tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203814502024-03-23T10:43:15.474-07:00Cartoon CurioJustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-68873299023796743622009-08-10T17:50:00.000-07:002009-08-12T14:06:41.789-07:00Surfer Magazine cover contest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyUUPy5pMwAhYAAEX6s7WXnTl99nH0QXcMwRNyRv0369RNKJTSr3y6kMdJYUFhG6POwNoL0ai6RgaHzhxLWWcF5lf7mOdyppfQw8sq_buYyEsyGPRoK8C81-ifKr0VPQ0etKd/s1600-h/DOLFUN_SurferCover_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyUUPy5pMwAhYAAEX6s7WXnTl99nH0QXcMwRNyRv0369RNKJTSr3y6kMdJYUFhG6POwNoL0ai6RgaHzhxLWWcF5lf7mOdyppfQw8sq_buYyEsyGPRoK8C81-ifKr0VPQ0etKd/s400/DOLFUN_SurferCover_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368502772627428130" /></a><br />Hey folks! I hate to ask favors, but if you're reading this, could you please click <a href="http://www.mysurfercover.com/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=1048">here</a> to vote for my design? I'd highly appreciate it. I've been working with an Australian client recently. He's asked me to do several dolphin projects, including a possible kid's book concept. I can't tell all, but check out a few of the images below.<br /><br />I wish all my visitors, the small, special group of you, an excellent Summer in the sun!<br />xoxoxo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFM0al-8cdsS0zBEYICRrGnb7QWUOwUkYOFDopvoKEuJMXrnx_seqWf-knTACAUMO1loOmBtXYSAy09AtItJNEisUfzZnDflVMp8DktzTh9gCwtvnorLPMBMMjVsQM5pkxcVL/s1600-h/DOLFUN_EndPage_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFM0al-8cdsS0zBEYICRrGnb7QWUOwUkYOFDopvoKEuJMXrnx_seqWf-knTACAUMO1loOmBtXYSAy09AtItJNEisUfzZnDflVMp8DktzTh9gCwtvnorLPMBMMjVsQM5pkxcVL/s400/DOLFUN_EndPage_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368504174968230834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOCqyf4OjPSRSn-PR7W9fDg4wEJXAnS7T6kslHwgELQ6wnaYT5A7dFiJS3xrrxB3WeS2HX2s23JJT916DPzpLDC6oVorl9pjeuqHURx84vZUEHrLtqqS9BNaY2BSNz2_lSqPp/s1600-h/Page_21_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOCqyf4OjPSRSn-PR7W9fDg4wEJXAnS7T6kslHwgELQ6wnaYT5A7dFiJS3xrrxB3WeS2HX2s23JJT916DPzpLDC6oVorl9pjeuqHURx84vZUEHrLtqqS9BNaY2BSNz2_lSqPp/s400/Page_21_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368504803978673186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXr7O0-COHfGHPpKFfWnbMA7WFobSxIlaQ4doj5cbxZ10tkjPJhDzwQhAlTiMQdxS1_xIoFGmoTTMXV02pfyFTF6ybLtGmYzyZnwZBzs4iwKQ135iLN5CU0BRvSQDoDu00HZl/s1600-h/Page_15_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXr7O0-COHfGHPpKFfWnbMA7WFobSxIlaQ4doj5cbxZ10tkjPJhDzwQhAlTiMQdxS1_xIoFGmoTTMXV02pfyFTF6ybLtGmYzyZnwZBzs4iwKQ135iLN5CU0BRvSQDoDu00HZl/s400/Page_15_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368505099741976450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LAXvPQjmJYsoCfZNpCuq3ofvCA1Ib-PTLHKQqZ2ELtDl_fzd4_m6fc6l5-o_t8H1L8F-w57wUbVBrbEDmtuyouHoUB-JrPk2J8kdu-vRDxokjzWwqpcn9FmXl8q4WSr09ALR/s1600-h/Page_29_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LAXvPQjmJYsoCfZNpCuq3ofvCA1Ib-PTLHKQqZ2ELtDl_fzd4_m6fc6l5-o_t8H1L8F-w57wUbVBrbEDmtuyouHoUB-JrPk2J8kdu-vRDxokjzWwqpcn9FmXl8q4WSr09ALR/s400/Page_29_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368505270461324754" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-18009717544500654542009-07-01T14:09:00.000-07:002009-07-01T14:15:28.876-07:00Oodles of Random Doodles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckc7j5ZhUDbXZwRjYDkaeNJc6VTWy6tTCgiP31eV6xjwDXYjYM9EKe-Se_-tbIhZaBIObsD16UP3vN451-4B-l2qMHpW5Qs30rWeyFp-kqK2RFkb10qUQQAYwyGkhmIV27zyr/s1600-h/Random_PostIts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckc7j5ZhUDbXZwRjYDkaeNJc6VTWy6tTCgiP31eV6xjwDXYjYM9EKe-Se_-tbIhZaBIObsD16UP3vN451-4B-l2qMHpW5Qs30rWeyFp-kqK2RFkb10qUQQAYwyGkhmIV27zyr/s400/Random_PostIts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353602331338780386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEH-7eeB7o0rBWo72NkXS5WiNsHdVZbnElLKZTEkzzI4Z43rB33kmH1C_YpKlfg32ZMlG7LweRWDo1s2vpbmQlO6UkbLYt64wwiPtmq3EXEK97G_H49Xc3e0JomQCCHIzmovq/s1600-h/ToGarrett_blurred.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEH-7eeB7o0rBWo72NkXS5WiNsHdVZbnElLKZTEkzzI4Z43rB33kmH1C_YpKlfg32ZMlG7LweRWDo1s2vpbmQlO6UkbLYt64wwiPtmq3EXEK97G_H49Xc3e0JomQCCHIzmovq/s400/ToGarrett_blurred.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353603064030916594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEWlQBG4tD1XJr9pLa4tR7D5IFnC4-xx_zxnce4I6BLrf25Wp271agjHOkEIdfkYVWg_DlhKgIjri7SX5ui3483ecfbVjMSg-UWrJuwPfZoESkLntllhPCRopFd_eqS8qA1C2/s1600-h/ToDad_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEWlQBG4tD1XJr9pLa4tR7D5IFnC4-xx_zxnce4I6BLrf25Wp271agjHOkEIdfkYVWg_DlhKgIjri7SX5ui3483ecfbVjMSg-UWrJuwPfZoESkLntllhPCRopFd_eqS8qA1C2/s400/ToDad_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353602977751267410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbDswi7-r9LSRrF_FlCF-cwjFeqbXglEiO5t_ATr9nF3zm1usB9NOI4ejbeJ0ylXUP3SRxPkH7sHpZrzdLnVGEkxD90X8iy66pB9SFfV_mUltVHMyevTkRUrRBISUQLYhL6gn/s1600-h/Scribbletown_HomePage_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbDswi7-r9LSRrF_FlCF-cwjFeqbXglEiO5t_ATr9nF3zm1usB9NOI4ejbeJ0ylXUP3SRxPkH7sHpZrzdLnVGEkxD90X8iy66pB9SFfV_mUltVHMyevTkRUrRBISUQLYhL6gn/s400/Scribbletown_HomePage_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353602786455323506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMWquEVOiMI5l2rO080JRWyj4xPXZooEC6alNXF9ue5X0hWWbfyZ8Ok9FUPq-fEaI7jpmDxqSonJitQaJiLDdLKtG06p5flMFl99dP7QQKhMGQoZS9HA0EM6XD8-vJSxMLmOY/s1600-h/Scribbletown_Map_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMWquEVOiMI5l2rO080JRWyj4xPXZooEC6alNXF9ue5X0hWWbfyZ8Ok9FUPq-fEaI7jpmDxqSonJitQaJiLDdLKtG06p5flMFl99dP7QQKhMGQoZS9HA0EM6XD8-vJSxMLmOY/s400/Scribbletown_Map_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353602569441851666" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-8828113309482806832009-06-12T08:34:00.000-07:002009-06-12T08:48:23.253-07:00Directory of Illustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkeaKxCeQGmJK6eBQvTgBlgP4uYhXgsiiueoe2vIehJV7hYIoLETlPjlrsTNpB240kI8D_jzRbJa9giCKVY0U6PgNDJKK0wAbWj4RFo8j5L7SMwkISoX1I8RLNE8nDwh0PWrP/s1600-h/SpaceBoy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkeaKxCeQGmJK6eBQvTgBlgP4uYhXgsiiueoe2vIehJV7hYIoLETlPjlrsTNpB240kI8D_jzRbJa9giCKVY0U6PgNDJKK0wAbWj4RFo8j5L7SMwkISoX1I8RLNE8nDwh0PWrP/s400/SpaceBoy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346467429568617378" /></a><br />Check out my work in the <a href="http://www.directoryofillustration.com/ArtistPortfolioThumbs.aspx?AID=3685">Directory of Illustration</a>. The illustration above has been one of my recent favorite additions to my portfolio. I'm slowly honing in on my "professional" kid's book style. I'm shopping agents, and doing various projects, but I thought I'd take a moment to leave a sample on the ole' blog. If you have a second, I'd really really love artistic feedback or opinions about this collection of images. My Directory of Illustration ad page will look like this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-FWxIszlWbFMfgt2oG0Kwjac63E52HpklzllFUgSUySB9n9ZHj43QsCRY3uDuvAbyuBiag119wmB2vORA2RIZoE0nXSsFO2nOGygSY-jaKVliVZ89FJN9uXblKFtAWaWSNs2/s1600-h/JustinWinslow_proof.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-FWxIszlWbFMfgt2oG0Kwjac63E52HpklzllFUgSUySB9n9ZHj43QsCRY3uDuvAbyuBiag119wmB2vORA2RIZoE0nXSsFO2nOGygSY-jaKVliVZ89FJN9uXblKFtAWaWSNs2/s400/JustinWinslow_proof.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346468009449357842" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-70650045826702862222009-05-30T18:47:00.000-07:002009-05-30T18:53:25.637-07:00We'll be right back after these messages......until then, here's a maessage from one of our sponsors: (click image.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfWEFWScpHRiR0jd225j8Vq1JigoAAdZcWrElRE7BChktTRQu2JiMfwQGIPKm8d3ihnnofua8v27hHtsR1M3EbTk87gD8p4ooRwoLE0xq24CE62kZmXbXSDs1yw3Qp4R8cWK7/s1600-h/Doodles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfWEFWScpHRiR0jd225j8Vq1JigoAAdZcWrElRE7BChktTRQu2JiMfwQGIPKm8d3ihnnofua8v27hHtsR1M3EbTk87gD8p4ooRwoLE0xq24CE62kZmXbXSDs1yw3Qp4R8cWK7/s400/Doodles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341799070616800866" /></a><br /><br />Cartoon Curio is on recess. I'll return as soon as I'm done relaxing. :DJustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-59338770708805387902009-02-17T06:45:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:52:58.567-08:00Isabella, you inspire me<center><a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/greenporno"><img src="http://www.sundancechannel.com/UPLOADS/original/green_porno/bumperstickers/gp_bumpersticker4.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><br />Science never looked so FUNNY or as SCANDALOUS as Isabella Rossellini shows <a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/greenporno/">here.</a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-7726028976876237692009-02-12T00:05:00.000-08:002009-02-12T00:36:27.095-08:00Trying to learn Flash!