angry bee and something fishy

Good Morning Freedom

2010-04-16T16:05:00.002-04:00

Since I've been working on taking photos more than drawing, I've started a new blog. I'll continue to update this one - about as much as I already do - but will also be posting here. So, feel free to follow that one, too!

That being said, I have some new doodles - omg I bought a new pen set - so I really will be making a post soon (unlike MR. FISHY!)

Be good to me, cause I'm so good for you

2010-04-06T21:37:00.001-04:00

More photographs. I'm really feeling photography lately.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36748600@N03/4495639172/sizes/o/in/set-72157623780055060/

oh ya

2010-04-03T17:34:00.001-04:00

While you jerks are at it, look at my most recent photographs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36748600@N03/sets/72157623758769482/

Tightrope

2010-04-03T17:14:00.003-04:00

For serious.

Weird characters are taking over our blog!

2010-03-30T14:21:00.003-04:00

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

michelin man and violin

2010-03-12T19:20:00.000-05:00

Odessa

2010-02-17T17:46:00.003-05:00

I should maybe start paying attention at school.

Stylo

2010-02-11T15:26:00.002-05:00

I couldn't find my notebook for a bit.. but since a friend pestered me to see some of my latest doodles, I went on a hunt.

Friends and Kings

2010-01-24T11:41:00.002-05:00

From September of 1997. The drawing on the left asks, "what is each person's role in the friendship," and I used to enjoy getting peoples theories. I'm guessing that the drawing on the right was influenced by Basquiat's crown, as I had seen the movie around that time and became an instant fan of his work.

I love the valley

2010-01-21T13:25:00.003-05:00

So I was sitting in Development class yesterday, taking notes, when one of the diagrams inspired me to draw something besides the diagram.

GOOD STORY!

I don't know what it is, but it's certainly different from my regulars. Thanks, Myelination!

Hungry Mouth

2010-01-19T14:44:00.003-05:00

Boy, do I ever know myself. I totally got caught up doing nothing over winter break. That being said, since being back at school, I've been doodling like crazy. Somehow, the content is even more boring this semester. Anyway, I won't post them all at once, but rather one at a time. Nanners.

This is my favourite of them all.

I got blogged!

2009-12-14T11:22:00.002-05:00

This is the second time a website has used my PBR painting in a blog. Pretty neat.

Check out the blog

I also recently had this painting (and two others) turned into greeting cards:

PBR greeting cards

Liberty Bell greeting cards

City Scene greeting cards

Soul Owl

2009-12-14T03:42:00.004-05:00

I'm taking a break from my all-nighter studying session. I've been working on some things.. one is Carl from UP with the Angry Bee; and the other is Snoopy, because my grandmother complained that I don't draw her anything anymore. Once they've been completed, I'll post them.

20 years of snow

2009-12-13T18:27:00.002-05:00

I found some old doodles when I was going through my notes for my intro class. My sister says that I need therapy.

Flames fell into orbit

2009-12-10T15:34:00.005-05:00

I don't have a doodle to post because I've done NOTHING all day, buuut, fishy decided to go through my last.fm and make comments. I've decided to post them.

Fishy: I'M GOING TO JUDGE YOUR LAST YEAR IN MUSIC

Me: What!

Fishy: SONDRE [Lerche], SURPIRISING
the beatles, figured they'd be number one
DEAD MAN'S BONES - what is that?
Blur XD
Why? - - didn't know you liked them that much
She & Him, oy! cuteness
Hayden = he is canadian
Bark Cat Bark - you should ask that guy out!
The National - should i check them out?
Kanye ?!?!?!?!?!? lame
Constantines - rock
Neko - not my bag, but i approve regardless
Wild Beasts - never heard of them
Nurses - ditto
Blood Brothers - nanners
Passion Pit - really?
BBQ Show - yesssss
Animal Collective - not a fan, but feel like i might be one day
Phoenix - - not really fan of the band, dig a few songs a lot
Murder By Death - don't know them well
THE END

Guns don't kill people... lazers do.

