tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862797118015439112024-02-20T18:14:43.267-08:0050 WaysJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-40364295587113944302010-01-01T22:03:00.000-08:002010-01-01T22:43:46.486-08:00Sharps and Flats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5X1ulzDApJJH7U7ZvsYlUpkAwE-qp8Pmk1aUviwvZZmpnLN65BJqF2jwdfcrsmcbX1XFXXv1t6sVcQLe3nI5UiQcVCQkX21fGnxA4Tgi4biUIZ-OJ5iNLsxG_GDqEI9tHlx3EALXU9A/s1600-h/piano+-+sharpie.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5X1ulzDApJJH7U7ZvsYlUpkAwE-qp8Pmk1aUviwvZZmpnLN65BJqF2jwdfcrsmcbX1XFXXv1t6sVcQLe3nI5UiQcVCQkX21fGnxA4Tgi4biUIZ-OJ5iNLsxG_GDqEI9tHlx3EALXU9A/s400/piano+-+sharpie.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422019844561722882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">'ve been listening to people like </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dave Brubeck</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bill Evans</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Keith Jarrett</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rufus Wainwright</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and even </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Jackson Browne</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> lately, my piano idols, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">trying to understand</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> the method behind their </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">extraordinary ability.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> The last couple of days I've spent with my iPod head phones jammed into my ears, soaking up as much of their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">genius</span> as I can. I don't know if it's rubbing off on me or not though.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">When Brubeck plays jazz, he taps out these minimal, restrained riffs that are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">so </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">sweet</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">simple</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> that one can't help but want more. Jarrett , on the other hand, lets loose and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">flies across the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">keys</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> but he does this while somehow managing to hold his many melodies together at the same time.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Bill Evans plays 'A Few of My Favourite Things' into a medley with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ease and grace</span>. You can hear him weave in and out of Julie Andrews's famous <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">melody like </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">water</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I'm always trying to play piano like these people can. And then most of the time I try to draw and sketch like I play. In an odd sort of way, most of the things I draw come, at least in part, from the piano stylings of people like Dave, Bill and Keith.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'times new roman';">Listen to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPqK1JJOFxw&feature=related">this</a>. If you're anything like me, it'll change your life.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'times new roman';">Cheers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-7164392900363583522010-01-01T20:41:00.000-08:002010-01-01T20:49:14.759-08:00Undergrowth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMMAgMJ-A4hRImrqcfrklik699hrV6AnuyyqJWJdhjPBG0kdrs1B8OfedoYu3o7lshuHXlNBYRgw6YOJALA4uzQrvUsskNNluVKLECem5wyZsGEhvbaZ_0dUQyP3TveGvLna1MTUWd3Q/s1600-h/Undergrowth.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMMAgMJ-A4hRImrqcfrklik699hrV6AnuyyqJWJdhjPBG0kdrs1B8OfedoYu3o7lshuHXlNBYRgw6YOJALA4uzQrvUsskNNluVKLECem5wyZsGEhvbaZ_0dUQyP3TveGvLna1MTUWd3Q/s400/Undergrowth.