Art Thread: E. Spears

[E. Spears]

Thanks a lot, man. Cool that you like it, for sure :D.

Alright, not gonna color it. Leavin' it as it is, just for you :).

more stuff soon...

-ers

[E. Spears]

...and here's more stuff. Another of the the sketch pages, I have a plan for what I'm going to do with them. It'll be cool, or at least dumb. Word.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage72905.jpg

Enjoy.

-ers

[E. Spears]

and a sketch from this morning.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/lantern73005.jpg

Enjoy.
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[Petersen]

That's pretty cool Robert. I think you could do a series of inanimate objects...like the watch, this lantern, etc.

Mike Davis (who does the wordless comic art) likes drawing things like corkscrew wine bottle openers, eyelash curlers, leatherworking punches, anty object that 'does work'

[Johann]

Awsome, i love the lantern. It's different and..um..i dunno...i just like it. :)

[E. Spears]

Petersen--thanks! Glad you like it. I'll probably do more stuff like this as it strikes my fancy :D. Do you have a link to that guy's website? I tried finding it, but there's so many mike davises that I couldn't find it. Hurm.

Johann--Thanks a lot :).

Colored the lantern. I think I like it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/lantern73005colorC.jpg

Enjoy.
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[Johann]

Oh yeah. Nice!

[fitzroy]

"I liiiiiike it!"

[Petersen]

Robert:
Mike doesn't have a website, but I called him and asked for him to scan some examples of those object sketches...he couldn't find all of them but here are some of the eyelash curlers:

[morna]

nice choice of inanimate object.. eyelash curlers seem so much like a torture device... extra creepy points

ers I love the lantern esp the b/w one

[E. Spears]

Johann--Thanks!

Fitz--Thank you very much!

Petersen--Those are really cool looking. Very sweet.

Morna--Thanks, I think I like the black and white one more, also.

New page of sketches:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage80105.jpg

Enjoy.
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[JG!]

wow there's some freaking good stuff in here
i love the hellboy sharpie sketch and the colours on the lantern piece are really nice and give it a nice mood

[Petersen]

I like your groupings of objects robert. You may want to focus on selecting the objects in some way that brings a greater idea to the piece.

This last one the top panel and pocket watch are the most sucessful. The otehrs fall a little flat because of the lack of contrast. I like the drawings of the objects themselves, but either the tone of the object or background needs to change to make them more readable. The meat on hooks is the hardest to see. But I really like the scratch out or whiteout you used to make the tops of the chains fade out...*frosty*

[E. Spears]

JG!--Thanks a lot, I appreciate it :).

Petersen--Thanks. I have the most fun doing those things. I remember on the first couple filled pages I did that a few people thought there was something sequential, but to me it was just filling the page with lots of drawings. So I thought that I could do a whole book of stuff like that. After I get 20 to 25 of them done, I'm going to collect them and print them as a sketchbook, but the theme to the book is going to be the pages that almost look like sequential art, but when there's nothing sequential about it; each page is going to be its own peice, but all the elements are separated into panels. I like the idea of putting things together that are more related to each other, but then I'm afraid it would end up being actually sequential (which I'm not trying to do). I bet I could do something like that, though, and have it still fit in the book I'm putting together.

I'm going to do actual sequential stuff eventually, but I'm having fun with this fake comic idea I had. I know it's kind of a dumb idea, but I'm enjoying it so far.

All the pictures I drew in the last one were inspired by music I was listening to this morning, and the themes in all the music I was listening to is kind of related to each other; Nine Inch Nails, Lamb Of God, Rage Against The Machine, Bloc Party (to a lesser extent).

Kind of rambling at this point, but whatever.

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[Petersen]

When I said things that relate, I didn't mean they had to be so literal or obvious of conections. It could be a vauge theme like "Things that restrict" "red objects"(when done in b&w the connection more subtle) "things that do work" "items or concepts related to time" "hate" etc.

I like the idea of the sketchbook. and I don't think it's "dumb" at all

[morna]

me neither it sounds like a very worthwile project and good practice

[E. Spears]

Petersen--I see what you're saying. I'm sure I'll do something like that, I've got 25 pages to fill! Glad you think it might be cool.

Morna--Thanks. So far I'm having fun with it.

Another one. When I finished the top right panel, I thought maybe it could be something important with a meaning or something.

Then I said to myself "Think about how sweet dinosaurs are. Hell yeah!"

So it wasn't so meaningful, but whatever :).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpageB80105.jpg

Enjoy.

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[Rob H]

I'm really liking that coloured lantern pic. Great stuff Robert. Love the dino. :D

[Johann]

An entire sketchbook filled with you're sketch pages = awsomeness.

[E. Spears]

Dr. Flem--Thanks, man.

Johann--thank you! cool that you think so.

Here's my two new ones:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage80205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage80305.jpg

Enjoy.
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[gary bolt]

I've been wracking my brains to describe how I feel about these new pages and finally came up with "sweetcore". I hope that works for you.

I'm also hoping that the last frame has nothing to do with a certain "Sunshine Band" because they sucked.

[E. Spears]

Thanks, Gary. Glad you like them.

No, everything on that page is stuff in my friend David's computer room. and the KC itself is the marker for the ranch he lives on (Kemper-Campbell Ranch). Word up.

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[kid cthulhu]

Oh, c'mon Robert, you can be honest. KC stands for yours truly! :D
And, big surprise here, "Adventure" is my new favorite. Awesome work!

[E. Spears]

You've found me out, Kid C. It's all about you.

Thanks a lot, glad you like Adventure.

I colored the first frame in Adventure, kind of like it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/boatcolors80505B.jpg

And I did a new sketch page this morning. This one is more "messing around/stream of consciousness" than the others, it's not as good but it was fun to do still.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage80705.jpg

Enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

one more before I go to bed:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/casualfriday80805.jpg

Enjoy.
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[Petersen]

The color on the boat is perfect-o! and Casual day is one of the most interesting images you have made to date. If you color it, use the same sensitivity as you did for the boat.

[E. Spears]

Thanks, Petersen. Glad you like Casual Friday, putting him in a kilt made me laugh. I might color it, I've kind of got a colorscheme in my head.

Here's another one with that dude, but less weird and more funny.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/casualfridayAgain80805.jpg

Enjoy.
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[gary bolt]

I like both versions but including the light switch in Casual Friday was really funny.

[E. Spears]

Thanks, Gary. I added it last, it made me laugh.

Here's a spider I did at Dave's house.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/spider80805.jpg

another sketchbook page thing whatever
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage80905.jpg

and a picture of a ceiling fan in Dave's house.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/ceilingfan80805.jpg

Enjoy.
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[Johann]

There's something about that light bulb guy that is just awsome. And for some fascinating, wierd reason i love the ceiling fan.

