Om.
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Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the Upper West Side for more than 30 years. His illustrations appear in the Rag on Sundays, chronicling life in the neighborhood, New York City, and the Universe. See them all here. For a broader range of Gary’s work, including animations and other motion graphics, please visit www.martoons.com
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Better late than never.
I spy with my little eye our neighborhood watercolorist and pet savior Anne Watkins!
Good eye! That’s her lovely photo I used in background as well. Thank you Anne.
Thank you, Gary, for including me in this bucolic scene. We are so lucky to live here and enjoy the park. Shout out to the Riverside Park Conservancy and NYC Parks for caring for this treasure. Delighted to be in your circle, Gary and Nancy!
Thanks Gary….much needed and beautifully illustrated.
Worth waiting an extra day for this sweet illustration. Sometimes calm is needed more than funny.
Is there a tiny iPhone hidden in your beard?
haha
Thank you Gary Martin…. N.Y.C. needs you
Totally agree. The blooming trees are especially beautiful this Spring.
Best medicane!
The more “OM” the better!!!
Indeed. Adding a bit of SHANTIH to the OM.
This illustrates beautiful weather here
If there is a more beautiful springtime setting, I have not seen it. Thanks Gary.
Love springtime! Wondering if that’s my Stella in the background also is loving this beautiful weather!
Hi stella!
The only real insanity here is this never ending complaint of “insanity” from our usual neurotic and progressive UWS crowd…
It’s funny. Even the people I know who like the things being done admit that it is bonkers. It is just a bonkers they like.
Don’t let us wake you.
Oh, my… Yes. Best image yet. That’s the Upper West Side I know and love. And I’m as thankful for what 10023/10024/10025 have to offer us as, it appears, Gary is. (And I love the two guest stars in the lower right-hand corner…#IFKYK.) Happy Spring.
It’s almost exactly a year since Rosie died…
In so many ways, we’ve earned this spring. Thanks for commemorating this moment of grace, Gary.