Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Partial abandonment of this blog

Back in the days when I started this blog, blogs were very much a thing. Since then, social media have taken over a lot of the role blogs used to play. This happened with me, anyway: I nowadays post my artwork on several social media platforms, and I don't seem to have much else to say anyway. 

I have therefore decided it's hardly worth posting all the stuff here as well. I will continue to update the Books Page whenever new books become available, but will probably no longer come post every little thing I draw or paint here. My social media and other links can be found on my Link Tree, but I'll also put them below.

Social media:

I post sketches and photos and stuff on Cara

My Facebook account was deleted out of the blue for "non-compliance with community standards", despite the fact that I never posted anything more spicy there than landscape paintings and wildlife photos. This tells me Meta now does all their moderation via AI. I will no longer be doing any business with them, and have abandoned my Instagram account. 

Commercial:

Every now and then I upload something that might make for a nice print to Redbubble.

I sell originals from my Yaga Shop. 

Other:

I upload photos and artwork to my galleries on DeviantArt. Incidentally, I do not mind if artists use any of my photos for reference.

In summary, I have not completely abandoned this blog, and it will remain online, but do not expect lively traffic here. 


Thursday, 14 March 2024

Lone tree near Langverwacht

 Pen and watercolor on paper, 10 x 15 cm:

I haven't done much in watercolor, so it's a medium with which I'm a bit out of my depth. But it's also a medium that can give lovely results, so I'm considering practicing a bit, to see where, if anywhere, that will get me...

In the meantime, I also get up to all manner of other stuff on the web.