Star*Line, the magazine of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, just accepted three new poems from me, which will appear over the next couple of issues. I’ve read at least one of them at the monthly Poetry Street PNW event in Camas, WA, and I’ll probably read another one of them at this month’s meeting. More…
Author: John Platt
Painting at Gallery 408
Good news! My painting “Grief: Day 1 to Day TBD” is at Gallery 408 in Camas, WA, this month as part of their “Best of the Best” juried show. The painting is small and long — 4 inches x 12 inches — and a mix of acrylic paints and ink. It’s part of a series…
15 Paintings on Display!
I have 15 paintings and drawings on display at Alecia Bluhm Hall gallery in Vancouver, WA, through the end of the month! Mostly wildlife and environmental images, plus a few of my infamous cats and a couple of more surreal pieces. Come check them out!
Happy to have helped shepherd this book into the world
The pugs are eager to dive into 15 Minutes to Art, the new book by artist Jay Myers. It’s a fun, inspirational guide that’s already influenced the way I approach drawing. (I copyedited the book, but I’m also happy to recommend it.)
Aaaaaand…we’re live!
Moving a website from one host to another proved more time-consuming and challenging than I expected, but I think I can finally check that off the to-do list. Of course, the site itself remains barely populated, but I’ll flesh that out in the days ahead — when I’ll also start sharing some interesting news and…
A slow relaunch
A new website — it’s about time! I’m still conceptualizing and filling in this site. Expect more soon. Meanwhile, feel free to poke around and to let me know what you’d like to see as I flesh this site out.