art
As I get older, I’m trying to develop my own style. This is, of course, because my previous style was no style at all. I’m still working on my personal appearance style, which I think should be highly adaptive always, but definitely have gotten myself opinions about what art work I like in three aspects of viewing. I have scoured deviant art, blogger sites, websites, Google search, etc. and have come up with a list of my current favorites. Don’t want to list everyone and I’m sure I’m missing people (like Stuart Immonen and Ed McGuinness and things like this) but these are my top guys.
WALL ART- stuff I would hang up
James Jean- This guy is just my favorite artist. I like all the stuff he does and how his take on the world is unique and surreal. I feel like I’m living in a different world when I look at his things. He also does some neat fashion stuff. Google him. It’s worth it. http://www.jamesjean.com/
Jeremiah Ketner- I found this guy on Twitter randomly. I probably stumbled upon him while looking at some comic book folks. It’s quirky and reminiscent of James Jean with softer edges. I think that’s why I like it. http://www.smallandround.com/artwork.html
Ryuichi Ogino (OGI)- I saw this artist’s work at a friend’s house. I particularly like the M series. I think if I was serious about drawing like I used to be, my work would look similar to this. http://www.gallerynucleus.com/artist/ogi_ryuichi
Arthur Suydam- This guy makes very realistic artwork. Even his zombie stuff looks like it’s moving. http://www.boomvavavoom.com/zombies.html
Olga Ulanova- Sometimes when looking at certain art, you can tell the gender of who created it. That’s why I like Olga’s stuff. It has a great woman’s touch. http://www.east-27.com/
Tom Whalen- This guy makes posters which are awesome. All of his mock movie stuff is good and full of things I wouldn’t immediately think of. That’s always a plus with me. http://strongstuff.deviantart.com/gallery/
Julian Totino Tedesco- He paints like I would paint. If I painted. Or could paint. http://jul0022.deviantart.com/gallery/
T-SHIRTS/SNEAKERS/GEAR- stuff I would rock on my body
Sean Galloway- This guy does really cool animated stuff, particularly cartoon art. He also teaches art online, which is always commendable. http://cheeks-74.deviantart.com/gallery/
Brandon Bird- Hilarious. Just visit his site. I really enjoy the Law & Order pieces. http://www.brandonbird.com/
J.G. Jones- Jones does some of the best covers in comics. Period. His work is dynamic and has a lot of weight. The cool kids get what I mean by weight. http://www.jgjones.com/
Ryan Ottley- The things he draws reminds me of youth. They are also just kinda weird. http://ryanottley.com/
Skottie Young- This guy is really good at making kid like images. He also makes me laugh with his stuff and gives good advice on Twitter. http://www.skottieyoung.com/
Gene Gonzales- His art has really clean lines. His stuff reminds me of other artists but still has something different about it. http://genegonzales.blogspot.com/
Kaare Andrews- Kaare is king of making the familiar unique. He has an official site but I can never get on and Google search gives you even better stuff. http://www.kaareandrews.com Phil Noto- All of this guy’s stuff has island chic. It’s like stepping into the world of a Hawaiian private eye a la Magnum P.I. Good stuff and nice drawings of the ladies. Plus, the entry to his site has the Pan Am logo. http://www.notoart.com/
ILLUSTRATIONS- stuff I would want drawn for my personal stories/life
Adam Warren- His shite is straight up manga style. Normally I can either take that or just pass it up but Warren always makes it work. Plus, he drew/wrote my favorite Teen Titans story and his Empowered series is sexy and smart. http://adamwarren.deviantart.com/gallery/
Raymond Swanland- Does nice fantasy art. Like manga art, my feelings on fantasy art comes and goes. Swanland just does good and believable stuff with his art and it works. http://www.raymondswanland.com/
Adam Hughes- He makes hot women. Really hot. His other stuff is good as well and his initials are AH! That’s cool, son. http://www.justsayah.com/index.html
Terry and Rachel Dodson- They are good at hot chicks, too. Plus, their character work is excellent. Think it comes down that this couple just work together well as a married couple. http://thebombshellter.blogspot.com/
Frank Cho- Yet another artist who is good at drawing hot women, Cho makes my favorite curvy ladies. http://www.libertymeadows.com/
Alex Ross- Everyone should know this name. He is the best at photorealistic painting. http://www.alexrossart.com/
Simone Bianchi- He does washed out paintings in terms of color but they work. He is excellent at faces and conveying actions. His site was under construction the last time I went but do a search and see what I’m talking about. http://www.simonebianchi.com/
Dustin Nguyen- Dustin’s work is creative and surreal. Really good. Plus, he has the same name as that Asian dude from 21 Jump Street. That’s street cred right there, b. http://duss005.deviantart.com/gallery/ Joe Quinones- His pieces remind me of Norman Rockwell pictures. http://joequinones.blogspot.com/ Humberto Ramos- He does over the top, exagerrated art. It’s fun and frenetic and his characters have huge, crazy feet. http://www.humbertoramos.com/blog/
It’s Too Late To Apologiiiizzzeee….
10 Necessities
I live like a Spartan. If anyone knows me even a little bit then they know that that statement is true. It gets to the point where some people that I don’t care about certain things. There is an image of me living my life without an attachment to anything and that I can simply disregard any and everything if necessary.
This is untrue.
Besides the basic stuff (food, water, clothes, etc.) and the abstracts like love, there are like six things I MUST have when I’m going somewhere to live or visit for any space of time.
shiny....
