tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34669539410260059812024-03-05T15:26:03.607-08:00cpikeart.blogspot.comchr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-70547160531756907642009-10-09T17:27:00.001-07:002009-10-09T17:33:05.145-07:00I moved....Please check out my new blog at <a href="http://www.chrispikeart.blogspot.com">chrispikeart.blogspot.com</a>. I am going to leave all current postings here at cpikeart.blogspot.comchr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-68215307053830178782009-10-08T20:52:00.000-07:002009-10-08T20:54:59.198-07:00Quick Draws Oct 7Quick drawing from photo - 8 minutes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23529530@N05/3993738501/" title="Elephant-8min by Chris Pike, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3993738501_89f06d2813_o.jpg" width="401" height="450" alt="Elephant-8min" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-84144716058344086242009-10-08T20:44:00.000-07:002009-10-08T20:51:51.895-07:00Quick Draws Oct 4A quick drawing from a photo - 15 minute<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23529530@N05/3990121375/" title="Guitarist by Chris Pike, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2598/3990121375_e6ac672748_o.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="Guitarist" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-30613736707400705862009-10-03T10:56:00.000-07:002009-10-08T21:10:17.653-07:00Quick Draws Oct 2Below are 2 quick drawings from photos on the net.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23529530@N05/3994078261/" title="girl-10min by Chris Pike, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/3994078261_b871935332_o.jpg" width="400" height="325" alt="girl-10min" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23529530@N05/3994074989/" title="clint-15min by Chris Pike, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/3994074989_f0c89a2ed8_o.jpg" width="294" height="609" alt="clint-15min" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-29699334664771739252009-08-06T20:12:00.000-07:002009-08-14T00:15:44.111-07:00Wacom Pad CreationsBelow are two desktop pictures that I created using a Wacom Pad to promote ESGS (my work)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSye7gQ2JGXVoce7pQ87-S1fgwDN8eQ0jpSgPPxvzSqF3aDr2k-0Fib6a0SfdTCXNfCYVscS-XeIzpt7-dbF5IeZUMBIe1ObhY9Eb7Zdg_0JEbogEq9mmInEqSJfzLrsjOAy4r85bV3Bk/s1600-h/ESGSWeDog-DTBG-grn.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSye7gQ2JGXVoce7pQ87-S1fgwDN8eQ0jpSgPPxvzSqF3aDr2k-0Fib6a0SfdTCXNfCYVscS-XeIzpt7-dbF5IeZUMBIe1ObhY9Eb7Zdg_0JEbogEq9mmInEqSJfzLrsjOAy4r85bV3Bk/s320/ESGSWeDog-DTBG-grn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367055178861479618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyBG7p6Cs71Ne7HqXNp9cSZRM5LLtqZkprpIqOMAd1gW2ARkY4LXFpartd6I8JJGdV1xWkqStcPgbRJYl2Et8gOqgFKGoVsoOAI23CY9JaVJzoSk7ZxTA64DwoaICsw3C1J4GCPxtbrs/s1600-h/ESGSWePistol-DTBG-grn.