Got up at a semi-reasonable hour and went to work. The studios were dark and mostly vacant. Had to locate my broom and dustpan. The smaller one is missing again. They were giving away free sandwiches at school so I got one for lunch and chatted with Jim and Robin a bit. Put in an order for more large bags. I got a cheer when I came around a corner with my arms filled with toilet paper to replenish the bathrooms (they were seriously depleted).
Mostly uneventful day of work. Sat and read. Only two more shifts I have to work and then I am done.
It took me a long time to get into working tonight. A long time. But I think I accomplished a lot today. I have my sketch of Karen done for my portrait. All it needs is paint. I think she might be a little low or centered in the composition, but it needs to be painting before I can tell. Hmm. Also got my Art History piece all sketched out. The assignment is to create a piece inspired by something were learned in class AND to incorporate a part of the new 511 building. So I was inspired by Bronzino's Portrait of a Young Man. It is a portrait of a man of books and intellectual society. And with further description it led me naturally into what I am going to do: a portrait of Stephen Fry based on the pose of Bronzino's work. I'm VERY happy with how the face is looking. The pose is a good copy, considering I had adapt it for Mr. Fry's figure. The book his hand is draped on I will try to make into one of his, and I changed one of the carved faces in the piece into Hugh Laurie's face. The background is the 511 building. It fits...decently enough. I can't wait to start painting it. Which will happen tomorrow as it is due way too soon, but I won't rush it. I have faith in my ability and speed(thanks to Annie).
Finished watching Requiem for a Dream. The ending is so horrible. So tragic.
Watched a bit more Black Books. That series is so amazing. So hilarious.
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
But I don't wanna
Today became sort of a rest day. Oh I worked, but not as hard as I have been working. Tomorrow I will be right back at it, starting work on one of my final portraits. Or my art history final. One of those.
Went to Mia's final thesis proposal. She made a book containing illustrations pertaining to the recovery and situation of youth being diagnosed with cancer. It was inspired by a friend of hers. Really beautiful work. I saw her outside the room and she said, "Oh good, you came," and when I went into her presentation room it was packed full! I tried my best to keep my lollipop opening quiet, but I still got a dirty look from Matt. No one else though.
After the lecture I went about printing. Which ended up being a total flop. Somewhere along the line I screwed my plate up and when it came to printing, it ended up being one big mess. I think it had to do with too little lithotene. I worked from 10 to 1:30, with a little break for food. I still did two prints, but they look like crap. I have about 8 of the first ones left so I can't really flub up the next time. Sucks! I don't like being set back like this. And that was a lot of time used up. BAAAH!!
I went to another thesis proposal. It was a series of illustrations about Detroit done by someone who has only spent three weeks there. Lindsay was going to make sure the person did it right. She says he did. Saw a lot of the comic people at the lecture. Daniel was there are both of them. He shaved down his beard into a HUGE moustache. It...is huge.
Walked home with Lindsay. I felt really tired so I took a nap while she went out to First Thursday. Ibanez napped with me. Ibanez, however, did not join me for dinner. Then I loaded up some youtube, popped in Requiem for a Dream, and set about finishing my sequential narrative piece for painting (not at all finals related, just a piece I haven't finished but it isn't due till the end so that is alright).
One thing I was watching was this show called Black Books. It has Dylan Moran as a book seller and general loaf with his accountant and friend from the shop next door. It is British and hilarious. I watched about five episodes tonight while painting. Great work that.
Got an email from mum suggesting I stay in the dorms another year.
Went to Mia's final thesis proposal. She made a book containing illustrations pertaining to the recovery and situation of youth being diagnosed with cancer. It was inspired by a friend of hers. Really beautiful work. I saw her outside the room and she said, "Oh good, you came," and when I went into her presentation room it was packed full! I tried my best to keep my lollipop opening quiet, but I still got a dirty look from Matt. No one else though.
After the lecture I went about printing. Which ended up being a total flop. Somewhere along the line I screwed my plate up and when it came to printing, it ended up being one big mess. I think it had to do with too little lithotene. I worked from 10 to 1:30, with a little break for food. I still did two prints, but they look like crap. I have about 8 of the first ones left so I can't really flub up the next time. Sucks! I don't like being set back like this. And that was a lot of time used up. BAAAH!!
