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IF : Routine
Posted on August, 25 2008 at 12 PM
The last few days have been completely filled with guns, zombies and the procreation/ fascination of the intimate relationship of the two. Blame it on Dead Rising or Shaun of the Dead, if you need a scape goat. Me, I choose to not explain the reasoning.
In light … err dark of this walking dead fun, here is my entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme of “routine”. Hehe.
IF : Detach
Posted on August, 16 2008 at 10 PM
Here is my new entry for the Illustration Friday theme of “detach”. The line work and details are a bit more stringy and rigid from my usual rounded and smooth work, but this time around, I gave even more control to the pen I was using and let it do what it would. Since it was a muddled ballpoint ink pen, it kinda lost and regained its flow pretty inconsistently. I think it made for a pretty fun piece.
There is a tad little pencil shading in there too, just for hay’s sake. ;)
Mystery
Posted on August, 04 2008 at 01 AM
In case you missed it on the Flickr feed, be sure to check out this “mystery” sketch I did last Sunday. Everyone seems to have a wonderfully different interpretation of what it is, so I definitely want you to chime in. What do you see? Hmm?
Oh, and here are the sermon notes from last week. This week’s are on the Flickr. Enjoy!
IF: Canned
Posted on July, 31 2008 at 10 PM
Here is my entry into last week’s theme of “canned” on Illustration Friday.
I know, I know. I took forever and almost 7 days to post this! Literally, I barely made the cut-off before the new week’s theme! But you can trust that I did do this last Friday (I wouldn’t think of lying to you … honest). I have just been completely swapped by client work and finishing up the semester strong for my student(s).
I had planned to at least darken some of the lines and even add color, but again, time has gotten away from me. I hope you still enjoy.
Movie Trailer Guild logo
Posted on July, 23 2008 at 12 AM
After a crazy time dealing with an odd waitress at Denny’s, Courtney and I enjoyed some yummy movie trailers. Peep the links and comments and have some fun.
Sixty Six
Oscar – “66? How long did they wait to have this bar mitzvah?
Courtney – “They must have changed the rules on this!”
Watchmen
Oscar – “AAAHH! So amazing.”
Flash of Genius
Courtney – “So it is about windshield wipers? A swipe of genius!”
Disaster Movie
Oscar – “Does anyone even watch these anymore?!?”
Courtney – “Why do they keep making them?!?”
Man On Wire
Courtney – “Is it bad that the only reason I would watch this movie would be hoping the guy would fall?”
Make Sunday Special
Posted on July, 21 2008 at 11 PM
Hopefully, I will be able to push out the new Southside site updates by tomorrow, but for now, please enjoy this little sketch and the notes from Ron’s sermon this weekend.
IF : Enough
Posted on July, 18 2008 at 11 PM
Okay, so it has been a full week with iPhone, and I have to say that I am still completely ecstatic about it. Between the amazing-ness that is MobileMe “push” synchronization, GPS locations and the sweet sweet App Store, it is perfectly filling in for those moments where my using Nano was not enough and my MacBook Pro was overkill. RSS reading, Flickr exploration, and podcast viewing is up by tons of percent!
Besides the built-in Apple applications and the excellent streaming music apps (Last.fm, AOL Radio, and Pandora), the most used thing on the iPhone for me is Twitterrific. Simple and elegant … just the way I like my UXs.
I did forget to mention in my previous iPhone post about how smooth the transition from Virgin Mobile to AT&T was (activation and # porting took under 5 minutes!), so kudos on that, VM guys!
As the App Store pushed out more new wonderful things for me to download and Apple releases the next update, I’ll make sure to mention it here. Yay for iPhone goodness!
Oh and here is my entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme of “Enough”. How angry does he look? Eh? What do you think of the little extras (i.e. the interwinding ribbons)? I think the coloring/shading in Photoshop turned out well. Be sure to peep my Flickr stream to see the original red ballpoint pen that this started out as. Laters!
Ropes Course
Posted on May, 13 2008 at 09 PM
God has helped me find some focus in the past couple of days and it is really benefiting my freelance work a lot. The feeling of accomplishment in cleaning out my Inbox and progressing several projects is wonderful. Plus I have also found some time to update my city collection, as well as some casual reading.
If you haven’t already checked out the bible reading Del.ico.us link I added a few days ago, be sure to. It is pretty handy.
