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A New Frontier
And so it begins… a new year and a new start. This image might not be such a surprise for those that know me well, but for others, it might come as a bit of a surprise. For me, this image represents a...
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And So It Begins
Recently, I read a great article on dailymail.co.uk, “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard, and other great regrets of the dying… as revealed by former nursing home carer.” Overall, I think this article is...
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The Stupid Questions People Ask
Ah yes, those questions; those incessant and insanely stupid questions that people have asked me over and over for what seems like forever. So, what’s to be done about it? Write and draw a comics...
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Fine Art In Black And White
Today, I decided to get out and draw my favorite subject, unsuspecting victims. They aren’t very hard to find; they’re easy to spot and they’re everywhere you can imagine. Luckily for me, the ones I...
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A Moment In Time/ I Remember Moebius
Photo © Hans Frederiks In 1987, comics journalist Kim Thompson conducted an in depth interview with French comics legend Jean “Moebius” Giraud; in his introduction he wrote, “No cartoonist since Robert...
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Life and Art: March through September 2012
Virginia Wolfe. Pencil on paper. © 2012 Salvador Castío. It’s been six months since I last made a post on this blog. That’s the longest period of time that I’ve gone without posting here. That time...
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Getting Back To What Counts
Modigliani. Brush and ink on paper. © 2012 Salvador Castío Today, I logged in to Facebook to see what was going on, and one of the first things that I saw was an article that read, “Two men shot.” I...
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It’s the End of the Year As We Know It
Virginia Wolfe. Pencil on paper. © 2012 Salvador Castío. Well, here we are again – the end of another year. This time of year has always resonated well with me; the chill in the air brings hope, new...
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Happy New Year
I want to wish all of you that visit this page from the four corners of the globe a very Happy New Year! Thank you for your comments and for following me on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Flickr. I am...
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A Sign of The Times
So, it’s been three months since I last posted – what on earth has taken me so long to get back in touch with you, my dear readers? Truth be told, I’ve been working on all sorts of sorts of things....
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What I’m Up To
Cool things are happening right now: projects are getting started, being worked on, and getting done; new people are being met, and new friendships are being made. It’s a good feeling, like a breath...
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What I’m Up To Part 2
A quick update – July 1, 2013. Things are rolling right along as planned. My series of portraits is coming along very nicely; the newest one is of sculptor, Auguste Rodin and I must say that I’m...
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Alive and Kicking
I’m back my dear readers, and ready to get into the swing of things. This is my first post done entirely on my nifty new iPhone 5s, and I’m looking forward to posting more regularly, and on the go as...
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Art on The Run
1. Amedeo Modigliani 2. Auguste Rodin 3. Salvador Dalí 4. Pablo Picasso As promised, here is my first blog entry on the go or art on the run as I like to call it. What you see here is a composite of...
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Caffeine and Ink
New Orleans jazz wafts through the air as my pen scratches an image into the page of my trusty sketchbook. I’m finishing a drawing that I started earlier, over lunch, of a young girl who was engaged...
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New Sketchbook Pages and Stuff
Hello! Recently, I’ve been out and about with my trusty sketchbook filling pages, and generally having a good time over all. The holiday season is one of the best times of the year to be out and about...
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A Quick Update, Dec 2013
Lots of changes going on at the moment; I’m in the midst of moving, and, yes, I hate it, but I know that in the end it’ll be a good thing. Luckily, I’ve found a few moments, here and there, to get...
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Subtle Like A Club To The Head
I drew this today as I sat in my local Starbucks; It’s my reaction to an unfortunate incident that occurred earlier in the day. Translated, this reads, “MF’ing Hypocrisy.” I wrote it in Spanish...
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An Update: It Is What It Is
“We fuck everyone over with pleasure.” This image resulted from my working out the idea from my previous post. Obviously, it’s different from the direction that my first design suggested but that’s OK...
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Unsuspecting Victims, Thoughts, Etc
Well, well, well, here we are again. It’s been a while but I haven’t stopped looking for and drawing my favorite type of people, unsuspecting victims. It would be a bit hard to not run into them –...
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