This one isn’t about art, though it is illustrated with my drawings. In an experimental mood, I wrote a funny, twisted novel for young adults., It’s actually probably more for grownups bu...
There are books galore for expectant mothers but just a grubby handful for their male companions. Finally this void is filled. “Peanut” tells the touching and hilarious story of one man...
This is a big, ancient scrapbook with fairly thick and absorbent pages. I work in it from time to time, generally with a dip pen and sumi ink.
I have a lot of friends in all corners of the world who share my love for illustrated journaling and sketchbooking Some are famous designers and artists, some are just people like me who live to draw...
My initals are D.O.G. and I love dogs. I love them as friends and as drawing subjects. This little book is a collection of my favorite dog drawings and paintings, augmented by one of my lesser talent...
I never seem to have enough time to do everything I’d like to try. So, recently, I decided to get my butt out of bed an hour earlier each morning and use that time to explore new options -= fro...
Creativity is someting we are all born with, but somewhere along the way, we convince ourselves we don’t have the right to label ourselves as creative or artists. This book is my attempt to rev...
My second book is a tribute to classroom filmstrips — if you were born before 1980, you probably remember them. I loved the way they condensed lessons down to a few dozen beautiful illustrations, pho...
I knew nothing about ham radio when I came upon an album full of QSL postcards at a flea market, I was blown away by the varied styles and creative solutions each ham had used to make these souvenirs...
My third book was the beginning of a whole new chapter in my publishing career — and in my life. It’s a memoir of my wife’s parapalegia, the accident that caused it, and how it changed e...
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“Everyday Matters” began as a simple grab bag of pages from my illustrated journals. I’m not sure if I was lazy or clueless but I couldn’t come up with a rhyme or reason for h...
My apartment has few rooms and lots of windows. As a result, I have few walls. This situation has probably had quite a lot to do with the current state of my art making. I have made zillions of paint...
I have been received occasional emails and comments from people wondering why I have stopped posting on this site. Let me begin by saying that Jack and I are doing quite well, despite the silence. We...
Click image to enlarge My sketchbooks have been becoming simpler and more austere over the years. I started just drawing in ink, then added color, then watercolors and then slowly turned back until a...
[Seth Apter of The Altered Page is conducting a Buried Treasure hunt and encouraged bloggers to resurrect one of their favorite long ago posts. I like this one. I may put up a couple more golden oldi...
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