Life – Page 5 of 16
Blog posts about life, art, and everything.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gardenbot
March 7, 2023 | Miscellany
A few thoughts on gardening mistakes last year, creative malaise, and the scientific advancement we all need: Gardenbot!
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.
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.