tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127873878871140162024-03-13T11:28:51.891-07:00Coffee and CookiesA blog of art appreciation... and sometimes my own crap.
All (my) images © 2008J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-91061945821669032252008-10-17T11:51:00.000-07:002008-10-17T11:55:26.994-07:00Noah Pezdek and the Art of Wall-e<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SPjfC_tUbtI/AAAAAAAAARw/-edMViy2JYY/s1600-h/Walle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SPjfC_tUbtI/AAAAAAAAARw/-edMViy2JYY/s320/Walle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258197807509302994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Noah wanted me to pass this on to his heroes at Pixar.</span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-25069276811044366312008-10-03T11:58:00.000-07:002008-10-04T01:54:04.348-07:00Noah Pezdek and the Art of Star Wars<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOcty508huI/AAAAAAAAARg/nO0BvHok62Q/s1600-h/Noah.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 215px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOcty508huI/AAAAAAAAARg/nO0BvHok62Q/s320/Noah.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253217842890573538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br />This little kid has some impressive skills, especially seeing as how he's only six years old. (Check out those poses!)<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOZtGu4TfEI/AAAAAAAAARI/6oSJfipPwoY/s1600-h/Noah1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOZtGu4TfEI/AAAAAAAAARI/6oSJfipPwoY/s320/Noah1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253005977805093954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />His work reminds me a little of Japanese artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaaki_Yuasa">Masaaki Yuasa</a>, who's amongst my favorite animation artisans. For a sample, you can view the first episode of his 2006 series "Kemonozume" below.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-02824130875207327 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIA1RRohZuo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-02824130875207327 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIA1RRohZuo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-02824130875207327 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIA1RRohZuo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-02824130875207327 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIA1RRohZuo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-02824130875207327 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIA1RRohZuo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIA1RRohZuo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIA1RRohZuo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOZ7EETnP1I/AAAAAAAAARY/oobsqhz00bE/s1600-h/Noah.jpg"><br /></a>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-38903761829019227762008-10-02T12:00:00.000-07:002008-10-04T01:57:24.642-07:00"Alice in Wonderland"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUjNiEPowI/AAAAAAAAAQA/gSfHUKw3Lqc/s1600-h/AliceInWonderland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUjNiEPowI/AAAAAAAAAQA/gSfHUKw3Lqc/s320/AliceInWonderland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252643255787430658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Though I'm a big fan of Mary Blair, I have to say the newest installment of her work-via-children's </span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">book, "Alice in Wonderland" was a bit of a letdown. Despite the beautiful cover, the text design is a little bland for my taste. Plus, all of the images were already published in "The Art and Flair Of Mary Blair," unlike "Cinderella" which offered never-before-seen pieces for animation-art junkies like myself to drool over. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">(I saw pieces, like the one below, at the San Diego Comic Con that would've looked fantastic in this book!)<br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUjTGF8DHI/AAAAAAAAAQI/mjYJ0Sl7oEs/s1600-h/AliceInWonderland_Photo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUjTGF8DHI/AAAAAAAAAQI/mjYJ0Sl7oEs/s320/AliceInWonderland_Photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252643351357557874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Lastly, a few of the images seemed to be cut via Photoshop "magic wand" without regard for how haggard the e</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">dges would look.