As a working artist, I divide my day into two parts. “Bleed and Feed”. The Bleed Part. Taking care of business. Doing work for my …
the person i was born to be
When I lived in Chicago back in the early 1990s, I had a friend who owned an art gallery, David Leonardis. One of the top …
welcome to the overextended class
In my last blog post, an interview with Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine, Chris had a brilliant thought: “If ever these was a time …
painting update
[Tablet PC sketch of what I have in mind. Click on image to enlarge etc.] [UPDATE: 12.10am, 23rd March. “DesertManhattan” is finished. Hurrah!] DesertManhattan is …
desertmanhattan update
[Close-up of “DesertManhattan”. Click on image to enlarge etc.] 1. I started DesertManhattan in September [See initial post here]. I thought it would take me …
ok, back to work…
Is it the 5th of January already? Damn, I was enjoying goofing off… I have so much crap to do, it’s off the scale… Most …
"crofting" as a metaphor for the new world of work?
Recently I wrote about “crofting”, which has always had a big influence on my life. My paternal grandfather was a Scottish Highland “crofter”. He lived …
studio update: desertmanhattan
[Click on image to enlarge etc.] For the last couple of months, I’ve been talking about a return to large-format paintings. Originally I was planning …
drawing cartoons
"fred 42": work in progress- day four
[“Fred 42”. Click on image to enlarge etc.] [Close-up shot.] Yesterday I wrote, “When I do large pieces, I rarely do the long, 18-hour obsessive …
cartooning in texas
[Picture taken from the Marfa Plain, looking Southeast, about 15 miles West of Alpine, Texas. Cathedral Mountain in the distance.] I’m writing this from Miami. …