This is the first of a new caricature sketch series I’m starting. Angel here is a good friend of mine. I thought I’d surprise him with a cartoon of himself. What do you think?
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Awaiting the arrival of my uncle for a carpool to the flea market, Dad enjoys his bowl of changua on this quiet Sunday morning.
Stanley’s favorite toy. The irony is that we all make fun of Stanley for being a chicken himself. I love that dog.
As I was rummaging through some of my old sketchbooks I found this unfinished drawing from 2006 of my pastor. I figured I’d post it since he’s recovering from a Flu. I don’t know that this will help but, hey, this is as close to a Get Well Soon card as I’ll get.
And now for an update. I’ve been diving into some reading the past few days, attempting to reach my goal of 12 books for 2008. As of this entry I’m only 3 books short. But I’ll be able to wrap one up in a few minutes. And in 2 days I can still finish the last two books. I didn’t reach my goal of visiting 4 places outside of Florida, but I got awfully close. Tallahassee is only a few miles south of Georgia, so I’ll consider that my fourth place for the year. Oh and I can scratch the Bachelor’s Degree off the list. That feels mighty good.
As far as 2009 goes, I intend on creating and selling some prints through the new year. Which means I’ll make my official portfolio site and store very soon. I’ve begun organizing my work so that I can document them photographically.
A big shout out to those of you who still read this little blog o’ mine. I wish you well in the ‘09. Any big celebration plans?
It’s late and I’m working on 2 projects. I would rather be sleeping. The above is a sketch I made on Friday while listening to a lecture. It’s a drawing of Brent, whom I also made into a cartoon during last year’s Blogathon.
Back to work!
Being a Fine Arts major has its perks. We’ve officially hit the middle of the semester and there are no essays to write or special quizzes to take. Essentially all we’ve got working for us (or against us) is our attendance, class participation, and our completed projects. A few other relieving bits of news:
- I know what I will be presenting for my Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) show coming up in April . I’m excited and anxious to do it.
- I leave to New York next week with my graduating class. The beauty of the trip is that it will be completely free. Two prominent art collectors donated $10,000 apiece to make this trip possible. What a blessing!
- I aced my History of Graphic design quiz this week. That’s three in a row. I feel pretty darn good about myself. Especially after trying to remember all those European designer names. Rodchenko, Marinetti, Apollinaire, Mallevich, and on and on.
- My graphic design class will focus the rest of the semester on preparing for our BFA show.
This last point is a huge relief. We designers need all the time we can get for this show. You see, Graphic Design is the step child of the fine arts community in our school. The nature of our profession is that we use our creativity and skills to communicate for a client. In a sense, we’re interpreters for some one else’s message. Well our BFA show requires us to make our own message and put it on a wall. Many of us have been in a panic for the past months trying to find our own message. Now that we can focus our class time on this, we’ll be able to flesh out the ideas and pieces better.
I still have quite a load to carry before the semester is over. It’s time to get back to it. I’ll post the BFA show details soon.
Hey everyone. It’s 1:30 in the morning and my family is still up and at it. We always wait until midnight on Christmas Eve to celebrate by exchanging gifts, hugs, and kisses. It’s always an emotional thing for us. Above is a picture of a handful of my cousins with my brother and me tonight.
Merry Christmas everyone! Thanks to all of you who have been a part of my life. I have been blessed with your kindness.