I went to another thesis proposal. It was a series of illustrations about Detroit done by someone who has only spent three weeks there. Lindsay was going to make sure the person did it right. She says he did. Saw a lot of the comic people at the lecture. Daniel was there are both of them. He shaved down his beard into a HUGE moustache. It...is huge.
Walked home with Lindsay. I felt really tired so I took a nap while she went out to First Thursday. Ibanez napped with me. Ibanez, however, did not join me for dinner. Then I loaded up some youtube, popped in Requiem for a Dream, and set about finishing my sequential narrative piece for painting (not at all finals related, just a piece I haven't finished but it isn't due till the end so that is alright).
One thing I was watching was this show called Black Books. It has Dylan Moran as a book seller and general loaf with his accountant and friend from the shop next door. It is British and hilarious. I watched about five episodes tonight while painting. Great work that.
Got an email from mum suggesting I stay in the dorms another year.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
mmm fish
Six pages done. I am now taking a little break from the comics and will be working on the finals that are due much sooner (like the portraits, art history final, and printing). Six means I am halfway. Halfway in three days. A lot of work gets done if you sit and work work work.
I met up with Pearl to talk about my schedule. Actually I signed up correctly. Took the right Art History class and as for Science F(r)iction, well I needed to take a liberal arts class as well so that doesn't count as an elective. I also asked about the internship my Sophomore year and she said that I need to talk to Andy about it. I'm responsible, I can do it. One of the reason's I am here, so I am totally going to do it. I'm way ahead anyway. So all I added to my schedule was: The Figure, taught by Morgan Walker. Tuesday is a really long day, but I get a three day weekend and Wednesday off so I think that works out just dandy. Another full semester. I am taking three 300 level classes (The Figure, Science F(r)iction, History of Design) and two 200 level (Illustration Studio I, Painting Techniques II). It will be difficult, but hey what can I say, I am awesome.
Returned some DVD's and swung by Trader Joe's to get the rest of my needed groceries (milk, eggs, bread, frozen breaded cod, lollipops). Then I settled in for another round of comics! Whee! Even though there were less backgrounds, the anatomy I had to draw was tricky. Hard to make up positions with no reference. Got it drawn and inked and started in the wash but I took a break for yoga.
I really got into the final corpse pose. I just oozed into my mat. So peaceful. It was a much needed rest during this nonstop week.
Finished up the page. Looks consistent to the rest of the comic. Awesome! Watched Kill Bill volume 1, Gone in Sixty Seconds, and Spaced. I'm running low on things to watch.
Had a delicious early dinner of salad and breaded cod. For coming out of the freezer, they are not half bad. Portland lacks good Fish & Chips. Really needing some Ivar's right now.
I met up with Pearl to talk about my schedule. Actually I signed up correctly. Took the right Art History class and as for Science F(r)iction, well I needed to take a liberal arts class as well so that doesn't count as an elective. I also asked about the internship my Sophomore year and she said that I need to talk to Andy about it. I'm responsible, I can do it. One of the reason's I am here, so I am totally going to do it. I'm way ahead anyway. So all I added to my schedule was: The Figure, taught by Morgan Walker. Tuesday is a really long day, but I get a three day weekend and Wednesday off so I think that works out just dandy. Another full semester. I am taking three 300 level classes (The Figure, Science F(r)iction, History of Design) and two 200 level (Illustration Studio I, Painting Techniques II). It will be difficult, but hey what can I say, I am awesome.
Returned some DVD's and swung by Trader Joe's to get the rest of my needed groceries (milk, eggs, bread, frozen breaded cod, lollipops). Then I settled in for another round of comics! Whee! Even though there were less backgrounds, the anatomy I had to draw was tricky. Hard to make up positions with no reference. Got it drawn and inked and started in the wash but I took a break for yoga.
I really got into the final corpse pose. I just oozed into my mat. So peaceful. It was a much needed rest during this nonstop week.
Finished up the page. Looks consistent to the rest of the comic. Awesome! Watched Kill Bill volume 1, Gone in Sixty Seconds, and Spaced. I'm running low on things to watch.
Had a delicious early dinner of salad and breaded cod. For coming out of the freezer, they are not half bad. Portland lacks good Fish & Chips. Really needing some Ivar's right now.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
name pun #324
Going to call it an early (midnight) night tonight. Didn't get as much work done as I would have liked, but still I am keeping on with it all.
