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Re-Using Old National Geographic Photos As Sketchbook References
I love the photos in old National Geographic magazines. Whenever I find some issues for cheap at a yard sale, I cut out the pages with the most interesting photos and glue them onto empty pages of my sketchbook. Whenever I need reference for a quick warm up sketch, I flip the book open and […]
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Bill Sienkiewicz’s “ROM” Art
After forty years, Marvel is reprinting the classic ROM: Spaceknight comics. ROM was never a favorite character of mine, but these comics were always easy for me to find cheap at flea markets, so I did end up picking up a few issues mostly because of the cool covers. Though he wasn’t involved with the […]
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Weasl
San Francisco graffiti artists like Ribity, Twist, and Reminisce, made names for themselves by painting recognizable images as their tags instead of letters. At the moment, one of SF’s most prolific taggers is an artist named Weasl who tags iconic animal drawing on walls in a classic 2-color “throw-up” style. And here are a few […]
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San Francisco Yo-Yo Meetup, May 20th 2023
I’m hosting a yo-yo meetup in San Francisco this coming Saturday, May 20th, 2023 from 1-3pm at Golden Gate Park. We’ll be outdoors, by the giant water fountain in front of the bandshell. This is a free event and it’s open to everyone!