Gnome on Cat (I)

I've been drawing for fun a lot more recently, thanks to the illustration course I'm taking, and it's been really good for me to reconnect with the pleasure of just drawing, not for a project or a deadline, but just to try some things. I often use Draw or Die Co's daily prompts, and yesterday's was 'draw a gnome riding a cat (or a dog).' Done!

May the Fourth! (I)

I haven't done May the 4th in a bit! Here's another one!

Icon Project (I)

I'm taking an illustration course with Mike Lowery, illustrator extraordinaire - I'm having a great time! He's a great teacher, I highly recommend literally anything involving this guy. Our first big project was a series of icons. My initial venture was the 'sea creatures' set, but then I challenged myself to do another - the 'horror movie' icons - this time as fast I could go. It was a great challenge for me - I like both!

Order Up! Poster Design (I/GD)

Birthday Bird (P)

5" x 7", watercolor, colored pencils on watercolor paper.

Ricklock (I)

One of my favorite people had a birthday this month, and to celebrate our 30+ year friendship, I made this drawring of me hugging him, just so he'd have a visual reminder that I think he's the greatest. Back in the day, we bonded over the X-Men, so I drew us as mutants - can you guess which ones?

Seussical - Starring David! (I)

David's season started up with Seussical the Musical! Click here for previous posts I made for this lil star. 

Night Bloom (GD)

I made this for my DJ friend, Keelolo78Music on Twitch. What a delight she is. Happy Birthday, Kee!!

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.