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Cape San Blas - Bay Side

June 27, 2025 at 11:48 pm
Posted in: Personal

We accidentally stumbled upon Cape San Blas back in 2023 when we took a road trip to St. George Island on my birthday. After an underwhelming couple of hours at the state park, we decided on a whim to swing by CSB on the way back, and have been hooked ever since.

Last year we visited twice, which made this our fourth trip to the cape. The sargassum was really bad on the gulf side this year, but we weren't affected because we spent most of our time kayaking on Saint Joseph Bay.

It was so peaceful just floating out there staring into the horizon, and observing the wildlife like this beautiful white heron.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw all these pelicans roosting on a boat lift. Such fascinating creatures!

We also enjoyed biking along the Loggerhead Run Bike Path.

As night began to approach, we heeded the painful lessons learned from previous trips, and took refuge in our room to avoid getting attacked by biting insects.

But once it was pitch dark we reemerged to do some stargazing at the end of the dock.

Already plotting and planning our next trip!

Art Institute of Chicago in 2015

June 16, 2025 at 6:36 am
Posted in: Photography

Here are some of my recently rediscovered photos of the AIC from 10 years ago that I posted on Twitter using the now defunct 'Twitpic' platform. Enjoy!

Frederic Remington

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Triton Fountain

Point and Shoot

May 1, 2025 at 6:09 am
Posted in: Photography

I've always loved taking photos, and over the years my smartphone has become my main camera. But lately (especially with my iPhone 15 Pro Max that combines data from 3 lenses to create an optimized photo), I feel like the results often look unreal. I'm not ready to invest in an analog film camera, or an expensive Leica, so as a compromise I got myself a Kodak PIXPRO FZ55 digital camera.

I'm still reading the manual and learning the different settings, but I'm already really enjoying the results. These two photos from a recent evening walk are completely unedited, directly from the camera. They remind me of film photos from my childhood, there is just something special about them.

I sometimes use apps such as Tezza or VSCO to add character to my iPhone photos. But this little digital camera is bringing back the thrill of taking a simple unmanipulated image that magically captures the essence of the moment, without having to add any filters or special effects.

Artistic Process

January 15, 2024 at 1:55 am
Posted in: Comics

I thought it would be fun to share my artistic process from my recent cartoon 'Santa' next to the finished product.

The pencil sketch was done on basic 8.5 x 11 in. copy paper, and the finished product was inked on 9 x 12 in. smooth Bristol, then scanned and colored in Photoshop.

Spooky Movies

October 31, 2023 at 2:31 am
Posted in: Personal

Here are the spooky movies I watched this October.

Happy Halloween!

Memory Lane

January 15, 2022 at 2:10 am
Posted in: Comics

I was organizing some cartoon image files when I came across an old drawing I did of Christmas stockings for the kids from 2009. 

I also found an ice-skating themed header from January 2010. 

Enjoy!

Sanitation

July 26, 2019 at 12:58 am
Posted in: Comics

Here are a couple photos of the ink drawing from my latest cartoon. 

I love that old retro radio, and wish I had one like it for real!

This was drawn with black ink on 9 x 12 smooth Bristol paper.

Coney Island

October 15, 2017 at 1:19 am
Posted in: Photography

Here are a couple photos I took at Coney Island during the winter of 2002 with a Le Clic camera on 110 film. There is something so beautiful about these imperfect old prints, how they capture the moment.

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