? Trump can make the farmers whole by buying the crops that China has rejected because of #tarrifs #TastesLikeChicken #LetThemEatTofu #DonnieTwoScoops www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/p...

Trump gets 2 scoops of ice cream, everyone else gets 1 | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump is living every child’s dream: More ice cream.

www.cnn.com

October 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Women Seated on a Bench
#maintainahealthydoseofdaydreaming #youcanfindmagicwhereveryoulook #readinordertolive
One lost in thought as the other reads a book, two women in skirts enjoy some late-summer afternoon sunshine on a park bench. Sketch art by Don Rice.

Swans at the Shoreline
#swansreadtheirfanmail #findyourownpairofwings #loveoneanotherandyouwillbehappy
Two swans at the water’s edge. One stands on the shore as the other floats on the shallow water. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Become Friends With Your Enemies
#irl #kpopdemonhunters #bestfriends
The fictional K-pop girl group, Huntr/x (Rumi, Mira, and Zoey), who lead double lives as demon hunters. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Congrats on the milestone, and thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

The Archangel of Art, Science and Wisdom
#artisthesignatureofcivilizations #experimentalscienceisthequeenofknowledge #toacquirewisdomonemustobserve
Uriel is the fictional archangel of science and wisdom, and patron of all art forms. Here she is depicted with a book and flaming sword, standing absurdly colossal over a suburban neighbourhood. Sketch art by Don Rice.

Two Festival Chats in Competition with the Music
#aloudvoiceisnotalwaysangry #mouthsinchesfromears #fondofchitchating
A man in the foreground smokes a cigarette as a woman leans in to talk into his ear, while a similar scenario plays out in the background. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Happy b-day, and thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Wheelie!
#balanceisthekey #yourenevertoooldtobeyoung #remainaclassicinaworldfulloftrends
A black 1940’s coupe, modded as a hot rod, doing a wheelie on a slightly inclined 1950’s city street. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Happy Harvest
#agardenisafriendyoucanvisitanytime #thethankfulreceiverbearsaplentifulharvest #naturegrowswhateverseedisplanted
A woman in jeans and sleeveless shirt squats in her garden, smiling and harvesting tomatoes and placing them in the bowl held at her hip. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Congrats on the milestone, and thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Ready to Face Another Day
#dressedforsuccess #letyourselfbeyourself #fivedaysontwodaysoff
A young blonde woman wearing a dark overcoat, open but partially covering her brightly coloured work attire. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Murray Sinclair (Ojibway: Mizanay Gheezhik)
Luminous Beings // Radioactive Decay
Photo: Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, who granted me permission to use as reference. ©2016. Sketch art by Don Rice.
The Honourable Murray Sinclair was a Fourth Degree Midewiwin member of the Three Fires Society, a traditional Ojibway medicine society of great significance to the Ojibway people. Sinclair's traditional Ojibway name was Mizanay Gheezhik, meaning "the One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky”. Sinclair died at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, on November 4, 2024, at the age of 73.
He was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Senate, and a First Nations lawyer who served as chairman of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009 to 2015. Sinclair served as Manitoba's first Indigenous judge from 1988 to 2009, and in the Senate of Canada from 2016 to 2021.

September 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Congrats on the milestone, and thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Strollers Gonna Stroll
#youarewhatyoupush #solitarystrollersinuniversalcommunion #askyourselfwhatmakesyoucomealive
People out walking, enjoying some late summer heat. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Congrats on the milestone, and thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some sketchy bird work.

Western Meadowlark
#everyhearthasitsownmelody #accepttheuniverse #singacheerfulsong
A western meadowlark melodically seeking attention while perched at the very top of a coniferous tree. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Congrats on the milestone, and thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Woman in a Fringed Shirt
#onthefringes #ihaveaconfidenceaboutmylife #wearenotmythsfromthepast
A woman standing tall - wearing a dark fringed shirt, red tights and high heeled boots. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Nice! Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

Clam Diggers
#chowdertonight #activitycanbecomemeditative #squeezingsandbetweentoes
A family digs for clams on the beach. Sketch art by Don Rice.

Ready for Another Adventure
#tokeepyourbalanceyoumustkeepmoving #adventureawaits #doerrandsonbikes
An elderly man in a suit holds his bicycle as he prepares to mount and pedal away towards the completion of today’s errands. Sketch art by Don Rice.

September 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Tagged in. Nice to find your work. Thanks for the artshare!

Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.

September 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM

M & M Crosswords

@mandmcrosswords.bsky.social

Chicken tacos are on the menu for lunch today, so this title seems to work on more than one level. Click below for direct access to "Tastes Like Chicken" and savor every bite! ;)

tinyurl.com/6cwkrjpc

#crossword #puzzle #xw #TastesLikeChicken #WhatsForLunch #tacos

Play this Crossword - Tastes Like Chicken

Tastes Like Chicken

tinyurl.com

September 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM

Markus

@mbirth.social.mbirth.uk.ap.brid.gy

I love it when you visit an exhibition about food and can try some of that future in the museum restaurant afterwards.

#sciencemuseum #london #futureoffood #tasteslikechicken