Life Between Rock and Sea
On the very edge of the land, washed and abandoned in turn by the tides, is a world teeming with life. It’s a place of strange and alien beauty, life-and-death […]
Total Fun with a Partial Eclipse
“Oh no! Not another eclipse blog!” Well, yes, but since we weren’t in the path of totality, we had to do things a bit differently. No fancy filtered photos of a […]
Glamping for the Impecunious
There’s an art to camping comfortably, which, like all art, takes some practice and preparation. When I told my friends I’d be camping for two weeks at Ucluelet, there was a […]
Beaches, Surf Huts, and Palazzos
Inspiration for art comes in many forms; it can be as gaudy as a sunset or as subtle as the flicker of light through leaves; as huge as the sea […]
Quadra Cats Colouring Page!
I’m packing for the beach — artists need vacations too, but for some reason we always seem to pack our art supplies — and all week I’ve been ticking off […]
Brown Paper Critters
During the last few days of Zooly, I ran across a stack of handmade watercolour paper that I had put aside years ago and forgotten about. I originally bought it […]
Sneaky’s Interview of Spam, Purranormal Cat Detective
Originally posted on Sneaky The Library Cat's Blog:
Have I got a treat for you, and it’s better than catnip. I have a purranormal cat detective here to cat…
Painting the Caracal
I can’t believe the Zooly Art Challenge is over! A month of drawing and painting animals was great fun, despite missing out on some due to my adventures with my […]
Hey, Let’s Draw Animals!
There is one week left of the Zooly Art Challenge — if you still want to try drawing/painting/sculpting/whatever some critters, there’s still time to jump in! And good news — […]
An Eclectic Menagerie
The Zooly Art Challenge continues, and I’ve almost managed to keep up by adapting my work methods. I was finding the little cartoons that I had intended to do all […]
Zooly Comics and Drawings
The Zooly Art Challenge has got me back in the studio, though my eyesight challenges are still, um, challenging. This week I’ll be getting my other new eye, and hopefully […]
Drawing the Snow Leopard
My first drawing of the Zooly Art Challenge is done. Getting started on a new monthly challenge is always a bit fraught for me: so many decisions! I feel that […]
Getting into Zooly: days 2-8
As promised, the weekly prompts, all right here in one handy post! The first day got off to a bit of a bumpy start, as we found that people weren’t […]
Zooly Day 1 — Snow Leopard
Aaaaaand we’re off! Today, July 1, is Day one of the Zooly Art Challenge, and your animal prompt for today is the Snow Leopard. If you’re just now dropping in, […]
The Zooly Prompts
The Zooly Art Challenge begins only hours from now (come to think of it, July 1 is already here in some parts of the world!). We weren’t going to reveal […]
Zooly Art Challenge Rules!
The Zooly Art Challenge is almost upon us: it begins tomorrow, July 1st! We’ve had a great response on our Facebook page, and we can declare enthusiastically that Zooly rules! […]
The Zooly Art Challenge
Zooly is a month-long art challenge during the month of July, dreamed up by Karen Gillmore and Melody Pena, two artists who both like drawing and sculpting animals. Every day for the month of July, there will be a prompt for an animal to spark your creative juices.
Magic Vision — Through Science!
As a visual artist, my eyesight is of prime importance, and I’ve just embarked on the life-changing experience of having my vision corrected — surgically. I’ve been extremely nearsighted since […]
The Cold Beasties
Sometimes, usually in situation comedies, one might end up going to the wrong party instead of the intended festive destination. Maybe the address was garbled, maybe the wrong kind of […]
Trip Cancellation Blues
Alas and alack! Sometimes the spirit is eager but the body says no. Last week at InCON, I came down with the horrible “cold” (which seems a gross understatement for […]
InCON Adventures
Driving north on Vancouver Island’s Island Highway is always a nostalgic experience for me — I’ve had so many wonderful adventures in the places along it over the last — oh […]
Yesterday at CCAF
…otherwise known as the Camosun Comic Arts Festival… I didn’t take any pictures at all! Not that I forgot — there was just no time! From the time I arrived […]
Cons, Expos, and Festivals, Oh My!
It’s Convention Season! What does that mean? It means I’m going to be spending the next month-and-a-half immersed in comic culture! Yippee! I’ll have a table or booth at each […]
Books, Postcards, and Comics Festivals
Today I went and picked up 100 shiny new copies of “Spaced Out”, the new Quadra Cats book! They look fabulous — 24 nice thick pages with a semi-gloss cover […]
Spaced Out — The Quadra Cats!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here, and that is because I’ve been working away in my Art Cave to bring a new book into being! The Quadra […]
Karen Gillmore Art 