tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88870496342264305082024-03-12T17:44:23.142-06:00I do, there for I am.jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-30793024137264385332016-03-10T03:56:00.001-07:002016-03-10T03:57:37.598-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So lately I have been really into baking bread. </h2>
The only motivation can be attributed to a book I recently read "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Allies-Microbes-Ribbon-Nonfiction/dp/0374336083" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3;" target="_blank">Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our Lives</a>" It talks about bacteria and the microbes that are everywhere in our day to day life. It is a science that has been around since the dawn of time. There was a specific chapter that talked about the sourdough from the past and how in a much simpler time sourdough and the starter culture that followed were unique. The much coveted strains of yeast and starter culture intrigued me. S I wanted to culture my very own. I did a quick little google search on how to start my own culture of lactobacillus. <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-your-own-sourdough-starter-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-47337" target="_blank">Here is the link</a> I found to create the sourdough starter culture. Then I went to work. As luck would have it, there is very little work involved in this process. Time is the biggest factor, nature really does most of the "heavy-lifting"<br />
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My results for the first few attempts were so/so. I have had previous experience with dough making and thought this would not be that difficult. I made some adjustments to the <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/rustic-sourdough-bread-recipe" target="_blank">"rustic sourdough"</a> recipe I found, if you try it I suggest the same. The beauty, I thought, was the simple ingredients needed to make this recipe. Flour, salt, sugar, water, yeast, starter culture ( fermented flour and water) and BAM! Although I have never been all that good of a baker, with my recent schedule change, I figured why not. Finally I had found a way to 1/2 the recipe and *snap. I believe to have found success.<br />
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The following picture is my fourth attempt at the "rustic sourdough". Also I would like to mention that this bread tastes better and seems to last a bit longer than normal store bought. <br />
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jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-31958885705180784912014-11-30T21:36:00.002-07:002014-11-30T21:37:24.614-07:00The Image Behind The Image<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
To study an image, your first step must be to
break down to simple shapes. With respect to drawing quick freehand
motions of gestural drawings have always been my favorite. Most formal
art training will lead you through a series of quick freehand gestural
exercises. To me there is something very free about the quick and almost
random movements that is unique to the artist who draws it. Although
the following two images are not gestural, or drawn from any figment of
real life...I do like the way in which the simple shapes as they have
bleed through the page. When doing so it brings a very cartoon-esk
feeling to the sketch, which is also another one of my more favorite
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Until next time, and as always, "Work quickly, and always be drawing" Michelangelo <br />
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8.5x11 sharpie pen and ink 11-28-14 estimated 1.5 hours of sketching<br />
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8.5x11 sharpie pen and ink 11-20/22-14 estimated 1 hour of sketching<br />
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Just because I have not been updating does not mean that I am not drawing. Now I have scanned 50+ pages to bring you one giant brain dump from 2012-2014.<br />
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They have arrived. It is always exciting to have packages from where ever showing up at my door step, even more so when it is a gem like these new shoes! </div>
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jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-2538045573508737962012-10-30T04:20:00.000-06:002012-10-30T04:20:00.477-06:00More sketches some ink and some with watercolor. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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To often there are not the words to explain what I draw. I dunno? I start with little happy circles and end up with a mash-up of ideas until I need more paper space. Some days flow with much fluid, as other days are dry creek beds. Even worse is me trying to think of words to explain.<br />
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I have added two pictures one with color and some better definition of space and the other, which still has the space but not as clearly defined. I enjoy both styles. Each is a decent example of my random-ness. Both contain quotes or saying I have heard or had stuck in my head while on-going in a drawing doodle or sketch. <br />
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One last thing I would like to mention. It has been a moment since the last time I have contributed to this site. I am working on that, I have been drawing, it has more been about the time to scan and reflect on the sketches....errrggghh!!!<br />
