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Silly me went and gave my sister this painting: http://fallenlights.net/gallery/traditional/butterflyqueen.jpg made back in 2002...
And someone wanted it. I forgot to take down the availablity of it...
So...
Will be painted.
Next commission lineart:
and many thanks for the suggestions/comments on the other piece:) Soon as my brain unfogs I'll dig through them. Just needed to get this down before I lost it.
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shigella
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Sorry I’ve been quiet on LJ lately. I'm plotting. Planning world domination. Stuff like that. Mostly, my office job is a busy one so posting time is minimal.
I’m honing my keen painting skills and working on a new portrait. It’s early in the process but photos will appear soon.
I’m spending the summer playing with the toddler in the sprinkler and trying to coordinate potty training. She is unimpressed with underpants thus far but likes to use her potty.
I’m watching weird sci-fi/horror movies like Tokyo Zombie and Push.
I’m knitting a little. I’m lifting weights a lot. I can perform one full pull-up. I would like to do ten but it’s a start.
I’m teaching myself Swedish which is not easy. The folks who compile the language CDs are sadistic; they choose the fastest native-speakers they can find. The biggest lesson I've learned: if you pronounce words poorly, at least do it quickly so no one can tell.
I donated blood today and the technician nearly hugged me. I was thanked by various people there about twenty times. I guess summer is a slow time for donations. I’m one donation away from earning my ‘two gallon’ pin. Tjosan!
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absinthetic
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I watched Punisher: War Zone last night, and I'm going to happily file in it my "Guilty Pleasures" box, snuggled up next to Demolition Man and Judge Dredd.
Let me start off by saying that movie is VIOLENT. Grandmothers get their heads blown off, parkour-enthusiasts get blown up by rocket launchers, necks get snapped, throats get slit...I've heard this movie described as "Rambo meets Saw". And if any Marvel character deserves an R-rated movie, it's Punisher. The comics are some of the darkest that Marvel has released, and Frank Castle out-broods even the broodiest of heroes like Daredevil or Batman. In fact, the entire plot was very reminiscent of the original Batman. A man's family is killed, he ends up disfiguring the face of a criminal, who then amasses a small army of thugs to take revenge on the brooding vigilante. Broody broody brooding. Broody.
The introduction of the villain Jigsaw was a welcome change from the blah businessman-villain Howard Saint (John Travolta) in the 2004 movie. His New York accent was a bit over the top, but his makeup was fantastic, and his brother "Loony Bin Jim" (played by Doug "Eugene Tooms" Hutchinson) was an excellent sidekick.
There were certainly some groan-worthy supporting characters. Detective Soap, while pulled directly from the comics, forced a "gee-golly-shucks, Frank!" character that was distractingly sweet and saccharine. Wayne Knight's Microchip brought absolutely nothing to the film.
"Hey Frank, I brought you some handguns."
"Thanks, but as you can see, I already own 5,000 guns."
"Oh, right, you're the Punisher. Well, I guess I'll just hang around and wait to get kidnapped."
I'm also glad they put Frank Castle back in New York City. Seriously, TAMPA? What the hell were they thinking? Tax breaks or not, the Punisher doesn't belong anywhere NEAR palm trees (except in Vietnam flashbacks).
My favorite part of the movie, though, was the colors. "Colors? You mean night-black and blood-red, right?" Nope. They went all out with making New York City look like a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas. The whole "let's put Punisher in the real world" thing didn't work with the 2004 movie, so I'm pleased they attempted to add a little visual flair to remind everyone "Hey, this is a comic book movie".
Seriously, LOOK AT THESE COLORS! Almost every scene in the movie has crazy vibrant lighting like this. And it works, too. The only time it was distracting was all the neon in the Catholic church. What they lost with character and plot, they made up for with eye candy.