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyBG7p6Cs71Ne7HqXNp9cSZRM5LLtqZkprpIqOMAd1gW2ARkY4LXFpartd6I8JJGdV1xWkqStcPgbRJYl2Et8gOqgFKGoVsoOAI23CY9JaVJzoSk7ZxTA64DwoaICsw3C1J4GCPxtbrs/s320/ESGSWePistol-DTBG-grn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367055173986174546" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-68209802294168160822009-08-05T23:28:00.001-07:002009-08-05T23:29:43.145-07:00Empty Seats on Amtrak<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vahJCMV5KX8Sp0FCsyalEnJyc5ID6i6fJk8gRJSqMgOm76oC6CVqBhvXGeW7DPw3vq_u3oP2lwKoNnL8ecuQcwItusf3NcDjsjmKoa_QR6RYOICLyW0OeoD2mELvDTWm7pBv4xoYGfU/s1600-h/3911_001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vahJCMV5KX8Sp0FCsyalEnJyc5ID6i6fJk8gRJSqMgOm76oC6CVqBhvXGeW7DPw3vq_u3oP2lwKoNnL8ecuQcwItusf3NcDjsjmKoa_QR6RYOICLyW0OeoD2mELvDTWm7pBv4xoYGfU/s320/3911_001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366734001600240130" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-57969995128575076222009-08-05T23:27:00.000-07:002009-08-05T23:29:58.961-07:00The Stick Shift<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXr2brBo3n_dmEdFL5pQWNJDBHQz_nEcOkWoy_CmrogOd0owMoUluWsvXFDt0QuWJw2fFUV56mOXc-N841EkMXDYSEgx31vXK1rptKd069Zpkcjz5Z9_dKKc-QH4Qz60x6PyxAtH3Xi4/s1600-h/3911_003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXr2brBo3n_dmEdFL5pQWNJDBHQz_nEcOkWoy_CmrogOd0owMoUluWsvXFDt0QuWJw2fFUV56mOXc-N841EkMXDYSEgx31vXK1rptKd069Zpkcjz5Z9_dKKc-QH4Qz60x6PyxAtH3Xi4/s320/3911_003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366733842050247986" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-78693951474314766812009-08-05T23:26:00.001-07:002009-08-05T23:30:12.420-07:00Farmers Market Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEHV0aeTjhbcKFPFfMqEVn4hOuTJyZ2wysg4gUsT2F8lg6J0eFq9IJBWrd4Z1IFeJsx8cMGwOVCdT6ZzE8y7hQJROHjThORKGy-bxH-WtvkI7LHkYViuOBGfb-Nv740cvD0zwpuJQ5U4/s1600-h/3911_004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEHV0aeTjhbcKFPFfMqEVn4hOuTJyZ2wysg4gUsT2F8lg6J0eFq9IJBWrd4Z1IFeJsx8cMGwOVCdT6ZzE8y7hQJROHjThORKGy-bxH-WtvkI7LHkYViuOBGfb-Nv740cvD0zwpuJQ5U4/s320/3911_004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366733592327797090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuxBc0iXPAl7MOTwTYqQ0XOagoF3yi9mtS-HWIstkRsEiukGkXP26LuTxuLTNxNPNIhufbIdtMvLX2weCVlBwtG3MOPM-LAMeB-cjJxdd7Tsf-U7HGaTjADNVk-9dND215tT_P_D6qAI/s1600-h/3911_002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuxBc0iXPAl7MOTwTYqQ0XOagoF3yi9mtS-HWIstkRsEiukGkXP26LuTxuLTNxNPNIhufbIdtMvLX2weCVlBwtG3MOPM-LAMeB-cjJxdd7Tsf-U7HGaTjADNVk-9dND215tT_P_D6qAI/s320/3911_002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366733587032905666" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-43945709743006103252009-06-28T16:48:00.000-07:002009-08-05T23:30:26.205-07:00Steve Martin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpv3IUekSW1BrFEQj_Z9BRbzswfvDVkpdDRCMdT7MqnUSE1xSMdUW0fl7oEbXBTEzMQl9REpBI5uAjk44LqRTR89fh6y_VgDDHNOEZzqwS6BZcik-5ls6up_1bzmWPOtvbhW9Eu1qEVE/s1600-h/steve.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpv3IUekSW1BrFEQj_Z9BRbzswfvDVkpdDRCMdT7MqnUSE1xSMdUW0fl7oEbXBTEzMQl9REpBI5uAjk44LqRTR89fh6y_VgDDHNOEZzqwS6BZcik-5ls6up_1bzmWPOtvbhW9Eu1qEVE/s320/steve.