Category: Art

Old ’90s Sketchbook/Scrapbook of Trent Reznor

OMG… I found my old high school/art school (for the one term I went)/university sketchbook full of drawings of Trent Reznor, 😂… That’s just a few pics from inside. It’s a 200 page sketchbook and it’s chock full of this sorta thing, even the inside covers, lol. Apparently I...

New batch of Ricky B monotypes

Popped into the beginners’ printmaking drop in at Ladysmith Arts today and made a few Ricky B. Rat monotypes. All of these have at least 2 layers if not 3; backgrounds first, then Ricky on top. I used ghost prints as well as the usual first pull. The paper...

New Painting: Teen Dream #1

Well, now that the show’s opening tonight is over, I figure I’m good to post a pic of my new painting that’s in the Cowichan Valley Arts Council’s Fine Arts Show 2023. “Teen Dream #1″ 2023 24×30” Mixed media on canvas (acrylic paint, gel texture medium, acrylic ink on...

Spring clean-ups, bees, and blooms

Well, I spent all day out in the garden yesterday and got a sunburn… I really should know better by now… really, I should… Guess I’m cancelling this week’s IPL face-zapping. And while I’m whining, I think I have a cracked filling. Guess I know what phone calls I...

Whole lotta art stuff going on this week

Another week down. I was at a monotype workshop today, pics on that other post. Speaking of Ricky B., it was time to set up his very own Instagram, even if there’s not real followers yet: https://www.instagram.com/ricky_b_rat/ So, on that note, here’s the favorite Ricky sketch of the week:...

A few monotypes of Ricky B. Rat

So I took a monotype printmaking workshop today up in Ladysmith, same place I took the gelli printing workshop last month. (Explanation of monotypes here. We used Akua inks on plexiglas plates and used a press.) Last time I took a monotype workshop, it was at MISSA and I...

Nick news, ratmobiles, fountains, and more

Hey, my neighbor’s finally back from wintering in Arizona. My dad and I were starting to worry. What else is new? The latest Nick White episode, for one thing. The subtitles aren’t properly done yet because I keep getting some weird “taking longer than usual” error message when I...

Cards, sketches, and new Nick White (for real this time… soon…)

Another week gone by… let’s see here, I started back to clarinet lessons and apparently I haven’t completely forgot everything, just 75%… but hey, maybe that means I’ve forgotten some of my bad habits too. One can dream, right? Well, last week I mentioned my scheme to make handmade...

Some whining and some artmaking

So, last week I was bitching about needing to get my taxes together. I suck at math so I obviously got an accountant to do it (but sure as Hell not the one who had the data breach that led to me having to chase down identity theft stuff...

(Insert Pithy Title Here) Weekly Update

Week flew by and I feel like I’ve done nothing… which isn’t true, I think I planted some stuff in the yard. Still sorting out the fraud bullshit I mentioned a while back and that seems to zap my energy. Speaking of zaps, I went for an IPL on...