An eclectic mix of life, art & fiction

  • a gentle calm

    a gentle calm

    I wanted to try my hand at some more minimalistic scenes. It’s a far cry from what I had originally planned, which is an illustration of a woman yelling – which I was going to call “Crying Wolf.” It’s a… Read More

  • Commercial Break

    Commercial Break

    “Too many people today know the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” -Oscar Wilde I thought I would do a little humor today, shaken up with a pinch of grumbling. The quote that I found isn’t meant to… Read More

  • Go on… Do It!

    Go on… Do It!

    When in doubt, paddle out. So I’ve been going to town with my Photoshop lesson #2, selected at random to learn how to turn a photograph into an illustration. I have to tell you that learning new things brings new… Read More

  • You Sneaker

    You Sneaker

    “It’s not about the shoes, it’s about what you do in them.” -Michael Jordan So… this is a little sad. I spent an hour or so learning a new technique in Photoshop by reading a tutorial; how to turn an… Read More

  • Fifty Shades of Pink

    Fifty Shades of Pink

    I was going to call this one Pink Sunset, but I went looking for quotes and saw that someone had written “Fifty Shades of Pink” somewhere. I love that! I went a little wild tonight because… as they say… girls… Read More

  • Gone Fishing

    Gone Fishing

    “A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.” -Benjamin Franklin. I thought I’d do something different on this image. It’s a sketch / paint blend, with a paper background, so that it looks… Read More