[Sketch #26 - Horse and I]

I initially started this drawing for two reasons. 1. I was inspired by a Bat for Lashes song titled "Horse and I" and 2. I miss Wonder. A few months ago I gave up my Buscha to a good home because I was no longer around to give him the love and affection he needed and because he was simply too costly to keep. I got impatient and posted it early, though I am currently noodling in a background. I thought this post would be about horses, my experiences with them and what not, but I've changed tracks in my head again. Now, I'm focused on the fact that I'm poor, so soon, you should see my art reflecting that I need to make money, quickly and by any means necessary. Of course, this will be anything and everything short of prostitution and kidnapping.

Mostly I mean I am designing logos, stickers, and buttons in the hopes I can pay off some debt. And currently I'm feeling inspired, listening to poor Irishmen sing about how they don't give a fock.

So, more to come!

"The smell of redwood giants
A banquet for the shadows
Horse and I, we're dancers in the dark." -Bat for Lashes (Horse and I)

[Sketch #25 - Heron]

So, I bought some Aquaboards by Ampersand some time ago, and did a little test painting on one of them. This was like, a day project, so its not the best thing I ever painted...

Great Blue Herons are all over the place down here, along with snowy egrets and a huge assortment of other large birdies. I might paint more in the future, senor Audubon style, but probably not. I'm actually drawn to this bird because its become the mascot for Devour Them. Herons. Interesting birds. Yay for watercolor!

I finished rendering Brock Sampson today. Maybe Dr. Venture next. More to come.

"In matters of the heart
One must try to fill it up
With love and grace you'll start a fire
Immerse old wounds and douse them out
Pick your heart up off the floor
Hold it gently now and go
To the place you were meant to know." -Spinnerette (Baptized by Fire)

[Sketch #24 - 21]

[edit-fixed some things color-wise]

BEHOLD, THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME!! So because I have spent the past two weeks reliving Seasons 1-4 of the Venture Brothers, I've decided to work on some little character stickers in Illustrator. I've been sketching everyone while watching and then scanning my little drawings in to work over them. It is... quite satisfying. I think I'm going to do this for a few other shows as well. Focus on VB for now though. First up, 21 and Dr. Girlfriend.




It's been a while since I've actually tried to illustrate something in Illustrator. Hopefully I'll remember more of the program as I go along. More to come~

"Sickness was fixing me some
Coughed out my heart in the last stall
Now that the damage is done
I never miss it at all." -Metric (Empty)

[Sketch #23 - Fort Pulaski]

Today I went out to Fort Pulaski for the first time. It was a really beautiful day, and a bit warmer than it has been. Also, this weekend was free due to MLK Jr. Day, which was an awesome incentive for me to finally go check out this piece of architectural history. Without a doubt, this fort is going to pop up in Devour Them. It was an awesome experience to be able to walk the grounds, the tunnels outside them and the miles of hiking trails. Next time I go I'll have to take more pictures for reference and I'm totally bringing Maggie. The whole damn place is dog friendly!


I took more pictures of course, but none of them really did justice. Got some interesting landscape shots though, and some cool photos of driftwood on the edge of the marsh by the sea. Damn, this place is beautiful.





Might make some prints of the last one. We'll see. More to come.

"And winter, love holds
crown, crown, crown your brothers
winter, love snows
crown, crown, crown your mountains
winter, love holds"-Mariee Sioux (Wizzard Flurry Home)

[Sketch #22 - Fun with Copics and Triplus Fine Liners]

I keep buying art supplies... and I need to use them. So lately I've decided to do a bit of sketching with a quick inking (using fineliners in a variety of colors), and some selective coloring. So far, it's a lot of fun. ^^

Two postings in a single day... I'm sure the momentum will fall short somewhere, but its not now. And now is good.

More to come!


"I'm just a vagabond with flowers for Algernon
The Average Joe who knows what the fuck is goin on
It's the hope of my thoughts that I traveled upon
Fly like an arrow of God until I'm gone."- Nujabes feat. Cise Starr & Akin from Cyne (Feather)

[Sketch #21 - The Fire]

Before I write anything else, I'd like to point out I forgot to credit the really beautiful music in this to Imogen Heap.

I just found this on my computer while going through some stuff this morning and thought it would be fun to post. Different for me at least. This video was actually done last summer after my brother recommended that I play around with iMovie since i had it on my computer. Its pretty crappy... some scenes were cut poorly, and the whole thing was filmed on my ancient little cannon powershot. I like it anyway. I'll probably experiment with film more in the future.

More art stuff today, so more posts soon, I've just got to get around to getting it onto my computer. My music playlists consist of nothing but Nujabes, Laura Veirs, and the Silversun Pickups lately. I'm in loooooove with them all.

Also I just finished season five of Dexter... and now I don't know what to watch. :<

"Going soft like the dawn and tender green
Like the shoots of spring unfurling on the lawn
Over dam, over dam, over sea swell, over sea swell
And have her play Devil's pawn.
Cause you know he'd do the same thing.
Yeah you know he'd do the same thing." -Laura Veirs (Life is Good Blues)

[Sketch #20 - Renewal]

No life lessons today, just a simple offering of Chun-Li, one of my brother's favorite street fighter characters. This was a gift I gave him for X-Mas, and seeing how rarely I've been posting what I'm working on, I decided to put it up. Hopefully this year my attempts at resolutions will not fail me, seeing as I really didn't make any. I think new year resolutions are sort of a joke to be honest. There's plenty I want to do this year, and that to me is resolution enough. That being said, I hope everyone I know has had a great holiday season. Time to get back to work~

There's always more to come.


"Clear as ice, oh clear as ice
Dripping down from a rock
Spring will come and so will fall
All my enemies have finally fled
They’ve finally fled and gone." - Laura Veirs (Wind is Blowing Stars)