For the past few weeks, I’ve been taking an online course on Gesture Drawing. Gesture drawing is quick drawing of people in action. It is supposed to “help artists focus on the essence of the pose rather than small details, prioritizing flow and movement to quickly capture the subject”. I had read in a forum…
Author: Steve Ainslie
Spotting Fakes
With the recent news tsunami about ChatGPT and AI, there has been a lot of talk about AI being used to create term papers, images and video. On the Joe Rogan podcast, Joe often worries that we won’t be able to tel what is real anymore vs. what has been faked. He shows examples of…
TikTok Ban
For what it’s worth*, here’s my prediction surrounding all the hype from politicians about banning TikTok because it’s a “security threat”** for the country. It ain’t gonna happen. Here’s my reasoning: First, TikTok is so popular right now that there would be a major uproar from kids, teens, high schoolers, college students and young adults….
Bad Genes
Before I met my wife, I always assumed I wanted to have kids. I expected to graduate from college, get a great job, get married and have 2 or 3 kids. Although I had no experience with babies, I had been a lifeguard, an assistant math teacher, a swim instructor and a pseudo-sibling to many…
Flash In The Pan
When I first began exploring frugal living and minimalism back in 2008, I followed a number of blogs. Some of these blogs appeared to be quite popular. They had tens of thousands (or millions) of readers, thousands of comments, and sites that were designed to look like Apple had created them. On their homepages, the…
Delete Daily Disappointments
Some of the greatest satisfaction I get is when I fix something that bothers me – a little – everyday. Often I’ll live with with these tiny problems for months on end before finally doing something about it because after all, it’s just a little niggling thing and I often forget about it until I…
365 Days Date Free
It’s been about a year since I did my online dating experiment. I’m happy to report that I am extremely satisfied with my status as a non-dating single man. Having some time and distance has enabled me to look at my dating experiences in a new light. First, and somewhat surprisingly, I have a warm…
A Ladder Fell And Caused A Panic
There was panic at the local mall this weekend when shoppers thought they heard a loud bang near the foodcourt. According to a witness, people scattered immediately – running for exits, diving into stores to hide and leaving cell phones, bags, food behind. People were screaming and crying in fear. A ladder had fallen down…
Shaking It Up
An unexpected result of my bathroom painting project has been making small changes to some of the routines I’ve developed over the past 4 years. None of these routines were bad. They were efficient, habitual ways I’ve been completing everyday tasks. But, during the project, some of these had to be adjusted to accommodate for…
Get Comfortable With Being Poor
One of the essays in Jerry Saltz’s book, “How to Be An Artist” is titled, “Accept That You Will Likely Be Poor”. In it, he writes that only “1% of 1% of 1% of artists become rich“. He writes that most artists value time to make art over money. He tells the story of how…