Agile Illustration – How to Create a More Agile Creative Process

As a part-time content writer for B2B and B2C businesses, I frequently cover "Agility" in the workplace. Unsurprisingly, this made me look at the term in a very corporate light. But, having written list after list of tips for businesses to make their practices and workflows more agile, I realize that the framework should do …

2020 in Review

This year has not been an easy one. As it comes to a close, I find myself wishing to reflect upon what I have accomplished and experienced throughout 2020, just like I practice every year around this time. This year, much more than others, it's a difficult thought. I remember standing on my parent's balcony …

The best Art Challenges to push your illustrations further!

There are many art challenges going on all year. Which ones are worth your time and will benefit your career and progress? In this article, I discuss some of what I think are the best art challenges to learn from.

What I learnt from Inktober 2019

Note: This post has migrated from my website, and was more relevant in November 2019. Nonetheless I hope you might enjoy my insights into the process and what I came up with last October. It is finally November! Another night of terror has passed, and a month of ink drawings has come to an end. …

Referencing myths that transcend time: Hadestown

It is no secret that Hadestown is a clever adaptation of an ancient myth - the story of Orpheus and Eurydice and their fight against death itself. Mitchell's Hadestown has spun this into a more modern tale in which the divide of the classes, capitalism and the fight between living free and living comfortably stand …

Hadestown: A detailed Plot Synopsis

On the 17th of November I had the rare pleasure of watching the London National theatre performance of 'Hadestown', with song and book by Anais Mitchell. After the original album and cast recording of this musical had stayed with me for over half a year, I finally had the opportunity to watch the music tie …

To Fall Awake

"Thousands of stars in a midnight blue sky stared at the broken body unblinking and cold when he awoke some time later from mercifully painless unconsciousness. A crescent moon smiled at Remus assuringly, the mirror image of the face of a loving mother he only vaguely remembered. Tears burnt their way down his aching, dust …

From Hobby-Beginner-Artist to Intermediate-And-Improving: 5 Tips to make the Jump.

I've certainly been there before: You've been drawing for years, grasped the basics, and your friends tell you you're a talented artist, but chances are you have internalised the sheer amount of wonderful artwork online and realised that you still have a long, long way to go until you yourself are fully satisfied with your …

Post-Graduate Unemployment: A Downward Spiral

The months following my graduation from University in July of 2017 were amongst the perhaps most difficult times of my life. I have previously described unemployment as a feeling: A heavy, uncomfortable mixture of anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and stir-craziness. The symptoms of that feeling are in fact not so different from symptoms of depression: …