Photos & Sketchbook — Themed Neurons

From the Notebook

Sketches & Snapshots

Most are pen-and-ink drawings — but I didn't draw them. They're AI (Gemini) retellings of real photos of me and my family, rendered as if sketched in pen on notebook paper. The photos are real; the hand-drawn look is not mine. I'm not an artist and I'm not taking drawing work — if you want the same effect, I can point you to the tool. Click any image to enlarge.

Pen-and-ink retelling of a boy in a scout uniform — **Scout Days**A childhood photo, redrawn in pen and ink.

Pen-and-ink retelling of a 1984 passport photo — **1984**Passport photo to Malaysia — or first mug shot. You decide.

Pen-and-ink retelling of Nate with his mom Dotty and brother Rinza — **The Family**My mom Dotty, my brother Rinza, and me.

Pen-and-ink retelling of Nate at the beach at 47 — **47, At the Beach**Feeling old. A real photo, redrawn.

Pen-and-ink retelling of Nate in front of his cannabis plants, 2024 — **Summer of Heart Attacks — 2024**Right before the transplant diagnosis. Me, in front of the plants.

Pen-and-ink retelling of Nate at 15 on a small-town street — **Age 15**Small-town street. A real photo, redrawn.

More to come — this page grows as the story does.