Merry Christmas!

have a great holiday!

"The first quality that is needed is audacity." Winston Churchill

First sketch of the christmas picture.

"If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden."

Hey all! here are some drawings. first the strange:

Busty, Curly and ....Mohawk? yes. lol

SO! another Julia Nunes illustration!

an "i miss hannah" drawing =P so this is for Julia Nunes song "Balloon". the lyrics are:



"Years went by and we got older
Remember the days when gas was sold
For 1.50 a gallon oh how things have changed
Like those stylish fads
And the look on your face.

When you see me for the first time in years
We swore we'd never end up here.

Well I won't be alone, if it’s gone
I'll move on.

It’s time to leave, while my eyes are still dry
It’s time to leave while my head is held high.
Its' time to bolt, time to bail, time to go
Where to?

Well I really don't know.

I'm gone, so long, see you soon
Up, up and away like a rising balloon,
I'm just *stupid* enough to pack up and leave
Taking all that you have trusted and confided in me.

Hug me now because you might loose your chance
I am crouched in my sprinting stance.

Time to bolt, time to bail, time to go
'Cause I'll let you get way too close.

I'm gone so long, see you soon
Up, up and away like a rising balloon
I'm just *stupid* enough to leave you behind,
Though you're nothing like I have found or will find.

Years went by and we got older
Remember the days when gas was sold
For 1.50 a gallon oh how things have changed
Like those stylish fads
And the look on your face.

When you see me for the first time in years
We swore we'd never end up here.

Well I won't be alone."


thanks to www.sweetslyrics.com for the lyrics!

the part that inspired me was


"I'm gone so long, see you soon
Up, up and away like a rising balloon
I'm just *stupid* enough to leave you behind,
Though you're nothing like I have found or will find.

Years went by and we got older
Remember the days when gas was sold
For 1.50 a gallon oh how things have changed
Like those stylish fads
And the look on your face.

When you see me for the first time in years
We swore we'd never end up here."

well peace out y'all!

"There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self." Benjamin Franklin

It may just be because I'm an artist (in a general sense) but i've realized a shift in how i see myself. here is how i have seen myself since i started this blog:

Last Year

Last February

Last April

here is this recent drawing i did of myself:

Its kinda depressing, no?
i RARELY appear in my own artwork so it always kinda confuses me when i'm trying to draw an emotion and suddenly, TAADAA!, there is a laurel. i realze i'm seeing myself as less pretty now. yaay shots to the self esteem! lol. i read this comic book called Pages by Paige. its about an artist who had to move to new york with her parents and she keeps a sketchbook of her emotions. its FANTASTIC! well goodnight!
best WISHES!

Auld Daddy Darkness creeps frae his hole,Black as a blackamoor, blin' as a mole.... - James Ferguson

so here is Ze Mummy! girlifyed as usual =P

Best Wishes!

I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. (Prologue.1)- the invisible man

So here is a Halloween themed drawing. done very quickly. this is the invisible woman.

"At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below." ~Theodosia Garrison

Hello all! so i decided its Halloween time so i should draw some creepiness. here is Laudren. she is a Mad scientist who is a Rag doll-Type undead. i did this in two very distracted hours.

some quotes that didn't make the title cut:

Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite,
All are on their rounds tonight;
In the wan moon's silver ray,
Thrives their helter-skelter play.
~Joel Benton

 Hold on, man.  We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title.  ~From Scooby-Doo

'Tis the night - the night
Of the grave's delight,
And the warlocks are at their play;
Ye think that without
The wild winds shout,
But no, it is they - it is they.
~Arthur Cleveland Coxe

One need not be a chamber to be haunted;
One need not be a house;
The brain has corridors surpassing
Material place.
~Emily Dickinson

Just like a ghost, you've been a-hauntin' my dreams,
So I'll propose on Halloween.
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
~Classics IV  


well best wishes!

"GGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!! Giant Squid Of ANGER!" - John Green

So i have been haveing a very frustrateing time lately. This is what happens when i draw angry apparently:

Giant Mer-Squid of Anger!!! lol



finished of my boy and i

best wishes!

love love love

me and my boy. a very quick sketch. lol

an appology

i'm sorry i haven't posted for a few weeks. i've been uber busy! i promise to post the next availible moment i have!