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6h_GVLjHTeetA8i4haNX15Oiozc8Dg4PH_wh3zxaThUotwBPPyVorm8h7b28lVbPJ9aMWDcdwxUQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-70947794393599300182009-02-10T14:47:00.000-08:002009-02-10T15:06:03.294-08:00Drawing from life at The Society of IllustratorsThought I'd post some recent life drawing samples on the ole' blog. I can't display my other projects due to clients, but naked models are fine! An ink brush was used to sketch these but I'll probably use a pencil next time for more detail. I like how they vary from cartoonish to realistic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPdb6GG6dB7c0PfBoFpmvFZS5jBQzQdNeiUav_2aCzuzQTt-LtE7NCuJHYNze7iyJzTFJgdEI70eHcVXwHe2O_YA3d6ijmMO0tQIDtq2MGP4bQJzl47nlKjPP8F4ZWeq7dF71/s1600-h/girl_perspective.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPdb6GG6dB7c0PfBoFpmvFZS5jBQzQdNeiUav_2aCzuzQTt-LtE7NCuJHYNze7iyJzTFJgdEI70eHcVXwHe2O_YA3d6ijmMO0tQIDtq2MGP4bQJzl47nlKjPP8F4ZWeq7dF71/s400/girl_perspective.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301308273598997282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHI3t3EXD8Jo8ecGBi23V7b91ZlGOTrWezKFzw6QjNszsG3bVW-8w8rf9JIprnx3E3eznjoxQ0mXCFquRxqOg_cOFgYxIv39LdxQKKn0TVG_HSfpK5OrJvqV3EZZyZboiX83t/s1600-h/girl_exageratedhips.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHI3t3EXD8Jo8ecGBi23V7b91ZlGOTrWezKFzw6QjNszsG3bVW-8w8rf9JIprnx3E3eznjoxQ0mXCFquRxqOg_cOFgYxIv39LdxQKKn0TVG_HSfpK5OrJvqV3EZZyZboiX83t/s400/girl_exageratedhips.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301308117096892338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rpXheGC2gpgbDgQCap9DJ8YCuqpCHuYNEZs-cobUvsgiy_i4ag1TTQQDZ4AP8z0_tNfsKRjZwPrk280hItkWmBrOfcYfxpRcPBq1D2srC_BXHMh5qqHfUpdEgEYROEJ30d-S/s1600-h/girls_5minPoses.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rpXheGC2gpgbDgQCap9DJ8YCuqpCHuYNEZs-cobUvsgiy_i4ag1TTQQDZ4AP8z0_tNfsKRjZwPrk280hItkWmBrOfcYfxpRcPBq1D2srC_BXHMh5qqHfUpdEgEYROEJ30d-S/s400/girls_5minPoses.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301308200429164050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1EFvxdO9D04xcNZ_uEzyTbwdEE8IOadfZUeq4BBngOknUBi4EttJkfuzes4GaknHd0qZ0jY225t7IrzI5vNl05A0-VitPBl4ZkWi0qYttiVo5ZUj0filIMiL6oxEGBy1FivZ/s1600-h/girl_contourStudy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1EFvxdO9D04xcNZ_uEzyTbwdEE8IOadfZUeq4BBngOknUBi4EttJkfuzes4GaknHd0qZ0jY225t7IrzI5vNl05A0-VitPBl4ZkWi0qYttiVo5ZUj0filIMiL6oxEGBy1FivZ/s400/girl_contourStudy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301307982301024050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygO5oYCrjfcVEQBfsJAB3w9mp3U0VDsZsb2sLlmd9A1oj3yOYyqqsA5KxY8AudVGn1kv9UIT0XAdxosLWYZHxZJNsAYVrnCxT4NXsT9lho8YLczsHbOz6K_zGocXmU7C4Y3YA/s1600-h/girl_withBeads.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygO5oYCrjfcVEQBfsJAB3w9mp3U0VDsZsb2sLlmd9A1oj3yOYyqqsA5KxY8AudVGn1kv9UIT0XAdxosLWYZHxZJNsAYVrnCxT4NXsT9lho8YLczsHbOz6K_zGocXmU7C4Y3YA/s400/girl_withBeads.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301307890794367682" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-40986026247455291152009-01-14T14:18:00.000-08:002009-01-14T14:25:06.601-08:002009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Iby_aknYl4MPB9X3gjy12pdhSVvCpYVIfJKLFAhiFUKftxA2ztUzd3mD15vIPfj0QrwZJK8NmCOpAR59U-I2WPEBKOwM2rvPTnJomrEQjf8P6uuy5OA_pCGhsW9NGSPjrRKK/s1600-h/HappyNewYear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Iby_aknYl4MPB9X3gjy12pdhSVvCpYVIfJKLFAhiFUKftxA2ztUzd3mD15vIPfj0QrwZJK8NmCOpAR59U-I2WPEBKOwM2rvPTnJomrEQjf8P6uuy5OA_pCGhsW9NGSPjrRKK/s400/HappyNewYear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291278975047375506" /></a><br />Wishing everyone a year filled with good creative work. Luckily, I've been too busy doing freelance assignments to update Cartoon Curio. Hopefully I'll be back soon!JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-16743025824006952392008-12-20T11:35:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:36:44.724-08:00Ho Ho Ho!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNisYr2sQsCtHUnFi4Xv8by5qzc_Y0rabzvp-3vQv1i9jrNLP6KYZckkNxbkbOcEtTLGIrrq9QDRjgMQCaAzh614maw1d99Y9wrZU0NO_74wP-kTfzfpR_SmdNsBcCy2dAA67d/s1600-h/GutInstinct_HoHoOhNo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNisYr2sQsCtHUnFi4Xv8by5qzc_Y0rabzvp-3vQv1i9jrNLP6KYZckkNxbkbOcEtTLGIrrq9QDRjgMQCaAzh614maw1d99Y9wrZU0NO_74wP-kTfzfpR_SmdNsBcCy2dAA67d/s400/GutInstinct_HoHoOhNo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281958286386837810" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-19141917117628609362008-12-18T08:13:00.001-08:002008-12-18T08:13:58.001-08:00Holiday Cocktails<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KUqibIPn9hCvPW8bqNFyxeSBdnlaC_4uus258VjwgC9hGB2ajg12hj_VqE6byzI5_Mwp0HfmaA2p8aM3MOYOXf4X9lcbYDQKm73a6SkicQ6M8DLAXYfmrY3F8hEs80sGPYWm/s1600-h/GutInstinct_HolidayCocktailLounge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KUqibIPn9hCvPW8bqNFyxeSBdnlaC_4uus258VjwgC9hGB2ajg12hj_VqE6byzI5_Mwp0HfmaA2p8aM3MOYOXf4X9lcbYDQKm73a6SkicQ6M8DLAXYfmrY3F8hEs80sGPYWm/s400/GutInstinct_HolidayCocktailLounge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280600657972470018" /></a><br />Did another illustration for the <a href="http://www.nypress.com/article-19166-gut-instinct-on-holiday.html">New York Press</a>. This one's about the Holiday Cocktail Lounge in the East Village. The ancient bartender, Stefan, will begrudgingly serve you your poison. I've never been there but I want to go.<br /><br />Here's a picture of Stefan I used as a reference.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiasyFe7WnBzQhcmHXqMjWTGKA_L-ercLFOOi_g9wTzyj4oHAD9mbp2tp1EsB6keSf5lOP5L3qAU89-mwhtN7kLOwp2X3oE7HVfntIVzu_nEKwgiFjEm9ArF7IY70H658c5z2/s1600-h/hcl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiasyFe7WnBzQhcmHXqMjWTGKA_L-ercLFOOi_g9wTzyj4oHAD9mbp2tp1EsB6keSf5lOP5L3qAU89-mwhtN7kLOwp2X3oE7HVfntIVzu_nEKwgiFjEm9ArF7IY70H658c5z2/s400/hcl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280601801234375378" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-60694414448131794992008-12-09T13:18:00.000-08:002008-12-09T13:33:33.079-08:00Getting Stuffed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI69UKeGdnJlNLDZluEc59I1TpBoc6wbQQ2Om2w2c_anb8lDnSyY7COTyCEu8kX2FbDfw8uW3W6QnVR9VOSUs-nkVmELSnekq8KGJWAN79a8Tye1dXgE7JCZX8xaRw0keyF7I/s1600-h/GutInstinct_turkey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI69UKeGdnJlNLDZluEc59I1TpBoc6wbQQ2Om2w2c_anb8lDnSyY7COTyCEu8kX2FbDfw8uW3W6QnVR9VOSUs-nkVmELSnekq8KGJWAN79a8Tye1dXgE7JCZX8xaRw0keyF7I/s400/GutInstinct_turkey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277903103677559250" /></a><br />It's a little late for a Thanksgiving related post, but this illustration I did reflects a writer's recent holiday experience. It should be running in the upcoming issue of the New York Press (hopefully with a CREDIT). His reverie described his excitement and anxiety surrounding his first attempt at cooking a turkey for his family. The outcome was successful, but there was much self-doubt and rigorous turkey cavity stuffing involved. Meanwhile, his girlfriend was obsessed with finding Pilgrim shaped candles for table decor. Hope you like it! I think I successfully channeled my own cooking anxiety into the finished piece. :)<br /><br />Enjoy the holiday season!JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-38938794694663842622008-11-28T19:07:00.001-08:002008-11-28T20:54:56.526-08:00No Pain, No Gain<script type="text/javascript" src="http://wgtclsp.ivillage.com/o/491b3f83fa218e30/4930b1ebb603444c/491b3f83fa218e30/4f32a010/widget.js"></script><br /><br />Thanksgiving is over and the the New Year looms right around the corner, just beyond 30 days or so of holiday madness. If you're like me, you've stuffed yourself beyond capacity this turkey day and you're rolling around on the floor in the aftermath of major gluttony. You might be thinking, "Why exercise now? It's cold outside and I have a full month of procrastinating before making any damn resolutions." To that, I say, "I agree."<br /><br />I'd still like to share the "Virtual Coaches" I designed for <a href="http://www.neversaydiet.com/community-cafe/virtual-coaches">NeverSayDiet.com</a>. They made a special widget you can attach to your facebook or myspace account that will give you occasional fitness tips in varying degrees of compassion. Click on it above. It was a challenging job because they sent me photos of real trainers and wanted caricatured versions of them. I don't plan on following their fitness advice until January but feel free to jump on the treadmill with them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BpV3KxPT5KQ9tR3IKNEdatS1eK1XPj3CEO_jFSePDNK6Y_S-XR9DFGEVoMEmx9FwivFeJTFQprXvwOcyT2b0_QBp_ogl32p3Izuaqjvu8ZVwtTMYDacUMj6j6eXy-4wJkJE6/s1600-h/GroupShot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BpV3KxPT5KQ9tR3IKNEdatS1eK1XPj3CEO_jFSePDNK6Y_S-XR9DFGEVoMEmx9FwivFeJTFQprXvwOcyT2b0_QBp_ogl32p3Izuaqjvu8ZVwtTMYDacUMj6j6eXy-4wJkJE6/s400/GroupShot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273927045047638482" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-52786406844301750012008-11-25T07:57:00.001-08:002008-11-28T19:59:23.490-08:00MILKy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5l_xtIub2YYH1tz6-1yxgH_YzMC90dPONr2pVSvsEtNh1KUQyorV1P1ui5ik3myf6oAOifvtWEMHz-O9ESw858vBcOCflsZ_jgLw0SSwe4hS9VO3ZwQUqph4EwbxizeKWVb6Z/s1600-h/SeanPenn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5l_xtIub2YYH1tz6-1yxgH_YzMC90dPONr2pVSvsEtNh1KUQyorV1P1ui5ik3myf6oAOifvtWEMHz-O9ESw858vBcOCflsZ_jgLw0SSwe4hS9VO3ZwQUqph4EwbxizeKWVb6Z/s400/SeanPenn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272625238339024754" /></a><br />I saw <a href="http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/milk/">MILK</a> last night at a free preview screening in Chelsea and I loved it. I was really impressed. I'd heard some gossip about it just being "okay" but it was thoroughly enjoyable–and moving. Sean Penn delivers such a heartfelt, solid performance...I fell in love with him over the two hours I watched him struggle against odds greater than I can ever imagine. Plus, James Franco was absolutely dreamy as his main squeeze. Go check it out, even if you don't know the history behind the true story. You will be awestruck at Penn's first major portrayal of a gay character.