Sketchez

sketchez

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:06:00 +0000

sketchez, originally uploaded by Rymann.

As if I don't have enough to do and too many commitments already, I'm considering compiling another zine. Not sure what form it may take. I was just playing with some fonts and a possible cover.

New hand-carved rubber stamps

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:15:00 +0000

gears, originally uploaded by Rymann.

Well, I haven't really done anything creative for a while. It's been even longer since I have posted something. But I was finally inspired to sit down today and carve a few new stamps. Some were experiments.

The gears were inspired by the work at Comfortable Shoes Studio one of which was created using a gear-shaped mask.

I like the idea of stamps that can be used to create repeating patterns or overlapped for cool effects.

The last one I've been wanting to do for a while - a Wii remote to go with the classic Atari 2600 joystick I created a while back.

Moonlight Chronicles on Etsy

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:13:00 +0000

Hey, d.Price is now listing the moonlight chronicles on etsy. If you have forgotten how to write and mail a letter, this is next easiest way to get your hands on one of these beauties.

For a limited time only I'm offering up a free issue (issue 54 or 56) of the Moonlight Chronicles from my own personal stash to anyone that links to the Moonlight Chronicles on etsy (while supplies last). Comment here with a link to the link. I'll contact you for your address.

zine

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:11:00 +0000

zine, originally uploaded by Rymann.

Well I haven't gotten around to creating a second zine yet...and may never get to it. However, after reading this post by Roz Stendahl I decided to send in a copy of my "Construction Equipment Guide Zine". Here's more from the process along the way.

frog

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:42:00 +0000

frog, originally uploaded by Rymann.

I haven't found, er, uh, I mean MADE time to draw much lately. Most aren't flickr/blog worthy anyway. I drew this from a picture on the cover of my son's Ranger Rick magazine. Frogs are cool.

Its a little unfinished. Partly because that's how I like, partly because that's how the picture was cropped, and partly because that was about the time my daughter stumbled out of the tree fort. Not to worry. She's young and limber and the place where she fell was only a few feet off the ground.

lookup

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:17:00 +0000

lookup, originally uploaded by Rymann.

It has been a WHILE! Yes, after being unemployed for 6 weeks I ruptured my Achilles tendon, then got a job offer. Three weeks on the job...all with a cast a crutches. So I've been on a drawing hiatus.

This is an idea I had for an entry in the moly_x_60 exchange. Just testing it out. It turned out a lot better than I thought.

What do you think?

Free Pen

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:55:00 +0000

Enter a drawing for a free pen giveaway at The Pen Addict. A Copic Multiliner SP Black Ink Pen - 0.35 mm. I've been wanting to try one of these. Come on, no whammies....STOP!

moly_x_60

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:35:00 +0000

moly_x_60, originally uploaded by Rymann.

This is my first entry in my moly for the moly_x_60 exchange.

Artists include:
Andrea Shear
Gordon Redshaw (locowhiteboy)
Lindy Richardson
Boz Schurr
Parita Shah

Please check the moly_x_60 blog regularly for updates.

moly_x_60

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:14:00 +0000

Well, a dream has been realized, I'm finally a part of one of the many moly exchanges. Well, maybe that's a little dramatic, but I am excited. I'm a part of the moly_x_60 exchange. No themes, necessarily, just a free-for-all sketchbook exchange with 5 other great artists. Check out all the other exchanges at flickr.

I just sent mine off to Boz and I'm getting ready to make my mark on Parita's. Stay tuned, check back often, and check in with the moly_x_60 blog. More cowbell.

Economic Stimulus

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:11:00 +0000

This is something I hadn't thought of doing until my wife suggested it. I found a nice board with a routed contour around the perimeter, painted it black, and mounted one of my excavator drawings to the front. I rubber stamped the numbers and added a clock kit from Michaels. Voila.

This is part of a lot which will include four framed and matted prints (dozer, loader, water truck, and roller) I'm donating to my son's school auction.

UPDATE: The school auction was last night. My clock and 4 framed prints sold for full price. Woohoo! I was a little concerned because they started bidding at about 30%.

something different...

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:55:00 +0000

Not sure what I was going for here. I started out with a simple contour drawing, but that wasn't enough, so I did a bit of hatching. I still wasn't feelin' it. Then I went a little crazy with the brush pen and gray marker to arrive at this. The process felt good, not sure about the outcome.

Here is the original cell phone photo that I took for future drawing reference.

Here's what it looked like after a little manipulation...goin' for that lomo look.

hermione

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:53:00 +0000

hermione, originally uploaded by Rymann.

This is my son's new kitten Hermione. We adopted her shortly after our other cat had died. She's extremely feisty, but hilarious.