[Petersen]

This is a great post ERS!

The Spider is creeeeeeeeapy! nice use of negative space.
I like the clock & earth panels in your sketchbook page

[E. Spears]

Johann--Thanks! Glad you like the lightbulb guy. Cool that you like the ceiling fan, too, I thought it was just silly .

Petersen--Thank you! I wasn't entirely sure about the spider myself, but cool that you think it works.

I colored it, also.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/spidercolors80805B.jpg

A couple more sketch pages, one of htem colored. wooo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage80905B.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage80905BcolorsB.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage81005.jpg

Enjoy.
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[Ken O]

You have become an art machine!!! I echo the love of the spider piece.

[kid cthulhu]

Man, I'm jealous!
You just keep pumping 'em out and I haven't done squat.
Squat I say!

[E. Spears]

heh, Thanks TWyrm. I try to keep busy, I don't know if I'm going to have time to draw much when college starts up, figure I should get as much done as I can now. Glad you like the spider too :).

Kid C--yeah, but when you get something done it's a whole lot cooler dude! Like all those tube toys, they were fuckin' brilliant! And also, get off your ass and draw something, you lazy hippie! ;)

finished ANOTHER sketch page. phew!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage81105.jpg

enjoy.
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[kid cthulhu]

get off your ass and draw something, you lazy hippie! ;)
He he!

I'm really diggin' the way you take such unrelated objects and throw them into your work. Makes you wonder what the story is even if there isn't one.

[morna]

hey is that a mouseguard reference there? - kool!!

[E. Spears]

Kid C--Thanks. That's kind of the concept behind the sketchbook I'm gonna make out of all the pages of panels and such.

morna--you know, I didn't realize that it looks like that. I suppose it could very well be a mouseguard reference, I just thought it looked neat together :).

A new sketch page from yesterday morning:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage81305.jpg

Inspired by Saul Williams, Zack De La Rocha, and some other sweet people.

Enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

Fantastic, I really like the last panel in you're last post. It's just strangely beautiful...

[Ken O]

Very powerful. Nice job.

[kid cthulhu]

Man, I really dig your gasmasks.

[Petersen]

ERS,
these are getting better as time goes on. The last two have been very strong. (I thought those mice killed that snake....guess I'd better send them out there again...)

The latest one is great! the piece works as a whole, but that last panel is wonderfuly done. The billowing smoke is believeable and yet very stylized. Nice nice work.

[E. Spears]

wow, I didn't expect that one to go over this well...

Johann--Thanks, man. Cool that you like it.

TWyrm--Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

Kid C--Heh, I like drawin' them. Thanks.

Petersen--Glad you think I'm getting better. Sometimes I think I am, other times I think I'm not doing anything new or evolving at all. That last peice is my favorite of the sketchpages, I think.

That last panel was really interesting to draw, glad you guys think it worked out pretty well.

More stuff at some point, maybe later today.

Thanks again.

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[Ose]

I know I haven't said much, but these are really looking great! That coloured spider is just plain awesome.

[Tad]

Great looking stuff. You're absolutely right about how college will change your HB forum output. Try to keep sketching outside your art assignments even if it's only a page of doodles a week. (And the margins of your philosophy notes don't count.) ;)

[E. Spears]

Ose--Thanks a lot. Cool that you like how the spider turned out.

Tad--I'll try. I won't actually have any "making art" assignments for the first quarter or so, I think; I have to take some art theory classes first, they're required for my the studio art major. I think I'll be able to do a drawing or so a week, if I don't get completely swamped :D. And thanks!

Stuff..

inspired by Bloc Party lyrics.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/killsometime81405.jpg

didn't turn out as good as I wanted, but I guess it's not so horrible.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage81505.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

here's one from today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/newspaper81605.jpg

it's kind of a "salvaged" element from a bigger picture that I gave up on.

Enjoy.
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[Maija]

I really like these sketch pages divided up into panels.

Damn, I should have spent less time drawing that evil clown cat at Sketchbook Sessions and more time getting sketches from other folks, like you!

[kid cthulhu]

Okay, Robert, what's the secret? How do you get cute girls to pose in their undies for you? :D

That newspaper is the diggity! (?)

[E. Spears]

ruta--thanks! and your time at the session was well spent, the evil clown cat was badass!

kid cthulhu--there's nothin' to it, really. just gotta...uh...do some...things...hell, i don't know. it just happens :p. glad you liked the newspaper, right after i posted it i noticed a bunch of problems with it, but i still like it. it was fun to do.

had to start a new sketchbook...

kind of a warmup, i couldn't think of any new ideas for stuff.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/noideas81805.jpg

still nothing really new or profound, but it was fun.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage81805.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

two from today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/skullsketch81905.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/gasmask81905.jpg

Enjoy.
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[Johann]

That light bulb is the cat's meow...

[E. Spears]

Thanks a lot, Johann.

Ozzfest yesterday...holy crap. Best day ever, again.

no camera, but I drew some stuff today.

saw a few guys like this coming out of pits, this guy's kind of an amalgom of the injuries I saw from pits (bruises and cuts and a swollen eye or two). It's always the hardcore pits that mess people up, too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/goodpit82105.jpg

I hardly ever post unfinished pencils anymore, but that's because I hardly ever scan any pencils anymore. but I liked these and I wanted a record of them before I either make them better or screw them up with ink.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/clairegrassy82105.jpg

It's my friend waking up from lying on the grass during a show.

Probably have the inks done later today, maybe. If I don't fall asleep, I'm destroyed.

-ers

[E. Spears]

ended up doing the inks today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/clairegrassyinks82105.jpg

turned out not as good as I wanted, but not as horrible as it could've been I suppose.

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

okay...one more...sketchpage...

inspired by my experiences at Ozzfest some more.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage82105.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

sounds of good times, nice sketch page, The bad ass kilt reminds me the local Scottish games are in a week or so...I'm gonna buy me a kilt and watch some good old fashioned log throwing before I go back to school.

[Conundrum]

Cure, GREAT stuff. Love the dude with the gas mask and the broken lightbulb. But my fave is the Utili-Kilt in the panel on that last sketch.

[E. Spears]

Johann--thanks man. Scottish games sound like wicked awesome, you should totally chuck a log for me.

Conundrum--thanks a lot. The guy in the utili-kilt is my friend Ryan as he is at shows.

As much as I love the real kilt I have, I think I'm going to get a utilikilt for going to shows (they's gots pockets!).

couple new sketches, I found a brush-marker i my house.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/brushgirls82205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/tallgrass82205.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

one from today's adventure.

http://wasd-online.com/images/evan/sam-venture82305.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

Johann--thanks man. Scottish games sound like wicked awesome, you should totally chuck a log for me.

