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Missoula, circa 1998

Two things I learned today when I unearthed an ancient college sketchbook: 1. I thought my college art was bad but some of it was good and I was a better portrait artist then. 2. All my friends had glasses. Stiv had a ball-bearing necklace.            

The Late, Elder Hank Meloy

This beautiful drawing was a gift from my father-in-law.  It’s by the late, elder Hank Meloy:  Colin’s great-uncle, my son’s namesake, Raymond Pettibon of the 1940s.

You’re Invited

Come on down and see the terrific work these kids have been making.

Cry, Baby

Watch this a hundred times and shed a tear for the great Janis Joplin.

Zigzaggy Cowl

Here I am modeling my first knitting project of the season.  It’s my own pattern.  Do you want to make it?  Here’s how, roughly: CO 88 stitches (I used alpaca yarn and #6 needles) Using black, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1 (seed stitch) for the first and last 5 stitches of every row. Follow the [...]

Another Year, Another Photo App to Experiment With at the Model Train Show

We’ve been to The Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club show three years in a row.  It’s only open to the public on weekends in November and may just be our son’s favorite place on Earth.  At this point, it feels a little grueling – I know the whole place like the back of my hand [...]

First Friday Fan Art

People have been making and sending us Wildwood-inspired art and I just posted a heap of it over on the Wildwood blog.  For what it’s worth, I find this kind of thing pretty moving.  As far as I’m concerned, it’s one of the highest compliments you can pay a book.  Keep ‘em coming.  You’re brightening [...]

будьмо!

The New York Times asked me to do an illustration for this Op-Ed piece by Ukrainian surrealist Andrey Kurkov and I was all, “You had me at Ukrainian surrealist.”

Figure Drawing

We had a couple of models at the museum today for our teen drawing workshop.  They were great.

The Picture Book Proclamation

This was penned by Mac Barnett.  See a more legible version at www.picturebook.co