A May art update: More dip pen action

Esterbrook 356 nib, once used by Carl Barks (not this nib, but the nib in general) Hello folks. Last month I let you all know that I got back into dip pens. After pretty much avoiding them since high school, it's been fun to work in the true "pen-and-ink" medium. I started off with a...

Rediscovering watercolors

I never really liked to paint. Oh sure, as a kid I did the standard tempera and watercolors during playtime, as other kids would. But while my drawing ability was going somewhere, my painting wasn't. In high-school art classes I pushed myself to "get into" oils and acrylics. I was going to be "an artist",...

Reflections on three or so years of working (mostly) for myself

Self-Portrait at Vestal School. 24 Dec 2021. Samsung Maxima Zoom 105/Kodak Ultramax 400. It's 2022, and I'm still working towards the goal of being some sort of Professional Artist. This idea is not new. By the time I hit high school at the very, very end of the 80s 1 my hope was that I'd...

October 2020 Art Self-Challenge: Working with a minimal kit

Hello folks! I'm rounding out my second week of my October Art Self-Challenge, where I attempt to draw one journal comic a day. So far, so good, though I did miss one day. I promised to not beat myself up if I skip a day or three during the challenge. It's about fun above everything...

An art update: Stasis, with nice packaging

Welcome back to where I update you fine folks about how my "art" is going. Last time I updated you about it, I was still doing my regular "journal comics". Two months later, I have continued to do them regularly. Not daily, but somewhere between 3-5 times a week. During these pandemic days, it's getting...

A March art update

I’ve been keeping up with a regular “journal comic” clip since Inktober 2019 (October). It’s been fun! Turns out I like drawing regularly, I just need a little fire under the ass to keep it going. No, I haven’t done it every day like I did in Inktober, but I’d say I’m doing 4-5 days...

A Post-Inktober Update: Mid-January 2020

Hello folks! You may remember that I decided to take on Inktober, the month-long draw-with-actual-ink-on-actual-paper challenge last year. I managed to complete it, doing something every day. At the conclusion, I wondered how long I can keep on going with drawing at a regular clip. The answer: For quite a bit! I've been using that...

Inktober 2019: Conclusion and Reflections

When you read this, Inktober, the month-long drawing challenge every October, will be done. I decided on a whim at the end of September to participate this year, wondering if I'd "make it" all the way through. And yes, I did! I am quite proud of myself for doing a drawing a day, every day,...