Tentative cover of Evidence , created by using Dream by WOMBO to edit my painting of Aileron This is a quick update to let everyone know that I've been working feverishly on the sequel to The Substance of Things Hoped For, titled Evidence of Things Unseen. As you may know, the previous story ended on something of a cliff-hanger where the Animus was defeated and Benjamin was returned to his true reality. But on Life-World, an even greater evil was lurking in the shadows, wai

"Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed."- Leto II, God Emperor of Dune, Frank Herbert.

Jackson Pollock - Abstract Expressionist artist and psyop master. As an artist, I try to keep up to date on art news and related topics...

“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” - Ecclesiastes 9:10 kjv

"For the good which I would I do not, but the evil which I would not that I practice.." - Romans 7:19, ASV

What's the difference Between joy and pain? Frankie Beverly says; 'Like sunshine and rain.' Two sides of the coin; Yin & Yang. Happiness, despair, Pious and profane.

I recently had a 'conversation' with Claude AI, asking it what art trends are on the horizon for 2025. I'm well aware that having such a...

"Sometimes, I get lost for words; supposedly being a poet, I'm not supposed to get lost for words But sometimes it happens anyway, and...

I'm an old-school guy. As such, I really like and admire old-school art. In this particular case, I'm not talking about Rembrandt or Van Gogh, I'm talking Jack Kirby, John Buscema, and Herb Trimpe. You know, the greats. Old-school comic book art. There have been varying opinions about this. Some say it's because comic artists today are rushed to churn out a certain number of pages/books, and as a result, quality has gone down. Of course, another popular opinion is that over t

The Beast has been an original character of mine for years. When I was in high school, he was scribbled all over my notebooks and in the...

In a previous post , I discussed how there may be an inherent link between creativity and mental illness. This link has probably been...

As I write this, I'm reminded of lyrics from the old Newcleus jam Computer Age: Push the Button: "...I know the Lord cannot be too glad...

Edvard Munch, 1893, The Scream, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 x 73 cm, National Gallery of Norway Aristotle is once said to have said, “No great genius has ever existed without a strain of madness." So with this quote in mind, we come to the question: Is there a mental cost to creativity? This question has been pondered for hundreds of years, so I won't be the first to entertain that thought; neither will you be. But just because this question has been asked so man

"Why So Serious?" That's a famous line from Heath Ledger's Joker in the 2012 Batman film The Dark Knight . As a long-standing comic book fan myself, I feel that a more appropriate question would be, " Why So Dark?" Comics darker and darker of late, so dark in fact that at least to this reader, they're hardly enjoyable or relatable anymore. I'm aware I've been gone for a while; forgive me, life happens. I'm also aware that this isn't an art post, per se. But as almost anyon

When you write a blog, you learn all sorts of interesting new (to me) concepts. One such concept is that of the Grey (or Gray. Actually,...

A global pandemic. A war raging in Europe. Racial injustice. Gun violence. Rising inflation, gasoline, and food costs. With everything...

There's an old Zen about a conversation between an old butcher and his customer, which was overheard by a passerby. The customer asked...

Sometimes things just come to me. I mean, as an artist sometimes inspiration can come out of the blue. Other times, I may need some help....

It is a sad consequence of human existence that armed conflict is part of our reality. Even as I write this, the shadow of war looms over...

February is finally here, and the season of love is upon us. Not all of us will celebrate Valentine's Day per se, but it's as good a time...