conformation...

Peetah...

trying too hard?

I get the feeling I've been trying too hard to do stuff that I see and think.. 'wow, that's really good..'. I tried to put that aside for this 'offering'.

I think I'm favouring the lower one....

Your thoughts would be appreciated...

I think I need a job...

they make little sense..

...but I thought I'd put them up anyway.

today i did...

and moved the living room around...

woodcut..

Thought I'd try my hand at a woodcut print. The photo isn't brilliant but I'm quite happy with the final result even if it does look a bit like 'Blakey" from 'Off the buses'.

a little crazy..

the experiments continue...

the writers block..

spelling mistakes, grammatical errors can be pointed out...

collection...

I wondered lonely...

in the lift

knitting.. and with letters

strip 1

reader..

and...

the open...

so the golf is on television and I have work (more like chores) to do so at the moment the golf is obviously winning. Of all the golfers I've met (not many I must admit), 100% of them have been arse-holes and yet I think I would quite like to go and watch 'the open'. Perhaps when it next comes to Lytham because the last time I went to St Andrews I got confused and ended up in Aberdeen having booked a hotel for 3 days. How we laughed...

'Your grannies 19th hole' was, I believe, a comment on my fantastic stupidity...

get it while it's hot...

Rich Hall.. The Dirty South

I haven't seen this yet and I don't know how long they keep these things for... but this has to be brilliant...

graphic novels..

I have decided, having the attention span of an american, that reading graphic novels would be more productive (in the sense of finishing things) than reading regular literature. Don't get me wrong, I have phases of of reading where I get a little daft and have about five books on the go... but at the moment I'm finding the graphics much more satisfying.

This may have something to do with my desire to produce something of this ilk (such a long road to travel, this I know)

I read one by Matthias Lehmann which I thought was very good (I have to say in comparison with all the Marvel/DC superhero bollocks which is really not my bag..). Actually very good could be much more in depth but it's been a long day.. suffice to say I dug it... I digged it... etc...

Then another by Jason Lutes which again was good tho it did seem to have somewhat of a cop out of an ending.

Treated myself to a couple more today but I'm tired now and can't be arsed... maybe later there will be depth... I doubt it somehow...

animation..

animation sucks.. I'm sick of it.. not that I seem to do any... I'm meant to be working on a few things at the moment and I just can't bring myself to do anything. It takes too long, not in the respect of 'lot's of hard work' (which actually may be a factor), but something to do with temperament and confidence. It starts off fine.. then it can elevate into 'thats's a good idea' and 'that looks good' and then there is even excitement and anticipation at the possibility of creating something valid (or worthy).... but then I can guarantee about one week later it will not be liked, it'll be viewed as shite and I'll want nothing more to do with it.
It of course doesn't help that I find the idea/reality of sitting in front of a 'puter all day more and more abhorrent as the moments pass...
Fuck it,,, I'm going to go tidy the shed...

logo proposal..

some proposals for a logo

firesale...

everything must go... well, nearly everything. I have decided to keep the baritone uke and sell all other musical 'things'. the little uke and the banjo have gone already.. cameras must go... macs must go.. ps3 must go.. I may even get rid of cd's and some books...

why...? something to do with shedding some skin I think.. I have some feeling it will be for the good.. but I know these feelings can be deceitful.

painting..

so i've painted the basement (which was tanked recently) in white.. gallery style, the only problem being we can't put holes in the walls to hang pictures because it will void the guarantee.

exciting.. eh.

funk..

the problem with being in a funk is you don't know just how deep it is until you manage to climb out of it...

so much for my animation/illustration business, the only work I seem to be doing at the moment is digging and weeding and I have some house painting coming up. At least I'm doing some drawing which I feel happier with.. I'll stick a few on here soon.

naivety

I can't believe, having read some of the forums regarding the 'Libs secret and backhanded talks with the Tories', the naivety of TOO MANY of the public, and especially that fucker Rifkin, who should know better (and probably does).

THAT'S WHAT POLITICIANS DO FOR FUCKS SAKE.

