July 2009
64 posts
Great Blue Heron →
I was up at sunrise, noticed something very tall standing on the arm of a transmission tower. I just managed to get my camera and a couple shots of this beautiful heron flying overhead.
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Great Blue Heron [Flickr] →
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I was up at sunrise, noticed something very tall standing on the arm of a transmission tower. I just managed to get my camera and a couple shots of…
P&G Hiring Elite Combat Forces for Marketing... →
Like everyone, we have a variety of dental care products in the house, including the one to the right, Crest Whitestrips, which are—as everyone probably knows—teeth whitening strips that…
Saltwater Witch Sneak Peek →
Did some drawing and painting at lunch, about halfway done with the next page and set of panels for Saltwater Witch. I’ll probably be posting this one end of the week sometime. That’s Mr….
New page up for Saltwater Witch →
Go to Saltwater Witch!
Yeah, I’ve changed the page style yet again, this time going for a more traditional composite layout with an overlay of a central character, Mr. Henderson. He’s the…
Reading aloud →
Doing some practice reading of Winterdim chapter 1—what I’m going to read at WorldCon in a few weeks. I have it down, just refining a few points. Man, I write short chapters. I may get two read…
Kassandra's House is For Sale! →
Kassandra (my main character from Seaborn, Saltwater Witch and Sea Throne) lived in the Studebaker Mansion, the big house at the end of Atlantic Avenue in North Hampton. My version of…
Matrothy [Flickr] →
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This is a very angry character—one of my all time favorite characters—from Saltwater Witch, a weekly graphic novel/web comic.
Check it all out…
New set up for Saltwater Witch! →
Finally… It’ been too long. I just finished the page layouts and dialogue for the next set of pages for Saltwater Witch. Check them out. If you haven’t seen Saltwater Witch before,…
Kassandra Test Sketch 1 [Flickr] →
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Did this for may Saltwater Witch web comic: the0phrastus.typepad.com/saltwaterwitch/blog_index.html
I’m looking at going with a new style for…
Saltwater Witch update! →
Sorry for the delay in getting back to Saltwater Witch. I took a break to finish up my last book, Winterdim. That’s done, and I’m back to storyboarding and planning for SWitch. One unexpected…
Kassandra Test Sketch 2 [Flickr] →
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Did this for may Saltwater Witch web comic: the0phrastus.typepad.com/saltwaterwitch/blog_index.html
I’m looking at going with a new style for…
Remember when we were there? →
40 years ago we were on the moon. I remember all of us gathered in the den, watching the TV for what felt like days.
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Here’s our good…
What am I working on? Give you one guess. →
Okay, and one hint:
Worldcon Schedule →
I don’t think it’s set in stone yet, but here’s my schedule so far.
Hope to see some of you in Montreal!
Session ID: 1355 Title: Chris Howard Signing Description: Chris Howard Signing …
Saltwater Witch - Kassandra Waving [Flickr] →
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I’ve been doing some sketching to get back into my Saltwater Witch web comic. I stopped in April or so to complete my last book, and I think it’s time…
Saltwater Witch sketching...again →
I’ve been doing some sketching to get back into my Saltwater Witch web comic. I stopped in April or so to complete my last book, and I think it’s time to get back to it! I also think when I start…
Cloud Goddess - iPhone Art [Flickr] →
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Painted this one with the Brushes app on my iPhone while at the Dentist this morning—started sketching in the waiting room.
Cloud Goddess →
Painted this one with the Brushes app on my iPhone while at the Dentist this morning—started sketching in the waiting room.
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Edge of the Woods [Flickr] →
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Gray [Flickr] →
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One Crow [Flickr] →
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My first iPhone app in the iTunes App Store! →
PhotoStamp, an iPhone app that makes it easy to stamp any image in your
Camera Roll with a copyright line, a URL, your name, any custom message. Great if you’re uploading your photos to TwitPic,…
I love Kindle, too →
From the ordering process and subsequent email from Kindle Support—“Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Amazon Kindle 2” to the day it was carried off the UPS truck and right…
Ninth floor →
At work today, right after a meeting on the ninth floor, I snapped off five or six shots using the Pano app which allows you to stitch images together. Very cool stuff. If you sort of spend some…
Readercon painting →
Painted this street scene first thing Saturday morning, waiting for Readercon to begin
for the day. Overheard someone say “noir” and that sent me off down
this narrow rainy street at twilight….
RobertSawyer2 [Flickr] →
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GreenDoor [Flickr] →
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Kiernan [Flickr] →
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GreenDoor [Flickr] →
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video - Pink Hair [Flickr] →
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“Woman with pink hair” —painted this while attending Readercon day one. Started with a slate background and tried something new: sketch in pale…
Pink Hair [Flickr] →
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“Woman with pink hair” —painted this while attending Readercon day one. Started with a slate background and tried something new: sketch in pale…
Pink Hair - iPhone Art →
“Woman with pink hair” —painted this while attending Readercon day
one. Started with a slate background and tried something new: sketch in
pale colors reversed against the dark background, then fill…
Character Name Generator →
I spent a couple hours last night loading US Census data and first and last names from a couple other sources, and then building a random name generator for writers.
Check it out: …
Sea Throne Wallpaper →
This is the last scene painting I did for Sea Throne (sequel to Seaborn). I posted a desktop-wallpaper-sized version on dA here. Take a guess who that is…
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Seaborn copies →
I’ll be at Readercon this weeked—Friday through Sunday—in Burlington, Mass, and I have half a box of Seaborn (15 or so copies) to giveaway. I’ll probably just drop the box next to the free…
Video - Leaf Soldier [Flickr] →
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One of the good guys. If dryads had elite forces for modern warfare, they’d be like this guy. Painted this on my iPhone with the Brushes app, about 2…
Leaf Soldier [Flickr] →
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One of the good guys. If dryads had elite forces for modern warfare, they’d be like this guy. Painted this on my iPhone with the Brushes app, about 2…