These sketches are for a project I am working on for Gold Coast Christian Camp, which is exciting, as much of my teen years where spent visiting and working there. Shout out to the 9-5-4! ;)
Day 2008-1-5
Posted on January, 29 2008 at 05 PM
For my Jodie:
“the ocean’s tide; it is calmed.
the push of breeze; it is stilled.
time itself finds a stopping place.
In the moments when you are gone,
Life is weak.”
“And breathing; it is hard.
the flow of feeling; it is numb.
The mind has found a different pace.
This heart I suffer and bear
has an aching beat.”
“Love is life and in the seek of what’s
fleeting, love in its strength
will stop the heart of beating.”
Sorry that this piece is less sketching and more writing, but that is what came out when I put pencil and pen to paper. ;)
Day 2008-1-4
Posted on January, 29 2008 at 05 PM
“four brothers separated upon
their birth … sifted through
life and strife and directorial girth;
now find a home within
my mind’s milky mirth.”
(This was for the four movies I have seen in the past year that were absolutely amazing and had so many iconic moments/elements.)
IF : Tales and Legends
Posted on January, 29 2008 at 01 AM
My submission into this week’s Illustration Friday theme of “Tales and Legends”.
I originally had planned to create this just in Art Rage, as a fun experiment with the new version of the app, but it quickly deteriorated, as I realized I don’t like Art Rage.
It is strong in some areas, and feels much like what use to be Alias’ Sketchbook, but for some reason, the blending and colors and brushes weren’t working for me. Something about lacking precision. I don’t know. I have Corel Painter back on my Mac now, so I will give that a go next. Let’s hope for some better results.
If you want to see the partial colored version I posted, just check out the alternate on Flickr.
IF : Plain
Posted on January, 22 2008 at 01 AM
My submission for last week’s Illustration Friday theme of “Plain.”
It was created in Illustrator using the typeface of Eccentric Standard at various sizes and rotations, then taken into Photoshop and laid down on a pretty little parchment texture via Google.
I did manage to capture a screen of the creation process of the main graphic, but I will wait to post it until I have my new MacBook Pro tomorrow and can use Final Cut to increase the frame-rate on playback.
It’s funny. All I could think about while making this were poems by Shel Silverstein. Memories …
Day 2008-1-3
Posted on January, 21 2008 at 01 PM
“three insignificant glances,
bleed my heart of past romances,
and fill my life anew,
with opportune chances.”
Day 2008-1-2
Posted on January, 16 2008 at 03 PM
This one has a poem attached:
“this is for two
as in the number of the day.
but also as in you
as in a way for me to say:”
“I really missed you,
and am glad you are home.”
“I can’t live without you.
I am so not me on my own.”
Day 2008-1-1
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #26 – It’s a new year and here are some new lines. Enjoy the goodness and the fun. I seem to have run out of pages in my sketchbook, so time to set that one aside and find a new one to fill.
And if you haven’t already looked at the last couple of posts, go ahead. Tonight was nice and lazy and I managed to ink and scan all of the past days’ drawings. All caught up!
Day 2007-12-31
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #25 – Zoom in! Zoom in!
If you were looking for all those hairy gunky details that are sometimes missing in my sketches … well, there it is. Reminds me of some of the SpongeBob zoom jokes … right?
Day 2007-12-30
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #24 – Gah! The monsters are at it again. These are all with horns and friendly salutations. Geepa!
Day 2007-12-29
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #23 – All of these guys look a little goofy, but that was kinda the point. Each is similar in dress and mess, but with some fun variations. I hope you enjoy.
Day 2007-12-28
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #22 – Simple and large. Curvy and hairy. I like these three guys because of the emotion they convey in easy lines. I went ahead and left some of the sketch lines because that is always fun. :D
Day 2007-12-27
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #21 – I am really liking the lines and patterns in these pieces. The mesh-work in the bottom panel seems to have a great balance with the empty white characters within. What do you think?
Day 2007-12-26
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #20 – These turned out a bit smaller in size, but made for plenty more nibblets of fun and joy. No, I don’t know what is going on with the “Yes” bubble. I am confused by that too.
Day 2007-12-25
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #19 – Again, real life sketches are not a strong point for me … so here are some quick and best attempts. Hope you enjoy them. Any pointers are always welcome. :D
Day 2007-12-24
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #18 – The line-work in the far left piece makes me really happy. Plus, Wolvie getting a birthday cake makes me smile.
Day 2007-12-23
Posted on January, 03 2008 at 01 AM
Day #17 – I am really digging the kid in the cooking at, and those little ingredients are fun too.
