Featured Art: "Dugong & Friends" (1995)

(Click this picture for Redbubble or visit Spreadshirt.)

This season, I am featuring this watercolor pencil art.  Soon to be available as art prints, greeting cards, and shirts-- for him, her, kids, and babies.  Stay tuned, for I will post the link of these online stores. On the right column of this blog is my "Dominique Liongson (visual artist)" Facebook fan page.  I will post the links there.

It is a hand-drawn painting of a dugong (sea-cow) and friends.  This demure dugong is enjoying her swim with the flappy flamingo and the flippy fish.

I appreciate your feedback and interest in my work.  Thank you for your support.

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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E is for...

 E  is for E-ficient.

Producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.

"Good writers are those who keep language EFFICIENT.  That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear."
--Ezra Pound

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V is for...

 V  is for V-sionary.

Marked by foresight and imagination.

"To be realistic today is to be VISIONARY.  To be realistic is to be starry-eyed."
--Hubert H. Humphrey

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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I is for...

 I  is for I-opening.

Something startling, surprising, and enlightening.

"...I do find people that appreciate EYE-OPENING events and words, and who want to learn more about what's going on. I do find people with a lot of opinions. And I do get a lot of people who come up to me and give us props for what we do."

--Serj Tankian

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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T is for...

 T   is for T-mplayer.

One who can be counted on to do his or her part of the work and be relied on to complete tasks and work cooperatively with others.

"TEAMPLAYER: One who unites others toward a shared destiny through sharing information and ideas, empowering others and developing trust."

--Dennis Kinlaw

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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A is for...

 A  is for A-miable.

Being friendly, sociable, and congenial.

"How easy it is to be AMIABLE in the midst of happiness and success."
--William Ellery Channing

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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E is for...

 E  is for E-maginative.

Showing a command of imagery.

"Symbols are the IMAGINATIVE signposts of life."
--Margot Asquith

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
--Nestle Yogurt ad :-)  

R is for...

 R  is for R-tistic.

Showing imaginative skill in arrangement or execution.

"An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he (or she) can receive information and inspiration.  You always have to be ready or that little ARTISTIC Epiphany."

--Nick Cave

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
--Nestle Yogurt ad :-)  

C is for...

 C  is for C-rious and C-ly.

Thoughtful or subdued in appearance or manner.
contrasting with
Exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment.

"Mix a little foolishness with your SERIOUS plans.  It is lovely to be SILLY at the right moment."
--Horace

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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I is for...

 I   is for I-conic.

Having the character of a pictorial representation.

"Inspired by the project's unique blending of commercial and cultural interests, the goal was to create an ICONIC, yet pragmatic design."
--John Portman

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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N is for...

 N  is for N-dearing.

Causing to become beloved or admired.

"It's a pleasure to share one's memories.  Everything remembered is dear, ENDEARING, touching, precious.  At least the past is safe though we didn't know at the time.  We know it now.  Because it is in the past; because we have survived."

--Susan Sontag

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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I is for...

 I  is for I-dealistic.

Relates to the ultimate nature of reality is based on the mind or ideas.

"Being IDEALISTIC really  helps you overcome some of many obstacles put in your path."
--Andy Hertzfeld

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
--Nestle Yogurt ad :-)

M is for...

 M  is for M-otional.

Appealing to a state of feeling. (mad, sad, glad...)

"Humor is EMOTIONAL chaos remembered in tranquility."
--James Thurber

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
--Nestle Yogurt ad :-)

O is for...

 O  is for O-pen-minded.

Receptive to arguments or ideas.

"By all means let's be OPEN-MINDED, but not as OPEN-MINDED that our brains drop out."
--Richard Dawkins 

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
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D is for...

 D  is for D-lightful.

Aesthetically pleasing to the higher emotions (like love, joy, peace...)
(Sorry, no porn here to please the lower emotions.)
 
"It's DELIGHTFUL, it's delicious, it's de-lovely."
--Cole Porter

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
--Nestle Yogurt ad :-)

Introduction: Why "dominicreative"?

Greetings.

If you noticed, "dominicreative" is my nick for this Blogger.  One may wonder... what makes this blog and artworks under this wing totally dominicreative? On the next fourteen (14) days, I will post the acrostics of "dominicreative" brick by brick.  You may join me as I slowly unravel my products and other cool stuff.

You may notice that there is a slide show of my current books.  If you like to visit the storefront, kindly click on "Lulu.com" which is along the marquee text (the one that moves from right to left) that reads "Buy @ Lulu.com".  For more information, you may click on the titles featured on the storefront.  Sorry, the pictures in the storefront are not click-able.

The DOMINICREATIVE acrostic is brought to you by:
* Merriam-Webster (m-w.com)
* thefreedictionary.com
* wisegeek.com
* wikipedia.com

"...Hasta mañana, always be mine..."
--Spice Girls :-)

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DL

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"If you want to know the meaning of life, look it up in the dictionary."
--Nestle Yogurt ad :-)