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Bruce Gerlach
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Freelance illustration, sometimes sculptor and a bit cartoony.
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A day late with my #SundayFishSketch, so more of a Sunday/MondayFishSketch.
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#SundayFishSketch #DollyVardenTrout #Sketch
An ink drawing of a Dolly Varden trout.
December 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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We went to the Henry Ford Museum with a friend on Friday to see the da Vinci exhibit. All reproductions, but still interesting.
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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I do have a Gil Gerard story. Some of you have heard this ad nauseam, but I'll share it here anyhoo.
Some years ago when I was set up for the first time at the Motor City Comic Con, my table was in the celebrity section. I was with a small group of Star Wars artists...
December 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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A collection of Christmas cartoons (all pagan, of course) in my latest Substack.
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#Cartoons #Christmas #HappyHolidays
December 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I did a little bit of tankscaping at the Belle Isle Aquarium this past Sunday. The turtles need an adjustment to their ramp.
BIA volunteers Steven and Zac problem solve a turtle ramp. Pavo, the Aquarium Cat lounging on a couch.
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Humpback Whale
Sea Lion
Alligator
Squirrel
Sparrow
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Honey Badger
Manta ray
Lion
Badger
Crocodile
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Mongoose
Barracuda
Chamois
Dolphin
Badger
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Today's #SundayFishSketch is a Texas Cichlid, I hope. It was a quiz.

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#SundayFishSketch #25DaysOfFishmas #Sketches #TexasCichlid
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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From last night's frigid visit to Greenfield Village's Holiday Nights.
One of the many fire pits located around the Village. A lamp from A Christmas Story. An 1900's vehicle driving through the snow covered streets. The wooden covered bridge decked out with lights, wreaths and stuff.
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Walking the Blossom Heath Tunnel of Lights last night with Tina and her cousins.
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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I have two (of 6) remaining Stranger Things Artist Proof sketch cards from the 2018 set released by Topps. The blog will get you to the links.

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#ArtistProofs #SketchCards #StrangerThings #Topps
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Yesterday, I went down to Eastern Market in Detroit with a friend to see the finally installed Robocop statue. I worked on this on and off from 2014-17. Certainly not as much as others, but it was cool to contribute some. Glad to see it!
#Robocop #VenusBronzeWorks
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Here's a couple of sketches from this past Wednesday's Belleville Drink N Draw.

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#Sketches #ColoredPencils
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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On Tuesday, I found myself once again at the Detroit Zoo's after hours Renaissance Circle/Wild Lights after hours event.

#DetroitZoo #RenassainceCircle #WildLights
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I usually like to take a jaunt in the woods on the day after Thanksgiving, regardless of the weather. It had been a couple of years, so I walked Bloomer Park this time. A good trek.
Standing on top of a hill looking down at the Clinton River. A bird in flight. The Clinton River as seen from a bridge. Stairs going up the hillside.
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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My latest Substack is up and has all sorts of mattress making merriment. Sure.

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#Cartoons #Sketches #Substack
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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I've always raked the leaves into a pile for our dogs, because they love it. My wife doesn't agree, but I will die on this hill!
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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I did some scribbles at the con on Saturday. More on the blog:

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#Sketches
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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A Cooper's hawk from last week. It had just killed a sparrow in our backyard.
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Saw a kid that looked way too much like Beavis. He was not cosplaying.
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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All set up for tomorrow's Bluewater International Comic-Con. This is the view from the con floor. Usually one sees a wall...
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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From Tuesday's Red Wings and Kraken game at LCA in Detroit.
The view of the rink from high above at Little Caesar's Arena. Red Wing goalie Cam Talbot in action. Seattle Kraken's goalie Baccord? Baccaro? Whatever, he allowed more goals than the other guy. Goalie Talbot at our end of the rink.
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Some pics from Saturday's trip to Stratford, On, to see Macbeth at the Avon Theatre. There were motorcycles...
A photograph of Christopher Lambert in Highlander at a Scottish shop. A rainy view of Stratford, ON in the rain. The Avon Theatre in Stratford, ON. Intermission of Macbeth at the Avon Theatre.
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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This Saturday, I will be set up at this con:

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#Fantasticon #BlueWaterInternationalComicCon #PortHuron #Sarnia
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Some pics from Friday's visit to the Detroit Institute of Arts. I did a couple of sketches, but nothing to write home about. Or maybe, sketch home about?
The 'ear' from Diego Rivera's murals. Someone is always listening. Gamin, a painted plaster sculpture by Augusta Savage, c. 1930. Spring Thunderbird painting by Michelle Defee, 2018. Triton With a Shell, a terra cotta sculpture by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, c. 1640-1642.
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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I've been falling behind with some pics that I've wanted to share. So, let's get to it! Last week, we joined a friend standing near some farmland just north of us and finally, was able to see the Aurora Borealis, both with the naked eye and better with my phone camera. Very cool!
Reds and greens of the Aurora Borealis emerging from behind the clouds. And a nice, bright star, as well. The red of the Aurora Borealis amidst the clouds. The greens of the Aurora Borealis on the horizon below the cloud line. Stars, and the reds and greens of the Aurora Borealis.
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM