The Blue Marble and Astronomical Audacity
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Kira Jane Dog
Yes, that’s her full name. She recently spent a weekend with Annyth and me, well, she and her mom, one of Annyth’s oldest and dearest friends, whom I’ll refer to as J. J told us that she only uses Kira’s full name when there’s some sort of lesson to be learned after the fact. I never heard that. I did hear “Kira Jane” a lot while they were interacting. See what Rumi has to say about Love Dogs!
(Click on image to enlarge and see Kira Jane’s eyes.)
Technical: I drew this on my iPad Pro free hand with an Apple Pencil using my go-to app, Sketch Club, followed by a tweak or two in iColorama. See Sketch Club stats:
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Other dog posts on this illustroblog.
Here’s a really quick progress video:
37 minutes with Fran on a Sunday afternoon in Spring
…on my iPad Pro in Sketch Club. Why? Her face.
Sketch Club Stats
My Brother-in-Law Meditating
Sure it’s possible, says so right here! My sister sent me the photo below of my brother-in-law on his riding lawnmower, and I thought to myself, I bet he converts that repetitive chore into a period of mental clarity and presence. So I spent some time on my iPad Pro trying to convert that inspiring photo into some mindfulness of my own.
Zen Ken
Appalachian Meets Balkan Sounds: Cuni with Lou Poster and Brad Swiniarski
There was an explosion of some awesome music and some unbelievably superb guitar playing one week ago, April 11, 2026, at the Federal Valley Resource Center in Stewart, OH when guitarist Cuni performed along with Lou Poster and Brad Swiniarski. I captured some photos and videos so that I could spend some extra time with the musicians on my iPad Pro using the Sketch Club app and an Apple Pencil. See the Sketch Club stats below.
Cuni with Lou Poster and Brad Swiniarski
Sketch Club Stats:
Flattened Out
Again, the pencil theme! See’em all here. This post is definitely a reflection of my thinking on an upcoming exhibit that will feature 3 of my wooden pencils. See blurb below.
Flattened Out Pencil (click on image to enlarge)
Upcoming exhibit:
“When you hold [them], it’s mildly perturbing in a cognitive sense primarily because of [their] hexagonal shape, which your whole hand infers based on years of thumb, index, and middle finger experience. Again, [these pieces are] meant to celebrate a widely-employed cultural artifact, one that allows the user to do and undo graphic expressions.” Upcoming show at the Dairy Barn in Athens, OH. April 24 – June 14, 2026
Back a few rows…
…there was this guy up in the air.
back a few rows
Reference photo:
Dreamy progress video:
Sketch Club stats:
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More Tap Handles
I’m increasingly fascinated by these artifacts. I’m even a little disappointed when I see the neutral black tap handle. Don’t get me going.
More Tap Handles
Wooden Pallets to Sawhorses (aka Trestles or Saw Stools)
See video of process below. (Almost forgot, I’ve illustroblogged about the “sawhorse” which is related to this one.)
Sketch Club is a great note taking tool. I misspelled trestle…please fix it in your own head.Video of construction summary:
Thanks to Tightwad Workshop on YouTube! Go on, click on that video:
the art of the deal
the art of the deal
iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, Sketch Club, iColorama
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