Life – Page 5 of 16

Blog posts about life, art, and everything.

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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Watercolour illustration of an astronaut floating on an alien rock.

Floating astronaut

March 15, 2023 | Miscellany

A watercolour doodle of an astronaut questioning his life choices, and a winter snow update because there’s absolutely nothing else to talk about.

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Watercolour illustration of a robot tending to a garden.

Gardenbot

March 7, 2023 | Miscellany

A few thoughts on gardening mistakes last year, creative malaise, and the scientific advancement we all need: Gardenbot!

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Watercolour drawing of a radio on fire.

Radio on fire

February 20, 2023 | Miscellany

A small drawing of a burning radio, and the story of why I returned to analog radio a few years ago.

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Mark Manson on progress

Mark Manson on progress

February 2, 2023 | Miscellany

Learning can feel like progress, even when it’s not progress. How many times have I used learning as a replacement for creating? Too many, that’s how many.

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