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352530385755925106" /></a><br />My first sketch of the great comedian, Steve Martin, in earlier years. I plan to refine and improve. Check back for the revision.chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-73353078280882233662009-06-28T16:46:00.000-07:002009-08-05T23:30:39.585-07:00Canon ImagePress WorkStation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLxxbwndqmJG-9jCKli3SO8QU7f63QG8DH2MCAWY11kn-GyUcWxoitIBc81ZmX4cmiAt9c6T_954DZdpkt3MRDgwxG9eCD17cHbFkEgLKF76Yw87ABoWrwl5j8em0Cdkhn-1n3nFIdng/s1600-h/canon-imgprss-sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLxxbwndqmJG-9jCKli3SO8QU7f63QG8DH2MCAWY11kn-GyUcWxoitIBc81ZmX4cmiAt9c6T_954DZdpkt3MRDgwxG9eCD17cHbFkEgLKF76Yw87ABoWrwl5j8em0Cdkhn-1n3nFIdng/s320/canon-imgprss-sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352529506950207602" /></a><br />Drawing done in production at work while waiting for a print job to complete.chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-35028486543244908362009-06-20T11:34:00.000-07:002009-06-21T22:38:21.376-07:00George Strait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLfn7hyt-m8Dp1A5xS-Jo4YBJTrL9v6XSrDnaah_7bZqsX9p9sVMSNyvblbXZGfBw0kh0CGezKQX5w9NcSvWkDkpaTHCkry-xMtmNQbpLrZgPVbKSCnGtouKUhfjh5CsMby8wjXc_298/s1600-h/george_strait-sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLfn7hyt-m8Dp1A5xS-Jo4YBJTrL9v6XSrDnaah_7bZqsX9p9sVMSNyvblbXZGfBw0kh0CGezKQX5w9NcSvWkDkpaTHCkry-xMtmNQbpLrZgPVbKSCnGtouKUhfjh5CsMby8wjXc_298/s320/george_strait-sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349480592363408066" /></a><br /><br />Learning to render in a new style that I found by a great illustrator <a href="http://victorjuhasz.com/">Victor Juhasz</a><br /><br />His eyes are a little close together but being self-critical here.chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-56501913525950774612009-06-18T23:23:00.000-07:002009-06-18T23:34:35.192-07:00Girl Surf Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5zZpSRzBaZNvOOQ7gkvRxMV4gZrYM4cS-dCpxQEbMTC9gr65-JD72zCyCLlLdfAUkNI2xksA0-5Be1G6l9tWOmB8zhMmkColfY8u3z2S-xJuImJrdcbfZcancQjSJSiCBf9saqkhK0U/s1600-h/RachelSurfing.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5zZpSRzBaZNvOOQ7gkvRxMV4gZrYM4cS-dCpxQEbMTC9gr65-JD72zCyCLlLdfAUkNI2xksA0-5Be1G6l9tWOmB8zhMmkColfY8u3z2S-xJuImJrdcbfZcancQjSJSiCBf9saqkhK0U/s320/RachelSurfing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348923060688616082" /></a><br /><br /><br />I did this painting in 1999 for an artwork feature in Longboard Magazine.chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-71375154540496173442009-06-14T12:13:00.001-07:002009-06-14T12:15:03.871-07:00Zebra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsviA5Jk878XKEaFcoBUGo4sa3qtrIP5wE12pXOzfVcGCuImO5pB5s_8m1IxMlixKmfQW4g158eiVAn8hggJbr_IF2Ol3NNap15kLQicTPouX74GGIngL7_z3krNJ5TtDYeOKr8uPr6cc/s1600-h/Zebra.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsviA5Jk878XKEaFcoBUGo4sa3qtrIP5wE12pXOzfVcGCuImO5pB5s_8m1IxMlixKmfQW4g158eiVAn8hggJbr_IF2Ol3NNap15kLQicTPouX74GGIngL7_z3krNJ5TtDYeOKr8uPr6cc/s400/Zebra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347263747427787058" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-73953530081661052902009-06-12T20:43:00.000-07:002009-06-12T20:48:17.844-07:00Coworker Collating Pages<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0BtBCv24LAiRtvnadT5juJRLivdhzJqpEjpKfVql2tY-nZ4X7ttwoSqbrWoV7cKxagGFls34xQoNZ8s1mOiwgMc-YcZTKrZqGWgylG4NrKqithf1Vhk5gCuGDApKGXUAudOMwQaOxyY/s1600-h/Sketch-Schalonda.