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Inspiration and Presence
Along with Taxi Driver and a practice in doing everything wrong.
Jun 22, 2022 • 
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Navigating Doubts
A drawing of Blade Runner, some words on how to approach self doubt, and an improv game for divergent thinking.
Jul 20, 2022 • 
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Navigating Doubts
Nothing New Under the Sun
First though, this is Nico! He’s a curious lad who often, to the chagrin of his caretakers, disappears for days on end, only to emerge mostly unscathed…
May 25, 2022 • 
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Constraints
A drawing, Abbas Kiarostami on Constraints, and Half-Life (an improv game)
Jul 6, 2022 • 
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Like Music
Recently, I’ve been playing with drawing as a kind of visual music making.
Jun 8, 2022 • 
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Playing Our Way to Good Ideas
The most overused word, creativity, should in fact be described as discovery. — Milton Glaser Whether we’re writing a short story, or creating an…
May 11, 2022 • 
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Impostor!
Quote “And I felt a bit better.
Apr 27, 2022 • 
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Character Sketches
For a long time I’ve wanted to work on a short film or comic outside of client projects, but I’ve put it off again and again.
Feb 26, 2022 • 
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Character Sketches
Performance Anxiety
Recently, I’ve realized that one reason I struggle with getting self-initiated projects off the ground, is that I get performance anxiety.
Apr 6, 2022 • 
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Just Show Up
Quote What seems like the fast way in the moment is the long way in the end.
Apr 13, 2022 • 
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Thumbnails
This timelapse of thumbnail sketches shows part of my process for exploring visual ideas for an illustration.
Feb 26, 2022 • 
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