Woodpress

This is a painting of a pumpkin in openCanvas. It’s not finished, but it’s been in this state for about a week, so I figured I’d post it. I drew it without reference. (Not bragging. Just documenting.)

I have a confession to make. A while ago I looked at every single “I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?” picture, and I enjoyed it. I drew this in openCanvas.

I’m making friends with my Pentax Optio W30, and finally learning how to get decent macro shots. I think for clarity this one may beat anything I ever got with my Sony DSC-T1 (my previous pocket camera). In my opinion, that’s a major milestone. Here’s a closer crop:

There were some issues with the previous Banqi board I posted, so I revised it. This one isn’t quite as artsy, but I fixed some technical errors with the pieces, and used more of the available space for the play area. I intend to continue to improve this board, so I’ll probably post updated versions […]

My four year old daugher is having an art night tonight. She started by drawing a self-portrait. Then she drew pictures of some other family members. Here’s her self-portrait, and a photo of her (taken just a little while after the drawing). She cut out the self-portrait before I got it to the scanner. After […]

I took a series of photos with my son and his identical twin. Here are a few.

This piece of wood once stood where there is now a sign in front of the office building where I work. Originally, it just said “Sign” which I guess was a warning of what was to come, so nobody would be too surprised. After a while though, my friend Thom decided someone needed to follow […]

At my last job, I made some new friends who play a game (usually over lunch) they call Ban Chi (or Banqi). It’s played with a Chinese chess set (on half the board) starting with the pieces face down. A typical game takes around 15 minutes. They began playing Ban Chi after they got good […]