Your University is a total joke.

I had to vent about this today, because it is another example of stupid people doing stupid shit.

You've failed so badly  Yale, and all the other ivy league shitholes.

 

 

Its hilarious to think you can have a civil debate, when you allow fascist to run wild around your fucking campus. You and the rest of the Ivy league schools are a national laughing stock and a joke. Yale, Harvard, and Princeton are all over priced  re-education camps for socialist doctrine and hate. All of the staff should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this garbage to continue to this point. You are no longer in control of the school, and this whole "white privilege" bullshit is on you. You are not educators, you are white washers of ideas. You have perpetuated this Maoist and communist weed to grow in your garden and now you will taste the rotten fruits which it produces. Shame on you universities, and shame on your wretched students who don't even have a brain in there skull or the will to use such organ.

You have sent the institutions of higher learning behind by almost 200 years with your spinelessness, and your willingness to participate in poisonous ideas. I hope that your institutions all go into financial ruin, because your reputation will never recover. This is the bullshit you have been teaching these brats that terrorize your campus. You created this mess, you need to deal with it, and I seriously hope that in about 2 years your buildings will all be empty and abandon.

There is no teacher or employee in your staff that can excuse this bullshit, and to attempt to excuse this debacle you have created is almost a second suicide shot in your face. You have been preaching this "anti-white" and "anti-American" shit for so long you idiots actually started to believe it.

I hope your happy Yale, and the rest of the shit hole universities out there. You are the first victim of your own stupidity, and though you deserve worst; the worst is yet to come. Hope you fuck-tards saved some money for the long winter.

Also note: Nobody should be employing your students....they are all worthless and lazy.

Its going awesome.

I ordered some new products, and they have been pretty awesome. The biggest winner is Sailor Jentle Ink.

Best Inks I've ever used.
They dry fast and spread like magic. its ultra thin, so it doesn't clot and kill your pens and nibs.
I guess I am promoting these sailor brand, but whatever. I like them and have made some really nice pieces with it. Too bad they wont send me some samples or something so I could review, but whatever.
I am also a huge fan of Daler and Rowney Acrylic ink. The product is thicker because it is an acrylic, but it doesn't clot nibs and brushes. An excellent medium for painting and mixes well with water.

I really love the span of colors they have, and the behavior of the inks is so smooth and flexible it can be used for masters or beginners . Highly recommended if you have the purse for it, they do cost a bit, but that's why we do construction lines in pencil so you don't waste ink.

Both inks blend well with water and other inks for a gentle color blending.
I wont be going out for Halloween tonight because I accidently hurt my hand, and I am just going to stay at home and rest.
I hope this review helps your to choose an ink for your future projects.

One hitter quitters drive me nuts.

People who have goals, then quite those goals once someone else achieves the same goals drive me absolutely nuts.
People that wake up and try to complete a task, then give up once they find out its been done already are lazy.
People who say, "today I will climb mount Everest." Then once they discover that people have climbed mount Everest already, they sob for a moment and cancel there plans for personal achievement. I don't understand this, because this mentality is destructive and insincere.
Example: A doctor works hard to find a cure for cancer, once he is about to make a break through he discovers one man who had his cancer cured...there for, in his mind ALL cancer is now cured. Does this make sense? If your going to stop once you have begun making headway, was your intent to actually solve a problem? or become famous? It seems like today the only reason people start anything is to proclaim there own greatness to the world, and not to actually do anything for the good of society. Unless its something you can post on facebook or youtube can gain internet fame, its not worth achieving.
These are extreme examples, but its seems like people are just looking for the easy way out; or a "get rich quick" scheme. There is almost no real motivation to make great achievements in this world, and anything that requires actual work is a waste of time. Its a hallmark of laziness and extreme selfishness.
I recently got into an argument with a fool online about the Jupiter probe. My argument was simply that because Jupiter is a raging ball of storms all day, there is a need for a manned space station to monitor the planet and not just a one shot probe. I made the claim that due to the constant storms and shifting of the planets surface, a probe isn't going to give adequate information, because in one of Jupiter's years the entire landscape will be altered.
There rebuttal: " The internet called and said your a moron".
Way to dodge the point, idiot. So instead of trying to rebuke or staging any debate...your run like a bitch to petty insults and playground bullshit.
My only response to his idiot comment was that he is a lazy pig, and his will is weak. He doesn't want to explore and quite frankly he is to scared to see beyond the walls of his little apartment.
I also mentioned that once you stop exploring and learning, you have ceased to function as a mature adult, then I directed him to promptly kill himself so as to stop wasting valuable space for someone who might actually want to do something. yes sir you are a one hitter quitter, and you'll always be a looser. Your family must be proud.

 

 

 

So I guess this ends my rant...or does it?

Well there is more to this then meets the eye. Because I am a freelance illustrator, and I bust my ass to provide. I see a lot of people who go into "art" claiming to be "artist". I have to say this now because I see it so much and it drives me crazy.

These are the same people who don't want to do any real hard work they figure it is easy to be "an artist". Because apparently being an artist is all about being surrounded but beautiful naked people all day, drinking wine, and having snobby intellectual debates on 'what is beauty" all day.

