Blogs about Illustration

Today’s newsletter is about understanding perfectionism, and how I misunderstood perfectionism for the longest time, so I wasn’t able to detect it in myself. But the letter really began with this image: I built this …

Jacob and Josef Kohn, Cradle, 1875-1899. Bentwood. Vienna, Austria.J and J Kohn offered several designs of cradles; this is number 1571, perhaps the most extreme example in Art Nouveau style. Via maas museum

Mixed notes. A triangular shaped man, F-35 Lightning II and other irrelevant annotations not worth mentioning but somehow they deserve to spend time writing them.

As I’ve returned to my desk after being away from it for three full months after my surgery and physical rehab, I’ve gained some clarity about my art, and the business aspect of it. I …

Denn die Todten reiten schnell A few days ago I was looking for a font similar to an inktrap typeface I saw on a TV Literary show on TV Brasil. I found it. So I …

cincylibrary:Blue Yellow-backed Warbler – From John James Audubon’s Birds of America, circa 1827-1830.

In the Chinese Zodiac, this is the Year of the Dragon, beginning on February 10, 2024. The Dragon symbolizes power, nobility, honor, wealth, and success. Those born under this sign are said to possess intelligence, …

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Made some new badges for my shop. Sort of like an automated email reply but for real life. As modelled by me, below:

Outside the church of St Brynach, in Nevern, Pembrokeshire, is a fine celtic cross. On the saint's feast day, April 7th, the first cuckoo of the year will be heard calling from the top of …