tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52389871002224490922024-03-18T23:47:54.893-05:00Tweeter McGeeterKareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-56237804998358619912010-07-30T00:19:00.003-05:002010-07-30T00:28:02.709-05:00Sophie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldImkVY5sJl5YgqUQrVZVr-lrIMSr62vR126V7cddbpRF807ftK3ajNFW8xjo51oHRlIIvccz8Wp9RHrvYYTlk5hSr7Sa3A1I1IdeHxoH1imsZQNE7zgIKVLcOtl3qMvqGpCZPcNfTnvc/s1600/SophieRough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldImkVY5sJl5YgqUQrVZVr-lrIMSr62vR126V7cddbpRF807ftK3ajNFW8xjo51oHRlIIvccz8Wp9RHrvYYTlk5hSr7Sa3A1I1IdeHxoH1imsZQNE7zgIKVLcOtl3qMvqGpCZPcNfTnvc/s400/SophieRough.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499566621399482914" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">You may think I have fallen off the face of the earth...again. The fact of the matter is that I have been rather busy, but despite being busy I have managed to draw on a fairly consistent basis. (Yay me!). The painting was a challenge and took much longer to finish than I thought it would, but it's inspired me to want to paint more. I also discovered that I like working on larger pieces - I wasn't sure I would.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">I've had a couple of 'commissions' lately, which has been great for keeping me focused. I've attached a rough copy of the first. This is Sophie, a pug that belongs to my friends Andre & Jessica. The 30's gangster thing is some kind of inside joke and Andre asked me to make this for Jessica's birthday that is coming up in a couple of weeks. I think I managed to capture Sophie's essence here. The drawing is still rough - I need to fix the perspective on the tommy gun and do more inking. I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">Until next time....</span></div>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-36004954126741433172010-02-24T00:20:00.002-06:002010-02-24T00:25:34.956-06:00Entry for Tim Burton Moleskine Contest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72JP5gWsRwl3uUWx4X4X1Sg-hWwncm34rpD8d9QieM9lkGylMJ32HTUkvVUYFkuZA0S32FW6wn__eltECGyDTSkOaeZ28n2UDtLkXm-wem6wCTMibr_GHH4Wswhb9hvEmLsLaU8aj0nOL/s1600-h/timburton.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72JP5gWsRwl3uUWx4X4X1Sg-hWwncm34rpD8d9QieM9lkGylMJ32HTUkvVUYFkuZA0S32FW6wn__eltECGyDTSkOaeZ28n2UDtLkXm-wem6wCTMibr_GHH4Wswhb9hvEmLsLaU8aj0nOL/s400/timburton.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441692316148679778" /></a><br />So, here it is. I got a sudden burst of creativity tonight while watching way too many hours of the Winter Olympics on tv. I can really relate to the quote as I myself have never been able to quite grasp a 'realistic' style of drawing. And I've always enjoyed that while working for Disney on 'The Fox And The Hound', Tim Burton likened HIS Foxes and Hounds to 'roadkills'. It's okay Tim - you are far too original for Disney anyway.<div><br /></div>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-59015737957793277272010-02-23T20:27:00.003-06:002010-02-23T20:28:59.742-06:00A very interesting article about <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/03/disney-animation-girls-201003">women employed by Disney in it's heyday</a>. A good and interesting read. I'm still working on the painting and my Moleskine submission. Read this until I have some new visuals to show you!Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-68304687948227798382010-02-22T21:54:00.003-06:002010-02-22T22:05:50.237-06:00NostalgiaHere is the <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/roseisle-area-a-little-hotbed-of-video-games-84939002.html">link</a> to an article about some former employers of mine who I worked for doing character design about 10 or 11 years ago. I learned a lot working for them - mostly that I didn't know much about computer animation (I was admittedly in a little over my head) but they were great to work for and I DID learn a bit about Flash animation as a result. At the time they were set up in the old elementary school in Miami, Manitoba - oddly their office was located in the same classroom that I attended Kindergarten in. It was strange to get up in the morning and go to work in the same room I learned how to count and do my ABC's in, let me tell you! The job holds fond memories for another reason too. I had the opportunity to live with my dad and spend loads of quality time with him before he passed away a few years later. My dad was an artist and he always enjoyed showing me what he was working on in his studio. I had a car at the time, but he would often drive me to work and pick me up again, CBC radio blaring loudly as rumbled down the gravel roads leaving a big cloud of dust behind us.