Last updated 3.9.2025
Captain’s log on what I am doing with my free time. See here to learn more.
Books: Daily Painting
A little bit of a blur. I brought the website down for a while because I knew I would not have time for art etc. Lots of Japanese classes and time helping family adjust to living here.
Spending about a month in Singapore for training before moving to Japan.
Getting ready to move to Japan. Final goodbyes for now with family and friends.
Books: Iron Gold
Games: FF Tactics A2, Aviary Attourney
Not a lot of time / energy for anything besides prepping for the move to Japan. Recieved some alcohol markers for my birthday which I am excited to try.
Books: Iron Gold, Pursuing Peace, What is a Healthy Church?
Games: Mario Kart 8, Loop Hero, The World Ends with You, Aviary Attorney
Life with two very young children is good, but does not allow for much time / energy to pursue skills and projects. Nontheless I will try to honor my family and also spend my time well. I have also decided this month that I can only pursue two ‘learning’ topics at the same time. Those for me will be the Japanese langage and drawing skills. And then of course later in the month I started making a video game with Godot. And yes, not much time for any of those things. Also, sleep is important to having energy for creative tasks and learning.
Books: Tech-Wise Family, Culture Making by Andy Crouch, Shuna’s Journey, Raising Emotionally Strong Boys, Wild Things: The art of nurturing boys
Games: Pokemon Shield, Hollow Knight, Pokemon Fool’s Gold
Continued the Stage 1 Mini Course pilot. Really good stuff included here. It has helped me get back to a regular habit of sketching. Did a little bit of 3D.
Books: Tech-Wise Family, Christianity and Liberalism, Bakuman Vol. 1, ‘Sketching from the Imagination: Storytelling’, Knights of Sidonia Vol. 13-15
Games: Pokemon Shield, Ooblets
Movie: The Boy and the Heron
Started going through Tom Fox’s Clothed Characters Drawing Course. Had a great conversation with Sasha Hollock. Thinking a lot about art tools. Going to try to start waking up a bit early to have a consistent drawing time. Overhauled some parts of the website. Joined Tim Mcburnie’s Line & Color Academy Stage 1 Mini Course pilot.
Books: Pursuing Peace, A Little Book on the Christian Life, How to Keep House While Drowning, Culture Making by Andy Crouch, What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?, Tech-Wise Family, Christianity and Liberalism
Games: Control
Started tracking my art practice by work output rather than time. Refreshing my influence list on the about page. New profile picture on about page. I am also thinking that I will try to stick to digital art rather than using physical mediums. This has many obvious benefits, especially for someone like me who will be traveling a lot and also has minimal desk space that needs to be multi-purpose use. Got back into 3D modeling towards the end of the month.
Books: Peak, Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 1, Pursuing Peace, Thoughts for Young Men by J. C. Ryle, Naruto Vol. 12-17, Shaman King Vol. 1-3, A Little Book on the Christian Life
Games: LOL: Wild Rift, Tales of Symphonia
See all of 2023 here.
See all of 2022 here.