Sorry people but being in any field of art isn't as easy as you dreamed it is. It is hard work and suffering all day. You are miserable and surrounded by people who are trying to rob you blind all hours of the day.

I laugh when I see these people come up with something that they think is original, then they pat themselves on the back and give themselves a fancy title.

These wanna-be savants, and self proclaimed geniuses are hilarious to watch as they take something that they saw on a cartoon and try feebly replicate it, calling it an original.

You can call me a mean person, you can call me a jerk. You can tell me I am not suppose to say these things about other artist, because all art is subjective to YOU. Fine...if art is subjective then why should anyone give a damn?

I am allowed to criticize, I am allowed to speak my mind. I am allowed to be pissed off at the army of lazy bastards throwing on smocks and barrettes and promenading like assholes, having emotional fits and calling it art.

that's just my opinion. Being an illustrator is not an easy job, and I am tired of people thinking it is a fallback job that anyone can do. Like being a chief, yeah sure anyone can do it. Does that mean everyone SHOULD do it? Not really...you have great cooks and terrible cooks. Your not going to be subjective with what you put into your mouth are you?

You wont eat slop just to spare someone's feelings, are you? 

 

Dear Catholic Church, you've failed me for the last time.

I have been thinking about it for a while now. As a born again Catholic I am very disappointed with the church and there ability to reach out to members. I have to start from the beginning and tell the story as it was from the start.
About seven years ago I came back to the church from almost fifteen years of dabbling in some dark and nasty shit. Since then I have been searching for a church that can help me to except my failings, then I began to remember why I left the church in the first place. Priest ignore real issues of religious crisis. They would rather pander to the third world to be honest. Is that bad? Absolutely not...however maybe they would rather support another countries undesirables...maybe they shouldn't have there practice in North America where they are prone to ignore there own flocks pleas.
The priest here only seem to be really interested in the redistribution of wealth, and taking money from people and suckering them. This was one of my original grips about the church in the beginning, and the cause that lead me to the path of Satan. Oh yes, I worshiped the devil. I was hard core about it, I did it all. Drugs, senseless killing of animals....the works. I was hard core. I have a road map of suffering to prove my credentials to all you wanna-be's out there, just in case some smug atheist wants to make shit personal.
Then it occurred to me, that I wasn't mad at God or Jesus. I was angry with the Church. The Church shut its doors off to me, and treated me with a distain. I found god in my life seven years ago and never looked back, I talk with him on a daily basis. My life improved once I found god again, I wasn't pissed off all the time, when I was pissed off I found ways to cope and deal with my rage. Life is truly better when you do have teachings of Jesus Christ in your life, because they are simple but effective fixes.
So Why am I writing this?
I wanted to go back to church for a long time, but I am treated as an outsider. The Church is NOT as excepting as it claims to be, the priest are often self absorbed. No body wants to talk about anything, most Catholic's are not even really Catholic's. They just go for the social function, in order to stay busy.
In my searches I suddenly began to have a crisis of faith, I wasn't sure what I was doing anymore. I wanted to speak with someone to find some sort of answers. So one day I sat down and wrote a series of letters to the following churches for any answers.
Saint Marys San Francisco.
Saint Michaels N. Ireland.
Saint Andrews Canada.
In the letter I stated the following.

To (insert parish name)
My name is (me). I am a Catholic that is currently having a difficult time with my faith. I see the church taking many bizarre stances on issues that go against the teachings of Jesus Christ.
(List examples)
I need some help to understand what is going on, and why the Church and the Vatican is supporting these things. I am having a crisis of faith because these things are effecting my community negatively  and I don't think this is what God was trying to teach us.
I am loosing my faith in the Catholic Church, and so far I have not received answers to anything.
If you can not give me any answers maybe you can direct me to a church or religion that may provide one?
I hope this letter finds you well.
Sincerely.
(me)

I wrote this letter two months ago, and I have not herd back from any of them.
So the Church is Silent on my questions, and once again like 25 years ago I find the doors to the church shut off to me. I am not going to run to the devil again, this time I will consult with God directly. I read the bible and did some studying and discovered that God is not strictly the property of the Catholic Church.
So I am considering converting to the Romanian Orthodox Church, but how do I do it? I don't know anything about Orthodox Christians, and to start over this late is going to be a laborious task. Well...you gotta put the work in if you want to get something done. I am ready to make the change, and see where it takes me. I have researched it for a while now, and it might be nice to meet with some like minded people.
Well this is my blog post for the day. I wish it was more exciting, but it was something that I was flipping around in my mind. I felt like this story was important because I know a lot of people are dealing with a crisis of faith right now, as I have noticed that the Catholic Church has completely abandon its North American flock and drown there voices out. It is sad, because our voices should matter and we are truly devout people. The pope however has made it clear he has no intention of supporting us, and he intends to trample on our faith. He has forgotten himself, believing that he holds the keys to heaven...but he is only a poster child to the gates of hell. I would warn all other Catholics to be wary of this pope, for he goes against the teaching of Christ and he panders to what is popular and not the practical. He is also willing to abandon his flock in a moments notice, to aid those who would slaughter his flock. You have been warned.