Yeah...I dunno, might pull something. I think i'll leave that to the professionals. :cool:

Standing in the tall grass is a favorite.

[kid cthulhu]

More gems all around, Robert!

"Standing in the tall grass". Is that a Modest Mouse reference?

[E. Spears]

johann--thanks. glad you like it.

kid c--thanks a lot. no, not a modest mouse reference, but I looked up the phrase and that is really weird that it's a line right out of cowboy dan! i don't have that album yet, though. might hafta pick it up...

something i did today. insired by my new friend Sam's journal scrapbook, it's got a lot of really great collages and mixed media stuff in it. I was just drawing whatever came to mind, hoping to get the same spontaneous feel her journal has.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/dumb82405borders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

another experiment one, this took too long for what it is.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/minigolf82405.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[JohnThompson]

another experiment one, this took too long for what it is.
Robert, you're definitely on to something with the brush markers! Both this piece and the "Standing in the tall grass" show a new level of refinement in your work. You accomplish great things when you construct your drawings from single, determined lines rather than a more sketchy approach. Your style benefits much more from a heavier line than in the thin-lined drawings we've seen up to now.

I hope you continue exploring this!

[E. Spears]

Thanks JT. I'm having fun with the brush marker also, it's good to play with different tools. I'm definitely going to keep messing with it, and I think I'm going to go out and get a real brush-pen, this one's tip isn't as pointy as it was in the first couple drawings (even after a few uses! jeez!).

Here's a couple things from today...not my best but I felt like I needed to do something.

done with the brush marker:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage82505.jpg

and some boring dumb introspective/rambling crap.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage82505B.jpg

enjoy.
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[howyadoin]

another experiment one, this took too long for what it is.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/minigolf82405.jpg
Now that is fantastic. I like the three-dimensional aspect of it.

[Johann]

The experiment with cardboard came out nicely. I think the time was well spent.

-And for some reason the Brown and the white go well together.

[JohnThompson]

The experiment with cardboard came out nicely. I think the time was well spent.

-And for some reason the Brown and the white go well together.
For more examples of how cool these look together, check out Dave Johnson's website! (http://www.devilpig.com/cardbored.htm) :D

[Johann]

Thanks John, I really like the "DIE NAZI!" Hellboy. This reminds me that I've got a whole lot of cardboard laying around the house, just waiting to be put to use.

[JohnThompson]

Nice avatar, Johann. I'm surprised you didn't pick the one where the monkey says "Space sucks ass" :D

[E. Spears]

Howyadoin--thanks a lot man.

Johann--thank you, you should totally do something with all your cardboard also man.

JT--i completely forgot about Dave Johnson's site! I used to love going there.

New one from today. another gasmask thing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/gasmask82605.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[kid cthulhu]

Hell yeah!

Robert, I'm lovin' this stuff, man.

I gotta move this weekend, but I'll be getting those cds to you soon. Unfortunately, I seem to have lost my favorite one, though. :(

[cosmos668]

Most excellent stuff. I dunno what it is about those gasmask guys but I think they're great. Keep 'em coming!

[Tad]

New job has been keeping me busy but I finally got around to scanning this beauty that ers sketched for me at SDCC. Sweet!

[morna]

New job has been keeping me busy ...!


GOOD!

nice ers piece too Tad!

[gary bolt]

Love the flying monkey! It's a win win page because the drawing is great and the subject is a flying monkey.

I love most of what I see on this thread lately. The drawings seem bolder and more confident. I love the use of all the heavy blacks, and the pages with the random mixed images. I even liked the ramblings on the introspective page.

[Petersen]

That Monkey is AWSOME! I like his hands.

[Tad]

Uh, Gary....... when's that wacky avatar contest over with?

You've been seriously creepin' me out.

[gary bolt]

Soon......

[E. Spears]

Kid C--thanks man. Glad you like it. Sucks that you lost your favorite CD :-(.

cosmos668--thanks!

Tad--hey, thanks for scanning that! glad you like it, I wish I hadn't been so tired that day, I did a really messy job on it...

morna--cool that you like it.

Sir Ed--thanks a lot! that's really great that you think stuff looks more confident; right now I just kind of feel like I'm stumbling around in the dark artistically, what I'm doing lately hasn't been doing it for me. I just need to keep practicing until i find something I like.

Petersen--thanks! I remember when I drew it I was particularly proud of his hands, even though he's hot six fingers on his left hand ;).

sketch page from a camping trip with my friends.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage82805.jpg

and a sketch I did today. I wanted to do something interesting, came up with this instead...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/skullsketch82905.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

some more junk...

this is probably the least successful of all the sketch pages so far, but whatever.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage83005.jpg

I like this one a lot, myself. Of course, it makes as little sense as all the others, but I still like it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage83005B.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

More great art, I like The red and yellow on the skull page and the whole layout on the tree page.
Ers-Since my last post I have used some of that cardboard and I finally got a Scanner!!!!-so i should be able finally get an art thread of my own someday. Unfortunatly, the scanner doesn't work with the piece of crap i'm typing on now. Looks like i gotta wait until my sister gets her Laptop internet ready.

JT-must have missed that monkey :(

p.s. Great flying monkey, ers!

[E. Spears]

Thanks, Johann! Glad you like the pics!

and I give the prospects of a Johann Art Thread a Hell Yeah! get that up man!

another page...did it today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage83105.jpg

enjoy.
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[Petersen]

nice page!!!! how many do you have now?

[E. Spears]

Thanks Petersen! I don't know how many I have at this point, probably about twenty I think?

couple paintings I did on the computer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/micpaints83105C.jpg

just playing around with this one:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/facepaints90105C.jpg

and, uh, you guessed it. new sketch page.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage90205.jpg

and a few sketches I did at a friend's house while watching movies.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/wingdude90205B.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/facedoodle90205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/wingdude90205A.jpg

enjoy.
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[kid cthulhu]

You are a machine!

Get pumped sweetcore! :D

[E. Spears]

machine? nah, I just have too much time on my hands. Damn, i wish college was here faster. I'm so past ready to leave.

glad you like it, the giant C is actually a giant cement C on a hill by the university I'm going to soon :).

one from today. i don't like it so much.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage90405.jpg

enjoy.
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[E. Spears]

drew this after a really fun beach adventure with my new friend from UCR. We went back to her house and made art. She did a sweet collage and I drew this junk:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage90505.jpg

a collage she made just for me:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/samgiftforme.jpg

good times.
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[Maija]

I am jealous of Tad's flying monkey. I really wish I'd been better about getting other people to sketch in my sketchbook. Oh well. NEXT TIME!

