Ryan Reid Illustration + Design

Life

Blog posts about life, art, and everything.

Sketchbook and hand written first draft of new comic.

Fifty

August 16, 2025 | Miscellany

I turned fifty today! I spent the morning writing, listening to Maiden and generally just being in a good mood. You should try it, it’s a good time.

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A letter from my future self regarding the move

A letter from my future self regarding the move

August 8, 2025 | Miscellany

Hey, it’s me (you), writing from the future! It’s about a month after the move to the new house, and I thought I should check in.

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Good Bones

Good Bones

May 24, 2025 | Miscellany

Good Bones is a beautiful poem by Maggie Smith. It drifted into my feed this week and I love it so I guess the internet is good for something after all.

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Zora Neale Hurston on stories

Zora Neale Hurston on stories

May 17, 2025 | Miscellany

Zora Neale Hurston understood the burden of stories, and I understand the burden of sweets before bed. It’s basically the same thing.

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Elevator of mystery

Elevator of mystery

April 7, 2025 | Miscellany

Yesterday on the 13th floor the door to elevator A was open all morning. I walked past it several times, and each time I felt the urge to step inside.

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Plan for stops

Plan for stops

March 30, 2025 | Miscellany

As a mid-century man it has become obvious that knowing where the public washrooms are on any given route I am required to take through the city is a necessity.

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Three art posters on the studio wall.

Love it love it hang it on the wall

February 16, 2025 | Miscellany

After dragging my heals for years I finally hung new art posters on the wall, plus a short trip down resampling algorithm lane.

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Snack attack 4 page comic, ink completed.

Snack attack – inking completed

December 28, 2024 | Miscellany

There are many things that can keep me from completing any personal project I start. Chores. Family obligations. Reddit. I finish, it just takes forever.

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Dream

Dream

December 11, 2024 | Miscellany

This morning I saw the word “dream” on the side of a construction crane. I wasn’t sure if it was a call to action, or a warning…

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Office intrigue

Office intrigue

September 30, 2024 | Miscellany

Wherein I relay a short experience from the office on a far too quiet day, when the mind wanders, and unlikely conspiracies emerge.

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