Elise Engler : Diary of a Radio Junkie, Occasional Drawing Project

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project

11/20/21

casein, gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

6 3/8 x 6.5"

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all charges in the trial over killing 2 in Kenoshsa.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #2

11/27/21

casein, gouache, watercolor, color pencil, graphite on paper

6.5 x 6.75"

Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway Legend, has died at 91.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #3

12/8/21

graphite on paper

5.75 x 5.5"

In Germany Olaf Scholz succeeds Angela Merkel after 16 years of her being chancellor.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #4

12/11/21

gouache, watercolor on paper

5.25 4 3/8"

Journalists Maria Ressa (Philippines), Dimitry Muratov (Russia) botj investigative journalists receive Nobel Prize.

4 x 5.25"

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #5

12/17/21

watercolor, graphite on paper

5.25 x 4 7/8'

Trailblazing Black feminist author, critic and activist bell hooks has died at 69.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #6

12/24/21

gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

6 x 5.5”

American novelist, journalist, and essayist Joan Didion dies at 81.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 7

12/25/21

casein, gouache, watercolor, color pencil, graphite on paper

7.25 x 6"

Nasa launches James Webb telescope, telescope is 100 times more powerful than Hubble.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 8

12/26/21

gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

5.75 x 5 7/8"

Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate, and Archbishop, helped end apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 9

1/8/22

gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

5.75 x 5"

Sidney Poitier, groundbreaking actor, first Black man to win Oscar, dies at 94.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 10

1/20/22

casein, gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

7 x 6.25"

Trump’s request to block release of White House records re:Jan.6 is rejected by Supreme Court 8–1, Senate fails to pass voting rights bill legislation, On first anniversary of his presidency, Biden holds 2 hr. press conference, predicts Russia will invade Ukraine (minor incursion,) admits voting rights won’t pass, defends policies, admits much needs to be done re: Covid, Jan. 6 committee subpoenas to white nationalists.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 11

2/25/22

casein, gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

6.25 x 5.75"

Kyiv under siege as Russian troops move in on Ukraine capital.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 12

2/26/22

casein, gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

5 x 4.75"

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to Supreme Court.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 13

3/4/22

graphite on paper

4.75 x 5.75"

Russian forces have captured a Ukrainian nuclear power plant-the largest in Europe.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 14

3/10/22

gouache, walnut ink, white chalk, graphite on paper

5.5 x 7"

Shackleton's lost ship Endurance found off Antarctic coast.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project Day 15

4/4/22

graphite on paper

7 3/8 x 7.25"

Amazon workers in Staten Island, NY vote to unionize, first Amazon union in U.S., Bessemer vote still in limbo.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project 16

4/19/22

ink, casein, gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

7 1/8 x 6 1/8"

Russian troops captured eastern city as battle for Donbas region begins (Kreminna seized) Mariupol’s defenders are holed up in steel plant, Trump appointee Katherine Kimball Mizelle, youngest judge ever appointed as (33) district judge (ruled incapable by Bar Association) overturns mask mandate for public transit, Oxfam reports billionaire saw their wealth grow by 62%, average worker grew by 10% over last 2 years.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project 17

5/3/22

color pencil, graphite and painted black paper

5.5 x 5.5"

In an unprecedented leak of Supreme Court documents, draft shows court would overturn Roe v. Wade opinion written by Justice Alito..

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project 18

5/16/22

India ink, walnut ink, gouache, graphite on paper

6 x 5”

18 year old white man, who allegedly posted white supremacy manifesto, will be charged with a hate crime in Buffalo mass shooting where 10 died. 11 of the 13 victims were black. He bought gun legally despite a record showing he had talked about carrying on an attack in high school.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project 19

5/26/22

Gouache, watercolor, color pencil, graphite on paper

6.5 x 6.5"

In Uvalde school shooting, 19 children, 2 adults identified.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #20

6/10/22

casein, gouache, watercolor, color pencil, graphite on paper

8 3/8" x 8 3/8"

Attempted coup-first public Jan. 6 hearing puts Trump at center of plan to overturn 2020 election.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #21

6/13/22

ink pen , graphite on paper

6.5 x 6"

Day 2 House hearings on January 6 riot. trump advisers and admin. officials testify they told trump claims of fraud were false, Trump scammed $250 million out of supporters for nonexistent defense fund.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #22

6/23/22

Micron pen, watercolor, graphite on paper

5 7/8 x 5.5"

Supreme Court strikes down N.Y. law limiting guns in public, Court votes 6-3, Clarnece thomas writes decision.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #23

6/2422

Acrylic, gouache, watercolor, color pencil, graphite on paper

6.5 x 7"

Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wad ending right to abortion upheld for decades.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #24

6/28/22

walnut ink, micron pen, casein, gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson tells January 6 committee in surprise hearing White House knew in advance of January 6 violence, Trump grabbed limo steering wheel and driver trying to go to Capitol, had a temper tantrum. 6 x 5.5"

6 x 5.5"

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #25

7/1/22

color pencil on painted black paper

5.5 x 5.25"

Supreme Court rules to sharply limit EPA’s power to regulate carbon emissions from power plants swears in first Black woman in Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #26

7/18/22

gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

7 x 6.5”

Record breaking temperatures sear Europe, China and U.S, Guterres calls for “collective action or collective suicide,” Senator Joe Manchin will not support budget bill that will address climate change.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #27

7/19/22

gouache, graphite on paper

6.25 x 5"

Claes Oldenburg, creator of Pop Art on a giant scale, has died at age 93.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #28

8/13/22

gouache, watercolor, ink pen, graphite on paper

6 3/8 x 5.5"

Judge unseals warrant FBI used to search Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, part of inquiry into violation of Espionage Act, Salman Rushdie still on ventilator, may have lost eye after knife in Chautauqua, N.Y.

Diary of a Radio Junkie, Occasional Drawing Project #29

9/9/22

gouache, color pencil, graphite on paper

6.25 x 5"

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving British monarch has died at 96, King Charles will take the crown.

Diary of a Radio Junkie, Occasional Drawing Project #30

9/13//22

gouache, color pencil, graphite on paper

5 5/8 x 5.5"

Film director Jean-Luc Godard, director of "Breathless" and French New Wave icon, dead at 91.

5 5/8 x 5.5"

Diary of a Radio Junkie, Occasional Drawing Project #31

10/14/22

gouache, graphite on paper

4.5 x 6"

January 6 House committee votes unanimously to Subpoena FPOTUS Trump.

Diary of a Radio Junkie, Occasional Drawing Project #32

11/9/22

gouache, casein, color pencil, graphite on paper

5 x 7"

Predicted red wave is now being called red ripple, still many seats remain undecided.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #33

12/20/22

gouache, color pencil, on paper

6 x 6.5"

Ex POTUS T***p referred for criminal charges in final Jan.6 hearing, includes insurrection.

Diary of a Radio Junkie: Occasional Drawing Project #34

2023

graphite on paper

8.5 x 7"

Seven dead after mass shooting in small coastal California farming towndays after gunman kills eleven people celebrating Lunar New Year.

Diary of a Radio Junkie, Occasional Drawing Project #35

4/5/23

gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper

7 x 6"

Trump pleads not guilty to 34 counts, first ex-president to face criminal charges, lashes out at post arraignment rally.

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