the reluctant illustrator
inky drawings, musings, links, perspectives, curiosities & occasional insights.

the Latest from the reluctant illustrator

Mar
03
a small green acacia tree

a small green acacia tree

I have waded, fully clothed, into the adventures of colouring the drawings and doing the page layouts for the Story
3 min read
Feb
23
Bahamut - iv

Bahamut - iv

(part four) After my first round of experimenting with colouring on the laptop (meh...) I remembered my old iPad. I
4 min read
Feb
21
Outsider

Outsider

It is a term I've been waltzing with, in a lifelong dance. Perhaps it's constitutional... Born
3 min read
Feb
10
Bahamut - iii

Bahamut - iii

(part three) I'm flip-flopping (in so many other ways too, but that's a different epic) I
3 min read
Feb
02
Bahamut - ii

Bahamut - ii

(part two) Memory is a curious thing. What gets anchored? What gets jettisoned? What gets obscured and overwritten? What never
2 min read
Jan
27
Bahamut - i

Bahamut - i

(part one) This begins our story of The Bahamut. Over the holidays I dragged my son, and pushed myself, to
4 min read
Jan
02
a bowl full of stars

a bowl full of stars

...for you this year. May it be light of heart and full of generosity. Bring the dream. Bring it. Happy
Dec
23
I'm sure it's here somewhere...

I'm sure it's here somewhere...

...it was a song It was a little song that I'd placed in a secret drawer of my
2 min read
Nov
11
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