</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUjh-7wqFI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/OdwxPJXn2wk/s1600-h/AliceInWonderlandScan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUjh-7wqFI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/OdwxPJXn2wk/s320/AliceInWonderlandScan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252643607133857874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I'd say save your money on this one and buy one of <a href="http://joesorren.com/">Joe Sorren's</a> books. (Some of his work below)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUk16JBz2I/AAAAAAAAARA/mtupypqixZA/s1600-h/JoeSorren_Book2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUk16JBz2I/AAAAAAAAARA/mtupypqixZA/s320/JoeSorren_Book2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252645048956342114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUkE-IVrKI/AAAAAAAAAQg/uhwcZsX8skU/s1600-h/Sorren1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUkE-IVrKI/AAAAAAAAAQg/uhwcZsX8skU/s320/Sorren1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252644208213601442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUkFSAGCYI/AAAAAAAAAQo/zjfTnEdgFOY/s1600-h/Sorren2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUkFSAGCYI/AAAAAAAAAQo/zjfTnEdgFOY/s320/Sorren2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252644213547731330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUkFY8CRQI/AAAAAAAAAQw/DkMqYGcI-3M/s1600-h/Sorren3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUkFY8CRQI/AAAAAAAAAQw/DkMqYGcI-3M/s320/Sorren3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252644215409755394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUkFWtNq0I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/yAfO4ZwNgqM/s1600-h/Sorren4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SOUkFWtNq0I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/yAfO4ZwNgqM/s320/Sorren4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252644214810716994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-77795280702642625642008-08-16T23:52:00.000-07:002008-08-17T16:27:54.435-07:00Bill Presing & the Totoro Forest Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKfOCo_B2jI/AAAAAAAAAMY/_nZoPMa7mnc/s1600-h/BillPresing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKfOCo_B2jI/AAAAAAAAAMY/_nZoPMa7mnc/s320/BillPresing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235379636598331954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I really love the work <a href="http://billpresing.blogspot.com/">Bill Presing</a>'s been doing (I'm sure he'd be proud to know that). </span><span style="font-family:arial;">I just finished his newest book, "<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QCTFEaTS8MA/SIOw_PX5bjI/AAAAAAAAAYw/hQTZEHazzDA/s1600-h/exlibris2.jpg">Book Plate Betties</a>." </span><span style="font-family:arial;">If you like classic pinup artwork or, more specifically, the work of Disney über<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><em></em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >-artist</span> Freddy Moore, you'll <span style="font-style: italic;">love</span> this book. Bill's the man.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">[image above is <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>from the book but his website]</span><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKfPUo-utQI/AAAAAAAAAMg/x71P69q5wKI/s1600-h/BillPresing_PeepingTotoro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKfPUo-utQI/AAAAAAAAAMg/x71P69q5wKI/s320/BillPresing_PeepingTotoro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235381045346350338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />He did this beautiful little piece for the upcoming <a href="http://totoroforestproject.org/">Totoro Forest Project</a>, defined by their website as "a fund raising exhibition/auction to support the national trust Totoro Forest Foundation established by Oscar winning film maker Hayao Miyazaki, featuring original art created by internationally acclaimed artists in the fields of animation, comic books, and illustration."<br /><br />(make sure to visit the website and, at the least, check out the slew of artwork they're previewing)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKfPem1s2DI/AAAAAAAAAMo/HH77zKJr4qM/s1600-h/TotoroForestProject.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKfPem1s2DI/AAAAAAAAAMo/HH77zKJr4qM/s320/TotoroForestProject.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235381216570300466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />If you're in the bay area (and have already purchased your tickets to this sold out gathering), I'm green with envy as I'll be missing out on this sweet exhibition and sure-to-be incredible art book. :-(<br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-48770996531615498632008-08-13T12:42:00.000-07:002008-08-13T21:50:56.589-07:00Ragnar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKM8WLAl7gI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/cqI598bptII/s1600-h/Ragnar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKM8WLAl7gI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/cqI598bptII/s320/Ragnar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234093543544712706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I just finished <a href="http://symptomatica.blogspot.com/">Ragnar's</a> latest book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Symptomatica-Ragnar/dp/0979330793/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218657483&sr=8-1">Symptomatica</a>." Absolutely beautiful. The pictures are, of course, nothing short of phenomenal. Though I'm excited to see what comes next (in whatever medium he decides to explore), I was sad to read the following:<br /><br />"No doubt about it. Here it is. The end. The third and final chapter in the vector trilogy. Somehow I think that I should feel some reluctance to close the door on this chapter but I don't. I'm not shutting off the lights, just turning the dimmer down a bit. Well, quite a bit. The things I had wanted to accomplish digitally I've accomplished to my satisfaction. It's run it's course.