Want to be more Creative? Use a Schedule
Depictions of creativity in popular culture show people getting a sudden spark or realization that sets them off. The creative idea or moment arrives randomly. Unfortunately that’s not the best…
Art
Those old things below
When we discarded Cartoonlife, of course we did a backup. That backup somehow remains linked to here, the renamed Samupress. Some of it is interesting enough to keep and sort…
Those old things below
When we discarded Cartoonlife, of course we did a backup. That backup somehow remains linked to here, the renamed Samupress. Some of it is interesting enough to keep and sort…
Those old things below
When we discarded Cartoonlife, of course we did a backup. That backup somehow remains linked to here, the renamed Samupress. Some of it is interesting enough to keep and sort…
national day for truth and reconciliation: bearing witness, finding meaning
On September 30, many Canadians will have the day off in honour of a new holiday: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The holiday was created in response to the…
chuck close, rest in peace
The artist Chuck Close died last week at the age of 81. He was an incredibly talented artist, a progressive thinker, and a diehard New Yorker who was often seen…
portland street art
Our pics of murals, other street art, and food carts in Portland’s Alberta Arts District are now online. The photos themselves are nothing special, but the murals are very cool:…
An air of anxiety
New posts here have been scarce for quite some time. I have been drawing though. LondOntLife has kept me busy. I have worked up books of cartoons from previous years…
samupress
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friends and family road trip reunion: day thirteen: portland: books, street art, food
Portland is as advertised: an interesting city with a lot going on. We both look forward to returning, perhaps before or after a family visit. We got only a taste…
friends and family reunion road trip: day eight: long-distance friends meet up in san francisco
Yesterday, after we dropped the pups at daycare, Allan and I took the BART into the city, but got off at separate stops. Allan was meeting a blog-friend (someone we…
After only two days in Nomad Sculpt…
Who nose? … it’s clear I’m a genius
How Dar Jacir Supports Artists in Exposing Colonialism
In Bethlehem a group of artists founded an organization, Dar Jacir, which set out to support artists in Palestine and beyond. Dar Jacir is a an art and research centre…
drum
twitter.com/dougsamu/status/1408841351073087494 A #Procreate #Artmash prompt prompted putting this together.
Standard Apology form
This has always helped before. Let’s try it again.
Drawing London’s overlooked birds
I don’t bother much with the video export out of Procreate, but this cartoon is a bit of fun to watch being drawn. Sometimes I do dive in and draw…
Pete Beard’s Unsung Heroes of lllustration
This just popped up in my feed. Wonderful. Kurt Weise alone as covered in just this recent video was a standard in my search through books at Landon Library on…
The buildings
. Been fussing with this for a while. Left it alone for a while. it might be finished.