Some older work, one with colored pencils, the other with ink.

Some older work, one with colored pencils, the other with ink.

You are grateful for the support of your readers and the creative community.

You are grateful for the support of your readers and the creative community. #ArtistAffirmations

“To be angry is to revenge the faults of others upon ourselves”. — Alexander Pope

A photo of Sequoia Park in Eureka, CA. The view is from the top of a hill looking down at a trail below through the redwoods.

Sequoia Park, Eureka, CA.

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother. – Epictetus

A photo of Humboldt County, CA created comics spread out on a table. There is also a display of educational brochures about comics.

Here's a preview of what I'm bringing to the table on May 2nd for Arts Alive. Come check out comics by local artists and meet a few. My table will be set up in the Gazebo area of Old Town from 6pm - 9pm.

come on man.

I redrew the classic comic book spinner rack topper placard with Richie Rich, Spider-Man, Archie, and Superman. text reads "Comics Read One Today!!"

Tried to have some fun by drawing

Congratulations to @davekellett.bsky.social for his Hugo Award nomination!

New free art process post about my cover for #UsagiYojimbo Kaito ‘84:
www.patreon.com/posts/149308...

VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means?

ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]

Photo of a vending booth of an artist with tables and greeting cards and prints.

The Godwit Days Festival here in Humboldt county went well this weekend. Lots of birdwatching tours and environmental talks. Sold lots of cards & prints and met a LOT of people!

I’m happy I went! The folks there appreciated nature art in a different way than most.

www.godwitdays.org

Yep, it's like the old saying: “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” and the people around you have a large effect on that.

A thought from your ol' Uncle Brad...

Too many creative people surround themselves with people who explain why they can't instead of planning how they could.

The Lost Archive A Museum of the Uncanny Collection

25 hours to go and THE LOST ARCHIVE still needs a big boost! Can you help get this collection of fantastic and fantastical comics made?? i NEED to see the story about the cursed magic 8 ball that won WWII!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ver...

NEW POWER PULP indie comics just hit our wall!! Tons of sick indie hits you'll LOVE!! 🔥🔥

“We aim above the mark to hit the mark.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Brief Update More of the same.

Not a whole lot to talk about this time, but if you want a refresher on what I'm currently working on:

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Because I think we could all use more of these in the world right now:

Pencil sketches of isopods.

Some sketches of isopods.

He who works with his hands is a laborer. 🖐️
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. 🖐️🤔
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist. 🖐️🤔❤️
― St. Francis of Assisi

A picture of a young woodsman as a tiny figure standing before the entrance of a forest of towering redwoods.

👀 Here's a little preview of some work I'm doing for the next print run of Finding a Path. I'm basically doing the "Special Edition" of my original book. Putting in a bunch of the things I cut originally.

Eureka Arts Alive May 2nd | Patreon Get more from Ian Tait (Eye-an Tate) on Patreon

I made a free post on Patreon about my up coming Arts Alive project. Find out what I'm doing for comics education there.

A photo of a chipmunk on a wooden fence.

I wish I saw these little guys around more. This one was in Cutten. I know we have them at my current residence as well.

The art is fantastic. Definitely going to check it out. 👍

It's #portfolioday again! I'm an author, illustrator and cartoonist. I'm currently making a serialized webcomic called Sable: A Ghost Story, which you can read now! sablecomic.com

If you’re hearing a voice saying "booo! booooooo!” you either have a poltergeist or you’re sitting next to Waldorf.

"Questioning is the way of learning,"

Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.