Now is Come September
… which is a line from a traditional song that I really like to sing this time of year. Not that it has anything to do with anything else in this […]
Summer Seas
From my Mermaid Music webcomic: Hello readers! I’m surfacing from the ocean of work I’ve dived into, inhaling a few deep breaths to let you know I’m OK and so is […]
Fun with Fireworks
It’s July! In Canada, July is ushered in with Canada Day. The scents of BBQ and suntan lotion waft on the breeze; the giant concert downtown reverberates off the houses […]
Finding Forgotten Art
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been cleaning out my “away” studio, preparing to leave it at the end of July, retreating into my home studio to focus fully […]
Colored Pencil Magazine Article!
Hey, art-process fans! Want to know how I made this comic? I just got word that the article I submitted to Colored Pencil Magazine is now in the June issue, […]
After the Whirlwind
Sometimes it seems to me that like life is a big, irresistible wind: a wall of atmosphere that picks up this puny human and sweeps her willy-nilly through the sky. […]
Takeout Planet!
I’ve been working like mad on the new book of the Quadra Cats stories. It’s based on the single-page episodes, but with much, much more added to link them together into […]
Quadra Cats Book!
I’ve been working on a mini-comicbook of the Quadra Cats cartoons! I’ve got the script done, which will tie together most of the existing cartoons into a continuous story. Because they […]
Painting Mermaids and Merboys
Why are mermaids always maids? What do you call a boy, er, mermaid? Merboy? Merlad? A grown male mer-person is a merman, or sometimes, a triton (though they usually have […]
Art Zombie!
It’s been an intense month-and-a-bit here in my studio. When last I wrote, I had embarked on a daily challenge to make art every day. Now, it’s not an unusual […]
Opus Daily Practice Challenge
Iris the Art Muse was groaning and face-palming. She couldn’t believe I was contemplating doing another art challenge. I told her, “It’s OK—see, I’m just going to do stuff that we […]
Watercolour Pencils = Fun
I spent a lovely day today teaching an all-day workshop in Watercolour Pencils to thirteen keen and creative folks. The way to tell when people are really “in the zone” in […]
Kickstarter Calendar
UPDATE: The Kickstarter was fully funded a mere hour before the deadline — hooray! If you want to follow the author on Facebook, here’s her author page. I’m putting in one […]
Kickstarter, last day: “The Shell Game”
“The dragons are revolting and the magic is gone! Being queen is complicated.” Author Elizabeth Ann Scarborough has been running a Kickstarter for her new fantasy book, The Shell Game, for […]
A Mazing Time
Another year is on the wane, winking out like the stars in the morning. 2015, as with all years, has had its own distinctive personality, with quirks and vices and virtues. […]
Midwinter Greetings!
Midwinter, Yule — at last the days will be growing longer! We here in the north feel this turn of the year keenly, longing for more length to the days […]
Mistaken Identity — Quadra Cats
It’s time for another Quadra Cats cartoon. I do these quarterly for the local neighbourhood newspaper, the Hillside-Quadra Community News. These little one-pagers are a lot of fun, and I’m thinking […]
Studio Open House
Things have been hopping at Xchanges, the artists’ co-op I belong to! Once a year, the gallery and studio organization has a members’ exhibition and studio open house. The preparations […]
I Have a Shop!
… Or, er, well, it’s a start, anyway. I am signed up with Redbubble and have uploaded one image so far, so I wanted to crow about it. I just […]
Artsy Chocolates
I’ve been working on a poster for the artist-run centre I belong to, Xchanges Artists’ Gallery and Studios. and as part of it I made this box of chocolates with symbols […]
Seashell Archives Book Cover
I’ve just completed my umpteenth book cover (actually, I think this makes 21 — you can see the rest here) for Nebula-Award winning author Elizabeth Ann Scarborough! It’s for her […]
Black Cat Evolution
I’m on a roll with these black cats that I’m doing for Inktober. I’m really enjoying the challenge of trying to capture the sheen of their fur, and the intense […]
Cats & Pumpkins
Here’s the new Halloween cover photo for my Facebook and twitter pages — thought I’d continue with the black cat theme I’ve been doing for Inktober. I’ve been languishing lately over […]
Inktober Black Cats
More Inktober goodies — this time I decided to tackle the challenge of black cats. Shiny black cats. Black cats are notorious for being hard to photograph, and drawing them […]
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