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Fiction: One of the MPLS Thunder cheerleaders is called to help the intrepid DRiBBL3rs do battle on the court in a very dramatic fashion!
Finished at 7:50 PM on Thursday, October 21, Chicago
Crayola, Blick Art, Colour Block, Derwent Coloursoft, Progresso, and Prismacolor color pencils; Brea Reese, Crayola, and Winsor and Newton watercolors; Derwent and Daler Rowney charcoal pencils; No. 2 pencil, Prismacolor Ebony graphite pencil, Crayola Signature brush and dual-tip markers, Jacquard Products Pearl Ex gold powdered pigment, U Brands dry erase bulletin board marker, Uniball Signo black ink pen, Sharpie, Sharpie S-Gel pens, Expo permanent markers, coffee
Arteza mixed media pad
9" x 12"
2021
Fiction. August, 1978. At DRiBBL3 Camp '78, Kim ("Miss Kim", to her students), 23, teaches Todd to spin a basketball on all his fingers before they return to the dojo.
Inspired by my childhood in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. Today, Michelle M. is a successful lawyer in her native Los Angeles. In the late '70s, however, she was a twentysomething newcomer to the then-nascent DRiBBL3 basketball black belt team, just hungry and ready to do battle on the court in Minneapolis
Completed on Saturday, May 7
Crayola color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction: Tyler, an energetic young new DRiBBL3r, straightens his belt as he prepares to make his debut on the court...and against a formidable opponent!
Finished on Sunday, October 17 at 4:44 PM, Chicago
Crayola, Blick Art, Colour Block, Derwent Coloursoft, Progresso, and Prismacolor color pencils; Brea Reese, Crayola, and Winsor and Newton watercolors; Derwent and Daler Rowney charcoal pencils; No. 2 pencil, Prismacolor Ebony graphite pencil, Crayola Signature brush and dual-tip markers, Jacquard Products Pearl Ex gold powdered pigment, U Brands dry erase bulletin board marker, Uniball Signo black ink pen, Sharpie, Sharpie S-Gel pens, Expo permanent markers, coffee
Arteza mixed media pad
9" x 12"
2021
Fiction. Felice (Linda) Hurd, a senior black belt student and a former college basketball standout, joins the DRiBBL3 team as "Phylicious", #31
Created over lunch while looking over the snow-covered intersections and streets (from the 6th floor employee break room) on Friday, December 23. Developed over evening commute home from work on same day. Finished on Saturday, December 24, 2022
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
"Late one night, Monica Quiver, a beautiful young woman, enters the car, clad in a scarlet red top, a pair of flaring black trousers, and a black belt around her small waist to assert an air of authority and to have everyone know that she means business.
"Tickets, please!"
One after another, the 20-something Ms. Quiver, the new night conductor on the Ryder Island Line, starts auditing tickets and passes until she encounters a rude and inebriated ruffian ready to give her a hard time.
Ms. Quiver wastes no time exchanging kicks, blocks, and punches with the unruly young man, promising to have him kicked off the train. Even In the dead of night.
Once the young man is down and unconscious, Ms. Quiver quickly dives, hides, and vanishes behind a seat, only to reveal *Mr.* Quiver, a balding, elderly, stocky, and bespectacled train conductor in her place. And sleeping on the job.
When I woke up, it was 7:10 AM. My night on the job was over, the morning has begun, and Mr. Quiver was still collecting tickets..."
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. January 26, 1978. Adrienne, a young Washington, DC resident, leads the lower belt students in a series of sit-ups in karate class at the YMCA.
Inspired by my childhood in the 1970s. Developed further on commutes, work breaks, and an early lunch on Wednesday, January 25. Finished at 1:33 AM on Thursday, January 26, 2023
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2023
Started drawing at 8:05 AM and finished at 6:45 PM, Friday, July 9.
Crayola, Blick Art, Colour Block, Progresso, and Prismacolor color pencils; Brea Reese, Crayola, and Winsor and Newton watercolors; Derwent and Daler Rowney charcoal pencils; No. 2 pencil, Prismacolor Ebony graphite pencil, Paper Mate Ink Joy pens, Crayola Signature brush and dual-tip markers, Uniball Signo black ink pen, Sharpie, espresso coffee
Arteza mixed media pad
9" x 12"
2021
Fiction. A young woman punches as she does sit-ups
Created on my commutes, work breaks and lunch on Thursday, December 8. Completed on Friday, December 9.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
I saw this piglet in a photo posted by @lancasterfarmsanctuary on Instagram and embellished it. -
Daniel Smith watercolors in an Arteza field journal.
