So, it’s been a few more than a few months since I’ve posted here. That’s mostly because I’ve been busy with a whole new project. I’ve started on the artwork for my own set of Tarot cards. At the same time, I’ve put up a dedicated website to showcase my art including the cards as I finish them. Anyone interested can check it all out at https://greenapestudio.com
Not Tarot related, but the latest drawing I’ve finished to got in the gallery at greenapestudio.com.
So, it’s been a while again since I posted anything here. But I created this little cherubim in Procreate on the iPad Pro and felt like he deserved some exposure.
This is the second sketch I’ve done for #MerMay this year. The first was a doodle on a post-it note. This one is on a quarter sheet of paper. These are for my daughter Cynthia who is in fact a Mermaid in her free time 😉
So it’s been a bit since I’ve posted. I needed a bit of a break after the brain melting chaos which is NaPoWriMo. While I’ve been recovering, I did some art therapy and spent about thirty hours creating yet another Warhammer 40k piece. This one is my take on the symbol of the Ordo Malleus. They are the Imperial Inquisition’s relentless hunters of the taint of Chaos.
Yes, it’s yet another Warhammer 40k piece. This time the emblem of the Ordo Hereticus of the Holy Inquisition. For those who aren’t familiar, the motto isn’t a figure of speech. Enjoy!
Still vibing on Warhammer 40k. Today’s pic is a Commissar of the 2035th Penal Regiment. For other Warhammer fans, you know what he is. If you’re not, that’s cool, just enjoy the pic 🙂
Between poetry and drawing I’ve been a bit of a creative roll lately. It got me thinking about why I do these things. I’m pretty sure that if you put me in a cave with the necessary tools and no contact with the outside world I’d still create. Nonetheless, I don’t live in a cave so I value the feedback I get on my art whatever form it takes. Today’s poem sums it up. Enjoy!
As an artist and generally creative person, I’m constantly trying to learn new techniques or otherwise improve my skills. This can be a lot of work. It can be immensely frustrating too. I can’t tell you how many partially completed drawings, paintings etc I have walked away from. But then I start trying to figure out what went wrong so I can find a new way to fail next time. As the saying goes, we learn more from failure than success. By that metric, I should be truly gifted by now. That is the theme for today’s poem. Enjoy!
People often ask me why I put so much effort into this challenge each year. It is as simple and as complex as this. I want to create something which may outlast my time in this world. None of these are great and immortal verse, yet if there is something in one of them which is recalled after the initial reading, or a drawing which crosses the viewer’s mind down the road, then I have taken a step on the road to a more lasting legacy. Today’s poem speaks to that quest for immortality through one’s body of work. Enjoy!