I hope you find time to keep crankin' out sketchbook pages once classes start, Robert. It's been really cool to see them.

[Petersen]

Your output has been amazing this summer ERS!!!!!

I look forward to seeing more sketch pages and the completed sketchbook!

[Tad]

I am jealous of Tad's flying monkey.

It's true, she really is. Understandable. The monkey already has an iPod Nano, a bootleg of unreleased Gorillaz tracks and the keys to the backdoor at Graceland.

Guess I'm a little jealous too.


Damn flying monkey.

[E. Spears]

Ruta--hell yes next time. and next time I won't have to be back at the hotel by 1:00 because I'll be there by myself, hell yeah! I'll try to keep doin' pages in college, I still don't know what my workload's gonna be like.

Petersen--thanks man! I've tried to keep myself busy, most summers I just sit around and don't draw and have to re-teach myself how to do things in the fall.

Tad--snap, yo.

new stuff:
painting/collage:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/painting90705croppedfixed.jpg

and more sketch pages:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage90805.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage90905.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage91005.jpg
they don't work as well as previous ones.

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

quick painting I did on the computer when I woke up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/paintsketch91105borders.jpg

and one done from a blown-up panel from a sketch page:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/outletpaints91105Bborders.jpg

-ers

[kid cthulhu]

Robert, your girls are consistantly ones I want to date. :D

[E. Spears]

hah, sweet deal Kid C.

monkeys!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/deepspacemonkeypaints91205borders.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/monkeyB91205borders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Maija]

Yeah, stupid flying monkey flaunting his iPod at me. Grrrrrrr.

That collage is great. I really like the astronaut too and I like the way you draw girls also.

But that latest monkey kicks ass! The one on red and grey could be an album cover. It's just an awesome piece of design. The off-set grey outline clinches it.

[Ken O]

The monkey art is a masterpiece.

[E. Spears]

Ruta--thanks! Glad you like the pics. I'm really happy with how the monkey pieces turned out myself, so I'm glad you like it.

Tequilawyrm--hah, figures that you'd like it ;). Thanks.

one from today, I think I'm going to color it some point soon. prolly.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/swordgirl91305Fixedborders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[morna]

lookin' good ERS... Thought I'd throw this one in here too so it doesn't get lost!

Thanks again ERS it's great!

:)

[E. Spears]

Thanks morna! glad you like the sketch :).

in color:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/swordgirl91305Fixedcolorsborders.jpg

I think this is one of the best things i've done so far, I'm really excited with how it came out.

enjoy, tell me what you think.
-ers

[kid cthulhu]

*sweetcore dank*

[Petersen]

The red & grey version of the monkey is terrific! Ruta is right when she says it could be album art. Right on!!

I really like the forced perspective on Gasmask girl....(she could be a team up pal with space monkey and robot cowboy!!!)
wonderful work Robert....your color choices for these pieces are perfect as well. They really fit the mood. I'm glad it's not all over rendered flash....using the subtle colors takes more control and restraint...shows how good ya are

[E. Spears]

kid c--hah, glad you like it :).

petersen--cool that you like the monkey also! more people like that monkey over the blue one, which is weird because I like the blue one more.

glad you like the new gasmask girl, I was so happy with myself when I finished it.

and there's no crazy photoshop flashy techniques in there because i don't know how to do them! hehh.

thing I did today (yesterdy now I guess) for my friend Claire. she turned 18 today (yesterday) and she's leaving for college tomorrow (today). oh well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage91405clairebirthdaycard.jpg

it's all just from funny good times we've had.

enjoy.
-ers

[Jan Bentzen]

"You want a duck ??" :confused:

[Johann]

Nice all aroun ers. I love the ostrich, as well as the rest of the page it all works without knowing the inside meaning.

[howyadoin]

Y'know, I like pretty much everything here (especially the monkey), but this 3D collage stuff absolutely slays me:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/painting90705croppedfixed.jpg

Nice work, man.

[E. Spears]

Jan--heh, the drawing's from a dumb conversation she and i had about a duck propositioning an ostrich.

Johann--thanks a lot! glad you like it.

Howyadoin--thanks man! glad you like the collage, it was real fun to do. And you know I love your work man, great stuff!

digital painting from today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sushipaints91605borders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

finally got some stuff scanned today...

did this mostly in the car on the way to hunter's house.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/samurai91705.jpg

last night was hunter's last night in town. it shall go down in greatness.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/lastnightintown91705.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

*edit--got some new markers. fun playing with them.

[E. Spears]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage91805.jpg

more playing with markers. meh.

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

some more new things:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/goodmorning91905.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage92205.jpg

leaving in less than forty-eight hours...that's so weird.

enjoy.
-ers

[gary bolt]

I like the new stuff. I hope all goes great at the new school. Besides feeling weird it must also be exciting. Keep us up to speed.

ps Love Mr. Twister. ;)

[howyadoin]

last night was hunter's last night in town. it shall go down in greatness.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/lastnightintown91705.jpg

I'm diggin' that one, man. It's really poetic.

[Petersen]

have a good and safe move ERS!!!

I look forward to seeing some college inspired work from you...

[E. Spears]

thanks guys.

OH SHIT. i'm pretty much moved into my dorm. gonna have some good times tonight, I think.

-ers

[Maija]

OH SHIT. i'm pretty much moved into my dorm. gonna have some good times tonight, I think.
I wonder if Robert managed to make it to the first class of the semester this morning? :rolleyes:

I hope you didn't have to register for any 8 am classes.:)

[Petersen]

hahaha!!! the 1st thing I noticed about College was the lack of a bell telling me when things started & ended....it was refreshing....but dangerous

[morna]

ah college...

good luck with that ERS! Have fun and work hard and ... have more fun!


oh yeah...and draw lots!

[E. Spears]

ruta--haha, no, i don't have any 8 am classes, i've got a 9 am class, but that's not so bad. I don't actually start classes until thursday.

petersen--the first thing i noticed was that my parents aren't here and i can do whatever i want. hell. yes.

morna--thanks a lot. I actually drew the first things I've done here last night, monkeys. my scanner's not set up yet, so i can't share 'em just yet.

first night i went to a sweet frat party, got pretty much really messed up, then we drove back here (yeah, we had a designated driver) and i wandered my way from the parking lot back to my dorm (all my friends are living in a different building). it was real real fun, frat guys are real nice and also real drunk. good times.

i was pretty hungover all day yesterday, but now i'm pretty okay (didn't eat much of anything yesterday and i didni't get much sleep again, so i'm tired and a little sick feeling).

catch you suckers later, i'll keep you posted on anything sweet that happens.

-ers

[Mike Cross]

Oh, god..you pretty much summed up my 4 years of university....i stayed on campus all four years cause that's where the parties were...

