Devil's Dictionary

[plistumi]

Today's word is CARTESIAN. Boy! Rene Descartes had a big nose.

 

[esterbex]

Bierce is really dead? HIs observations are so modern.

Your ink shades nicely. I do think you need to save these and publish a new edition of the book, illustrated by you.

I'm officially a fan and I want a signed copy.

[DavidHandmade]

Wow - ! - great work; I've thoroughly enjoyed this thread - and agree that this work could be published as an FPN "fundraiser" of sorts - !

 

- of course, signed copies of your work would be "in demand"...!!

 

I think you'd be great as a "political cartoonist" or other single-panel illustrator; you've got a sharp visual wit and sense of humor -!

 

- looking forward to your continued visual interpretations of the "dictionary" - !!

Edited September 2, 2012 by DavidHandmade

[plistumi]

Glad you are enjoying the drawings. Today's word is CAT.

 

[plistumi]

The next words are CAVILER (bad, bad poodle) and CLARIONET. These were also drawn withe Waterman Absolute Brown. Tomorrow, a new ink!

 

[plistumi]

Well, I have just changed pens and inks, not the wisest choice, I ran out of ink sample before finishing the drawing so I had to dilute the ink with water. Ooops! The first word is CEMETERY and the second is CHILDHOOD.

 

 

[plistumi]

Today's word is CHRISTIAN.

 

[plistumi]

I have a couple more words coming through: CIRCUS and CLAIRVOYANT.

 

[esterbex]

I quite enjoyed the browns....but this Steel Blue has caught my attention.

[plistumi]

Well it looks like I am going monochrome, or shall I say "grayscale" for the next several days. I am starting with a gray ink (Diamine Gaius Julius Caesar - De Atramentis) and a gray pen (Merlina). The words are: CLERGYMAN and CLIO.

 

[plistumi]

More grayscale coming up. Today's words are: CLOCK and CLOSE-FISTED.

 

[Newjelan]

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I quite enjoyed the browns....but this Steel Blue has caught my attention.

 

+1

[Newjelan]

Stunning art work as usual and I love the ink. I have noticed how mcuh your handwriting has progressed... Looks fabulous

[plistumi]

I quite enjoyed the browns....but this Steel Blue has caught my attention.

There will be more browns and blues coming up... after the monochrome grayscale phase.

 

 

Newjelan, with regard to the penmanship. Thanks for the compliments, I guess practicing has made a difference.

 

So, with no further ado, today's words are: COENOBITE, COMFORT and COMMENDATION. I had a lot of fun with COENOBITE, remember the Hellraiser movies?

 

[plistumi]

Today's words are quite a few: COMPULSION, COMMONWEALTH and COMMERCE. Whew. That was a lot! (I felt a compulsion to write COMPULSION again. Please refer to yesterday's post.)

 

 

[Laura N]

I love these, and I look for them daily. What a great idea, and so generous of you to share it with us all.

[Scrawler]

plistumi, that Commonwealth poem is brilliant. Is it your work?

[dogpoet]

The poetry's from the original Bierce: he scatters verse throughout the original Devil's Dictionary, a lot of it very funny.

[Scrawler]

The poetry's from the original Bierce: he scatters verse throughout the original Devil's Dictionary, a lot of it very funny.

Thanks. I have not read any Bierce, this thread is actually my first exposure. I wondered because he has initialed it KQ.

[plistumi]

Yes, a lot of the poetry in the Devil's Dictionary comes from "writers" and "religious figures" invented by Ambrose Bierce. Thank you all for your compliments. This has turned into quite a daunting project, but I have learned so much about history, vocabulary, penmanship and drawing that it is well worth the effort.

 

Here are today's entries: CONDOLE and COMPROMISE: