I had every intention of getting to the gym today, but transit woes put the kibosh on that. I spent 90 minutes trying to get from downtown Kitchener to the Conestoga mall (which is about a 15-minute drive). I ended up on four different buses and walking several blocks because construction has changed bus routes and also because I falsely believed ( Read more... )

Yesterday, with some amount of trepidation, I attended a handstand workshop. My energy levels have been generally waning over the past year or so, and my endurance has been getting pretty shitty. Nevertheless, I've been working hard at improving my endurance, and I was able to make it through the entire workshop without needing to take numerous ( Read more... )

Quite a while back, I was gifted with a $50 gift certificate to a local independent art supply store. The other day, I finally cashed it in and got a high-quality set of watercolour pencils. The night before last, I decided to play with them and painted this. I call it Skeleton Tree.


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It's been far too long since I did any substantial blogging. I do a lot of posting on FB, but it's not at all the same thing. FB does not encourage active conversation. The threading on posts is borked, and on more than one occasion, misunderstandings have arisen from replies made in these threads that were so severe that they resulted in people ( Read more... )

First of all, my prints are on sale, right now. $5 off and free shipping if you go to this link. Check it out!

Next, I just finished another soft pastel piece. Here are the ( progress photos and the finished piece )

I'm on a raven kick. ( Here's my third piece, done in soft pastels. )

I'm new to soft pastels, but I think I "get" them. I'm able to work with them and get the blending and detailing I want. ( Here's the second raven piece I did. )

Like H.P. Lovecraft? Check this out: The Innsmouth Look, ink on paper. I'm selling prints of this (and more). You can buy them from me in person, or go nab 'em online here. Prices start at $20.


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...my art, that is. I'm working on getting my various prints online for sale. Please check out my shop! I'll be working on putting more online over the next while.

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I've been drawing pretty much daily again. I spend much of today in transit, and I had the craving to draw a raven. Tonight, I did. I decided to go with soft pastels on sanded paper. I call it "Ravenous."

( Here are the in-progress shots. )