I know that “The Island” piece isn’t that strong … sadly, life-like sketches are my Achilles heel. :(
IF : Soar
Posted on December, 29 2007 at 02 AM
My entry into this week’s Illustration Friday theme, “Soar”.
These are a couple of sketches for “Ki” on Pownce … Super Seal and Wonder Polar Bear.
Who doesn’t want to see their favorite animal as a soaring super hero? I am still waiting for my polar bear to let me ride him around. ;)
Day 2007-12-22
Posted on December, 29 2007 at 12 AM
Day #16
If the solace of life has keep you from the bread river, look deep past the snarl’s embrace.
You will find that socks don’t bite and vested vestigials don’t sing. Rays of light are more for fright and less for fear.
Okay, so I am back to the felt-tip brush pen and as you can see, the details are much better and the line work is cleaner. I was messing a little bit with the interplay of the characters and the containing borders … I think I like this! Enjoy!
Day 2007-12-21
Posted on December, 28 2007 at 09 PM
Day #15 – Enjoy the lines … I think I through with just the Sharpie approach … it keeps giving me loose and thick and I want detailed.
Day 2007-12-20
Posted on December, 27 2007 at 03 PM
Day #14
Sponges dance on sandy shores,
while moon-lit lizards contemplate bubbly conversations;
Knob nose-ed box antennae prance;
Disco never felt so good.
If you feel as trapped as he, maybe we should talk?
Enjoy and comment, eh?
Day 2007-12-19
Posted on December, 27 2007 at 01 PM
Day #13 – Robot balloons, skeleton tunes, and crabby rangoons. I am not too happy with these lines … they are so much stiffer than I would prefer. It is because I haven’t been able to find any of those red 2mm leads for my mech pencil holder and I am running out of red Crayola color pencils. I am going to try moving to another lighter color today … perhaps a blue or a pink? :D
Day 2007-12-18
Posted on December, 24 2007 at 02 AM
Day #12
Bandanas, bubbles, bandages, and probably more vomit that most people are comfortable with. But then again, I really don’t know what I am going to draw when I sit down to do these … hmm, probably more on that later. The discussion of whether I define art or art defines me is always an interesting one.
Day 2007-12-17
Posted on December, 24 2007 at 01 AM
Day #11
Slithering snakes and screaming cheesy toast cakes! Sketching is so much fun!
Oh, if you have a few free minutes today, why not check out Vera’s and Raina’s new sites. They both had recent re-designs and I can’t get enough of either of their illustration work. Beautiful lines and colors … and who doesn’t like a girl artist. ;)
Day 2007-12-16
Posted on December, 24 2007 at 01 AM
Day #10
Some really pretty lines, if I do say so myself. Oh, and why not head over and check out Ape Lad’s printable ABCs book on flickr. Fun, fun stuff!
Day 2007-12-15
Posted on December, 17 2007 at 11 PM
Day #9 – Ribbons, tongues, a couple of ice cube houses … and how about a pretty falcon eye, heh?
Day 2007-12-14
Posted on December, 17 2007 at 03 PM
For this day’s, all of my sketches were done in resturants or on the go. There are some on the back of reciept, one on a diner napkin wrapper, and another on a paper bag. Enjoy! :D
Day 2007-12-13
Posted on December, 17 2007 at 03 PM
These next few are being posted a couple days late, but they still have a lot of fun going on in them. Dino-sneak!
Day 2007-12-12
Posted on December, 13 2007 at 04 AM
Day #6. Hopefully you will love this set as much as I do. Lots of fun work with negative space, composition, weight and just play silly goodness.
How wonderful, right?
Day 2007-12-11
Posted on December, 13 2007 at 04 AM
Sorry for the delay on this one … but here is Day #5. Clean lines and some fun abstractions, but definitely on the weird side.
Meadow - Angle
Posted on December, 12 2007 at 02 AM
Michelle and I decided to paint some books tonight while watching You’ve Got Mail (somewhat silly, I know) … this one goes out to “Evil Annie” … who has been waiting on something from me for a long long time now.
Here’s to hairy mammoth’s and their sincere love and hoping that “Evil Annie” is reading this and will email me about confirming her address again.
Love!
Day 2007-12-10
Posted on December, 11 2007 at 11 PM
This is Day #4 of the sketches. I think I got some cleaner lines and a bit tighter of a feel … using a ball-point red pen for the sketching and a Marvy Uchida – Le Plume pen for the inking (one of my favorites for this kind of work).
Each panel is about something I saw yesterday, so check out the Flickr page for the notes on each. Fun stuff, right?