Really... people... WISE UP!

painter 2

well, haven't done much today but I did manage to have another bash with painter and painted over a photograph. I kind of like it tho it does reek of digital-ness. but I don't suppose you can really get away from this really,... anyway..



and this one was done with one of the automatic clone auto paint auto thingies and is one of the few that slightly gets away from looking like a photograph... as I say,... slightly...

painter

well, while pencil is free and groovy, it has its limitations so I decided to go back and have a look at Painter. This time I delved into it a little more deeply and below is my first 'proper' effort.
More investigation is needed....

chores

clean the shed.. (i dropped a big box of raw plugs and they are everywhere)
go to the tip.. (mattress type thing needs to get thrown)
trip to supermarket.. (usually this is my bag but my cash card seems to be corrupted and there's no cash so company is required)

then maybe a little drive/walk in the country/by the sea...

and all this while our potential leaders busy themselves making whatever deals they can to appease each other/climb in bed/sell their souls etc...

rawplugs... tidy up the bloody rawplugs

pencil

i have found this again... i think i've messed around with it before to not much enthusiasm but i must be in the mood for it now. this is one of the few (if not only) program that actually looks 'inky' and 'pencil' like when drawing with it... i'm excited.. it probably won't last but i love the fact it's 'open source' and it's another nudge that may take me back to linux... crap geek that i am.

ukuleles

there you go nix... look at them and drool... well,maybe.. on the left the 'ashbyry guild soprano' uke which is electrified so you can plug it into an amp and be HEARD... on the right the 'baton rouge baritone' uke which is tuned like the first four strings on a guitar.. which means i still cant play it...ha ha..

painting

the builders have gone and now the basement is 'tanked' so (hopefully) that will have cured the damp problem... we will see. The plaster still has a little drying to do and then it's on with the painting. Managed to do first coat of the backdoor yesterday but it was sticky for AGES so had to leave said door open until 10 and it was cold... oh, woe is fucking me...

and onwards....

aching..

So I bagged the rubble (12 bags that I could just carry) and sprayed the timbers with the evil stinking anti-woodworm and fungus stuff. The house now smells akin to it being internally creosoted. I hope this won't last too long. All windows are open and I am now unable to bend down due to my pathetic muscles. Although it does feel good having done some physical work instead of sitting in-front of a computer all day. I should really try to do more....

it seems like whenever I HAVE to do some work... thats when my head goes empty. Empty head, that's me. I'm sure some will say it's the way it's always been....
Think it's time to bag some rubble and spray some timbers. Maybe that will put things into perspective.

did some more characters... still another 11 to put together so should have 24 to play with.. here's the gang so far.

dlw#1

I know I've already put a link below but I've just found out how to widen this blog so I may well be able to embed the video without it being cut at the side... we will see

and onwards...

so the first one of the latest style out of the way, and I have to say, I'm the happiest I've been for a long time regarding this stuff. I am now writing the next 'episode' in the dog like way series ( I hate saying that, 'episode'... but i suppose that's what I wanted all along) and at the moment it is taking good shape. More characters, more story and it looks as though it'll be running at about 7-8 mins long so pencils ready...

dog like way

First animation under the auspices of 'drawjerky' is here. for some reason I can only embed about 2/3rds of the video so its just a link for the time being..

so, the web site is under construction (you can see the build at 'the big jerky' although there are time where it is a bit slow... don't know if it's my connection or what. Anyway all this means is that I feel compelled to do some work now, which is surely a good thing...

There, that's what you want... dog pictures..

drawjerky

i think i'm going to have to write drawjerky a few times so google picks up on it, and maybe put some links in somewhere.. I hope you like the "drawjerky" title up there.. in red, it's nice is it not?.. fine.. no one listen then...

and..

and I need to do a title page as well .. coming soon..

website

so I managed to get a web domain thang and am having teething issues with building it. On the one hand I would like to make it all professional and shiny which may lead to people giving me money for fuck knows what.. but on the other hand I want to write swear words all over it and make it full of angst.. surprisingly, that's how I feel at the moment - and not care what transpires..
... conundrums..

Names, shnames...

So I had decided on 'drawnjerky' as the name for this adventure and after opening a business account and quoting the name 'drawjerky' said 'fine, thats all fine'. Only when in the pub later that day did I realise my error. Having reviewed the names together the latter does actually scan a little better in my mind (and others). So there you have it. Tedious eh?