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421998471264610322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; ">It's the second day of 2010 now, about 3.30 in the afternoon. Somehow the clock keeps rolling over and the years pass us by even and I think especially when we're not looking, when we're concentrating on something else. So, in this fashion, a decade has come and gone and we all continue on without so much as a moment's hesitation. I guess this is because time doesn't wait for you to give the go ahead, it couldn't care less for what you're doing. It won't give you a break, really. Not that this is an issue, personally I think it keeps you on your toes, it just means that if you need to stop then you've got to do that by yourself.</span><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">With this in mind, I sat in my garden and drew some flowers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Happy New Year.</span></span></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-52525912714205232542010-01-01T16:21:00.001-08:002010-01-01T16:24:41.696-08:00Face at 10.58<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh612cQtDgzK0Yqzj1IPwrkb8SSbgIWZSr1puUb7-syh_-XtQVwIk5mcS4jZlqhkeRG_YRC5WgbGIzWWH0aimfimoR_mwHLihsJqdJrbyGNYmcNrpNPfUE5l3ucLQu72zGeb5lYcwQSwic/s1600-h/Face-at-10.58.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh612cQtDgzK0Yqzj1IPwrkb8SSbgIWZSr1puUb7-syh_-XtQVwIk5mcS4jZlqhkeRG_YRC5WgbGIzWWH0aimfimoR_mwHLihsJqdJrbyGNYmcNrpNPfUE5l3ucLQu72zGeb5lYcwQSwic/s400/Face-at-10.58.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421931095481874610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:'times new roman';font-size:12px;">This is the second in a two-part series of faces that I drew last night with a sharpie. Neither of them is very refined, nor do I think they're finished. I drew them at the times stated, rushing them both in an attempt to get the images in my head onto the paper before they disappeared.</span>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-35989185660789661312010-01-01T16:17:00.001-08:002010-01-01T16:24:26.005-08:00Face at 10.57<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6BA6f6vw3JN_N35TuYwgB1w5jVJ5rQ9L9W5i0l2tX7KRI3757wFatt3VVmvYnSDmOcDoTJIN6s3DmLAMoTOwa17Kg3_J4Ot5w_xkqJPlDrYWyP2rVBY4aOzfaiOhmFtRBOSFUwmZ_h0/s1600-h/Face-at-10.57"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6BA6f6vw3JN_N35TuYwgB1w5jVJ5rQ9L9W5i0l2tX7KRI3757wFatt3VVmvYnSDmOcDoTJIN6s3DmLAMoTOwa17Kg3_J4Ot5w_xkqJPlDrYWyP2rVBY4aOzfaiOhmFtRBOSFUwmZ_h0/s400/Face-at-10.57" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421930201161010386" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">This is the first in a two-part series of faces that I drew last night with a sharpie. Neither of them is very refined, nor do I think they're finished. I drew them at the times stated, I rushing them both in an attempt to get the images in my head onto the paper before they disappeared.</span></span></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-36984740094329628352009-11-06T00:17:00.000-08:002009-11-06T00:20:02.353-08:00Shoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy3DU_DT1Ff2GYWZ9BV1TyiMteswXdSd2fYgZAF1dAD8gG7-qoHhpbQEtQb59DtFDyHj4rcTpm5jdDqP0VW_bb2FDgkSmlEYRGxftTbtMoTmY7KdyxpgAB80WN_lk-Qtc32J_tO7fWps/s1600-h/shoes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy3DU_DT1Ff2GYWZ9BV1TyiMteswXdSd2fYgZAF1dAD8gG7-qoHhpbQEtQb59DtFDyHj4rcTpm5jdDqP0VW_bb2FDgkSmlEYRGxftTbtMoTmY7KdyxpgAB80WN_lk-Qtc32J_tO7fWps/s400/shoes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400902063415863314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today I decided to show something a little bit different; these are two brief and rushed sketches of my two kinds of shoe. By scanning my arm and adjusting some sliders in PhotoStudio, I managed to produce what I hope is a pretty interesting piece. </span></span>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-56401959629116295932009-11-01T20:13:00.001-08:002009-11-01T20:22:13.140-08:00Black, White<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFemEycA4iYT7crYMmFdqh3CqbarMYsDqPiBFtzJ6WJ5efCfw7gxERum5SYNJFaIknh6QcnMc8K7o_jAmck0QqTtz1p2sfG-VauwmrJ5dNiKnqaWcugabCSwcaWIaqTc2kRkcfJxLnco/s1600-h/obama+-+effects+(white).