Day 2007-12-9
Posted on December, 10 2007 at 11 PM
Here’s to Day #3 of 365 Days of Sketches. Its got a couple of devils … so maybe that’s why all the other sadness is happening. Death by a candy-cane … wallowing in beer … and love torn apart. Hmm. Interesting. Your thoughts?
Btw, just picked up some new pen nibs and brushes from Michaels yesterday. I am still in search of a local place to buy 2mm blue pencil leads … eventually, my Crayola red and blue are gonna run out. ;)
Day 2007-12-8
Posted on December, 09 2007 at 12 AM
Day #2 of my 365 Daily Sketches. Lots of good stuff here. Freckles, beef steak, capes, apples and just enough jewels to make you crazy.
Day 2007-12-7
Posted on December, 08 2007 at 09 PM
Here is my first post of what I am really really (no, really) hoping will be daily full page sketches. Robot Johnny has been posting a lot of really great warm-up sketches and it is making me jealous of all the time he has to sketch. So here goes.
For the betterment of my pen skills and for the wiggling of my brain juices, here we go. Enjoy and definitely comment on Flickr of which is your favorite on the page.
Oh, and I found a great forum post about how to properly remove red-ink pencil lines from scans. Check it out.
Gee bird goes bark
Posted on December, 05 2007 at 03 PM
This morning I added the finishing touches to this piece from my Digital vs. Physical sketchbook. Like most of my sketches, this started out as one thing and ended up being something that I have no idea where it came from.
I started this one while on lunch break, drinking Sprite, at Apple. The scanner wasn’t working right at FS, so I used Zak’s Kodak point-n-shoot to grab a pic of it. Color adjusted to line-art in Photoshop, Live Traced and Painted in Illustrator (still not too crazy about either of those), then copied it over to Photoshop to add the rest of the look and feel.
The Flints - In Progress Video
Posted on December, 02 2007 at 03 AM
Hope you like the video … it is for a project Tyler and I are planning right now. You can view the final piece on my Flickr.
The actual time on this in Photoshop was 56 minutes, but Jennifer helped me lapse it to nearly 550 fps in Final Cut … woo hoo for speediness!
Creature
Posted on November, 26 2007 at 12 PM
A submission for your enjoyment from my Physical vs. Digital sketchbook.
I am not sure where he came from exactly, but I definitely had a lot of fun with the detailed lines … zoom in to see the details. I think there are some Egyptian and/or Stargate influences in there. What do you think?
I am kind of excited about this, being that it is one of the first of my pieces I have bothered to post from my Sketch books in a while … though I am wondering … does anybody even care? With the lack of comments I am getting here and the amount of time I am spending on Pownce lately, it seems like such a moot point to post in both places. Maybe the people that are enjoying these are just the silent type … hmm … maybe.
Either way, let me know if you want to see more artwork instead of the other random stuff I have been posting.
Pink Gaah!
Posted on November, 12 2007 at 12 AM
It was a nice laid-back Sunday today, so I was able to finish up a piece I had started on Thursday. I really didn’t have anything specific in mind for this one … just wanted to fill an empty canvas that had been sitting on my studio floor waiting.
I am thinking I might not keep this one, as I really didn’t paint it for anyone in particular. If you are interested, let me know.
Gaah!
Wii Muscle
Posted on October, 09 2007 at 01 AM
The most recent addition from my new Physical vs Digital sketchbook.
The best thing about the Wii is all the mini-muscles you get to build up. Oh and the Tennis elbow. ;)
IF - The Blues
Posted on September, 29 2007 at 02 PM
My entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme, “the blues”.
Pencil and Sakura Pigma ink on medium tooth paper. Photoshop CS3 for the final color touches. I tried to model the guitar after a BB King classic.
While working on this piece, I was listening to the Bottles and Bottles playlist from my iPod “Love”. It isn’t really blues … but that is the same feeling I get while listening to artists like Ryan Adams, Lucero, and Mike Dunn & the Kings of New England.
IF - Juggle
Posted on September, 22 2007 at 06 AM
Here is my entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme, “juggle”. My current trick is juggling my three awesome jobs … Full Sail, Apple and Illustrative – all with my two little hands.
Oh, and why am I in my underpants? Who knows. Isn’t just like life for you to be at your best, but still everyone only sees the embarrassing stuff?
Venus Boy
Posted on August, 05 2007 at 01 PM
A quick poem I wrote during sunday school today at Canoe Creek:
Venus is beyond the moon.