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So until next time, on ward and upward.<br />
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In a "perfect" world one might be able to accomplish everything they have on their action list before the day is done. In a "perfect" world there would be enough time to squeeze in an afternoon round of golf, albeit frisbee or the other kind. In a "perfect" world there would be options for supper and after dinner scotch. True story! Sadly we all live in this world, and there is no such thing as "perfect". However a recent discovery, at the office supply store, has lead me to a new and improved product which I have enjoyed using for at the very least the last ten years. I would consider this to be near perfect. </div>
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That is Correct! I was talking about the new 1.6mm Bic Ball Point pens, available in black and blue. These pens are soooooo very smooth. In fact they flow so well with ink they come with a protective tip for the ball point. HaHa. I was at the store and I used it for about 3-5 seconds before I picked up a box. Have no fear, I am going back for more. </div>
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With the style in which I doodle these pens allow me to not focus on line weight or directions, which has had an impact on the random scattered thoughts that appear in my drawings. There is most often lots of ideas trying to be expressed at the same time. I have said before and I will again, THIS is how I think. From one place to the next and back again.<br />
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What you are seeing is the recent doodling with the blue bic pen, and highlighters and or liquid acrylics. Another technique I am starting to understand is drawing faster. I think that if you wait to long to "hack-it" out then your vision and or idea can be mudd-ed. Bang Bang Bang! Move on to the next one. <br />
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One of these days I will sit down and embark on what is to become one of my 6-10 master pieces but......not any time soon. That takes time, thoughts, technique, time, inspiration, and probably some more time. In the interim we can settle for at the very least, doing it. However random this or that may be. <br />
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</div>jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com01445 S Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210, USA39.69041 -104.98075839.6888825 -104.98322549999999 39.6919375 -104.9782905tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-82835015137507355072011-10-19T18:02:00.000-06:002011-10-19T18:02:20.127-06:00watercolor, ink and more watercolor, and more ink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I am sitting here thinking...what words can mesh together with these watercolor sketches.<br />
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</tbody></table>My first thought was " Great! we all need more vulture/angry birds on a perch shooting laser beams at nothing. As for the second page, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEUX7V97KJQ">Bob Ross</a> told me that there are no mistakes only happy accidents so, bam."<br />
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My second thought was, I am thinking I have some fascination with trees. I guess that is because they seem pretty easy to draw. They are always growing and changing shape dropping leaves and growing more, I dont know how many forms of trees and countless styles to drawing them. Fascinating. For me one little scribble turns into a few more and then you have grown your own tree. Lets call it a tall one. Instant gratification, and eco-friendly. ha. <br />
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Most of the drawing I have been doing as of lately has been even more random and scattered. I know I have made mention to this before, this is how I think, I guess. More so with watercolor finished with ink pen or highlighters. When I squeeze out some color, I like to push it around and blend it together. This is also why most of the watercolor ends up with a brown muddy situation. Joe was clearly not paying attention in color basics. I also like to cover the whole surface with some mixture of color. This can be a real bummer with 80lbs. sketchbook paper, which is why watercolor paper is ideal, but I have 6 more pages left and this book is full so I am trying to make the best of whats left. <br />
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Seems trivial and petty to mention but I am told this is what a blog is for, I have discovered I have a thing for pens, pencils markers and brushes alike. Some people have a cup or a drawer with pencils and pens, I have five as my arsenal of drawing or writing utensils. This is true of the multiple desks or areas I work at. Some things are rarely used and others are never used, but they add to just the perfect amount of clutter to my desk. <br />
