Finished piece: Yellow Eared Turtle

Sumi-e and gouache painting of a baby turtle
Sumi-e and gouache painting of a baby turtle
This is the time of year when I usually rant about how Christianity stole easter from the old goddess known by the name of Eostre. This time though, I’m letting the son of God have the spotlight. It’s only fair, I mean, what with the business at the cross and all. For the sake […]
Time to kickoff this years Inktober. Last year my theme was horror movies. While I had a blast doing it, it was not a theme for everyone, so this year I’m going more mainstream. My theme for this years inktober is: Icons. Anything from movie stars to notable politicians, scientists, you name it. So starting the […]
It’s mothers day here in Finland today.
Excellent commission from a new client. Cap ‘n’ Hulk.
With the way things are in the world in the present day, appreciation for the country we have and it’s independence, grows daily. The sacrifices our grandfathers and grandmothers went through during the war years and rebuilding after war, is immeasurable. Yes, let’s celebrate, but let us also remember that we also have to fight […]
How does Santa get into all these places in one 24 hour time window? My guess is he enters a wormhole of sorts…
C’thulhu is such a compelling character, an entity of pure evil to whom mankind is just an inconvenience.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre directly influenced some important films that came later, Ridley Scott’s Alien being one of them.
This was the first one I really fought the temptation to add some colour, red for the skull and blue for Tom Hiddleston. Staying true to the original Inktober way, I stayed the course, only ink.
Don’t get me started on the Twilight saga though, that’s just wrong. Not to mention thanks to those movies, we have the horrid Fifty Shades drivel. Why did I even bring that crap up… Jesus…