It’s been a crazy 10 days here in the Shed. My oldest son, Colin, graduated from college last Friday and I couldn’t be more proud of him. The weather was perfect and the ceremonies were great. He’s a great guy and I can’t wait to…
This post is a little rundown of essential drawing tools I like to bring with me when I travel. I got the idea from all the Everyday Carry (EDC) photos out there (mostly here and here) and from a few bloggers I have seen over…
I’ve always enjoyed making my own sketchbooks. Sketchbooks are essential for me and I use them all the time – for playing with ideas, working poses or compositions, doing thumbnails or just doodling. I also like sketchbooks for keeping finished drawings in – they function…
I got inspired looking at some Hugo Pratt, Corto Maltese drawings (especially this and this) over the weekend. Something about they way he draws his main character – always looking warm in his coat and looking like he is deep in thought. So I started…
The other day, I was outside and the way the sun was angled in the sky, I noticed my feet casting these crazy shadows. The shadows really exaggerated my foot shapes and got me thinking about drawing feet. So, I snapped a few pics to…
Not a ton of stuff happening in the shed the past few weeks. I started a “weekly update” post last week but realized I just didn’t take any pictures, draw anything new or do much of anything notable, really. And this week wasn’t much better.…
Danette and I took the dogs out past Culpeper to a private campground to do some “Boondocking” this weekend. (What is Boondocking you ask? scroll down past the photos) The campground was essentially a cleared spot next to a small river in a wooded section…
I’m working on a big drawing showing the whole Frozen North crew in the final battle vs the Demi-lich Iriolarthus and a bunch of Nothic minions. I want this drawing to be epic and amazing but I got stuck. In laying out that drawing I…
The beginning of last week, work was a total bastard. It felt like everything that could go wrong did and a few other little things decided to give me the bird as well. But, luckily everything calmed down and things got back to normal late…
Ok January is basically over, let’s review my progress: Goal 1: Bike 1000 miles. 65 miles completed. I started the month off with a great week then fizzled a little then got back at it the last two weeks. I ended up with 65 miles…