Punch You In the Face, a Commentary

One of a few videos in which I am driving and talking, believe me, it is completely safe. And, if I do say so myself, quite entertaining, though you may need to know me. Perhaps not, perhaps you will find joy in the ramblings of an un-adolescent, perhaps you will be able to empathize with me.

Just take a watch...

Fish Face

Alright, here it is, the much much better composition and concept for a birthday painting. My girlfriend, no matter what face she makes, is the most beautiful person ever!, and she makes the craziest fish face ever!! Thus far I am more impressed with my sketch than the painting, but there is still a lot more to be done I guess.

The painting is 4 foot by 4 foot and I have to paint it in the garage...

it's kind of awkward.

prelim for painting

Isn't she beautiful... I don't think any one could disagree.

Preliminary drawing for a birthday painting for my girlfriend.

Although it is a fine drawing, it did not quite capture her essence.

So, as I will post soon enough, I decided on something much more unique...

TJOP Meijer Draw

These are lamenting figures.  It works better for me to keep them vague, just figures, rather than to identify each as an individual, because that would just be too much work.  The concept is derived from the Greek myth the Judgement of Paris, and the competition of three women, the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, to be awarded a golden apple 'for the fairest one.'  Paris chose Aphrodite, and ignites the Trojan War.   

The overall goal of conceptualizing these figures is to be rendered as a cd cover design for the band 'the Judgement of Paris.'  

So instead of actually doing work at meijer, that is if you consider cashiering to actually be work, I draw.  I must admit that I don't always have the luxury of doodling while at 'work,' so the times that I do, I take advantage.  This is only a sampling of my handi-work, but the better portion of that particular day. 

  

illFri: Similar

I haven't done an illustration Friday in a while, 

pretty much because none of the topics have inspired me, but this one

is just so perfect!

"Me as Arthur," is what I have traditionally called it, but I still have yet to come up with an interesting title.

Bitterness

This is, yet unfinished, an image that I am very fond of.

That's all i have to say haha, at least for now...

Well, now I have more to say about this beautiful (perhaps beautiful is not appropriate) d'image.  D'image sounds french to me, but it is simply the marriage of digital and image, and the perfect conjugation of the two.  

The whole idea behind the monster-heart-eating situation stems from my Sabbath class.  We were reading through a book about overcoming 'giants,'  and there was a poem about bitterness by Stephen Crane-

In the desert

I saw a creature, naked, bestial,

who, squatting upon the ground.

Held his heart in his hands,

And ate of it.

I said: "Is it good, friend?"

"It is bitter-bitter," he answered;

"But I like it

Because it is bitter,

And because it is my heart."

 I did several illustrations before developing this diction of bitterness over time for a school project.  

illFri: Strings

When I was employed at Meijer, they said there were no strings attached...

but little did they know, that I was pulling the strings.

Reverend Fun

I came across this guys cartoons by accident, and I love them to pieces!  This is from the site of a hilarious, and, might I say, brilliant, artist's biblical cartoons.  To be honest, I don't even know who the artist is, but that could be due to the fact that I haven't yet tried to research it, hrmmm...  Anyway, I really love the way this guy uses humor, but stays true to what the bible has to say.  All of the illustrations are fantastic.  

LOL, like the one about the book by Jonah!  No runs, from God, or at least, no one does it and succeeds.  But the first one really does have powerful convictions.  What else are we doing if we're not praying to God?