Naturally, this isn't a movie for everyone. It's holding a 26% on RottenTomatoes.com, and I doubt it'll be gaining a cult status any time soon, but if you enjoyed Steven Segal at his Under Siege career peak and want to relive the glorious, gratuitous violent action movies of the late 1980s, Punisher: War Zone is a must-see.
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just returned from mui ne last night. i couldn't swim because the burn is still healing on my leg. it was so nice to have it nice and quiet a couple days. a lot less tourists go to mui ne. most people here like going to nha trang.
more pictures later. takes forever to upload pictures!
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gymnopedie
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...I should go back to school, if for the sole reason being to learn how to do more than 'simple' perspective.
I haven't the faintest clue how to use it past geometric shapes (as we'd done with very complex images in college, but they were all GEOMETRIC!), because I bet they were afraid we'd use it towards evil things... like illustrations :O No idea how to even piece together references so it reads 'overwhelming' or 'looming over'
wait... I think I might have this. Hmm.
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spracker
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Time for a quick picture update.. even though I met my June goal for updating my Etsy shop, that doesn't mean I've stopped in July!
I'll post them as small, you can just click on them if you want to see them bigger. :)
I don't feel like lj-cutting. Tough cookies! There's not THAT many pictures.
I actually really like this one .. that coral pendant is a Swarovski pendant. it's soooo pretty and sparkly in person! Hard to capture in a picture..
(I also made these in a different color combo)
I thought about using the Etsy Mini this time in here, but I've 'renewed' a few items, so there's new stuff mixed in with older stuff and it wouldn't show all the new things.
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absinthetic
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From the creators of Hobo With a Shotgun, one of the faux trailers from Grindhouse, comes Treevenge, a short film about sentient, pissed-off, homicidal Christmas trees.
WARNING: NSFW language and some pretty damn gory scenes.
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dainys
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There is some funny graffiti on two yellow posts at either end of the bridge spanning the Merrimack River near Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua. They are both written in Sharpie, in large, quivering letters, as though the writer were so intent on sharing his message with the world, it made him shake with purpose. The first reads OBAMA IS A SOLIAST. The second, OBAMA WILL DETROY THE USA.
I kept meaning to bring a camera with me when I walked by those posts again, so I could forever look upon these mighty works and crack a smile at their sheer ignorant panic, but today, on a walk (still sans camera), I was sad to see that the Internet Has Destroyed Everything.
Now the yellow posts read:
OBAMA IS A SOLIAST EPIC FAIL
and
OBAMA Dumbasses WILL DETROY THE USA
Thanks a lot, Internet. You can't let anything stand on its own -- welling up with its own unintentional hilarity -- without commenting on it, reducing it, and ruining it. Epic fail.
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arletta
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What were some of your favorite books when you were growing up (picture books, young adult, etc)?
Me:
The Serendipity books (I loved those! Dragolyn, Shimmeree, Kiyomi, etc).
Petruchka
Bunnicula!
The Lorax
Peter Rabbit
Ramona Quimby books
Those 'Little Golden Books'.
There's a Monster in my Closet.
Where the Wild Things Are.
And when I got a little older I read almost all of the Christopher Pike books (young adult horror).
Same with the Twilight Series books (not the recent vampire film but books published under the Twilight Series 'banner').
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names
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О-о-о-ом, о-о-ом
Понедельник. Я супер-клеем чиню свою летние тапки.
Жарко. Безрадостно.
Как же жинь долгая, тщщерт.
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arletta
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Disneyland's Haunted Mansion bride Constance primps before her next wedding....
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gymnopedie
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minus a few tweaks...
And a silly little painting I did the other day while watching a couple of movies with Matt.
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status of commissions:
still painting lay of luthien
breastfeeding, seen above, probably putting on watercolor paper today
starting character on illustration board
butterfly queen sketch in progress
tattoo commission, email phase~
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
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gymnopedie
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continuing on...
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rest of the commissions
started painting lay of luthien 2nd one
have a pose for the character art
considering things for butterfly queen
and might have a flower painting...