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When a drawing like this gets started there is no real focus. The point of any exercise is to strengthen. I dont start out with a concept and a route to achieve it. I pick it up, and put it down. Repeat. Or as Will Smith circa 1998 might refer to as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettin%27_Jiggy_wit_It">Getting Jiggy with It.</a>" Yep....I have a blog and I can talk about Fresh Prince if I want to. <br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LmTc3f7D65o/TnWkSJI3pDI/AAAAAAAAIOE/URV9anOAPrk/s1600/watercolor-sketch-sept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LmTc3f7D65o/TnWkSJI3pDI/AAAAAAAAIOE/URV9anOAPrk/s320/watercolor-sketch-sept2011.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>I always liked to fill in "white space" with color. I call it color space. I try to imagine the space of a drawing and where the object would appear if I were to walk through it in a dream. Much like the boy who wondered through the phantom toll-booth. Curious and cautious at first, but quick to adapt. <br />
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Sometimes it works well and the contrast creates depth. Other times it muddies any idea of what concept might have passed. What is now lost is moving quickly and undermining the project as a whole, gotta hurry before it takes a turn for the sloppy. That does happen, and those drawings may never see the light of the scanner. Also because my style is to pick up and leave off multiple times with a drawings, my motivations and attention span are usually in different places.<br />
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When an artist sits down with a thought and or idea, and they are able to bang it out, it takes a certain amount of focus. Concentration, or whatever, the practice has a number of adjectives. Sure it takes seven,fifty or two hundred and twelve tries but, it is all a learning process. This is also why your teachers with tell you to always be sketching. With enough focus an artist develops a style. You can have moments of change in your style but if it is to truly become your style you have to own it. Practice. <br />
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Each of us are different and we all focus in our own way. Auditory is dominant sense with an appeal to a great many of people of all styles. I like to be visual, which is why my office inevitably takes the form of an installation more than a work space. That is how I think. Random. Scattered. Large.<br />
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In closing I wanted to say after re-reading what I wrote I realize I have never had a nasal sensory painting party.....who is in???<br />
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</tbody></table>The following is an example of my use of Oil Pastels in a sketchbook exercise. I have had them in my "art-room" for some time now and just last night decided to break them out. My first impression is it was very similar to chalk. There was a fair amount of smudging that took place to produce these results. In the anticipation of the smudging, I decided to keep the design simple.<br />
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I however could very easily see this type of design going to paint on multiple canvas. As I was coloring this design my brain would only let me think about that execution. Together it would look intense, separate it would lean towards lame, and empty.<br />
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The design took a very short amount of time to sketch out and I happen to think it is a very nice addition to the last 15 pages left in my sketchbook, more specifically this adds an element of depth to my arsenal of skills as a doodle-ist. <br />
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Finally I got to the point where I started to line it with a sharpie. This made me think of the type of vanity used to change clothes behind, and this would pretty vibrant design.<br />
Whatever this little blip encompasses is not important, what is important is that this design was fun and I had fun creating it. And so another time, another space, and wherever we all are in another place...Be well bloggers! <br />
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The closer I get to filling up this sketchbook the harder it is to close firmly and walk away from. The pages have absorbed so much ink, more than usual frustration and water lots and lots of water, let us not forget the tragic coffee spill of the fall of 2010!<br />
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The cover is almost entirely covered with stickers and events of pasts, with no consideration to how many miles this book has traveled by land sea and air (multiple missed flights). At this point there is only a handful of pages left without doodles, all the more reason to push harder and get it finished and find the next book to pour into.<br />
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My countless hours of thoughts and ideas being taken down on paper, rubbed smudged or ground into the pages of emptiness with no real audience. ? Really I have no idea.<br />
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</tbody></table>That is one of the many thoughts that race through my head when I think about what other people see or think when they look at what I have created. There can be a lot going on at first glance, but after closer inspection, the subject matter can be lacking in lines or shapes with any lasting depth or interest. The simple fact is that lots of organic shapes and simple smaller doodles add to what appears to be a complex web of thoughts. Another un-fortunate is that when this sketch was scanned it lost much of its red and yellow contrast. You could say that it also lost some of its "pop" when the digital conversion happened, but over-all I think you get that majority of thought and idea. Joe has lost his grasp of real. HA!<br />