<br /><br />A week or so before the screening, I was commissioned to do the above illustration of Sean Penn as Harvey Milk for <a href="http://www.genremagazine.com/">Genre magazine</a>. It was a real challenge because the film wasn't out yet, and I wanted to create something really recognizable for a historical gay figure that most people have never heard of AND it still needed to resemble Sean Penn. I'm hoping the angular, funky visage I drew works. I like how the deconstructed flag motifs work all around him, but I was concerned about the face. Both Penn and Milk have oddly proportioned, yet oddly attractive faces, so it was tough. I looked at as many historical photos and MILK movie stills as I could get my hands on. I just hope I did them justice.<br /><br />Oh, and to someone who commented that I should post more often, I promise to try! I've been so busy either going out or marching in rallies against Prop 8, that I am just getting back to posting. But check it: <a href="http://www.afterellen.com/blog/gracechu/whoopi-goldberg-shares-her-pov-on-prop-8-on-the-view">ME and MY PROTEST SIGN</a> made it onto the AfterEllen blog next to pics of Whoopi Goldberg at the march!JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-50217987450132373112008-11-09T09:46:00.000-08:002008-11-09T10:59:29.764-08:00Fears of the Dark<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxQfRjLC6G5KtqrZ9vZSHgLvyzpDuc3MLiEVWhhNqUkYMR4h3g-O0_ILOhYkpCDUkAhgUU71tdFAPIwNzI6kN887AkLC1pZDPJ03e5BPvaiK8aV9vch9yQmaOTzvOotI29XyH/s1600-h/burns06.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxQfRjLC6G5KtqrZ9vZSHgLvyzpDuc3MLiEVWhhNqUkYMR4h3g-O0_ILOhYkpCDUkAhgUU71tdFAPIwNzI6kN887AkLC1pZDPJ03e5BPvaiK8aV9vch9yQmaOTzvOotI29XyH/s400/burns06.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266715773494391794" /></a><br />As much as I loved the raw, historically urgent, black and white animated tale of <a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis/">Persepolis</a>, that film-going experience pales in comparison to this year's <a href="http://www.primalinea.com/pdn/index.html">Fears of the Dark</a>! I finally caught this film last night, at New York City's <a href="http://www.ifccenter.com/index">IFC Center</a>, and it BLEW ME AWAY.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FbZh3-hEXUSJYEt_K4ZUnl6s8dMjFsB1peLgEA7x_G8L_wT3be3w8WGVpfZrrTCiYX1Jx_hElBNz1lXPxrkAiRiyEbZLIzGwhzhzMYIw22RpDQQlSQuwYUSIwMC6DsZ7oGGW/s1600-h/PdNposter-uk.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 353px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FbZh3-hEXUSJYEt_K4ZUnl6s8dMjFsB1peLgEA7x_G8L_wT3be3w8WGVpfZrrTCiYX1Jx_hElBNz1lXPxrkAiRiyEbZLIzGwhzhzMYIw22RpDQQlSQuwYUSIwMC6DsZ7oGGW/s400/PdNposter-uk.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266725192817690066" /></a><br />After seeing it, I realized how LONG it's been since I've been authentically transported to an inspiring new realm by a film. That realization was sad for me, because I tout myself as being much more of a feverish film fan usually. I suppose WALL-E had a similar effect on me, but I expected it to, because PIXAR has built such a beautiful reputation over the years, and their latest treat surpassed their last brilliant offering. What was surprising about Fears of the Dark was that it opened a whole new viewing experience for me, one that was refreshingly different from your typical CG loaded adrenaline-fest. Mind you, it has CG imagery, but it does an expert job of blending it with traditional methods of animation. The combination is graphically intoxicating. This film is both new and old in feel, and I love it for that. It feels classic despite its newness, and it evokes pure graphic poetry with its imagery. It's been a long time since I've seen visual storytelling on the screen this artful.<br /><br />The film is a series of nightmarish short stories. Each story is book-ended by an ongoing narrative concerning demonic dogs and the film is punctuated by reflective comments by a crazed neurotic philosopher musing on the banalities of life. These moments are very French, and it's all very arty, but in an accessible and non-perplexing way. The short stories throughout the film all deal with fears in the broad sense of the word, not just campfire ghost stories.<br /><br />The list of contributing graphic artists includes several European masters and a couple American masters of the craft. All the short stories in the film are brilliantly done which genuinely makes it hard to pick a favorite section. Included are amazing sequences by Richard McGuire and Charles Burns, two graphic artists I've loved for years. McGuire was a huge influence on me while I worked at Primal Screen studio and Burns has always been a cartoonist that's creeped me out in the best way possible. (The still at the beginning of this post illustrates his masterful ink lined sense of creepiness.) I recently saw an exhibit of Burns work here in NY, so his style has been on my mind a lot lately, so this film came at a perfect time.<br /><br />All in all, I highly recommend this film if you're a fan of dark humor and horror stories or if you're a fan of any of the artists involved. The experience brought to mind the same thrills I got as a child by reading Edward Gorey's sinister strips or by watching Tim Burton's early, pre-fame animation sequences, namely <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o">Vincent</a>. The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAmGsM4Dids">opening to PBS's "MYSTERY!" series</a> comes to mind as well, along with some of the creepy animation work of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiXn6d13YC0&eurl=http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/2008/05/rene-laloux---l.html">Rene Laloux</a>.<br /><br />GO SEE IT!!!JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-60526393794044876172008-10-27T20:40:00.000-07:002008-10-27T20:50:57.030-07:00Happy Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHCYgV4dS71ix8l0gBieBoEcBNtq1hA_WOsrnDGw8_nz7YnH96TuPam4DCrjtapxMD9BfanHHW220DAacih0_SUfShVCgaO3erPuR_P7-rccFhjf4vLuHu45PxS8xf69XJodr/s1600-h/CountDogula.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHCYgV4dS71ix8l0gBieBoEcBNtq1hA_WOsrnDGw8_nz7YnH96TuPam4DCrjtapxMD9BfanHHW220DAacih0_SUfShVCgaO3erPuR_P7-rccFhjf4vLuHu45PxS8xf69XJodr/s400/CountDogula.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262044968674790370" /></a><br />Happy Halloween everyone! This whole week counts as Halloween as far as I'm concerned. I still don't have a costume idea and the days are counting down. I don't know how I'm going to top last year's NYC Halloween parade outing as <a href="http://cartooncurio.blogspot.com/2007/11/you-remind-me-of-babe.html">David Bowie from Labyrinth</a>, but I'm taking suggestions. I need to get get busy.<br /><br />In the meantime, enjoy Count Dogula. He was created for a t-shirt.JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-13963957556619908662008-10-19T22:09:00.000-07:002008-10-19T22:30:28.778-07:00CollaborationI recently did these pieces in collaboration with Edson, continuing our string of fashion illustrations for <a href="http://www.manhattanmedia.com/avenue.php">AVENUE magazine</a>. These depict a few activities favored by the New York social set, and were included with an article titled, "My Perfect New York Day". I wish I could afford to do these things every day, but New York is the kind of town where too much of all this will make you broke! Ahhh...to be loaded in NY, that must be the life.