2009-12-09T11:56:00.004-05:00

I'm almost done my first semester. This is either good or bad. Two things could happen: I'll be so bored I'll just draw a whole lot, or, I'll actually find things to do and won't draw and then have ol' fishy nagging at me.

I drew that stupid dog yesterday while listening to some bad presentations. I make note of the dog being stupid because I don't particularly like him, but I figure since I haven't posted in a couple of days (I just typed dogs, sheesh), I should include that little twit.

I've been thinking of a second tattoo lately, and while it would be of a pre-existing character, I was thinking of adding something to it. Once I doodle it up, I'll be posting it.

Picasso in the Attic

2009-12-07T13:23:00.004-05:00

The drawing on the left was inspired by a Picasso print in my parents bedroom. The drawing on the right looks almost exactly like the cover of A Light In the Attic, but I don't remember if that was the intentional or not.

From November of 1997.

The ides of Smartch

2009-12-05T10:28:00.004-05:00

This spread is also from a semi-fertile period in September of 1997. I was starting my senior year of college, and my design program tended to put the seniors on a bigger pedestal than they deserved, and as such I was feeling a bit of inflated ego. I was also for the first time in a few years taking fine arts classes that I cared about, and these two facts helped put a fire in my creative output.

The left page has the words "ide" written in a font I had created. The right page is white paint and black pen on a page from a Delaware phone book. I should probably hold on to my phone books for art purposes, for they might stop existing in a few years.

An Imagined Still Life

2009-12-02T17:24:00.002-05:00

This drawing is from September of 1997. The pitcher or what have you on the left is from a magazine, and I liked the way the colors of the found image interacted with the still life on the right. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that the still life was done from my imagination and not from an actual still life setup.

Self Portrait and a golf score card.

2009-11-30T19:08:00.002-05:00

A self portrait that my Canadian co-blogger might appreciate. Based on surrounding pages I'd guess this was drawn July of 1997.

Yeah, you can try, but I've found the antidote; music is the cure

2009-11-30T17:00:00.004-05:00

Honestly, the only part of school I'm currently enjoying is the amount of doodles I'm... doodlin' up. School = booo, doodles = wooo.

Also, I really like Calvin and Hobbes.

Walk Slow, Think Quick!

2009-11-30T12:48:00.003-05:00

I've decided that I'm going to use this blog to photograph spreads from various notebooks and journals. This is the first of those. These pages were not dated, but based on surrounding dated pages I'd estimate it's roughly from November of 2000.

I think you're just so pleasant. I would like you for my own.

2009-11-28T10:15:00.001-05:00

I need a scanner.

Oh hey, I hate Zach Braff

2009-11-26T15:26:00.001-05:00

I mean, good lord, look at that MOUTH.

Keep it goin' louder

2009-11-25T11:43:00.003-05:00

I drew this on Monday and forgot to post it with the rest of the doodles yesterday. I was sitting in class, bored out of my mind (surprise!) and decided to draw two of my favourite little dudes. I realized that I had drawn them looking like they were talking, so I added "you have a fat head", which didn't solve the problem of peanut butter looking like he was talking. I tried to think of something and got distracted thinking about Moon, which I had seen on Sunday. So, here we are.

You have cured a million ghosts from roaming in my head

2009-11-24T17:05:00.003-05:00

I was sitting in class today and had a song stuck in my head that just refused to go away. It just kept repeating and repeating, probably since I was so bored. So, I started to doodle. Once other lyrics came to mind, I started to doodle even more. This is what got me through the day. Perhaps I'll do more, they were quite fun.

Man, we suck

2009-11-05T21:54:00.002-05:00

I got a new computer in the summer. Since I haven't been able to find the disc for my scanner, I can't scan anything (cause I packed my crappy old computer in the basement. Take THAT).

ANYWAY! I've been focusing more on my photos lately, rather than my drawings. I will be doing a children's book for a class assignment shortly, however, it won't be of interest to anyone outside of my teacher.

So, while I'm in this rut, here's some of my recent photos. I'll try to keep updating this, even if it is just pictures of random things that I come across. I'll also bug my Philly pal to post more, since he has such amazing art to show.

More can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36748600@N03/

Pabst Blue Ribbon

2009-06-30T16:32:00.007-04:00

new drawing added to my etsy page

Cover my eyes

2009-06-27T16:54:00.005-04:00

I've been watching a lot of Six Feet Under lately. Whenever I feel that I'm approaching that weird place again, I watch SFU and it really puts things back into perspective. On top of that, I find it really inspiring, because of how big of a role art plays in the show.

On top of that, it has caused me to think about what people mean to me and how I see them and as a result, I was inspired to draw this. It's different from what I usually do; I think I'm headed down a new path.

she's a lot like you, the dangerous type

2009-06-12T15:26:00.003-04:00

I've always really liked Little Red Riding Hood. I pulled for her in Fables, but, oh well. Anyway, I was thinking of different ways to decorate a room and came up with an idea - which I will not share - and was inspired to draw this.

Building a Building!

2009-06-04T16:23:00.001-04:00

I've posted some new images to my etsy store

worth of your esteem

2009-05-26T14:28:00.000-04:00

Memories, eh Scott?

Better than Sunday

2009-05-26T14:00:00.004-04:00

I was cleaning today and came across some old pictures of the Angry Bee and decided to post them.

I don't know if you can tell, but I really hated my job.

We had this inside joke at work that pertained to Tobey Maguire. He was on the cover of this magazine the one month and I tore it off and pinned it to a work station to make it look like Tobey was peeping at the person on the other side. So, I drew him doing that to the Angry Bee.

Basket Case

2009-05-14T21:54:00.004-04:00

So, I drew the Batman. I recently read the killing joke and the cover is amazing. I did this a week or two ago, but I don't spend as much time at my computer anymore.

Rave On

2009-05-04T16:29:00.004-04:00

I've been really horrible for posting things... deal with it. No, seriously, I'm going to try to work on it, mostly because it's pretty calming for me to draw and I really should do it more. ANYWAYS, I've been reading a lot as of late and finally got around to getting caught up with Fables - the trades, not the singles - and drew this. It's still pretty rough, but I'm not sure what else I'll be doing to it, if anything.

I've been reading Batman comics and I'm thinking of attempting to draw him next.

My bad

2009-04-21T15:03:00.001-04:00

I'm terrible at posting. Here's a picture I drew yesterday.

Face!

2009-03-30T23:49:00.000-04:00

Another Pencil Drawing

2009-03-27T17:54:00.000-04:00

jellybeans = death to tummies

2009-03-24T22:23:00.002-04:00

Safe from harm

2009-03-23T15:56:00.001-04:00

As promised, more Nile.

So I haven't been drawing much

2009-03-23T08:44:00.003-04:00

...or at all really, and I thought I would post a picture I took over the weekend instead because I am much better at photography. :)

I was taking pictures in my bedroom mirror and realized that I was reflecting in the doorknob.

Black cactus killer

2009-03-22T14:03:00.003-04:00

Ohhhhhh, I also have forgotten to post more from the school comic I did.. so here's what I owe (none of them are coloured, still, sorrrrrry).

amputation is safer

2009-03-22T12:19:00.003-04:00

Cari, Scott, and myself have decided to do a children's book. It'll contain The Angry Bee and Nile. I won't disclose everything at this point, but here's a rough sketch of the characters that we've talked about so far.

Cellphones are annoying

2009-03-20T15:09:00.001-04:00

I found this old drawing today, and it reminded me of something Melissa might draw.

Giza!

2009-03-19T22:08:00.002-04:00

I had to do this assignment for unschool about a week and a half ago. It was supposed to be an essay about the Great Pyramid, Giza, but I asked if I could do a comic instead, and she agreed. So, for the next bit, I'll post a page or two. I haven't inked it.. but I was thinking that I could do one or two a day, as I upload them. The first page, unfortunately, is not inked.

Casbah Wonder

2009-03-18T22:54:00.002-04:00

I haven't been doing as many drawings lately as I've been more interested in photography. I've decided that I'm going to post some pictures as well as drawings here.

This is one of my favourites from the Grand River Trail.

clock

2009-03-12T18:31:00.000-04:00

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

2009-03-07T23:41:00.003-05:00

My friend Grace was sitting in my room with me a couple weeks ago as I was cleaning. She found this Disney book and started to look through it. She came across a couple pictures and suggested that I draw one of them. So, I drew Pluto for Grace :)

Anatomy of a working stiff

2009-03-04T19:38:00.002-05:00

I was left unsupervised for a bit at unschool today, so I decided to draw rather than read.

this tornado loves you

2009-03-03T22:39:00.003-05:00

I was bored at unschool and decided to draw more of zombie bunny. I rather like him.

you stole me away

2009-03-02T22:54:00.002-05:00

It's been such a long time since I posted something, I'm sorry. I was trying to work on an essay today and couldn't focus and drew this little dude. There might be more of Zombie Bunny in the future.

There is a story in there, though i'm not sure what

2009-02-21T20:44:00.000-05:00

don't try this at home kids

2009-02-20T22:21:00.002-05:00

For Scott :)

hazing is a fun way to show a new employee that she is not welcome or liked

2009-02-18T23:11:00.004-05:00

Cari sprained her ankle yesterday, so I decided to draw a picture for her. It's Peanut Butter pig with the Angry Bee.

I've been studying psychology and child development and had to read about Freud today. There was a picture of him and I was so annoyed with him that I decided to draw him.
ta da!

Invaders must die

2009-02-17T00:52:00.004-05:00

I've been so bad with this, I'm sorry. I kitten-sat all weekend, so I was barely at the computer. I did do a drawing on Friday at unschool, though.
I just had to do an assignment on clichés and it was really boring..

I somehow made the first bit there a link.. I'm not going to fix that.

I feel as if there is a story in there . . .

2009-02-15T20:22:00.002-05:00

I've really been enjoying drawing in pencil after many many years away from it. Even when i draw in pen I almost always skipped the sketching stage. Using them again feels like I'm awakening a bag of tricks that had been dormant in my head since high school.

This piece was added to etsy

Boom Bom, BOOM BOM!

2009-02-13T10:48:00.002-05:00

New etsy listing

Kinda silly.

Swing kid with a violent streak.. but he's professional, yo

2009-02-12T16:16:00.003-05:00

So I saw an old lady fall on the bus today. Then I saw this boring inspirational poster at unschool. The two inspired me to do today's drawing.

Btw I did not laugh when she fell, in case you were wondering.

war . . . m

2009-02-06T13:10:00.000-05:00

Hey, this is an abstract painting

2009-02-05T15:22:00.002-05:00

I did this one day, and then on another day I scanned it into my computer, and then I added it to my etsy site, and then I added it here. If you come to this blog for thrilling stories, brother . . . you got what you came for. I hope you enjoy. It's not that big of a deal if you don't enjoy it. Did you enjoy it?

If you’re not a friggin' 'tard you will prevail

2009-02-03T21:52:00.002-05:00

I was bored at school today, so I drew the Angry Bee. He's not so angry in this picture, he just wants you to give them the pickle! Apparently it's a rather famous slogan of this restaurant... I just thought it was funny.

office time, oh boy

2009-01-29T22:49:00.001-05:00

djfishtick: ROLLING THUNDER POOT

2009-01-29T00:25:00.002-05:00

I didn't draw anything today due to my excessive amount of sleep, so I thought I'd upload a drawing that my little cousin did for me the last time I went to visit. He's pretty much the coolest little dude.

if you are keeping score, that's a bunch of people.

2009-01-27T23:20:00.000-05:00

never gonne be the same again (1960 - 2009)

2009-01-27T22:01:00.004-05:00

My favourite aunt passed away today. She had been diagnosed with ALS (more info here, if interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis ) about 3 years ago, I believe, and we'd been watching her slowly turn into a different person. They live in Aurora and unfortunately because of that, I rarely get to see them. Despite that, they're literally my favourite people in the world. There's always been so much happiness with them that make up some pretty amazing memories. My aunt was an amazing person. She was always so interested in what I was up to and even offered to pay for my college education because my parents refused to help me. My aunt leaves behind my uncle and their 4 children (16, 14, 12 and 8), so please keep your throughts - or prayers, it doesn't matter - with them. This is for Heather Lukezic, one of the greatest people I've ever met.