"Bug-A-Boo! come on out! i'd like you to meet someone! this is Hannah Marie-- she's a Scary Princess!"- Scary Godmother

When she opened her eyes, she found herself alone--in the dark--with the Monsters. The kids were gone! Had the Monsters gobbled them up? But why? She had given them candy... She tried to be brave, but she couldn't hold out any longer. Hannah began to cry. When, suddenly, out of the darkness came the sound of sobbing--much louder than her own!
"BOOHOO!BOOHOO!"
Why would anybody be crying louder than a little girl left alone in a Spook House? Hannah choked back her tears and decided to find out.
"hey, lady--Why are you crying?"
"because I like the sound of the Boos in that Boo Hoo Hooing! Hello, Hannah Marie-- I'm your... Scary Godmother! I'm here because you need me!"
                                                  -Scary Godmother, by Jill Thompson

This is how the best little kids Halloween story and characters begins. well this is where you first meet Scary, who i love.  I've been trying to make a scary godmother costume for years. i just realized that Bug-A-Boo would be easyer and cooler looking so here is my design for him.

So! blue hairspray, blue facepaint and  his nose, mouth and teeth painted on. the dress is grey faux fur. some hairclips with his eyes on them and white ceramic horns in the hair. i'm thinking of doing the arms and legs by buying some tights, dyeing them blue and sharpieing the dark stripes onto them. there will be holes on the hands and feet for claw gloves and white heels to come through. also a red cloth tail pinned to the dress. the guy version would probably be the same exept that i would have to buy pants and a shirt, dye them, and sharpie the stripes, instead of tights. also the fur dress would have to be a vest instead.


here are examples of his eyes. they will be on hair clips:

and here is what Bug-A-Boo looks like!

so yeah... i like him! lol well goodnight!
Best Wishes!

"My head, oh my head, Please disregard what I just said I'm indecisive And I can't figure out why His face comes in my dreams And nothing is what it seems"- Julia Nunes

so I've been working a lot and haven't had much time. I've been listening to a lot of Julia Nunes this week. and, here are the sketches from the week:

The story behind this one is that i was at work talking to my coworkers (these two lovely girls who i shall call C and A). A was wondering what me an C's taste in guys are. She first told us hers which is that he needs to have good hair, no acne, nice clothing, darker skin, and be shorter then her. mine of course is just... he must have a good personality otherwise I'd rather him to be more towards the nerdy side but he doesn't need to be. C's taste is that he has to have good teeth and a good personality. he must have good teeth because she has really good teeth and she doesn't wanna make his look really bad. i immediately had an image of her checking guys teeth when they ask her out like farmers and jockeys check horses. so here is my sketch.

I have recently realized i am in love with noses. here are my two attempts at drawing this guy (who i enjoy talking to IMMENSELY) at work's nose. both the attempts look like Christopher Eccleston.

A study of eyes. i was bored and this is where i first start on a lot of drawings. this isn't NEARLY as creepy as my leg study i did a while ago.



lyrics to the song of the week. its Indecisive by Julia Nunes

This weeks' news
I have a new crush
Third this month,
So it doesn't mean much
Leave me alone,
Cause I can't control my hormones

My head, oh my head,
Please disregard what I just said
I'm indecisive
And I can't figure out why
His face comes in my dreams
And nothing is what it seems

I guess I'm imature and stupid
And I overthought what you did
But I can't help what I think
And whether you're joking or not
Well, that's where I get cought 'cause
I can't make the distinction

My head, oh my head,
Please disregard what I just said
I'm indecisive
And I can't figure out why
His face comes in my dreams
And nothing is what it seems

Oh,mulling over things that I said
And all the stupid things I regret
But babe it's not over yet
Let's see how deep we get

My head, oh my head,
Please disregard what I just said
I'm indecisive
And I can't figure out why
His face comes in my dreams
And nothing is what it seems

I can't fall in love,
I'm just 18 years old
But your body is so warm
And the weather is so cold
And I'm feeling your lips
pretty closer on mine
Your hands on my hips
shiver shoot up on my spine
At the scandalous things you've told me

My head, oh my head,
Please disregard what I just said
I'm indecisive
And I can't figure out why
His face comes in my dreams
And nothing is what it seems

Just hold my hand, we'll be allright
Just hold my hand, we'll be allright
Just hold my hand, we'll be allright
Just hold my hand, we'll be allright



that'sall for now,
Best Wishes!

