Wishing You All A Happy Holiday!

Whole Latte Drawin' Goin' On

It's been a little slow at the office lately, and I could feel the art muscles start to atrophe. To limber up, I've been spending a little extra time sketching at cafes around town. Here's a sampling of some of the sketches:

Dubyamation

Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic opens today. In honor of that, the film held a mashup contest in conjunction with YouTube, using clips supplied on the site (http://www.youtube.com/user/wthefilm). The prize package includes a Mac Pro, a video camera and a copy of FinalCut Express. I wanted to do something with animation, but unfortunately between doing my taxes and some freelance work, I was left with a little more than two days to put something together. Anyways, here's my entry, wish I could have done more, but I think it came out okay all things considered.

All There In Black and White

Some more animal sketches.

Some Heavyweight Animal Sketching

I did a couple of sketches today.

Hopeful Manifestations

You've really only got two choices in November. Vote for the guy who has voted along with Bush more than 95% of the time. Or vote for something new. Shepard Fairey and MoveOn.org are sponsoring an art contest called Manifest Hope (at http://www.manifesthope.com). The idea is to create an image that encapsulates the themes of Barack Obama's campaign for President. I submitted four entries. I had an idea for a fifth, unsubmitted, that gave words of encouragement to McCain supporters.

Lions and Tigers and Orangutans! (Oh, My!)

I did a little bit of sketching today. I've recently been discovering that I really enjoy drawing animals. I've also rediscovered Canson paper and Prismacolor pencils (my media of choice in school).