This week I finally pulled out my big paper and black markers. By big paper I mean that it’s a full sheet of watercolor paper. That makes it 22×30 inches. With an inch of white border all around the final[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week I was working on some drawings in a bit of a new style. Or maybe it’s more of a new technique. I’m not really sure. I always like trying out new ways of making pictures. I find it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week I’ve been working with some gouache (an opaque watercolor) for the first time in a while so that inspired me to pull an old gouache painting out of my files and give it a look. This one is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve written before about the TV shows that I watch and enjoy but I thought I’d write a little something down about a different category of TV shows that I’ve had on lately. TV shows that aren’t good enough for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Earlier today I was on Facebook remembering my youthful days as an art student. Specifically it was being a student and buying art supplies that I was remembering. It started with a comment that mentioned technical pen cleaner which brought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I ran afoul of one of my truisms this week. “Things take longer than I think they will”. That’s not always the case but it seems to be true a whole lot of the time. This time is was about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week I pulled out a print of mine at random from my pile of prints. I’m glad I pulled this one because it’s one I like. It’s called “I stake my claim to the awkward middle ground” as you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I got some working thoughts in my head today. Or maybe they’re more like thoughts on working. The end of the year is always a hard time to get my own art done. I end up spending a lot of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It struck me this week that I should write about a single page in my ink-book. That’s what I call my sketchbook since I don’t really sketch in it but draw in ink spontaneously. I draw without initially having an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m tired of writing about my art this week since that has been my year long task. Now I’m going to take a moment to write about some video games. I have no real reason for writing about them except[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…