I think I used up 3 microns filling in the black. But I liked the texture versus coloring the black in with a marker.

bookshelf

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:40:00 +0000

bookshelf, originally uploaded by Rymann.

This is our Ikea bookshelf. Probably one of the most expensive pieces of furniture we've invested in. Sad, I know. I collect books faster than I can read them. I kind of took over the lower 6 shelves with the more relevant books. Then I filled the upper 2 shelves on the left with MY art stuff. Then my wife walked in and wonder aloud whether there would be any room left for HER art supplies. Being as that was the major reason we had purchased the bookshelf.

Well, let's just say I stopped what I was doing, consolidated what I could of the supplies, and got out of the way.

I guess I thought the shelves were going to be bigger.

Happy Thanksgiving

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:10:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving!!

My son collaged this turkey during his after school art class taught by my lovely wife (BlueLucyStudios.com). His legs were actually longer, but it wouldn't fit in the scanner.

fish

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:37:00 +0000

fish, originally uploaded by Rymann.

I just realized I'd never drawn a fish. I tried to find a photo of an interesting creature in its natural environment. I think I did this dude a favor...he was much uglier in the picture.

Artists to watch for...

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:40:00 +0000

I just wanted to take this opportunity to draw attention to an incredible artist, locowhiteboy. I've been following his drawings on flickr for quite a while now and he has finally started a blog. So go check him out.

Also, unless you've been hiding under a rock lately, you've probably heard about Gabi's new project Urban Sketchers. Trying to describe the talented people contributing would not do it justice. If you haven't already, go check it out. That is where I discovered the work of Tin Salamunic. His work is incredible. His drawings appear simple and consist mostly of contour drawings with with maybe one or two colors. Amazing stuff really.

Lastly, Dan Price is currently in the midst of a trike tour around the Hawaiian islands. Check out his progress as he documents his travels at moonlightchroniclesblog.blogspot.com. See his photos at flickr or get updates on facebook. Become a fan while you're there.

chevrolet

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:48:00 +0000

chevrolet, originally uploaded by Rymann.

I took a picture of this car on a site several years ago and decided tonight was the night to finally draw it. I distorted it a bit . Pigma micron and warm gray Pitt marker.

bocedwards

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:55:00 +0000

bocedwards, originally uploaded by Rymann.

I've wanted to draw this for the last couple years. Its right next to a job site I worked on two years ago. I recently started working on a site next door, so I finally took the opportunity to draw it.

It is a huge tank of some sort. Two cannon looking things are mounted on top. They remind me of those telescope things at the beach you pay a quarter to use. The staircase winds around probably half the perimeter down to a landing.

Here are a couple other recent sketches.

SE Portland

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:58:00 +0000

SE Portland, originally uploaded by Rymann.

Here's another computer-colored drawing of a building in SE Portland, drawn with d.Price.

Become a fan of the Moonlight Chronicles on facebook...everybody's doing it.

Building...downtown Portland

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Building...downtown Portland, originally uploaded by Rymann.

I recently did some drawing with d.Price in downtown Portland. Sitting on the cold hard concrete sidewalk I sketched this fairly ornate building. I colored in on the computer. You can see the original drawing below.

trailer in color

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:20:00 +0000

trailer in color, originally uploaded by Rymann.

I've always felt I have so much to learn in terms of values using just black ink and cross-hatching I rarely venture out and use color. This trailer didn't have much in the way of color so I thought it would be an easier place to start. I've been keeping up with d.Price's computer colored Moonlight Chronicle pages and thought it would be fun to try.

Here's the original trailer.

cigs

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:05:00 +0000

cigs, originally uploaded by Rymann.

Saw this sad, smashed, hardly used pack of cigarettes laying in a recently harvested wheat field. As Joan Y pointed out, there is likely a story behind this. Given the abundance of beer cans and vodka bottles in the vicinity, I'm guessing someone was so drunk they didn't even realized these were missing until they got home.

I'm not sure what's worse, having lost a nearly full pack of cigarettes or actually considering them an interesting subject for a drawing.

book

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:55:00 +0000

book, originally uploaded by Rymann.

I recently read this book A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.

buffalo

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:49:00 +0000

From my drawing vacation in Eastern Oregon with d.Price and Danny Gregory.

trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:51:00 +0000

trailer, originally uploaded by Rymann.

This "thing" has been sitting at the end of the alley behind our office (a converted house) for quite a while now. Snapped a photo for future drawing recently. One day I walked by the opened door and noticed the whole interior was crammed full of stuff (i.e. junk). Its parked behind a house that has been unprofessionally added onto such that the back reminds me of Swiss Family Robinson's tiered treehouse.

Isn't it weird how when you draw...something like this seems like a good subject. I'm certain the neighbors recoil in disgust when they walk by this thing.