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I used to be Mr. Markzilla Artist on the main social media platforms. I draw pencil portraits by hand and sometimes draw them to make a social point. Silence isn't as golden as they say. I've been invisible and silent for way too long!
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Mel Brooks (14 Days to draw by hand in pencil) "I've always been a huge admirer of my own work. I'm one of the funniest and most entertaining writers I know." #MelBrooks and I share a birthday, Mel wrote the 2000 Year Old Man and your life isn't complete if you haven't heard it. #PencilPortrait

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Gremlins This #PencilPortrait took 40 days to draw by hand. Yes, it's seasonally out of date at the moment, but I've only just joined #bsky and couldn't wait until Christmas to show this. @thejoedante.bsky.social I was there at the start and watched your films on VHS. #Gremlins #PencilPortrait

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"This became a credo of mine...attempt the impossible in order to improve your work." I spent 16 days drawing this #PencilPortrait of #BetteDavis, it still has to be framed, or draw another one because I have her autograph. May draw another soon. #art #aupportartists #hollywood #oscars #goldenage

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"We aren't dealing with ordinary machines here. These are highly complicated pieces of equipment. Almost as complicated as living organisms. In some cases, they have been designed by other computers. We don't know exactly how they work." #YulBrynner #Westworld took 13 days to draw in pencil #art

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Be the person who reads the books they say you shouldn't read. Read them openly, replace the phone when travelling with the books you shouldn't read. Listen to the music they say you shouldn't listen to. Both acts scare "The Man" Become that fly in the ointment. A mind is a terrible thing to waste!

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Carnival of Souls was hand drawn in pencil over 11 days. This one hurt! I lost vision, I had constant headaches and all to celebrate a stunning low budget horror film from the 60's that no one has really heard of. #PencilPortrait #Art #SupportArtists #CarnivalofSouls #1960's #horrorfilm

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Clara Bow took 12 days to draw in pencil by hand. I fell for Clara when I read Runnin' Wild by David Stenn, a star who came from nothing (her mother tried to kill her) won a competition and was suddenly catapulted onto the silver screen. She had a difficult life. #ClaraBow #Art #SilentFilms

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Robin Williams took 19 days to draw in pencil by hand. I've drawn Robin a lot since 2014 as I made a vow to draw him every year for his birthday on July 21st. It's my way to keep his memory alive. This is last year's pencil portrait (2024) #RobinWilliams #art #PencilArt #SupportArtists

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"We were pioneers in a brand-new medium. Everything's fun when you're young." #MaryPickford took 10 days to draw by hand in pencil. I started drawing silent stars as a visual representation of people's silence. However, I adore silent movies and need to honour them. #silentfilm #art #supportart

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Zorro (Tyrone Power) hand drawn over 8 days in pencil. I'm currently going through my scanned pencil portraits and changing the logo at the bottom to "Pencil Mark's." Zorro is a recent drawing and was created because the Orange Goblin doesn't like Mexicans. #Art #Zorro #TyronePower

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Remember the time when Dick-Nick used to be the bad guy and not a crook? #AllthePresidentsMen

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"The right art on the titles means a lot. They let the audience know before the picture begins that care and thought have gone into the production." Hand drawn in pencil, #HedyLamarr took 6 days. The co-inventor of "Frequency Hopping" in WW2 that became WiFi she was more than an actress.

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Well, I better start this not knowing what I'm doing or how to get things going. I used to be Mr. Markzilla Artist but things changed. With Instagram and the dumpster fire that was Twitter deleted, I'm stuck on FB looking for the off switch I draw in pencil buy hand like this. #BelaLugosi (15 days)

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