Nothing seems to work.

Trying to get published is such a pain in the ass. I've been waiting to print my book now for 4 to 5 weeks, and nothing but excuses.
Printers are out to lunch, I have two books waiting to be printed...everything is awesome....no its not.

So once I have decided I am going solo. I will be publishing, because frankly I am tired of being held back.

Transmission Teaser Trailer.

Enter the Reds, Blog day.

Its been a rough week, followed by a lot of disappointments. I'm not allowed to be outraged, apparently. So I have been working on the outlines of a reoccurring race of characters in my stories, The Reds. A fascist collective of world dominating aliens, but more on that to come. I am about to release the trailer to my book, and the printers will be opening up again this month.
I'd hate to say this but the second book is nearly complete before the first one is even released. I am learning more about the publishing world and doing business online. I 've been excited for a while, but when you get your hopes up something comes along and ruins your day.
Despite all the set backs and disappointments, personal stuff has been getting me down lately too.
I am really tired of the redundant "know-it-all" attitude of people who frankly don't know anything. I have experience in life and school, yet people love to pretend I really don't know anything. I am tired of politics, its just a circle of idiots jerking each other off in a corner agreeing with each other on every useless issue.
I like to cheer myself up by pretending what would star wars would be like if a godfather Marlin Brando played Darth Vader. "You didn't want to be friends...and you don't even respect me enough to call me godfather" Hilarious.
I tried applying to some contest to earn some extra cash, but sadly I think they are just set ups to steal art. DA recently did this "core" program. I watched a lot of people sign up, honestly I think they are being hosed.

The images above are just some thumbs and roughs of the Red character designs. Mostly experiments with costumes and poses, maybe some possible weapon designs, and facial studies. I need to order more inks this month, and I may need to order some new illustration boards. I am going to work on my first trailer now, and upload a chapter of a story from my book. First one is free, the rest will cost you.
Anyway, I think this is all for the day. Enjoy the week and Ill see you all soon.

GOT

Yeah, I did it first.
Don't forget where you saw it first, so if you take this image you better credit me.
Anyway the month is almost over, school has started and I am already exhausted. Summer is almost over and "winter is coming."
I got some new stuff coming up, including a trailer, for the upcoming book. I am saving up my money to move out of California, I have had enough of this state. Don't like it? I don't care.
I have my own reasons for wanting to leave California, most of them concerning the amount of money this state takes in and openly waste. Don't like it? I don't care, truth hurts stupid.
Anyway, this is just my opinion. I don't think I have anything to add without being a complete jerk.

A new month is coming.

Getting everything ready for next month, list includes e-commerce, advertising, printing, editing....lost of stuff to do. I am also back at the Fireside lounge. You can go see my work live once more.

Just a sample of some of the new work I am putting out.
From Left to Right:
Hornet, Elite, Grace.
I am going to be putting out a lot of pieces and doing a lot of work next month so this seems like my only real down time. I am sort of getting lost in just being lazy and resting.
Next week I will be busy also, I have early morning wake ups starting at seven O'clock in the morning, and the work day wont stop until about 10 or 11. If you are interested in buying pieces individually, I will be seeing about getting individual work for sale.  I will most likely be doing posters or something simple. For original works I will be charging more. I don't part easily with my originals, they actually have value to me.
So much to be done, but I am still here and super excited to show everyone what I have been working on. And yes, I will be publishing next month, this month was a typhoon so something was wrong with the printers. This month in the last weeks of this month and the beginning of next it will be busy, busy, busy....but you got to work hard for the money. Ill be making more updates as they become available.
Thanks for reading.

Back to the fireside

Yesterday I got a call from my buddy jack, and he had some empty slots at the fireside. I will be returning with some new pieces, that is something a side from what I am used to making. But I am confident that they will taken in good standing.
Just a taste of what I will be posting.

 

Hornet: By Me.

Its splatter art, like what you saw from John Pollock only better. I work it fierce and hard, and all the ladies agree.

I look forward to seeing all you there, and come check me out live.

 

My experience in the dark net.

Recently I heard about something called the "deep net" or "dark net". Being curious I figured that I would check it out to find out what all the hype is about. Sadly my wondering has left me cold and disappointed with the human race. I figured it wouldn't be THAT bad, I mean Hollywood makes films with graphic violence, sexual themes, absurd conceptual ideas, what could be different?
Alas, Hollywood couldn't hold a candle to the nature of  abomination I discovered surfing around. The level of availability to the truly dreadful being at your finger tips, and the amount of power you are allotted is nearly overwhelming. You are literally given the keys to the lives of others, and like Cesar you can weigh in with a "thumbs up, or thumbs down" decree.
The level of violent content and sexual perversion is inhuman, I cant even describe it. It is just not human behavior.   Needless to say, there are ways to navigate around these disturbing images, but the simple fact they exist for sub-human waste....has altered my perception of other people.
I felt as though what remained of my soul was quickly cooked away and left me with smoldering eye sockets.
Jean Delville once wrote something along the lines of: a human being is the natural evolutionary link between animals and angels. As humans we can make a choice to either be angelic in nature, or depraved like animals, wallowing in our own filth. However as Humans, we are the only ones who get to choose the path we take. Angels and animals don't get to make a decision, they are created as animals, or as angels.

