Another quick sketch between lunch and the next thing.
I’m thinking about the cottage and the lobster and the sea. Not that this image necessarily says that.
mixed media: pencil, graphite, ink, benzyl ink, gouache on paper; 9″ x 12″
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Unconscious Crab Roll on the Beach
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, gesture drawing, mixed media, nude, Painting, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags abstract, Art, Drawing, figure, mixed media, nude, sketch, Tom Bennett on July 14, 2011 by Tom BennettPussy Cats and Dead Girls
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, gesture drawing, monotype, nude, printmaking, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, Drawing, figure, ink and pencil, monotype, nude, nude and cat, sketch, Tom Bennett on July 7, 2011 by Tom BennettThat sounds like a good title for a hard-boiled pulp detective novel by someone named Max Phillips, doesn’t it?
Nude and Cat
mixed media on paper, 12″ x 9″
Figure and Cat
mixed media on paper, 12″ x 9″
I Can Smell Your Buffalo Wings From Here
Posted in Art, Drawing, Toni Tiller with tags Art, Drawing, Toni Tiller on July 6, 2011 by Toni TillerThis is my stab at making art this week, please note the new surface of choice. I predict that this is the onset of a new trend and soon everyone will be drawing on stryrofoam left over containers, you just wait.
When I’m not busy revolutionizing the world of art trends I’ve been putting together boxes of goodies to send out to some of my friends from my vintage windfall. Fabrics, yarns, sewing supplies, and weird things I can’t identify will soon be hitting the post office and making their way to other parts. The woman I inherited these from was unique and prolific, and I am sure she would be pleased to see these things make their way out of the attic and into the studios of other artists. First I gotta sort it all though.
Making Art is All About the 4 year-old.
Posted in "But Is It Art?", Art, art on paper, Drawing, gesture, mixed media, technique, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags abstract, accident, Art, Drawing, ink, mixed media, pencil, sloppy, Tom Bennett on June 30, 2011 by Tom BennettI’m tired and when I’m tired I throw stuff down on paper and slop it around, pretending that my subconscious has something to do with the chaotic garbage that is left.
But is it art?
Humans are full of sh*t , huh?
PIG, mixed media on paper, 11″ x 7″
Sketch of a Nude
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, mixed media, nude, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags abstract, Art, Drawing, figure, landscape, mixed media, nude, paper, Tom Bennett on June 23, 2011 by Tom Bennettanother pencil/ink/mixed media sketch
Nude as Landfill 2, mixed media on paper 8″ x 10″
Art Monkey and the Aborted Doodle
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, gesture drawing, nude, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Drawing, figure, nude, Tom Bennett on June 16, 2011 by Tom BennettI’m back in my midtown studio playing the court jester of drawing. While I was waiting on what is known as a “CD”, I started and abandoned this scratchy scrawl. pencil, ink, xylene, gouache and angst. yeah, right.
Nude as Landfill
I’m a Grumbly Jerk Today
Posted in Art, Drawing with tags Art, Drawing, J. D. Hastings on June 14, 2011 by jdhastingsI’m in a bad mood. I didn’t sleep well and when I finally did fall asleep I dreamt about not being able to fall asleep. Then I’m out of tea, my computer is running slow and AN ENTIRE SCHOOL OF CHILDREN was in my way as I tried to exit the BART station to get to work.
Also, I apparently forgot to upload my image for today up to Flickr and I stupidly left open an opportunity to play an X in 2 directions on a triple letter score on Words with Friends. I am a bottle of pure distilled rage this morning and hate everything.
Here’s a quick drawing of the worm from Dune that I made into a collage I can’t post. The little figures suck. I get it.
-JD
Clockwise
Posted in Art, Collage, Drawing, J. D. Hastings, Painting with tags abstract, Art, bookmaking, Collage, J. D. Hastings, Painting, quilting on June 7, 2011 by jdhastingsI was laid up this weekend with a twisted ankle so decided to make a quick book for this.
In a hurry, I went to my standby, the target, with a line through it that rotated clockwise over the course of 6 pages. I hadn’t made a book comprised of actual premade quilts before, so this was a nice exercise. The whole thing is about 8″ x 8″ I think. Maybe 7″. It’s made of Acrylic on Canvas, drawings and pre-printed collage materials sewn together.
Here’s the progression:
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I’ll post larger images after the jump.
Here’s the covers. I had to take these while at work.:
Front Cover
Back Cover
Ready to ship. In theory. In practice I had to buy a huge sticker that covered up my handwriting and got smudged and may not have fit right.
So there’s a healthy chance this never ends up anywhere.
Bigger images of the inside after the jump.
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More Graph Paper Designs
Posted in Art, Drawing, J. D. Hastings with tags abstract, Art, Drawing, J. D. Hastings, pattern, tessellation on May 31, 2011 by jdhastingsIf I didn’t have to work for a living I’d get a lot more art done. And read more books. In fact the world as a whole would be a better place.
I came tantalizing close to finishing something to post this weekend but got caught by the buzzer. Instead, here are some designs I scribbled while teaching myself some of the art of tessellation.
There’s more after the jump. Read more »
Ohh Deer!
