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
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
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
…there was this guy up in the air.
back a few rows
Screenshot
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
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
iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, Sketch Club, iColorama
A buddy of mine got me thinking about Sand Hill Cranes here in Ohio. So, while Annyth gets her hair cut, I had time to play around…over a Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Ale
Freehand iPad drawing in Sketch Club with an Apple Pencil and a tweak of iColorama (click to enlarge)
Sketch Club Stats: Freehand iPad painting using photo reference, Apple Pencil, Sketch Club, and iColorama. Details in Sketch Club follow:
Reference Photo:
I remember riding my bicycle on the 22-mile Hockhocking Adena Bikeway from Athens, OH to the campus of Hocking College in Nelsonville, OH on Sunday, September 27, 1998 to see the Reverend Jesse Jackson speak at a “leave no one behind” rally that kicked off Appalachian Cultural Awareness Week. Willie Nelson was supposed to be there, but he canceled at the last minute.
Rev. Jackson back in 2015 (Click on image to enlarge.)
Freehand iPad artwork in Sketch Club, Procreate, and iColorama using a photo reference and an Apple Pencil
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