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFemEycA4iYT7crYMmFdqh3CqbarMYsDqPiBFtzJ6WJ5efCfw7gxERum5SYNJFaIknh6QcnMc8K7o_jAmck0QqTtz1p2sfG-VauwmrJ5dNiKnqaWcugabCSwcaWIaqTc2kRkcfJxLnco/s400/obama+-+effects+(white).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399356454311757330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi3FSpNZMegU8uQqasla9HN8FvR5DNC2eFBFNSiWByRUVweMfidcYmIYKS-QlCYNRX4hdx4_3FkxsrDl07hjV7eCPXWq_3rMZL8b_TMq4OZRv3wrK4r4txDvOkAMRci7N4w1STrlXX5A/s1600-h/obama+-+effects.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi3FSpNZMegU8uQqasla9HN8FvR5DNC2eFBFNSiWByRUVweMfidcYmIYKS-QlCYNRX4hdx4_3FkxsrDl07hjV7eCPXWq_3rMZL8b_TMq4OZRv3wrK4r4txDvOkAMRci7N4w1STrlXX5A/s400/obama+-+effects.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399354823360229570" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">These are something a wee bit different that I created in honor of America's 44th President's successful first year in office. This effect was achieved with a blue pen, a pencil, a magic marker and some dial tweaking in PhotoStudio. One image I flipped into negative for some dramatic contrast. I hope the distinction is striking and that you enjoy my work.</span></span></span><br /></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-52167508566211879622009-11-01T18:49:00.000-08:002009-11-01T18:50:58.212-08:00UPDATE: rating system<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">You'll notice I have added a simple rating system to each work (see just below); if you so choose, you can rate my art to further provide feedback. This service is easy and would be greatly appreciated, thank you.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Joel</span></span></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-51934747532281236182009-11-01T17:34:00.001-08:002009-11-01T17:37:06.123-08:00Safe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT1VhvD_g5a29ZMiNJ6mT0QRDfefJk7yhav4GWbrrvy7QY8gwdoMcdEMGNJb_6gphkFbSoIZMGJqPcMUES_6HPTAuxO7w8rcqVnZd1FRqk1V5TsO1V6mCVR_8f2T6UmkxPckcRdep6Mo/s1600-h/chair+-+red"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT1VhvD_g5a29ZMiNJ6mT0QRDfefJk7yhav4GWbrrvy7QY8gwdoMcdEMGNJb_6gphkFbSoIZMGJqPcMUES_6HPTAuxO7w8rcqVnZd1FRqk1V5TsO1V6mCVR_8f2T6UmkxPckcRdep6Mo/s400/chair+-+red" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399313972046011282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhchwetN3TrCNBdYxyymXM7ickh2MVHrcKGiO6eUqkY_e4BiNC3idLa0ARzQ_qGSZEBUplL1Y-UsigMq3eYYnGQ_2IFU1Cv25Ng2V7rLZWA7NYRd5wl9O9q8FVqJ8-pTUnmXnEuT9hXGU/s1600-h/chair+-+fineliner"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhchwetN3TrCNBdYxyymXM7ickh2MVHrcKGiO6eUqkY_e4BiNC3idLa0ARzQ_qGSZEBUplL1Y-UsigMq3eYYnGQ_2IFU1Cv25Ng2V7rLZWA7NYRd5wl9O9q8FVqJ8-pTUnmXnEuT9hXGU/s400/chair+-+fineliner" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399313968194614274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; ">These are two fineliner sketches, one inked in red and one plain. They are both simple in design, but I hope very striking at the same time.</span><br /></div></span>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-72352613257506948332009-11-01T15:37:00.000-08:002010-01-01T19:20:44.594-08:00Evening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjRtv02oUXPc_EGVJBzRTzfQyIlRMr0bbz-RRRhEtU4HpXUzh29CzKhupLAZadgDLBoQOXSwO16EOoYD6D2gykjju2Og3MmNoWSzLr4dNLDo3B_rmqPhjvf9I9HwpHcwcAUjLp5zzEBA/s1600-h/Evening+-+fineliner"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjRtv02oUXPc_EGVJBzRTzfQyIlRMr0bbz-RRRhEtU4HpXUzh29CzKhupLAZadgDLBoQOXSwO16EOoYD6D2gykjju2Og3MmNoWSzLr4dNLDo3B_rmqPhjvf9I9HwpHcwcAUjLp5zzEBA/s400/Evening+-+fineliner" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399283804916025810" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">This is a fineliner drawing of my mother watching 'Bones' on a Sunday night. I was going for a sort of minimalist cartoon influence so it's really nothing like the kind of thing I usually draw</span></span>.