Dear Dad, Growing up, when we weren't outside playing road-hockey, we watched a lot of TV.

For this portrait I tried not using an ink outline in order to soften up the edges.

Dear Dad, It's getting to be that time of year again. It's not too tough to take winter on this side of the Atlantic.

For this third portrait, I was beginning to believe my efforts didn't totally suck, despite failing to achieve the natural-look effect I was aiming for.

Dear Dad, They don't celebrate Haloween here like we used to as kids. Very few houses do it, and none of them are decorated.

A second attempt at portraiture turned out a little better, with some saying they could recognize him.