<br /><br />The line art is by Edson, and the color backgrounds were created by me. They're mostly digital photo collage, combined with fabric swatch textures for the clothing. Hope you enjoy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj7QRBItn4X_542KYxjfnXYmGaA5hCJRW3El7cZNaQoVdqazpA1mGO4fJ9s9nOcIRNFUrqshSJ3skbROBAXXbf6DiFMGwXKQenb1opC7cQB8ii_ejU6HcoG6Csh4hnn-DRAfn/s1600-h/02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj7QRBItn4X_542KYxjfnXYmGaA5hCJRW3El7cZNaQoVdqazpA1mGO4fJ9s9nOcIRNFUrqshSJ3skbROBAXXbf6DiFMGwXKQenb1opC7cQB8ii_ejU6HcoG6Csh4hnn-DRAfn/s400/02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259104135905309458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQsxyg_gK6RbpfcGRb7ocMGOgxWWP1i6UvWZLflatbHo6PuVzjTRUEy-vvIYvK72mncW1ZNmcAdR2PnkqkcJcSCw46LmPTDsGaY3IDIRQZ1dT6IWJQZee0x6Vv2Fz1xizChBY/s1600-h/05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQsxyg_gK6RbpfcGRb7ocMGOgxWWP1i6UvWZLflatbHo6PuVzjTRUEy-vvIYvK72mncW1ZNmcAdR2PnkqkcJcSCw46LmPTDsGaY3IDIRQZ1dT6IWJQZee0x6Vv2Fz1xizChBY/s400/05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259104008947264850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5r0MN6Dr5FWU9oidxgLKvPMvXdO2iFgELARAXGS8I9HWX-67fMUejNdhCRxRTcMOU6PqMP2kO6ACkE6OKbQ0PUxSfBy6v7tolDQf2zf_G9N0rzrh-NsZ7693ZJk6ap_QlWkRG/s1600-h/01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5r0MN6Dr5FWU9oidxgLKvPMvXdO2iFgELARAXGS8I9HWX-67fMUejNdhCRxRTcMOU6PqMP2kO6ACkE6OKbQ0PUxSfBy6v7tolDQf2zf_G9N0rzrh-NsZ7693ZJk6ap_QlWkRG/s400/01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259103802708551554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UUImFmycw7_TBwNjyCbWks2qTQTjwQvW_2Vt7wImEkOJDSGVmFnETjQ_RNFTM_qhHyRJPHNT0WPey0e1K8Vt66wr7Tyj6dxB_RLIZVDGpje3q9n6G1t_d9fZU0s5geUIKEUI/s1600-h/03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UUImFmycw7_TBwNjyCbWks2qTQTjwQvW_2Vt7wImEkOJDSGVmFnETjQ_RNFTM_qhHyRJPHNT0WPey0e1K8Vt66wr7Tyj6dxB_RLIZVDGpje3q9n6G1t_d9fZU0s5geUIKEUI/s400/03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259103126572080530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Av2YEDz11miLe7k3LMFaNerlrOVdNgxg0Y3s8_OtjH7IDwsWQVSt9SFI9tPJlpvLHMx_5ekc2QMEMyz24uKTMjNSm0gd6PCJlc78IMERVP5L9zwigvmTQfvtOSc_MzatWwGO/s1600-h/06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Av2YEDz11miLe7k3LMFaNerlrOVdNgxg0Y3s8_OtjH7IDwsWQVSt9SFI9tPJlpvLHMx_5ekc2QMEMyz24uKTMjNSm0gd6PCJlc78IMERVP5L9zwigvmTQfvtOSc_MzatWwGO/s400/06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259102962892247442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9W4Yhyphenhyphenr_qr1meLh1BHZAcM33JsDgW5pO-kanopUFFV_abv3OiUvrGdx6FD_DSLYCg4p0Bxd1dQLDEroIAN1YI6hIlsignqJk69RWfCzAlZTj8YiHKwi5wW1PKymJcIx-ba_H/s1600-h/04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9W4Yhyphenhyphenr_qr1meLh1BHZAcM33JsDgW5pO-kanopUFFV_abv3OiUvrGdx6FD_DSLYCg4p0Bxd1dQLDEroIAN1YI6hIlsignqJk69RWfCzAlZTj8YiHKwi5wW1PKymJcIx-ba_H/s400/04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259102811614723298" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-59515926904160180552008-10-06T22:18:00.000-07:002008-10-06T23:08:55.302-07:00Fall Outré Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqnRSWCjd0OZ1jDxqQoxUq3C5l00SHRTfUgXuTZhssz62EeBydyFkM7gtyHzySVuvRbR01JtqHTE6iaqCluw7IQnldV5DTe08kh0T8EbmlpgFzF7oKlUzA4k6rO21YEfu0PgA/s1600-h/PeteWentz_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqnRSWCjd0OZ1jDxqQoxUq3C5l00SHRTfUgXuTZhssz62EeBydyFkM7gtyHzySVuvRbR01JtqHTE6iaqCluw7IQnldV5DTe08kh0T8EbmlpgFzF7oKlUzA4k6rO21YEfu0PgA/s400/PeteWentz_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254289371108602146" /></a><br />Hey peeps, my loyal peeps who give a crap, thanks for stopping by. I'm tossing out a post just to stay on whatever radars are left out there. I've been busy, busy, busy. Working hard for the money. Shakin' the money maker. We can't be too careful during these economic hard times brought to us by the lovely Bush administration, so I've been doing all the freelancing I can.<br /><br />I just finished this illustration of <a href="http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Pete+Wentz&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=2">Pete Wentz</a>, the cute bassist from <a href="http://www.falloutboyrock.com/falloutboy/splash/index.html">Fall Out Boy</a>, and I thought I'd share the joy. It'll be accompanying an article about his penchant for kissing boys (probably for shock value) and the recent media exposure of his private parts (via his handy Sidekick). I can't say I'm a huge fan of his music because I haven't listened to most of it, but I will say I'm willing to support these new kids with androgynous leanings and lax sexual boundaries. Try as many flavors as you like...that's all I'm sayin'.<br /><br />I witnessed further evidence of Mr. Wentz's coolness recently when I stumbled into lesbian night at his bar, "Angels & Kings", in the East Village. I tagged along with my friend Julie for "Starlet Sunday" and was impressed that he'd offer up his bar for just the ladies one night of the week. Of course, maybe that's in hopes of getting in on the action, but hopefully it's a purer gesture. Whatever the case, we had a blast and I walked around secretly hoping to run into Ashlee Simpson lip-locked with some butch babe.JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-12268729868987206872008-09-13T13:53:00.000-07:002008-09-13T14:19:39.450-07:00Show Style Explorations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOEWdwb_wX9fJ8zvU2L6z3xP-sjlCBXDNrPbnJEHq6bFYQ2xpz58s_3j39I2JfcUe5YwzmWvhyphenhypheniomYHlez0T72A6272Mf7Oryj8sddNCn6Ep5mlmirsXXaQx32_AOnAoki41g/s1600-h/Ladybugs_sample01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOEWdwb_wX9fJ8zvU2L6z3xP-sjlCBXDNrPbnJEHq6bFYQ2xpz58s_3j39I2JfcUe5YwzmWvhyphenhypheniomYHlez0T72A6272Mf7Oryj8sddNCn6Ep5mlmirsXXaQx32_AOnAoki41g/s400/Ladybugs_sample01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245618665939054274" /></a><br />Recently, I was asked to create some pre-vis work exploring a "look" for a new kid's show. It's not in production yet, but I was sort of pleasantly surprised by the outcome of my concept art. It's a bit of a different style for me. I was trying to channel South American art into the look since the show creators are using Latin rhythms for the songs. A very multi-cultural cast and eccentric melodies should offer up something a little more folksy and different for kids and parents to watch together. I hope it gets made! ...and I hope I get to work on it! Feedback and/or critiquing would be greatly appreciated. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsibILVFwcshVU-QBoUXBnniyER-zQeeUgIeXwa4FYsIv_7NkP04mn6rpiO1dmVwL3rdwk0qI6wNfWI4vL6LFWTGC4Q-K-gAMampz75c-L0MDToanHW-c_BQ-ZipsRMTWM10XJ/s1600-h/Ladybugs_sample02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsibILVFwcshVU-QBoUXBnniyER-zQeeUgIeXwa4FYsIv_7NkP04mn6rpiO1dmVwL3rdwk0qI6wNfWI4vL6LFWTGC4Q-K-gAMampz75c-L0MDToanHW-c_BQ-ZipsRMTWM10XJ/s400/Ladybugs_sample02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245618471498701250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZriduRzgE0I3bCu6w21SiUSlEKgE9TRvDr2tnIWKfjNyMDAVTrE2kRbnG0Ra7lxSmFVMiKFgBGwOjI5tqrJKt7bsZXvMalyaUSPSL5V3Lm4CYcJwMLj5wJbhmk1aHv36M7DP/s1600-h/Title_sample01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZriduRzgE0I3bCu6w21SiUSlEKgE9TRvDr2tnIWKfjNyMDAVTrE2kRbnG0Ra7lxSmFVMiKFgBGwOjI5tqrJKt7bsZXvMalyaUSPSL5V3Lm4CYcJwMLj5wJbhmk1aHv36M7DP/s400/Title_sample01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245617878959834818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NoBtItViNkiTQYp0AHB9SaiX5PYRURd7SyBRrT4MK657r0atspsnSY5Yg8E3z51JWWkozWAVe1ZeKuypIGFY7j9gNabezBtO_YeqGD8id0oSLA1eGJI881cB12m2IRb6BJnT/s1600-h/Butterfly_sample01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NoBtItViNkiTQYp0AHB9SaiX5PYRURd7SyBRrT4MK657r0atspsnSY5Yg8E3z51JWWkozWAVe1ZeKuypIGFY7j9gNabezBtO_YeqGD8id0oSLA1eGJI881cB12m2IRb6BJnT/s400/Butterfly_sample01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245617668947349762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQC1jP47Von8M7cNhFh6kFFWaN2aYxdEe2hiG5KtbLhHyQp2sm-Bpsi1zXSA_sshQZd2dO4QIvoLNNxmkCFEgwJKvKnTzn8CBzFILfM6TP8Oudy15mb-15w_VrvPAc8oiNrqH/s1600-h/FireFly_sample01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQC1jP47Von8M7cNhFh6kFFWaN2aYxdEe2hiG5KtbLhHyQp2sm-Bpsi1zXSA_sshQZd2dO4QIvoLNNxmkCFEgwJKvKnTzn8CBzFILfM6TP8Oudy15mb-15w_VrvPAc8oiNrqH/s400/FireFly_sample01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245616557247638658" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-1832179510116908082008-08-20T23:27:00.000-07:002008-08-20T23:53:04.593-07:00Have a drink o' Lemonade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcDzP3ndw9WMqoWv-4H2Z1bgH9AW9wNkN3nX2EakHPR2zFHt2-UjWMv5NsSknXzBiZzoJOFt_1E_JTTrkeO6WCSLkaFvDwCdojmxIqT7qwP9wfjjqVIW6W0HCJsZ7q0UwMgbK/s1600-h/LEMONADEinterface.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcDzP3ndw9WMqoWv-4H2Z1bgH9AW9wNkN3nX2EakHPR2zFHt2-UjWMv5NsSknXzBiZzoJOFt_1E_JTTrkeO6WCSLkaFvDwCdojmxIqT7qwP9wfjjqVIW6W0HCJsZ7q0UwMgbK/s400/LEMONADEinterface.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236854082883002866" /></a><br />I'm proud to announce I'm now represented by <a href="http://www.lemonadeillustration.com/">Lemonade Illustration Agency</a>. Check it out! <br /><br />I also set up a profile on <a href="http://rs.altpick.com/justin">Altpick</a>, another seemingly good illustration networking site. I'm not sure if my portfolio here has too many styles. I might re-edit the selection. What do you think? Does an illustrator really have to have ONE style?