The Relic (1997) – I have not read the novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child that this movie was based on, but I’m familiar enough with Preston & Child’s work to know that they characteristically include a veneer of plausibility to even the most outlandish premises (usually by meticulous, almost numbing research details —…
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
A day late, but not at all short. One sketch from my sketchbook… …And the rest were convention sketches that I’ve thrown up for sale on my Etsy page. Feel free to mosey over there to see what’s still available.
The culture(s) we find ourselves in.
As with many people, I’m looking for reasons for the proliferation of mass shootings. Not scapegoats, mind; there is nothing to gain by blaming Trump’s rhetoric or guns or video games, since even just the shootings over this past week defy any correlation with those easy answers. (And anyone who says, “We must do something”…
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
Again, one sketch came from my sketchbook… …And the rest were convention sketches that I’ve thrown up for sale on my Etsy page. Feel free to mosey over there to see what’s still available.
Movies Seen Recently: Support Your Local Sheriff!, Viral, Sabata
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) – A breezy, light-hearted Western comedy, with James Garner in full James Garner mode as a man drifting through a tough gold-mining boomtown on his way to Australia and being offered the job of sheriff because he’s a crack shot and nothing seems to faze him. A large part of…
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
As with last week, one sketch was scanned from my sketchbook… …And the rest were convention sketches that I’ve thrown up for sale on my Etsy page. Feel free to mosey over there to see what’s still available.
Movies Seen Recently: The Machine Girl, Trilogy of Terror, The Transporter
The Machine Girl (2008) – Very gory, very silly movie about a Japanese schoolgirl raising her younger brother alone; when the brother is bullied to death just for kicks by the son of a sadistic yakuza ninja, she goes on the warpath — and even having her arm cut off doesn’t stop her, as the…
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
One sketch this week was scanned from my sketchbook… …And the rest were convention sketches that I’ve thrown up for sale on my Etsy page. Feel free to mosey over there to see what’s still available.
Wizarding Dayz!
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ll be at Wizarding Dayz in Logan, Utah this weekend, both as a vendor and as a panelist. Here’s where you can find me: When Where What With Friday 1:00pm-1:55pm Stage So, You Want to be a Writer (Friday Edition) Candace J Thomas, Susan M Phelan, Ali Cross, Ben Simmons Friday…
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
Also, I’m selling some new sketches on Etsy; be sure to check it out.