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The Best Advice

Do It Anyway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLtyzRgmyI To everyone fighting Hurricane Sandy to everyone fighting cancer to everyone fighting day to day life

Taking Time to Understand Time

I have, and I think many others have realized that if we do a little bit of a project each day, results will show after a certain period of time.  But there lies the problem.  In almost everything we do today, we want every result to be instant.  When, in reality, that rarely happens.  So when we don't see the results of our own work every day, we can easily be discouraged.   The past 6-7 years I have been stretching [almost] every night before going to bed.  Just this past year have I added doing push-ups or sit-ups as well as stretches.  It is not until now (years and months later), that I am seeing results.  Though they are small results, I get feelings of big accomplishments.  When I started this, my goals were low.  I really just wanted to do something small everyday to maintain my flexibility and start muscle strengthening.   So what have I gained?                   Not only have I maintained flexibility, I've increased my flexibility                  My arms and sto

Fun Fact

I've noticed that I have to clean my room or the area I am working in before I can really sit down to work.  I think doing this is telling my brain that I have a kind of "clean slate" where I can start fresh.  Plus, it also gives me time to think some and organize my thoughts before I begin my usual long list of things to do.

Disney!

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Three great pictures that I own.  I feel like when I look at these I have a piece of Disney with me.  A real, geniune piece.  Granted they are basically mass sold, but the pictures are sometimes more real and inspirational.  An instant inspiration if you will!  I wish I could tell you exactly who did the artwork for these, but I cannot.  I can only say that it was probably a combined effort for both Bambi and The Lion King.  As for Ariel, it is signed, but I cannot read the signature.  I plan on getting these framed in the near future (and get a mat for Ariel), so they should look even better after that!

Blogging

Setting a goal for myself to blog every other day is turning out to be harder than I thought.  Not only do I have to remember, but I have to come up with things to blog about.  Some days are easy, others I am at a loss.  But I will try to catch up/stay on schedule!   Right now, I am working on my portfolio still, as well as pricing some artwork.   And maybe some day you will be able to purchase any artwork you see here online!  But for now, please contact me with thoughts or inquiries of any kind!  I will be happy to help, or even create something for you if you would like!  I believe all you have to do is comment on a post, or email me through blogger and I will get back to you.  

Shaun Tan

http://www.shauntan.net/books/the-arrival.html        The first book I picked up from the library one afternoon happened to change my life forever.  ...Well maybe not exactly like that, but it's damn good.  I had never heard of Shaun Tan until I read this book of his.  Turns out he is actually pretty famous.  Some of his known works besides these two books are as a theatre designer and a concept artist for Horton Hears a Who and Wall-E.  Since I have found out about Tan, he has been an inspiration for me to keep drawing and to maybe even create my own books later on in life. http://www.shauntan.net/books/suburbia.html         Basically I am just introducing you to a great Illustrator and story teller; I'm not telling you anything about these books.  That's for you to check out.  They will take you about 10-30 minutes to read tops.  Or about an hour depending upon how long you like to look at pictures.  Feel free to visit his website for more information!  http:/

Commission Drawing

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What you've all been waiting for I'm sure!  I'm still in the process of painting, but the drawing is done and sold, and since I'm in the spirit of processes, I thought I might as well post this!  Plus, I'm catching up on updates, since I've been busy lately.  

Illustration Process

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Illustration process is a little bit different than painting process for me.  At least for now.  Illustrating is and can be a very finite process. Attention to detail is a must.  When creating characters, you're creating a story.  That's what I love about it.

Painting Process

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The pictures aren't the best quality, but you can definitely see the changes over time.

Friend Inspired Art

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Some examples (some have already been posted), of direct artwork I have done that have a foundation of inspiration from the people I saw everyday for 1-4 years of my life while I was at school. 

Beauty

People often say 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder.'  And I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.  This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.   ~ Salma Hayek Enjoying the beauty of fall, despite the chilly weather. And trying to do things anyway. :)

Art Off

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Art Off at K12 2012.  First theme-Transformation Second theme: Time, Memory, Place The goal/rules of this competition are described by the art version of "Iron Chef."  Easles and materials were set up for artists to come and use.  Artists could also bring any materials/references needed for their piece.  We had 50 minutes to create one piece using the materials given and it had to fit the theme given.  Here are my two results.

UD

"A little, lonely tree stands in the vast Central Mall, and the students embrace it.  Not literally-you won't find them hugging this twig.  But when we asked our readers to help us choose a cover for the autumn issue, current and recent students often chose the sapling, to illustrate 'deep roots.' ...A magazine cover may be just a photo, a dorm just a building.  But UD is never just a school, something to which we can all agree no matter how deep our roots."  Michelle Tedford

Sketchbooks

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Sketchbooks don't get nearly enough attention as they deserve.  So if I keep up on actually drawing in all of my sketchbooks, I will try to keep updating with pictures.  Right now, my sketchbooks serve as visual diaries and song "interpretations."  So basically I listen to a song once or twice and draw what I feel/hear from the song.  It's really calming and freeing actually.  And who knows if any cool final renditions will come from any of my sketches here. 

Inspirational Pictures

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Some inspirational pictures for today! The first one is an oil painting by Leonid Alfremov.  You can find more of his paintings here: http://afremov.com/index.php? As for the rest, just picked some out that I thought fit today.