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Justin TadlockOpen MenuAboutArchivesContactWritingSubscribeI am JustinTadlock.I am also a writer. A front-end developer. A gardener. A small-town Alabama kid just trying to figure out whatever it is that that folks are supposed to figure out on this journey. Welcome to my little home on the web.May 1, 2022Thirty-EightAs I was walking back from the mailbox at the end of the drive last week, I stopped to take in the view (shown in the image above). The sky was breathtaking. My photo really doesn’t do it justice.For a moment, all was right with the world. I was … Continue reading→April 5, 2022Version Something DotOhI finally pulled the trigger and updated this site to the latest version of the Blush framework. I also brought along a new design, something I’ve been furiously throwing together over the last week or so.I am really digging my drawing and painting pages with the design upgrade.The … Continue reading→March 21, 2022First Beta Release ofBlushWhen I released Blush 1.0-alpha two weeks ago, I don’t think I entirely grasped what I was getting myself into. For the first time, I was announcing the release of my very own flat-file CMS to the world. Sure, I had been running some mangled version of it here on … Continue reading→March 7, 2022Blush: Version 1.0 Alpha or Something LikeItOfficially, this is the first blog post I have ever written in Blush. Well, technically, I have been writing in it for over three years now. But, I only recently came up with a real name for the project.Blush is a PHP-based, flat-file CMS that I have been developing … Continue reading→February 21, 2022DaisyI continue to enjoy soft pastels and their ease of laying down color. It is sort of like being a kid again with the messiness of the medium but an adult-like version that allows the creation of something akin to decent art.I followed through with another tutorial, this time … Continue reading→February 19, 2022Colors of KindnessAfter trying oil pastels, a medium I had not attempted since my formative years, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to dive into something that I really had not used in ages: color crayons. Yes, those wax crayons that we all learn to use in our youth.I had an old … Continue reading→February 16, 2022SunflowerIn keeping with the spirit of experimenting with various mediums in my journey as an artist, I tried oil pastels tonight. I received these as part of a beginner’s artist set during my school years. I remember trying them once or twice, but I had no idea how they worked. … Continue reading→February 14, 2022Lake BlossomsAfter the eight-day run it took to finish the sun and moon drawing for my sister, I needed a break from big projects. That is one of the reasons I am happy to have recently discovered the joy of working with soft pastels. I can work through a 9“x12“ sized … Continue reading→February 13, 2022Sun and MoonMy sister asked if I would draw a sun and moon picture. I had no idea what she was talking about, so I asked for some examples. Eventually, I pulled up some source material to work from.The style was a bit outside my wheelhouse, but I felt like it … Continue reading→February 5, 2022Colorful WalkI have some larger art projects in mind that I’ve been itching to get to, but I’m also trying to avoid burnout after wrapping up a colored-pencil drawing earlier in the week. I still wanted to do something this weekend as long as it didn’t eat up too much time. … Continue reading→Page 01 / 90:0102…90Next →GitHubWordPressWP TavernTwitterFacebookGoodreadsAmazon© 2003–2022 Justin Tadlock.Powered by peace and understanding.