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Purple Vixen has noticed a good many artists doing commissioned art and also fan art of herself and her LILACS. Not all of the subject matter of the art is to her liking, but in general she heartily approves of this trend. She also realizes that most of you are doing this art only because you have resigned yourself to the inevitability of the New Purple World Order and of your eventual submission to it, and are hoping to ingratiate yourself to (that means 'suck up to' for you illiterates) Purple Vixen through your art. That is at it should be. You should not fail to pass up opportunities to exalt Purple Vixen in your art! Purple Vixen has a long memory. So, to all of you artists who have graced your canvases, both and real and virtual, with her image, Purple Vixen can only say, "You're welcome!"

P.S. Purple Vixen has cast a stern glance toward that slacker Dangerfan, who has been very slow in uploading these images to his dA page. The beatings will continue until efficiency improves!

I just learned of the recent passing of another wonderful dA artist and human being, jssabotta a/k/a John Sabotta. I very much enjoyed chatting with him here and reading of the joys and sorrows of poor, misunderstood Amphy, his OC. He was a friend to many artists I follow. I had the privilege of commissioning a few images from him, which I will post here shortly (although they are on his page already). Hearing of the loss of such creative and thoughtful people makes me sad and feel very mortal. Thank you for sharing that creativity with us. Rest in peace, good man!

... and YOU can help! Lovely Baliceaux Island, a 352 acre, uninhabited island in the Grenadines archipelago, is now available for purchase. Ideally situated in the southern Caribbean, this would be an outstanding location for a new LILAC lair. A bay for a seaplane landing area ... a cave for an underground submarine base ... a volcanic mound ready to be hollowed out for a missile launch facility. Plus year-round sunshine for your solar-powered death ray! Baliceaux Island has it all! For a mere $30 million, Purple Vixen will be able to purchase the island and continue her important work in founding the New Purple World Order. This is where you come in. With some recent setbacks, Purple Vixen does not have the cash on hand to make the purchase. Fortunately, all her loyal supporters have the opportunity to contribute to this exciting project. A Kickstarter campaign has been established to which you are all invited to contribute.

Go here and make a donation: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/LILAC/Baliceaux-Island Your credit card information will be kept absolutely secure (no, seriously!). And if you should opt for direct payments from your bank account, we can assure you that no one will clean out your savings (we wouldn't even THINK of it!) You can read more about the island and the sale here: https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/baliceaux-island-grenadines-1234815412/

So please contribute and help make Purple Vixen's dreams a reality!

I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Lonzo1 (a/k/a Lonnie Gaylor). I had gotten to know Lonnie when he took a commission to draw his OC Elasticity encountering my LILACS in the lovely piece below. He was a wonderful artist and I could tell a kind person. Just a reminder that we are all real people with real lives and issues on the other side of the computer screens. As far as I can tell, this was the last Elasticity art Lonnie published before he passed away in January. I know he really loved this character and I will always think of him fondly when I see it. Rest in Peace good man!

His obituary: https://www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Lonnie-Gaylor?obId=23682394#/obituaryInfo

Our Villainess of the Month is the lovely Olga Skabeyeva. This charming woman is the main presenter for the Russian TV news program '60 Minutes.' The 37 year-old 'journalist' is also known as 'The Iron Doll of Putin TV' due to her constant spewing of Kremlin propaganda and endorsement of the most extreme views to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In spite of her constant attacks of the West, she studied at an American school in Russia and is fluent in English, maintaining an expensive flat in West London. She and her husband, on their modest journalists' salaries, have somehow managed to amass a fortune in Moscow real estate. When the Kremlin regime eventually collapses, she may perhaps consider a job offer to be spokeswoman for the New Purple World Order. I think she would look good in a tight-fitting Vixdex LILAC uniform!