<br /><br />"There's never been that 'Where do I go from here?' moment, that hesitancy to move on. One thing inevitably leads to another and soon enough it's a fait accompli. It goes where it goes, just follow it. Thanks for the company. See you on the analog side."<br /><br />His previous books include, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chromaphile-Ragnar/dp/0972938893/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218657467&sr=8-2">Chromaphile</a>," "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vernaculis-Ragnar/dp/0977894991/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218657467&sr=8-1">Vernaculis</a>," "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ragnars-Kings-Road-Ragnar/dp/0977894916">Kings of the Road</a>," "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Izzys-Very-Important-Job-Ragnar/dp/0972938826/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218657494&sr=8-2">Izzy's Very Important Job</a>," and "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Got-Your-Nose-True-Story/dp/0972938818/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218657508&sr=8-1">Got Your Nose</a>."<br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-62309141085325654312008-08-11T22:58:00.000-07:002008-08-13T21:54:43.077-07:00Ol' Eyvind Earle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKEsxwGlv8I/AAAAAAAAAMA/ZlTqT-kXa5Q/s1600-h/mothgoose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKEsxwGlv8I/AAAAAAAAAMA/ZlTqT-kXa5Q/s320/mothgoose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233513475218980802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Years ago I was a huge fan of Eyvind Earle. Running into this little gem at <a href="http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?cat=18&paged=2">Michael Sporn Animation</a> reminded me why.<br /><br />Since I'm posting pretty pictures, I might as well post this one too. There are more of these sweet little babies over at Cartoon Modern in their <a href="http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2007/01/07/toot-whistle-plunk-and-boom/">"Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom"</a> post.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKEs5Rkn1YI/AAAAAAAAAMI/k4jHlo-fTDQ/s1600-h/Fun1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKEs5Rkn1YI/AAAAAAAAAMI/k4jHlo-fTDQ/s320/Fun1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233513604462400898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-66890127154800634572008-08-11T03:46:00.000-07:002008-08-11T04:26:40.406-07:00TR2N<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKAhKd8s6UI/AAAAAAAAALk/XM0-02AIISg/s1600-h/Tron_KubrickToy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SKAhKd8s6UI/AAAAAAAAALk/XM0-02AIISg/s320/Tron_KubrickToy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233219230726154562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This film had better be good. Though the teaser</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> (shown at the San Diego Comic Con)</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">looked</span> fantastic, I'm not keeping my hopes up for this <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/fullcredits#writers">sequel-to-one-of-my-favorite-childhood-memories</a>. I've been <a href="http://www.impawards.com/1999/posters/star_wars_episode_one_the_phantom_menace_ver2.jpg">hurt</a> <a href="http://www.impawards.com/2002/posters/star_wars_episode_two_attack_of_the_clones_ver2.jpg">too</a> <a href="http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/T/L/6/starwars3poster.jpg">many</a> <a href="http://www.impawards.com/2008/posters/indiana_jones_and_the_kingdom_of_the_crystal_skull.jpg">times</a>.<br /><br />A bit of info for those interested: IMDB reports </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Pixar titan <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005124/">John Lasseter</a> as co-director with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2676052/">Joseph Kosinski</a> and it's rumored that Jeff Bridges will be reprising his role as Kevin Flynn. However, it's uncertain who will be producing the SFX, though <a href="http://www.digitaldomain.com/">Digital Domain</a> (founded by James Cameron and now owned by Michael Bay) produced the FX for the teaser. It's listed as having a tentative 2010/2011 release date.