[E. Spears]

oh man...my first class is today at two in the afternoon...life is good.

still haven't set up my scanner, but i haven't really felt like drawing much either. lots of party, though. good goddamn times.

-ers

[E. Spears]

OH MAN. gots some drawings.

i'm sure morna and gary can guess what condition i was in when i was drawing this one:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/streaks92805.jpg

finished these this morning, while i was sober.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/fastslowcolors92905borders.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/monkeycolors92905bordersB.jpg

enjoy.

-ers

[howyadoin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/monkeycolors92905bordersB.jpg
You seriously need to sell that as a poster.

Oh, and glad to see you're still doing these even with the college schedule; they're really gettin' me off my ass to draw more.

[E. Spears]

thanks howy. glad you like that one, it's one of the few i've done sober so far. and i'm really flattered that my junk's getting you do draw more, thanks a lot :-).

more.

did this one sober right before class:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/tiles100105.jpg

not sober so much.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/ladder100105.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/skeleton100105.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/gasmask100105.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[howyadoin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/skeleton100105.jpg
You oughta do a tarot deck like that.

[E. Spears]

Thanks howy. that would be sweet, except it would take sooooo long :).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/notes100205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/beebeads100505borders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

Oh, man. I really like those last two, fantastic coloring.

[E. Spears]

Thanks a lot, Johann. Glad you like them.

nothing new yet, been busy visiting folks and whatnot (came home for the weekend).

more stuff later, prolly.

-ers

[E. Spears]

nothing really special, but it's all i've got.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage101005.jpg

not productive enough, no time. bleh.

-ers

[E. Spears]

inspired by my critical art theory class. what the hell is that class even about? it's tight though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/marxfruedgod101405.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

Tight indeed, i really like the addition of the flower.

[E. Spears]

thanks, johann. glad you like it.

couple things from yesterday...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/dogpaints101705.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/dogsketch101805.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[gary bolt]

Great drawings, Robert, creepy subject.

When I was a kid my cousins neighbours had chiuhauas and he started calling them racing rats. That's all I can think of them as to this day.

I love the composition of the black and white rat.

[Jan Bentzen]

"Great racing rats Robert" :D

[E. Spears]

Thanks, Gary. glad you like 'em. the chihauehaha or hwatever I drew from was real cutelike.

Jan--heh, thanks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/fireeye92305skullborders.jpg

did this yesterday, I was in a totally sweet state of mind.

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

Wow, that last was is beyond anything you've done before. Must have been some state of mind. More!

[kid cthulhu]

I am really digging your color choices, Robert. You're pumping out some amazing stuff. SKETCHBOOK!

And on a completely different note, I saw this (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/080652569X/qid=1129778814/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7519027-2302535?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) at Borders today, and you instantly sprang to mind. You guys share a first name and it reads like you might have written it.

[JohnThompson]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/dogpaints101705.jpg
Holy crap, Robert! This is an amazing drawing, far and away my favorite of any of your work I've seen. Great construction and line. I know some people think drawing from reference is not being "true" to your own artistic vision, but you've put your own unique stamp on this. I know I don't post many comments on your work, but I just had to say that this one is brilliant!

If you ever consider letting this one go, I would be proud to own it!

[E. Spears]

Johann--thanks, glad you think the drawing worked out, especially considering how messed up I was.

Kid C--thank you! I want to put together a sketchbook with the sketch pages at some point soon, I'll figure it out. And I LOVE realultimatepower.net! It's pretty much the best thing ever.

JT--thanks a lot, I really appreciate that. I'm sure I'l be cool with partin' with it at some point, I'll hit you up if I do for sure.

photos I took a little while back, on my last night in town. I cropped them and made them cooler lookin'.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/someothershits/jessepockets92305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/someothershits/prettydank92305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/someothershits/zoeladders92305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/someothershits/lizzieranaway92305.jpg

more...

[E. Spears]

more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/someothershits/ryanadventure92305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/someothershits/stinkyboots92305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/someothershits/jakemikeyladders92305.jpg

more...

[E. Spears]

more...this time from college...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/lizard100105.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/dianehooka100105b.jpg

more to come from college, if I remember to carry my camera around more.

the pics aren't that good, but they were fun to take and fun to crop and make a little more interesting.

enjoy.
-ers

[kid cthulhu]

Nice hookah!

[howyadoin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/fireeye92305skullborders.jpg

did this yesterday, I was in a totally sweet state of mind.

enjoy.
-ersI'll echo what Johann said. This is a major leap forward.
Nice hookah!Yeah, let's see more of it.

[E. Spears]

Kid C--hah, thanks. not my hooka, it's a friend's.

Howy--thanks a lot. glad you like that one also.

and here's the hooka.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/hooka100105.jpg

and here's more photos from college, this time a nature hike.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/treetangles102205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/treetangle102205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/trees102205.jpg

more...

[E. Spears]

...more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/sincitydiane102205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/milipede102205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/dyingwasp102205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/dianewalk102205.jpg

...more...

[E. Spears]

...more...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/deadleaves102205.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Petersen]

I really like the photos of brances and leaves. They have really nice compositions. Are you taking photography ERS? or are these just for fun?
Perhaps a new direction for you to persue

oh and the painted dog image is great! nice balance of contour line and flat color. slap a title on that and sell it to a gallery

[E. Spears]

Thanks!

no, i'm not taking photography, these are just for fun times. I'm enjoyin' it, though (admittedly it could be because I wasn't sober when I took most of the pictures in college so far ;)).

cool that you like the dog. It's actually really small, probably only about 6 x 9 inches.

more stuff soon, probably.

-ers

[Petersen]

hmm, for some reason I figured the dog was a big piece....20 x 36 or so

and if yer that good at selecting compositions drunk..I'd love to see how good they can be sober!

[J. Bastian]

Aw don't listen to him he does all his work shnockered up on 3 buck chuck. Really nice work!!

[E. Spears]

heh, thanks guys.

scanned some stuff, colored one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/rocks102505.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/dogfish102505.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/lumbulljack102505borders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[gary bolt]

Hey, Cure. Good stuff, as usual. I really like the first one with the floaty rock/asteroid imagery. Beautiful composition - and the fact that they all have a flat face oriented the same way intrigues me.

[morna]

oooh love the steer one ... those funny white lines coming down from the horns - actually all the white's very strong in the composition. Nice! also for the record I really dug the photos nice croppings great ichneumon wasp too - was he really that colour - reddish - never seen one like that. The little skink or lizard guy is adorable too

[E. Spears]

thanks, gary. cool that you like that one, I did it during a discussion for my ethics class because that class can get out.

glad you like the bull, I'm really happy with how that one turned out. i might do some more photos soon, but i keep forgetting my camera. that's the wasp's real color, for sure.

one more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage103105.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/ironworks110405borders.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/monkeyexplode110405borders.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/wetground110205.jpg

...to be continued...

