Visual Indication

So I have started a new class in school entitled "Visual Indication". Basically we are learning how to use professional markers create presentations. I have found out that markers are not the easiest medium to use. Unlike pencils, they DON'T ERASE! Okay, okay, this should have been obvious.
So I started practicing with them and for my first assignment drew some objects that might be found in a witch's house. I still have allot of practice to go before I will be able to get good at coloring with these.
So here is the drawing---

Let me know what you think!

Ubuntu

I decided to repartition my hard drive last night and this morning I installed Ubuntu Linux on the new partitions. I have used Linux in various forms over the years (Red Hat, LinuxPPC on a Mac, Debian) and I like the OS. Unfortunately I cannot get my latest peripherals to work under Linux. My printer/scanner is a Lexmark and they offer little to no support for Linux on their website. I have also not been able to find much on this particular model (x3350) on the internet. It is sad that this would be the only reason for me to continue using Windows XP (which is a drag allot of the time).
Besides this single issue, Ubuntu booted up fine and I was able to get my wireless card to work with very little effort. Web pages came up fast and clean, blowing away Windozzzzzz.... I still wonder if I can get our cell phones to connect though. My wife and have a Motorola RAZR V3 and a Sony Ericcson w300i respectively, both of which connect with USB cables and have drivers in Windows.
If anyone has any info on this, throw me a line. I am eager to migrate to Linux but I cannot afford all new peripherals and don't want to lose the niceties of being able to load my cell phone pics and music directly to my pc.
Anyways, more if I find it...

Self Portraits

We had to draw a large sized self portrait our final project in Life Drawing. This one is about 30 inches by 12 inches. It took me about 4 or 5 hours to complete and then another hour to scan in (in pieces) and put back together in reasonable condition.
It was a long process but I had allot of fun at this. It has encouraged me in my ability to draw people.

Killer Albums

Legion Of Boom - Crystal Method
Urban Jungle - Aphrodite
Lest We Forget - Marylin Manson
Sinister Nostalgia - Switchblade Symphony

Had to add these on the rebound

Favorite Music

Felt like posting a list of my favorite tunes this week...
Allot of it is in the genre "House" (which btw is my favorite TV show, the guy is harsh!)
but there is a bit of everything here

It Just Won't Do - Tim Deluxe/Sam Obernik
Bitch - Dave McCullen
Fast Cars - Hellbent
Nothing But You - Paul Van Dyk
The Things You Say (Dirty South Remix) - Cicada
Wonderful Night - Fatboy Slim
Faster Kill Pussycat - Brittany Murphy/Paul Oakenfold
The Streets (Feat Bun B.) - 8Ball & MJG
Cervix Couch - Christian Death
These Boots Are Made for Walkin' [Bombs Remix] - KMFDM
Long Hard Road Out of Hell - Marilyn Manson
Round and Round - Ratt
Sweat - Tool

Makes one hell of a list if you have these tunes... otherwise download soulseek and find them!

Hands and Feet

More anatomical drawings.
Now we are looking at the surface areas... these are actually my own hand and foot. Pardon the hair!

yeah I know, I didn't do that great a job on the hand. my thumb looks bizarre doesn't it?? lol

First Snow

We finally had our first real snowfall that stuck... Yay! there were already kids outside playing nextdoor at 7:30 am (wow, I remember those days!)

This is a field near our workshop--


This shot in front of our home--

Serenity Sunrooms Banner

I recently reworked a website for Serenity Sunrooms. The site will be published in it's new form shortly.
I had to do some digging to find the font they liked. Turns out they like my banner logo better than their original square logo, which I also redrew and vectorized.

Here is the banner--


Original logo--


Vectorized Logo--

Timed Poses

This one was an interesting practice. In these timed poses you can see the increasing amount of detail and proportional accuracy. I learned quite a bit from this exercise. Drawing a person is like building a house...

These are fairly 'low res' (72dpi). Each image is noted as to it's pose times.

More Reposts

This one was created for a school assignment... I forget which class! haha

Psychland--


This one was a study in geometrics and atmosphere..

Huroct--


This one was a study in positive and negative space..

Some Reposts

Alot of art was lost from this blog when I "accidentally" deleted it early this year.
Now that I have time to do it, I have dug it all out again for reposts.
I hope you all enjoy these....

This first is a caricature that has been searched for recently. Aparantly there are links to it from other sites.

It is an image of the artist "Toothsome", who is a frequent poster on the Drawingboard.