After reading Animal Farm, I was interested in the pictures Orwell painted to the two pig leaders, Napoleon and Snowball. I thought they would be perfect for a couple of crazy character sketches. I learned, though, that there’s just not that much brought out visually, especially with the limitation that snowball can’t use clothing or…
Read moreEphesians 3:20-21
My calligraphy has a long way to go, but I figured I would give this a shot. Inspired by an awesome Don Knuth project; 3:16: Bible Texts Illuminated.
Read moreRunning RollerCoaster Tycoon (and Expansions) under Windows XP
One of my favorite games of all time is Chris Sawyer’s RollerCoaster Tycoon. I love carefully crafting a park layout, building coasters that work with the landscape and are fun to watch, and sitting back as thousands of digital denizens enjoy my creations (and hand over thousands of digital dollars). Piles of new games come…
Read moreCaptain Vegetable
For some reason, this single sketch comes back to me more often than any other Sesame Street bit. Funny, I still don’t eat enough vegetables. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmjLqddPqZQ]
Read moreDiscovering Artists: Saul Steinberg
“Untitled,” 1948.Work of Saul Steinberg.SaulSteinbergFoundation.org. Along with artists that have been my inspiration for a while, I love to discover new inspiring artists. Today I was for the first time introduced to Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) via Scott McCloud’s blog. Steinberg was an artist whose work appeared in the New Yorker for decades. Looking over his…
Read more