[E. Spears]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/plantwall110205C.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/funds110405Cb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/funds110405Ablinesborders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

thing from today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/smoketown110705.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

new photos.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/groundleaves110405.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/treetops111505.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/grassleaves111505.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/cigarette111305.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Petersen]

Sweet design sense ya got Robert!!

[Tad]

Really nice stuff. Love the self portrait and the yetibigfootmonkey thing. Great eye for photography too!

[Ken O]

I just want to say I'm impressed and envious of your drive. Even in college you've really continued to pump out art and the photos are great. Nice work indeed.

[Johann]

Some great new photos. Love the sideways sidewalk, the tree and the cigarette butt.
Good stuff.

[E. Spears]

Petersen--thanks man!

Tad--thanks, glad you like the self portrait, it was really fun to do.

T-Wyrm--Thanks a lot. sometimes it's hard for me to keep making art stuff, but I make myself do it because otherwise I'll forget how.

Johann--Thanks. I think my photos are generally pretty mediocre, but sometimes I think they turn out not bad :).

edited the tree one, made it more colorful.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/college/treetops111505b.jpg

I haven't really done anything new in like a week or something, I've got to get off my ass and get some work done, but essays and shit keep getting in my way. Damn.

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

alright, last night i went on a huge adventure in the botanical gardens with some friends, and i brought my camera, and i took some pictures that i'm really pumped about because they turned out pretty snazzy. there's like thirty of them.

but here's the best as images:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/walkingshot112205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/smokingdiane112205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/smokeorfire112205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/onthebench112205.jpg

more...

[E. Spears]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/lightonsteps112205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/jakethumbsup112205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/jakebranchesb112205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/chainfence112205.jpg

and there's hell of a lot more, some of hwich turned out pretty sweetlike here:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/

enjoy.
-ers

[kid cthulhu]

Get some sleep already, will ya?! :)

Really like that fence.

[howyadoin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/smokeorfire112205.jpgMan, you just can't beat a good smokin' shot.

[E. Spears]

haha, sleep is for the weak, Kid C :). And I'm glad you liked that picture, I was pretty happy with it as well.

Howy--heh, I suppose so. Thanks.

here's one that I left as a link, but I really like it so i'm gonna post it here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/jakebranches112205.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Petersen]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/112205/chainfence112205.jpg

My fave of the lot Robert!!! very nice image

[fitzroy]

Great photos Evan, but smoking is bad, m'key.

[E. Spears]

Petersen--thanks! I think my friend pointed out the fence when I was taking pictures and said "dude, those posts are trippy. shoot 'em!"

Fitz--thank you! and I don't smoke cigarettes, they's yuckey. all of my friends do, all of a sudden.

hopefully I'll get a drawing or two done tonight, I'm going on another camping adventure with some buddies of mine.

-ers

[Maija]

The stack of coins and fire hydrants pieces are great. I assume they were done in photoshop, but are you going to have an opportunity to do printmaking at college? You've got a good eye for composition and colour.

[Petersen]

yay printmaking!

[E. Spears]

Thanks ruta! Yeah, did them in paint shop pro. I'll prolly have a printmaking class at some point, just not next quarter (taking beginning drawing).

a warmup I did while watching my friend trent play his guitar. it feels like i haven't drawn anything in a while, so i'm out of practice.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/trentguitar112505.jpg

the day after the camping adventure with my friends, I did a couple drawings. I think they're better.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/tentandtrees112605.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/jumpup112605.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

my regular photobucket account exploded last night, and it won't be back up until friday...so here's two drawings from today off of my backup account.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/beams112805borders.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboy112805.jpg

that's the first bit of fanart I've done in a real long time. huh.

enjoy.
-ers

[Lady Hellgirl]

Great work as usual Cure! Sorry to hear about you photobucket problem.

I love your Hellboy drawing it is REALLY GOOD!

Could you do some more fan art for your fellow Hellboarders please! We love them or at least I do!

Keep up your great work, I always enjoy seeing your new art posts!

[E. Spears]

thanks Lady Hellgirl, glad you like the drawing. I might do more fan art, depends on how i feel. I think i need to get a move-on on the drawings I promised I'd do for my friends, though.

colored the hellboy drawing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/amputee/hellboy112805colors2.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

woo!! my photobucket account is back in business! I'M SO HAPPY!!

check it. changed the colors for that hellboy pic. made them better.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/hellboy112805colors3.jpg

color job for "UP". did it a few days ago, don't really like it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/jumpup112605colorsborders.jpg

and the CRAB OF THE APOCALYPSE.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/craboftheapocolypse113005borders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[hellboyone]

Your progress over the span of time I've seen your work is so remarkable. You rock, man!

R.

[kid cthulhu]

I couldn't agree more.
And that crab of the apocalypse is awesome!

[E. Spears]

Rick--thanks a lot. Looking back to the first page of this thing, i'm really happy that i've improved.

Kid C--thanks! crab of the apocalypse started as a silly decoration to go in the hall I live in.

more art later, prolly.
-ers

[Johann]

really like the composition on UP, along with the shading on the Cab of Apocolypse...very cool, not too wild about the flames but hey...the crabs just awsome.

[Longman]

Heh heh heh, I'm loving that crab - that needs to be on a t-shirt with CRAB of the APOCALYPSE in big letters! :D

[Tad]

I like that "Up" one. I may have said this before but have you checked out the graphic novels of Paul Grist? Jack Staff, Bill Burglar and Kane?
Some Jack Staff color pages (http://www.weisshahn.de/kane/js.htm)

[hellboyone]

Paul Grist is the keenest...especially Jack Staff. That UP piece does have a touch of Grist in it.

R.

[Maija]

The crab rocks!

[morna]

you know which one of these recent ones I like...? the steel girders poking out of the ground one... i just do

(well, and the floating-flaming crab one too of course)

[E. Spears]

johann--thanks! the flames didn't turn out as well as I'd liked, so i'm not that wild about 'em either.

longman--heh, that would be sweet. thank you!

Tad--glad you liked UP. i think you've told me about paul grist before, but i never looked him up (lazytown). that's some excellent stuff, thanks for the link!

ruta--thanks :)

morna--thanks, that's my favorite of my new stuff also. good memories tied to those things. and tripping, i tripped on them.

couple little new things:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/fig120505b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage120905.jpg

whee! another sketch page! but it's crappy, but it was fun, and i need sleep.

enjoy.
-ers

[Rob H]

Great composition on that top one. Good stuff.