<div><br /></div>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-63227726968780994882010-02-20T00:23:00.002-06:002010-02-20T00:29:28.390-06:00Tim Burton Moleskine contestThe groovy folks at Moleskine have come up with the following <a href="http://www.moleskinerie.com/2010/02/do-you-heart-moleskine-burton.html">contest</a>: "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; ">In celebration of the Tim Burton MoMA exhibition, Moleskine created a limited run of (rare) custom <a href="http://bit.ly/az0Nea" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(28, 81, 168); ">Tim Burton weekly planners</a>. These planners were given out to guests of MoMA during the opening events. So rare are these, that we could only find 2 in the Moleskine NYC office! But we're all about giving back, so we're going to give these away to 2 lucky Tim Burton + Moleskine fans." <p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "></p></span>If I can get my ass in gear, I'm going to enter this contest. I love Tim Burton and I love Moleskine notebooks/sketchpads, so shouldn't I do what I can to get a limited edition Tim Burton Moleskine planner? This girl says 'yes'!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-52006544102288380222010-02-02T22:22:00.002-06:002010-02-02T22:33:25.801-06:00I'm baaaack!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrYX72ueNrFAKqpqEhk6oV4jTAhtZgpQideTR485BnZZGdGb_i36ROFVQb1ompE2zfY-Hp923W99KooLutK2Vcd-ZeCuwoLCO8FDdaomwKzmje6RFbQXsTY6M_7s63HjXketAZJs_bavS/s1600-h/mural4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrYX72ueNrFAKqpqEhk6oV4jTAhtZgpQideTR485BnZZGdGb_i36ROFVQb1ompE2zfY-Hp923W99KooLutK2Vcd-ZeCuwoLCO8FDdaomwKzmje6RFbQXsTY6M_7s63HjXketAZJs_bavS/s320/mural4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433870541841141858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy3mzRn3UY9tNs8N8UjDil_Hdo8s-akyeBscRzYSesUJxZlxXlt4_tazhOH4AqLw1CyqWSu4_eiZUc6IE5rgLAjtDYHIAicjGrHyoI9PoGJqLZiTdthoXqke6zu5FSvnJMtM1xZnuIuU0/s1600-h/mural3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy3mzRn3UY9tNs8N8UjDil_Hdo8s-akyeBscRzYSesUJxZlxXlt4_tazhOH4AqLw1CyqWSu4_eiZUc6IE5rgLAjtDYHIAicjGrHyoI9PoGJqLZiTdthoXqke6zu5FSvnJMtM1xZnuIuU0/s320/mural3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433870536446096834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXalC46dvRFGVdJnDsJvi15gfB8z8OGrwEecoW112nSLveNxPCiywm4HFJBAoaL4EG563KrKFGblv28vhI7om2DnNepQ23a3r17DRvZtmOQmViF06dlxcJfAYAOQXK_NcIMrf_YHMq7aK/s1600-h/mural2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXalC46dvRFGVdJnDsJvi15gfB8z8OGrwEecoW112nSLveNxPCiywm4HFJBAoaL4EG563KrKFGblv28vhI7om2DnNepQ23a3r17DRvZtmOQmViF06dlxcJfAYAOQXK_NcIMrf_YHMq7aK/s320/mural2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433870525773227442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRp4gZL75FcVMHBMs4U8V7Wkl_I29DuAg8ZqVaKV91JAzf5_cPW-CWwsK65tdfsqtjys0Kgg6u1I0MXCVRpPp3sL8qSSixUHGZlfU5Z5Hb0UzLwPtG0O6H4o6Lgyy1kT3-coKxWrcpOzNV/s1600-h/mural1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRp4gZL75FcVMHBMs4U8V7Wkl_I29DuAg8ZqVaKV91JAzf5_cPW-CWwsK65tdfsqtjys0Kgg6u1I0MXCVRpPp3sL8qSSixUHGZlfU5Z5Hb0UzLwPtG0O6H4o6Lgyy1kT3-coKxWrcpOzNV/s320/mural1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433870524886410962" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After a long time away (due to pure laziness, procrastination etc.), I am blogging again. I've been working on a painting for where I work my day job and that's taken up some time, and has been a good challenge for me. Normally I'm a pen & ink person if I do anything, paint is definitely NOT in my comfort zone. But I'm trying hard to get back into making art on a more regular basis. I've attached some photos of what I've done so far on the painting.