I’m tired of new things. Especially expensive new things. I say that because I have to buy a new laptop. My old one is still working perfectly fine but it’s over ten years old and won’t update or run the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Waiting around for inspiration to hit before you make some art is a bad idea. It’s great to be inspired. Something gets in your head, makes you excited, and then carries you through to making something. Everybody likes when then[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What purchase am I contemplating now? A new laptop. That’s a big purchase and therefor comes with a lot of contemplating. It was about 16 months ago that I bought a new desktop (a Mac Mini) to replace my thirteen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m doing something a little unusual today in that I’m writing about a piece of art that I just finished. I literally finished it under five minutes ago as I sit down to write this. I think I’ve written about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What am I doing today you ask? Well, I’m watching my NY Giants lose to the Philadelphia Eagles and scanning some old family negatives. But now I’m taking a break from scanning to write a little bit about… scanning. I’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m used to getting things done. By “Things” I mean creative stuff. This blog, my art, and anything else that I feel moved to make. One of the reason for that is health. I’m a healthy person and I don’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve got $250 worth of art supplies sitting in my basket at the Dick Blick website. I want to buy all that stuff but I haven’t pulled the trigger just yet. That’s because $250 is a lot of money to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I continue my quest to make my own illustrated version to “The Great Gatsby” I come to a point where I’ve made a couple of dozen finished illustrations so what I should do next isn’t and easy question to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been in a bit of an art malaise lately. It’s January 8th as I write this and I think it’s something that hits me every January. With the beginning of a new year I take a look at what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s January the first of 2023 as I write this. December was here and is now gone but as I look back on the month I notice that I bought a lot of odds and ends in terms of art[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…