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I have also noticed that there are a few shapes/characters that I draw over and over. This is how I think...I guess. When this type of sketch is started and created I have no drawn reference to mimic or copy. Which goes as far to say that it is not supposed to look like anything. As close as I can relate is is those few moments when I close my eyes and right before I drift off to sleep. Which also explains lots of overlapping. Crazy right?<br />
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This sketch and many others like it are never really completed and they did not make it to this stage in one sitting, there are the combination of multiple days weeks or months. I focus when I can and when I make the time to blank out for a few hours. I also tend to use a collection of tools such as ink pens and watercolor brushes. This most certainly adds to the complexity of a sketch but defiantly not adding any points in the 'fine' art category. Some day...probably not! <br />
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Hope you enjoyed this and more like it to come.<br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-90LoORaIEcE/TgVjGdUh-GI/AAAAAAAAHu0/9iLBb1ZXTGY/s1600/61311-watercolor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-90LoORaIEcE/TgVjGdUh-GI/AAAAAAAAHu0/9iLBb1ZXTGY/s400/61311-watercolor.jpg" width="302" /></a></div>Earlier this evening I was at a Sushi 101 class at <a href="http://www.stirtolearn.com/">Stir a cooking School </a>the owner/teacher of the class instructed us to not be discouraged at our first efforts, it takes practice and repetition, only then after a great deal of practice are you able to "master" your trade. Other than taking a mild interest in eating sushi I have never considered myself next in-line to throw down on su-chief of the sushi line. Art is the same for me. I am not trying to be the next Jackson Pollock or Andy Warhol or Banksy, I am just practicing my craft, trying to be crafty.<br />
I have drawn as an exercise, as a stress relief, as an experiment to see what will come-of-it, and what have I learned? What style have I taken to represent me? I can say that any good artist uses reference to keep their work fresh, and I am no different. I have recently started reading about a international graffiti project called <a href="http://thegraffitiexchange.blogspot.com/">the exchange</a>. What is really great about this on-going project is the idea behind how it started. One artist who had a passion for lettering said to another, what if I gave you a sketch and you threw it up on a wall. (aerosol art being the medium) Break out of your shell of comfort and try something new. What an awesome idea! An entire culture of writers coming together to grow not only their skill set but the skills and depth of the art form of graffiti.<br />
We all know that art as a form of expression, but how many of us know how to take that international? Communicate to a group of artist with a respect and understanding to take the medium to the next level. I can only hope to one day be able to classify my art into a category and in turn find a community of like minded artist looking to grow the depth of our ability as artists. It also takes time and concentration, a huge factor in why most people don't quit their jobs and make art full-time.<br />
Until next post, and by that I mean until the pen and brush hit the paper, good-bye and good luck to all! </div></div>jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-30605240375341676652011-05-03T01:56:00.000-06:002011-05-03T01:56:30.792-06:00another sketch with a random quote on it<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">BOLD TITLE HERE</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What did people do before</span> readily-available ability to do a <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Cj9&pwst=1&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=alice+in+wonderland+watercolors&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1450&bih=802">google image search for Alice in Wonderland Watercolors Paintings?</a> 144,000 images in an almost un-measurably short amount of time!!! Doesn't everyone do that?<br />
Recently I have been "practicing" my watercolors and ball point pen ink and I have a new found appreciation/love for the people who work with them. I have never aspired to be a fine artist trying to sell work, or compose a gallery styled collection of work, I only paint for my own personal amusement, but the people who have the skill set to produce are really inspiring. The best part is that everyone has their own unique style. These two examples are "my-style" circa 2011. <br />
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Another great thing I have learned to appreciate more is the ability to layout a design with depth in a 2-dimension medium. Art school teaches you techniques in various forms to accomplish this, but even without formal training some people just have it naturally. The ability to visualize and then translate is a powerful tool. I am trying to learn through practice, and it can be hard when my brain is in so many other places. Fine art takes time, practice, love, skills, and more stuff I have not even considered. <br />
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</tbody></table>So I have been brain-storming some possible names for a title of a sketch book franchise. Here is what I have comes up with so far. <br />
Oohh-dulls of Doodles<br />
Shmorguss-book of Inks<br />
Swirls of Illusion<br />
Life & Doodles<br />