<br /><br />It's good to be getting my portfolio out there, and overseas, even. Hopefully, it will bring in some good freelance work. We'll see...JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-49581990565527819182008-08-12T11:28:00.000-07:002008-08-12T12:00:38.122-07:00Olive Oyl as seen through the Cartoon Curio lens...Olive grooves to the music<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpsYIz-zCi3NmvbU3f1arZNby_HvQQ91DBsshBUnhlztwVolEdQmYNKkoV_pkJdXYSN4AWLlnvZZb9Kxko4ynpUjgBUNc45O0_dXCx1U_4cooD_kz-bHsESKRcIT4hcDK2yO2/s1600-h/HappyFizz_3_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpsYIz-zCi3NmvbU3f1arZNby_HvQQ91DBsshBUnhlztwVolEdQmYNKkoV_pkJdXYSN4AWLlnvZZb9Kxko4ynpUjgBUNc45O0_dXCx1U_4cooD_kz-bHsESKRcIT4hcDK2yO2/s400/HappyFizz_3_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233703400955339586" /></a><br /><br />Olive metamorphosis<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1nZtMNHkFfD-kYLDHDgWbZyYf17WCG6MMDfpqhEtF9NXzW5Y_gmPR6R3vxURQKC37ECstdS__nYS8sRzIcGLaipAaK3PGvN7oMWXKvNhUxSOgm3gDSzStd7Dmj1aChmVdVEk/s1600-h/HappyFizz_2_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1nZtMNHkFfD-kYLDHDgWbZyYf17WCG6MMDfpqhEtF9NXzW5Y_gmPR6R3vxURQKC37ECstdS__nYS8sRzIcGLaipAaK3PGvN7oMWXKvNhUxSOgm3gDSzStd7Dmj1aChmVdVEk/s400/HappyFizz_2_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233701264076428402" /></a><br /><br />Olive in love<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCHSFp5pX1bGTsBxBapvOpEj-Dgph7Y5-YFAmzgc7yd7HI-q2aFfJKqGYPAswFmAX6TpnJmY2BONx8bC-SfQDw34g0OhS1YdIzINYa21AtHhp-hsREvwsBpj5T83HWBonqouS/s1600-h/HappyFizz_1_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCHSFp5pX1bGTsBxBapvOpEj-Dgph7Y5-YFAmzgc7yd7HI-q2aFfJKqGYPAswFmAX6TpnJmY2BONx8bC-SfQDw34g0OhS1YdIzINYa21AtHhp-hsREvwsBpj5T83HWBonqouS/s400/HappyFizz_1_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233702782007976930" /></a><br /><br />Olive as <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=94396194">Edith Head</a> (small fashion figures by Edson Alves)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MKl_iK4lF9754A5GrwDQWjG2d9irJuTlmMhoGvVvDxth9aY06ExMsHDf01DcPhWwR8enzrPjXc1MN2oYS37rtSFfteKA8rlRInz-5b9iOnVfBAiW7SWZAb9D2qATzuIUTxDV/s1600-h/HappyFizz_4_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MKl_iK4lF9754A5GrwDQWjG2d9irJuTlmMhoGvVvDxth9aY06ExMsHDf01DcPhWwR8enzrPjXc1MN2oYS37rtSFfteKA8rlRInz-5b9iOnVfBAiW7SWZAb9D2qATzuIUTxDV/s400/HappyFizz_4_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233701510911256834" /></a><br /><br />Olive on acid<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEh2g-yr_q0tycmxDjmHTm0btjf7ZfSyMURUobXTRyIaKukFhM0pJMVX2Yf7zwKak7iUvo528w0phnQjeYFlGtEr_iM7IhYRSzcXgJ1a1fzNVne_y8uXxGX53q3cTuCCBJ2Bz/s1600-h/HappyFizz_6_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEh2g-yr_q0tycmxDjmHTm0btjf7ZfSyMURUobXTRyIaKukFhM0pJMVX2Yf7zwKak7iUvo528w0phnQjeYFlGtEr_iM7IhYRSzcXgJ1a1fzNVne_y8uXxGX53q3cTuCCBJ2Bz/s400/HappyFizz_6_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233703232144806370" /></a><br />I've been doing so many version of her for a client recently...but I can't keep them up on here for long...trademark issues! Shhhhh... I just couldn't resist sharing. Hope you're enjoying Summer!JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-58441914105700018562008-07-28T19:39:00.000-07:002008-07-28T22:06:28.158-07:00The curios that dwell in this cube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLjfRJ2lNKO8TWfL-Uevb7ML2TDHINnXQKLrLBqVIw-cZ8P9qwVTjFmetT1BrFPOrLvruxrZSvc9lgUcZfafzNTGM8hEGs3ZycQYGIpkxrXrTj-k40ZDLbWERP818GfGjlbfb/s1600-h/artdisplay.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLjfRJ2lNKO8TWfL-Uevb7ML2TDHINnXQKLrLBqVIw-cZ8P9qwVTjFmetT1BrFPOrLvruxrZSvc9lgUcZfafzNTGM8hEGs3ZycQYGIpkxrXrTj-k40ZDLbWERP818GfGjlbfb/s400/artdisplay.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228283136275450610" /></a><br />A while back I chatted with a few fellow bloggers about being a <a href="http://davedegrand.blogspot.com/2007/07/confessions-of-toy-junkie.html">toy junkie</a> (which means collecting way too many plastic toys/figurines/curios/knick-knacks/etc. for our own good.) Like all the other toy junkies, my inner child cannot resist holding on to these little treasures. I decorate around them and build little obsessive shrines to them. It's a testament to my interest in cartoons, character design, and imaginary worlds. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklW_DJ-z5_8T9ZwLQgs-b2CEILjadlAJbXadoX5iCrYL280i4MMdShtXw2wm5Tyq6RMsSLePKwCiDThyphenhyphenIUB_oRXhRmp1L2UMdZnQKYOtoLpBTe1m6sOaJTr-2rJSf6br2AL_u/s1600-h/middlecube2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklW_DJ-z5_8T9ZwLQgs-b2CEILjadlAJbXadoX5iCrYL280i4MMdShtXw2wm5Tyq6RMsSLePKwCiDThyphenhyphenIUB_oRXhRmp1L2UMdZnQKYOtoLpBTe1m6sOaJTr-2rJSf6br2AL_u/s400/middlecube2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228283348418695410" /></a><br />Despite my serious interest in the collection of these strange little products, I can't help but think that non toy junkies view such collections as tacky displays of kitchy cartoon nostalgia. While one could argue that an adult that collects such trinkets is emotionally stunted or trapped in a permanent adolescence (haha...possible?), I argue that we are the truly enlightened members of adulthood. We've come full circle: from childhood to adulthood, and then back to childhood. We don't take the world seriously. We daydream and live in our heads. We see the humor and irony in these strange mounds of colorful plastic...and we know that in one hundred years, these will be the odd relics that societies in the future will marvel at, tilting their heads in confusion and wonder. Imagine if aliens visited our planet and searched for manmade products to take home with them. Do you really think they'll confiscate some vase from Pottery Barn over some bizarre cartoony figurine? No way, not if they're really advanced.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7d4vY19flpHArBezHlcekVDSP-yIbPkDeOjAFizQ0YP9NUznl3OINfMF7OxxYN5oDa5-AswcBw01XZlV3tFOBAkJpW-i6JI4IrGYOgWHLUlC8JT4AhmIRF-5G2zgvIHXm9AM7/s1600-h/bigcube2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7d4vY19flpHArBezHlcekVDSP-yIbPkDeOjAFizQ0YP9NUznl3OINfMF7OxxYN5oDa5-AswcBw01XZlV3tFOBAkJpW-i6JI4IrGYOgWHLUlC8JT4AhmIRF-5G2zgvIHXm9AM7/s400/bigcube2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228285444146133330" /></a><br />With that said, I'm devoting this post to pictures of my home's cartoon curios. In part, I am fulfilling a long-overdue promise to my Mom to post pics of my apartment for her to see how I live in New York. Otherwise, this is for all you other artists and toy junkies out there! I wanted to show my work-space and toy decorating inspiration. I hope you enjoy it. I'd love to see your toy junkie collection as well, if you have one. Please keep in mind that due to the size-challenged apartment situation in Manhattan, I've had to...(sob)...appraise and discard part of my collection over the years. But the select few that remain can be seen scattered across my mid-century inspired decor. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2CM4Lwttp09EEnBVjjjiIR_3B0XJjMqIXQnpUV3u_uHeRIrkoWFK5aQb6Fxbfll2rWgOe97z5b1qUjL4_xgZGMPHTQY9En0I7IovX0jFFAGuXdoIFOfj5pHabf0sfPbppAEw/s1600-h/desk&watercolors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2CM4Lwttp09EEnBVjjjiIR_3B0XJjMqIXQnpUV3u_uHeRIrkoWFK5aQb6Fxbfll2rWgOe97z5b1qUjL4_xgZGMPHTQY9En0I7IovX0jFFAGuXdoIFOfj5pHabf0sfPbppAEw/s400/desk&watercolors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228286042805051906" /></a><br />The center of distraction and procrastination (above)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNyrOTCWS5OoYnts6k235aOE58q2lEU1maB3df7JVi_1_Yt4RsnzTUWu54ChCbayH3FA_nqaZONjN8xz_EQkTKfYoOeevRNNbfy9azlXliad3mAEXIUBnhjUfgLqrgbV0MKnb/s1600-h/workarea.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNyrOTCWS5OoYnts6k235aOE58q2lEU1maB3df7JVi_1_Yt4RsnzTUWu54ChCbayH3FA_nqaZONjN8xz_EQkTKfYoOeevRNNbfy9azlXliad3mAEXIUBnhjUfgLqrgbV0MKnb/s400/workarea.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228286470996872242" /></a><br />See that little white cream puff/turd-on-wheels? I couldn't part with that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6N0eAA1pyvh35NBlmtuWwkdE4wbGNkTDNh7uVMOUC7WtOjFImtOGUQCwqrcZppaz2rQJyQbwcBWKeUgRem457y_-8wm6AibfzBbw2WuZY5W0anN8ctuUQDdQTvxV5b8aKNZwi/s1600-h/bigcube.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6N0eAA1pyvh35NBlmtuWwkdE4wbGNkTDNh7uVMOUC7WtOjFImtOGUQCwqrcZppaz2rQJyQbwcBWKeUgRem457y_-8wm6AibfzBbw2WuZY5W0anN8ctuUQDdQTvxV5b8aKNZwi/s400/bigcube.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228286632382183042" /></a><br />My friend, Danita, gave me the Little Enid doll. The elephant and deer were too cutesy and kitchy to not love.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCalUQ0hvMDBD8KI0mPNk7QPbqL22I9_VMamOVg8RFFvB6FFq9dSbvfFED3gawjkzVnRUzIbbhH45OPuvl7jQgOuLOnqniCC_jfMWprlbrEa5RApiJ_edKDO7lZtpIqKUc1mBE/s1600-h/smallcube.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCalUQ0hvMDBD8KI0mPNk7QPbqL22I9_VMamOVg8RFFvB6FFq9dSbvfFED3gawjkzVnRUzIbbhH45OPuvl7jQgOuLOnqniCC_jfMWprlbrEa5RApiJ_edKDO7lZtpIqKUc1mBE/s400/smallcube.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228286775194785858" /></a><br />Cupie dolls and a fawn...can it get any more sappy?