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Rediscovering Pyrography

A few weeks ago, I remembered that when I was a kid, I spent some time doing Pyrography (wood-burning). At the time I didn’t know how to draw, so I used images I found...

A Man on a Plane

Another sketch I did for a reddit user. He is hanging on the remains of an old crashed plane. Not entirely happy about shading here. Need more practice, as usual.

Sketching on reddit

A few weeks ago I discovered some subs on reddit where people post their photos and ask to be drawn. I thought it was a great idea to practice and possibly do something nice...

Watercolor is Difficult

Watercolor is difficult. I just wanted to say that. This is just a zoomed in crop of a bigger failed piece. But I’m just beginning to play with color in general and watercolors specifically,...

An Old Man

A couple of months ago I was watching an old Soviet movie about WWII. There was a piece of documentary footage panning over faces of concentration camp prisoners. I was struck by a face...

Drawing Happens

A few months ago I stocked up on art supplies and began learning how to draw. It was something I wanted to be able to do for a long long time, but it seemed...

Sweet Choice

Sweet Choice

I came across a poem today that sounded a little self-indulgent. It prompted the following…

On a Weekend Walk (6 photos)

Some shots I took last weekend at Findlay Market and Sawyer Point in Cincinnati.

Gunnar

Gunnar

I had a neighbor once who spoke Dutch.

Grand Canyon

A view of Grand Canyon, October 2013.