<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />(Medicom Kubrick Tron toy set pictured above)<br /></span></span><table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><br /></td><td valign="top"><br /></td><td valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-16992761387263020642008-08-08T23:59:00.001-07:002008-08-09T00:05:25.621-07:00Thesis Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SJ1BhcTMZxI/AAAAAAAAALI/NfzXruQylsU/s1600-h/AngryCrab_001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SJ1BhcTMZxI/AAAAAAAAALI/NfzXruQylsU/s320/AngryCrab_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232410384862570258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This one's just for my friend, <a href="http://www.mellowpad.blogspot.com/">Ben</a>, who's constantly insisting I put more of my work on this site. This little piece was done in January and is a development sketch for a possible character in my animated short.<br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-51189878924941178712008-08-08T23:38:00.000-07:002008-08-11T01:21:08.436-07:00Gorillaz New "Monkey"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SJ09_BFWK1I/AAAAAAAAALA/0skBQlF4aaw/s1600-h/Monkey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SJ09_BFWK1I/AAAAAAAAALA/0skBQlF4aaw/s320/Monkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232406494906297170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The clever minds behind Gorillaz (Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn) have put together a spot for BBC Sport, promoting the '08 Olympic games. The short </span><span style="font-family:arial;">(viewable <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/monkeyolympics">here</a>) </span><span style="font-family:arial;">is based on the traditional Chinese folklore "Journey to the West."</span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-12905584653098317802008-08-01T01:08:00.001-07:002008-08-01T01:15:30.064-07:00Disney's "Story: The Archive Series"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SJLF0bNwlPI/AAAAAAAAAK0/ycsWO5Ex5Uc/s1600-h/Story.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SJLF0bNwlPI/AAAAAAAAAK0/ycsWO5Ex5Uc/s320/Story.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229459621779903730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oh please, oh please, let <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-Animation-Studios-Archive/dp/1423107233/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217578242&sr=1-1">this book</a> be as awesome as I'm hoping.</span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-55361128023650517242008-07-29T01:10:00.000-07:002008-07-29T01:14:19.799-07:00Pixar Artists' "Afterworks 3"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SI7RJx36HHI/AAAAAAAAAKk/6NDSjBoyewY/s1600-h/Afterworks3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SI7RJx36HHI/AAAAAAAAAKk/6NDSjBoyewY/s400/Afterworks3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228346183360584818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It looks like we'll be getting this tastey new installment in the <a href="http://afterworks.blogspot.com/">Afterworks</a> series in '09.<span style="font-size:85%;"> [design by Lou Romano]</span><br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-74976275754759666282008-07-28T13:14:00.000-07:002008-07-29T00:40:04.347-07:00Update<span style="font-family:arial;">It's been a while since my last post, but that's soon to be remedied. Until then, however, chew on this surreal tidbit: A book for kids that helps them cope with their mothers' plastic surgery.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SI4vLBY9R1I/AAAAAAAAAKU/ALn8Kkj_ou0/s1600-h/Beautiful_Mommy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SI4vLBY9R1I/AAAAAAAAAKU/ALn8Kkj_ou0/s400/Beautiful_Mommy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228168083821905746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br />On a more inspirational note, <a href="http://enricocasarosa.com/wordpress.1/">Enrico Casarosa's</a> newest book, <a href="http://www.enricocasarosa.com/">"The Venice Chronicles,"</a> will be released November of this year. Sweeeeet.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SI4vREDeHCI/AAAAAAAAAKc/F3VMVs5Mh5A/s1600-h/Casarosa_Venice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/SI4vREDeHCI/AAAAAAAAAKc/F3VMVs5Mh5A/s400/Casarosa_Venice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228168187616304162" border="0" /></a>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-11014275160073188662007-04-24T10:31:00.000-07:002007-04-24T10:39:13.881-07:00Kongobot<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><embed style="font-family: arial;" flashvars="config=http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/xml/data_synd.jhtml?vid=68884%26myspace=false" src="http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/syndicated_player/index.jhtml" quality="high" bgcolor="#006699" name="comedy_player" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="external" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="325" width="340"></embed><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />This sweet little segment is from <span style="font-style: italic;">Golden Age</span>, a short by <a href="http://www.augenblickstudios.com/home/main.html">Augenblick Studios</a>, which was recently given, by <a href="http://www.awn.com/">AWN</a>, a great review in <a href="http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3251&page=1"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fresh From the Festivals</span></a>. You can view the entire cartoon <a href="http://www.augenblickstudios.com/home/golden.html">here</a>.