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRf0uXMw0THMzReTrDUjyjMp4evXG4HeeVlMRlvAS4O_2TRHtZx94Wle_t9aNcGBMgsrAK5iHonbhn4PnJhzJhHPXBHZlIinH7c9MPYqFOVbZiIHvt28e7VDNs57sHKjO9Wgh/s1600-h/Plushies2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRf0uXMw0THMzReTrDUjyjMp4evXG4HeeVlMRlvAS4O_2TRHtZx94Wle_t9aNcGBMgsrAK5iHonbhn4PnJhzJhHPXBHZlIinH7c9MPYqFOVbZiIHvt28e7VDNs57sHKjO9Wgh/s400/Plushies2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228287138066538242" /></a><br />My "pride and joy" plush collection. The green whale was a flea market find. The bunny with tie is by Julie Dumolin. "Marty" the pink devil is by Ingri Von Bergen. The little orange guy is from George Widmer, and the green atari-looking dude is by Michael Reagan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqmc47wVN3thS3r-dYV583A2HaaloknGUdxAGl7p8BMy_jfMhMTH9ZkVE0yGqSvGwqZ0j8WUJDHTARSoF2ItDXH1UcPS_Xsq6RDlRdsEdgJ2uBYjGKRJckeI5vXsyV76qh4gI/s1600-h/livingroomview.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqmc47wVN3thS3r-dYV583A2HaaloknGUdxAGl7p8BMy_jfMhMTH9ZkVE0yGqSvGwqZ0j8WUJDHTARSoF2ItDXH1UcPS_Xsq6RDlRdsEdgJ2uBYjGKRJckeI5vXsyV76qh4gI/s400/livingroomview.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228287326343517234" /></a><br />We zoom out to see the whole living room<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn3qCu4LKV2ZHeB4eURP0xP1sY3TgX8mlqojOqKwcOTLQIBOE2Ce-uqAcA2AI82iyZoai4Rdd-HNE5XO5opWJYBySJFSrFeJI-Iti_AB9AWovEnOhKvKkQRtzGhsP-pY31-TF/s1600-h/coffeetableoverhead.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn3qCu4LKV2ZHeB4eURP0xP1sY3TgX8mlqojOqKwcOTLQIBOE2Ce-uqAcA2AI82iyZoai4Rdd-HNE5XO5opWJYBySJFSrFeJI-Iti_AB9AWovEnOhKvKkQRtzGhsP-pY31-TF/s400/coffeetableoverhead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228287747750815634" /></a><br />My architect friends, David and Gloria, gave me this coffee table. It's so mid-century and I LOVE IT.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPC4TQuagG9CjZK-h09K3KOauGp4WcacuzTs2B842Z6L2aRCt8zIT-vCiTEI5vI9uTIpGKPzsN95ZWt0Dja6FyT39vx8gXeMiPaxYHnw9jDkmSEnjH9zyG7oTWL4JiMhomVIW/s1600-h/cow&books2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPC4TQuagG9CjZK-h09K3KOauGp4WcacuzTs2B842Z6L2aRCt8zIT-vCiTEI5vI9uTIpGKPzsN95ZWt0Dja6FyT39vx8gXeMiPaxYHnw9jDkmSEnjH9zyG7oTWL4JiMhomVIW/s400/cow&books2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228288191189196994" /></a><br />I designed this cow for <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Cowparade-Thats-Cow-Goes-Artist/dp/images/B000X8J8JS">Cowparade</a>. The "Hee!" book is by Ivan Brunetti, master of sick comics (the "Misery Loves comedy" book is also by him). Weird, red, nude guy painting in back by awesome street artist.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCT4mPMjgOutbOjVng_izrajdooxnc9k49n5_QX60rhKAwgyYzan0RBbZb6A4ULI5OJ5UFh-blsFZYOdKc5Yu0f_XzW7UAGYPkfBZObO9n0-y6-7ucr3KCvbLPQbwG7arMoJq/s1600-h/bed&books.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCT4mPMjgOutbOjVng_izrajdooxnc9k49n5_QX60rhKAwgyYzan0RBbZb6A4ULI5OJ5UFh-blsFZYOdKc5Yu0f_XzW7UAGYPkfBZObO9n0-y6-7ucr3KCvbLPQbwG7arMoJq/s400/bed&books.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228288425714599346" /></a><br />I can't resist colorful bed spreads.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuywcU8IJhPEXCrj8lBkG1M0dn9-u_6Y_ylYEWhQ2dvtx-qAGyj-6Je0yArc4ZsEI53WoZLV_G4133jwBzzg0zegddVmpiecVjrTthcnHlbE9apEWtInuhpE8XunrL3NZ1j7d/s1600-h/duckies.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuywcU8IJhPEXCrj8lBkG1M0dn9-u_6Y_ylYEWhQ2dvtx-qAGyj-6Je0yArc4ZsEI53WoZLV_G4133jwBzzg0zegddVmpiecVjrTthcnHlbE9apEWtInuhpE8XunrL3NZ1j7d/s400/duckies.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228288917099044242" /></a><br />Duckies!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIyYYyKfofTlqPfw2Uq7mvhDlcWIIg9472fs1EvNT1E2kBq0vK0W4a7gg1hKlmwpq2k8EVTzhOVNTqzK172EAE42Fu7bkQD8ugM-GedJBiB1uAPLqDEgY99PCF9XVj77cg4fH/s1600-h/kitchen2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIyYYyKfofTlqPfw2Uq7mvhDlcWIIg9472fs1EvNT1E2kBq0vK0W4a7gg1hKlmwpq2k8EVTzhOVNTqzK172EAE42Fu7bkQD8ugM-GedJBiB1uAPLqDEgY99PCF9XVj77cg4fH/s400/kitchen2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228289084257153458" /></a><br />I love my UFO-inspired salt and pepper shakers on the microwave.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PkwqgT8NVBqysq9udo1hMyAWWv9ClEHysNOvlVDZpfBXgz_gCMjXXrWHFxZRP7re6JAvwzs2cqcoU6-NbFpHvjczelTYXhWOMtBP8l_xq7JIuqcomJqts1_jtL4hzNEY_vYY/s1600-h/airfreshener.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PkwqgT8NVBqysq9udo1hMyAWWv9ClEHysNOvlVDZpfBXgz_gCMjXXrWHFxZRP7re6JAvwzs2cqcoU6-NbFpHvjczelTYXhWOMtBP8l_xq7JIuqcomJqts1_jtL4hzNEY_vYY/s400/airfreshener.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228289502283447938" /></a><br />'nuff said.JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-72426212803761615462008-07-09T23:12:00.000-07:002008-07-18T16:37:10.602-07:00Sip on this for Summer...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGO2LEmb_85PQdQl3D4ePaKJM-SFpMtc0uKf2-8PctfVhGxnwxcb60DLkA9hBV18SBIpFLBGh2-BEmCnEAp96noDlUKBTs5V5ns0fmLmWN5Gi8KHazWRZWVYaZhhJFweorwHb/s1600-h/AGS+title+still.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGO2LEmb_85PQdQl3D4ePaKJM-SFpMtc0uKf2-8PctfVhGxnwxcb60DLkA9hBV18SBIpFLBGh2-BEmCnEAp96noDlUKBTs5V5ns0fmLmWN5Gi8KHazWRZWVYaZhhJFweorwHb/s400/AGS+title+still.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224489207067469826" /></a><br />Now that we're halfway through Summer, I can't help but wish that time would slow down. There's just too much to do!!! Summertime in Manhattan unleashes a non-stop schedule of film festivals, Summer blockbusters, park activities, and street fairs. It's enough to wish you had all hours of the day to attend everything, but unfortunately, no one has this kind of time (except maybe those lucky trust-funders).<br /><br />If scientists ever figure out how to tap into those 4th dimensions via wormholes, I sure hope they concoct a method of beaming us to and from to our weekly event destinations. That way, I can finally pack everything I want into my NY summers. My days have become so crammed that I don't have my valuable blogging time anymore. All I can do is try to find these much needed reflective moments in my day. I ain't promisin' nothin', and considering how long ago I posted, there's probably no one listening by now anyhow.<br /><br />If someone I love is out there still clicking over every once in a while, I want to say thanks. And I also want to share the fabulous news that I have some animation work featured in an independent flick to be released later in the season. It's the much anticipated <a href="http://www.tlareleasing.com/details/product_details.cfm?id=261345&it=1">sequel</a> to <a href="http://www.anothergaymovie.com/">"Another Gay Movie"</a>!<br /><br />It's sure to be a blast, and how could it not be with RuPaul, Lady Bunny, Scott Thompson, and many other big names involved! It's scheduled to open in NY late August, and later, everywhere else. Please go check it out if you get a chance. I got a chance to animate refreshments frolicking and flirting on the beach (see below), and after the jump, you'll see a still from a sequence involving a "louse party" in a character's crotch. Yes, a character's crotch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8FCjgqwLG3XO5m0jdNN1Mm508SiwhEyqzHEuOTu-o40YNdbeCnYY21ywBuUnmQqQMEfofA3qhejBp9avfquMxQhQPBFx4KqJgV7LFfmO8tMwuyOEf_wu4KvBYStPucIhULu6/s1600-h/HotDog+still.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8FCjgqwLG3XO5m0jdNN1Mm508SiwhEyqzHEuOTu-o40YNdbeCnYY21ywBuUnmQqQMEfofA3qhejBp9avfquMxQhQPBFx4KqJgV7LFfmO8tMwuyOEf_wu4KvBYStPucIhULu6/s400/HotDog+still.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224489377475011186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbaOvduUm4cLUXKQNYOZXzOMivh8xqgGXpHtypE-hz1EG4sMEyP0uxm6hXAqxgIv_JaWeQJU74dTzGM3wd2q_R2-TpN-8hSK_b-RfdBq2HwQc0YlEwH9uO4iqaBx6YY8jrFjk/s1600-h/Crabs+still.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbaOvduUm4cLUXKQNYOZXzOMivh8xqgGXpHtypE-hz1EG4sMEyP0uxm6hXAqxgIv_JaWeQJU74dTzGM3wd2q_R2-TpN-8hSK_b-RfdBq2HwQc0YlEwH9uO4iqaBx6YY8jrFjk/s400/Crabs+still.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224489560164645298" /></a><br />The screening dates for the film can be found in the links up above. Even if you don't normally take in this kind of raunchy comedy fare, I hope these animation stills intrigue you! They were such fun to do. I'll have to get them up on You Tube once their audio is finished. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZTtsFv6PpanxInV_TIc2ZANXIjaYvvkWpHL18Hi4z0MMkSHOXNLY8WSlJFWqUwULJEyjM4sMnAba7Bw0S8VnjMQaa-r9wsMNSuTC6JOkabbHYcRhE8eluj-TwlOxicAAAX9C/s1600-h/boys+with+crabs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZTtsFv6PpanxInV_TIc2ZANXIjaYvvkWpHL18Hi4z0MMkSHOXNLY8WSlJFWqUwULJEyjM4sMnAba7Bw0S8VnjMQaa-r9wsMNSuTC6JOkabbHYcRhE8eluj-TwlOxicAAAX9C/s400/boys+with+crabs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224489455328142450" /></a><br />Unlike the crabs these boys unknowingly host, this project definitely didn't arrive overnight. I've been conversing with the director about the animation for quite a while. It's been my biggest freelance gig to date, and I'm excited to see the end result on the BIG SCREEN! From this moment forth I plan on continuing the freelancing as far as it will take me, and hopefully there will be opportunities for blogging throughout. It's always nice to bounce stuff off of an online community.