Death Comes Closest on Tuesdays (W)

Another day, another contest. This one's genre was Suspense, and it had to involve a "wounded soldier" and a "sewing needle." Enjoy the full story here.

"Death Comes Closest on Tuesdays"

    Matty’s severed head was singing softly. It was their favorite:        Night and day...you are the one...

    An old song from America, a fantasy country now, so far away it might as well have been in orbit. She’d been dreaming of his death, as she always did now. In the drifting moment where she rose into waking, she sang along with him: 

    Only you beneath the moon, and under the sun...

Happy Lunar New Year 2026! (Fire Horse)

Happy Year of the Horse, friends. This is my fourth year of doing this - see other years below. I was inspired this year to do a 'fire horse' variation. Gong hei fat choy!

Happy VD! (P)

Kickey's taking a small break, but he'll be back soon!

More Horse. Keep Going. (GD)

 

Hyenas (P)

I painted this 3' x 3' canvas a few years ago, oil on canvas. It's a ball of hyenas. You're welcome.

Wall Cat (GD)

A sticker design for a friend. That cat is not a cat, stop calling Engineering.

My Best Of 2025 List!

Hey, here's some of the best stuff I watched or read last year:

BEST MOVIE I WATCHED: The History of Sound

    I also recommend Frankenstein (2025), Queer, Saturday Night, Friendship, Dog Day Afternoon, Sinners, Mountainhead, Twinless, and The End.

BEST TV SHOW I WATCHED: Dying For Sex

    I also recommend Alien: Earth, Heated Rivalry, The Lowdown, The Chair Company, IT: Welcome to Derry, I Love LA, Adolescence, The Studio, Overcompensating, Fisk, Foundation, and Étoile.

BEST BOOK I READ: Playground, by Richard Powers

    I also recommend Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, James by Percival Everett, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison, and The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo.

BEST HORROR MOVIE I WATCHED: Bring Her Back

    I also recommend Bugonia, The Substance, Strange Darling, The Vourdalak, Cuckoo, The Monkey, and Weapons.

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!!

I HEART RURUTU! (V/I/GD)

To celebrate my birthday this year, I gave myself a trip to French Polynesia - the island of Rurutu specifically - where I swam with humpbacks 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. Thanks to One With Whales for making this such an incredible trip!

I also designed some swag for the group, as Rurutu has a limited supply and we wanted something to remember the trip. Want something for yourself? Click here!

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.