I quit smoking weed two weeks ago — which means 90% of what I see on instagram has become videos from stoners talking about how great smoking is. Thanks, algorithm!
Weeknotes #2
Updating to the latest version of Kirby caused one of the plugins I use to help create custom post types to fail — rendering me entirely unable to create a new post as long as the plugin was installed. That was a fun little head-scratcher, …Weeknotes #1: ‘Twas the week after Christmas
Weeknotes: why the hell not? I guess I won't promise that these will actually be weekly, but I'll try. Or whatever. After many years of trying to organize a Christmas vacation with my family, my flight from Vancouver to Vegas was cancelled …Going to the movies on Christmas Day is something of a tradition in my family. I couldn’t be with them this year, but my partner and I stuck to the tradition and went to see Avatar: The Way of Water tonight. The movie is pretty, obviously, and it’s perfectly fine, as movies go, but we absolutely need to stop pretending like 3+ hours is an acceptable runtime for a movie.
Flight was cancelled, so I guess I won’t be drinking mimosas in a hot tub in Las Vegas this Christmas.
Painted Dec 19, 2022. 8x10 oil on primed paper.
I'm still trying out different approaches for these sketchbook pieces — this one started with a grid drawing, then I basically painted from darkest to lightest. Working in just black and white helps me focus on value, which can be difficult for me. I did run into some trouble with overworking, especially around the eyes, and kept ending up with too much paint in areas that needed to be adjusted further, but I think I got close enough in the end.
Meant to be travelling in a couple of days, but still waiting to make sure the flight isn’t cancelled due to weather. This is not a fun waiting game.
A view from my morning walk with Zeus. I don’t like this weather, but it can make for a decent photograph, I suppose.
Oil, 8x10
I wasn't sure if I was going to end up going over this with a coloured glaze but in the end I think the grayscale works. I wanted to capture the way the light is sort of dancing across the fingers. Happy with this one!
Grabbing the handle of a saucepan, barehanded, when it’s fresh out of a 400 degree oven, will hurt. A lot. For hours. Ask me how I know!