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Category Archives: Process

Watches of the Night

shirtless male, gazing intently to the side with hand raised in dramatic gesture; an ivy vine is gently draped over the hand which is transforming from flesh to gold

Like a walk in a garden, you catch a glimpse of delicate creature coyly flirting with visibility among the flowers. You feel a brief spark that invites a longer look and maybe leaves a gently joyous, lingering sensation.

Posted byEdward FicklinJanuary 26, 2023March 6, 2023Posted inPainting, ProcessTags:homoerotic art, oil painting, physiqueLeave a comment on Watches of the Night

The erotic as continuum–not binary

Top view of tired bearded young man with book sleeping in bed at home

Why is sex, and the erotic in general, segregated in our storytelling?

Posted byEdward FicklinJanuary 12, 2023January 12, 2023Posted inMusings, ProcessTags:consent, erotic, self-expression, storytellingLeave a comment on The erotic as continuum–not binary

The office, but not THAT office

close up of little statuettes of laughing buddhas and a meditating frog perched beside a laptop on a desk

Today I make one thing. I may make something different tomorrow. I close down by hitting a kind of reset button on the office, restoring it to a ready state–ready for tomorrow’s adventure.

Posted byEdward FicklinNovember 1, 2022November 1, 2022Posted inMusings, ProcessTags:adaptability, home office, Sticky Notes, workspaceLeave a comment on The office, but not THAT office

Workshopping Reality

an empty wooden chair in a spotlight on an empty stage

Everything that’s not burning hot like that hothouse, not pushing and pulling to reshape us into our most glorious selves, not utterly committed and vulnerable, is the mistake, the fake, the loss, the near miss.

Posted byEdward FicklinOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022Posted inMusings, ProcessTags:inspiration, intensity, transformationLeave a comment on Workshopping Reality

Move Better, Draw Better

Expanding my routines freed up my thinking about health and physique, freed up my body and, believe it or not, freed up my art, too.

Posted byEdward FicklinMay 19, 2022June 13, 2022Posted inMusings, ProcessTags:anatomy for artists, calisthenics, figure drawing, himbo, homoerotic art, muscular, physiqueLeave a comment on Move Better, Draw Better

The most important part of the book is—

I would never be offended to hear “I bought your book for the cover.”

Posted byEdward FicklinOctober 25, 2021January 29, 2022Posted inChasing the Flame, Comics, Musings, ProcessTags:cover art, gouache, queering the hero

A Peek into the Process

For all you process geeks out there, I’m opening the studio up for a little virtual tour. Today we’re highlighting the making of comics.

Posted byEdward FicklinJuly 10, 2021December 12, 2021Posted inComics, ProcessTags:digital vs. traditional, watercolorLeave a comment on A Peek into the Process

Physical Resonances

What makes a guy doable? Simple, intensity.

Posted byEdward FicklinMay 1, 2021August 9, 2022Posted inMusings, Process, ShowsTags:figure drawing, homoerotic art, lgbtqia+, physique, representationLeave a comment on Physical Resonances

Thoughts on Queer Representation

Close up photo of a variety of fruits.

Just like process over product, think creator over creation.

Posted byEdward FicklinFebruary 20, 2021June 13, 2022Posted inComics, Musings, ProcessTags:gay comics, lgbtqia+, queer comics, queering the hero, representationLeave a comment on Thoughts on Queer Representation
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