the Latest from the reluctant illustrator

Feb
24
mixed metaphors

mixed metaphors

Mixed metaphors are simply marvellous - it's how the gods were born, poetry eats the mix for breakfast.
1 min read
Feb
14
Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

On a scale of possible temperatures from absolute zero (-270º C) to absolute hot, (140 gazillionº C) the range of
1 min read
Feb
11
But hey...

But hey...

As always, thanks for reading and indulging!
Dec
16
head in the clouds

head in the clouds

This week, I took to trying out some vertical panoramas. Taking these was a curiously gestural kind of event -
1 min read
Dec
03
Pessoptimism

Pessoptimism

I went to a Drawing Jam this week led by the wonderful Cheryl Hamilton, a Vancouver-based sculptor, illustrator and creative.
2 min read
Nov
24
the subjective triangle

the subjective triangle

While most would agree that an upside-down floating white triangle is right there – it's also not really there.
2 min read
Nov
04
∞

This Land is Mine. A short video on the recurring, historically repetitive, unspeakably tragic – and once again current – topic is
1 min read
Oct
29
we are all dots (and cuttlefish)

we are all dots (and cuttlefish)

Staying with the theme of dots – cuttlefish are masters of the dot. They create colour, pattern and texture with dots
3 min read
Oct
23
we are all dots

we are all dots

In San Francisco this week, visiting with my son. We spent an afternoon at SF MoMA wandering through their embarrassingly
1 min read