Fiction. Setting: 1421 Arch St., Philadelphia, present day. In room 939, new white belt Max struggles to keep up and stay in sync with his teachers Lyric and Chris
Inspired by both my co-workers and my winter solo city break in Philadelphia, January 2022.
Finished on Saturday, November 20, 2022
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. Burgess, an aspiring writer, spends another night with writer's block until Robin walks in to apologize in advance for the noise she and her students would be making upstairs. With Robin having left to conduct her class in her room upstairs, Burgess begins pounding the keys on his antique typewriter with great fervor, ecstatic that he's found a muse in his beautiful, tall, and athletic young tenant!
Crayola, Blick Studio, Derwent, and Prismacolor color pencils; Crayola art markers, Prismacolor Premier illustration markers, #2 pencil, Sharpies, Paper Mate pens
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
May 2021. Once a month on a friday night, my oldest buddies and I get together and play D&D via discord. Last time my friend's character got gobbled up by a shambling mound. In the stupidness that comes with friends of 40 years, we laughed at the idea that the character was more worried about a used rubber dangerously close to his face...rather than being suffocated by a living garbage heap, seemed too funny.
in the 30 years or so since we used to play D&D in high school the monsters have become more slick and sophisticated. Back in the days when Erol Otus illustrated early D&D (in my opinion still the best) the shambling mound was a heap of leaves, pine boughs and junk like that...like a shaggy Frankenstein. Now it is an alien-like tentacled garbage mound that roams sewers, dungeons and other subterranean places consuming organic matter. In the spirit of 5e D&D I drew the modern shambling mound..which was kind of fun. Also...shambling mounds take 1/2 damage from fire and fire spells. Apparently they are....moist. Yuck.
Fiction. Downtown Los Angeles, present day. At the DTLA-based DTLAttitude Dome, Lauren, a twentysomething black belt warrior student, a talented player, and a Los Angeles native, sits on the sidelines, waiting for her chance to do battle on the court.
Completed at 10:51 PM, Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Graphite, ink, and pigment on acid-free paper
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2023
Fiction. Standing in front of student-made artworks, Stephanie, a kids' karate instructor at Duck's Dojo, leads her young students in a series of drills.
Created on my work breaks, lunches, and commutes. Finished on Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. May, 1987. Rooted firmly in a horse stance (and especially in her blue denim bell bottom trousers), young Desiree Purdy, a newcomer to the DRiBBL3 basketball black belt team, attempts to balance a couple of basketballs on her shoulders
Inspired by my young adulthood/manhood in the 1980s. Finished on Sunday, May 29.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
The character "Brianne", a 1980s college student seen here helping a young white belt student perfect his punches and form, was inspired by an attractive young woman (and brown belt) in my dad's evening karate class back in the early '80s
Created on my commutes, lunch, and work breaks on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Finished at 12:56 AM on Thursday, January 5
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2023
Fiction. Spring, 1987. Taking a break from her studies, Christina, a college student and new student at the dojo, gets ready to work out in class with her sensei.
Crayola, Blick Studio, Derwent, and Prismacolor color pencils; Crayola art markers, Prismacolor Premier illustration markers, #2 pencil, Sharpies, Paper Mate pens
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Eighties-inspired martial arts story of two young students working out together
Created on Sunday, January 1, 2013
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2023
Fiction. Stacie, a 20-something receptionist, alternates punches at karate class after work
Created on my commutes, work breaks and lunch on Monday, December 5
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. Aspiring to become a member of the DRiBBL3 basketball black belt team, Janeen earns her black belt, fulfilling her first requirement
Created on commutes, lunch, and work breaks on Saturday (yes, Saturday!), December 31, 2022. Finished at 2:43 AM on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2023
Fiction. January 25, 1978. A young Washington, DC resident leads her students in a series of sit-ups in karate class at the YMCA.
