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Tar + Get = Hey T! It's Spring, We Can Paint Outside Without Losing Fingers!

rob — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:17:51 +0000

I started with the E in the GET and then worked backwards, adding a T, then a G and then realizing I could do a diptych if I started in on another piece of paper. All of which allows me to remind Target himself that we can paint now that the weather has thawed. Sweet. [...]

Rest in Peace, Alex Chilton

rob — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:39:22 +0000

One of the great songs in rock and roll history* My wife introduced me to Big Star when we first met. So beyond the incredible music itself, I have a deep personal connection to the songs. A truly great band. If you're unfamiliar, you can get the full early story (three albums) in two handy packages: [...]

Reminder- Paint it Now Opens This Friday, March 19th

rob — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:47:29 +0000

Look, I drew something in honor of the occasion: The best part of the show is that I don't know what it's going to look like. I know what I saw and what I did last week, but 8 days of work followed what I last witnessed, so it's going to be a surprise for me [...]

Ps and Qs

rob — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:14 +0000

First a sketch, then a bit of explanation (and a youtube video) One of the things I always struggle with is explaining where the words and/or punchlines come from in sketches. Most of the time I just don't know. Something, for some reason, pops into my head and then onto the page it goes. Here, at [...]

Sketch + Sketch (Two For the Price of One)

rob — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:41:43 +0000

I'm Johnny Relaxed right now. Friday night, I played a bunch of God of War 2 (I never finished it and I've got to get ready for God of War III), read an old issue of Giant Robot featuring an interview with the Katamari series designer Keita Takahashi. Last night, we went to see [...]

I Wasn't Listening to Bell & Sebastian When Doing This Drawing

rob — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:08:40 +0000

I just started writing the word LEGAL and it just followed from there. Speaking of Belle and Sebastian, here's a ridiculous "live" performance of the song I found on Youtube.

One Last Week of Life Drawing

rob — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:58:22 +0000

You know, the reason I've been able to post so much art from this class is because I haven't made it out to the art store to get a couple of larger pads. I usually have a nice big pad of drawing or charcoal paper and then a pad of newsprint for life drawing. [...]

Having No Deadlines (Self Imposed or Otherwise) is Fun

rob — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:16:11 +0000

Last night, I watched Lost, read a chapter of The Arabs: A History, watched Stagecoach and drew this: Fun.

Movies 2010 #6 District 9

rob — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:16:39 +0000

After getting done with the redesign last week I clearly put it into shutdown mode. I figure I earned it:) Anyway, I'm back! Now I just have to work through a whole stack of draft posts. I've got about a half a dozen movies to work my way through, plus a book or two, [...]

Books 2010 #1 Too Big to Fail

rob — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:52:26 +0000

How busy have I been? So busy that I finished reading this book in January and haven't found time to review it since? Yeah, that busy. Anyway, I'm back from redesign land and am now 100% free to do whatever the hell I want with my time. Sadly that has meant doing my TAXES. Up until now, [...]