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2008 February

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whatever you are, be a good one

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Entries from February 2008

Falling Slowly…

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Ode to the movie Once
A detail below of a painting I did inspired by the Oscar winning song.

The movie is a must see. I actually watched it without working on anything. No drawing, writing, internet, playing scrabble or analyzing Jane Austen and which Mr. Darcy is the best.

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Tags: inspiration · painting · music · daily artwork · daily portraits 2008

The Blob

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Doodles while watching this utter classic.

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Tags: drawing · daily artwork · daily portraits 2008

happy birthday george

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

It’s George Wasington’s birthday and time to introduce the first of 43 presidential portraits I will paint/draw. He is the first U.S. President so it seems fitting to begin on this day. And soon the 44th president will be decided but until then I will be busy working on visages of past presidents. I plan […]

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Tags: inspiration · daily artwork · daily portraits 2008

Persepolis

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Just saw it this past weekend. The animation was beautiful. I’ve heard they are having an english dubbed version. Apparently Iggy Pop is a voice for the Uncle I think. I was happy with the subtitles though.
A trailer for the film during a funny scene. This trailer also has Turkish subtitles in case you […]

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Tags: inspiration

In work,

February 16th, 2008 · No Comments

… do what you enjoy. –Lao-tzu

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Tags: etsy

whistle while you work

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Can’t do that actually.
So instead I had the television (with the help of my dvd player) on and I listened.
The day began with business type work. exciting stuff.
The rest was spent painting presidential portraits with the show Extras playing in the background. Ricky Gervais of The Office (original british version) show, is the […]

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Tags: music

Happy Ferris Wheel Day!

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments

…oh, and Valentines Day too. But that is a well known and a very much celebrated holiday. Peace, Love and Happiness is important. Yay to that.
But moving on… this is Feb. 14th, also the birthday of George W. Ferris, inventor of the ferris wheel!

I’d like to show a small little spotlight on George […]

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Tags: drawing · inspiration · painting · daily portraits 2008

Back in the studio…

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

… with new work to show soon.
Happy (belated) Chinese New Year, (belated) Groundhog’s Day and (belated) Lincoln’s birthday!
I’ve been under the weather for a bit and quarantined from my work until I was germ-free.
It is extremely icey and cold outside. Spring can’t get here soon enough! Or, maybe I should move to Australia […]

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Tags: the day · music

super tuesday, secret agent birds and gorey

February 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Working on finishing some illustration projects, personal and client related. I have been doing the daily portraits…just not posting them lately. I am planning on creating a page for them where I can place them all and update them each month. By the end of the month should be enough time.
The weekend was filled with […]

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Tags: inspiration · painting · daily artwork · daily portraits 2008