A Man Standing In The Dark With His Arms Crossed Art

a drawing of a man standing in front of a wall
An Asian Slice
At the dark end of an alley on a moonless night,
A youth squats low to the ground, turned toward the wall with his face in his lap.  Someone might think he’s sleeping.  He’s smoking heroin.  Soon he’ll fall over and soil himself, and stay right there until dawn.

Back at the neon-lit mouth of this dark alley, 
hookers walk back and forth, hurrying to get past the alley, either for fear or because is smells so bad.  Eyelids, all painted golden, Asian whores always look like they’re made of candy.  Candy it is; but a snarling cat awaits its prey.
a painting of a man with an angel on his back
The Dagda, powerful Celtic god, standing with a massive, muscular horse at his side. Earthy robes, bronze and gold torc, long dark hair, commanding presence. Horses moving in the background like living wealth of the land. Misty forest or rolling hills, dawn light piercing fog, mythic realism, cinematic Celtic fantasy, raw authority, natural textures.
animal standing in natural pose
a painting of a man with his hands behind his back
animal standing in natural pose
a painting of a man standing in front of a doorway
a man standing in front of a fence with his hands in the air
a man standing in front of a wall with his hands on his head
a man standing in front of a wall with his hands in his pockets
The Dagda, powerful Celtic god, standing with a massive, muscular horse at his side. Earthy robes, bronze and gold torc, long dark hair, commanding presence. Horses moving in the background like living wealth of the land. Misty forest or rolling hills, dawn light piercing fog, mythic realism, cinematic Celtic fantasy, raw authority, natural textures.
a painting of a man with his hands behind his head
a man with his hands in his pockets
a man with his hands on his head
a man with his hands in his pockets
a man with his hands on his face
a painting of a man with his hand on his chest
a painting of a man with his hand on his head
a painting of a man with his hands in the air
a man with a horned head standing in the dark
animal standing in natural pose
First century Jerusalem at the "gate beautiful" to the temple grounds.  Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
a man with his hands on his hips
a painting of a man standing in a room
a painting of a man standing in front of a brick wall
a painting of a man standing in the water
animal standing in natural pose
a drawing of a man looking at himself in a mirror
a painting of a man standing in front of a rug
a man standing in a field with a bird on his arm
a painting of a man standing in a doorway
a man standing in front of a yellow door
a black and white drawing of a man with his arms outstretched
a man in a black coat standing in front of a blue and orange background
a man with his hands on his head
animal standing in natural pose
Nayoma washed his bowl and sat down in a meditative state. I’ll meditate first, then practice Bushin no Jutsu, then Body Flicker, then wall walking. After that, I’ll take a cold shower and sleep.  

He opened his eyes, jumped out of meditation, and formed the hand signs for Clone Jutsu. A puff of smoke appeared, and a clone popped up right in front of him. It wasn’t perfect — its earlobes were stretched oddly — but it was still a success.  

Well, not so perfect… but with time I’ll correct my mistakes. Hmn, I guess I really had it easier than Naruto. I’m sure even Kibe‑sensei couldn’t do this on his first try.  

The clone disappeared with a puff of smoke, leaving Nayoma standing there, satisfied but already thinking about the next step.
animal standing in natural pose
a statue of a man standing in a doorway
a man standing in the middle of a forest
a painting of a man standing in front of a sun