Sad, Sad Song

2009-01-26T22:59:00.005-05:00

I've received some pretty terrible news, so I didn't get around to drawing anything. Instead, I'll post an older drawing. It's of Snow White and Bigby from Fables, which is my favourite comic. They're my favourite characters and I thought the picture was pretty inspiring.

I still can't get over that his name is James Brown.. like the singer!

2009-01-25T23:29:00.002-05:00

As previously mentioned, I was really bored watching that episode of Buffy yesterday, (Bad Eggs). Anyway, this is what happened.

killing time, listening to live music

2009-01-25T23:02:00.001-05:00

this is a drawing alright.

Bad Eggs.. more like, bad episode

2009-01-24T23:57:00.003-05:00

While watching an episode of Buffy with some friends, I was bored enough to remember a drawing request. So here you go, Patrick.

In keeping with the spirit of my fellow artists . . .

2009-01-23T17:16:00.002-05:00

this drawing is kinda cute

this one time i asked a lady what time it was at the bank... 6 months later, i am the godfather of her quintuplets

2009-01-23T01:52:00.005-05:00

I can't sleep, most likely due to nerves because of my upcoming appointment.

Anyway, Tim asked me to draw his band, The Muttering Retreats www.myspace.com/themutteringretreats, and I did what I could with a silly idea of my own.

I don't know why, but I decided to use minimal colour in this, and I think it really suits it. I asked for Scott's opinion first, of course. Oh, from left to right: Tim as Super Lloyd, Chris as a funky bear and Cari as a saxin' penguin.

Two in a row, it must be your lucky night.

2009-01-22T23:47:00.009-05:00

Melissa suggested I draw this lady I work with. She is a jerk so I drew her as a thing I hate, a spider. Since I usually just close my eyes and run away when I see a spider, I did the best I could.

Ok, so I'm not an artist but...

2009-01-22T22:53:00.004-05:00

now you have to look at my attempts at art anyway :)

Melissa (the angry bee herself) told me to draw my favorite animal and that happens to be a penguin. Once I started drawing, he became a pirate. I have no idea why. If he looks sad to you, it is because his boat is floating away and he's lost but no one knows!

A drawing of a drawing drawing a drawing

2009-01-22T22:51:00.001-05:00

I drew this in pen and used a gloss varnish

Was there a dog in here just now?

2009-01-22T10:20:00.004-05:00

Donnie, as per your request: A lumberjack riding a dinosaur... well, he's kind of falling off. I didn't initially intend to do that, it just kinda happened. Hope that's okay :)

hey, i live in philadelphia

2009-01-21T21:14:00.003-05:00

i think i'm going to put this guy up on my etsy site later

Everything must go

2009-01-21T10:54:00.005-05:00

After hearing that I drew what I thought of 'someguy', Cari asked me to draw what I think of her.

I decided to draw her as a powerpuff girl, because I think that's a pretty fair representation. In a good way, of course. They're super cute, super sweet... and they fight crime - I'm assuming that Cari does, too.

Batman - Stage 1

2009-01-20T22:58:00.004-05:00

I completed a second drawing for today because I received a rather interesting request. 'Someguy' asked me to draw what I thought of him, so here it is.

I purchased a scanner tonight, so I've redone the previous posts.

Just another saturday night

2009-01-20T18:34:00.001-05:00

I drew this while drankin on Saturday night

Bad Horse Chorus

2009-01-20T15:26:00.008-05:00

I finished today's drawing pretty early. It was a request from Patrick; a dog chasing a robot.

That specific robot was inspired by a short essay in Michael Ian Blacks "My Custom Van". I previously drew him, in my day planner, while at work.

What a crazy random happenstance!

2009-01-20T01:11:00.008-05:00

I'm not much of a writer, so here's the deal: in my new goal of making one drawing a day - I've gotten a friend to join me - it was suggested that a blog be made and said drawings be posted.

The first drawing is a cover of a new-ish released Criterion dvd titled White Dog, (more info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084899/ ), that I've been completely obsessed with since purchasing the dvd.