<br /></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-55831803961539386782009-11-01T15:28:00.001-08:002009-11-01T15:56:03.309-08:00Grand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKbHMTdOZqJU4aiL8sfUlzgBsEcw1vY3jfPKlD44vJfOsrjExi4HtQnmx4QOdmyLQUTMrzD0RaY5TkVM4JXlXa13rlzDnQeUnHCZVg7dJhWTHD2sGv5i2n2NzdK-KLLaz9GjHcMc6p5o/s1600-h/piano+-+watercolour.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKbHMTdOZqJU4aiL8sfUlzgBsEcw1vY3jfPKlD44vJfOsrjExi4HtQnmx4QOdmyLQUTMrzD0RaY5TkVM4JXlXa13rlzDnQeUnHCZVg7dJhWTHD2sGv5i2n2NzdK-KLLaz9GjHcMc6p5o/s400/piano+-+watercolour.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399281512397085026" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is one of my experiments into watercolour; at the moment, it certainly needs work but I'm happy with it.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I added the water to this with my fingers.</span></span><br /></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-7463955441686797322009-11-01T00:11:00.000-07:002010-01-01T21:53:35.239-08:00Model<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6e44z1A57XSLlksi5eRD3sShy3n4CUrpm0MMu74kMJ7lYG_a29SAMoKxWfYQOkCcxAt_blsF7celh1P8_qIc-6tfgdYdjz5Zz1z_AC3LE9nW_UAgKEJdc7jwVUfH4lEO1nCjiOqn738/s1600-h/model+-+fineliner+copy"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6e44z1A57XSLlksi5eRD3sShy3n4CUrpm0MMu74kMJ7lYG_a29SAMoKxWfYQOkCcxAt_blsF7celh1P8_qIc-6tfgdYdjz5Zz1z_AC3LE9nW_UAgKEJdc7jwVUfH4lEO1nCjiOqn738/s400/model+-+fineliner+copy" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422016432260933394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXH2XooOJgLnLQst-gcJI3WJDE6CnG0DOxzFkyqc7zLIbGc1_6ovRPNmwsE0ThuSAzv2ev1UZmBOBnZ6uVQbPFCzW9WPZ72XCGJHOAJj3iLXKhinUymqt8frQvPDOQMX9Vvwx6KbxZf4/s1600-h/model+-+fineliner"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXH2XooOJgLnLQst-gcJI3WJDE6CnG0DOxzFkyqc7zLIbGc1_6ovRPNmwsE0ThuSAzv2ev1UZmBOBnZ6uVQbPFCzW9WPZ72XCGJHOAJj3iLXKhinUymqt8frQvPDOQMX9Vvwx6KbxZf4/s400/model+-+fineliner" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399030575750049826" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><div> </div>This, again, is the product of my delaying other more important things. This time, it's piano practice I should be doing. Fittingly, this was in fact sketched on the back of a copy of a Chopin Nocturne I should be playing. I believe you can see Chopin's work on the other side, just faded but still there. The remastered, with the other side of the image washed into white, can be seen as well.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886279711801543911.post-76226148647699303752009-10-31T23:44:00.000-07:002009-11-01T00:17:12.043-07:00Self Portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB164HNWU7AqD7tzOZnirpRDp7QWENQ_vBi-UvJXTEai3h_IEHX4Ye-dmq-U-mTZM06oQuM96PePyRyk9PGD6G0iXIJE3IZHQmJs0Ks-XHcYbllIFFf3YL3k8iQ2zMMLCTwmUKQ5ziC3Q/s1600-h/self+portrait+in+fineliner"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB164HNWU7AqD7tzOZnirpRDp7QWENQ_vBi-UvJXTEai3h_IEHX4Ye-dmq-U-mTZM06oQuM96PePyRyk9PGD6G0iXIJE3IZHQmJs0Ks-XHcYbllIFFf3YL3k8iQ2zMMLCTwmUKQ5ziC3Q/s320/self+portrait+in+fineliner" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399023409655150386" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I sketched this on the back of a book - Misadventures in Modern Medicine - with a fresh fine-liner for the express purpose of displaying on a blog. It's me on a Sunday, in a striped shirt, in the middle of spring, in the afternoon when I should be doing something else.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">This is going to be a blog for my art, and for the occasional captured thought.</span></span></div>Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272564486166011122noreply@blogger.com1