Sun Hands

Local Natives More hipster music.

This blog post is dedicated to my manager, Mitch,  who has asked me to draw him so many times that he's becoming my default doodle.  He also introduced me to all the hipster music that I've been listening to lately.

He asked me to draw him riding a werewolf.  He has this hanging on his door now.

I drew him riding on a unicorn, apparently the unicorn represents a girl for him. 

He asked me to draw a tattoo design for him.  This is his watch and the numbers are significant to him or something.  He suggested that I become a tattoo artist, and honestly, I'm considering it.  It's a way to get paid for the art I do so I'm looking into tattoo apprenticeships.  

Bored one day and he just showed up on my paper.  This one really looks like him.

His bike got stolen and he was sad so I made him a commemorative cookie in the shape of his bicycle.  He also likes sharks so he got some shark cookies as well.  Cookie art!

There are many more doodles of him at work that I did on receipt paper.  He also has a picture I drew of him taped to his wallet.  He's shown up in other blog posts, I don't think I've ever drawn the same person so many times. I don't mind doing it though, because he really really appreciates my art.  He gives me that ego boost and the praise that we all love.  When people like my art a lot, I'm more likely to do things for them. 

I am ready I am ready for a fall

Hot Chip Fun stuff, and this music video is really really cool.

Sketchbook stuff!! Oh it feels so good to do page after page of drawings.

This is a character sheet of me.  I feel like if I think of myself as one of my characters, then I can be a stronger person. It helps me feel like I can handle all the big changes in my life.

Some big hipped women

Rooster done with inktense pencils.  It felt good to kinda abuse the paper for this

Commission of a tattoo design for a coworker.

Fancy birds

Sometimes I really hate my job.

Woman on fire.  Referenced from a Mucha painting.

Just a crappy doodle.  

This one has been in my sketchbook forever.  It still doesn't feel done.

Banjo Rat stuff.

I wanna fill up this book.  I feel like I'm taking forever with it.

Million Dollar Bill

Middle Brother Just got this CD and giving it a first listen.  I'm liking it so far :)

So I have been working on the most awesome personal project for the last month or so.  Finally finished it today. So excited! I made maquettes  of Banjo Rat, Trumpet Muskrat, and Accordion Bear! I made them out of Sculpey clay over a tin foil armature, painted them with acrylics, and ordered the tiny instruments from a christmas ornament site in Arizona.  Fun times indeed.  Banjo Rat is about 7 inches tall, Trumpet Muskrat about 6, and Accordion Bear about 8 1/2.

Some in process photos of Banjo Rat :)

And the finished pieces!

Love that smile!

That little trumpet brings my great joy.  Even though Trumpet Muskrat was probably the most difficult to do.

Custom painted that accordion too :)

The whole band!

I'm totally gonna jam out with this little dude :)

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

Foster the People This song has been stuck in my head for days since I heard it on KRCL the other day.

    Oy! Been doing a fair amount of commission work lately.  I hate doing commissions, but it is nice when I get paid for doing what I love. It's just hard negotiating a fair price for my labor.  The first one is really my fault.  A gentleman came into The Pie (I'm a cashier there) and saw our Grateful Dead poster.  He asked how much for it, my boss said it's not for sale.  I said "Hey I'm an artist! I'll make you one!" He was very excited and we exchanged contact info.
  When we met later so I could show him my work, it was a little weird.  He didn't really care to look at my stuff, and I told him I charge $8 and hour and this painting will probably take about 10 hours.  He wasn't too thrilled about that.  So I settled for doing a 24x24 painting for $60.  It's not bad, but I feel like it's a bit of a rip off.  I dunno, how do you decide a fair price?  Some input on this would be really appreciated.
   Anywhooo, here's the completed painting.  I hope he likes it.

EDIT: Finally gave it to him today. First thing he said was "Bitchin'! I love it!" I felt very satisfied :D

My boss also commisioned me to make a little card for his roommate's birthday. He gave me an idea of what he wanted and it was easy to complete.  And doing a little drawing like this only takes a few hours so that makes it easier too.  

 

                                      

He's the one the glasses.  He's a lot fun to draw, I've actually done a lot of little doodles for him. It's fun :)

Little One

Beck I've always loved them.  Sea Change is my go to album :)

Wow! It's June! So this summer is not being the productive art summer I imagined and wished for when I was in school.  I've hardly finished anything, but I still doodle everyday. Even a little drawing makes me feel like not such a lazy artist.  So here are some the better drawings I've done this month.


Facebook is really a good source of reference material for facial expressions.

Done for my Boss's birthday, it's her baby :) Drawing children has always scared me and rightly so.  This looks retarded.

A very Mucha inspired horsie.

A friend of mine asked me to draw a seraphim for his band.  I kinda like it.  I may do other versions, but this one turned out pretty spiffy.

Drew my puppy napping next to me.  I love this guy so much <3

I'll try to be better about posting, and try to finish some stuff, but who knows if there will be any sort of consistency. 

She was born to be the woman we could be blame

Jezebel Iron & Wine.  I get to see them on June 3rd! So excited!


Don't have a ton of stuff for this post, but I do have this awesome piece of Banjo Rat!! I miss doing art about him, I really need to get back in the swing of it.  Just Trumpet Muskrat and Banjo Rat jammin away in the Bayou. They are so happy :)

I really like how the trumpet turned out, so shiny!

This is just a page from my sketchbook.  A fellow cashier at work wanted to draw a rose and he likes polar bears so I did this for him.  That white gel pen on the toned paper makes me so happy.

I am working on a painting, and I've got another gallery opening soon so that's all quite exciting.  I'm also learning to play the banjo! Banjo Rat will be such a well developed character :D

The Cascades

Fleet Foxes Just discovered these guys, I like 'em quite a bit.

I've got some older drawings from my last sketchbook that I'd like to post. Creepy Rabbit Guy doodle.  I really love making full blown drawings with ball point pen.  It's a surprisingly versatile tool.  I never finished it, but I'd like too. Creepy Rabbit Guy is fun to draw.

My friend Christian again. 

A really rough sketch, but I like the idea a lot. I may paint it one day.

A Banjo Rat doodle done on a scrap piece of paper. Very very rough, but I love the pose.

This is a comic I did with Banjo Rat. It's the first time Banjo Rat opens his eyes! He's really socially awkward when he's not playing the banjo.

This is the last piece in the Rabbit Lady series.  I submitted this to the senior show and it got in! Getting into galleries is addicting! I think it's a pretty strong piece and I'm pleased with the end result. 

Oil on panel.  18x24.

I've also been accepted into a local gallery in a show all about pets. I submitted the portraits of my dogs and my rats.  This is the first gallery that isn't related to a student show that I've gotten into.  With the semester over I've got so much time to focus on whatever I want.  It's fun, but also intimidating.  Hopefully I'll keep up with all my sketchbook postings :)