Life, Art, Illustration, Design, and Stuff that Matters to Me
Happy New Year everyone. I’m on this new diet/exercise program that I started before the new year, so that’s what this sketch is about. It’s pretty amazing and I’ve already lost like 20 lbs! I never thought I could do something like this, as I happen to LOVE food. I’m determined to stick with it. I’ll post some more sketches soon!
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– January 19, 2010
Crazy busy lately! This is WAY overdue, and as you can see from the date, I did the thing like ions ago! It’s definitely time for a new few sketches. I’m gonna try and take some time Friday to do another one. I miss my sketch time – but we all gotta eat, too! Hope you enjoy this one. It was just a nice mellow Friday when I did this and I was feeling pretty sunshiny.
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– September 24, 2009
Yes, it’s true. I have an extreme fetish for black pens. The brands I use most often are before you. Just the other day, I ran to Walgreens and bought about $20 worth of black pens. I really like the Pilot V5 and Sharpie’s new “Pen” is pretty cool. I just don’t use pencils much, but I should. Do you have a good pen you can recommend? I’m always looking for good new brands of pens.
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– September 2, 2009
Okay, its been a while since I’ve posted something. I’ve been pretty busy, which probably explains my latest sketch. Funny how a lot of these things I’m mentioning in this sketch, are things I’m thankful for, huh? Anxiety is such a pain in the ass. Seems like a lot of people are dealing with it and I know a lot of people who have battled with actual anxiety attacks. Seems like a strange concept, but I think they’re real. Anyway, I’ve tried to take some of the pressure off of doing these things every day – I want them to be a relaxing and fun experience, not another item on my to-do list. Have enough of those. That said, there will be another within a day or so.
Can you relate to anxiety? If so, how do you cope? I’ve found that just doing this sketch has been EXTREMELY relaxing. I feel so much better after posting this.
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– September 2, 2009
Multiples of seven are usually good, or related to good things. Today is my fourteenth sketch and today I’m feeling pretty darn thankful for a lot of things. I’m thankful I have a job that I love and for the people who trust me to do that job for them. I’m thankful to have a wonderful woman who loves me with all of her heart. I am thankful to have to beautiful, bright, creative and funny little kids. I’m thankful for other creative people and for their efforts to improve our community and for people who are using their creativity for the forces of good. I’m thankful for you – who have been kind enough to lend me your time to read my blog, look at these sketches and maybe even comment, or send something of your own if you feel the urge.
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– August 25, 2009
Here goes. This is real – from my heart and from my life. I’m sure some people will be able to relate to the words here. I’m one of those people who finds it hard to draw boundaries, to set limits and to avoid trying to please everyone. I tend to be so dependent upon other peoples opinions and feelings and you know what? I’m kind of tired of it. I’m going to be who I am, and whether you like it or not, it won’t change it. I’m not going to change who I am for you. Why do we get so hurt and feel so bad when people don’t approve of us? I’m at the point right now where I just don’t care. If you don’t like who I am, that’s fine. I’m me and there are plenty of people in my life who support, love and care about me. Thank God for that.
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– August 23, 2009
THE HONEST SKETCH
Here’s how We’re Gonna Do it from Here On Out:
I’m hosting this project on my server for now, but soon, I’ll have my own site strictly for this project. What this project is all about is me, you, and them, honestly speaking from the heart and soul, through a sketch. I’m going to do a sketch every few days that expresses a real feeling, emotion, situation, or something, that is going on in my mind, life, etc. There is no pressure, no judgemental opinions, no “you shouldn’t think like this or that” kind of stuff happening here. It’s all just an effort to like, get you and me, and them to release whatever is inside that needs to come out – think of it almost as therapy, but just through release and self-expression.
I’m going to sketch from my heart – it doesn’t have to look good or be “cool.” What it does have to be, is honest. I invite – no – dare you – to submit your own sketches that express what you feel, or are thinking – it can be whatever – mundane, erotic, seriously fucked up, frustrations, anger, joy, hope – WHATEVER you feel like. I’m going to kick things off with re-doing my whole outlook on this project and posting some serious honesty in my sketches. If you decide to send me something – I promise I will keep things anonymous – if you want. I’m choosing to start this thing on my personal blog, but I’ll soon be moving it to it’s own domain and web space. So yeah, that’s pretty much it. So here’s my first “really” honest sketch:
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– August 9, 2009
Okay, so it’s been eleven years. My how time has flown by. I was at a departnment store today with my wife, and an older man asked me how my day was going. I said it was going pretty good, and that I couldn’t complain. He then said, “well, you didn’t wake up with grass above your head, so you’ve got to be doing alright.” So true.
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– August 9, 2009
Completely stoked for Top Chef – probably one of my favorite shows ever. I love to cook, and watching all of the talented Chefs do their thing, especially under the gun, is pretty cool. I especially love the look on Tom Colicchio’s face when dealing w/ a Chef’s poor excuses for failure. Priceless.
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– August 19, 2009
Pulling allnighters is no fun, but the feeling of satisfaction from the work that’s been done is amazing.
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– August 19, 2009
Have you blinged lately? Well, me neither. Don’t know why I went with the jewels…maybe because today was kind of a like a gem – w/ the kdis going back to school and all. It was for certain, a special day. Things will be a bit more quiet around the house, and I’ll get to go on meetings on a whim – not that I like meetings, but it will be nice not to have to frantically try and find a sitter each time a client needs a face to face, ya know? The kids had a great day at school and love their new teachers. In the words of Napoleon Dynamite…”Yessss.”
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– August 17, 2009
Was is the key word here. Was just chillin’ on a Sunday. It was still a good day, although I had to work – but I ended the day pretty darn satisfied that I’d learned something new.
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– August 17, 2009