"I'm going out to get my mind off you...."- Julia Nunes

"I'd rather plead the fifth and talk about the girl you're still in love with."- Julia Nunes

Recently I've decided that a good portion of Drama just isn't work my time. At the moment two of my Favorite females are being played by this stupid guy...and seriously when i heard this i had to laugh. i love these girls, don't get me wrong, but it made me laugh at how everyone asks why i don't go to youth group. THAT is why. because I'm sick of it. as a matter of fact here are a few lessons I've learned from the stupidity of my teen years (which I'm TECHNICALLY still in):

1. Guys at my churches youth group are not worth ones time. they need a LOT of growing up. the girls too... frankly everyone needs to get mature.

2. People come to NewSong when they have nowhere else to go. we take the broken and the lost. now that's great for outreach and loving on people but a TERRIBLE place to look for love. it seems most people stay abusive and screwed up until they are... about 22 or 23 and even then they are still screwed up.

I'm not sure where i'm going with this... I guess i just wish that my girls would get that this guy is just.. not worth their time. this isn't an "Anti-Love" speech.  by all means love! just know when its a waste of time. OK so now that I've said my piece (or a very sloppily written version of it) lets get to the art!

The Girl With the 'Stash Tattoo

it may be hard to see what she is doing. she has a Mustache tattooed on her finger and she is holding that in place over her mouth where she is sticking her tongue out a little.

Phoenix

By the FANTASTIC Caroline Stone who has appeared on this blog before drawing Doctor Who Characters with me . this is another collaborative drawing. she did the bird and i did the fire and the design on its wings.

Well that's all for today i guess.
Best Wishes!!

"I am cold unfeeling and odd and you should thank god that we are on separate sides of the state. Hope you're okay at least I gave you something to hate"- Julia Nunes

So some unhappy things have happened lately (a lot of angry customers at my walmart yelling about my inability to sell them rotten food) so i drew the tattoos i am thinking of maybe getting.  here they is:

Sorry about the bikini....it was that or Nude. I wanted to show the whole Tattoo.  now the issues with this one is that i would have to let a tattoo artist see all that skin. not at once but still, I'm not comfortable with that. also, that is a rather large one so it will cost a LOT. also i'd have to draw every section of it for them to scan. so i wont get this but... i like it. here is my dream hairstyle:

This actually looks kinda like a drawing my dad did of me when i was 7. i was kinda a crazy kid. thats totally the same expression. Ha Ha! anyway, the coloring for this is that the grey parts would be a really dark brown and the white parts would be.... White. i'd look like that dog from the little mermaid! Its an Old English Sheepdog like this:

OH! and this is my Tattoo that i'm ACTUALLY getting. or how it is so far:

Its going to be on the back of my neck along the hairline. it is suppose to be a crown of laurels.....cause that is my name sake... lol!


Song of the week: Odd-Julia Nunes
Lyrics:
My foot's asleep and so is my brain.
If I'm in pain then I dont feel it,
my face should reveal it.
I am grinning as they're cutting me in half, and all I can do is laugh.

*I am cold unfeeling and odd
and you should thank god
that we are on separate sides of the state. Hope you're okay
at least I gave you something to hate*

I am frantically flailing, woozy inhaling these fumes that *won't* put me to sleep.
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
Taking drugs that wont cure me, so I'll just stay pure please relinquish those secrets you keep

I am cold unfeeling and odd
and you should thank god
that we are on separate sides of the state. Hope you're okay
at least I gave you something to hate



Well g'night guys! Best Wishes!

i can't find a quote..lol

here is Yuko (or something like that) from XXXHolic.

here is that she looks like in the anime

 

Best Wishes!

"Maybe our favourite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting"- John Green

I've decided to move to Nerfighteria Island.
sorry, that was a bit of nerdyness. Anywhoo! Do to my hectic work schedule i will only be posting on my days off and only when I remember to on those.  so posts will be fairly sparse and come in rushes of several in the same day. It is my first day off so far and here is what i've done lately.

This is a Nerdfighter-ly couple. inspired by the song "wont you be in Nerdfighterlike with me?" (or something to that effect), the song is here, yes it starts out with a weird guy talking but its followed by him and his wife singing a song they wrote. Don't know what a Nerdfighter is? here is an explanatory video.


also i have a girl that i named Sarah...not after the Yeti.

This one REALLY looks better when its full sized so please click it to see it full.

Best Wishes! DFTBA!