Jean Delvilles, Idol of Perversity. Above.
I do believe in good an evil, as politically incorrect that is to state in these days.
When I hear people talk about how they are going to hell, like a badge of honor; its a funny thing. I think hell is over crowed and those people are going to be uncomfortable when they are ass to dick with twenty other people squeezed together like sardines.

But I am not here to preach God and the devil to you. I just want to affirm my experience on the dark net. Though it is an arena of internet freedom, you are required to share with a lot of disgusting people out there. So in the event you decide to check it out for yourself, just be warned you will see things that you don't want to see.
Internet freedom is a good thing, but be mindful that strange things lurk under dark water.

Jean Delville's Treasures of Satan. Above.

Hope everyone is doing well, and have a great day.
Thanks for reading.

Well, maybe next month

Due to the unpredictable nature of typhoons, I don't thing I will be able to print this month. I was planning to print my book in Taiwan, sadly due to the recent typhoon I don't think they will be available for the month.

 Photo: courtesy of the Telegraph.
I guess things are pretty bad, and the printers are not able to contact with any of there clients.
This will put me behind, but admittedly its not about me at this point.
Apparently some people have been killed and a lot of property damage has happened. So I will ask you to bare with me and be patient. Hopefully this will be the last typhoon of the season and Taiwan can recover quickly.
I have relatives there, who are doing well and they assure me that most of the damage in the Taipei area was mostly trees and street level damage. Mostly the homes and buildings have come out alright.
Well though it is a set back, I have some more stuff to be announced so stay tuned and have a great day everyone.  

Windows 10 douche-pocolapes.

Recently I got a message from windows saying.
"Reserve YOUR free copy of windows 10, you are eligible."
"WOW" I said, "this is awesome" I said.
Today my computer had a steamy surprise waiting for me, as my free upgrade waited for me, like a pedophile in a van with "candy" written in blood on the side. Being the stupid child I am I agreed to the terms and conditions, and my roller coaster ride from hell began.
Where do I start? Well after my upgrade was finished three hours later, I began to notice some bad things immediately.
My computer was slow. Slow like 1989 apple tech support slow. Then my explorer was missing, and replace with some unholy abomination called "edge". WTF is edge? Well its like if fire fox and explorer had a retard baby and raised it with dog turds. Simply put, everything was missing. All my history, passwords, favorite pages, and saved internet pages. I could find nothing in this wonderland of confusion. So I decided to work on a video for you tube, but some materials had to be scanned, but windows 10 being the dysfunctional bastard it is steps in immediately and says..."Oh you want to use the scanner...to bad" Apparently all my equipment became obsolete according to the brain child Windows 10. What? Am I suppose to go to beast buy and upgrade all my equipment every fucking day? Yeah some of my stuff is older, but this was ridiculous. My scanner was only a half year old, and windows 10 is telling me that's its no longer a welcome item in my life? So tell me windows 10, what scanner should I be using?

"Oh get that really expensive one that just came out next month, then I can reject that too once my updates are made, and you can rip out your hair while I laugh at your stupid ass."
Thanks windows 10, your turning out to be a thorn in my ass. What's that you say? Uninstall it? Oh windows 10 doesn't play that game, you see you have to go back to manufacturing level just to be rid of this program.
So I go online to find some videos to help me, so I listen to some British guy yawn into a microphone before getting to the point. Only to find out he is doing something else task specific, that is not related to my problem.
Oh windows 10, you have ruined my week with your bullshit. What did I do to deserve this? Was I a professional puppy slayer in a previous life?

On a side note, my paints and board came in today. This was great news, because now I can continue my labors. I did a consumer report on the paint set I got, and the video should be online for EVERYONE to watch.
Its for Mijello mission gold series watercolor paints, and these things are the boss. I explain everything coming up. Exciting news also, THE BOOK IS DONE. We are going to the printing press to get these things going. Book two is being worked on, so stay tuned.
Anyway, that's been my Saturday.
Did you get windows 10? if so, what did you think of it?
Did it ruin your life, or make it better?
Let me know, while I figure out how to send nude photos to the government.

Publishing Soon.

All my hard work is paying off. The final pieces of my book are coming together.

Hopefully this month I will have a store online, just have to get the technical garbage out of the way.
I had a voice actress, but I don't know what's going on. I sent her the materials, and I never herd back from her. I don't know what is going on, but sadly if I don't here back from her anytime this week, I have to move on. I was really excited to use her in my project, and I even edited an entire video dedicated to it. I was going to be awesome.
Maybe she is busy this week or she is on vacation, but if I am going to be paying people for services and they don't show up to work...what can I do.

I've worn out so many of my brushes and I will have to go to market soon to get more. I stocked up on a lot of supplies already, and just ordered some more paint and boards for another boy of work coming soon.
Super excited, but super sad I haven't herd from my voice performer.
I am also remodeling my blog, so if you see some changes, don't fret.
Not much in my personal life, same old going on.