</span></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-61635062842560503952007-04-11T22:23:00.000-07:002007-04-11T23:15:37.063-07:00Café Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh3OcBeVlgI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rA_jCxNT2Sw/s1600-h/CafeSketches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 319px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh3OcBeVlgI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rA_jCxNT2Sw/s400/CafeSketches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052421337806902786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love these <a href="http://www.modoemodo.com/eng/default.htm">Moleskine</a> sketchbooks. It makes being sneaky in small cafés pretty easy.<br /></span></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-31557156359170621222007-04-11T15:37:00.000-07:002007-04-11T17:24:43.112-07:00CARtoons Magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1oLxeVlZI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/bg_d98SlMRM/s1600-h/CartoonsCover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1oLxeVlZI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/bg_d98SlMRM/s400/CartoonsCover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052308908447995282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Though I had been drawing for years, this little mag played a major role in pushing me as an artist. The cover's drawn by </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/cars_in_cartoons_history/">CARtoons</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> legend </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://lambiek.net/artists/k/kerri_shawn.htm">Shawn Kerri</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">(Image above: CARtoons Issue Vol. 30, No.1, Feb. 1989)</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Some of my other favorite artists were </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.georgetrosley.com/">George Trosley</a> (creator of <a href="http://www.georgetrosley.com/kandb.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Krass and Bernie</span></a>),</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.georgetrosley.com/joe.html">Joe Borer</a>, who had a phenomenal gift for pushing poses</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >, and <a href="http://lambiek.net/artists/a/austin_steve.htm">Steve Austin</a> (no relation to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin">Stone Cold</a>) who's style was always a lot of fun to look at.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1qSheVlaI/AAAAAAAAAIY/bJYiC0hny8o/s1600-h/GeorgeTrosley.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1qSheVlaI/AAAAAAAAAIY/bJYiC0hny8o/s400/GeorgeTrosley.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052311223435367842" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1qsxeVlbI/AAAAAAAAAIg/CmyCISSg6gg/s1600-h/Borer01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1qsxeVlbI/AAAAAAAAAIg/CmyCISSg6gg/s400/Borer01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052311674406933938" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1qsxeVlcI/AAAAAAAAAIo/2MMUrq7DJus/s1600-h/Borer02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1qsxeVlcI/AAAAAAAAAIo/2MMUrq7DJus/s400/Borer02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052311674406933954" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1qtBeVldI/AAAAAAAAAIw/lLYnZwVKsy0/s1600-h/Borer03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1qtBeVldI/AAAAAAAAAIw/lLYnZwVKsy0/s400/Borer03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052311678701901266" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1rPxeVleI/AAAAAAAAAI4/8Uz-FuoLaEs/s1600-h/SteveAustin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1rPxeVleI/AAAAAAAAAI4/8Uz-FuoLaEs/s400/SteveAustin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052312275702355426" border="0" /></a></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-62740608078178717452007-04-11T15:23:00.000-07:002007-04-11T15:29:05.697-07:00Painting Ansel Adams<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1gXheVlYI/AAAAAAAAAII/vNPHtMJIoaE/s1600-h/AdamsChurch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1gXheVlYI/AAAAAAAAAII/vNPHtMJIoaE/s400/AdamsChurch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052300314218435970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My senior year at CalArts I ran across a beautiful color photograph by Ansel Adams. For some reason I had to paint it. I think the actual size is somewhere around 5<span style="font-size:78%;">1/2</span>"X8" . This scan is from a 3"X4<span style="font-size:78%;">1/2</span>" color copy.<br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-54026491393261061802007-04-11T15:17:00.000-07:002007-04-11T16:26:56.917-07:00One of the Few Survivors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1foBeVlXI/AAAAAAAAAIA/juKSEAhrQoM/s1600-h/BlueHandsJPG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1foBeVlXI/AAAAAAAAAIA/juKSEAhrQoM/s400/BlueHandsJPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052299498174649714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Upon my acceptance to CalArts, in the Spring of '94, most of my old life drawings from San Diego City College quickly met their fate at the altar of the Mission Beach bonfire. Somehow my parents were able tuck this one away. I'm kind of glad they did. I haven't done anything like this in years.