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Completed a second device this month.  I had the idea for this piece back in 2019 while on a plane flying back into Denver from ATX.  It was late evening and we were over Oklahoma just starting to cross into the south-western corner of Kansas. There isn’t much to speak of passing by below, mainly…

Still working at honing my painting skills. That’s coming along reasonably  well, I’m probably too hard on myself, but I just know the quality isn’t there yet. Completed a few master studies in acrylic.  I think I’m probably going to stick with acrylic for now, or at least until I get my confidence up. That…

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.…

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…

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…

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…