AI for the birds

New AI monsters: misbegot kiwi

AI, death and people with bees

New AI monsters: misbegot bees

Shiny distractions

AI is a quantum fuzzy logic buzzword, or at least an interesting toy to generate new monsters. Experiments with DALL-E

How do monsters fly without wings?

Even though the covid-whatsit has gone back to mostly being a thing happening in other places here for now, I’m … More

Make a tiny film in a weekend, sure!

I’m part of a team of improv friends who regularly take part in an annual New Zealand 48hr film competition.  … More

Not my style, but sure I’ll give it a go #2

I foolishly/recklessly signed up to a ‘one week challenge’ for digital portrait painting, via @paintable.cc . I call this finished … More

Another Thursday, another profile

The casual portrait group I go to more-or-less weekly is quite popular, and unless you get there very early, chances … More

Digital Painting – Gill

More digital painting on the Surface Pro, working from a live model over 2 hours or so, and using Autodesk … More

Learning curves and painting with the pixels

When I bought a Surface Pro I romantically imagined drawing directly to the screen as I traveled; drinking in cafes … More

Emperors of Newtown

Snapshots of Nero, Julius Caesar and the rest, after they decided to ditch the regal togas and move to a more informal neighbourhood. … More