28th February 2025

I got a bit behind lately and forgot to post updates on any books I’d read. Here’s one from Paul Tremblay, s short story collection called The Beast You Are. I must admit I struggled with this one. There were one or two stories I couldn’t get through and I have a hard time remembering the rest a few weeks after finishing it.

Straight after this I started another Paul Tremblay book, an omnibus containing two novels about a private detective with narcolepsy: The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland. And I have to say I enjoyed this a lot more. It’s written in that Ray Chandler style that you’d recognise from the genre, although set in modern times, but with an intriguing main character that can fall asleep and even enter into paralysis at any time, especially under stress'. I also enjoyed the way the writer develops the character across the two books. I found this book by accident looking on Amazon and it was one of those times where the book picks you rather than the other way round. Definitely a keeper.

27th February 2025

I love a good walk and a sunset. This was taken a couple of days ago on an early evening walk through my local park. One of those evenings your get this time of year when the shadows darken and the air is still cold, but the sun hasn’t quite given up brightening our days as we head into springtime.

14th February 2025

Even though I showed a drawing on my last post, that wasn’t the first piece of art I did in 2025. This is the first. Again inspired by The Twilight Zone, this one was a return to using ink, which I love drawing with and missed greatly.

Nightmare at 20, 000 Feet (2025) Ink on Paper.

13th February 2025

Hi there - it’s been a while since I’ve showed up on here, but I’ve been looking at what I think could be a really good platform for my work. I’m not saying anymore at present as I’m still trying t get my head around it, but if it works it could be a good alternative to social media, which I talked about briefly in my last post. Since then I have been back on those sites, Facebook and Instagram (but not Twitter - I couldn’t bring myself to turn over that rock again, except to sign in just long enough to delete my account).

I haven’t done much in the way of art so far. I had a brief return to the sketch book and prepared some canvases for painting but haven’t started anything yet. I’m having a hard time really getting into anything and working consistently on my art practice. So apart from one pencil sketch and a couple of ink drawings there’s not much to show for 2025 so far. All of which sounds a bit negative but I retain hope that things will pickup soon. Maybe I just needed this time out.

In the meantime, here’s a drawing I did last week. At some point I hope to realise it as a painting, part of the Dark Discoveries series and inspired by The Twilight Zone….