a Drunks Guide to Drawing <br />
My Creation of Imagination<br />
Sketchy and Company<br />
Silly Swirls<br />
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One last thing I would like to comment on is my subject matter, to some it may seem as though I am loosing my sane grasp on reality, from others I could consider my skills are going in the opposite direction. What ever it is, moving the pen around is where it all starts. Morning noon and night, or most often right before drifting off to sleep, moving the pen is me flexing my "muscle". <br />
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Well I think that wraps up this editions blog update. Thank you to all loyal blog-enthusiasts. Until next time. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">I had recently gone on a family vacation where my family, specially my aunt Lisa had told me to show-case my work more often, so tadahhh!</span></span><br />
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To no surprise the more time I spend with it, or it with me...not really sure? I find that I enjoy it a little bit more each time. The picture shown above is an exercise with oil paint. Again this was not the surface I had intended to paint on when I started, that canvas has a completely different theme to it, this is a little table that holds my paint. Or rather a wine box that grew legs and is now a table, thanks to Matt B. a flat-mate of yore.<br />
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Once I started painting on this surface I got to thinking that each of the rest of the sides could use a similar im-prov painting. Another technique I used was to paint rapidly, and like always use every last dab of paint on my tray. Over-all I am happy with the results, even if it is pretty simple. <br />
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More to come...stay tuned!</div></div>jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-18228642900108000342010-11-05T02:38:00.000-06:002010-11-05T02:38:11.351-06:005-headed creature sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/TNOur1_XcJI/AAAAAAAAHc0/1OMJPDa3Tmg/s1600/multi-head-lizard-sketch.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/TNOur1_XcJI/AAAAAAAAHc0/1OMJPDa3Tmg/s400/multi-head-lizard-sketch.png" width="321" /> </a></div>Ink and Highlighter on paper<br />
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Just the other day my mother was asking me what have I done to be creative as of lately and I didn't really have a good answer so I got to thinking/sketching and this is where I landed. I want to say I feel like this doodle is upside down visually. I drew it in this orientation but what about flipping it vertically? I guess that would imply I know what it is or at least supposed to resemble, sadly I do not.<br />
What I do know is that it is good to be sketching again. I never really quit, I just took an extended vacation from recording progress....haha! <br />
This multi-media sketch was a collaboration of evenings drawings on the same page. I also think I went a little over-board with the circular vines, but again there are no rules, what is right and what is wrong?<br />
Thanks mom. <br />
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I feel like the process of painting in stages had brought out depth in perspective, at more than one point I feel I should have left more of the rock like formations, instead I covered it up trees.<br />
Thanks to Bob Ross, I learned that there are no mistakes only Happy Accidents. Thanks Buddy! <br />
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One think that I feel worked really well is the color of the background provides the rest of the space within the painting to appear vivid. That was a process early in the stages of painting, where i smeared lots of paint around, waited a day for the painting to dry and then scratched it with a #2 pencil. I like small amount of texture it brings to the whole painting.</div>I liked what evolved into clouds in this painting. That makes me laugh because of how many times I changed my idea for the concept of the painting.<br />
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One area in need of improving is the blending of color. Some of the strongest points are where the least amount of time was spent trying to "figure" it out, as opposed to just "winging" it. Some colors muted together well, more often when I had a "dirty" brush, so much for the "fine" art cateragory.<br />
Well that is enough "air" quotes for one post.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/TCvVmVF7m1I/AAAAAAAAHNM/Br0CpI4BTVY/s1600/mountain-veiw-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/TCvVmVF7m1I/AAAAAAAAHNM/Br0CpI4BTVY/s400/mountain-veiw-2.jpg" /></a>One last note, I gave this as a gift to a friend but I did not frame it. I envisioned a boxed frame with all flat black sides.Something to really stand out, so like a 2.5-3.5 inch look maybe? <br />
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This is an oil painting in various stages. Painted between April15th-May15th 2010<br />
Size 16x20<br />
Stretched Un-Primed Canvas<br />
Medium: Oil<br />
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The photos were all taken with my iPhone, which is not such a bad camera.<br />
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What does movement really mean?<br />
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How would you describe this painting to someone who has never seem it before? <br />
