I spent the last six weeks making paintings that will be shown in a museum in Australia. Ten years ago, getting into that exhibition and that museum was the height of my ambition. I think about that when I look at these drawings on notebook paper, and puzzle over the gap between my professional artist… Read more
These were first posted on my Facebook page. This is the process: at the scene, I scribbled notes as fast as could – a sort of visual shorthand consisting of dialogue snippets and rough shapes. I took tons of iphone photos, so I could corroborate my impressions and fill in gaps. I also took short… Read more
Once again, this page was inspired by Lynda Barry‘s work. I have endless gratitude to her for showing me an approach to drawing that has less to do with skill, and more to do with the relationship between the eye, the brain and what she calls the ‘original digital devices’, the hands. This is a… Read more
I’ve been chasing deadlines the last few weeks, or been chased by them – hence the sporadic posting. I’m not going to apologize, although the words every person who’s owned a blog has typed at least a few times are right there at my fingertips, begging to be let out in groveling apology to… who?… Read more
I remember the day I drew this tree, a bunch of them were in full bloom in the park. A child stood under one, arranging a posy from fallen blooms carpeting the ground. Tree and child were outlined against the evening light. She was laughing. Adults took pictures with their smartphones. The all-knowing Internet just… Read more
A pao, or 包, is a steamed bun made of rice flour, stuffed with sweet or savory fillings. The most famous is Char Siew Pao, which is sweet barbecue pork. My favorite is a vegetarian bun. I like to sit on my front door step in the evening and watch the sky turn to night.… Read more
The Janet in this letter is Janet Lilo. She lives in New Zealand, and we have not seen each other for six long years. She is a very great artist. You can find her here. And here are the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars: ~ Antid Oto – italian for antidote – was one of Leon… Read more
There’s a saga tree in the park where I go running. A friend used to tell me that I have to think of myself as a runner, not a jogger. Running is like being a hungry shark, eating up the distance with your killer feet. Jogging… jogging is like, bad running. Jogging is for pandas,… Read more
