An eclectic mix of life, art & fiction

Island Getaway

“Hold onto something. This is gonna be wicked.” Gretta always exaggerated, so I didn’t take her warning seriously. In hindsight, I almost wish I had. The tiny boat was tossed through the waves like a child’s toy, nearly capsizing, and… Read More
the Champions

After my last post, I found humor in my talk of handless people, or “gloves” in place of hands (because I have a very hard time drawing hands with a mouse!), so I thought I’d give it a whirl. One… Read More
High Wheeler

Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul. Day 4 is done! Confession: I had to rush it a little so I used a paint effect to disguise the areas that I didn’t want to fine tune or… Read More
Breath of Fresh Air

An open mind is like an open window. It let’s the fresh air in. -Mike Hernacki Day 3 is done! I’ll admit that I cheated a little. I’ve recycled on this one. In today’s create something new every day, I… Read More
Ambiguous.

adjective.Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. Day 2 (of Create Something new Every Day) is done! Thinking back on the idea of disclosing only parts of a story, or partial body parts in an illustration, I… Read More
Sunflower Sunday

When I was a graphic design major (very briefly), my biggest takeaway was that creativity is not really taught. As far as skills, the best advice I received was actually a recommendation, and that was to “create something new every… Read More

Island Getaway