Went to Charley's thesis. He did a great job. I can't wait for the final product. When I came in he said "my audience just got a Trillian times better". Hee hee. He is doing an illustrated novella. Seeing more of his work blew me away. It is amazing! I can't see how he is so self-defacing all the time. Boo Charley, boo!
Returned some comics to the library and checked out a neat little pile of DVD's to watch while working.
Outside of a trip to get desperately needed groceries, I stayed in and worked on my comic. It keeps getting slower and slower. But I am working. Still working. There was a lot of weird shading to be done today. Took me a while. I also was watching movies I haven't seen as much and so couldn't as easily ignore.
Comic standing as of this moment: five complete pages. One page 5/8ths of the way pencilled. It is only Tuesday and I am at almost half way. Movie/tv watched: Art School Confidential (oh dear god, it is so very true). More QI. Spaced. Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Oh speaking of that, mom did you like Hedwig?
Tomorrow I meet with Pearl to discuss my upcoming classes. After that I work and if yoga isn't cancelled, I am going to do that in the evening. Have to make a second grocery run as well, for eggs, milk, bread, and juice. Nighty night all!
Went to Charley's thesis. He did a great job. I can't wait for the final product. When I came in he said "my audience just got a Trillian times better". Hee hee. He is doing an illustrated novella. Seeing more of his work blew me away. It is amazing! I can't see how he is so self-defacing all the time. Boo Charley, boo!
Returned some comics to the library and checked out a neat little pile of DVD's to watch while working.
Outside of a trip to get desperately needed groceries, I stayed in and worked on my comic. It keeps getting slower and slower. But I am working. Still working. There was a lot of weird shading to be done today. Took me a while. I also was watching movies I haven't seen as much and so couldn't as easily ignore.
Comic standing as of this moment: five complete pages. One page 5/8ths of the way pencilled. It is only Tuesday and I am at almost half way. Movie/tv watched: Art School Confidential (oh dear god, it is so very true). More QI. Spaced. Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Oh speaking of that, mom did you like Hedwig?
Tomorrow I meet with Pearl to discuss my upcoming classes. After that I work and if yoga isn't cancelled, I am going to do that in the evening. Have to make a second grocery run as well, for eggs, milk, bread, and juice. Nighty night all!
2am trill
You know, when I am just working all day on the same thing it doesn't make for that interesting of blogging.
Anywhoo, got up for Mikayla's thesis proposal. Really funky uneven sleep. Not so grand. Oh well. Her thesis went well. Really complex and heavy idea about art as social practice. I don't think I quite got it, but I trust that she knows what she is doing. The print lab is occupied during the time on Wednesday when I thought I would be using it. Dang. Yoga was cancelled so after talking to Tabby-Sue, Soh-kuhn, Leah, and Matt, I went home.
I read That Salty Air by Sievert. I got through it really quick. The art is lovely. Great water and character designs. The octopus truly did rock. So after that, I buckled down and sat my bum in front of the computer for another round of what I like to call: Trillian draws a comic that gets progressively weirder and harder to draw. If I do two a day, I will be done on Friday. I have other finals to consider so I am not quite assigning a "two-a-day" goal. One plus is more reasonable. Yesterday I got two one and one pencilled, today I have just two done. I had to include more objects and thus more variations of color. Really tricky. Thankfully comics are not intended to be read from a distance. Huzzah! The text is near illegible unfortunately. I need to work on that. I am not a text person. I wouldn't include it if I could think of a way not to. I am amazed at the variation that is coming up in the panels.
Today I watched: about four-six episodes of QI. Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor). Shaun of the Dead. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2007.
Lindsay and I got pizza for dinner. Out fridge is looking really sparse these days. I really must go shopping.
Anywhoo, got up for Mikayla's thesis proposal. Really funky uneven sleep. Not so grand. Oh well. Her thesis went well. Really complex and heavy idea about art as social practice. I don't think I quite got it, but I trust that she knows what she is doing. The print lab is occupied during the time on Wednesday when I thought I would be using it. Dang. Yoga was cancelled so after talking to Tabby-Sue, Soh-kuhn, Leah, and Matt, I went home.