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0BtBCv24LAiRtvnadT5juJRLivdhzJqpEjpKfVql2tY-nZ4X7ttwoSqbrWoV7cKxagGFls34xQoNZ8s1mOiwgMc-YcZTKrZqGWgylG4NrKqithf1Vhk5gCuGDApKGXUAudOMwQaOxyY/s320/Sketch-Schalonda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346653748396681426" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-19321219239137368022009-06-05T07:36:00.000-07:002009-06-12T20:48:38.275-07:00Boy and Girl Gazing at Moon ALTERNATE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQRoJkGyKWAinaBaipfFK82Ya6n-maQraknMSOupFpXsAjZ0opZZ1c3HjPh43WYxy3TE-331B2elEDLmLe0WoM3LlqhDgXzVfg3PxreoRO8vdr1XWJ55lrCUzY3wArVjL1fgK6qSrFqM/s1600-h/BoyGirlBench-NRAlt.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQRoJkGyKWAinaBaipfFK82Ya6n-maQraknMSOupFpXsAjZ0opZZ1c3HjPh43WYxy3TE-331B2elEDLmLe0WoM3LlqhDgXzVfg3PxreoRO8vdr1XWJ55lrCUzY3wArVjL1fgK6qSrFqM/s320/BoyGirlBench-NRAlt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343852640367590626" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-28977102298464446552009-06-03T22:42:00.000-07:002009-06-03T22:48:35.148-07:00Honeybee Redraw<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga06GRLlxCBDjOqi5UIe5wJra9-Jx1EqPeRgs1iqQgZLseCdyWNAF6dA7vK6S0DW_GkpyEyJEDsLiS_R-stLsi1ty_AKd6u23lNVqbv8pxnLC3YEFoCLEVoyib0dTfpW_1ZrnSwQnJ_3M/s1600-h/Honeybee.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga06GRLlxCBDjOqi5UIe5wJra9-Jx1EqPeRgs1iqQgZLseCdyWNAF6dA7vK6S0DW_GkpyEyJEDsLiS_R-stLsi1ty_AKd6u23lNVqbv8pxnLC3YEFoCLEVoyib0dTfpW_1ZrnSwQnJ_3M/s320/Honeybee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343344040499290370" /></a><br /><br />An Adobe Illustrator redraw of the initial "Honeybee" type <a href="http://cpikeart.blogspot.com/2009/06/honeybee.html">below</a> with little improvements.chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-91157762356020896382009-06-03T20:22:00.000-07:002009-06-03T20:26:23.755-07:00Drawing of JacobJacob was painting a truck in Photoshop so I had him sitting still for a bit. I dont think this accurately represents Jacob but is close.... The first real sketch in a long time. No bueno!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJR7Q9Vf9Vi6s77qOfCGtpKi4pfYMkh4xMEqm-RKumAD8VrIxP8dodpDdomoFlaX5ytjde_tQVwzUtBLEpzGw2Z5blb-_OdmTLQcs0hUvmcJNe2yd7PpQOHsAtMjV25grgYn6QtaLFME/s1600-h/060409Drawing.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJR7Q9Vf9Vi6s77qOfCGtpKi4pfYMkh4xMEqm-RKumAD8VrIxP8dodpDdomoFlaX5ytjde_tQVwzUtBLEpzGw2Z5blb-_OdmTLQcs0hUvmcJNe2yd7PpQOHsAtMjV25grgYn6QtaLFME/s320/060409Drawing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343308354261614898" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-23658738765372607662009-06-02T20:35:00.000-07:002009-06-02T20:39:14.946-07:00Honeybee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Zzdk5cclr3Nlk7pGVea0R9nkToaLr5N7ChuoVee3y0x4huT8KaXnGNB65eGvu8AEuipp3x8ah9Hnn7YhIQnHPmN6LWjr_9WNeZONDiMARlsO4nZvk-pVxaHw-GAS_nAUFAPqbu_v8_g/s1600-h/Honeybee.