Yeah, its something like that.

So it is now the end of the month and a few changes are coming to my YouTube channel. I will be deleting some older stuff, and remaking the videos. I am a bit frustrated with the video quality. Though I am not a professional film editor, I refuse to post sloppy work. I need to do some audio corrections and, visual clean ups.
Also I am going to be doing a lot of editing for my work. YAY, and a lot more stuff coming down.
I've got some e-mails to send out, and I have been feverishly working late nights to get everything finished.
No vents today, just a lot of work. This plans to be an exciting month, and I hope everyone gets a chance to see what I am working on. Its been a rough few years dealing with things, jobs are rare these days. Everything is extremely competitive, and in the field of illustration is no different. I am going to be working on some animation stuff this upcoming week for a video I am putting together. I have hired a voice actress to assist in narration of ONE of the stories I am currently doing. Hopefully if all goes according to plan I can make a difference in this world.
Not much else to say this week, I have to get back to work and get this finished.

Lonely stars.

I decided to take a minute to collect my thoughts. its been a wild week, but everything seems to be on schedule. I went through some of my old work and found some cool stuff that I might be gather for next month. Thanks to all those watching, I might have a video up for the 27th just to make a quick update and remind everyone I am still alive.

"Oh My GOD, Chris. Last posts you where so rude."

Yeah I was... I am allowed to vent every now and then, aren't I? Don't worry I am not usually mean and spiteful all the time. I do however expect AND demand the same amount of professionalism that people demand and except from me. You cant have it one way all the time.

With that aside, I am really excited about next month, there is a lot to do, but I am almost finished. I've been working really hard and I think people are going to like what is scheduled for next month. My only concern is that things have been going really well...almost too well. Usually something comes along around this time to throw me off track, but so far everything has either been going smoothly...OR I've forgotten something and a train wreck is waiting for me.

 

 

 

My Lonely Stars images are not of anyone in particular. I found most models of random images found online. So I tweak them, and Voila! Now I have sexy women being depressed in cool colors. 

 

 

 

Anyway this is about all I have for today. Just wanted to make a quick update and appearance. Showcase some cool stuff and then run back to work before the slave masters notice I am gone.

have a good one everybody.

Exhausted,...

Last night I found and old box I never unpacked, labeled "random work". Low and behold I found an old piece of work I thought was gone. This was an old piece from my time in university for an assignment.

Ah those where the days,...wait...those days sucked? Well whatever I am surprised I saved this piece. it was one of my better in school works, and my teacher was pretty awesome.

 I decided to hang up the canvas pieces I had made to see how they would look...I need to adjust them better. I just did this during a break in the day to get away from the draft table.

If you look in the top right hand corner of the room you can see the soul of Bob Marley Floating in sphere form in the ceiling.

Getting together the some more of the smaller pieces that I have written for already. Despite these are older pieces.
I've been working long days, usually anywhere between 16 to 18 hours daily...seriously not much sleeping for me.
Well I wasted enough time at the computer....back to my labors.

Rules are ment to be broken. Not Pissed on.

I am a supporter for conceptual things. Conceptual food, conceptual ideas, conceptual art. However lately I have seen a change over the past ten to fifteen years of conceptual bullshit, being made into real bullshit. Mean while rich idiots stand around bobbing there heads in approval muttering "genius". I've seen all sorts of crap, and heard just about every excuse known to modern man.

What gets my goat, is when people come to me and say "Oh I am an artist too." Whoopee doo, you want an award? Or they tell me one of there more outcast relatives are artist...wow...and artist huh? So they still color in the lines of a Mickey Mouse Coloring book? That's the equivalent of me walking into a fire station and bragging about how I roasted marshmallows over a fire.  Here is how stupid you look.

A timeless Classic Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam", Sistine chapel Rome. If you think Michelangelo wasn't this good until he was old and useless, think again. Artist during the high renaissance area had to go through strict and laborious training and apprenticeship at a young age. He had to live in the home of a master for the first parts of his life doing all kinds of stupid shit. Cleaning waste pots, mixing paints, preparing canvases, doing studies, preparing meals. he didn't become an "artist" overnight. It took years of intense training and discipline, if he herd you compare your sixteen year old cousin to an "artist" he would literally beat your face into a bloody pulp. I bet you didn't know that  Michelangelo was a certified badass in his day? He didn't like spoilers and he even fought against the pope who was the absolute authority in his time. He demonstrated his vast knowledge of anatomy, movement, color, environment, and drapery in this one piece. He is a master who will most likely outlive all others.

Some Unknown abomination, created by some guys cousin. If you have to literally spell out the object in your piece to the audience, you have failed. No anatomy skills have been applied, the color is straight out of a doctor Seuss nightmare. The general shape is alien to this planet and any of its living known species. I could toss bitter insults to tell you what it does resemble... but I think you get the general point.

