The Art of Erik Stell

New Year’s Musings

Erik Stell — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:04:34 +0000

Like many people, I spend a considerable amount of time every January thinking about the topic of a New Year resolution. I have something of a love/hate relationship with the concept, which often leads me to make a resolution one year, and then refuse the next. I believe that starting the year by making [...]

Artwork Update – 12/20

Erik Stell — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:16:54 +0000

Here are few things that I have procrastinated in posting… Posted in Artwork

The Quiet Hours

Erik Stell — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:14:35 +0000

The creative process can be something of a mental whirlwind. Artists, writers, & other creative types will know what I’m talking about. It’s a sense of excitement, the eagerness you feel when beginning work on a new project. The details flash in your mind faster than thought, & for just a little [...]

Current Project Progress

Erik Stell — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:29:57 +0000

Just so people can see what I have been working on… Posted in Artwork

Familiar Ground…

Erik Stell — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:08:16 +0000

Well, at long last, the site has been moved... After several years living within a private Wordpress installation, I've finally moved it to a free hosted version of same on Wordpress.com.

In from the cold…

Erik Stell — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:34:20 +0000

I used to take a sort of pleasure in running my own WordPress instance on my own hosted server space. I used to derive enjoyment of being master of my own domain, so to speak, and having all the freedoms and responsibilities that entails. Used to… However it’s become something of a chore now, what with the [...]

The Trap(pings) of Fantasy

Erik Stell — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:48:34 +0000

I’ve been noticing recently a common sentiment appears to be presiding over the Fantasy genre: More and more people are growing tired of the same old thing. I say why shouldn’t they be, since they’ve been fed a steady diet of dwarven depths, elven antics and magic aplenty? These are arguably staples of fantasy-dom, as [...]

Summer Obsession

Erik Stell — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:41 +0000

I have no idea why… Posted in Mutterings

Old, New, & the art of not caring anymore

Erik Stell — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:18:47 +0000

Some intentionally put things aside, making them destined to reside solely in the past. The rationale is that they’re no longer relevant to the current day and age, being either too old or too childish for the thinker’s sensibilities. What’s odd is that in time, that same person is likely to lament for its loss. Why? [...]

All the good things… part 2

Erik Stell — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:56:59 +0000

I don’t talk too much about my family on my blog. Part of the reason is that it’s not really a well kept secret that I have a blog, and I can never tell when any of them might actually decide to read it. So, as a rule I refrain from mentioning them too often, [...]