Playing Fast and Loose with Watercolour
It’s been a busy week! I’ve completed the thumbnails for the graphic novel about Spam and the Sasquatch (now I get to start drawing the actual panels — both nervous-making […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
A Bit of Studio Drama — Spam the Maquette gets Surgery (part 3)
I’ve been neglecting my Spam the Cat maquette for the last couple of weeks (see the previous posts here and here) because I had run into a problem I had to […]
Cougar Annie — a west coast tale in comics
Cougar Annie is the story of a legendary woman of Vancouver Island’s pioneer days. I did this comic as part of last year’s Comics and Graphic Novels program at Camosun […]
A Comic in Process: from Thumbnails to Finished
I just finished the 64 pages of thumbnails for one of the graphic novels I’m working on, and am feeling like celebrating! Whoo-hoo! Since I’m watching my calories, I won’t […]
Suitable for All Ages — painting a theme
Two summers ago I participated in a group show at my studio cooperative. The theme was “Suitable for All Ages”. Usually I really like themes (I’m going to have to […]
The Keepers — some watercolours that stayed at home
If you are an artist, you may know how hard it is to turn loose of some of your paintings. I’ve always had the occasional piece that I’ve needed to […]
Technique of the Week — Celtic Knotwork
It’s Saturday, time to post one of handouts from the various and numerous classes and workshops I have taught over the years! This gives me a bit of a break […]
Embellishing and Colouring Celtic Design
Today is the third in a series about my experiences in making Celtic art. I have several designs that i have both the pen and ink original versions of as […]
The Elements, Celtic Style
Yesterday I promised to post some more Celtic art, so today I have two sets of paintings that I did back around the turn of the century on the theme […]
Evolution of a Design — Celtic Seahorses
Celtic art has always fascinated me since I first saw it, as has Celtic music. Maybe it’s in the blood; I have a lot of ancestors from Ireland and Scotland. […]
A Typical Morning at our House
This is the first comic I made, in the evening class that led me to commit to a whole year’s full time study. I made thumbnail drawings, and corrected thumbnail […]
Horse Sense — a short story in comics form
Blast from the Past — archaeology in the studio
I’ve been sorting the contents of boxes that have been in storage for quite a while, in an attempt to get rid of the storage locker that somehow snuck into […]
Technique of the Week — Watercolour Pencils
I’ve been blogging for 7 whole days now and feel the need of a rest. I’ve been teaching today, and that has led to an inspiration — I proclaim Saturday to […]
Spam the Cat Becomes a Character Maquette (Part 2)
This afternoon I took some progress shots on the new Spam the Cat maquette. I forgot to take pictures in the wire armature stage, sorry! I’ll remember on my next […]
Spam the Cat Becomes a Character Maquette (Part 1)
I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s mentoring session with Joan Steacy. We’re going to work on character maquettes all day, one of my favourite things to do. It doesn’t even seem […]
Comics Jam Medicine
This evening I was very blue. Seeing too many disturbing posts on Facebook put me over the top, and I was paralyzed with blueness. Maybe even shading into ultraviolet. I […]
Book Covers
Book Covers This is my third post — I’m enjoying experimenting with all the blog tools and widgets and whatnots! I’ve written a bit about myself and my journey, and […]
20 Ways to Woo Your Muse; or, How to Procrastinate Productively
I often find it hard to get going again after my routine is disrupted by all the glitter and parties of the holiday season. Here are some of the strategies […]
New Year, New Career, New Blog
So. Somewhat to my surprise, I’ve been on this planet for very nearly 60 years. I’ve been an artist for most of that time, sometimes making a living that way, […]
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