[E. Spears]

Thanks Rob H!

some from last night. they're not very good, because i was not sober.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/vikingsusetheskullsoftheirenemiesas.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage121305.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

not good..are you kidding me... you obviously do not know how much scandinavian metal means to me!

that is fucking metal!-color it!






wow.

[E. Spears]

hah. thanks, man. i might drop some color onto it, once finals are over (YIKES!).

vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels. that's brutal.

-ers

[E. Spears]

based on my friend's song Spitting Sparks Motherfuckers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/spittingsparksmotherfuckers121705.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

new thing. done while visiting my cousins, sober this time :rolleyes:.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/noarmsgirl122005.jpg

tried coloring it, didn't like it at all. might give it another shot later. if it looks alright i'll share it.

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

didn't color that one, but i did a new sketchpage thing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage122105.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage122105colors1.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

things I did for a band my friend Samantha's in:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/joshuatree122605.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/cuddlefishB122605.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/cuddlefishA122605.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

couple more recent things...haven't done anything this year so far, but i'm workin' on it...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/three122305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/hella122905.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

and also photos from a few days ago (got a new camera):

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/lampbeads123005.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/lamp123005.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/flower123005b.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/flower123005.jpg

...

[E. Spears]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/dragonfly123005.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/bell123005.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/beads123005b.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/wall122905b.jpg

...

[E. Spears]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/fan122905.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/againstmepin123005.jpg

and that's it. enjoy.
-ers

[Maija]

Okay, the gasmask sherriff is freaky, although in a good way.

But those photos, man, what kind of camera did you get? The contrast in the first one with the cranberries draped on the lamp is quite striking. You got excellent contrast, exposure and focus in all of them, even the ones that appear to be taken without a flash.

The mundane, household ceiling fan as a threatening robotic device! Cool.

But the brick wall with the leaves in the gutter is really outstanding. The colour saturation, contrast and composition are all fantastic.

[Rob H]

So you're an excellent photographer aswell? I love abstract macro shots. Love your work.

Gotta agree with the ruta. That brick wall shot is brilliant. Love the composition and colours.

[Johann]

You are an effin art maniac.

[gary bolt]

Great drawings and photos!

The cuddlefish drawings are all sweet. I love the "god" one too.

You do seem to have a great camera. I like mine but yours seems to have excellent macro.

[E. Spears]

ruta--thanks a lot! I did the one with the cowboy frame after a night of partying. it was good partying. I'm glad you like the photos, I like takin' pitchers. The camera I got is a Cannon Powershot 610 (I think that's the number, I don't have the camera near me, and I'm recovering from another night of partying, so I'm way too lazy to go get it). It's like my other camera, only with more buttons and takes nicer photos. The brick wall's one of my favorites, too, cuz it was taken during...another night of partying. heh.

Rob H--excellent? no way, I'm just starting to figure things out. got a couple lucky shots in is all. Thanks!

Johann--thank ya. I try to keep busy.

Sir Edward--thanks! the singer in the band liked them too, I don't know what the others thought. 'God' one? you mean with the flowers and weirdness? never thought of it as a 'god' pic, it's cool when others tell me what they get out of stuff that I do. I never really have any kind of meaning in mind when I do things, and I just know I'll have to make up some stupid meanings in my art classes.

SO. pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/bulbmouth010605.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/oldman010605pencils.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/oldman010605.jpg

don't really like either of those drawings. It's always hard for me to start drawing at the beginning of the year, like the start of the new year always throws me into a little drawing funk. blehh.

last night was one of the most intense nights ever. i saw the band COLD WAR (http://myspace.com/coldwar) at a little venue down the street from my school. it was so much heavy. HEAVY. now my neck is sore from all the insane headbanging I was doing and my throat is sore partly because of all the screaming COLD WAR lyrics at the top of my lungs, and because at the party afterwards I spent my time with a kind of sick and very much drunk Christine. Oooops. now I'm sick.

so yeah, that was my update on college life. enjoy the pics, and check out COLD WAR.

-ers

[morna]

hey ers i have to throw in with everyone who loves the brick wall. it's lovely. i'm liking the crazy lightbulb guy too

happy new year... bzzzrt!

[gary bolt]

Sir Edward--thanks! the singer in the band liked them too, I don't know what the others thought. 'God' one? you mean with the flowers and weirdness? never thought of it as a 'god' pic, it's cool when others tell me what they get out of stuff that I do. I never really have any kind of meaning in mind when I do things, and I just know I'll have to make up some stupid meanings in my art classes.



It's not that big of a stretch, there is a giant hand reaching down out of the sky.

[E. Spears]

Morna--thanks! happy new year to ya also.

Sir Ed--sure it's not a stretch, it just never occurred to me :-P. In my mind, it was always that figure's hand (even thought there's no way it could read that way).

some more recent photos I took. the only four that turned out half-decent.

claire being cute.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/claire010306.jpg

andrew, claire, and mikey being silly.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/clairemikeyandrew010306.jpg

hunter's domino adventure.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/hunterdominos010106.jpg

mikey being a thug.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/mikeycigar122905.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

more photos.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/berriesred010806.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/dandylion010806.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/gonzo010806.jpg

more...

[E. Spears]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/spikeything010806.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/spikeythingB010806.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/berryblue010806.jpg

more...

[E. Spears]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/gasmask010806.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/wormshti010806.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

GONZO!

the girl sketch is good, it seems your getting even more of a steady hand, very different from alot of the early stuff.

and the worm...what can i say...

[E. Spears]

can't say much, is what :-). cheers!

thing from today. not really diggin' it, still in a little rut or something.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/pop011006.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Petersen]

My recent faves:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/myimagehost2/berriesred010806.jpg

ooop....the girl in green is gone.....I liked that one

[E. Spears]

Petersen--thanks! and I previously deleted the girl in green cuz i didn't like it so much, but now I put it back up just for you. glad you like it.

nothing new yet, too much of being busy. I did edit that last one a little and made it a bit nicer looking, though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/pop011006c.jpg

word.

-ers

[Rob H]

It's amazing with what a little clean up can do. I love it.

[kid cthulhu]

Robert, I am loving your stuff!
So off the wall with the seemingly random text. When's that book coming out?

[E. Spears]

Rob H--thanks!

Kid C--thank you! Contents of the book's completed, I'm still figuring out what I'm going to do with it; my buddy and i were entertaining the idea of doing a split-thing, like half my sketchpages and half his goofy writings, i'm not sure what's going to happen, but I do know that it will happen.

inspired by a girl in my english class.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/scenegirl011406.jpg

done this morning, after waking up after a night of...you guessed it, intense partying. i'm suprised i'm not hungover, i must kick some serious ass.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/stilllife011406.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

possible logos for my friend Kelly's Ghoti (fish) Productions.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/ghoti011506acolorsB.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/ghoti011506bcolorsB.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

my friend chris, she's a badass. chris, jake, and I were real stoned when I drew it, we were watching American Beauty and it was intense.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/chris011706fixedeye.jpg

i ditched entomology today so i could finish some homework for my art theory class. oops.