<br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-74325560377018683982007-04-11T15:12:00.000-07:002007-04-11T16:50:03.764-07:00More Pianos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1ddheVlWI/AAAAAAAAAH4/9EZgb0-bPt0/s1600-h/YellowPiano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 234px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1ddheVlWI/AAAAAAAAAH4/9EZgb0-bPt0/s400/YellowPiano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052297118762767714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">For some reason I'm fairly obsessed with pianos. Probably stems back to spending the better part of my youth staring at those ivory shackles, running through scale after scale. Notice I'll never really commit to one of these. It's usually just a quick sketch.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-52745760079422773042007-04-11T15:04:00.000-07:002007-04-11T15:11:42.639-07:00Jerry Lewis Portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1cYReVlVI/AAAAAAAAAHw/0aBytHeP83E/s1600-h/JerryLewis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh1cYReVlVI/AAAAAAAAAHw/0aBytHeP83E/s400/JerryLewis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052295929056826706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Every once in a while I'll do one of these for a friend. I snagged the reference from an old photo and just left out Dean Martin. This one goes back to '97.<br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-565406134831906992007-04-11T12:52:00.000-07:002007-04-11T22:35:07.785-07:00"The Simpsons" do "Pulp Fiction"<span style="font-family:arial;">Back in '94 when <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Pulp Fiction</span></a> was all the rage in L.A. some drawings leaked out of <a href="http://www.filmroman.com/">Film Roman</a>. I don't know who did these, but they're great. Though I've got thirty or so of this series these are my favorite.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0_GxeVlUI/AAAAAAAAAHo/so2_3oaMyMc/s1600-h/Ketchup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0_GxeVlUI/AAAAAAAAAHo/so2_3oaMyMc/s400/Ketchup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052263742571910466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0_BheVlTI/AAAAAAAAAHg/UPpQ1RzaoWU/s1600-h/MmphMmMm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0_BheVlTI/AAAAAAAAAHg/UPpQ1RzaoWU/s400/MmphMmMm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052263652377597234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-vheVlSI/AAAAAAAAAHY/7BmuBERWNRM/s1600-h/The_Injection.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-vheVlSI/AAAAAAAAAHY/7BmuBERWNRM/s400/The_Injection.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052263343139951906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-RxeVlNI/AAAAAAAAAGw/ovfVsVCAPrE/s1600-h/Only_the_Gourmet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-RxeVlNI/AAAAAAAAAGw/ovfVsVCAPrE/s400/Only_the_Gourmet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052262832038843602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-SBeVlOI/AAAAAAAAAG4/ZbUnvERBxDE/s1600-h/Milhouse_Doomed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-SBeVlOI/AAAAAAAAAG4/ZbUnvERBxDE/s400/Milhouse_Doomed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052262836333810914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-SReVlPI/AAAAAAAAAHA/nMbggZC-Azk/s1600-h/Itchy_Gets_Medieval.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-SReVlPI/AAAAAAAAAHA/nMbggZC-Azk/s400/Itchy_Gets_Medieval.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052262840628778226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-SheVlQI/AAAAAAAAAHI/2KE3uhGZ2E0/s1600-h/Homer_Descends.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-SheVlQI/AAAAAAAAAHI/2KE3uhGZ2E0/s400/Homer_Descends.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052262844923745538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-SxeVlRI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/gUGt1h6XmYs/s1600-h/Dont_Be_A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0-SxeVlRI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/gUGt1h6XmYs/s400/Dont_Be_A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052262849218712850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh093BeVlLI/AAAAAAAAAGg/XDxHTjcuOI4/s1600-h/Wake_the_Gimp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh093BeVlLI/AAAAAAAAAGg/XDxHTjcuOI4/s400/Wake_the_Gimp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052262372477342898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh093heVlMI/AAAAAAAAAGo/6r7ulp-i0Ts/s1600-h/Sanjay_and_his_BMF.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh093heVlMI/AAAAAAAAAGo/6r7ulp-i0Ts/s400/Sanjay_and_his_BMF.