Creating a Colouring Page from a Photo
It’s Christmas Eve! One of the delightful array of holidays this time of year. Whether you celebrate Solstice, or Christmas, or Kwanza, Hanukkah, Galaxy Day, or one I don’t know […]
Tag Archives: Photography
Studio Journal 3: The Easy Stuff, and a Photo Safari
When faced with overwhelming details in a big job, if there is no clear beginning point, I often start with the easy stuff just to get started. From there, order, […]
Playing in the Digital Snow
We’ve reached that strange time at the end of the year that I call Holiday Limbo. I saw it described in a post on Facebook as “…that time between Christmas […]
An Aquarium Photo Safari
A love of aquariums came upon me suddenly around the age of nine or ten. Not those little ten-gallon things you keep a few goldfish in — I had one, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Magic at the Lagoon
Two weeks have flashed by since I last wrote here — the comics festival has come and gone in a flurry of activity, after which I certainly needed some recovery […]
Creative Resolve
Yesterday I had a look back at the last year, and promised (in a moment of madness, no doubt) to post about my resolutions for the coming year. Yikes! What […]
Crystal Ball, Retrospective
The year is waning, about to wink out like a dying star, soon to be replaced by a new bright young one. As many people do, I go back and […]
From the Air
Photography, Haiku, and the Need for Cleaning the Basement — A couple of years ago, I had an exhibition of a series of digitally manipulated photographs I had taken on […]
Vancouver Island Voyage
Last Tuesday I got to do something I’ve been wanting to do for years — travel down the Alberni Inlet to Bamfield aboard the MV Frances Barkley, a working packet […]
Photography for Painting
For many years I have taken photos for reference for making paintings or drawings. At this point I have thousands of images from which I can pull clouds and waves, […]
Follow my blog with Bloglovin
Follow me, where I go, what I do and who I know… Well, if that little phrase wasn’t enough to start a tune in your head, you’re not the […]
The Wet Coast
I’m continuing the posting of my comic/sketch journal I kept while I was at the ocean last month. It’s only in pen and ink at this point, and I intend […]
Back in the Saddle Again!
It’s funny how time can stretch out and become nebulous after a lot of intense activity. When I finally don’t have a million things to do in a day, somehow […]
Postcards from Ix
Tonight, something a bit different! A galactic tourist sent these by an unknown means to my camera. I thought I was taking night shots of the lights on Roberts Bank […]
Technique-of-the-Week — Through the Eye of a Flower
Last week I did a step-by-step coloured pencil demo of a flower, in response to a question from a follower. The second part of her question, however, was a little […]
There will be a short delay…
Today was supposed to be my Technique-of-the-Week post, but due to circumstances beyond my control that rendered my house temporarily uninhabitable for the day I wasn’t able to finish my post. The […]
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