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

self portrait I started in my Drawing class. 18x24 in. charcoal. about two hours so far, probably gonna put in another next week.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/selfportraitprogress011906.jpg

the only two decent photos I've taken in a while.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/palmtrees011406.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/tanks011406.jpg

enjoy, crits and stuff always tight.

-ers

[Petersen]

You have a great photographic eye Evan!! Case in point:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/tanks011406.jpg

[E. Spears]

thanks a lot, Petersen! I haven't had the time I've wanted to practice my photography, and think I need lots and lots of work. I recently made friend with a couple photographers, they're extremely good, I love it.

quick doodle of the singer from Lamb of God, theyr'e the best where metal is concerned.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/lambofgod012606.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Ken O]

I like the palm trees. It has a sense of desolation that really speaks to me.

[E. Spears]

TWyrm--thanks! glad you like it. It was a real pretty overcast day when I took it.

more stuff eventually, but since I just got out of my last class of the day, it is now what I like to call...PARTY TIME!

-ers

[Lady Hellgirl]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/ghoti011506acolorsB.jpg

Hey Cure,

I LOVE this Ghoti (fish) Productions logo! It's really great!!:D

Thanks for all of your photographs and art work. Their always cool to look at and your quality of them is superb!

[E. Spears]

thanks a lot lady hellgirl! glad you like my stuff.

finished thing from today...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/gamering012806colors.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

Hannah's friend. I didn't catch her name.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/girlportrait012906.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

new stuff. some good, some bad.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/girlportrait012906colorsb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/quickstilllife013006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/doodleonomy013006.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

still more stuff. a little bit better.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage020306.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/lipspainting020306borders.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

Some nice ones in this last bunch, I like the composition on the first one with the finger game and the feet one. Last sketch page is also cool.

[E. Spears]

thanks johann! glad you like them.

getting back in the groove for the sketch pages again. here's another one, drew it right before a party last night. best party ever.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage020406.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

alright. i've gotta focus after this one. gotsta get started on ruta's sweet script make the pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage020706.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Trulyures]

I colored something today. Here it is, in all it's purple glory.
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/bordergirlviolet.jpg
Crits are welcome.
That is all.

-Robert
I like the use of mixture in the colors.... looks very pretty^_^

[E. Spears]

thanks trulyures! i forgot about that peice, it was so long ago.

painting from last night. i started it when I was high, finished it later when I was still high, but thoroughly bummed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/contractualoblication_or_damn020806.jpg

details
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/contractualoblication_detail1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/contractualoblication_detail2.jpg

enjoy.
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[Ken O]

The spiked collar, tree, crotch picture is really cool. It might just be because I like tits and crotchs but I think there is more to it.

[Johann]

yeah...like'n the painting, nicely done..fantastic colors.

[E. Spears]

TWyrm--thanks. Yeah, there's a little bit more behind it, but prolly it's only because I know what's happening there.

Johann--thanks! I think If I hadn't painted the redish stuff around the border area it would've been better, I had a really nice thing with creams and oranges and browns going.

pencils for a new page.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage021006_pencils.jpg
done last night at a party.

peices are getting more and more personal, so that's a little weird.

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

finsihed page.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage021006.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[howyadoin]

Word on the street is, it's your birthday. So I'll raise a few more in your honour, and by the way, this latest stuff is the shit. You should compile a book of these pieces.

[Petersen]

peices are getting more and more personal, so that's a little weird.

I think that's great!! Some of the latest panel pages are the best work you have done!! This latest one is super cool. The toned color really packs a punch. You are getting a lot of "sexy" in your female shots without being overy graphic or in poor taste..very subtle. good job!

You should compile a book of these pieces.

I hope this is still the plan!!! cause I want a copy!!

[Johann]

yeah... I'm so looking forward to this book, if and when you make it be sure to throw in some unseen stuff, a surprise is always good.

no pressure.. :P

[E. Spears]

howyadoin--haha, thanks! you can celebrate for me, I've got way too much work to do to party (sadface). I actually do plan to put the sketch pages into a collection, not sure when, but it'll happen.

Petersen--thank you very much. lately I've been drawing what I do almost as it happens, that last page especially. I pencilled most of it at the party, and I was drawing what I was doing and seeing. I try not to be in poor taste, I thought the panty-shot page was maybe pushing it a bit, though.

Johann--there will be some new stuff thrown in there for sure. I'm pumped about it, too.

so yeah. that's that.

-ers

[howyadoin]

howyadoin--haha, thanks! you can celebrate for me, I've got way too much work to do to party (sadface).Damn, the things I do for some people...

[E. Spears]

haha, good one howyadoin.

new thing. put it on the door of my dorm because it makes me laugh.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/pull021406.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[E. Spears]

update!


playin' with ink. messed up her arm hardcore.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/girlsketch021606.jpg

did this straight with dipping pen and ink thing. was high for most of it, which explains a lot about it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage021706.jpg

present for my friend Kelly who is deathly afraid of whales, because they're so big.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/whale021906.jpg

to be continued...

[E. Spears]

colored version of the bulbs pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/bulbmouth010606colors022506b.jpg

colored version of the joshua tree pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/joshuatree122605colors022506b.jpg

drawing I did for the band The Killing Machine (http://myspace.com/madeofmagic). I dig their music.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/thekillingmachine022806.jpg

enjoy.
-ers

[Johann]

hahaha, love the whale!

[Maija]

The whale is awesome. :)

[E. Spears]

Thanks, Johann and Ruta! Kelly liked it when I gave it to her, too.

colored the Killing Machine:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/thekillingmachine022806colors030106.jpg

another sketchpage, this one waaay less introspetive than the last few
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/sketchpage030606.jpg

another killing machine thing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/fuckyeahthekillingmachine030806.jpg

if you haven't already, check out their music. it's good http://myspace.com/madeofmagic

to be continued--

[E. Spears]

These two I did while sitting around campus listening to the Killing Machine (to their older acoustic demos that only dave and I have, I'm so special)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/trashcan030906.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/treesketch030906.jpg

superhero, because I haven't drawn one in forever.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/superhero030906.jpg

and everyone, I implore you--WATCH THE HILLS HAVE EYES. It's so so so so badass, I was almost as pumped as I am at a metal show by the end of it, it was that intense.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/myimagehost/thehillshaveeyes031406.jpg

enjoy!

-ers