When only your friends tell you your art is good it’s much like only your mother telling you you are handsome. What it means, essentially, is that your mother loves you very much…and you are ugly.

I would like to take the time to say thank-you to a good friend of mine Kikuko Roueche.
Kikuko has been a long time friend and she always been there for us.
Sadly, Kikuko moved away from Chilliwack, and is now living it large in the big city, far away. :(
Kikuko is living in Burnaby / Vancouver now and she is selling real estate to support herself and her two boys, so if you are looking to buy a house give her a shout.
You couldn’t have a nicer person representing you, and that’s worth it’s weight in gold.

I painted a picture of Kikuko and her awesome little guy as my entirely inadequate way of saying thank-you. Here it is.

Thank-you for everything Kikuko.

I have to apologize for my lack of updates to my site.
The honest truth is I have been suffering from some pretty serious depression for the last couple years, (since mid 2009 to be exact). I actually paid someone to make me a new site in December 09 but never sent him the files he needed. Basically I had to send him the images I wanted to display, and have not been able to do something as simple as that. He is still waiting patiently btw :)
I wish I could say I was at a turning point, but I am not. We will see how it goes, but I am hoping I can still make the occasional image for someone to see, assuming anyone is watching. haha.
If it were not for my wonderful wife Michiko, and my beautiful children I can say with all honesty I would not be here now to write this post.
For my friends who have given me support I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
To my friends who have turned away, I apologize for the trouble I have caused you. I do not have it in my heart to hate, and I do miss you, but respect your decisions.

I know for a fact that I have a wonderful family, and many wonderful friends. I have a good life, a good job and have been given more than I ever deserve.
Thank-you.

Thank-you Steve.

My e-budz Chris Bishop. [0_0]

I am dabbling in sequential art. This story is the clean PG version, there is a less clean version in the same set. You will probably have to view full size to read it, just click on the image.

I thought I should take this opportunity give a shout-out to my good friend Mari Okazaki. This will sound like a bit of an advertisement, but I assure you it’s all from the heart.
(I’m sure her server will not be hammered too badly by the 2 hits a month I receive)
Mari has had a harder life than any of us could ever imagine, and yet she goes through life with such a positive and giving attitude that she infects everyone around her.
If you live in the lower mainland, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, even Vancouver, and your body or soul aches, there is no better person to turn to.

In Addition to having a Soul the size of Canada, Mari is an extremely talented Reiki practitioner, and if Reiki is not your thing, she also gives a mean Shiatsu massage :)
I just can’t say enough good things about Mari, sometimes in life you are touched by someone who is so far above you spiritually that you feel humbled and blessed by their friendship, Mari is such a person.
Please check out her blog, and if you are hurting, give her a call. You will not regret it.

Next post is art. I promise for real this time :)

Michiko and I took a trip in to town to see the Vancouver LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) pride parade this year. It was fun, a bit crowded on the streets but the weather was perfect and we had a nice walk around the city afterwards. No doubt, Vancouver is truly a beautiful place to live.
Here are the pics I got, mostly shooting over my head.
Lets hope by the time my children are my age this parade will be nothing more than a celebration of diversity, and the political necessity that drives it will be a dim memory.
Until then I am proud to be an ally, and strongly support all my friends and loved ones, straight, gay or somewhere in between, and love them for who they are not their sexual orientation, religious beliefs, or the colour of their skin.

OK. I will shut up now. Next post is art, I promise.

My new site is coming soon. I just have to get off my lazy arse and sort through what I want to keep and what I want to throw away then make the thumbnails.
When that’s done I send it away to my magic web elf who will do all the heavy lifting, and most of the light lifting to boot.
Until then here is my first daily sketch, which isn’t even monthly just to start the year off on the right foot :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dwayneclare/4345410928/