I’m a little bit of a domain-hoarder. I admit it. And it shouldn’t be much of a surprise given how many jokes there are about developers buying up domains for projects that they’re never actually going to do. This puts me in a good place to talk about the domain acquisition process and how it […]
I’m happy to announce that I’ve ended my job search and accepted a new Senior Software Engineer position. I won’t name the company here in an effort to provide a fig leaf of separation between my work and my personal blog but, of course, it’s probably not that difficult to figure out. I can’t wait […]
I tell the story every now and then of a job search early in my career. I was looking to make a move out of my then-current role. I found a job I was interested in. I emailed my resume to the hiring manager (this was back before LinkedIn EasyApply or Workday or Greenhouse). I […]
I’ve had a hard time with inspiration lately. A little while ago I started experimenting with mixing my own paints and learning the science behind that and I just haven’t been able to get it right. As I fought with that, suddenly months had passed and I hadn’t created anything worth showing. I got a […]
I’ve been doing a bit with poured paints lately but it’s always been to provide a background effect to a piece where some other technique was also in play. This week I wanted to do some dirty pours that stood on their own. When I’m going for a background “marble” effect, I use a lot […]
I’ve been talking about revisiting my original “Legends” series since I did that work and started to do so when I was putting together my entry in the “Paint By Red Wings Numbers” contest last winter (also called “Legends”) before hitting technical difficulties. Having solved those issues when working on some of my Ukrainian flag-inspired […]
I’ve had these pieces sitting around for a little bit but have hesitated on posting them. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, I was drawn to do some kind of art around it (as I’m sure many were). Having done it, though… It seems small. Ineffectual. I personally learned a little bit […]
Having finished off “Legends” and gotten into poured paints, I wanted to do something that combined that with with the spin art that I’d been trying out over the summer. I had a cool, round canvas from a poured paint bundle that I’d gotten over Christmas, so I figured that made sense to try out, […]
