Through Thin Trees
I feel like this one is the most “Goreyesque” haunting I’ve done so far. The short, arm-like branches and the wavy tree trunks just feel like they have more character than some of my earlier attempts. That said, I found it very difficult to lay down values between the trees and build up the washy […]
Landing I
I’m kinda hoping to make a small series of these stairway landing hauntings. Stairs in old dwellings can suggest all sorts of stories when there’s a restless spirit occupying them. There’s also a lot to like about stairs and what you can do, compositionally, with a nice flight of decaying, winding steps. I don’t even […]
Goreyesque Tinies
Today the world knows of Edward Gorey. As a child, I don’t have any idea what the world might have known of him. All I knew was, I found something magical in a box in a closet.
Let’s Talk Calendars
I’ve been doing a lot of reading on how to give my Creative Life a shot in the arm and one thing that most authors stress is having a routine. Inevitably, the advice turns toward keeping a calendar. I fucking hate keeping a calendar.
My First AI-Assisted T-Shirt Design
I’m still getting the hang of it, but this one design was pretty time consuming to produce. It’s fun as heck though, so I thought I’d write up how I did it.
Counter One Weakness with Another
A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety Accordingly, weigh carefully your hopes as well as your fears, and whenever all the elements are in doubt, decide in your own favour; believe what you prefer. And if fear wins a majority of the votes, incline in the other direction anyhow, […]