"There is happiness for those who accept their fate. There is glory for those who defy their fate. "- Edel

Hey there! sorry its been a while! so here is something i did this week while watching princess tutu. i think the line that set it off was "Now where is my necklace....He is WEARING IT!!" or something like that. So why that brought up this image is that Duck (Ahiru) can only turn into a girl/princess tutu when she has the necklace, otherwise she is a duck. so here they are wearing each others outfits.

i would like a caption because this looks to serius for how funny its supost to be. please comment and tell me that you think they should be saying. here are the two not funny captions i came up with:

here is what the characters actually look like:

"I am about to — or I am going to — die: either expression is correct." ~ Dominique Bouhours, French grammarian

" Petra reached over to the stack of fairy tale anthologies and lifted the first of the many tomes from the top.  Just as she opened it, Shad plucked it from her hands and opened it to a dog-eared page. 
"I went through and marked the pages before you got here.  You just focus on the details, I'll do the reading." 
"Ok."
Shad cleared his throat and began to read.

Once upon a time, there was a wandering warrior.  He was as clever as he was brave, and his skill was matched only by his virtue. 
"Kept birds I'm sure." Petra quipped. 
"Shush."
One day as he journeyed he found a town unlike any other.  Hidden deep in the Shadowmurk, it was clean and polished.  The warrior felt that it was his obligation to investigate the cause of this uncharacteristic quality, found in no other town of the Shadowmurk.  He found a solid stone house just off the market, and after making inquiries he determined that it was the home of a leading citizen, a wealthy landowner.  The Landowner invited him to spend the night, so that he could fully explain the nature of the town.  The warrior warily accepted the invitation, for the mystery was more than he could bear to resist. 
That night the house's master introduced him to his young daughter, a bright and beautiful young maiden.  It was not the first time the warrior had been presented with such a temptation, but he graciously humored them and strolled with the maiden about the town.  And as they strolled he noticed that, alone amongst all the town, her clothes had worn and were stained with time and toil..."




That was an excerpt from "The Paladin's Shadow" by Daniel Stone. You may click HERE to read from the beginning or HERE to read the entry this excerpt was taken from. I attempted to draw a cover for this short story. here is my attempt =}

 This is Shad (Legion) and Petra in Shad's study. you can't see it here but there is a fireplace in the lower left side which is casting Shad's demon shaped shadow on the upper right.

well goodnight y'all!

"link in the doobley-doo"- hank green

SO! i was working a Homeschool convention last weekend. here are some of the drawins i did while there =]

have a good time with your endeavors! toodles!

"I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting."- Judd Nelson

SO! Thalia (Red's Characters)  is finally finished! here you get to see her at all the stages! so i drew her in VA. Her and Her 19 month old daughter Cyssie, who grows up to be the best mad scientist ever (besides her husband), here in this pencil sketch:

Then i outlined and attempted to color it. here is the first instalment:

That took me..oh 4 hours. i added a blankey for Cyssie, outlined everything, colored Cyssie and Thalia's skin plus Thalia's hair. the next installment:

 

This took a good 6 hours because i struggled with the color choices so much. after this i just spent every free moment working on it. here are the two finished versions. the difference is the amount of shadow on Thalia's skin.

 

Please click to see full sized. Wells darlings, Comment to tell me if you think i pulled off the Villain-ess with a heart effect i was going for. I'm always open to critiques so feel free to give em!

"A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing." Victor Hugo

how much easier would life be if i actually named these posts something to do with whats in them? Anyway here is the shaded version of this drawing.

i don't think I've posted it like this yet... if i have comment and I'll take this off

“If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character...Would you slow down? Or speed up?”- Chuck Palahniuk

New Melancholia. I'm working on the Thalia picture and until that's done I'm just gonna do a bunch of quick sketches of melancholia. =]

"Never be sad for what is over, just be glad that it was once yours."

Serious talks = Melancholia. especially ones i was not expecting. i was gonna draw her giving a toast to the end but.. it didn't work. i can't work to long on a Melancholia because that's whats so great about her. shes a splash of my emotion in the quietest way possible. that's why i love her and missed her so much. also i love how her hair is so.. expressive. its strange to see expressive hair =P

enjoy life folks!

"Sorrow you can hold, however desolating, if nobody speaks to you. If they speak, you break down." ~Bede Jarrett

LOOK! its Melancholia  when she isn't in her element. she has kinda pretty eyes when she isn't ...well, melancholy. this is in honor of the nicest and sweetest and most deserving (of awesomeness, from a gal more suited for it then i) guy i have ever been with. thanks for continuing to be my best friend in the face of all of this.

Look! she's got Woo! its hard to be fully melancholy with Woo.