Taking the Flying Leap into 2019

by | Jan 18, 2019

Greetings and salutations for the new year, friends, patrons and sponsors!   First, a public service announcement: I finally went off the deep end. No, I’m not being committed. You may have heard me hinting for months now (years?) that I was edging...

In Memoriam: Bruno “Pete” Peters

by | Aug 24, 2018

In July a great man departed this mortal time and space, and left the company of devoted family and friends. He passed on just eight weeks short of his one-hundred-first birthday. I considered him a dear friend, and during the all-too-brief time I knew him he allowed...

“Father and Children” Watercolor Process Video

by | Jun 24, 2018

Now, more than ever, we need examples and models of sensitive, nurturing good men to contradict the culture of patriarchy. I created a watercolor painting to celebrate kind and aware fathers, and the children they help raise as the hope of our civilization. This...

2018: Looking Forward, With An Eye In the Rearview Mirror

by | Jan 6, 2018

Maybe Not So Crazy Black ink on paper. 5″ x 5″ (12.7 cm x 12.7 cm) For me, 2017 was a mixed bag of lows and highs indeed. I’m grateful that on balance the highs prevail. My practice as a “culturally subversive artist” was a significant factor in the highs....

Comic Art: Not Just For Your Kids Anymore

by | Nov 10, 2017

Over the past year, besides going back to reading the classics of comic art or discovering new ones, I’ve been doing research on all aspects of how comic art is actually made. I’ve been exploring what it might take to parlay my fictional writing (and true...

Upcoming Blog Posts To Provoke Your Interest and Your Ire

by | Jun 21, 2017

Here’s a teaser list of upcoming blog posts, not necessarily in any particular hierarchy or proposed order that I write and post them. Some of them are already up, so please check them out: All Children Are Born Creatives. (So, Why Are Adults So Dull?) How I Learned...