http://www.zarkill.com artist blog and sketchbook archive Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:36:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Triumph. We prepared to land our ship as it slowly drifted down through the atmosphere of our new home, and the feeling of triumph was overwhelming. Our long journey was at an end. We were born on this ship, as were our parents, and their parents. For 100 years our vessel traveled, rocketing ... http://www.zarkill.com/?p=25 Ever since I was a little kid, any time I walk past an apparently empty automobile I stare at the front seat as if I'm staring right at the driver. I do this just in case there's an invisible man sitting there, so he'll wonder: "Oh shit, can that guy ... http://www.zarkill.com/?p=24 in spite of her mother's questionable taste in music, my little girl can still fall asleep to the soothing sounds of the final fantasy and dragon warrior soundtracks.Share This http://www.zarkill.com/?p=23 this little sketch was one of the most popular over the years. it's from the book power of the dark side from 1999.Share This http://www.zarkill.com/?p=20 back in february 2002, the times-picayune in new orleans ran a comic strip every monday called "team turtle" where a bunch of turtle-kids tell the younguns to eat right, don't fight, don't smoke, you know... crap like that. here's one of the comics, featuring turtle-kids Ferox and Diera: so what, you say? ... http://www.zarkill.com/?p=19 note: this is a repost of something i wrote in november 2003. i thought it was still interesting so i'm reposting it you know the old cliché that illustrates the way old people exaggerate stories: "OH YEAH I HAD TO WALK 10 MILES IN THE SNOW UPHILL BOTH WAYS" ... well, ... http://www.zarkill.com/?p=17 there's a story by Robert Louis Stevenson called The Bottle Imp that contains an interesting paradox. the main gist of it is this: you get a magical bottle with an imp who lives in it. the imp will grant your wishes, but there are conditions: you have to sell ... http://www.zarkill.com/?p=16 one day when i was in high school there was a total solar eclipse. i wrote a poem about it at the time, since back then i was always writing poems or something. a little later on, i put the poem to music, and it became this song. download "luna ate the ... http://www.zarkill.com/?p=15 i'm the same way with music as i am with art: i "sketch" a lot but rarely bring anything to a state of polish. i've jotted down lots of little melodies or chord progressions that i've never really fleshed out into full songs. recently i've been playing around with Reason, ... http://www.zarkill.com/?p=14 a couple years ago i participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). while i didn't reach the goal of 50,000 words, i did finish the story i had begun, which weighed in at a pretty respectable 12,000 words and 45 pages. i called it "the ghosts of january" and it's ... http://www.zarkill.com/?p=13