Paris Bridge on the Seine, looking West
A nice thing about Paris in Winter, you can usually stand in one place for more than a few minutes without getting swarmed by tourists …
06 Dec
Flower Girl
Flower Girl
Since I moved to Bordeaux, my routine has been disrupted, to say the least. I started out trying to find a pub to sketch in, …
15 Oct
Bordeaux Postcards
Bordeaux Postcards
My first day in Bordeaux, twenty hours of travel (without sleep), trying to shake being a whole day ahead. The hotel was drab and small, …
10 Sep
Simplification
Simplification
A week's worth of clothes, internet access, a camera, books, music, and enough drawing supplies to last a year. I was speaking to someone recently who …
06 Sep
Stephen Colbert – The Delicate Art of Satire in This Modern World
Stephen Colbert – The Delicate Art of Satire in This Modern World
"Do you think it's too much," he asked? "Is what too much," the producer replied, without looking up from his clipboard. "All this. the backdrop, …
02 Sep
And then, Bordeaux
And then, Bordeaux
Then at the consulate, terror. Everything had led up to this, months of preparation and expectation, all came down to this one appointment. I had …
20 Aug
Super Science Space Trek Star Armada Station Wars
Super Science Space Trek Star Armada Station Wars
“Star Trek is Star Wars, but told from the perspective of The Empire.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
12 Aug
Runt of the Litter
Runt of the Litter
I remember my first. Mr Wiggles. He was a runt, probably would have been eaten by his siblings if his mother hadn't eaten his siblings. …
05 Aug
Just one more thing
Just one more thing
It is 1976, he is arguing with Alec Guinness over blocking out a scene. Guinness is a bit of a dick. It is 2008, he thinks …
Author: Derek Chatwood