Category: Creative Life

  • I Will Send You A Postcard

    It might be a vintage one I pick up at a garage sale. It might be one I draw or paint myself. Maybe it’s some photo artwork. Whatever it is, you probably haven’t gotten something like this in a while. Shoot me an email with your mailing address david at dtpennington dot com.

  • Hell Hath No Fury/ Dead Men Don’t Rape

    Frustration helps me make stuff, even if I have no idea where to take it.

  • Creativity In An Age of Crisis

    Theory: tragedy inspires the greatest art. E.g. Picasso’s Guernica Hurricane Helene has brought all kinds of trouble to the region – not just Asheville, but the counties and states surrounding it. Since the hurricane hit a week ago and the devastation continues to unfold, I’ve found it nearly impossible to create anything. It got me…

  • Pure KAOS

    If I wrote something for every series I watched, this would be entirely different website featuring far more reality-based programs than I care to admit (no, not documentaries. yes…THOSE realities). KAOS was a lot of fun. I knew all those old Greek myths I studied back in school would come in use at some point!…

  • The Firm Pays For It

    One day I’ll get my print story running again.

  • Riffs on Paper

    Riffs on Paper

    It’s like when you buy clothes: if you find something you like that fits well, buy it in every color. But here, if I find a paper that really sings I’ll stock up however I can.

  • July inside of July

    July inside of July

    It’s been muggy as hell this year. It feels unreal. Still, folks are out trying to make the best of it. “My life, I realize suddenly, is July. Childhood is June, and old age is August, but here it is, July, and my life, this year, is July inside of July.” Rick Bass

  • Riffs on Grammar

    Riffs on Grammar

    Thoughts on grammar. Why a preposition can end things. And other collected notes.

  • In The Studio with Violet – May 27, 2024

    In The Studio with Violet – May 27, 2024

    More exploration with the brush pen.

  • Ink Is A Forgiving Medium

    I’m still on a quest to figure out why drawing ended up being the answer, but I’m still at it and improving, I think. Whatever the case, my workspace is a perpetual mess of papers and inks and stubs of pencils. More brushes keep surfacing. Maybe, through it all, I just wanted to sit across…