Watched tonight’s Chiustream with guest Peter De Seve.  It’s always inspirational to was Bobby Chiu’s webcasts as he shares his own experiences and insight into how to be a successful artist.  Peter De Seve was the special guest and it was a treat to watch him talk about his experiences and how he talks about how the art has to be an extension of yourself for it to work.

Anyways, Peter De Seve picked tonight’s topic to paint/design: something big yet graceful.  My take on the idea is a diver.  After looking at it more, I really should have pushed the shape to something morbidly obese as well as fixing the structure.  Ah well, live and learn.  Anyways, let me know what you guys think.  Cheers!

Woke up this morning and noticed that Bobby Chiu was doing another U-stream session.  Planned on going to the zoo first thing in the morning, but I felt I can go after the chiu-stream.  Logged in and everyone was painting pirate creatures and I didn’t wanna be left out.  haha.   Nice way to start the morning.  Roughly about an hour spent on it.

Happy “Talk Like a Pirate Day!”  ARRRRRR ME MAYYYTEEES

not every lunchpaint garners the results i want.  I still feel like I need to push the design more.  20 min.  suggestions are definitely welcomed on this one

I’m beginning to think that this experiment is a good idea.  20 minute lunchpaint at my internship

It’s funny how as artists, or as people in general, we tend to get ourselves worked up over the stupidest things.  We dwell over it and it just ruins whatever momentum we have.  I like to add “we” because I’d like to think there are others out there that feel the same way and know what I’m talking about.  Otherwise, I’m the only one and I’d sound like such a weenie because everyone else is above that nonsense.

But anyways, I felt like all the creative steam I had going on recently was stolen from me last night.  It felt like a bully taking your lunch money: they probably don’t need your money, but they sure as hell don’t want you to have it and just keep waving it on your face.  Really aggravating.

As a result, I couldn’t draw worth a lick last night and that bothered the crap out of me.  I ended up spending the whole night feeling uninspired and rattled.

Woke up this morning and decided to try something new in order to regain that spark and just get on a tear again.  My boy Sam Sellers, has this project called the Big Sam Draw Exchange where you caricature him and he’ll caricature you in return.  You can see all the talented artists that have done wonders to Sam’s looks at the Art of ya boy Big Sam! The guy is a talented artist as well.  You can just check out how he gets down with his drawing at his personal blog Big Sam Art.

So I’m not a caricaturist by any means, so decided to make an attempt at it to pump some creativity in my veins again.  Maybe I’ll try designing Sam as a cartoon character during the week.  who knows?

So I spent about 45 minutes on this diddy right here and if you can guess the reference, I’ll give you a high five!

until then, cheers