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    cellphoneSketchpad started several years ago as an extension to real-time sketchbook drawing in the field (...or on subway trains in nyc).

    Less about photography - more about story and capturing ideas quickly in real time - a digital pen on a virtual cocktail napkin.

    This blog is a work in progress - updated daily. Comments, ideas, suggestions, welcome.

    Thanks for stopping by.
    -Dave  

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emu makes a rocket fast getaway

silly band story time


© 2010 Acadia D. (sketch); Dave Weinberg (skribe)

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the skywalkers finally seek therapy

"use the facial tissue, luke"


© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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coleslawSketchpad

still life with side dish (and horseshoe crab shadow)


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

It’s true we all have our shadow side. Sometimes it takes the shape of a small bowl of haplessly shredded bits of raw produce in brine strategically lit by sunset to help us see that we too can have a dark casting shadow with a hard shell… and claws…

Know someone casting a dark shadow? Claw your way over to NEW cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards also in select stores – Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

Guaranteed to cast a smile!

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“better than a pencil holder” said Beowulf

maine mead works holder


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

…even Grendel says, “this is sweet!

and Grendel also recommends NEW cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards also in select stores – Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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“woof woof gurgle glug”

sighting of actual dogfish


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

Now available: ACTUAL cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards also in select stores – Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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4 frame films presents…

after hours
(click left thumbnail below)

© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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name that tune

"...and cyclists... they seem to be everywhere...
well it's a live review..."


© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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a weekend to celebrate and remember, bud

mentor and friend, bud clarke


© Dave Weinberg 2010

Bud hired me as a recent grad of School of Visual Arts in the late 80s. A gracious, creative and endearing soul he gave me my running start in the business of design and creative services. Bud hosted an annual Men’s Weekend every summer in upstate NY for as long as I’ve known him. Last year, a month after the weekend, Bud died in cycling accident after colliding with, it was believed, a deer. This year’s Men’s Weekend will be the celebration of a dear mentor, husband, father, business owner, activist, warrior and artist.

Peace, my friend.

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new car scent finally hits rock bottom

<sniff-sniff> "you've been out with 'Black Ice' again, haven't you?"

© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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caution: potty humor just ahead

pfffffffft.... info graphic passing gas


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

Brunswick, Maine, Wednesday, July 21. Rereuters. New solar powered instant recycling bins recently installed at various locations on the Bowdoin College campus appears to feature an info graphic engaging in flatulent behavior.

The graphic, evocative of the original ‘Pitch In’ icon from the 1970′s features the universal symbol for human being, dropping trash into the universal symbol for trash can. The figure, slightly bent at the hips to suggest a slightly untucked shirt and/or lowered pant was immediately sighted by graduate students in the biology department who made a connection between trash and the release of methane.

A rogue faction of students from the political science department assert that the ‘cartoony’ outlined update of the graphic was actually designed by Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, and is actually an abstract profile of the character, Homer without a nose or eyeball.

It is unlikely that the icons will be changed. Bowdoin college officials were not even attempted to be reached for comment.

Know what else is a gas?
NEW cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards also in select stores:
Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and
Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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how to get yourself to do
extraordinary things

"you can fly... i can fly... you can fly... i can fly..."

© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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pay for nay monday

say yes or pay up (now with auto debit card)


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

Brattleboro VT, Monday, July 19. According to the Unassociated Press, the municipality of Brattleboro, Vermont has instituted Pay for Nay Monday, a new program aimed at combatting the negative attitudes and associations with the first day of the work week.

Observing that many people are negatively suggestible and more apt to say “no” and/or be disagreeable, despite the lovely rolling and undulating tundra, Brattleboro municipalities will now require all city workers to find an agreeable method to address new ideas and conflicts. It will now cost $1.99 to say “no” to work related suggestions or ideas on Mondays.

The belief is that saying “yes” or “that might work and have you also considered…” will improve attitude and boost employee morale. Senior municipal officials declined to comment on the pay for nay monday program and were each charged $1.99.

Get the jump start on Monday by saying YES to
NEW cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards also in select stores:
Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and
Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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#cSp special edition:
documenting thiery (corp.)

the audience behind the audience, thievery corporation
portland pier, portland, maine

© 2010 Dave Weinberg

Sketches of the pre-show (with thanks to @therichbrooks for upper balcony views…) with digital vignettes of anything except what was happening on stage. Click thumbnails below to view slideshow.

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art imitates life –
sketchbook imitates cellphoneSketchpad

cellphoneSketch


sketchBook sketch


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

Accept no imitations – NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards also found IRL at – Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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b’klyn diner reminder via txt msg

floridian across a brooklyn sky


© 2010 Peter Fishman (sketch); Dave Weinberg (skribe)

This sketch sent via txt msg from Flatbush Ave. immediately evoking pavlovian hankerings for a bacon cheeseburger deluxe (well done on the fries, please!)

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proof of trolls

cowppuccino with goat hair and oxen nails


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

Rumor has it, trolls just love NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards also found at – Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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pecha kucha, night – TOnite

cellphoneSketchpad presents '365 sketches later...'
at pecha kucha tonite - rines auditorium, portland public library
5 monument square

It’s like speed dating for Creativity. Join us tonite for an eclectic 20 slides x 20 seconds view of local creative talent:

Arthur Fink · Jordan’s Meats Building

Rich Caro · Quiltmaker

Peter Turner · Innovative Use Of Objects

Dana Trattner
· Paintings And Vision
Jon Calame · The Roma Of Rome

Dave Weinberg · cellphoneSketchpad – 365 sketches later…

Maggi Blue · Gelatin + Glass

Derek Taylor · Chair Tennis

Lynn Shaffer · China & The Shanghai Expo

Barbara Hart · Living Aboard

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the opposite of BP – now in trucks

bio-fuel iconography at greendrinks. portland, maine


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

…and now online and in stores – NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards also found at – Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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an equal opportunity mixed message

application error/de errores de aplicación


© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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your (cautionary) ad here

municipal sign caught moonlighting)

© 2010 Dave Weinberg

Apparently, human beings are not the only ones looking for jobs – or second jobs. This municipal sign – typically utilized to communicate caution with regards to advancing ‘road work’ – is seen here soliciting for advertisers during off hours. Ad rates were unavailable prior to blog posting. Graffiti artists, take note.