<br /><br />Cheers!JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-33133909580744287122008-04-16T21:20:00.000-07:002008-04-16T22:40:08.726-07:00New York Depress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurBfwFBJwJB4gbeBUPbBUJhFonPGmQ5J7ycALh9kH1zTh6INinWrACPSuOiC0o-k2zg4aZ-WwApEkVXvWULbC2x4hQo5qZ99qKqYy2p_ndDGSwBGdEZka8AHjt5lTYNl-c-eK/s1600-h/CheapSteakCover_Final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurBfwFBJwJB4gbeBUPbBUJhFonPGmQ5J7ycALh9kH1zTh6INinWrACPSuOiC0o-k2zg4aZ-WwApEkVXvWULbC2x4hQo5qZ99qKqYy2p_ndDGSwBGdEZka8AHjt5lTYNl-c-eK/s400/CheapSteakCover_Final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190065228770362962" /></a><br />No, I'm not depressed. I was just bummed recently when the cover illustration I created for the NY Press got butchered by its design staff. Above is the illustration before I sent it in to them. They asked me to create a colorful image of a porcine man cutting into a big meaty steak. So I had fun with it. I really got into delineating the fatty areas of the meat, and the perspective was a neat challenge. At the risk of sounding like I'm tooting my own horn, I was pleased with the outcome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7Uz_chq-p6CNuFhM6bcWzq0JcPoku_MnJjW83WDafMkC3qsMNQCpMPDr8MGEx4EH0obsQzO56aqVyA0qmjDYDanC5HCEjWQyhwJm3bE4B6pwsKkpWL0Z9p_QKiiF55Xslr3R/s1600-h/NP_0327_NP001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7Uz_chq-p6CNuFhM6bcWzq0JcPoku_MnJjW83WDafMkC3qsMNQCpMPDr8MGEx4EH0obsQzO56aqVyA0qmjDYDanC5HCEjWQyhwJm3bE4B6pwsKkpWL0Z9p_QKiiF55Xslr3R/s400/NP_0327_NP001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190071009796343394" /></a><br />When I saw the final cover on the stand (above), I was totally shocked. Not only was the typographic treatment tacky and dreadful, but they had gone in (without permission) and totally altered the color of the steak! On top of that insult, they obscured my initials. They had ALREADY asked me to remove my entire signature, what more did they want? I always sign my pieces in one way or another. That's an illustrator's right usually.<br /><br />The pride I had felt for my finished illustration was completely shattered by their treatment of it. It was as if someone was TRYING to choose the absolute worst typeface, layout, and alteration. First of all, darkening the steak turned it into a shapeless muddy blob. I really don't think it reads like a steak this way. It looks more like a pool of clotted blood. Secondly, the TYPE. The type treatment had to be the most high-school usage of typography on a major weekly I've ever seen. Seriously, it's not even readable. I understand they were trying to create an aggressive, in-your-face "sales pitch" tone, but they completely failed and created more visual "noise" for our advertisement polluted city. The "Salsa" typeface used in "IN-SA-A-A-A-A-ANE!" is poorly stretched (using a cheap Photoshop effect) leaving it practically illegible. The type above it isn't much better either. It's placement on the left creates all sorts of visual tangents with the image below it, rendering it hard to read as well. On top of these visual errors, it's not even that clever or amusing. It's more like a slap in the face. Tell me, during a busy day in New York, why would anyone's eyes linger long enough to read this mess? <br /><br />This is the problem with the New York Press. They try to compete with the Village Voice, but they don't give their paper the same thoughtful design treatment the Voice usually affords. A good cover uses an arresting image to draw you in, and then informs you with smart typography. When typography is this messy and obnoxious, it repels the viewer. I am incredibly dismayed that an alternative paper here in NEW YORK CITY, a capitol of good design, can be so design ignorant. And this isn't the first cover I've seen mangled, either.<br /><br />I was so unhappy with the outcome of this cover I decided to redesign my own version specifically for my portfolio. Check it out below. I'm no typographic master, but I think my version is already ten times better than the existing cover. The image draws you in and even points to the type (with the knife). "Insane Prices" is allowed to leap forward in yellow, grabbing your attention, while the smaller type reveals the details neatly while contained in the steak. Isn't it much more pleasing to look at this way? I'd love to hear whether you agree with me or if you think I'm crazy. I feel like anyone at the helm of a paper would–and should–understand these visual rules. Apparently, ANYONE off the street can design the cover of a publication these days. I know one thing for sure, if someone tried to submit writing on the same level as the botched cover design above, the editor would surely throw it out.<br /><br />That's what I'm depressed about. Why isn't design given the same respect? It works wonders when administered properly. Often, it's what makes the consumer pick up your product in the first place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwDDATN5WULDjDCTnFm2ebESkOgHfXiKiWcDlVnpMkSJyJpU0qQGvH8K8WcNMdMpwdFFu-rKdjBEb5Qe6f3MQb6Kb0dLswzzFfHlywttEXAvq5utCpL_Smu1ZgPkymO8mgxjD/s1600-h/CheapSteakCover_MyVersion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwDDATN5WULDjDCTnFm2ebESkOgHfXiKiWcDlVnpMkSJyJpU0qQGvH8K8WcNMdMpwdFFu-rKdjBEb5Qe6f3MQb6Kb0dLswzzFfHlywttEXAvq5utCpL_Smu1ZgPkymO8mgxjD/s400/CheapSteakCover_MyVersion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190081614070597234" /></a><br />Below is another cover illustration I did for the NY Press last Fall. They did a better job with this one, but I think it could be better. Thanks for reading my rant. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPk7Yu6HKwhMBf36GA_56O4qGdx0yr9-y5tHuh4B_RPLwElOrd_VLhXymav4RRximEDg69Vs73Bzj3F7GPGPGznd49Agxn1V-aAcKonUB1dARIrpGOELwu8r3lkwOGUBh5iRP/s1600-h/NYpressCOVER_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPk7Yu6HKwhMBf36GA_56O4qGdx0yr9-y5tHuh4B_RPLwElOrd_VLhXymav4RRximEDg69Vs73Bzj3F7GPGPGznd49Agxn1V-aAcKonUB1dARIrpGOELwu8r3lkwOGUBh5iRP/s400/NYpressCOVER_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190082339920070274" /></a>JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-57763280964494492442008-03-25T21:56:00.000-07:002008-03-25T22:14:01.942-07:00The NEW improved justinwinslow.com!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4GUwfg_qmI-sR3qpNLViGG_w-OquKRy4er5aEL4j2hHkaARiDUW4HcqhGUDTJ9M9Y8e44Ojf0Vjwdw-2J4hjelPL6MhrZfCQNeI1nRFIbjX1OFW-cL6YDxPej8E4y5HzgZAf/s1600-h/JustinWinslowSite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4GUwfg_qmI-sR3qpNLViGG_w-OquKRy4er5aEL4j2hHkaARiDUW4HcqhGUDTJ9M9Y8e44Ojf0Vjwdw-2J4hjelPL6MhrZfCQNeI1nRFIbjX1OFW-cL6YDxPej8E4y5HzgZAf/s400/JustinWinslowSite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181914204575513474" /></a><br />After a looooong pause in blogging, I find myself compelled to throw something up until I'm able to elaborate. The kid's show I was working on ended, I did some traveling, and I spent the last few weeks working at a new studio. So I've been quite busy shifting gears from working to not working and then scrambling around for a job. On top of all the other life changes, I've been culling together all my best work for my <a href="http://www.justinwinslow.com">NEW WEBSITE</a>. A good friend of mine, <a href="http://www.sosebeedesign.com/">Scott Sosebee</a>, helped me create a new look for <a href="http://www.justinwinslow.com">justinwinslow.com</a>. Please check it out. I'd love to hear what you think of it. I hope it represents the best of what I have to offer to the worlds of broadcast design and illustration. (I also hope it bags me an agent.) We'll see if anything spectacular comes out of it, but for now I'm just giddy clicking through page after colorful page. I think Scott did an incredible job with the interface and I feel like it represents me well. Hopefully, it presents something new of mine you haven't already seen before.JustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20381450.post-12260079659158685032008-02-17T15:59:00.000-08:002008-07-28T23:48:23.429-07:00The Art & Flair of Mary Blair in San Francisco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLospX00B2BIKvPhjtPW0HVHlDrcPaasVZOyBbJlOUY3XkDflvQAsQceComIzCscbL1PesFBKjKkdn8ohh7BZ6ydFq61CBC8zvEFglSbeyHbWAQ-G171hhrLixk573WHTfe3eU/s1600-h/MaryBlair_closeup.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLospX00B2BIKvPhjtPW0HVHlDrcPaasVZOyBbJlOUY3XkDflvQAsQceComIzCscbL1PesFBKjKkdn8ohh7BZ6ydFq61CBC8zvEFglSbeyHbWAQ-G171hhrLixk573WHTfe3eU/s400/MaryBlair_closeup.