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052262381067277506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh09pheVlKI/AAAAAAAAAGY/tCmm1CiCM7M/s1600-h/Luanns_Cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh09pheVlKI/AAAAAAAAAGY/tCmm1CiCM7M/s400/Luanns_Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052262140549108898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-88629326767140344702007-04-11T10:47:00.000-07:002007-04-11T12:18:46.476-07:00From the Vaults: Ben Balistreri<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0goxeVlII/AAAAAAAAAGI/Xtphjzh8S6g/s1600-h/BenBalistreri_Medusa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0goxeVlII/AAAAAAAAAGI/Xtphjzh8S6g/s400/BenBalistreri_Medusa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052230241827001474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0giBeVlHI/AAAAAAAAAGA/dc0gt6Owch8/s1600-h/BenBalistreri_Cyclops.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/Rh0giBeVlHI/AAAAAAAAAGA/dc0gt6Owch8/s400/BenBalistreri_Cyclops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052230125862884466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">A lot of my archives were ruined in a flood a few years back and only thanks to my parents does most of my collection survive. These fun model sheets were drawn by <a href="http://benbalistreri.blogspot.com/">Ben Balistreri</a> in preparation for his end-of-the-year film (ca.1997).<br /></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-12915911979265712582007-04-11T02:17:00.000-07:002007-04-11T13:12:59.135-07:00From the Vaults: Jae H. Kim<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhypaBeVlDI/AAAAAAAAAFg/jcOOPj-99Pk/s1600-h/JaeKim_Dragon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhypaBeVlDI/AAAAAAAAAFg/jcOOPj-99Pk/s400/JaeKim_Dragon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052099146540225586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhyphxeVlEI/AAAAAAAAAFo/RavqtnmPWEY/s1600-h/JaeKim_Joker.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhyphxeVlEI/AAAAAAAAAFo/RavqtnmPWEY/s400/JaeKim_Joker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052099279684211778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">While at <a href="http://www.calarts.edu/">CalArts</a>, I was surrounded by countless, incredibly talented artists. Jae Kim was amongst the best. These two pieces represent a couple of doodles his did while sitting in my cubicle discussing a story outline for his freshmen film (ca.1995). It's important for me to note that the dragon was inspired by Mike Mitchell, our life drawing teacher, who brought in a slew of development work he had done. One of his pieces featured a dragon and Jae was compelled to try and reproduce the drama of Mike's incredible rendering.</span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-54856757203515540502007-04-11T01:55:00.000-07:002007-04-11T02:32:56.419-07:00A Robot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhyisBeVlBI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/8rvpXVKwW2Q/s1600-h/Robot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 342px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhyisBeVlBI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/8rvpXVKwW2Q/s400/Robot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052091759196476434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For some reason, when I have nothing to draw the first thing I vomit out is a robot. I don't know why. This one goes back (I think) to '97.<br /></span></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-27290508365387044652007-04-11T01:45:00.000-07:002007-04-11T13:11:34.437-07:00Pen Sketch<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhygYReVlAI/AAAAAAAAAFI/YLoCKmIoZmw/s1600-h/Tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 174px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhygYReVlAI/AAAAAAAAAFI/YLoCKmIoZmw/s400/Tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052089220870804482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I just found this little 1<span style="font-size:78%;">1/2</span>" X 1<span style="font-size:78%;">1/2</span>" pen sketch in an old book I took to read while waiting for the opening of <a href="http://www.gallery21.com/">Eyvind Earle's</a> last exhibition in Carmel (ca.1999/2000).<br /></span></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512787387887114016.post-26433831092145357952007-04-11T00:58:00.000-07:002007-04-11T01:25:23.229-07:00More Great Quotes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhyVWReVk6I/AAAAAAAAAEY/NhkLqYlYhXA/s1600-h/Walt_Stanchfield1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aZFJNP8Hz1E/RhyVWReVk6I/AAAAAAAAAEY/NhkLqYlYhXA/s400/Walt_Stanchfield1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052077091883160482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />"Enthusiasm is the mainspring of the mind which urges one to put knowledge into action." -Wally "Famous" Amos (as quoted by Walt Stanchfield)</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." -Jack London</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />"Art is either plagiarism or revolution." -Paul Gauguin</span><br /></span></span>J.H. Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521708095441800908noreply@blogger.com0