I read That Salty Air by Sievert. I got through it really quick. The art is lovely. Great water and character designs. The octopus truly did rock. So after that, I buckled down and sat my bum in front of the computer for another round of what I like to call: Trillian draws a comic that gets progressively weirder and harder to draw. If I do two a day, I will be done on Friday. I have other finals to consider so I am not quite assigning a "two-a-day" goal. One plus is more reasonable. Yesterday I got two one and one pencilled, today I have just two done. I had to include more objects and thus more variations of color. Really tricky. Thankfully comics are not intended to be read from a distance. Huzzah! The text is near illegible unfortunately. I need to work on that. I am not a text person. I wouldn't include it if I could think of a way not to. I am amazed at the variation that is coming up in the panels.
Today I watched: about four-six episodes of QI. Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor). Shaun of the Dead. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2007.
Lindsay and I got pizza for dinner. Out fridge is looking really sparse these days. I really must go shopping.
Monday, April 28, 2008
pretty fan-damn-tastic
I've been sitting in almost the same spot since noon.
I have two pages of my comic done and a third mostly pencilled in.
Today I watched: Ghostbusters. Stardust. Three episodes on QI. The Christmas special that started series 2 of Doctor Who. Cowboy Bebop The Movie.
I didn't do much else besides eat and shower and shove Ibanez out of my lap.
I'm pleased with how the comic is shaping up. I have some great panels thus far. Go me! This next week is going to be filled with getting up, going to some presentations, coming home, and working for hours and hours. It isn't so bad, actually I am having a lot of fun. I am feeling challenged but not over worked. It isn't a strain, I just have to keep at it.
I need to get some more food. I'm down to carbohydrates again.
I have two pages of my comic done and a third mostly pencilled in.
Today I watched: Ghostbusters. Stardust. Three episodes on QI. The Christmas special that started series 2 of Doctor Who. Cowboy Bebop The Movie.
I didn't do much else besides eat and shower and shove Ibanez out of my lap.
I'm pleased with how the comic is shaping up. I have some great panels thus far. Go me! This next week is going to be filled with getting up, going to some presentations, coming home, and working for hours and hours. It isn't so bad, actually I am having a lot of fun. I am feeling challenged but not over worked. It isn't a strain, I just have to keep at it.
I need to get some more food. I'm down to carbohydrates again.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
it was a sunny day and I was inside
Stumptown Comics Fest was fun. Not as fun as the last one but still pretty fantastic.
Panels:
Started off with Nicholas Gurewitch's one. Really good considering he winged most of it. And he had a robot. Always badass. Went to the Craig Thompson panel as well, despite the lack of me reading any of his work(no clue why I haven't, but now that I have some I can!).
Meeting Cool People:
Didn't interact with as many people as last one either. It was so crowded, it made it really hard to. Didn't really meet many awesome people. Just sort of remet a few old ones. Actually I was disappointed by a lot of the artwork, and that is what I come for mostly so bah. Disappointment! Did remeet Nicholas Gurewitch and the end of the day (when his line had almost vanished). He remembered me! How cool. I met Tim Sievert at the Top Shelf table. He was really sweet(and easy on the eyes) and when I flipped through the comics I was in awe of his octopuses (again with the Stumptown octopuses...)and his art in general. So his comic was the first that I bought of the day. He didn't know how to spell my name(I asked him, "what kind of a nerd are you?") so I wrote it in the book and he signed it. And DREW AN OCTOPUS! He rocks. And asked me to please enjoy it. Awww. I saw Kazimir Strzepek from a distance a couple times but I never approached him. He was just visiting and didn't have a table. The Robopocalypse people had a table. It was a pretty badass spread that they had.
Spending Money:
I am being a good American and am spending my refund. It is my money and I earned it! And this only comes around once a year. I'm very good. I didn't really buy anything from the people selling. Well not the lonesome sellers. The prices were suddenly more expensive than last one. I can't randomly buy a lot of $15 comics! Even if they look good, that is still a lot of money and if I buy a couple of those then my budget gets killed fast. I bought a story/illustration collection, the comic from Tim Sievert, 3 scuffed comics for $10 from Oni, a grab bag of cheap comics ($1), a half off anthology of autobiographies, and I went back to the Top Shelf table and said "I have this much money left, any sweet deals you can give me?" And the guy who wasn't Sievert said, "I can give you Blankets for that." And I said deal. Now I have Craig Thompson's 500+page tome in my collection and I got it for a fairly good deal.
