I am sufficiently occupied with school. But I still like to stay creative, so I have a few side projects: I am learning French by listening to French music and drawing vocabulary pages. Each page groups 40-60 words into a scene ("the beach", "my bedroom"...). Back in high school I…
My classes started up again, recently, and we have lots of things to read. I don't want to complain or anything, but with some of these texts, it seems like I don't know how to read at all. They challenge you to focus on every single word: German textbooks tend…
I am almost done with my illustration commission. These are the newest pictures. HoseaJoelAmosObadajahJonahMicah Also, I learned how to use a sewing machine. I technically had learned how to use a sewing machine before, but this was the first time I actually made something with it. I made a quilted…
I have been in Renton (near Seattle) for almost 3 weeks, 2 of those at my internship at a church. I will be here for 6 months and am slowly transitioning from "new guy" to actually working: We had a meeting with the communication team about the flyer for Easter.…
I am working on one of my children's stories, getting the illustrations ready to move towards publishing. Slowly, but surely, the ideas are becoming clearer. And this morning, I met a 14-year old girl who will be my art student: Her mom had participated in one of my workshops last…
I started learning stuff about anatomy a few months ago. To take the complexity of the human body and make it manageable. And I am not through with the topic, but I'm making progress. What does this mean to you? Whether you're an artist or not, here's what you might…
I will start school this coming week. It's already my 3rd year at seminary. Time flies! That means learning for school. Less time for art. But I will try to continue with the anatomy courses and teach a handful of workshops. I also am starting to write a new children's…
Last week, I spontaneously joined a "sandpainting" workshop for a few hours. The idea is that you have a lightbox with sand on it, and you can create images that way. If you add a camera setup, you can use it to "animate" stories, especially when working with kids. It's…