Sketchbook

As my pens die, I tend to become bolder and take more risks with my lines. I wonder if that is a metaphor for anything.

Sketchbook

Here are some pages.

Adventures in Cookie Construction

We had grand plans for our gingerbread house. Inspired by the back of the box which had pictures like this:

I was sure that we would easily be able to surpass these examples and create something even better. We even mixed extra icing. Surely it would be great. We would make carefully constructed roof decorations of squiggly swirly beauty. Artfully applied icicles. A gated yard of licorice, candy, and icing snow drifts.

It is at this point which I would like to remind you that this gingerbread house was made by three adults, one of which has an art degree.

And things did not go exactly as planned.

The icing was not quite thick enough so.. we basically couldn't do anything with it. We decided to work with what we had, and change design intentions.




Actually I guess it turned out pretty good.

Sketchbook

It's December! Do you know what that means? Perhaps Christmas trees and shiny lights, and madly rushing to gather gifts. Perhaps ceaseless snow outside and incessant christmas songs inside. Perhaps so. But do you know what the most important part about December is?

Candy cane donuts are back at Tim's!

They are my favorite.

Here are some sketches from today.


And also a Shadeywolf from not today.

Happy Patch Day!

Oh and it might be American Thanksgiving, as well. But Patch Day has always been one of my favorite holidays.

Will this patch save FFXIV? Here's hoping, I suppose, if I ever want to fill this little sketchbook.


This one is definitely Seyrr's fault. I don't know what the guy thinks he is going to do with 200 blocks of fish glue.


One more, and the last one in the book unless I get drawn back into the game. Kind of funny, since chronologically, this ought to have been one of the first pictures. To the best bro I never knew. Stand tall, Elflad, you were an elf among elfs.

Please Stay

Panya and Salamanders.


Took an old sketch and painted over it, to kind of play with technique. No matter how I try I can't quite seem to get rid of lines entirely... I was not able to complete this as quickly as I had hoped for (one sitting), but it still went pretty fast compared to how some of my paintings can end up.

Sketchbook

More sketches!
Things are getting a bit better.


As of yesterday, when we went from no snow to nearly a foot of it, it is now, officially, WINTER in Calgary. I am sorry guys, I kept it away by sheer force of will as long as I could, but nobody can hold out forever. At least Boo is happy.