I haven’t written anything in some time. Partially because I have had so much to say that I couldn’t find a starting point and partly because I have had nothing to say that was really worth saying. The general outcry for justice and complaint about government and religious leaders bastardizing and misrepresenting my beliefs for…
Category: Life
Creativity in a time of Covid
The dumpsterfire that is 2020 is hindering creativity in some… I am one of those. How will I break free before Inktober?
There is just so much…
If you are a Democrat or a Republican understand that it doesn’t matter. Not only do those two groups not define you as a person, they are not defined by you.
Bread for your head.
I have not had much to say in a while. My 90 day art challenge went well and I finished it. You can see my work on Instagram or on twitter both with #lineandwashwinter. The more removed from it I get, the more I think I will try it again next year. Just as it…
Line and Wash Winter – An art challenge
In 2009 Jake Parker, an illustrator and teacher in Utah, decided he wanted to challenge himself with 31 days of ink drawings to improve his inking and generate some positive habits for himself. I’ve participated in Inktober for the last three years and this year, when the 31 day challenge was complete, I didn’t feel…
Poe the Small but Mighty
I don’t subscribe to the notion that when a pet dies, you should get another pet immediately. When Prem died and the wife said she wanted to get a kitten, I cringed. I know she’d wanted a kitten for some time and I knew Prem was getting older, but I had decided not to replace…
A Hopeful Downer
Thinking about the death of human civilization and the natural reclamation of the planet is oddly comforting.
October come and gone.
I am a procrastinator. I’m horribly lazy and it takes a whole lot to get me focused on one particular thing. Inktober is something that gets me focused each year. During the month of Spooky-Christmas, aka Halloween, aka October each year is the challenge of Inktober. If you don’t know, Inktober was a challenge set…