The title ‘Forevermore’ is a bit of an antithesis play on Nevermore. The poet and his raven usually brings nevermore to mind. “Nevermore” means “never again”, the famous word repeated by a raven in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” to symbolize finality and despair. After Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The … Read more
So I went to the trouble to set my phone up to record me doing an ink sketch which was an idea for some cover art for a song. Maybe it was me going through that hassle rather than just immediately sketching the idea that ruined it for me, but I started sketching and immediately … Read more
I’m pretty much done posting things from my crystal side quest, but figured I should do a post on amethyst crystal tattoos because amethyst was the most popular choice. Did a few of these a week.I wish I could say that the choice always had something to do with some deep meanings and such, but … Read more
I always enjoyed painting on small canvases, and I have always done it on and off even though people rarely go for super small artworks.Raven’s Gift (the title) is a super small artwork. Just 8″ x 10″ on stretched canvas. A stylized raven on a field of green carrying a faceted pink heart. Rose quartz … Read more
On my crystals side quest I’ve done a few I personally really like. I’m talking about especially liking the stone. This rose quartz tattoo falls into that category.One of the reasons I like it so much is that it is pink. Pink has always been my favorite color. Not any specific tone, just pinks in … Read more
I am starting to go through old sketches and other art done long ago by my father who is no longer of this realm. He did a lot of figure sketching. This shall be the first I upload here and other places online. This one was done with pencil on Clearprint vellum with Ebony pencils. … Read more
I posted about Tourmaline & Smoky Quartz yesterday, so today I figured I’d follow it up with a bit about Golden Healer Quartz. The person who got this one had two crystals in mind which we tied together. There are a ton of blue toned quartz varieties, so I’ll let your own imagination name the … Read more