Information Maven: Greg Meyer

Finding, capturing, and categorizing information (and trying to make sense of it).

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Entries from April 2005

New Sketchbook Items

April 28th, 2005 · No Comments

I posted some new sketchbook items. Quite a varied bunch really.
Fisher Price Horses, other childhood toys and childhood-inspired drawings. I tried bidding on a Lights Alive, but to no avail.
Add in some random sketching from my recent plane ride and you have an interesting bunch of stuff.

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Tags: Daily · Art I'm doing · watercolor · mixed media

Cat v. Chicken

April 20th, 2005 · 2 Comments

I’m not sure I ever thought that I would be the potential owner of a homeless chicken. Such a bird has been visiting our yard (perhaps in pursuit of the rich melange of fruit snacks, stale popcorn, and goldfish crackers that litter our driveway). So, the bird has been visiting, and one of our cats has taken notice. Who will win?

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Tags: Random thoughts

Tour De Cure is Coming

April 18th, 2005 · No Comments

I’m riding in the May 21, 2005 Redmond, WA Tour De Cure cycling event for the American Diabetes Foundation. Help me support this good cause.

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Tags: Daily · Causes I'm supporting

Sketchbook Rising

April 17th, 2005 · No Comments

Sketchbooks allow me to “stretch” in ways I wouldn’t do if I started on the initial project first. The freeness and play of the throwaway paper is fun! I like how making sketches influences the final results by showing me ideas I didn’t know I had.

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Tags: Daily · Art I'm doing · watercolor · mixed media

Working on a way to make art every day

April 16th, 2005 · No Comments

I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make art every day.

Today, I started by trying to find some gems among the work that I’ve done. In the past I’ve thought of photography as a hobby rather than a potential source of good art, but looking at some work today I […]

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Tags: Random thoughts · Daily · Art I'm doing · Photos