My end point is, that just because art can be conceptual; it is by no means subjective. If its shit, then its shit. You can't make excuses, because there are none to be had. If you think that anyone can be an artist simply by being subjective and trying to excuse everything around you, then you don't know anything. I cant pretend to be a police officer just because I slap a badge on and walk around a police station. I can't make judgments based on a TV show I watched and think to myself, "Hey...being a doctor is easy...Ill start work tomorrow and it'll be great". Wrong...people will die and I will be arrested.  People study and work hard to achieve to be the best in the field, artist included. Sadly, most people get the impression that illustrators and fine art painters just sit about all day sipping coffee in the morning and wine in the evening. If your not working hard, then your not doing anything, and you can claim to be an artist all you want, but you are only fooling yourself. Art is not subjective, it means something to people. Drawing a picture of a nude cat woman means nothing to nobody. Even as porn, it can only work as an anatomy piece. A body of work has to do something for someone, even if its to sell toys in a store. Even if its just the artist method and style used, people will be drawn to it for whatever messages they get from it.
So stop pretending like everything is subjective, and it doesn't matter if you do stick figures and call yourself and artist....because you are not. Art is never truly easy, that's why a lot of people seem to get away with it. Most people don't understand how hard it is exactly. You are expected to solve visual problems for people, and make sense of client request. You are expected to be on call anytime of the day, and you are expected to sacrifice your holidays and weekends. its not as easy as standing on a balcony all day, after having multiple orgies and sipping on glasses of cheap wine and brooding about how unfair life is.
now shut up and have a nice day.

Things should be exciting, but not so much it's stupid.

Hey everyone, welcome to a creative vent. Have you every been working on something and some buffoon on your left says, "Hey, you know what YOU should do?"
At this point if your eyes have not rolled back into the dark confines of your skull to avoid this person, you are spirited away on a pointless verbal journey of how your story should include a cyborg polar bear with twin nipple lasers who fights off an army of rejected Elvis impersonators in the future where man is made to forcibly chow on peanut butter and banana sandwiches. 
Sure its funny to fuck about and make a totally ridiculous story,...if that's what my work circulated around. I once did an illustration of Yogi bear, fisting little red riding hoods ass...doesn't mean I showcase it. I originally drew it because I was in school and some chick pissed me off so I thought "hey, fuck these guys...Ill put them in a story where the future is hell for them".
Now that I have that out of my system, on to some important stuff. I am currently looking for voice performers, male or female; though currently I have neither. I am doing a series of short stories to add to my illustrations and I figured that I might as well put some audio slices of them up for snippets to get people interested in them.
With the amount of work I have stacked up, I could easily do about 3 of these books no problem. I have about five pieces that are not posted anywhere online...I want people to get there moneys worth. There will be more pieces made, to add the book. I am near completion, it was actually very easy since I was working on a comic book, and have been taking breaks to do other work. The pieces are already made, so I am just writing the shorts to go with them.
So far a lot of people are pretty rude when you try to include them in your life. This is why I don't like people in general, if your not a part of the inner circle of douche bag friends, or willing to polish there shoes...you are treated like an animal. Well...meh whatever, at that point I just pretend I am in planet of the apes, being shot with a water cannon yelling " I AM A MAN....ITS A MAD HOUSE....A MAD HOUSE."

 

Well, that's about all I have for today...hopefully I will be able to bring some happier news in the future. Hopefully I wont be a pariah anymore, and I can actually get some help, instead of being attacked by everyone I ask. It would be nice to have some assistance...but if I gotta do it myself, I will.

Canvas Prints.

Recently I went and had some canvas printed out.  I may begin selling these out online, it is hard to tell if anyone is interested. These are the same size as the original prints 20X30", the chance to buy my original prints has come and gone.
Yesterday July 8th 2015 was the last day you could have seized an original copy of my work. I took my pieces down last night from the fireside lounge, to make space for another artist who had reserve the space.

This is just a tease of some of the things I am currently working on.
I've been pretty busy getting things done and trying to get more product ready for sale.
I am not going to be posting to much more finished work...I want to make sales exclusive to people who are willing to pay for it....not some kid who wants to copy and paste my labors.  I am making some cool things that will hopefully be ready for sale soon....I know this sounds like an empty promise, but I am doing everything alone; and it takes time.
Anyway, if you have any questions or concerns, or suggestions please let me know.
Thanks for reading.
Chow.

So far.

Lately I have been working really hard, but I needed to do a quick update and just show what I have been up to in my day.
So far my summer hasn't been so much as a vacation...as its been a red bull fueled nightmare.
I find that my thoughts move faster then my hands will allow, and I am in a constant game of catch-up.

So I was doing some rough drafts of vehicle concepts,  Fun yeah, its hard when your hands can keep up with your mind. Especially when your mind is racing at 500mph with new ideas and concepts. So I took one of these rough sketches and did a rough pass.

Pretty much a giant war machine used to trample out any form of resistance. It is a concept I am still playing around with for an armored assault vehicle for my story.
Then I have my actual comic that I am still in the middle of editing and adding speech too.

