Category: ink
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Swamp Thing and his Mask of Humanity
This past winter I posted about my affection for the DC Comics character Swamp Thing, particularly Alan Moore’s writing of the character from 1984-87. Of the number of recurring broad themes running throughout Swamp Thing’s fifty-year publication history, that of ‘Humanity’ is perhaps most character defining. What does it mean…
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“Draw something from your mind”: Subjects that Fascinate Me, Pt. 1
The Subjects that Fascinate page on my art website has changed little over the past few of years. The page was never meant to be an ongoing and exhaustive listing of things that “fascinate” me but only a sample of a few subjects that have seized my attention and inspired…
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from the VAULT #2
During our family walks through Point Pleasant Park, I would often tell the children stories about our favourite spots in the park: the…
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canscaip 2020 VIRTUAL ART SHOW
On Saturday, October 24th, the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) hosted an Artist Talk to…
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sketching with EMMA FITZGERALD
If you haven’t discovered the whimsical work of Emma Fitzgerald I encourage you to visit her artist site…
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eyeballs AND ACORNS
originally posted April 12, 2019 I was leafing through my sketch books and I came across two pieces of work that at the time were each a monotonous struggle to produce but now that I examine the sketches I find them satisfying. In my September 25, 2018 post titled “vanderpoel’s…
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A SKETCH FROM cabin coffee
Went to the Cabin Coffee shop for the first time. I’ve passed it a number of times but never entered. My youngest likes the wooden ducks…
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A SKETCH FROM old apothecary bakery
E. and I went to The Old Apothecary Bakery and Café; me to sketch and her to write. Below is a sketch of the young writer at work…
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A SKETCH FROM world tea house
I have been coming to the World Tea House since 2012 to write or read, and lately to sketch. The service is excellent, the tea selection…
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