For the next in Paranormology, I’ve gone back to the beginning in terms of my front cover, except that, unlike Grosvenor Lane Ghost, Jolimont is a fair bit darker and nastier. Now, for the past three covers I’ve been the […]
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Take the Win
When it comes to defining success, context is king. Status? Money? Power? Sure. If that’s the goal. Sometimes it’s an all-or-nothing affair. Other times it comes in degrees. Like cider. Cider? Cider. As in, fermented apples. You see, last year […]
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Fire Bird
In art class, all the way back in high school, I learnt about the word ‘juxtaposition’, placing two contrasting elements next to each other. The clean-cut girl and the rough-as-guts loaner. The pristine rainforest holding a smoke-belching factory. An innocent […]
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Jolimont Street – First Draft
This time, no mucking around with silly plots. What am I talking about? Well, if you look back a fair few posts, Hampton Court Ghost started life as a train-wreck. There was a mangled plot and a weird premise that […]
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The Struggle of the Artist – Doubt
Imagine you are standing on a wooden stage. There is a big, thick curtain in front. On one side is a massive, nattering, rumbling crowd. On the other side is you, listening to the noise coming from the other side, […]
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Next in Paranormology – Jolimont Street Ghost
OK, I lied. I promised I wouldn’t do any writing over the holidays. The laptop was there, I managed to squeeze a spare hour out, one thing led to another… The Series Keeping with the idea of a “ghost story […]
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Twas the Night After Christmas
And all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for the cat, who insisted upon going outside, the boy, who needed to get tucked back into bed, and a scruffy oaf stumbling about, cursing the manufacturer of the […]
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Merry Christmas – Craft
For Easter I prefer to paint eggs rather than buy chocolate eggs, simply because I think it’s a bit more personal. When it comes to Christmas gifts, I must confess I’m resigned to simply purchasing them. Easter has a gifting […]
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The Struggle of the Artist – Time
Artists are a crazy bunch. We spend our time complaining that we are tired, that we need a break, yet when a break comes up, we spend it… working. I don’t know if it’s a compulsion, or an attitude, or […]
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Adaptation Animation – Dynamic Changes
There is a temptation, with everything we create, to fiddle and poke and prod to get it ‘just so’. This applies to writing, of course, but also to drawing and, as I’ve discovered, animating. The Conundrum We start the creative […]
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