whoosh
welcome to march?!? oy! time does fly, eh?

been happy to get started on the year of the tiger, after a bit of a grueling year of the ox (not bad, just lotsa work...).

lots of things brewing, lots of work happening, lots of change smacking me around (in a very good way). so far, i'm happy with this tiger year. hoping to draw/paint more (always) so that i can pull together an art show later this year. hoping to post more of said drawings/paintings. and hoping to actually sell some stuffs (as soon as i learn how to let go of it...either i'm too ashamed to sell it, or i'm too attached...ridiculous, i know).

oh, and if you're attending this year's apiqwtc lunar new year banquet, i'm donating some art. feel free to start a bidding war. it's for a good cause...
Labels: art, doodle, drawings, illustrations, one-a-day

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:: Saturday, January 16, 2010 ::

Gathering
Labels: doodle, drawings, illustrations, one-a-day

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:: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 ::

Making Up
'Tis the season for resolute dissolution...

Spent my mini sabatical largely offline (or at least as offline as I'm currently capable of becoming). In the spirit of resolutions, the mayfly, and recession specials, I chewed on the eternal "what next" question. Nothing huge to report, but it did become clear to me that what I want most of all is more time to make stuff. Puttering is when I'm happiest, whether it's with paint, a soldering iron, or a pen.

So, people have asked me if I plan on selling my work, that I should make tshirts, put stuff on etsy, etc. And that's all super cool, and I love that vote of confidence. But really, the thing I need to do more of is make more shtick. So that's it. No big fancy resolutions, no big whoopedeedo. Just make, putter, paint, draw.

If that goes well, mebbe there'll be a show in my (near) future. Also, if you'd like to be my agent, feel free. The terms are likely to be flexible and generous (...it's easy to offer a big cut of nothing, eh?).

Labels: doodle, drawings, illustrations, moleskin, one-a-day

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:: Saturday, December 19, 2009 ::

doodly bits
courtesy of da free box, new notebook (one of those softsided moleskin numbers). enjoying the paper and ink randomness...
Labels: art, doodle, drawings, illustrations, moleskin, one-a-day

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:: Thursday, December 10, 2009 ::

More fishcake!
Worked on a few more little paintings. There's also something strange happening with another set of these boards. I'm not happy with how that set is turning out, so no photos yet. More to come soon.
Labels: art, dogdogdog, dogs, doodle, drawings, fishcake, illustrations, one-a-day, painting

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:: Friday, September 25, 2009 ::

painting: in progress

Labels: drawings, illustrations, oil painting, one-a-day, painting

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Yeah it's upside down. Whut?

Labels: doodle, drawings, illustrations, one-a-day, post-its

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:: Monday, August 10, 2009 ::

Skvetching
During a bachelor weekend in July, I found that, left to my own devices, I'm not all that different than when sy's in town. More and more, my favorite thing is to spend a lazy weekend on our deck, moving from shady spot to shady spot. Occasionally I pepper this sloth-like movement with reading, drawing, writing, and eating. Meanwhile, Kehoe loves to bake herself silly in the sun, and Toki follows a rigorous regimen of puppy calisthenics--wielding her toy-cum-nunchuks with manic glee. (The rest of the aimless doodles on the page are from eatins, drinkins, and socializins around that time, and the three graphics are just recent bits for pcw.com...)

Been feeling an extra helping of anxiety lately. Not sure of the exact cause, my level of busy-ness has stayed somewhat stable, and my level of puttering on projects has been fairly consistent (tho regretably, I'm not spending enough time on my paintings--but I always feel that way, regardless of how much painting time I get in).

But I'm finding myself more engaged. Caring more, if you will. Not coasting (which is so easy to do). But really giving a holy flying donut about what I'm working on, and will-they-like-it, will-it-work, please-please-let-it-not-suck...that kinda thing. It makes every step--especially the first one--fraught with tension, fear, and, yes, anxiety.

So I'm finding myself reading more, and thinking more about the process (for me, the act of making stuffs that doesn't suck is interrelated--be it a website, a painting, or a blog post). Today, I came across a couple more tidbits:
"If your old work doesn�t shame you, you�re not growing."

*and*

"Write when inspired; rest when tired.

Only you and a few of your designer friends will recognize the sloppy, ill-considered bits that make your work good when it could have been great. Of course, your designer friends will think less of you, and you�ll cringe every time you see the site, but if you don�t have a taste for masochism, you shouldn�t be in design, because the hurt will kill you."
Labels: bay area, doodle, drawings, illustrations, oaktown, one-a-day

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:: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 ::

two more for july
Sketch on left from dimsum and coffee in alameda, and fireworks in jlo square. I love those cranes, can't seem to get enough of 'em. Think it might be time for another sketching excursion by the bay...

The one on the right was started at little skillet and finished during our (ahem) couply head shrinking.

Labels: art, doodle, drawings, illustrations, oaktown, one-a-day

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:: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 ::

she sees right through me
kehoe's always been able to see right through me. it's partly why i adopted her in the first place. even as a puppy, she had those eyes. right through the puppy prison bars, she looked at me, and it was hook-line-and-sinker. i never had a chance. she's proven to be a very interesting, and at times challenging, dog. with her, i take less for granted. and despite the difficulties, it's hard to express how much i love her, how much she means to me, and how my heart fills with love for this surreal little pup...
Labels: art, dogs, doodle, drawings, illustrations, kehoe, one-a-day

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lovely friday off in the bay
this is from a foodly day with miz sy on the occasion of her birfday. 900 grayson, crixa cakes, dinner with friends, and a moment to sketch on the porch of belly p. life could be worse.
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:: Monday, August 03, 2009 ::

More June/July Sketches
From left to right: Pride/commute doodles. Kehoe (and her cute toes), funny sexy dancing bird from Planet Earth. The chickies from the Vung Homo Maxi-chick-pad (and biker crew).
Labels: art, doodle, drawings, illustrations, one-a-day

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catching up...
July was a bit busy for posting, but lots of sketching and some painting happened. Gonna see if I can't catch up a bit and post some photos...

Top sketch is my birthday wish for my Sifu. (We made her a book for her birthday.) Bottom left is just a loose bit of flowers in our yard, bottom right is a quick sketch of the Contemporary Jewish Museum after my Storycorps date with miz sy.

Labels: art, doodle, drawings, h2h, illustrations, one-a-day

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:: Thursday, June 18, 2009 ::

chickadee and such
Been drawing, but not as much as I'd like. Life's been busy, as has work.

Speaking of gainful employment, I've been back at some pixel pushing for pcw again. It's been fun, but I'm not sure how much of it I'll continue to get. We'll see. I've also been doing some side projects, and have been pleased to note that my pages are mostly ok on the iphone. Definitely hoping for more of that to come.

Hoping to get to more painting in the next couple weekends. Been furtively sketching everywhere I can--in meetings, at my desk, even when listening to the speaker at sy's meditation group. Finally, summer's begun in earnest. For all the fun of pride and the rest, it's also perfect time for lazy days spent moving from shady spot to shady spot, reading and drawing.

Labels: doodle, drawings, illustrations, one-a-day, sketches

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