1) Laptop- Need it. I write. (should write more actually…) I can’t always guarantee that someone else will have a computer to use or will let me borrow theirs. I also use it to watch DVDs that no one else wants to watch with me. This comes in handy at the airport and when someone doesn’t have a readily accessible DVD player.
Plus it has some cool music on it and I doubt anyone I know has the Bear McCreary’s version of All Along The Watchtower.
mine are black and blue tho...
2) Small Notebooks- Like I said I write. Sometimes its too inconvenient to pull out the laptop so I just grab a little notebook and write in it. Or I use it for quotes I might hear or to sketch something out that comes to mind. Invaluable little tools. I used to actually have one for my Revenge List but I outgrew that and tried to get some peace in my life.
Also, pens. For the writing.
my brain. in mini-data form.
3) Travel Drive aka Atomsk- I keep pretty much my soul on this thing. I have a lot of the same stuff on my laptop and on www.box.net but all the good and most up to date stuff is on ATOMSK (yeah, I named it-so?). All my pics, stories in progress, completed works, germs of ideas and random information that I might need is on this little thing.
Also, I can’t always be guaranteed to find somewhere with an internet connection so I need instant access to important files, even if my laptop isn’t around.
4) VAULTZ- I have my pics on ATOMSK. This is true but I like to have actual photos.
think I might personalize it
There is something about tactile sensation. I keep this and other little important things in my VAULTZ. Souvenirs, little things people gave me, etc. It all goes into my VAULTZ. I would give it a cool name like ATOMSK but VAULTZ is good enough, I think.
where I hide my Cam'ron
5) iRiver- I’m broke so I can’t get one of them new-fangled I-Pods. (Plus, I kinda irrationally hate Apple so there is that…) I keep my stuff that I don’t have on my computer on my I-River. Mostly either nice R&B or hard rap is on there. Got a lotta Nas and Bob Marley Live to take me through long walks and long flight
Also, it’s helpful even if I’m not listening to music. I use it to credibly ignore people as well.
But never YOU. No. You’re SPECIAL. I’ll tell you how much as soon as I finish listening to DROP by Pharcyde, ok?
6) Cellphone- Mostly because like everyone in this modern age I no longer possess the ability to remember telephone numbers.
now with more Scotch tape
I used to be really good with it in high school and college. Now? Barely remember my own. Yet, strangely, I do remember my old house’s number.
Additionally, I like to text and check the net. Have to update twitter.com and this is sometimes the best way. Or if I can’t get my hands on a camera, I’ll use the shitty camera on it for quick snaps or video clips for YouTube.
7)Dogtag- Because I just don’t remove them. Ever. Hence the generic one below.
Say "Cheese", bitches!
8)Digital Camera- Found one for cheap. Takes much better pics and vids than the Q, as to be expected. YAY!
9)Wallet- Because I need all that shit up in there, son. Gum, cash, ID, cards….I NEED IT.
Wish I had a Twenty...
10) Bookbag- To carry all of this stuff and anything else I might pick up along the way. Plus, I like how it makes me look like a big boy.
Updates for First/Second Week of March
Been M.I.A. on the blog front. My apologies. Things have been frakked on multiple fronts for the kid with the chance for some minimal hope on the horizon coming soon. Got my feelers out and my fingers crossed.
Everything blog-related should be updated by Sunday, March 15, 2009- Just in time for me not to be drunk on St. Paddy’s Day. Groan.
Anyway, off to the races….
Caged Therapy- The Idiom Series continues with another entry. Should have a post on Prejudices and Fictional Jobs in by Friday afternoon.
Sean Can’t Drink- TAO, Dixie’s, Diablo’s and, of course, McMullan’s. I’ve been to them all and have some stuff on them up already. Witness the beginning of the blood feud with KITTYKAT that will be one for the history books (at least in my mind). Will shortly have the Last Vegas Living Hurrah of Spinfamoose and another Fictional Drunk post by Sunday night.
The Thracian Drive- I suck ass on this one and it’s the most important one to me. I promise SWEAR that I will update this one this weekend. I think I’ll be undisturbed so it should go off well. I’m going to try to give y’all something really good to make up for my suckitude on posting on this one.
As always, links are to your right. Check em out. Comment. Hit me back. Check out my friends’ pages. You know the drill.
Have a good one, folks.
Updates for Third Week of February
Caged Therapy- The Idiom Series continues with two new entries. Valentine’s Day advice. Go through past stuff for more insight and general stuff you might have missed. Updating more frequently- like bi-weekly.
Sean Can’t Drink- How I spent My V-Day, President’s Day Weekend and other shenanigans. Also a new Favorite Fictional Lush of the Day. Every Sunday is normally something new. Enjoy yo’self.
The Thracian Drive- Just the old stuff but should have a new story piece uploaded by tonight or tomorrow morning. The old stuff is still okay though. DEFINITELY need to get better with this blog updates.
The Heart of It All
So, I figured it would be easier to link my blogs altogether here. My mind is just so shattered and convoluted at times that I require three other blogs. But just like the real me, I’m a singular individual at the core.
Thus, I have created my online heart where you are currently at.
This is the mainstage to go to my other blogs about my writing (The Thracian Drive), my sobriety grand experiment (Sean Can’t Drink) and the general happenings of my life (Caged Therapy). The latter will also be referenced on this page as time goes on but will be more about the positive moments. I will take bits and pieces of the other two as well so you can gain a sampling of me as well if you are in a rush.
Also, there are links to my other random pages on the net. (Shutting down that Friendster, Hi5 and Myspace soon- and only keeping Tagged for the family)
So, sit back and enjoy the ride through the phenomenom known as Sean Fields.
It’s All Sean Fields, All The Time, baby.