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Zzdk5cclr3Nlk7pGVea0R9nkToaLr5N7ChuoVee3y0x4huT8KaXnGNB65eGvu8AEuipp3x8ah9Hnn7YhIQnHPmN6LWjr_9WNeZONDiMARlsO4nZvk-pVxaHw-GAS_nAUFAPqbu_v8_g/s320/Honeybee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342940243819628738" /></a><br /><br />Jacob always calls Laila (his little sister) his Honeybee which was the inspiration for this doodle.chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-27604428344682306822009-05-22T15:27:00.001-07:002009-05-24T00:03:18.690-07:00More DoodlesJust some doodles done on my to-do list at work. I am finding it an easy tool to get back into drawing more. With 2 kids and home repair lists out the ying-yang it gets difficult to find the time. Doodling will help more time be sought for finished pieces.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ohfsPlcGD_t1KOiqFXphoy-kU4sFdD5oaDdh_9oNUUqlrIfXgc4NDpAJMBO4AXjO-HmF572Xz0y0bPqL9E-pzIqDjJrKiKkwr0ZA8XWBrB1vSbabAyokL3sdbf9KfUURbV9F0i3GhE8/s1600-h/doodles-01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ohfsPlcGD_t1KOiqFXphoy-kU4sFdD5oaDdh_9oNUUqlrIfXgc4NDpAJMBO4AXjO-HmF572Xz0y0bPqL9E-pzIqDjJrKiKkwr0ZA8XWBrB1vSbabAyokL3sdbf9KfUURbV9F0i3GhE8/s320/doodles-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338783739323526146" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-91727206533864035662009-05-15T22:46:00.000-07:002009-05-24T00:03:38.702-07:00More tempra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_oi-EixUteSgpiLXNkiU14cYq5JeGNoS5h8GGFN2Zn8pIfHT-6c9k7W0yV4PWtuL_HgA06wSBW76BVnFiiK64fVQsuHOxCx8rfHG70cTGWbOHJxAgctanRgDy8m-k5bU8eaprnOmdvY/s1600-h/IMG_4227.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_oi-EixUteSgpiLXNkiU14cYq5JeGNoS5h8GGFN2Zn8pIfHT-6c9k7W0yV4PWtuL_HgA06wSBW76BVnFiiK64fVQsuHOxCx8rfHG70cTGWbOHJxAgctanRgDy8m-k5bU8eaprnOmdvY/s320/IMG_4227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336296073403936866" /></a><br /><br />Jacob and I painted together this evening. I painted these letters, spelling "Jacob", with a large brush and my son's tempra paint. he filled in around the letters which I wasn't expecting but think it turned out great. Inspiration for the image came from <a href="http://www.catscottart.com/">Cat Scott</a>. She does some great hand-lettering, which I am now interested in creating some of my own.chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-4778334243519916742009-01-14T20:46:00.000-08:002009-05-24T00:04:35.578-07:00Holiday Card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs0YTYjnWRQt7n-831WUQ-d8-KVa6qjk1xS8i2-ZW7dSWM60clTnVIA3UmEVGB6YWSM2QEWsAv9Ydr-K2F378jCxJicRdPukPG6H9HidxbSGUxWP361a9WHmjsrKfy7qHPL_F5GPd9uI/s1600-h/HolidayCard.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs0YTYjnWRQt7n-831WUQ-d8-KVa6qjk1xS8i2-ZW7dSWM60clTnVIA3UmEVGB6YWSM2QEWsAv9Ydr-K2F378jCxJicRdPukPG6H9HidxbSGUxWP361a9WHmjsrKfy7qHPL_F5GPd9uI/s400/HolidayCard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291379020651801042" /></a><br /><br />I illustrated this holiday card for a local Marketing Group. They gifted a reusable bag to their vendors and clients for the holidays and wanted to create a custom card to go with it.chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-42835885075223682992008-10-12T12:41:00.001-07:002008-10-12T12:48:53.782-07:00Monster