We’re hiding to see her soon.
She is my morning star.
Holding hands, running so far.
Filling my space and mind.
Let’s watch her rise one more time.
Illustration Friday - Twist
Posted on July, 08 2007 at 07 PM
Here is my non-entry from last week’s Illustration Friday theme of "twist". I have been so lazy and busy, I missed the chance to submit this. Oh well. Still fun. And look at those majestic punk teeth? Beautiful!
Loungin' with Lilo
Posted on June, 17 2007 at 04 PM
It doesn’t really get better than this. (Yes that is the sweet chair that Jodie made for our kitty from my broken ottoman).
Calima Monster
Posted on June, 17 2007 at 02 AM
He’s scary. He’s red. He’s got horns. He’s the pimp vectored version of my recent marker-attoo. Why not make today National Draw On Yourself Day? It’s not like it is already any other holiday … right? ;)
Why “calima”? Those belly stripes remind me of the stripes on the stones in IJ’s Temple of Doom. “Calima! Calima! Calima!” Yeah. Scared me too.
Illustration Friday - Suit
Posted on June, 08 2007 at 03 PM
You didn’t see them yesterday. You didn’t notice them tailing your car today. You won’t even remember to look behind the shower curtain before you get in tonight. You might as well give up. Things aren’t changing any time soon. They are here to stay.
My advice? Forget the whole thing and chill out the best way you can … Big Willie style, with Black Suits Coming’ rolling in your ears. Remember, ignorance is bliss.
Vampires Scare Me
Posted on June, 08 2007 at 03 PM
Guess who couldn’t finish The Lost Boys this morning because he got scared? Yup, I am a scaredy-cat.
Happy B-Day, Ana!
Posted on June, 07 2007 at 10 AM
Every birthday party needs a monster and a cupcake … or two, in case he decides not to share with you. Why not stop by Ana’s place and wish her a happy b-day?
Future Mapping
Posted on June, 04 2007 at 08 PM
Just a snap of some planning I was doing for changes to Dra Studio, Sketch Blog … and another secret project. :D
More Monsters Please
Posted on May, 15 2007 at 10 AM
I just love drawing monsters. Scraggely teeth. Hairy arms. Zombie eyes. Bald heads … oh wait. Maybe that is just my monsters. Either way … they always make me smile.
So why is our friend here so “grizzly”? Is it his demeanor? His physical disposition? Interesting, isn’t? I mean, on one hand, he looks pretty angry and about ready to just chew off your left leg because you beat him again in Mario Kart. Then again … doesn’t his face look completely down-fallen from the fact that you just rejected him because he was just too hairy? How could you? He’s gonna cry … then he probably will chew your head off. Nice going.
Well every good monster deserves a decent poem, so here is his:
I was looking for love,
you’d say “in all the wrong places”.
I was convinced otherwise,
until I saw their downtrotten faces.They laughed and jeered me.
“Wanna be friends …?”, I sighed in reply.
“Go get a shave!”, they yelled,
from behind a fast flung chocolate cream pie.Broken and lonely,
I sit on the curb of Elm Street and Pride
Consolling with and to myself,
that, if at least nothing else, I still had tried.
Illlustration Friday : Citrus
Posted on May, 13 2007 at 11 PM
My entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme of “Citrus”. For IFs, I usually try to work with what comes right to my head … whatever comes first to mind. So for this, all of my initial thoughts were about pixels and gum-droppy icons … and who am I to fight what feels so good?
I worked this up on paper, pulled it right into Illustrator for the slick lines and gradients (and no, I still don’t have CS3 … money, money, money). Photoshop gave me plenty of room for adding the traditional sharpness that blurry pixels usually get you. Add a couple of hits of Burn and Dodge, and it is *Fin! (Yes, just like the amazing Anberlin song, that is definitely my favorite off of the new Cities album). Enjoy!
If you are looking for more icon goodness, peep my profile at the IconBuffet! It’s a great place to grab some sweet free pixel goodness.
Hello?
Posted on May, 13 2007 at 04 PM
I know. I know. “Where have you been?” It is all I here. Sorry for that. I’m working on it. Have this tasty sketch morsel to appease your curious habit monster. And if there is any left, pass it along to a friend. They are probably hungry for an Oscar-meal too.
Hey!
Posted on April, 19 2007 at 09 PM
… howdy and all that goodness. Hope your week is going really well. I know mine is. There was plenty of good Wii fun today and I always look forward to Band practice on Fridays. Oh, and if you don’t mind … keep me in your minds and prayers for the next couple days/weeks, as I have just put applications in for a few very exciting positions in design/creative. See the big smile? I am so excited.