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Are some movements more meaningful than others? <br />
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I feel like I have made lots of meaningless movements in my daily motion to get ready to go to work for the day, but is that "living-art"? Would you pay money to view of "body" of work with crusted toothpaste foam on the side of the sink?<br />
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What if it resembled an all-mighty religious figure?<br />
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One way to look at all of this is that is was about the "movement" to make something unique, and unlike anything else. The cast of characters, were my two good friends mark F. and justin H. We had really no intention of this being a "final" product, all we set out to make was a "canvas" that was a wacky shape, and what ever was painted on it match the same amount of wacky.<br />
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On a side note, if anyone who reads this wants to donate paint from old projects you might have lying around the house, I would be glad to recycle, because that is %100 of the materials used in this project, minus the staples. That took an extra trip to the store. <br />
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marterials used:<br />
est. 10 feet of 1x2<br />
scrap material from old shower curtain<br />
200+ staples to secure fabric to frame <br />
all paint (mostly all latex-acrylic) was found at my house from old projects along with all the brushes left lying around in various places, and in various conditions <br />
wine bottle box spaces<br />
random drywall screws<br />
scrap wire for mounting<br />
estimated time spent on project:<br />
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I am happy with what came from that movement in time. In my opinion, I feel like it could have another session of detail, perhaps smaller paintbrush work done to it, all the same color scheme. Although there are parts now that are very captivating,and give a good vast illusion of depth, I think the detail can only extend in what is already existing. <br />
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Lets be silly here, what would consider paying for something of this caliber?<br />
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jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-56821354563260969842010-04-19T22:31:00.002-06:002010-05-13T00:26:07.488-06:00starting to break the easle in.<div style="text-align: justify;">There is a specific reason artist who make money use reference to make anything look "real-istic". Unless you are going for the "completely made-up" look or the classic "I am never going to get a job as an architect" then learn a lesson from this "study" as I am, slowly! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/S80tgy9LZUI/AAAAAAAAG3Q/wr6pyheuR3s/s1600/IMG_0138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="499" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/S80tgy9LZUI/AAAAAAAAG3Q/wr6pyheuR3s/s640/IMG_0138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Always take your time to sketch-out your drawing before you go to paint, for no other reason than to be sure that the layout works for you. Think about it like this, if it does not work in sketch form, however crude it maybe, it will certainly not work in paint, of any medium, unless your intention is otherwise.</div><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-52007700577690328062010-03-11T13:48:00.003-07:002010-04-18T17:50:30.833-06:00today i painted.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Today I painted</span></div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/S5YG2inOBbI/AAAAAAAAGac/izC75E8_l1o/s1600-h/IMG_0065.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/S5YG2inOBbI/AAAAAAAAGac/izC75E8_l1o/s320/IMG_0065.JPG" /></a>life can be busy, and moving across the country can do that to you. having and or making the free time to put ideas any and all ideas to paint are wonderful things, when they can happen. today was about setting up shop in a new part of the country and getting to work. I had the privilege of having been gifted an easel as a going away present from a good set of friends. Thank you justin, courtney and dario.<br />
I am not sure what to do with this blank canvas now. I was thinking that I want to make a really interesting perspective of a fish swimming in honor of <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dGAVasD7ayWnkpi7O1ZL3A?feat=directlink">"super fish"</a> "One fish to rule them all"<br />
I started with acrylic paint left over from another painting project, and I also discovered a Kona Brown color, which I am sure I will incorporate somehow, not really sure, but I am sure it will come to me when the time is appropriate. <br />
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looks like i am staying with the super fish idea!<br />
which means that i have been spending lots of time thinking about my fish tank.<br />
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"darling it is better, down where it is wetter, take it from me." -sebastian the crab-<br />
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i guess my mind wonders to many places while i paint. to read it has to seem very dis-connected, that is due in part because it is.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/S77HlzqSmdI/AAAAAAAAGt0/r1z5ti2M90c/s1600/IMG_0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/S77HlzqSmdI/AAAAAAAAGt0/r1z5ti2M90c/s320/IMG_0124.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>what is nice about progress when it happens, you can take notice of change. some change happens very quickly while other happens just the opposite. This painting with oil, it that of very slow change, but in pictures very rapid. huh....<br />