Truck<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1YIiOOD3UNg3XrFnrqs83gfzNdRuvTiRydHSwsPIyasIRVGAHkyvxbtFsRTfy_BQ6xlz4e4Vt-zMot6c91m0gBDCFS1rpL0UCYAyVYuBMF8if6El6PXG7JzXvKkDQJhWjzQzfoMRGGY/s1600-h/4x4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1YIiOOD3UNg3XrFnrqs83gfzNdRuvTiRydHSwsPIyasIRVGAHkyvxbtFsRTfy_BQ6xlz4e4Vt-zMot6c91m0gBDCFS1rpL0UCYAyVYuBMF8if6El6PXG7JzXvKkDQJhWjzQzfoMRGGY/s400/4x4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256355242498129442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I</span> had a great time painting this Monster Truck with my 4 year old son Jacob and his collection of art supplies, last night. I used a much too large paint brush and tempra paint then finished with colored pencil.</span><br /></div>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-81290942262920938662008-10-06T22:43:00.001-07:002008-10-06T22:57:41.827-07:00James Edward Pike (March 23, 1945 – September 25, 2008) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwVWwa4X7aXKHs70yb_9eSOIs_A-ZRw8TR57ls5_FKRNLHexa4GX1i1lW5fi2CSRIrQJ83636eQFH3hz8mTnt4-_YzcugAuMZ_wodGZlU8quQX5EKW31LU8kswE6fU_yGf_wqiGDiN-Y/s1600-h/IMG_1186.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwVWwa4X7aXKHs70yb_9eSOIs_A-ZRw8TR57ls5_FKRNLHexa4GX1i1lW5fi2CSRIrQJ83636eQFH3hz8mTnt4-_YzcugAuMZ_wodGZlU8quQX5EKW31LU8kswE6fU_yGf_wqiGDiN-Y/s400/IMG_1186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254286348167846434" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Dad, We all miss you very much. </span></p>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-35712977070750713132008-07-07T23:06:00.001-07:002008-07-07T23:06:58.978-07:00Man w/ Backpack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YmcfApvS9YUpb1pTNL38P_GGugo5o-a5siUnMbwRj_xtu2ESpGc1x93py_Dnedmajp4Xh4rxcbS5d0ZjK-BFkDvDSKPMgh1BnzmZmUHi6skkh1dzqOJ7p6W1-4YyRs6razKHw2aPcr8/s1600-h/manwbckpck.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YmcfApvS9YUpb1pTNL38P_GGugo5o-a5siUnMbwRj_xtu2ESpGc1x93py_Dnedmajp4Xh4rxcbS5d0ZjK-BFkDvDSKPMgh1BnzmZmUHi6skkh1dzqOJ7p6W1-4YyRs6razKHw2aPcr8/s320/manwbckpck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220520694669694530" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466953941026005981.post-14223807049496934882008-07-07T22:59:00.000-07:002008-07-07T23:05:48.590-07:00Feet and Lips & Feet and Legs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggILM9hFBvm9byMp-L6Eh_clPlWlYYa8A2ktRTLvSfyx26icEwByG6hcTB-F1yYMHDBPwLzPO-pNUzOUXXq81zWf3GvZIUgwvqM3hSuUy2Z6QWz2Kc3Kwl5HcWlT8zrMJ7kGKPvqNBqMU/s1600-h/FeetLips.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggILM9hFBvm9byMp-L6Eh_clPlWlYYa8A2ktRTLvSfyx26icEwByG6hcTB-F1yYMHDBPwLzPO-pNUzOUXXq81zWf3GvZIUgwvqM3hSuUy2Z6QWz2Kc3Kwl5HcWlT8zrMJ7kGKPvqNBqMU/s320/FeetLips.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220519310444082162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaa5slqRty7mY9ZMHA_VLpCUsb52bkOiP3F5q8HOmLwelqiY3H4oUos91mlAK3hW-SuGAJwMrjrhrKMdTIfpnPOJWO-avQKI-CHJvMbwsEstwDNyRy8VEuFRcMwL4lzjbK9_34HskfsQ/s1600-h/feetlegs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaa5slqRty7mY9ZMHA_VLpCUsb52bkOiP3F5q8HOmLwelqiY3H4oUos91mlAK3hW-SuGAJwMrjrhrKMdTIfpnPOJWO-avQKI-CHJvMbwsEstwDNyRy8VEuFRcMwL4lzjbK9_34HskfsQ/s320/feetlegs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220519307059849570" /></a>chr!stopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079700698112977623noreply@blogger.com3