Friends:
I rode the train with Michal and Blair. Interesting ride. I met Matt pretty much the instant I entered the building. Nicole was manning the PNCA table. Andy was there looking tall. Karen was looking fabulous. Jim was also there being tall. I ran into Danny and that really surprised me. As evidenced by my, "I thought you were a dork, I never knew you were a nerd!" comment. Philip was there with awesome hair. It is cool now that I am getting to know more of the community. But damn there were some nerdy people there. Karen, Jim and I went to Lloyd Center and got lunch. I set off the alarm at Macy's a couple times but no one came running. The books I had acquired were not desensitized.
The Afterparty:
Karen parted ways from Jim and I. After I spent all my money there was little point to me sticking around. Also it was ridiculously crowded so meeting people was mostly a bust. So I hopped on the Max and headed back to the Goose. And Jim tagged along. There were some crazy shouting people on the Max. And a guy named "Ace Venom" that used to work with Jim. He looked exactly like you would imagine a guy who changed his name to "Ace Venom" to look.
The rest of the day was spent hanging out with Jim, fighting off a killer headache, sorting my new finds into my shelves, eating spaghetti, coughing, and generally not doing a damn thing about my finals. Whatever. I need rest. I am going to be getting exactly that in a few. Tomorrow the game starts.
Panels:
Started off with Nicholas Gurewitch's one. Really good considering he winged most of it. And he had a robot. Always badass. Went to the Craig Thompson panel as well, despite the lack of me reading any of his work(no clue why I haven't, but now that I have some I can!).
Meeting Cool People:
Didn't interact with as many people as last one either. It was so crowded, it made it really hard to. Didn't really meet many awesome people. Just sort of remet a few old ones. Actually I was disappointed by a lot of the artwork, and that is what I come for mostly so bah. Disappointment! Did remeet Nicholas Gurewitch and the end of the day (when his line had almost vanished). He remembered me! How cool. I met Tim Sievert at the Top Shelf table. He was really sweet(and easy on the eyes) and when I flipped through the comics I was in awe of his octopuses (again with the Stumptown octopuses...)and his art in general. So his comic was the first that I bought of the day. He didn't know how to spell my name(I asked him, "what kind of a nerd are you?") so I wrote it in the book and he signed it. And DREW AN OCTOPUS! He rocks. And asked me to please enjoy it. Awww. I saw Kazimir Strzepek from a distance a couple times but I never approached him. He was just visiting and didn't have a table. The Robopocalypse people had a table. It was a pretty badass spread that they had.
Spending Money:
I am being a good American and am spending my refund. It is my money and I earned it! And this only comes around once a year. I'm very good. I didn't really buy anything from the people selling. Well not the lonesome sellers. The prices were suddenly more expensive than last one. I can't randomly buy a lot of $15 comics! Even if they look good, that is still a lot of money and if I buy a couple of those then my budget gets killed fast. I bought a story/illustration collection, the comic from Tim Sievert, 3 scuffed comics for $10 from Oni, a grab bag of cheap comics ($1), a half off anthology of autobiographies, and I went back to the Top Shelf table and said "I have this much money left, any sweet deals you can give me?" And the guy who wasn't Sievert said, "I can give you Blankets for that." And I said deal. Now I have Craig Thompson's 500+page tome in my collection and I got it for a fairly good deal.
Friends:
I rode the train with Michal and Blair. Interesting ride. I met Matt pretty much the instant I entered the building. Nicole was manning the PNCA table. Andy was there looking tall. Karen was looking fabulous. Jim was also there being tall. I ran into Danny and that really surprised me. As evidenced by my, "I thought you were a dork, I never knew you were a nerd!" comment. Philip was there with awesome hair. It is cool now that I am getting to know more of the community. But damn there were some nerdy people there. Karen, Jim and I went to Lloyd Center and got lunch. I set off the alarm at Macy's a couple times but no one came running. The books I had acquired were not desensitized.
The Afterparty:
Karen parted ways from Jim and I. After I spent all my money there was little point to me sticking around. Also it was ridiculously crowded so meeting people was mostly a bust. So I hopped on the Max and headed back to the Goose. And Jim tagged along. There were some crazy shouting people on the Max. And a guy named "Ace Venom" that used to work with Jim. He looked exactly like you would imagine a guy who changed his name to "Ace Venom" to look.
The rest of the day was spent hanging out with Jim, fighting off a killer headache, sorting my new finds into my shelves, eating spaghetti, coughing, and generally not doing a damn thing about my finals. Whatever. I need rest. I am going to be getting exactly that in a few. Tomorrow the game starts.
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