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  • Day work is a draining and untenable drag on my well-being. Daylight is dwindling…blink and it’s November. Pushing through and hope to keep all this interesting. Continuing to learn to paint with oils. I can see why most prefer them over acrylics, though there’s definitely a learning curve — and a fair bit of mess. […]

    Read more: Horse latitudes and doldrums
    Horse latitudes and doldrums
  • Recently had to replace my iPad. It was an iPad Air 2 from about 2014, so it was starting to really show its age. No longer supported by Apple for OS upgrades, a number of the apps I used regularly were starting to become irritatingly unusable. There is always a moment when you use older […]

    Read more: Life with modest tech – Pt. 2
    Life with modest tech – Pt. 2
  • I’ve been painting skulls lately for practice. It’s a pretty straight forward thing — it’s also a bit dull. Not knowing what you are doing is less of a hindrance than not knowing what to do. The concept is the key. Figure out your concept and everything will starts happening pretty quickly — be it […]

    Read more: The last few months
    The last few months
  • After many years of having this site, I’ve decided to actually use it. Originally, I set it up for an online portfolio to try to get graphic design gigs; it never really got to that point…and I really don’t do graphic design anymore. Thankfully. I’ve decided to use this as a catch-all outlet for all […]

    Read more: Updated the site
    Updated the site