Inspired by my childhood in the 1970s. Developed further on commutes, work breaks, and an early lunch on Tuesday, January 24. Finished at 2:24 AM on Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2023
Fiction. Janiyah, #24, is having fun with her white belt student at the DRiBBL3 dojo.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, #2 pencil, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. As twenty-something restaurant host Lisa Steward discovers at DRiBBL3 Boot Camp, she's not a name, but a number. 15...and for the rest of the experience. As the instructors made quite clear to the recruits, they have to "DRiBBL3 up", meaning that they have to perform sit-ups without dropping their basketballs in order to "win back" their names...and a number of spots on the team.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. Clad in a red sleeveless gi à la Cobra Kai, Raeven, another twenty-something receptionist from Los Angeles, assumes an attention stance, remaining firm and ferocious
Created on commutes, lunch, and work breaks on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Finished at 2:33 AM on December 28.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
See blog post for tutorial & supplies here:
Lex Creatively: Lemon Sunshine Monochrome Birthday Card
A tutorial to make a handmade card for a birthday using My Favorite Things Big Birthday Wishes Die-Namics, The Crafter's Workshop Mini Sunburst Stencil, Hero Arts Ink, Brutus Monroe Embossing Powder, Arteza Metallic Watercolors, Recollections Ombre Patterned Paper, and more!
Fiction. June, 1978. Lisa, #72, teaches a white belt to DRiBBL3, on the first day of camp
Inspired by my childhood in the 1970s. Finished on Sunday, May 22
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
June 14, 1983. I discovered this brown belt student, my soon-to-be muse, at my dad's dojo.
Created on Saturday, January 21, 2023
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2023
Fiction. Nicole, a young brown belt student, stands alongside her sensei Mark, working out with him at the neighborhood dojo
Inspired by my co-workers wearing African and/or Afrocentric fashions, including dashikis, to observe Black History Month. Finished on Sunday, March 13.
Crayola, Blick Studio, Derwent, and Prismacolor color pencils; Crayola art markers, Prismacolor Premier illustration markers, #2 pencil, Sharpies, Paper Mate pens
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. While she's playing Wagner with her Stradivarius, Nyree, a talented young violinist with the Midnight City Symphony, subdues a lecherous intruder with a headlock
Part one: youtu.be/F_86VyWd9AQ
Part two: youtu.be/IEn6Ogi_jHs
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction: At A Chop Above, a retro barbershop that doubles as an underground dojo, Greg, the founder and self-proclaimed Cut Master, puts Angie, his young protégé, through her paces for the next level: full-fledged barber or, as Greg calls it, "defender of our crowns" (natural hairstyles).
Finished on Wednesday, November 24 at 11:27 PM, Chicago
Crayola, Blick Art, Colour Block, Derwent Coloursoft, Progresso, and Prismacolor color pencils; Brea Reese, Crayola, and Winsor and Newton watercolors; Derwent and Daler Rowney charcoal pencils; No. 2 pencil, Prismacolor Ebony graphite pencil, Crayola Signature brush and dual-tip markers, Jacquard Products Pearl Ex gold powdered pigment, U Brands dry erase bulletin board marker, Uniball Signo black ink pen, Sharpie, Sharpie S-Gel pens, Crayola permanent markers
Arteza mixed media pad
9" x 12"
2021
Fiction. Rocking her natural curls at the gym and away from the humidity outside, twentysomething Lauren Dillard works out with her classmates, especially in her Scooby Doo tee-shirt!
Finished on Tuesday, June 14.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction: Daphne, a young martial artist and illustrator at Nightshift Comics, enters the gallery, armed with her favorite weapon: a paintbrush
Finished on Thursday, August 26 at 4:42 PM, Chicago
Crayola, Blick Art, Colour Block, Derwent Coloursoft, Progresso, and Prismacolor color pencils; Brea Reese, Crayola, and Winsor and Newton watercolors; Derwent and Daler Rowney charcoal pencils; No. 2 pencil, Prismacolor Ebony graphite pencil, Crayola Signature brush and dual-tip markers, Uniball Signo black ink pen, Sharpie
Arteza mixed media pad
9" x 12"
2021
Fiction. Setting: 1421 Arch St., Philadelphia, present day. In room 939, new white belt Cody struggles to keep up and stay in sync with his teachers Ashley and Devin
Inspired by both my co-workers and my winter solo city break in Philadelphia, January 2022.
Finished on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 1:54 AM
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction: December, 1979.
Kimberly works out with a younger student in one of their Saturday morning classes
Finished on Tuesday, December 7, Chicago
Crayola art markers, Crayola color pencils, #2 pencil, Uniball Signo black jet ink pen, and Paper-Mate red ink pen
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2021
Fiction: Midnight. Having removed her mask and cloak to reveal herself, Chantralle begins to entertain the audience with a musical "kata" with her Linking Rings illusion.
