Gabriel Roberts

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Month: March 2013

April 2013 Desktop Calendar Background

Happy April everybody!  My little eyes are tired from making this month’s background, but I had lots of fun:

April 2013 Desktop Calendar Background (small file)

I took this photo on my way to the Temescal Farmer’s market a couple of Sundays ago.  It was around 8:30am, and there’s nothing quite like a quiet city street on a Sunday morning.

In Photoshop, I painted over the picture with solid shapes, matching or exaggerating the color.

Click any of the following links to open a larger wallpaper image for your desktop:  2880 x 1800, 2560 x 1600, 1920 x 1200, 1680 x 1050, 1440 x 900, 1280 x 800

Just for fun, here’s what the image looks like with only the shapes I painted:

This might actually be way cooler.  Hmm.  Maybe I’ll make this into a calendar and update the post soon.  Until then, enjoy and feel free to share.  Thanks for stopping by!

Service Animals, Excepted

Sign that reads: "Kindly leave pets OUTSIDE" service animals, excepted

“Kindly leave Pets OUTSIDE”
Service Animals, Excepted

This sign is posted outside the local library, printed on bright yellow paper to keep pets out of the teeny-tiny library.  I have a serious issue with this sign, and it has nothing to do with the fact that pomeranians are not typically service dogs.

The comma in this sign is unnecessary and confusing. It doesn’t make sense. Why do we need to pause before reading “excepted”? For dramatic effect, I suppose. To sit back and appreciate how much respect the Oakland Public Library has for service dogs and their masters? To think about our own attitudes towards service dogs and people with disabilities? To feel good that our library supports these beloved members of our society, unlike other terrible institutions we can’t think of right now that regularly kick service dogs in the mouth and shove blind people out of their establishments?

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March 2013 Desktop Calendar Background

March is well underway, and here’s a new background for your computer desktop:

March 2013 Wallpaper - Gabriel Roberts Art

Please click one of the following links to download: 2880 x 1800, 2560 x 1600, 1920 x 1200, 1680 x 1050, 1440 x 900, 1280 x 800

This lambtastic background features some tender little lamby-pies roaming the massive cemetery at the end of Piedmont Avenue.  In the distance you can see downtown Oakland, and to the right, downtown San Francisco.

Lamb chops are delicious.  Sprinkle some salt and spices, sear them in a pan, then roast in the oven.

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