I've discovered that doing text in comic form, is an art to itself. I need to fix the gutter, but aside from that; this is how it will look.
I've been working tirelessly into the hours of the day, and my summer is just about spent. While everyone else is at the beach, and getting drunk...then come home to sneer and make false claims to how I am a lazy pig; the hypocrisy is not lost on me.
So have fun at the bars, idiots. I will be in my studio, laboring away. it may not be the "greatest story ever told" but its my story, my work, and frankly a drunk, sneering, illiterate buffoon has no room to judge my works.
I am a bit bitter that I don't have the time to go out and spend time outside and catch some sun. Lately I am exhausted from my labors, but I am a slave to my work; and I cannot stop until it is done. But the work is never done, because once I put something down something else arises to take its place.
Anyway, please enjoy and hopefully I will have more finished this week. I know I haven't posted in a while, but again I have been super busy.
I will be posting as work comes up.

There is no greater sorrow.

Yay another video up on the youtube, and here is some of my latest work

Oh the things I do for you, at the cost of my own sanity. But any-who, so far a lot more work is coming, and boy oh' boy, am I super excited. Sadly for you however a lot of my new pieces will only be shared on my website.
So lets start off with what is not working so far. You tube and the agency I signed on with don't really do a lot for me. I don't seem to get much support as far as views, or just getting my name out there.
Also blogger and my website are not to bad...I seem to only get views from robots in Russia or something....or Ill see my work posted someplace else with some jack ass claiming its his....whatever.
So I am going to limit my work for a little while, until I can get a firm grasp on what I want to do.
I guess I am expecting to much and several people have suggested I lower my prices down on my original works. Well...all prices are negotiable so I don't understand the issue.
Anyway, I've been sort of stuck in a rut as far as how to get my name out there without making a spectacle of myself and acting the fool in the public eye like a lot of you tube celebrities do. I figure people like a good product made with the best value....so I am going to rethink my strategy and get it done.
In the mean time I am going to continue working and making my art work the way I want to....which I think confuses a lot of people.
Not many people really know what to call my work.

What do you think?

Its about the journey, not the destination.

Hey Everybody, check out my new work, will be making another post later on today...or perhaps tomorrow. In keeping up with my promise to make more submissions regularly, I find I am running out of things to write about. However summer vacation is upon us, and soon my city will be empty and I will have free reign to wander anywhere I want and report on anything you so desire.
ALSO- Don't forget I still have work hanging at the Fireside lounge in Alameda, near Oakland. So come check me out and check out the other talents showcasing with me. They are great guys and deserve your support.
ALSO will be having some comic panels posted soon....they are almost finished.
ALSO....I will be spending the next 2 weeks alone in the "ghost house". Super Spoopy, wish me luck. I hope the ghouls don't get me.
ALSO, in related working news, I am still working on my playing card project. So far cards that are finished are
King of Hearts
King of Spades
King of Clubs
Queen of diamonds
Queen of Spades
Jack of hearts
Jack of Diamonds
Ace of Diamonds
Ace of Clubs
And that is all.

Do you make mistakes? Then Fix them.

its alright to make mistakes....learning to fix them is another story. My latest video instalment of awesomeness...enjoy the real sounds of voyager

Incident at the Neptune Refuel dep.

New video post is up...go check it out and have a see.

SCOOBY DOO GHOST TOWN.

Yes I went to one, and it was kind of awesome. Imagine a sleepy little town that has about 100 people that wander aimlessly about there day in a place with about 50 houses and a few business buildings.
This town was awesome.
It had an old world, western charm, and gave me some inspiration to do some stuff in the future.

 

Honestly this place was a lot of fun, and could easily be used for a movie set for zombie film.

San Juan Bautista was the name of the place, if you ever get board and want to take a trip to a Scooby doo ghost town. Its so quiet you'd swear there wasn't even a town there.

I had a quiet day, of just sight seeing. I got to take a break from the regular grind, and got some old school Americana history.

One of the buildings I went to have my lunch, was an old butchers shop. The building was a worn away local quarried stone, but because the stone was in decay, it was outlined with a tin carapace.

Even the Tin was decorated in an old world European metal smith style.

Last picture is the side of the building...all tin panels.

 

busy busy busy.

So I decided to take a moment away from my drafting table to do some writing. This week is interesting, despite the few set backs I've been having. Mostly the issue with my former bank, and other people just blocking me every step of the way.
I am also considering doing a patreon page. I've been thinking about doing it for a while, but I haven't herd anything from anybody about a yes or no on that.
I decided to give a brief idea of how I work before I make any final decisions for myself.
So I always start out with a basic rough, either pen or pencil...doesn't matter. Whatever I can do with, that is fast and readable.

 Next I will adjust for any changes in even more thumbnails and roughs. This was used to show the client different areas of change I could make for them. They had made a few request and I wanted to give them as many options as I possibly could, so they could be satisfied with the final out come. Because this was a long distance client, being verbal and communicating was extremely important. I didn't want to miss anything from the story they wanted to tell, and 100% client satisfaction is one of my main goals. Ultimately my goal was to make there vision a reality, so I draft as many roughs as is necessary for the final product.

