I'm the Same as Anyone, I Need My Own Inspiration

Portrait of Juan painted mostly after I arrived home following Thanksgiving. Now Christmas has passed, and I haven't worked much at all on this portrait... I might as well set him free.

By the way, Juan is a really good artist. Looksee.

FIller

I feel like there are a lot of good pieces coming up...let's hope so.

This is something I painted in my sketchbook. Very tiny. Maybe the size of your thumb. Maybe not though. This isn't on moleskin. It's recycled paper. So there.

That's All She Wrote

My Website is Born

This baby's not too pretty, but she has loads of potential.

http://www.jacobsandersart.com/

Mankind is Kept Alive by Bestial Acts

I guess I've come to the conclusion that some pieces don't have to be cathartic in any way. This is Chuck Norris ravaging an alien. No more. No less. And that's just fine. Class assignment.

Old Miller

There was no time to work on this, but I've come to a stopping point. I want to push it further (toward my original intentions) in the future. This oil painting has a train ride in the morning. By the way this is an illustration for a traditional folk song called "Two Sisters". This is the moment where the old miller is bribed to push the drowned sister back in the water. Very dark song.

Fish in the Jailhouse

"Peoria Johnson told Dudlow Joe

I can break out of any old jail, you know

The bars are iron, the walls are stone

All I need me is an old fish bone

They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight"

-Tom Waits

Politics. Ask Your Parents.

Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

Oil Painting Again

It seems everyone else has gone digital temporarily. So I'll circle back to my oils. My coattails are frayed.

Critical

I'm back and working on the first illustration for the fall. I have one day to finish the line drawing, and it's a nostalgic kind of feeling to work such long hours for one piece again.

Boxer

how do you feel?

Mort the Immigrant

Found under the floorboards. (Not your pep pep.)

Hire Me, Please. I'm Delightful.

Here's a preview of something.

Douglas

Douglas saw headlights for the first time since Christmas. But those headlights were not intended for his shack. In the high, twisting roads of the Blue Ridge Mountains it is rare for people to drive by. It is even more rare to welcome a visitor.

Was it a mistake to have lived her all these years?

Luckily he has his knife and plenty of wood. 

Douglas lives way off the smooth roads.

Douglas can respect the trees. Unlike people he has encountered earlier in his life.

Those people are put off by his angry expressions, but he can't appear any other way.

Although Douglas knows almost nothing about eastern religion, he believes that he is the reincarnation of one of the Founding Fathers. He believes that he has had enough of the city life back then, and he can now live in solace in North Carolina.

So when Douglas saw those headlights, he slept on his thoughts. He awoke the next morning and realized that he is happy, and that this place is ideal. Ideal enough to be himself.

Rosie

She was an adventurer and was known for winning contests of intellect abroad. 

And now she has retired from that lifestyle.

Threnody Island Citizens

Well I can't  quite understand why, but the folks of Threnody Island can take refuge in the embrace of their God, who does not have a name. The deity sends them clues to answer the long awaited question, "Why are we on this tiny, isolated island, and why can't we seem to build functional boats? "  They seem happy otherwise. They are a respectful, diverse, pleasant island community. It is unfortunate that they're all plagued with this mystery. 

The clues that their creator sends them are things like rugs, frisbees, barrels of matching shirts, and a large screw in this case. These all wash up on their shore on random instances. On the island they have a saying, "It all means something large". It all actually means nothing. But that is my opinion. Either way, the people of Threnody Island now own it, and it means much more to them. 

It may all seem laughable, but they take it very seriously.

The Balkev Duo

The Balkev Duo were one of my favorite musical groups, and I am very sad to be informed of their parting. This Turkish group sang songs of love and compassion. And it is difficult for their fans to see them separate. Hopefully Bulut  and Dincer Balkev will reconcile.

Sketch of the Day: Savannah

"...Then it happened again

The citizens paraded in the streets

And the ground beside our feet

Shone with grass

No ambulance

Shaking our heads

The traffic lights had no power left

Not over us..."

On This New Morning

I'm beginning to like my daily sketches more than my final pieces. This is the sketch of this day. Bob Dylan inspires.

Portrait of Kim

Sketch of the day. This one felt right.

Savannah

I came very close to domesticating this squirrel within an hour.

Greetings From Chicago. A Tiny Vacation.

Photography by Kim Guare

and a quick hour sketch just because.

Mythology

The Omnipotent Bird awakens at the coming of the End Days and leads the masses to the Hereafter, the Next World. So it goes.

Rainy Day MBK

3 hour portrait of Mat Barber Kennedy. NFS

New Paintings. One Oil. One Digital. You Make the Call

Frustrated Mathematician

The Incarceration of Freddie

Jack Jumbly

Jack grew up in my neighborhood, and he used to catch creatures in the local river. The river was filthy. He would take them back home and treasure them, I suppose. He didn't like people much. And as time goes by without seeing him anymore, I start to understand him. Back home they say he has disappeared, but I'm sure he is safe.

Preview of Oil Paintings

Portrait of Wayne Coyne

Tell me what you think.

Work In Progress

I think this is going to go well. But as I have learned the recent years, delusion is a Hopeful Artist's closest companion.

Pop Tarts Illustration

How To

Digital. Photoshop and Illustrator

The Dentist Appointment

Mr. Bibelot

16th Century opera-singing, street performer. Amazing cook and modest host. Mr. Bibelot.

And Another Golfer

Watercolor.

Drunken Golfer Sketch