…and speaking of ‘note’ - NEW! cellphoneSketchpad note cards are now available online or at select stores – stop by Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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existentialist amusement park

a glimpse at your inner beeing


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

One of Luna Park, Coney Island’s more recent additions, (appropriately shown here thru chain link fencing) is known simply as ‘The Kierkegaard’ – which uses the metaphorical symbol of an oversized cartoon bee to represent exploration of the self (while being spun around in circles for about three and a half minutes).

According to wikipedia Søren Kierkegaard is regarded, posthumously as the father of existentialism, asserting that ‘the individual is solely responsible for giving his or her own life meaning and for living that life passionately and sincerely, in spite of the many existential obstacles and distractions including despair, angst, absurdity, alientation, and boredom.

…and only 3 credits per ride (1 credit = $1 dollar)

The Kierkegaard went live in May 2008 despite assertions from the General Mills Company that the cartoon bee was “a direct knock-off” of their Honey Nut Cheerios brand mascot. Representatives from Luna Park could not be reached for comment.

Express your own inner beeing to family and friends with
NEW cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards – now available online or stop by Old Port Card Works, 3 Moulton Street Portland, Maine and Paper Moon, 1 Westbrook Common, Westbrook, Maine.

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it’s all in the cards… store…

cards in store: cellphoneSketchpad cards
now available at old port card works


© Dave Weinberg
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good for the head

new study seeks to prove that a nice big cold one BEFORE work
actually improves employee satisfaction


© Dave Weinberg

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards now available –
and ALWAYS good for the head!
>>
Click here to shop.

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sloppy happy mushy gooey drippy

the joy of quesadilla

© 2010 Dave Weinberg; with styling by Acadia D.

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards now available –
for a different kind of happy mushy…
>>
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uphill upgrade

steps aside


© 2010 Acadia D. (sketch); Dave Weinberg (skribe)

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards now available.
>>
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retail finally gets kinda snarky

ultimate unincentive


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards now available.
>>
Click here to shop. And unlike SOME retailers – discounts start at the purchase of just 10 cards!

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shared bouquets of colors and passions

flowerworks


fireworks


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards now available.
>>
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introducing… the schlitz trio

PBR takes a holiday. Portland First Friday, Art Walk.

© 2010 Acadia D. + Dave Weinberg

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greetings cards now available.
>>
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hip hip hooray!
congrats to Old Port Card Works!

Now Open! Old Port Card Works - 3 Moulton St. (at Commercial St.)
Portland, Maine


© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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freeport, Maine’s other market
(friday’s 3-7pm)

local. green. good!


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards now available.
>>
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budding cannibals blue plate special

leg o' man


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

“Hmmmmm… I’ll just stick with my everything bagel…”

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards now available.
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example of leading by example

or is that just laying down on the job?


© 2010 Dave Weinberg

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad note cards now available.
>>
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pimp my mailbox

caught on cellphoneSketch:
rare municipal/merchandising mating ritual

© 2010 Dave Weinberg

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad greeting cards now available.
>>
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365 cellphoneSketches later…
GREETING CARDS!

NEW! cellphoneSketchpad NOTE CARDS

(…and MrGnombe Illustrated note cards)

© 2010 Dave Weinberg

cellphoneSketchpad cards are here!

…well actually they’re over at Zazzle thru the mrGnombe Gnotecard Co. At Zazzle you can mix and match different cards to create you’re own specialized sets. Discounts begin at only 10 cards!

cellphoneSketchpad.com launched June 28, 2009. Thank you to all who have clicked, tapped, commented and/or contributed to this blog over the past year. Your ideas and encouragement have been generous, inspiring and most appreciated!

It’s been a fun year ‘sketching’ and pushing the low-res limits of the Motorola Razr. And while I will probably break down and upgrade to an iPhone at some point this year I continue to be impressed with what that teeny tiny less-than-one-megapixel relic has been putting out.

Hope you enjoy this next venture and chapter of cellphoneSketchpad. I look forward to future collaborations and further exploring as a community-based platform for sharing art, ideas and creativity.

Thanks again for all the support!

cheers and Happy Monday!
-Dave

ps A selection of cellphoneSketchpad cards are also available at Paper Moon on Main Street in Westbrook. New locations coming soon!

now open

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grapevine personified

the seduction of syrah


© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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weekend waffling, gluten-free

Earlier this week, the Guiding Stars web site published the recounting of my quest for the perfect Gluten-Free Waffle Mix.

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yet another stirring prototype from our R&D friends down in product development

cloud blender


© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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hot dogs days of summer

the 'original' - surf ave., coney island, b'klyn

© 2010 Dave Weinberg

Hot dogs days! cellphoneSketch artists, Dave Weinberg and Acadia D. peruse amusements of luna park, the boardwalk and the original Nathan’s. Thanks to local historian and location scout, Grandma Myrna. Click thumbnail to view slide show.

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robert frost 2.0

the crosswalk not taken


© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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fast food foodie

all (nyc) roads lead to roll n roaster


© 2010 Dave Weinberg
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