</span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-45660833904156759402009-07-13T22:24:00.003-05:002009-07-13T22:26:45.374-05:00The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lm8Bi4QyGociGY8G9T-VYVtJ_-gf7ET3IuXpyH7CuMx23mjtm53HObdmOLroPiYB8Hp6oP05l5hTGpDXrMeY1sahM-p0MLBBx2NWtYzUxPErWe0dK3PjjyLwJOYEIpKaJ8-n9R-wl3Ps/s1600-h/Elvis"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lm8Bi4QyGociGY8G9T-VYVtJ_-gf7ET3IuXpyH7CuMx23mjtm53HObdmOLroPiYB8Hp6oP05l5hTGpDXrMeY1sahM-p0MLBBx2NWtYzUxPErWe0dK3PjjyLwJOYEIpKaJ8-n9R-wl3Ps/s400/Elvis" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358152044167459218" /></a>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-57597357987181365782008-03-12T01:11:00.002-05:002008-03-12T01:12:08.960-05:00Fried To Perfection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_0WSuffeONAD_NoubDEX7MbEzI702B2v6m2eywR-ZcYQEHxNXnB3eVtjcbvIlQapCTf0rl5BhmS7saHTSiGTNOqrmCQOT7Ma6udi5KtYMy9h5E5MgfZ8N79my3imsDm72VS_K060yLgc/s1600-h/fried.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_0WSuffeONAD_NoubDEX7MbEzI702B2v6m2eywR-ZcYQEHxNXnB3eVtjcbvIlQapCTf0rl5BhmS7saHTSiGTNOqrmCQOT7Ma6udi5KtYMy9h5E5MgfZ8N79my3imsDm72VS_K060yLgc/s400/fried.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176734056193713330" border="0" /></a>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-57036174962125092532008-03-09T23:13:00.006-05:002009-04-06T00:41:13.051-05:00Bob<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiMgHQK7Qvb4sOl4idCX86qI44reon4Vt5A488ydOpySExjaBl_Gq8iBvTXvfXIZsqEgYpVZ3an1zZ1kNxOtcx7iF44D5BVEDsruzM4Ig5N74QaRGKmIZfslRm2ko_0q2nEsU8seoeULE/s1600-h/Bob.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiMgHQK7Qvb4sOl4idCX86qI44reon4Vt5A488ydOpySExjaBl_Gq8iBvTXvfXIZsqEgYpVZ3an1zZ1kNxOtcx7iF44D5BVEDsruzM4Ig5N74QaRGKmIZfslRm2ko_0q2nEsU8seoeULE/s400/Bob.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175961683634939042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">All I Really Want To Do</span></span><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><td rowspan="2" valign="bottom"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br /></span></td> <!-- cell for lyrics --> <td valign="top" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />I ain't lookin' to compete with you,<br />Beat or cheat or mistreat you,<br />Simplify you, classify you,<br />Deny, defy or crucify you.<br />All I really want to do<br />Is, baby, be friends with you.<br /><br />No, and I ain't lookin' to fight with you,<br />Frighten you or uptighten you,<br />Drag you down or drain you down,<br />Chain you down or bring you down.<br />All I really want to do<br />Is, baby, be friends with you.<br /><br />I ain't lookin' to block you up<br />Shock or knock or lock you up,<br />Analyze you, categorize you,<br />Finalize you or advertise you.<br />All I really want to do<br />Is, baby, be friends with you.<br /><br />I don't want to straight-face you,<br />Race or chase you, track or trace you,<br />Or disgrace you or displace you,<br />Or define you or confine you.<br />All I really want to do<br />Is, baby, be friends with you.<br /><br />I don't want to meet your kin,<br />Make you spin or do you in,<br />Or select you or dissect you,<br />Or inspect you or reject you.<br />All I really want to do<br />Is, baby, be friends with you.<br /><br />I don't want to fake you out,<br />Take or shake or forsake you out,<br />I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me,<br />See like me or be like me.<br />All I really want to do<br />Is, baby, be friends with you.<br /><br />-Bob Dylan</span></span><!-- lyrics --><br /><!-- END lyrics --><!-- spacer --> <img src="http://www.bobdylan.com/images/dotclear.gif" border="0" height="0" width="475" /><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Courier,Courier New;"> </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238987100222449092.post-87380100740113913612008-03-01T16:30:00.002-06:002008-03-01T16:33:40.518-06:00A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrO0AmJywy8MxidyKdwBK8XOPpLhOk1zWE2aiZP8VJvtdNta1z4LnIbwMvkPh7vh4XPx81DKLsGsiN1I_gANjPV4AsPmey0j3yFNUdY_7tvfHaMlAotQH8jHI_EBTFT6eBLUn1JahG7W1/s1600-h/oldlady.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrO0AmJywy8MxidyKdwBK8XOPpLhOk1zWE2aiZP8VJvtdNta1z4LnIbwMvkPh7vh4XPx81DKLsGsiN1I_gANjPV4AsPmey0j3yFNUdY_7tvfHaMlAotQH8jHI_EBTFT6eBLUn1JahG7W1/s400/oldlady.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172904536456467650" border="0" /></a>Kareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00959593121160697160noreply@blogger.com0