The paintings or images I used on my various sites are all over the board.  It helps people who check the different sites to have the same images; then they aren’t wondering if they are on the right road.

Yikes!  I think my next baby step is creating a FB fan page — or rather the “public page” for those who are interested.  Researching the pros & cons of different features.  There seems to be a fine line between … Continue reading →

Recently reading information about one’s online presence.  This is about the actual “look” of one’s various online sites — FB, Twitter, website — photos, backgrounds, layouts.  While branding sound pretentious, that is what it is.  I looked at my various … Continue reading →

Must do something to expand the possibilities of this blog — like make it interesting!  Resolution for the new Year:  Write about the guts of my graphic work.  What is my process?  Where do my ideas originate?  How do I … Continue reading →

Smashwords recently instituted a presale method to extend the publication date of a book.  This gives the author time to network and otherwise spread the word to build sales.  All presale info for all books has disappeared since S-W revised … Continue reading →

Finished my longest graphic piece that I can call a novel — 130 pages.  It is the first book I have priced.  The story is of an aging artist who, due to circumstances, must face the end of his art … Continue reading →

My first true graphic novel is done (130 pages) and I’ve Indie published it on Smashwords.  All the drawings were done on an ipad and tweaked through Artrage.  This total electronic process has been a major learning experience.  I will … Continue reading →

I have finished “Twilight of an Artist” — 130 body pages plus front and end pages.  Checking the technical aspects with Cal so he can format it.  Smashwords does have a 10 mg download limit, so I am watching this … Continue reading →

I was just shown how to save my book panels from the computer to my ipad (thanks Joseph).  I have a hard drive backup but wanted something more immediate if needed plus I can take my ipad with me to … Continue reading →

Nearing completion of the body of Artist (working title).  I reworked two text sections via Artrage to reduce the file size.  I finished the two versions of the painting THE CIRCLE which begin and end the story.  I am going … Continue reading →