Black Magick, Volume 1: Awakening, Part One

49. Black Magick, Volume 1: Awakening, Part One by Greg Rucka

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Sucked me right in. Loved it. Rowan Black is an compelling character, a police detective and witch trying to keep those lives separate. The artwork is truly beautiful.

Can't wait to read more!

#Earpers, I bet you'd like this.


8 years ago on TTaT: And that's a picture wrap on Fall

Self-Defeating Niceness

Mom had called me into her room to point out an odd log on the ground that could be seen from her window. It was strange. In the recent snow, it looked like a dark path in the woods.

Mom went back to making her bed and continued talking to me.

I stood in the doorway listening. She looked up and said, "Why are you still here?"

"You were still talking..."

"As long as you're standing there, I'll keep talking," she said. "You have a case of self-defeating niceness."

I laughed and repeated, "Self-defeating niceness," mulling it over. "That's tweet worthy," I said with a smile before walking away.


10 years ago on TTaT: Pinky pain

Life of Art SitRep #350 New Prussian Blue Watercolor Scale Pattern

Did a bit of painting this week, 3 small pieces. Scanned two and did some quick edits in Photoshop.

Shot 11 photographs experimenting with a V flat background a bit. Culled 4.

Culled 249 photos and 1 video from last week's massive shoots. Want to do one more pass on those.

Rated another folder of photos.

Finished adding my design Prussian Blue Watercolor Scale Pattern to items in my shop:

Modern Prussian Blue Painted Watercolor Scales 3 Ring Binder
by RocklawnArts

Dark and Light Blue Watercolor Overlapping Circles Wrapping Paper
by RocklawnArts

Evocative Painted Blue Scale Pattern Stickers
by RocklawnArts

Lovely Painted Light and Dark Blue Scale Pattern Throw Pillow
by RocklawnArts

Dark to Light Blue Watercolor Scale Pattern Fabric
by RocklawnArts

Diagonal Light and Dark Blue Fan Shapes Fleece Blanket
by RocklawnArts

Ethereal Painted Blue Scale Pattern Desk Lamp
by RocklawnArts

Pretty Blue Watercolor Scale Pattern Ornament
by RocklawnArts

Check out the collection of Prussian Blue Watercolor Scale Pattern products.

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Prussian Blue Watercolor Scale Pattern. (It should post next Tuesday.)

Signed up for dlvr.it to replace Twitterfeed since it's shutting down. Won't quite do all of what I'd used Twitterfeed for but it's a reasonable start. (Apologies if you're seeing double the tweets @RocklawnArts for a few more days.)

Updated my store's twitter bio while I was at it.

How was your week?


11 years ago on TTaT: From my other life (a #FBF worthy photo)

People Watching Madlib #3

Day 20, People Watching Madlib from 28 to Make, a free series of creative prompts from Creative Live. (Still free, so check it out!)

10 years ago on TTaT: 37

Visualize Sound

Day 18, Visualize Sound from 28 to Make, a free series of creative prompts from Creative Live. (Still free, so check it out!)

The task was to draw what a jackhammer and paper crumpling sound like. (There was also children playing and waves crashing, but I don't like how those came out as well.)

10 years ago on TTaT: Breaking points are necessary...

Tangrams

Day 17, Tangrams from 28 to Make, a free series of creative prompts from Creative Live. (Still free, so check it out!)

I did cut out the shapes and play around with them but it was easier to draw what I'd done than to scan them:

10 years ago on TTaT: Yacht Rock, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Wonder Woman By Greg Rucka Vol. 1

48. Wonder Woman By Greg Rucka Vol. 1 by Greg Rucka

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It turns out that this is a collection of other volumes which I'd already read including The Hiketeia, The Mission, Down to Earth, Stoned, Ripples, Leaks, Bitter Pills. On the upside, I'd been thinking recently about rereading them and this collects them all in one place.

The Mission and Down to Earth are my favorites. I like that Diana has no secret identity in these. She's Wonder Woman, the ambassador of Themyscira, a member of the Justice League: she doesn't have time for a secret identity but we do get to see her more as Diana whether she's talking to fellow Amazons or her embassy staff or at a reading of her book of essays on her beliefs and philosophies.

One of my favorite Wonder Woman runs.


11 years ago on TTaT: What are the odds?