[Sketch #15 - '81]

"I found a little plot of land,
In the garden of Eden.
It was dirt and dirt is all the same.
I tilled it with my two hands,
And I called it my very own;
There was no-one to dispute my claim.

Well, you'd be shocked
At the state of things-
The whole place has just cleared right out.
It was hotter than Hell,
So I laid me by a spring, for a spell,
As naked as a trout.

The wandering eye that I have caught
Is as hot as a wandering sun.
But I will want for nothing more,
In my garden;
Start again,
In my hardening to every heart but one.

Meet me in the garden of Eden,
Bring a friend.
We are going to have ourselves a time.
We are going to have a garden party.
It's on me!
No, sirree, it's my dime.

We broke our hearts
In the war between,
St. George and the dragon,
But both in equal parts
Are welcome to come along.
I'm inviting everyone.

Farewell to loves that I have known.
Even muddiest waters run.
Tell me, what is meant by sin or none
In a garden seceded
From the Union in the year of A.D. 1?

The unending amends you've made,
Are enough for one life,
Be done.
I believe in innocence, little darlin',
Start again.
I believe in everyone.
I believe, regardless,
I believe in everyone."
-Joanna Newsom ('81)

[Sketch #14 - The Vampire Hunter and the Fashionesta]

Finally got the designs done for Ryan Besiani and Jacqueline Desmarais, two of Clarity's best friends in Devour Them. Ryan is from Albania, has a very thick accent and a very bad attitude. Couple that with the fact she's incredibly attractive, and much shorter than either Clair, or Jackie, and you get a really fun person to play with in the story line. Jacqueline is French/African, a SCAD graduate, model, and in love with anything trendy or cute. It's a sketch, they still need tweaking, but I really, really like these two a lot >_< <3

So this is my post for the day. I don't feel like rambling. I'm actually sitting at work at the moment so I should probably do something... more work related. But hey, I posted something, yay productivity!

More to come.

"On the back of a motorbike
With your arms outstretched trying to take flight
Leaving everything behind
But even at our swiftest speed
We couldn't break from the concrete
In the city where we still reside."
-Death Cab for Cutie (Brothers on a Hotel Bed)

[Sketch #13 - Poseidon Progress]

It's been a while since I've posted (again) and I figured the perfect come back piece would be to post the progress of the painting I was working on last time. I've decided to go ahead with my plans to make it into a series about the Greek Gods, reversing their genders. This is going to be Poseidon. It's still not really close to being finished, but working on it has been relaxing and insightful. I think this picture is much better than the last one, but I do really want to get a larger scanner for these things...

Work is starting to pick up, which is a double-edged sword. I won't be able to work on art as much as people start opening their pools for the season, but maybe I can start making some nice commission sales. Need to get a paypal account and start submitting to 99designs as well. Hopefully, I can get my ass in gear soon. I've been writing more and drawing less for Devour Them, and I want to switch that trend. Also if you couldn't tell, my thoughts are wandering pretty much beyond the point of cohesion lately ._. So forgive me for the rambling.

Been watching a lot of Dexter. Expect to see the impact it's having on me in my work. I already have a piece in mind. Should be interesting.

More to come.

"You say I'm foolish
For pushing this aside
But burn down our home
I won't leave alive."
-The XX (Crystallized)