A teacher of mine once said that all artists have a scale. That means that some artists are comfortable making large works, some comfortable making small works, and some at whatever size in between. I’ve generally agreed with that statement.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes it’s the little things about life, that will soon be forgotten because of their trivial nature, that hold my interest the most. That’s what’s on my mind tonight. A couple of things of no consequence in this big old[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On the replacing of things. That’s the subject on my mind tonight. It’s there because I’ve finally gotten around to replacing something of mine. My big 24×30 inch black portfolio case. Every art student knows what one is. It’s a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I got a flat tire while cycling this week. Not the first time that has happened but they do seem to come in groups so I’m watching out. I had two flat tires earlier in the spring but they were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have a fascination with the ending of things. From ancient civilizations to TV shows things that have ended can be interesting in that they ended. I know that’s confusing and everything eventually ends but some things that end before[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like bags. Bags for putting stuff in and carrying it around. Not shopping bags or anything like that. More like messenger bags, portfolios, brief cases. That sort of thing. I’m not much of a fan of knapsacks these days.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had a bit of time this week and so I pulled out the oil paints for the first time in a couple of years. Oil paint was my main medium for two decades but for the last few years[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was just reading a review about a recent comic book series, “Blackest Night”, when it struck me why I don’t like many modern super hero comics. Especially the earth-shaking cross over events that happen every year at Marvel and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To reference or not to reference? That is my question. I’m working on yet another idea for a comic strip. It’s actually and idea that I’ve been working on for a while but I’ve gotten nowhere with. Primarily because of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Drifting and Dreaming”. That’s the name of this new comic strip that I have come up with. As with many of the things I have to come up with names for I have no idea what this name means (besides[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…