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</div><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-4839388044879458252009-11-25T00:52:00.003-07:002010-04-18T17:28:51.003-06:00why do we draw the thing we do?<div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>it can be fun to draw something...color it, line it with ink, and then put it away and not look at it until months later.<br />
It can be a drawing of frustration, creation, hesitation and many other -a-tation.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/SwziSCKY18I/AAAAAAAAFuY/1SJ7SKx5D0k/s1600/black+light+neon.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/SwziSCKY18I/AAAAAAAAFuY/1SJ7SKx5D0k/s320/black+light+neon.jpg" style="height: 239px; width: 364px;" /></a></div>when that is done it can almost seem as if you had never spent time with that drawing. Only after you take a second glance at the drawing do you recall that time you scribbled for a while and then closed the sketchbook and left it alone, and never thought about that place and time you where in. You were done and over the blip in time. That emotion is on paper and right where it needs to be<br />
This can also happen when you have multiple sketchbooks.<br />
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Either way you look at it, i feel as if "getting it out" is not only important but vital to the creation process. only after you have gone so far can you see furtherjr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-18295667198418043642009-11-14T18:29:00.007-07:002010-04-18T17:27:42.331-06:00First Edition Puzzel, hand made<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/Sv9iWncY-TI/AAAAAAAAFos/dwslKhwO4SM/s1600-h/IMG_0004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}">**warning**</a></span> if your name is marie, please don,t read this blog post because it will ruin the surprise of having this project show up at your door.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/Sv9iWncY-TI/AAAAAAAAFos/dwslKhwO4SM/s1600-h/IMG_0004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404146218552588594" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/Sv9iWncY-TI/AAAAAAAAFos/dwslKhwO4SM/s320/IMG_0004.JPG" style="height: 234px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">WHAT IS IT?</span></div>Part 1<br />
It started as a envelope being sent to me, it had at the time being started with blue paint, seen in the envelope, it was a great start, it had the highs lows and mids in color differentiation. The direction I took it is was way different, what i really liked was the rounded-ness of the four circular areas. I developed it to include what appears as green/yellow rustic mountains.<br />
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Part 2<br />
this is a sheet of watercolor paper that I started drawing on almost a year ago, then when the paper supplies ran a little low, I started using the back of it as a "drop" palette. This kind of expressionistic, splattering, and movement of paint helped form the back page. The green and blue was a fun experiment in painting because it has been more than a few moments since I have taken the leisure of painting. Why I left the scene I am not really sure, but I feel like this example helped me propel into working with watercolor and ink more...as if this was the straw that breaks the camels back.<br />
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Part 3 ( the semi-grand finale)<br />
once i was done painting it, although that process could have gone on for-e-v-e-r... I decided to stop and finish by cutting paper into individual puzzle pieces, and by doing so created my first ever hand painted puzzle set. Final step was putting it all back together, and putting it in the envelope and sending away...<br />
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:::side note::: the post office frowns upon this activity, I guess that it is a bit to risk-y for some people.<br />
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Yeah go me...and the friends who helped "move the brush around"<br />
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what do you think?jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-44045361780370549112009-11-09T21:30:00.008-07:002010-04-18T17:23:28.831-06:00A collective whiteboard drawing...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/Svjs53HEW6I/AAAAAAAAFks/21a55WceaIY/s1600-h/White+Board+III.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402328231821204386" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/Svjs53HEW6I/AAAAAAAAFks/21a55WceaIY/s320/White+Board+III.JPG" style="float: left; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0pt; width: 250px;" /></a><br />
