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The Atlantic, 1991

New Yorker cover for Mother’s Day, 2002

Fast Company, 2005

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BOSKO vs. the CROWS! Outnumbered a hundred to one.

BOSKO vs. the CROWS!
Outnumbered a hundred to one.
One day, I’ll be able to share the complete adventure!
Let’s just say, somehow BOSKO snuck up the Crow’s Sacred Tree on a secret mission and was found out!

#boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman

I was called in to save Secret Agent BOSKO, and things got crazier. And all of this took place in a cemetery on Easter. I can’t even discuss the attack of the bunnies afterwards.
Happy Caturday!

CLOSE TO MY HEART. Thanks @morphikla for the beaut

CLOSE TO MY HEART.
Thanks @morphikla for the beautiful Blackie the Cat jewelry to remember my best friend.

#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow
#boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
#morphikla #morphik
This portrait jewelry piece of Blackie the Cat can be worn around the neck or on the wrist.

BOSKO’s WILD DREAM! #theblackiethecatshow #blac

BOSKO’s WILD DREAM!

#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow #boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
Laying in the Park at @thelabreatarpits with Bosko, his Wild Dream popped into my head and I had to draw it out in my sketchbook.

BABUSHKAT! Lil BOSKO was inspired by seeing a phot

BABUSHKAT!
Lil BOSKO was inspired by seeing a photo I took one year ago of BLACKIE the CAT dressed as a babushka. So he wanted to honor him by taking a photo this year.

#boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow
Blackie the Cat knew about my Eastern European heritage and Lil Bosko is now learning this family history.

SELF-PORTRAIT OF ME AS BLACKIE THE CAT 2021. Black

SELF-PORTRAIT OF ME AS BLACKIE THE CAT 2021.
Blackie the Cat may be gone but his spirit lives inside me.

#boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow

I started drawing and painting some versions of me now with my long Covid Pandemic Isolation Long Hair as my late best friend and muse, Blackie the Cat.

I was originally going to cut my hair once I got my vaccine but I don’t know yet. BOSKO seems to enjoy it as a playground. Thanks everyone for the positive feedback about my long hair. So I’m playing it by ear.

BOSKO lost his ONLY ONE WHITE WHISKER!!! I had to

BOSKO lost his ONLY ONE WHITE WHISKER!!!
I had to draw this!
And make another post about Bosko’s whisker loss.
Bosko has always had his TRADEMARK “Only One White Whisker! Until now.
He even liked being called O2W2, because he felt “Bosko” was a bit formal.
And now his White Whisker is gone!!
Our hearts are broken! 💔

#boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow
We are offering a REWARD of an original drawing of Bosko if anyone can find and return Bosko’s Only One White Whisker. No questions asked. We just want it returned safely.

MISSING!! BOSKO lost his ONLY ONE WHITE WHISKER!!!

MISSING!!
BOSKO lost his ONLY ONE WHITE WHISKER!!!
Bosko has always had his TRADEMARK “Only One White Whisker! Until now.
He even liked being called O2W2, because he felt “Bosko” was a bit formal.
And now his White Whisker is gone!!
Our hearts are broken! 💔

#boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow
We are offering a REWARD of an original drawing of Bosko if anyone can find and return Bosko’s Only One White Whisker. No questions asked. We just want it returned safely.

IN ALL MY GLORY! 20 years ago today. I love lectur

IN ALL MY GLORY!
20 years ago today.
I love lecturing about art around the world. In the late 90s and early 2000s, I started lecturing about “Pervasive Art,” where I felt it was important for an artist for create and challenge themselves to work in many different mediums. Back then, individual art disciples loved to penguin hole artists to stay in one approach. You were either an illustrator or a painter, or an animator, or toy artist, for example. I worked hard to bust the boundaries that kept an artist in only one area. I still do.
#garybaseman #baseman #lecture #speakingengagement #toby #tobylovesyou #tobytravels #artdirectorsclub #denver #adcd
#20yearsago
This poster was extra special and controversial. The original printer refused to print the poster because of the “nose.”
I then created a sticker of a fig leaf to cover the nose which said “sometimes a nose is just a nose.”

WILD THING. I was planning to cut my hair after my

WILD THING.
I was planning to cut my hair after my 2nd dose of the vaccine, but BOSKO likes it too much.

#boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow

Wild thing
You make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing.
Happy Caturday!

My Childhood Home. Looks like my family is selling

My Childhood Home.
Looks like my family is selling the fourplex my parents scraped up and bought miraculously in the early 60s.
#home #childhood #garybaseman #baseman
My parents were Holocaust Survivors, immigrants who arrived to America with nothing but scars and dreams. My father took up work as an electrician, and my mother worked at Canter’s Bakery.
They did everything for their family. And I was their American Dream Accident Baby, ten years younger to my next sibling.
I recently walked by the home I lived from 6 months to 5 years old. I love this happy fading photo of me in front of the entrance door.

BOSKO’s 1st Golden State Burger! Support Local E

BOSKO’s 1st Golden State Burger! Support Local Eateries!!
Golden State shut down during the Pandemic but reopened as a pop-up in their COFAX location. They make the best burger in the FAIRFAX District. I’m glad they are back. Scroll to see Bosko enjoying the meal!
@eatgoldenstate @cofaxcoffee #eatgoldenstate #goldenstateburger #cofax
#boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow
Golden State is serving their BurgerBurger, SmashBurger, and ImpossibleBurger all on Fairfax, in my hood! Cofax also makes an amazing Breakfast Burrito. Speaking of Fairfax, @canters_deli has opened up!! Support our local establishments so they can stay open as we start opening up. But be safe.

SOUL BEAST #1 will always be ANDERSON .PAAK! Four

SOUL BEAST #1 will always be ANDERSON .PAAK!
Four years ago, I connected with Anderson in Barcelona and painted the back of his Coach jacket. Anderson & the Free Nationals were the nicest and coolest. They were touring with @BrunoMars thru Europe. #andersonpaak @anderson._paak @freenationals @coach #freenationals #coachxbaseman #garybaseman #baseman @offfest #barcelona #spain #espana #comedown
It was right after his hit “Come down” came out which made me fall in love with his music.

An extra special magic day in Bolton Cemetery. Two

An extra special magic day in Bolton Cemetery. Two years ago today, we created a wonderful Dream Reality in Wellington, New Zealand. 💚
I want to thank again my amazing WildGirl crew, @mikepottoncamera @laurahiener @cole_slaw_ @meozu.art @bella_beetle @youmyhull @charshade_
#basemanwildgirls #garybaseman #baseman #ccwildgirls #wellington #newzealand
This was the best way to spend my last day, especially hanging with the Trippy Tree!
I look forward to returning to New Zealand this year with a very special exhibition! 💚

VACCINATED! Grateful to get my 2nd Dose. Looking f

VACCINATED!
Grateful to get my 2nd Dose.
Looking forward to the world opening up again.

#selfisolation #selfisolate #coronavirus #covid_19 #socialdistancing #toby #tobylovesyou #garybaseman #baseman #blackiethecatshow #theblackiethecat #pfizer
We all need to get vaccinated to stop the spread of Covid.
Get vaccinated please. Stay safe.

SKETCHBOOKS. Going through almost 40 years of SKET

SKETCHBOOKS.
Going through almost 40 years of SKETCHBOOKS today.
Well, not every one but samples through different decades.
I’ve always kept a sketchbook by my side. Always.
#garybaseman #baseman #sketchbooks #drawings
Most people have never seen me without a sketchbook by my side.
It might be obsessive, but it’s how I have lived my life observing and interpreting the world.

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