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169455647818537442" /></a><br />I recently returned from an amazing trip to San Francisco with my boyfriend and friends! It was a beautiful trip...and the added bonus was taking in "The Art & Flair of Mary Blair" show at San Fran's <a href="http://www.cartoonart.org/">Cartoon Art Museum</a>. Above is a close-up of the main piece in the exhibition showcasing Mary Blair's work. If you're not familiar with who Mary Blair is, check her out: <a href="http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Mary+Blair">Disney Legends</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60585948@N00/sets/1499986/">Mary Blair Flickr set</a>, <a href="http://www.yesterland.com/maryblair.html">Yesterland</a>, & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flair-Mary-Blair-John-Canemaker/dp/0786853913">The Art & Flair of Mary Blair the book</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGrv24bTLeGQ7XbsgxYvvKXykjMRjIoVAXHUTLvQ7UyluKEHyJwAB-ESuPbvO6krNbDHya_npFuXSjDJhtmvFWNRtqv-j-_k25S8K6OJ_O-az7NCQ12Ofrj15hS_N3vyZUQa9/s1600-h/MaryBlair&J&E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGrv24bTLeGQ7XbsgxYvvKXykjMRjIoVAXHUTLvQ7UyluKEHyJwAB-ESuPbvO6krNbDHya_npFuXSjDJhtmvFWNRtqv-j-_k25S8K6OJ_O-az7NCQ12Ofrj15hS_N3vyZUQa9/s400/MaryBlair&J&E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170027677332822530" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5BHes28gxwYqJv0r98WN166daZCapfZNff-6cj4WL0GTQL9S7htt8DtRlvMNRm3578P87wjHR7jxGcme2YWYYickHl0apwVheJMR6oWivF3xVuGxCqJAnArFBE0i48929886/s1600-h/MaryBlair_perspective.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5BHes28gxwYqJv0r98WN166daZCapfZNff-6cj4WL0GTQL9S7htt8DtRlvMNRm3578P87wjHR7jxGcme2YWYYickHl0apwVheJMR6oWivF3xVuGxCqJAnArFBE0i48929886/s400/MaryBlair_perspective.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170042894401952290" /></a><br />This brilliant painter, concept artist, and stylist was one of the first women to reach great heights of influence within the Disney canon, in the 1940's and 50's amazingly. Her paintings distilled mood and emotion into deceptively simple design compositions, therefore they were used as a loose guide for the animators when creating scenes for the films. Her expressive use of colors and forms can be seen in several Disney films, and her work continues to inspire artists and animators to this day. Her work is most evident in Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and DisneyWorld's It's a Small World attraction. Beyond Disney, you can see her work in several Little Golden Books from the period.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9fuEYUITwWthypEeGnUtGbw037yaFigbwGD42pywDBs1e2ZqpWBt3I2Z30toeSNrs6kzHYOF5wCwY62dvQa7X-I883PiKFmHWLnT3kaVu9f0PGQi1ZgZPiUeDty8LN-PA59p/s1600-h/MaryBlair_case.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9fuEYUITwWthypEeGnUtGbw037yaFigbwGD42pywDBs1e2ZqpWBt3I2Z30toeSNrs6kzHYOF5wCwY62dvQa7X-I883PiKFmHWLnT3kaVu9f0PGQi1ZgZPiUeDty8LN-PA59p/s400/MaryBlair_case.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170043186459728434" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dJumTNoa_kfLuo-xjJZY2_YDXDYlD2Usy-WGizgsiH6455YCiw7GtON3u5esJnJ6rKeu4mLJsszvx8NKAXkEtDF_qGJmtHP7Ln1_o1wn-rPBY4bB-nKPwsCWC0QLriadOXT3/s1600-h/MaryBlair_parrots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dJumTNoa_kfLuo-xjJZY2_YDXDYlD2Usy-WGizgsiH6455YCiw7GtON3u5esJnJ6rKeu4mLJsszvx8NKAXkEtDF_qGJmtHP7Ln1_o1wn-rPBY4bB-nKPwsCWC0QLriadOXT3/s400/MaryBlair_parrots.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170043379733256770" /></a><br />Here's another close-up of one of Mary Blair's pieces. I love these colorful and whimsical parrots! This piece was inspired by a trip Mary Blair made to South America, and it was later used to inform the style of a Disney short.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDsehW9K4c6toiacSZMLlqPyHXIi5lxkSfACVoqPEcHPnqtC6U6qPZtR8WpjRYmrDwy0WTjeoVWp56CgWIXjg5CXmM8Ov2W26k6Foy9Fk0yicpMcAKpacTeKs_S_VDJ_TPj-Z/s1600-h/MaryBlair_2girls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDsehW9K4c6toiacSZMLlqPyHXIi5lxkSfACVoqPEcHPnqtC6U6qPZtR8WpjRYmrDwy0WTjeoVWp56CgWIXjg5CXmM8Ov2W26k6Foy9Fk0yicpMcAKpacTeKs_S_VDJ_TPj-Z/s400/MaryBlair_2girls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170044114172664402" /></a><br />This is perhaps my favorite piece in the entire show. I love the design of the two girls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g5bBe5F_QC0s0DIhkRkiIO9j_xFAEngl-Nrx2Rdgziq7mJcregaiPeBCcAQ-3rMs-Vi5Dhu7JcCtWGxYD1N0oxcJBlF1GS_zU6B6yIA7IXjdUfwVGPnIeItbIxIcQ5zUPdxw/s1600-h/MaryBlair&Keiko.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g5bBe5F_QC0s0DIhkRkiIO9j_xFAEngl-Nrx2Rdgziq7mJcregaiPeBCcAQ-3rMs-Vi5Dhu7JcCtWGxYD1N0oxcJBlF1GS_zU6B6yIA7IXjdUfwVGPnIeItbIxIcQ5zUPdxw/s400/MaryBlair&Keiko.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170042555099535890" /></a><br />Here's my friend Keiko, a very talented animator who met us at the exhibit! Check out <a href="http://www.jellystones.net/">Keiko's work</a>, it's great! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTcYKRrALACMEJS155AUwd_oM5dgNvU_OrBS3FKPk5CYmeQx7HWhnfiscmWZm0Nk_4XLrV9P-JUozGX2i9An6EXvroJvJqUGBoFc8p6qshQI6dk8c9XHPMR3r3gdCW-TQdsfM/s1600-h/J&E&Keiko.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTcYKRrALACMEJS155AUwd_oM5dgNvU_OrBS3FKPk5CYmeQx7HWhnfiscmWZm0Nk_4XLrV9P-JUozGX2i9An6EXvroJvJqUGBoFc8p6qshQI6dk8c9XHPMR3r3gdCW-TQdsfM/s400/J&E&Keiko.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170044500719721058" /></a><br />Here's Me, Edson, and Keiko again...the following photos are more shots from our San Fran trip!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK508UNordtmzZN5rklDS4BYDry5aZBOCxhahp2JIsbxqXvZhxFWqqkk3tgRZ5LlPQhvoehsYtz30OFIz4oGqvWcPrdTC-Bf43yILhDLuYeiE67kunIXvpyz0DImDmTSwPNVxh/s1600-h/TalkToTheHand.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK508UNordtmzZN5rklDS4BYDry5aZBOCxhahp2JIsbxqXvZhxFWqqkk3tgRZ5LlPQhvoehsYtz30OFIz4oGqvWcPrdTC-Bf43yILhDLuYeiE67kunIXvpyz0DImDmTSwPNVxh/s400/TalkToTheHand.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170045020410763890" /></a><br />Me, Edson, and Carol at a park in downtown San Fran.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfuK9BPxZnAqkeASehzp3PpqjnAR586-Bw2nNHPTTRBTJtq1Ba2QGJMEMKHz29ma9_mw8mpo9GNeYQ7gBA28P58BbY3Napz_uTO3CQkX02kQHDfrbSmDtDnnzvzdoEcJ1tnBT/s1600-h/Group_lunch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfuK9BPxZnAqkeASehzp3PpqjnAR586-Bw2nNHPTTRBTJtq1Ba2QGJMEMKHz29ma9_mw8mpo9GNeYQ7gBA28P58BbY3Napz_uTO3CQkX02kQHDfrbSmDtDnnzvzdoEcJ1tnBT/s400/Group_lunch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170045613116250802" /></a><br />Here's the whole traveling group: Jay, Carol, Karina, Me, Edson, and Paulo. We're all sitting down for a big lunch at a cool little cafe we found.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKQyUNcRU6XmpS2Tb9Wue234i_k-BGikrEsI0ZrREIUBXYEgv0qviQuLD4uDynz9EY5PMR8t7t-kPsmApTfJBKwYEKmaTOyzkM8xZlHS9H49zzjESj3yDrAis5YJ8XYVYCSSz/s1600-h/J&USmap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKQyUNcRU6XmpS2Tb9Wue234i_k-BGikrEsI0ZrREIUBXYEgv0qviQuLD4uDynz9EY5PMR8t7t-kPsmApTfJBKwYEKmaTOyzkM8xZlHS9H49zzjESj3yDrAis5YJ8XYVYCSSz/s400/J&USmap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170045604526316162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cZsnc9xg6ck9ReE9vWXDMWtb1RFRQFYdgHwuemQfKDT30I5nfOv14XzsIzI6WMPKd3Qel0K9eHjNGZRP3wP5_1UzOJVCtosJCFMZ79DpsQ3lBPhRopnb1zf1LAQ4joKaxObW/s1600-h/J&Carolkiss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cZsnc9xg6ck9ReE9vWXDMWtb1RFRQFYdgHwuemQfKDT30I5nfOv14XzsIzI6WMPKd3Qel0K9eHjNGZRP3wP5_1UzOJVCtosJCFMZ79DpsQ3lBPhRopnb1zf1LAQ4joKaxObW/s400/J&Carolkiss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170045608821283474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dxPy4ePYGhMcyutj7TPLXR4ajP9q1W_rc7r5QbCVWyiJKmkTGXrno9FGNoHFO8wUE0IKtTfXLs7Ncu-nvN-RSL01B5dprkA05uCpMZI1u-kLJuqJKFjeMc07dHj9KjqzylgD/s1600-h/Group_lookingup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dxPy4ePYGhMcyutj7TPLXR4ajP9q1W_rc7r5QbCVWyiJKmkTGXrno9FGNoHFO8wUE0IKtTfXLs7Ncu-nvN-RSL01B5dprkA05uCpMZI1u-kLJuqJKFjeMc07dHj9KjqzylgD/s400/Group_lookingup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170045613116250786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTYaGrC40hc28d1UQKe-KfTNkjZ7sYxw_jcJb9xiC77EqUDCU4uBvzcNXBUKloIiF5RGAmsR_CLNpIJmdEqpns3VkIKLFbsdHDLQFjyKxUOQeeG_Y9s-q9l378SzV01K3yHLa/s1600-h/group_branches.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTYaGrC40hc28d1UQKe-KfTNkjZ7sYxw_jcJb9xiC77EqUDCU4uBvzcNXBUKloIiF5RGAmsR_CLNpIJmdEqpns3VkIKLFbsdHDLQFjyKxUOQeeG_Y9s-q9l378SzV01K3yHLa/s400/group_branches.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170048125672118994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVOMA0a8cDsmmivWuRa2Kjk1I4b9pQiroPLEEM8k8J0JheW2Fgs1gF4A0fFCdpw3Dhqsd2ulAaf2D2ZIGlZ77kyhTZN3HswpFTr2tV-ceQxDkoL2VQKCxwTHUxmnQpNgHbEcm/s1600-h/SanFranSkyline.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVOMA0a8cDsmmivWuRa2Kjk1I4b9pQiroPLEEM8k8J0JheW2Fgs1gF4A0fFCdpw3Dhqsd2ulAaf2D2ZIGlZ77kyhTZN3HswpFTr2tV-ceQxDkoL2VQKCxwTHUxmnQpNgHbEcm/s400/SanFranSkyline.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170048744147409634" /></a><br />I loved San Fran, and could easily live there. But once Edson and I set foot back in Manhattan, we were glad to be home!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13