Posted in Art, Drawing, Toni Tiller with tags Drawing, Toni Tiller on May 25, 2011 by Toni TillerAdult coloring book. Click the images to be magically transported.
Monotypes from Life, Indirectly
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, gesture drawing, monotype, nude, printmaking, technique, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, art on paper, bestiality, cat, figure, life drawing, monotype, monotype printmaking, nude, printmaking, Sleep, Tom Bennett on May 19, 2011 by Tom BennettTo be clear, if one is making a monotype from life, working from a an inanimate subject like a still life doesn’t pose many problems. working from a live landscape is more challenging in that one requires a press(if one is using a press) to be nearby, and working from the live model is only problematic if the model becomes uncomfortable since the process can be a stop and start, dragged out thing. The monotypes below were made from life “once removed”, in that I drew the model in a sketchbook first and then created the monos from the drawings.
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Rex and Rabbit 1, monotype, 16″ x20″
Rex and Rabbit 2, monotype, 16″ x 20″
Jazz Portraits
Posted in Art, Collage, Drawing, J. D. Hastings, Painting with tags Art, booker little, Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, Collage, Drawing, jazz, miles davis, paintings, Sarah Vaughan, Thelonious Monk on May 3, 2011 by jdhastingsI forgot to upload the piece I was going to post today, so I’ll put up some random jazz portraits I’ve made in the past. I may have posted some of these before. When in doubt about what subject to represent (when I bother with representation) I tend to drift towards portraits of Jazz musicians because of my passion for their artform. It’s not deep, and often the portraits don’t convey the essence of what I love about their art, but it’s something to use as I explore ways of representing things.
Booker Little, Used masking tape mounted on paper and collaged. 10 x 8
Clifford Brown, Ink on paper 8 x 11
Miles Davis, acrylic on Canvas (made via stencil). ~13″ x 13″
Sarah Vaughan made from raw used masking tape (not mounted to paper then collaged). 24″ x 18″
Charlie Parker, graphite, small
Thelonious Monk (this one’s really old).
I’m currently working on a piece incorporating portraits of Coltrane and Miles in them, so in a way this is still relevant.
-JD
Sketchbook Patterns
Posted in abstract, Art, Drawing, J. D. Hastings on April 19, 2011 by jdhastingsThese are some pages from my graph paper sketchbook, where I sometimes play with different types of interlocking patterns.
Here’s a page showing me playing around in pencil without finishing in marker.
-JD
Represent.
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, gesture, gesture drawing, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, contour drawing, Drawing, figure, gesture drawing, life drawing, sketch, subway drawing, Tom Bennett on March 31, 2011 by Tom BennettFrom the NYC subway, yet again.
T.B.
monster pattern
Posted in Daniel Allyn Lee, design, Drawing, Illustration, Textile with tags fabric, Illustration, monsters, pattern, plaid on March 21, 2011 by Daniel Allyn LeeHere’s another fabric pattern I was messing around with. I don’t know about the plaid in the background, but that can be easily changed out. I might try polka-dots instead.
Drawings
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, geture drawing, mixed media, nude, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, Drawing, figure, mixed media, nude, NYC subway, paper, Tom Bennett on March 3, 2011 by Tom Bennettfrom the NYC subway this week:
And not from the subway:
pencil, graphite, gouache and ink:
Undercooked
Pear
a couple of collages
Posted in Art, Collage, Daniel Allyn Lee, digital, Drawing with tags Art, Collage, digital, monster on February 21, 2011 by Daniel Allyn Lee
Guided Tour, digital collage, 14″ x 11″, 2011
Hidden Niche, digital collage, 11″x 14.5″, 2011
I think, I’m getting closer to what I want to do and where I want to be with these. Next, I want to use this particular approach in a painting, a paper collage, and maybe a quilt and see where it goes from there.
Happy Valentines Day
Posted in Art, Daniel Allyn Lee, Drawing, Illustration with tags monsters on February 14, 2011 by Daniel Allyn LeeThis drawing turned out a little weird.
I meant to post this earlier, but I had to go to the doctor. Its either two monsters facing off or about to start making out.
Happy Valentines day, y’all!
Drawing with Harry Christmas 2010
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, gesture, Harry Bennett, portrait, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, Drawing, figure, harry bennett, paper, sketch book, sketching, Tom Bennett on December 30, 2010 by Tom BennettSpent Christmas with the extended Bennett family and got a little drawing in with my dad. Our Miss Tiller posed, not that you’d know it by my drawing. Harry is still fresh and fluid, of course.
Below, sketches by Harry Bennett. ink on paper. Towson, MD, 12/2010
My drawings after the jump.
The Ice Woman Cometh
Posted in Art, art on paper, Drawing, figurative, gesture, mixed media, nude, Painting, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, Drawing, figure, ink and graphite, mixed media, nude, paper, Tom Bennett, winter on December 16, 2010 by Tom BennettThe dead of winter is upon us here in the Northeast. But I’m free from the corporate chains I’ve been carrying, at least for a little while.
Now I can whip myself back into painting full time. Flagellation, begin!
In the meantime, here’s a trifling mixed media drawing on paper.
Darkness Falls
india ink, graphite, letraset ink and gouache. 9″ x 12″
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probrucer
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