 After I get the green light on what image they would like, I make a rough outline of what the final outcome will be. This should be a more solid image, as opposed to the quick and rough images before. Elements on the page should come together more and the client needs to see a good representation of what the final version will look like. In this case they chose the thumbnail from the first batch I had made. So I ironed out the details and gave some more depth to the ship and the atmosphere. I also did some figures standing in the middle ground to give a sense of size.

The Final version, all elements are present in the image.

Everything should be finished and finalized. My client was happy I was able to give them what they wanted.

 

I was happy to give them what they needed. At the end of a typical day for my work, about 60% is spent on preparation. I have to make sure all my supplies and materials are in order. I also have to make sure that thumbnails and roughs are legible for not just myself to read it, but for my audience. Most people get confused when they see my work, not knowing what to call it. Is it impressionism? Is it fine art? No...its just my method of illustration. I use the materials and resources I have to tell a visual story from either my, or my clients point of view.   

 

So that's about it, if you have any questions or comments please let me know. If you would like to purchase my skills, or work you can send me an e-mail or contact me through my website, or from this site. I will go back to my labors now.
I hope this post was helpful and gave you an insight into my method of work. Don't be a stranger, and come by to see me again soon.
Special thanks to Rose Portal Games.
Client requested work.

50 hours Left

Hey Everybody,
Just a reminder if you haven't done it yet, please go check out Rose Portals kick starter page.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/696564/unraveled-tale-of-the-shipbreakers-daughter

They are almost to goal, and they could really use your support. They are shy about 610.00 for there goal.

Head on over, have a look around.
 In other news, I have some of my own projects going on. People keep asking me in a sarcastic tone.
"So....what are you doing these days...?" To which my answers never seems to satisfy there constant judgments of my activities.
So a few things I am up too, for all those inquiring minds.
-I am building a deck of standard playing cards, the only theme is the breaking in of my own style.
-I am building up product for my upcoming online store. Books, pins and other merch.
-I am also doing a tone of research to set up my online store, so it doesn't become a brimming failure.
Now a lot of people have tried to make suggestions to me about things I need to do. Its appreciated, but its also unsolicited advice. Why do I say that? Most of the people who are telling me how I should run my business, have not actually had a business of there own to run online or anywhere else. So even though they make interesting suggestions, they actually have no experience. Its also my brand, so if I fail then they have no skin in the game; and do not share my losses. its easy to talk out the side of your mouth when its not your product on the line. When things work you can easily take credit, when things go to hell you have the option of backing off and watching the train wreck unfold.
So here is a little tip for all you people trying to tell me my business....mind you own business and let me do mine.
Keep in mind I do get some good advice, but I also get a lot of bad advice. Both forms of advice I get from people who have no real idea what doing e-commerce is like. Yes it sounds easy, but its almost as hard as a brick and mortar store.
Also to think that people I know would think me so stupid as to not do my own research before doing this, is kind of insulting. Most people gave me the impression that I just woke up, didn't even bother to put underwear on, and ran out the door with a fools errand in mind. I did, and continue to do the research; alright guys. I have a little bit of an idea of what I am doing, and quite frankly you need to be quiet for a bit.
This is why I don't like to tell people about what I am doing; because it falls under constant judgment and criticism.
This may be the last blog I do on the subject of my store, because quite honestly I'm just tired of people telling me how I should run my business.

Online store is coming soon

Hey everyone,
just want to touch base on some new developments. Lately I have been working my buns off on some new products, paintings, drawing published works blah blah blah.
So now I am in the legal portion, and product test phase of my plans for operation "take over the world" which will be followed by operation "time to pay the piper".
So I do have a lot of things to do before I can begin doing e-commerce, but it is coming. I've worked long and hard on this project, and build up my brand the best I could for now. I have a clear vision of what I want and I have all my ducks lined up. Its just a matter of getting things in order so I can begin selling things to the wonderful people out in the world.
Im not here to give people a shady product, quality is my first priority. But at the same time, I think Marcus explains my policies best.

The machines go back to work.

I am a machine when it comes to my studio time. This week, I am working very hard to make several products. Its going to be long and grueling work, but before I do that...I got to go see Mad max Fury Road. I just have to go check it out.
Special Thanks to Jack Esef, Zack Young and Jay Aguilar, you guys are boss. I got some new ideas for stuff this weekend and I am going to be making a lot of stuff in the next few weeks.
ALSO SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
THIS IS THE FINAL WEEK TO COME OUT AND SHOW SUPPORT TO ROSE PORTAL FOR THE UNRAVELED GAME.
Get in on some of the action, they worked very hard and need support guys....get out there and check them out at the least.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/696564/unraveled-tale-of-the-shipbreakers-daughter/

Thanks for checking me out today, Ill be back later this week for more updates.

24th event Good times.

We had a lot of people come out to see us last night. Just some photos of the crowd, and the overall atmosphere. I think we had a good night considering it was memorial weekend and it was a Sunday. A lot of people came and showed support, lots of good reviews from the observers.

If you missed it last night, you will have a second chance to come down anytime and browse on any time. The next official event night will be held on 6/28/2015 so come on down and see us then and show support.

 

 Thanks to everyone who came out and showed support. You guys are super awesome and hold a special place in my heart, where all others must pay a fee.