Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
My Slugs
From left to right: Patterpiller, Jim, Fred, Clarence, and Guy.
Spotty, BumplyDumply, N' Biklz.
Joe, Hubert, Snert, Desnerd
Clemoo.
Sluggy
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
I have developed a new hobby, which is going to couponing sites to find grocery bargains for our hungry family. Yesterday I saw a post for free Panda Express food, so tonight, our family took advantage of this "real bargain" and took some home for dinner. Unfortunately we got a little more than we bargained for. As I was spooning the Firecracker Chicken out, one of the "red bell peppers" was extremely stretchy. In fact, it just kept stretching and stretching, no matter how far I pulled it out. I was totally disgusted, thinking it must be a rotten bell pepper. However, upon closer examination, I noticed a round end to it that looked like the end of a balloon! I realized it must be a long red balloon!!! At this point I became nauseous and horrified. The balloon had partially disintegrated, and thus had totally contaminated all the surrounding food. Not only is this very gross, but if a child has been eating this dish, they could have choked to death!
In the photo below, on the paper towel holding the balloon, all the red stuff surrounding it is not sauce. It is from the balloon. In the ad on the top, it looks like there are red balloons hovering over the dish of food. Really creepy. I didn't know that balloons were supposed to be included in this dish. And their fortune for us is pretty ironic. This was my first and last experience with Panda Express. I am not happy at all.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Nathaniel's Comic!! 2!!
He was very particular about how it should be. Everything is done just as he wanted it. No, I don't understand it either.
Christianity works better
This is an interesting video in it's own right, but I would like to point out that the Christian European countries have done much much better than Muslim countries that are still stuck way way back there.
That is all.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Nathaniel's Comic!!
Nathaniel and I made a comic!
He drew the borders and directed the story (to the tiniest detail) and I drew it!
He drew the borders and directed the story (to the tiniest detail) and I drew it!
Friday, December 3, 2010
30 day challenge
So a while ago I was going to try this "30 day drawing challenge" that's been going around all over the internet, only I would make a small comic for each challenge.
So I got to three and then promptly forgot about it.
Day 1, yourself:
Day 2, favorite animal:
I like how I get more and more stylized.
Day 3, favorite food:
And for some stupid reason I decided to draw myself with bunny ears throughout.
Maybe I should continue the "challenge"??
So I got to three and then promptly forgot about it.
Day 1, yourself:
Day 2, favorite animal:
I like how I get more and more stylized.
Day 3, favorite food:
And for some stupid reason I decided to draw myself with bunny ears throughout.
Maybe I should continue the "challenge"??
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Old Catalina Island Transport Flier
Look, you can get a two way seaplane flight to Catalina island for only $8.00! (In 1930)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Art is
Tim's post about game design and subsequent comments got me thinking about art. So I thought I'd post some of my musings about art and what I think art is.
Art is a very controversial thing. Ask 10 people what art is, you get 10 different totally conflicting answers. Religion, politics, and art: controversial, but oooh so fun.
Most art, good or bad, is an attempt to communicate an emotion. Paintings, music, fiction, movies, poetry, games, everything I could think of falls into this category. Expression in an artistic form is a desperate attempt to communicate to other humans the deep and real feelings that are inside ourselves. Even music without words is deeply emotional and trying very hard to communicate something. Even if you’re just creating art for the beauty of the thing, you’re trying to communicate an aspect of it that stirs something inside you.
And entertainment seems to be experiencing emotions through others’ artwork. When you’re channel flipping, aren’t you looking for something that excites you or moves you? Even if it just interests you a little bit, it’s from some emotional connection. The best movies make us laugh, or cry. Some people like to feel the emotion of fear, and that entertains them. The best books are the ones we have the deepest emotional connection with. You remember that painting because of how it made you feel.
Although I enjoy sitting back and being entertained sometimes, I have too much to say to simply be content with that. The desire to express and create is far too strong. The urge to communicate something has always driven me to create artwork.
Art is only beautiful in the extent that it reflects reality. It is not beautiful in and of itself, it is only beautiful when it reflects something of goodness, truth, or true beauty.
Art is a mirror. It reflects the world as seen through the eyes of the artist. It is a glimpse inside the way the artists views the world, and therefore it is making a truth claim about the real world. You see a beautiful portrait or a landscape and you say “Look! There is something of beauty in the world!” or sadness, or love, or hope, or confusion. This is why some modern art disturbs me deeply, they are saying, “Look, the world is chaos. The world is meaningless.”
Art is a powerful thing. You can say with art “Look, there is God in the world.”
Art is a very controversial thing. Ask 10 people what art is, you get 10 different totally conflicting answers. Religion, politics, and art: controversial, but oooh so fun.
Most art, good or bad, is an attempt to communicate an emotion. Paintings, music, fiction, movies, poetry, games, everything I could think of falls into this category. Expression in an artistic form is a desperate attempt to communicate to other humans the deep and real feelings that are inside ourselves. Even music without words is deeply emotional and trying very hard to communicate something. Even if you’re just creating art for the beauty of the thing, you’re trying to communicate an aspect of it that stirs something inside you.
And entertainment seems to be experiencing emotions through others’ artwork. When you’re channel flipping, aren’t you looking for something that excites you or moves you? Even if it just interests you a little bit, it’s from some emotional connection. The best movies make us laugh, or cry. Some people like to feel the emotion of fear, and that entertains them. The best books are the ones we have the deepest emotional connection with. You remember that painting because of how it made you feel.
Although I enjoy sitting back and being entertained sometimes, I have too much to say to simply be content with that. The desire to express and create is far too strong. The urge to communicate something has always driven me to create artwork.
Art is only beautiful in the extent that it reflects reality. It is not beautiful in and of itself, it is only beautiful when it reflects something of goodness, truth, or true beauty.
Art is a mirror. It reflects the world as seen through the eyes of the artist. It is a glimpse inside the way the artists views the world, and therefore it is making a truth claim about the real world. You see a beautiful portrait or a landscape and you say “Look! There is something of beauty in the world!” or sadness, or love, or hope, or confusion. This is why some modern art disturbs me deeply, they are saying, “Look, the world is chaos. The world is meaningless.”
Art is a powerful thing. You can say with art “Look, there is God in the world.”
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