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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#sketchbook October 2026. One of the world's most regarded architects, Portugal's #AlvaroSiza #art #drawing

Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

From 2012, a #drawing using Pentel brush pens, of German model and fellow DevArt denizen, Miss Souls. #art #illustration

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#art: a mixed media illustration of #jazz bassist Charlie #Mingus. This was a preliminary iteration of what I ultimately published and sold as a print for a while:

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#art - a #drawing of former poet laureate of San Jose, Mighty Mike McGee. From a few years back, done with a parallel pen.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Late night #mural work is a nice way to start the weekend, especially when it's something that you had stalled on for a year and a half. #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#sketchbook September 2026. A parallel pen #drawing of Jerry Cantrell (most famous for being in Alice in Chains). #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Well, that's different. A #DeLorean with aspirations of fluxiness. Spotted between Santa Clara and San Benito Counties. #backtothefuture is still a dull film for me, but this was hilarious to spot.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#sketchbook September 2026. The pianist. Cretacolor graphite pencil, pen + ink. #art #drawing

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Helms Alee live at The Bottom of the Hill in SF (one of its best live venues). #livemusic

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#art: "the flaws that make you dear to me" (1 & 2) "started from mixed media (almost entirely acrylic paint, acrylic ink, and various markers) on wood panel...re-stacked into a dozen layers, where further and final (digital) compositing happened. Details here: zeruch.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/a...

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#art, in this case a portrait #drawing of Mr. Gallego, delivered to him down in japantown in DTSJ.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hey @bloomberg.com why is this opt-out by default? I mean I know the answer but I'd like to hear your justification. #darkpatterns #badUX #surveillance #adtech

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#sketchbook August 2026. I've been a long time fan of the Portuguese band Dead Combo. One half of that combo was multi-instrumentalust Paulo Gonçalves, who passed away in 2021. I've drawn him before but this one I actually like how it's turning out. #art #drawing

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"To Speak From Wounds" Details at: zeruch.wordpress.com/2026/08/26/a... #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#sketchbook professional singer (opera & burlesque) Isabella Ivy. Parallel pen on bristol paper. #art #drawing

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#Art: "An Antipathy to Something Well Hidden" Available as prints on August 18, 2026 onwards. A short write up + playlist is available here: zeruch.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/a...

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#sketchbook August 2026. Parallel pen, and a little bit of liquid graphite, this is a #drawing of Cedric Myton, who has been singing roots reggae since the 1960s. He's closely associated with The Congos, and at one point was on Lee "scratch" Perry's Black Ark label. #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#art #timelapse of me trying to flesh out a portrait #drawing of the Portuguese author Guerra Junqueiro.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Snacks from milk belly in #DTSJ , and a very unfinished #drawing of one of my earliest muses when I was on devart regularly, known by the handle "sis" #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hiding from but peering into the night sky...

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#sketchbook a weird departure, in that I had this idea inspired by the "eggheads" on the #ucdavis campus, taken to an absurd degree. So far it's just a set of prelim #doodles on post-it notes, but who knows where it'll ultimately land. #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Art: the EBM couple: from 2017, two rave/EBM/goth club folks from my #DeviantART days. #art #drawing #illustration

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#art: mixed media portrait #illustration of francesca burr . More details here: zeruch.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/a...

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

New #art: irresolução da memória. Write up and supplemental work in progress from it available at: wp.me/p3ome-793

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#sketchbook is some mixed media quickly applied onto Bristol of a Reddit reference model. #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Working through textural, abstract ideas at home instead of the studio (because perfect weather and big windows instead of subterranean catacomb). #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Cooking some #ArtOfNoise in this midweek heat. Truly a strange release, even for the early '80s, and still sounds fresh today. Includes one of their biggest hits, "moments in love" #vinylcollection youtu.be/ylvUzLdP7CU?...

A. Phonograph playing the vinyl "into battle with the art of noise" with the sleeve propped up to the side of it.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This morning was about keeping it chill, so some #MiroslavVitous was in order. His bass work, especially on upright, generally does the trick. #vinyloftheday #vinylcollection

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

New #art. "Lurid + Frail" , analog mixed media (mostly acrylics, markers, and gouache) on sketch/printer grade paper and cold press board, then digital.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#sketchbook June 2026. I'm glad I got to see #AbdullahIbrahim (aka Dollar Brand) live some years ago, itself a weird gift from #SFjazz for appropriating one of my illustrations in their seasonal brochure without clearance. RIP. #art #drawing

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#sketchbook June 2026. A quick graphite pencil and ink wash doodle of author (and among other things, coiner of the term "enshitification") , @doctorow.pluralistic.net I'm sure I'll get around to finishing this... Eventually.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#sketchbook June 2026. Reference is jewelry artist Ashyaelizabeth, done in parallel pen. #art #drawing

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#sketchbook June 2026. Late night #jazz vibes. #khammeslien is not well known in the US, but he should be. This #drawing was done with a parallel pen on stock paper, with a little bit of Sumi-e ink to fill in the blacks, and a little bit of gouache for skin tone. #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

"Fearlessness was fundamental in #Ulmer’s music, which came firmly rooted in the blues but could often sound heat-warped, hallucinatory and feral…." RIP #JamesBloodUlmer zeruch.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/r... #art #drawing

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A #doodle of #ThomasDolby (albeit 80s TD does look like Dr. Daisuke Ido from Battle Angel Alita). #art #drawing

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Day 3 of an aerial intruder sneaking into my loft without invite. For years I've never had anything try to fly in, but since Saturday this twerp is showing up every morning.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

2019 on the way back from a holiday in Moorea (Tahiti), we decided to plop a rest break at The Varnish, a speakeasy inside Coles (replete with a bathroom urinal with a placard stating "Charles Bukowski pissed here") and a jazz trio including legendary bassist David Piltch. #travelogue #zeruchontour

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New #art "kissing the petals open" mixed media on cold press board and rice paper, digital post. Prints available. #artshare

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

#sketchbook 2020. Mixed media #drawing of Afrobeat/highlife auteur, Tony Allen. #art

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

#sketchbook a parall pen #drawing of guitarist David Gilmore (the US #jazz /fusion one, not the UK art-rock one). #art #artshare.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

New #art: "a perda nunca desaparece, apenas muda de forma" (loss never leaves, it only changes shape): mixed media (acrylics, water-based oils, graphite) on both cold press board, and rice paper. Then digital pixel bending. Prints available . #contemporaryart #abstractart #abstractpainting

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Still one of my nostalgically favorite diner spots in the Bay.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A small #mixology experiment from last weekend. Barrel aged gin (from Park Distillery in Banff, Alberta), grapefruit smoked salt chili syrup, mint bitters, and mango lemonade.

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Take some acrylic paint, work it into surfaces, scan them all and start merging them through pixel surgery. Take the composite and run it through a custom sobel edge detection filter, print the output on Bristol grade paper, start adding fresh gouache paint. Repeat as needed... #art #artprocess

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Joseph 'zeruch' Arruda @zeruch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

#sketchbook April 2026. avant-garde saxophonist #TimBerne. Mostly his "Caos Totale" unit and the one album he did with Bill Frisell. Good, noisy, energetic. This #drawing was done in parallel pen on Bristol. #art

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