A gathering
Posted on April, 18 2007 at 01 AM
Here is the finished piece for the IGNITE event poster. A little woodsy, a little gritty … and plenty beautiful. I really enjoyed making this one, as I decided to take an old school approach to most of it, with type setting some of it by hand, with real paper and scanning in the results. I also blended in some original artwork in the back, just for fun and to add more substance. I also glossy-ied up the IGNITE logo for good measure.
This will probably end up as a separate quad-size flyer and another black/white photocopy version … if so, I will add those versions to the Flickr. Oh yeah … probably a myspace theme too.
Crumbled bits
Posted on April, 17 2007 at 10 PM
Ah … still no new sketches … at least not for posting. But don’t worry. It’s not because I am slowing down, but only because I am working hard to keep up to date on all my design work. Enjoy this little tid bit and let me know what you’ve been up to.
Illustration Friday : Snap
Posted on April, 01 2007 at 01 AM
Ah! Remember the good ‘ole days of pencil crack in elementary school? So much fun. And how about spending your loose change on erasers and markers from that little cart in the yard? Mmmhm … memories. Hope your weekend is going well!
Good Good Goodwill Days
Posted on March, 07 2007 at 11 PM
Saturday and Sunday were chalk ’ daddy full of great deals and super bargains, with Nathan, Karson, Jennifer, Jodie and I heading to all the local thrift stores (and Plato’s Closet too) and finding wonderful things. I, personally, picked up an amazingly huge collection of classic poetry, a copy of James and the Giant Peach, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and a few other 99˘ goodies.
Right now, Jodie and I are watching most of the same shows (including The Office and Heroes … even if they are on a spring hiatus currently), but here is a good list of what I am enjoying at the moment:
- The Black Donnellys (the premiere is pretty sweet)
- The Invincible Iron-Man (not a show, but the animated movie did just show on CN and it good so far)
- NewsRadio (I just found out that I can DV-R old episodes, which isn’t too shabby at all)
- Hellboy : Blood and Iron (it premieres this weekend on the CT. Woot!)
- Psych
- VH1 : VSPOT - Top 20 Countdown
- LOST
- The Simpsons
- That 70’s Show
That’s about it … I should be back to caught up on my blogging by Friday. For now, if you haven’t already, check out the fun clock artwork I did for the 452 girls. Yes … those are supposed to look like PacMan ghosts!
IF : Hide
Posted on March, 05 2007 at 10 PM
For last week’s Illustration Friday theme of “Hide”, I thought I would go with something from the book I am currently reading … Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A great buy (even if it hadn’t been only 99˘ at Goodwill), I am loving the way it is reading right now … literarily comfortable and greatly intriguing.
I did this piece with a mechanical pencil and some of my new PrismaColor markers that the Jodie got me for Christmas. It came out really well, though I still need to take a chance on trying to blending multiple colors together and not stick to just grays and black.
Oh, and if you think I cheated by using “hyde” instead of “hide”, I say blame Mr. Utterson. He’s the one that said,”if he be Mr. Hyde … I shall be Mr. Seek.” ;)
If he could but once set eyes on him, he thought the mystery would lighten and perhaps roll altogether away … At least it would be a face worth seeing: the face of a man who was without bowels of mercy: a face which had but show itself to raise up … a spirit of enduring hatred.
Two Days
Posted on March, 01 2007 at 10 PM
** This is the color version of my Alphabet Soup sketch … makes you kinda hungry, doesn’t it? **
So, sadly enough … the Chick-fil-A opening we had all planned on was canceled at the last minute (or at least, we only found out about it at the last minute) and we found ourselves with two whole days of free time. And far be it for us to go to work when we planned not to. Instead, we enjoyed some great times at Cocoa Beach and had a really great couple of sleepovers (you can peep the great photos). Yay for friends and free days!
Escape
Posted on March, 01 2007 at 07 PM
It started to rain today … during the middle of the day. Right about when chapel was letting out. Everyone was running around in the dress clothes; on their way to lunch or coming in for afternoon classes … and there was just something so fun and carefree about it.
In passing, Clayton Wheeler said something to me that really captured the moment: “There is a certain freedom that comes with the rain.” What does the rain remind you of? What is one of your favorite memories that happened while it was raining?
** The painting is called “Escape” and it was Michelle and my first attempt at painting on book canvas. Pretty fun. **