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scottradke
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this is an incredible book i am lucky to be a part of. good company. Chris Ryniak's pages blow me away. there are 18 pages of my work.- more than any book i have been included in so far.
MYNAMEIS BOOK 04
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boxcarbecca
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I start school at UA in August. I'm especially excited about my printmaking class.
Tony starts grad school at UAB.
I quit crappy job.
The kids are doing great.
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barbarpappa
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I've had an amazing three week vacation..
Road trip to Copenhagen, Denmark to see Gogol Bordello. (first week)
The car was gone the first day so we went to the police who knew nothing of it. We assumed the car got stolen. We didn't let that dampen the mood and managed to have a fantastic time in Denmark getting drunk at amusement parks and getting rides by strangers to Christiania in the middle of the night.
After we had returned home by train on friday the danish police called and it turned out they had indeed towed the car away so Marcus who was the owner had to go back and pay fines and stuff.
Fucking danish.
Arvika Music Festival (second week)
We got there on tuesday and went home on Sunday. I felt absolutely terrible the first three days or so (probably due to the tonsilectomy i did a bit over a month ago) and had a pretty crappy time. But eventually I ate a whole bunch of fruits and I felt alot better. The rest of the festival was amazing madness (even though i missed pretty much all the bands I wanted to see).
Short 3-day visit to Berlin (third/this week)
I just got back from this trip last night and I had such a great time. I went there visiting my two friends Jessica and Cajsa. Unfortunately Cajsa was working every day but I got to spend a lot of time with Jessica who guided me around the city for cool stuff to take photos of. I borrowed a bike and we went around all over and I took these photos:
Jessica in front of an abandoned building. Unfortunately we were stricken with hunger and then forgot to enter the building after we had eaten. :S
Another abandoned building.. But it was impossible to get in during the day. ;/
Berlin is a paradise for urban explorers.
I thought the piece on the sign was pretty impressive just for its location.
An artist painting on the Berlin wall.
And on the last day we got sporadic moments of intense rain (and city photos with rain in should always be in black & white).
And on monday I have to be back at work again.
-sigh-
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I'm pretty sure my mom said she saw alligator meat on sale at Shop Rite. I'm totally going to have an alligator BBQ.
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arletta
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Ordered from Stuart Ng.
Yes, their prices are a bit high, but I NEEEEED this book, damnit! I don't care what you say! :)
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hannahbird
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thank you thank you to everyone who has taken the poll so far! for those of you who haven't and would like to help out, it will be open until monday the 13th.
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
thanks again!
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hi babies. i want to let you know that i have a poll going on over at my art journal (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) hannahbird). i'm in the process of creating an etsy store, and would like to know which of my pieces would make good prints. i'd be so happy to have your opinion! even if you don't follow my art journal. it's here if you'd like to help out, and will be open until monday the 13th. thank you <3
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I got a call about an hour ago from my Aunt who had stopped by the hospital to see my Grandmother and she had passed a few minutes before. I'm completely and utterly heartbroken my grandmother was one of the most amazing people I have ever known and had the kind of strength in life i can vaguely imitate but never really have. The family is starting to come over things are going to be insane. My mind is just kind of a blank slate.
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Crazy wedding season time is about to start! Tonight I have a bridal shower to attend.. tomorrow a wedding, midweek my cousin arrives from Italy for my sister's wedding next Saturday, which I'm in the bridal party for. I did not get an awful stray-on tan for the wedding this time. Why didn't anyone tell me how horrible it looked on me for my last sister's wedding. I will brave the sage dress in my regular skin tone, mucho danke!!
Next Thursday is Spa Day. missuh and I are going to spoil each other at Body Blitz for our respective birthdays. An afternoon by the salt-water and green tea pool with fruit smoothies followed by a massage is the perfect birthday present for a girl :D
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sad.
contemplative.
amused.
