There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - G.K. Chesterton
I figured I’d continue the art theme.
Someone paid me a little money for a sketch back in May at an event at the local comic shop, and it took me nearly 5 months to get to it. So I figured I should do it up right since they had to wait so long. [...]
Some days getting up at 4am leaves me feeling worn down and unproductive for the rest of the day. Other days, I get a second wind and it’s like any other day. Today there was no second wind.
Instead, there’s just me trying to get through this afternoon and a sketch of [...]
Yesterday I couldn’t get very focused on work. Maybe it was the rain and wind, or the fact that my day began at 4 am. I tried to do some actual work, but only managed to do two sketch cards and then played around with watercolors, which will help me in the long [...]
Another head sketch.
I’ve been trying take some time during the week to work out some issues in my drawing. Working from old black and white photos is a good way to study lighting and form. Do it enough and you’ll begin to learn how shadows and light fall on the various planes of the face. [...]
Do not wonder that he reasons ill just now; a fly is buzzing by his ear; it is quite enough to unfit him for giving good counsel.
- Blaise Pascal
On the days that work at the studio, I’ll go hang out and read for about an hour at the coffee shop downtown before heading in. [...]
This afternoon I made the mistake of wearing my Dunder Mifflin shirt. A mistake because I knew I was going to see my grandma, and I should have foreseen that while she was lumbering through the dentist office, teetering on the brink of falling to the floor and breaking a hip, she would fixate [...]
This afternoon I’m fighting to stay awake. I had a Dr. Pepper a few minutes ago and instead of perking me up the biggest impact from it has been a syrupy feeling in my mouth. So, I’m not too sure what was accomplished there.
I need to work out some layouts for commissions, [...]
This morning during church I learned that my eye will not follow lyrics and chord progressions when the chords are not right above the words. This would have been a valuable lesson to learn 24 hours ago.
Two cats.
One will eat everything you put out, including food for the other cat.
I need a way make food available for the cat that doesn’t devour everything, while keeping the cat that does from getting to it.
I need to avoid shutting them up in a room alone.
There has to be a way to fix this.
Suggestions? [...]
Here’s fascinating article from the Wall Street Journal website.
After spending last year in an ongoing debate via email with a “new atheist,” I found this article pretty interesting. Apparently studies show that atheists are far more likely to believe in superstition and pseudoscience than Christians.
(HT: STR)
Dear General Madine,
I’ve often been given the advice “dress for success.” Given the number of options for personal style (not to mention the fickleness of fads) what can I do to create my own aura of competence while not having to reinvent my look every six months?
Sincerely,
Ambitious in the USA
Dear Ambitious,
Shirts and shoes [...]
I just don’t get used to getting up at 6 AM. My arms and legs don’t want to move. My brain doesn’t want to think. I lumber through the house like a drunken Sasquatch, I bump into door frames and cabinets.
Before long I’ll be handing scalding beverages to unsuspecting commuters.
A few weeks ago Sarah heard that Costco has the breakfast bars she eats for way cheaper than she gets at the grocery store. Joining was unavoidable.
This is the only adequate explanation as to why I own two giant tubs of Nutella, and two equally enormous containers of organic peanut butter. [...]
I just finished coloring a page for the editor of a book a friend of mine is inking. I’ve realized a couple things.
-After the last few years coloring with traditional mediums, coloring on the computer makes me feel disconnected from the work. This is part of the reason why I don’t [...]
Sometimes I get the feeling these animals know something i don’t. We have had a dog and a cat for the majority of our 10 years of marriage, but last fall we stumbled into the clutches of a stray cat. Initially we were trying to find a good home for her, [...]
I’m generally not one to spout off here about the politics of other countries (or even my own country for that matter….at least not here.) But, sometimes things happen that truly worry me about the future of my own country and western civilization as a whole. The fact that Britain has officially sanctioned Sharia [...]
First, I went to church
Then I ate Mexican food
Then I moved a couch
Then a nap came next
Followed by much grogginess
Dinner, now dessert.
I’m well into a new graphic novel project now, except this time it’s my own. This means no pay, at least not up front. If it comes out well then there’s always that possibility. The first chapter (which is 30 pages) is all thumbnailed out, and the dialog is being refined. [...]