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Dude, Seriously

(I love my stomach here)
Out of context this is awesome. It's a bit of a two-page comic I drew a long, long time ago. Back when Liz, drawing and Starbucks were the extent of my day. Ahh, sweet unemployment. And I had Photoshop. It's so discouraging not having that program now.

Im posting this to say I still post here. Right now Im working on a mini-comic Id love to finish by April.

We'll see.

Panel One

A little peek at the comic Ive been working on. And the scan quality is so bad it makes me regret putting it up.

If it cant be turned into a comic...

...I dont want to experience it.

Invisible Pill-Popping Fish

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A page from a comic I made in 2003.

Who is Jimmy Jane?

And what does she say?

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Packing up to leave for Japan I've been finding the oddest things. This was the first page in a comic book I made in 2003.

I Am Working

Actually, Im fooling around on the computer. But sometimes I am working. On a comic book, to be specific. I am not going to post any of it here. Right now I am teasing you.

In my mind I will work on this book for the next year while Im in Japan (I leave September 18th) and come back to the USA with a fist-full of paper-gold. Then it will be all comic conventions and pimple-faced boyfriends.

But dont worry, devoted Sketchblog reader, I'll still be posting non-comic book drawings (assuming I get this laptop thing resolved).

Also, I gave my "two weeks notice" at work (woopeeee!), and I am headed to Montreal at the end of the month. I am painting a mural at a street festival September 1st, so if you're in the area you should stop by and say wuddup slut?

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This is as close to live blogging as I'll ever get.

Play Time!

Hours of fun can be had with Jeannette, a bottle of vodka, her sketchbook and little friend "Owl Skunk."

This month only donate at least $10USD to my Japan/Blog fund and receive a signed print of this doll in the mail. The donation button is located on the right sidebar.

Letting Go

used to be one of the rotten ones

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Ouch

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I Hate Children

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One Year, Two Hundred Posts...

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...and this is the comic Ive always wanted to make.

Check it out in the September issue of The Agenda, a Providence-based newspaper.

I cant believe I've been sitting in front of this glowing box for 365 days straight. On this occasion (and since it's my last post) Id like to show Im not completely selfish and give some thank-yous: First Id like to thank Liz, who has played a large roll in my post-college drawing career. She drags me out of the house and sticks markers in my hands. Also, she's taught me a quality piece need not take 20 hours to produce. And I'll swallow my pride and thank Illustration Friday, because Ive found some neat folk through it. But I wont thank God, because he didnt help at all.

And just kidding, it's not my last post.

Interesting discovery: My blog's one year anniversary falls on Friday the 13th. Excellent.

Summer Job

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Seriously...

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Not pictured: afterward I spent a few hours at a bookstore in the Walpole Mall.

Liz in a Squirrel Skin Suit (say Furry and die)

An artistic response to this.

I feel like I've been failing as far as updatage goes, but I have two great excuses. One: my scanner wasnt working (apparently it is supposed to be plugged in). Two: I'm working on a few (yes count em, few) long term projects that arent ready to be released to the masses just yet. And I dont want to bore you all with my daily scribble scrabbles of eyeballs and stick figure comics of me at my register screaming "SOMEBODY KILL ME!"

And I guess a few days ago I was really happy about moving to Japan, but now Im mostly overwhelmed and stressed and feel like puking and pooping myself all the time.

When did this become a diary? I apologize.

Just one more thing:


Grandpa makes us wear the hat.

a flawed attempt at a personal ad

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Inspired by a IFN prompt by Neil Ornstein.

For another interpretation click here.

Also, check out the awesome little friend Liz found for me here.

Hello? Who's out there?

Drawing comes easy to me. I always find it diffucult to explain myself.

I consider myself an illustrator. Ive found my way here because of my affinity for comics and pens. Also, Ive never liked the elitism of fine arts. My art is just as valid when photocopied/scanned and distributed to the public. I do not want it displayed in a room with white walls, entrance fees, and folks with plenty of leisure time. I want to make everyday, everybody art.

I do not want to blanket myself in faux-depth.

Fine Art is like religion in that way.

Youre faking having an "experience" of feeling something more than what is there in front of you. Or maybe you really do think you feel something, cause youre supposed to, and everyone else around you does.

With technology zipping pixels across continents in zero-point-zero seconds the old need for visiting paintings is gone. We are pretending! (How impressed can you really be at a van Eyck painting anyway, when you're reading this through a lit up box in your fucking office!)

Painters are like priests, we allow them to have mystical powers and insights. And the art community, the disciples, and these writers and critics formulate all sorts of arguments to exalt these paintings to a higher, spiritual plain. There is a whole economy and society that depend on us believing in them. Paychecks depend on it, art is really really real.

Not true.

That's That

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Goodnight

Me & my favorite stuffed animal, "Skowl" from The Wuzzles

the dashboard melted

singing Modest Mouse's "Dashboard"

self-consumed

Happy Mother's Day!

The card I made for my mom may not be as good as Steve's, but as they say it's the thought that counts.

And Mom, if youre reading this (which isnt likely), sorry the card hasnt arrived yet. I dont have your address.

Rate my Evil

From an actual conversation with Liz.

Oh Todd Goldman!

This kind of stuff confuses me as much as it angers me. I know it's been going around for awhile but it shouldn't be old news until it stops.

Here is a list of people who copied want me.

Hi ho.

The Ex File

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I'm not really happy with how this one turned out. But it took so damn long to draw I'm posting it anyway.

Tunken Dryping

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Dedicated to Frank.

self deprecating make out fun!

I was stuck inside all day today and I drew and colored this without the help of a keyboard. Actually, not having a keyboard probably helped.

But, I have one again. So here I am.

Jeannette Doesn't Work Part II

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This is the second installment of my "Jeannette Doesn't Work" comic series. Documenting my struggle to make money post college graduation. The first one is here and describes the adventures of standing in front of a door for eight hours. The above piece goes all the way back to October, and my temporary job working at a Halloween store.

And I've had plenty of shitty jobs since. You won't even believe what the next one will be about. I should be on the cover of the UMass Dartmouth brochure.

Temping

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This was my day, today. Click to view whole comic.

And let's all sing Happy Birthday to Kurt Vonnegut, today.