All the books I’ve read in 2021. This includes novels, instructional, picture books, art books, and e-books. Basically any book with an ISBN digital or print. A Wrinkle in Time – Fight Club The Urban Sketching Handbook: Techniques for Beginners – Suhita Shirodkar Bobby kFischer Teaches Chess Julia’s House for Lost Creatures – Ben Hatke…
Lost Sock Run 2021 and the Socktopus
Earlier this year some friends wanted to organize a virtual run to commemorate the holiday National Lost Sock Memorial Day. We just called it the Lost Sock Run 2021. My contribution to the event was developing some designs for the mascot: The Socktopus. The Socktopus has been living in my sketchbooks since 2012 and seemed…
2020 Review
Here are a few highlights in my life for the dumpster-fire that was 2020. I was extremely fortunate that neither of us lost our job, got sick, or had any real hardships. I want to concentrate on the positive parts of my life and share some good things that have happened to me. Bought another…
Inktober 2020
This is now my fourth year of participating in the Inktober Challenge. This year I mashed two challenges together by adding the Birbtober list of prompts. This made for some very interesting evenings of trying to come up with new ideas. But I did it. It’s done and the results are silly as always. You…
Inktober 2019
For the third year in a row, I have completed Inktober. 31 days of drawing, inking, and posting it on social media. I followed all the official prompts and a bit more. Cheers! -Tomas
Finding someone in the desert
I don’t really know where to start, but finding someone in the desert on the verge of death is a life-changing experience to say the least. It’s been all over the news and social media. It just blows my mind. Full write up of the tour and my perspective of the incident can be found…
Rent-a-lens, find owls
I rented a 100-400mm lens for my Fujifilm X-T3 specifically so I could get some good photos of some owls that we found on Mt Tabor. During the week that I shot with it, I learned a LOT about the intricacies of not only my camera and lens combo, but more about the behavior of…
BikeCraft 2018 Recap
Another BikeCraft in the bag! Thank you everyone that stopped by my table for a chat, bought some coloring books or prints. It’s been really great to get feedback from so many people in and out of the bicycling community. It really makes me want to hit up other shows and keep producing more work….
SW Roadtrip 2018
During my weeklong road trip with @tweetsandchirps, I kept a sketchbook and watercolor travel journal of our experiences and the wildlife we spotted. My full supplies list: Moleskine watercolor journal 5″x8.25″ Sable travel brushes in various sizes Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolor transferred to a generic tin Copic Multi-liner 05 Mechanical Pencil with 0.5mm blue…
Inktober 2018
I just completed 31 days of Jake Parker’s Inktober Challenge by drawing 30+ different internet-famous dogs. Mostly Boston Terriers and Frenchies. What is Inktober? In short, the rules are as follows: Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want). Post it (Instagram, Twitter, other social media) Hashtag it with…
August 2017 Sketchbook Tour
Finally posting the tour of my August 2017 sketchbook. Let me know what you think. Want to see more?
Bike Parade 3 Color Party
My latest book, Bike Parade Vol 3, will finally be available for purchase at Books with Pictures on Division. Join me this Saturday, December 2 at Noon to color some pages and pick up your own copy for the kids, yourself, or as a holiday gift. If you can’t make it then you’ll find me…