Life – Page 4 of 15

Blog posts about life, art, and everything.

A robot and a sheep hide behind a rock from a tentacled alien.

Crazy week time has no meaning I’m fine

June 30, 2023 | Miscellany

While I search for my calm, please enjoy this watercolour sketch thing of Robot and Francis hiding from a space octopus. I’m sure they’ll be fine.

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Mrs. Maisel on wanting a big life

Mrs. Maisel on wanting a big life

May 26, 2023 | Miscellany

Mrs. Maisel has some things to say about wanting a big life, from the outstanding season 5 finale Four Minutes.

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This Be The Verse

This Be The Verse

May 25, 2023 | Miscellany

I was watching Ted Lasso (S03E11) last night, and Mae recited this poem to Ted, as he was clearly having trouble dealing with his mommy issues.

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Rebecca Welton on personal progress

Rebecca Welton on personal progress

May 19, 2023 | Miscellany

You’re just so convinced that you don’t deserve anything good in your life, that you’d rather eat a bowl of shit soup and then complain about the portions.[…]

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Douglas Adams on being skeptical

Douglas Adams on being skeptical

April 24, 2023 | Miscellany

Douglas Adams has lots of great things to say about many things but I really like this bit on being skeptical.

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Watercolour drawing of a pig driving a futuristic flying vehicle.

Pigs can fly!

April 23, 2023 | Miscellany

We took a day trip to downtown Ottawa, plus a wee watercolour and ink drawing of a little piggy living it’s best life. Enjoy!

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Watercolour drawing of a cat wearing Easter bunny ears.

Easter cat

April 7, 2023 | Miscellany

I made this cute drawing of an Easter cat with bunny ears and whatnot while I wait for winter to end and anything else to begin.

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Watercolour drawing of a penguin in sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt.

Hawaiian penguin

March 23, 2023 | Miscellany

It’s still winter here, but sunny days are ahead. I mean, probably. After the freezing rain, and 10 cm of snow. This penguin is clearly ready, as are we all.

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9 Ways To Draw a Person

9 Ways To Draw a Person

March 20, 2023 | Miscellany

Director, artist, and animator Sasha Svirsky’s 9 Ways To Draw a Person rolled through my feed today, and I found it inspiring.

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Talk less, listen more

Talk less, listen more

March 19, 2023 | Miscellany

Author Dan Lyons had a bit on CBS Sunday Morning about talking less and listening more, and how social media forces over-talking. I’m going to shut up now.

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