My second weekly round-up of pictures for Inktober – a month-long challenge involving the drawing of a pen and ink picture for each day of October. The Buddha, Vincent Price, Chewbacca and Charlie Watts all put in appearances this week!
Author: Michael Carty
Writer. Artist. Tweeter.
#Inktober 2019 (I): Yoda, roses, skeletons, Sinatra!
Inktober 2019 has begun! A pen and ink picture a day throughout October. Here’s my first selection of drawings, taking in Yoda, roses, skeletons and Sinatra!
My top 5 podcasts of 2019 (so far!) Part III
My third pick of the podcasts that have meant the most to me in 2019 (so far!), featuring: Laurie Ruettimann; Rich Roll; Jeff Gordinier; Richard Herring; Tony Slattery; Joey Diaz; Andrew Schulz; RuPaul; Michelle Visage; Nile Rodgers; Leonard Maltin; Jessie Maltin; and Fred Willard.
The pedants strike back?
How does pedantry make you feel? Are you a current, reformed or relapsed pedant? Is there a pedant in your life?
My #Inktober training montage
A selection of #Sketchulence from recent weeks, as I gear up for this year’s #Inktober challenge.
A touch of chaos in the air
Inspired by his travels with Noma chef René Redzepi, Jeff Gordinier’s Hungry is a feast of insight and wisdom on risk and chaos, creativity and reinvention, leadership and excellence.
So pure
What was the last thing that moved you to tears? What gives you the strength to carry on? Inspired by Idles, this post celebrates the sustaining power of love, friendship and heartfelt honesty.
The reward is in the doing
How do you create a pure art place where everything lands? Zen lessons in creativity, purity and process from Rick Rubin and Richard Linklater.
Ruthless clarity
Our “post-truth, post-shame” world needs the comedian’s ruthless clarity and respect for the audience. This post is inspired by wise words from Nitin Sawhney, Whitney Cummings, Matt Stoller and Sean Jones QC.
Polar bear rescue: Introducing Hector Paula BearItAll!
Gentle reader: Please meet my new polar bear friend, Hector Paula BearItAll. My thanks to Charlotte Walker, Chris Brock and Bryan Wempen for helping name him!
