Memory#5

Here is the latest memory I illustrated for Ella. It's about a funny memory she had of a time when she was in an airplane and freaked out because she saw a mountain poking through the clouds and thought that they were too close to the ground for flying. Hope you enjoy!

pondering

Is it just me or does an idea become less interesting once you tell people about it? I was thinking about Jooperwits, and other little ventures I have tested, and I realize that I lose interest in things once I share it with others. It's like the idea isn't a little treasure in my mind anymore, but something that everyone knows about and has lost it's flare. I was obsessed with making little comics for Jooperwits and then when it went public it felt....not so cool. I think the only time a side project works for me when shared is when there is someone else involved and the momentum keeps rolling. It seems like it is the same for a lot of things though. Like if I clean my house on a whim it is much more successful and likely to happen than if I plan it and tell people about it all day. Haha. Just a thought! Hope everyone is enjoying their day. :)

photo from The Sartorialist

I had to share this picture taken from the Sartorialist blog. That pop of red in the dreary weather color scheme is to die for. It's little visual moments like this that you see in everyday life and quickly look around to see if anyone else got to witness it. Such a beautiful minimal palette and silhouette!

shrine

Sometimes I hate coming up with a subject for posts. Haha. Here's the latest poster I did for Kilroy and Maw for the King Khan and the Shrines show coming up. When it's screened the PBR logo and ticket info will come off so it will be more pretty. K&M is kinda neat because I can do other styles without worrying about consistency. Oh, is that a Catdragon?! Yes.

figure drawing

Here are some 20 minute poses I did from Dr. Sketchy's last night. I am definitely enjoying figure drawing now as oppose to school. I use to struggle with it a lot and I think it was because of the pressure I felt in school. I like taking what I learned then and being able to apply it at my own pace without worrying about a grade. Hope you enjoy.

Oh, and if you have a Dr. Sketchy's in your city, you should totally go. I have been going to the one in Atlanta held at the classy Clermont hotel and it is awesome. The models dress in burlesque and other costumes and you get to meet other artists in your area. I also attended one in Kansas when I went to visit Jane and Trey, I think that got me hooked.

welcome to earth

I had a busy weekend, finally went out with friends the whole time! Actual human interaction apart from work! I think it's hard to balance the life of an artist with actually having a life. Art is such an obsession for us and it's easy to forget to live!! I'm pretty sure people can relate when you realize that it's been a month since you cleaned your space and you are getting a full beard with creatures growing in it(I don't have beard) and maybe even some sort of no sunlight disease. Scott has even been forgetting to eat lately because of his new venture with video. Anyway, so back to hanging out with people. We went and had Peruvian food which is amazing, it was my first time. It also gave the whole group deadly burps for the whole day. It was hilarious! Also, my friend Angela introduced me to scones. Oh my gosh, scones. Since then I have had a cranberry one, a ginger one and a vanilla one. Awesome. That's all. I might post some stuff from figure drawing tomorrow, if I feel like it.

artist: Rene Gruau

Rene Gruau-I never remember how to spell this guys last name when I go to drool over his work. He is one of the classic fashion illustrators that helped shape the industry. He has a gorgeous sense of shape. The detail that he chooses to leave out is what does it for me, so simple. I cannot for the life of me find a book of his work for less than like $300 so I have to get my fix from the net. Here are a couple more links to his goods:

Opera Gloves

Artnet

Flickr search

google images

A poem I wrote

I forgot to mention that I will be posting stuff a lot more often. I have so much I want to share so I'm going to! I might even go a week without updating! Haha. Anyway, here is a poem I wrote. Writing is something I have never prided myself on. But I love telling stories, so why not try it out? I mean what the worst that can happen, someone needs to edit it? There are actually a few of these poems and one story that I have always been a little hesitant to share. Here is Yamyak soup, inspired by the drawing below that I drew in 2008.

Yamyak Soup-version 2 unedited

yamyak soup is a meal that's great to share

but I hear when you eat it it makes you grow lots of hair

tell me my friend, what's in yamyak soup?

what are the ingredients that makes hair grow in groups?

well it's three eyeballs, two old shoes,

three blades of grass and mucus from a moose

then you mix it all up, ferment it for a month

add a few mice, and sweat from a nun

put it on a fire, simmer for two days

serve it to your friends, and watch their hair grow away

it is surely a great party snack

and you don't even need yams or a yak

artist: Stuart Kolakovic

Stuart Kolakovic is pretty awesome. I really enjoyed his way of using of type, pattern, and color. I love how he uses symbolic little images to tell stories in his work. Everything he does would look sweet on some kind of packaging or product. Right now he's taking a break from illustration to write his first full length comic called "Lichen."

artist: Rory Kurtz

Here is the first artist I want to share! Rory Kurtz. I found a piece of his in the most recent Creative Quarterly. I think he has a gorgeous way of "designing" his illustrations. I also love how he blends pattern into his work. Enjoy!

reset button

So I am getting pretty bored of my blog. I want to switch it up a bit and make it more personal. I'd like to be more "me" and not so much blogging about my art for promo purposes. Part of that plan is to share other artists work that I like and other things on the internet or at home. I will share more experimental art too. I also want to be a little more honest. Not that I was dishonest, but a little more real. Like for example, a few minutes ago I dumped my koolaid all over all of my computer wires and plug ins. Luckily nothing was damaged....but it scared the crap out of me. What I am trying to get at is that I am tired of feeling like there is a certain way to be on the net. I look at blogs endlessly that seem so perfect. Like the artist is living a perfect life and it puts a certain degree of pressure on me whether it means to or not. I am not perfect! I cuss like a sailor, I worry excessively, and I am constantly going through ups and downs with my art. I want to break that personal barrier that I put up and just be a little more "real" for lack of a better word. I know I do post some personal stuff already, but I hope to just share more cool stuff or whatever comes to mind. I also changed my artists statement to the right to included that I won't own the copyrights to any other artists work that I post but mine. Let's see how this goes!

P.S. Part of the inspiration of this is my friends Jessica and Michelle. They both have gorgeous blogs, and they decided to post a picture of themselves of what they look like while freelancing at home, it's great!! Here's Jessica's post and Michelle's post.

I want to start by sharing my studio. After nearly 2 years of being in Atlanta, I finally feel like my space is what I want to work in. I sucked it up and got a nice computer chair, and really made an effort to create a little space for my work. This is part of my bedroom, since an actual studio is out of the question right now. Later I will share some new paintings I'm working on along with some art books I recently purchased that are the shiznit! Stay tuned...

Above: The space...I got my screenprint from Raquel up there, she is awesome.

Above is an illustration I found of Annie Oakley while I was junking in Kansas City and some other tacky knick knacks.

Above: A couple of old fashion silhouettes my friend Angela got me. I am a sucker for those romantic pouffy dresses.

Above: I got some gouache, and for the first time since college I am creating a series of paintings...Will post progress soon.

Look, you can see the stupid glass of koolaid. That elementary school chair on the left was the chair I use to work in, it's better for looks, haha.