Inspired by Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" and the works of William Shakespeare. Finished over a glass of red wine at 12:12 AM, Monday, March 15.
Crayola, Blick Art, and Prismacolor pencils; Brea Reese and Winsor and Newton watercolors, Crayola permanent markers; Crayola Signature brush and detail dual-tip markers, No. 2 pencil, Derwent charcoal pencil, Paper Mate Ink Joy pens, dry erase markers, Sharpies, coffee, red wine
Arteza mixed media pad
9" x 12"
2021
Fiction: Jackie Rivera, an attractive, charismatic, and energetic young lead vocalist for her band Night Whispers, is about to finish her second set of songs with her band until master martial magician Alexander Victor's grandmother, his mentor and "partner in crime", stops her to ask for directions to the Circus Club. Backstage when no one's around and looking.
Well, it is just the two of them until Alexander suddenly appears from nowhere to grab Jackie, filling her subconscious with plenty of magic tricks and martial arts techniques... and giving Grandma plenty of time to change Jackie, with no martial arts background at all, into a black belt and karate gi ironed and tailor-made just for her! You see, another unreliable assistant bailed out at the last minute, leaving Alexander and his grandmother to take desperate measures, even if it means kidnapping a young woman to ensure his fans a performance!
Crayola, Blick Art, Colour Block, and Prismacolor color pencils; Brea Reese, Colour Block, and Winsor and Newton watercolors; No. 2 pencil, Prismacolor Ebony graphite pencil, Paper Mate Ink Joy pens, Derwent charcoal pencils, Crayola Signature brush and dual-tip markers, Cabernet Sauvignon
Arteza mixed media pad
9" x 12"
2021
Fiction: In an attention stance, Robin, one of master martial magician Alexander Victor's black belt assistants, prepares to be sliced in fifths and pulled in opposite directions. However, the only things you will see of Robin are her hands, which will remain in restraints for the duration of the performance!
Finished on Thursday, September 30 at 7:51 PM, Chicago
Crayola, Blick Art, Colour Block, Derwent Coloursoft, Progresso, and Prismacolor color pencils; Brea Reese, Crayola, and Winsor and Newton watercolors; Derwent and Daler Rowney charcoal pencils; No. 2 pencil, Prismacolor Ebony graphite pencil, Crayola Signature brush and dual-tip markers, Jacquard Products Pearl Ex gold powdered pigment, U Brands dry erase bulletin board marker, Uniball Signo black ink pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza mixed media pad
9" x 12"
2021
Crayola, Blick Studio, Derwent, and Prismacolor color pencils; Crayola art markers, Prismacolor Premier illustration markers, Copic markers, #2 pencil, Sharpies, Paper Mate pens
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. When she was much younger, Dyvarius Jackson started taking martial arts classes on the weekends and after school, but never saw anyone in any martial arts magazines that looked like her.
Determined to change that, Dyvarius started producing and hosting her own cable access show "Kickin' It with Dyvarius" with a couple of her young students, including Tyler, hoping to provide positive entertainment and suitable role models she couldn't find as a child.
Finished on Friday, June 18.
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Another '80s-inspired escape about a young American woman studying karate as well as the local culture and language in her host country of Japan
Inspired by my own travels with my family in Japan from the mid- to late 1980s. Finished on Sunday, July 7
Part one: youtu.be/eSyyyB-qcUY
Part two: youtu.be/VqPynsdWQF0
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Sharpie, coffee,
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. November, 1979. Three days after their respective feasts with their families, Valerie and Leigh, two attractive twenty-something college students, work off the pounds in Room 939
Inspired by my winter solo city break in Philadelphia, January 2022.
Created on Thursday, November 24, 2022
Crayola color pencils, Crayola art markers, Prismacolor illustration markers, Derwent color pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, #2 pencil, Daler Rowney charcoal pencils, Paper-Mate pens, Uniball Signo pen, Pilot Pen, Sharpie, coffee
Arteza dry media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2022
Fiction. Aptly nicknamed "Blackkat", Katrina, an accomplished karateka and percussionist respected for her skills at the dojo and on the drums, poses in front of her set.
Finished on Thursday, July 27 at 1:50 AM
Graphite, ink, watercolor, acrylic, coffee, and pigment on acid-free paper
Arteza mixed media sketchbook
9" x 12"
2023