Tag: illustration

  • Practical Magic

    Practical Magic

    With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft. Henri Matisse Don’t quote me on ‘the author’ of that quote, but the internet consensus said it was Matisse, so that’s what I’m going with. I actually found it when I was looking for something catchy to say about my last image, with…

  • The Blow Out

    The Blow Out

    In my previous post, I mentioned that I needed to share my thoughts before I “exploded.” As I was writing that, what rippled through my mind was something like… “hmmm, I wonder what that would look like.” I’m not really into grotesque images, like the more literal image of a person blowing up, so I…

  • As the Self shines

    As the Self shines

    This may seem like a spoiler alert, but it simply cannot be because the ending of my story might even surprise mySelf. What’s with all of this “Self” stuff anyway? So… My story began with the idea of a woman called Sugar (it’s a nickname bestowed upon her by her best friend Coco). Sugar is…

  • Different Perspectives

    Different Perspectives

    Well. I was hit with a wave of writer’s block these past few days. I knew there was a reason I wanted to avoid an ongoing story. Yikes. I’ll get there! In the meantime, I wanted to get my mind off of everything and do something different. My illustration is a slight optical illusion. Is…

  • Waiting on a Friend

    Waiting on a Friend

    First of all, this may be my favorite project this year. So what if we’re only 38 days in? It’s still worth mentioning. Anyway, part of what made it so fun was that my inspiration was a shot taken by Stuart Shafran, in London, which can be seen via THIS LINK. Since the black and…

  • Me, Myself, and I

    Me, Myself, and I

    Don’t blame me. My alter ego made me do it. I’m not really sure where it came from, but I had my first story idea the other night. My first one for 2024! All I can say is an alter ego is involved. Maybe two. That’s it. No spoiler alerts here! My thoughts about alter…