Part of the reason I have struggled to “find time” to work on my art projects is simply because I have given it that title: find time. Well, that’s a big, steamy pile of poo. It’s a crappy human construct we continually allow ourselves to …
Month: March 2017
to the kalahari and back
Back in the 90s, I spent a little over a year in the Kalahari in Southern Africa. I met many wonderful people and was able to camp in a number of parks in Botswana and Zimbabwe when I had time to wander. While teaching English …
who is ruby charm?
Ruby Charm is a character from a children’s book I started writing and illustrating years ago. I have yet to finish the book, but different versions of Ruby are taped to my wall (and sometimes fall out of folders) in my office/studio. Ruby was inspired …
favorite art tools: low-tech & old school
Once I have an illustration completed, I print out a few copies including one on card stock so that I can test out its “colorability” and have a little fun. I try to image people with different skill levels and how they may (or may …
favorite art tools: high-tech & modern
When I started illustrating again, I sketched out my ideas in pencil–usually on vellum–then transferred them onto heavier paper (Strathmore’s 300 Series Bristol). I used a Huion light board to ink my designs with Rotring Isograph and Sakura micron pens and hoped for no shaky …
Welcome!
Sometimes, art takes precedence. Or maybe it should more often. And if it is not art, then maybe it is cooking, playing an instrument, carpentry, gardening, photography, or some other creative endeavor. Something tactile, something you have a passion for. Something you actively create. I …