"i do think i can draw anything more than a stick figure" troy greggory's response when asked to contribute to the collective drawing<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">How many people still think this? I say if you can hold a pen/pencil and you have a set of eyes then you can draw. We all drew as children am I wrong? Wasn't is requirement to graduate from kindergarten?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have taken the liberty....and applied it towards the pursuit of happiness in this case to help other people that may not be as comfortable with drawing and provided a common outlet to "doodle" it out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It seems like every time that I look at the board something has changed. This tells me that my collective of people are creative people. We create. Not everyone has the courage and interest to run with it. Why not? Is there a fear of being wrong? Missing out on the opportunity to think about something fun? I say boo to all of the above, embrace that creative side, and condition it like it is your strongest muscle, because the more you use it the better it becomes, and who knows what you find out might actually surprise you. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Get out there are create people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thank you to all who have added to this whiteboard sketch...you know who you are!</div></span>jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-20014078537349913712009-10-27T20:37:00.003-06:002009-10-27T20:54:43.876-06:00"Rock"ober is almost over...Be Ware! The best is yet to come<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/SueuuoL45-I/AAAAAAAAFh4/ux6yACl4AkQ/s1600-h/IMG_0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/SueuuoL45-I/AAAAAAAAFh4/ux6yACl4AkQ/s320/IMG_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397474794511329250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Is It a Sketch<br /> or<br />Is It a Drawing?</span><br />When is a Sketch a drawing, and when is a drawing finished? Certainly there are parts to this sketch/drawing that are not as "developed" as the rest, and there for it creates an element of un-complete-ness. But that being said there are some parts to this sketch/drawing that are unique and better left alone before the original idea is lost. So where does that leave us?<br /><br />As you very well can tell it is photo of my desk organizer/sketch pad/ for work and therefor it cannot be completely covered up, so to those nah-sayers who say it is un-finished, guess what it is going to stay that way, although we only have a few days left in this month...<br /><br />Next I would like to add that I need/must do some research to the art of drawing faces. This witch is out of proportion and ugly....even more so un finished.<br />Lastly I would like to add more color to this...so be looking for an update.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"How are dreams and ideas every going to manifest if they never are developed?" </span></span><br /><br />Thank you again for clickin' of me and please tell me what you think, good bad or anything in between.jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-33014778677032209052009-09-14T10:32:00.006-06:002009-10-19T04:03:05.022-06:00it is september? am i still thinking visually?It has been a long time in coming but I have finally posted something new on this blog...what can I say, for those who know me it probably has something to do with me having no social life to speak of, and those who dont know me...just call me lazy. The truth of the matter is that i have recent switched to a new sketch book, as I had to retire the old one...and it has taken me some time to get used to this new digs....<br />enjoy.<br />sketch.<br />be happy.<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/Sq5wfNuITzI/AAAAAAAAFPE/8wR40a904iA/s400/sketch-20" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381362286315720498" border="0" />jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-25158283501215957332009-04-28T14:52:00.015-06:002009-10-19T04:30:24.864-06:00I just smahed my all time blogging record for the month of AprilOh well at least I got something in the "books" that I like<br />Next step is figuring out what to do with it???<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tyav6CTufVE/Sfdu46l25lI/AAAAAAAAEIU/pi2vrcCNsUg/s400/happy-suun-thing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329850608096044626" border="0" /></div>jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887049634226430508.post-67225922442566023072009-04-27T20:44:00.004-06:002009-04-27T21:03:44.224-06:00Time to get "it" in gear....<span style="font-size:180%;">I</span> find myself spending more and more of my time <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">goofin</span></span> around. The weather has changed into full boar summer season.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(a very special thanks goes out to all the women who are changing their fashionable fashions to a more "breezy" look and feel :)</span><br />This is great time to be alive, really!!! I have been having a ton of fun...but even if you were to collect all that fun in to the biggest jar you could find, we would still come back to square one.<br /><br />No drawings.<br /><br />Even less ideas for drawings.<br /><br />Sharped pencils.<br /><br />Blank sketch paper.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Y</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ou</span></span> and I back to the drawing board of life, with a big jar full of fun waiting to be opened, but only if we have a few moments of productivity.<br />So here we are together another week nearly gone by and I have nothing new to post to this blog.<br />so what next?<br />...brainstorming<br />sleeping...<br />...i think i am gonna just talk to everyone i know and ask them what to create...<br /> think that is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">good</span> idea???jr_spyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268526037838236969noreply@blogger.com1