Happy New Year! (I)

Hello all! Here's my holiday card design for this year, and what a year it's been! If you're reading this, THANK YOU for even visiting the site, I really do appreciate it. I hope this finds you happy and safe and ready for 2026! More art soon!!

Maizie! (P)

I actually entered this little painting (12"x12" oil on balsa board) into an online contest, taking inspiration from my wonderful friend's best buddy. It won nothing, but it got me into the studio for a hot second!

Kickey! Holiday Short #3 (of 3) (V)

Kickey wants to talk to this "Santa" person...again featuring the one and only Virginia Bell! Click the pic to watch!

Kickey! Holiday Short #2 (V)

Kickey's been into the fridge - Magic Milk is a holiday miracle! Featuring the lovely and talented Virginia Bell! Click the pic to watch!

Kickey! Holiday Short (V)

Kickey's getting into the holiday spirit with The Mack Family! They probably could have started a tiny bit earlier...click the pic to watch!

The Trapped Prince (W)

Here's a short piece I submitted to an online magazine. I originally wrote it with all the genders the other way around, even the referenced queen. I thought it was interesting to switch everything up. Click here to read the full text.

"The Trapped Prince"

    Prince Genithonne really should have stayed in the carriage. If he had, the wounded unicorn would have galloped right past, he might never have seen it again. Instead it had attacked, running its horn through his chest and lodging it deeply in the ironwood behind him, pinning him between beast and tree...

TURD-le (I)

I don't choose the commissions, I just move the pencil around...

Paintober: Stars and Planets (I)

Watercolor on watercolor paper, 11" x 17".

Murder's In The Heir (I/GD)

Kickey! Chapter 6: The Psychic! (V)

Kickey gets to do whatever he wants for his birthday, even visit a psychic - he's got questions! This one features my number one fan and one of my all-time favorite people, Virginia Bell, who was an absolute delight throughout. Thanks mom, always. Click on either of the pics to watch the latest in the Little Blue Cat Saga. And until next year, HAPPY BEST MONTH, EVERYONE!

Paintober: Midsommar (P)

I started painting this piece, and then I pulled out an old ruler that I didn't realize was COVERED in pastel and ruined it! Or at least I thought I did until I spoke with my brilliant friend Jennifer, who suggested I make a collage - cut out the pieces I could keep, paint some more, and make layers! SAVED!! AMAZING!!

My Fiftieth Birthday - YEAH BABAY!

Well hello there! Today's my 50th Birthday and MAN, it's hitting a little bit differently from other birthdays, for a variety of reasons you'll either understand or not. Hey, let's celebrate me a little bit, right? Click that photo above to see fifty pictures of me, in no particular order, from my fifty years on this planet. 

If you'd like some music to accompany your photo journey, click on the photo below. There's fifty (+1 to grow on!) tunes that have been important to me through the course of my life. They're not all good songs (I'm looking at you, "I Just Called To Say I Love You," truly the worst Stevie Wonder song), but they all take me straight to a specific point in my little life. Check 'em out:

To celebrate my birthday this year, I gave myself a trip to French Polynesia - the island of Rurutu specifically - where I swam with whales for a week. Click on the photo below to watch a video I cobbled together from my GoPro footage. I didn't always have my camera, but I'm sure glad I got the footage I did, it was an incredible trip.

And if you just want to read a quick poem, here's one of my all-time favorites:

It's not easy for me to be in this world most of the time, but I sure appreciate the people who've helped me get this far. Thanks for all your support! More art soon!!

Flat David! (I)

David's at it again, opening tonight in a production of Flat Stanley - go, David, go! Congratulations!!

13 Halloween Musts - Year 3!

Don't worry, everyone - as with years past, I've done the work. I've watched all the horror, and here's my thirteen recommended movies and TV series for you to stream this Best Month. You're welcome! (Click the links at the bottom to see where you can watch 'em!)

1. The Exorcist Series (2016)
2. The Descent (2005)
3. Alien: Earth (2025)
4. Hereditary (2018)
5. The Vourdalak (2023
6. Bring Her Back (2025)
7. The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
8. Cuckoo (2024)
9. Candyman (2021)
10. Lisey’s Story (2021)
11. The Lost Boys (1987)
12. The Quiet Ones (2014)
13. The Corridor (2012)

Dressed to Kill (I)

I recently asked my horror buddy Stephen what his all-time favorite horror flick was and he said Dressed to Kill and I watched it and was like, "Huh!" So I made him this. Welcome to the Best Month, friends - WE'RE BACK!!!!

Paintober: Shell (I)

Watercolor on watercolor paper, 11" x 17"

R is for Rowan! (I)

Four years ago, my favorite gay dads asked me for a design for their baby boy, and then just recently they welcomed a daughter! (That's a Red panda, if you're curious.) I'm honored to be even a small part of their wonderful journey - congratulations again, Francis and Bear!

Art Drop Day 2025

Art Drop Day is the first Tuesday of September - I know, it comes around so fast, am I right? I dropped this lil guy, just a random drawring on cardboard colored with pastel pencils, at a park near my house.

Venice Cathedral Sketch (I)

Amazing to think that at this time last year I was sipping cappuccino in Venice and drawing this church, which loomed over our hotel (itself a converted monastery). I feel so lucky to have treated myself to that experience! Check out my post from last year, with more art and photography. 

 

Kickey! Chapter 5: The Pet Sitter! (V)

I needed a last minute pet sitter and Greg was LITERALLY the only person available. Hijinks ensue. 

Very special thanks Joe Waterman, making his fantastic NPP debut with a cowriting credit to boot. This guy's the best - and we're working on another one for Greg! Stay tuned!

Click the pic to watch the latest in my series featuring my little blue cat friend, Kickey!

Mynah (I)

A lil mynah bird I painted in Hawaii. These guys are everywhere there!

Paintober: Watermelon (I)

Watercolors on watercolor paper, 8.5" x 11".

Happy Pride 2025! (I)

 

Goodbye, AIDS LifeCycle! (V)

This weekend marks the end of the AIDS Ride, known more recently as the AIDS LifeCycle. I rode in 2007, then I did five formative years as a Roadie on Rest Stop 2, and it was amazing. It's an incredible event - if you participated, you know, and thank you. In 2011 and 2012 I made some films that give you a taste of life with the wonderful folks on RS2, please click on those links to watch. 

Waikiki (I)

Lately I've been doing a bit more sketchbooking. I draw in ink, then add watercolors - it's a great way to meditate and focus on the present moment. On a recent trip to Hawaii, I spent time in the mornings sipping coffee and drawing the view from the condo I was staying in, then later I turned it into a thank you card for the owners.