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i like $$$ about as much as i like this slimy pig.

sipping

when i was a kid my mom use to airbrush x-men characters onto t-shirts for us. she'd steal comic cards out of our collection binders and recreate the characters onto something we could wear. i knew what she was up to when i heard the air compressor running in the garage. i'd sneak in at nights to see the process. it made me happy. thanks mom.

bar again

same bar, different day. maybe the big guy and the dull girl in the middle of her friends have something in common...they don't like where they are, thus the bleh-like face expressions.

return of the prodigal son

it's no rembrandt, but i was thinking about his version at least when drawing it. it's kinda an interesting study looking at a painting for a few minutes, then hours later redrawing something that's really influenced by it. next time maybe i should study it more precisely. see what happens. hmm

art runs in the fam.

this is just a little taste of what my siblings, ben and kirstin vose, can accomplish when they put their art skills to the test. both very different and wonderful. the best part about these is they were gifts...my brother crafted this beautiful dresser for my sister. and my sister created this beautiful drawing along with a lovely note for me. i'm a lucky brother!

bar doodle and warriors...no relation

this is from one of my more enjoyable bars, GoodLuck.


this is just me needing to draw something...bleh.

shnoop-d-bopp experience

i don't really want to get into myself and what's happened over the last bunch of months. stuff has happened and other things. life is good.

had some down time working with my friend jahmad at his studio ILLWORKZ!, so i just straight aheaded a little animation, then colored it, and put some music to it. hope your head hurts when you're done watching it.



also, i started a VIMEO account, so you could check out all the films i've done thus far if you want. i think they've got way better quality.

http://vimeo.com/user2314739

Mr. Mike Mitchell

first things first...i know i haven't been here in a while so it's only deserving that the first thing i talk about is the sad passing of my teacher Mike. Where CalArts will be after this great loss i haven't a clue. all i can say is how far it had come with Mike in the picture. and speaking for myself, he was a real blessing to my growth as an artist and thinker.

entering into his figure drawing class, held in the Palace, for the first time i was slightly nervous. the automatic vibes of the classroom went beyond just merely understanding the human figure. the lighting was very dim, kinda gloomy. empty black walls with piles of props and garbage and old drawings in the corners. and just a few drawing horses to sit on. i sat on the ground. drawings started at two minutes, then to fives after a while. i wasn't sure if i was getting the hang of it. looking around it seemed i wasn't alone on that one. when mike asked the model to start the new set with tens i panicked. he then asked a few guys to move that old old motor cycle onto the model stand. i swear the whole room was confused. what the hell kind of FIGURE drawing class was this? mike made it to the middle of the room next to that motorcycle leaning on it a bit for balance. he started talking about observing the model, then looking at the shapes of shadows and light and composing it on the page. after his short lecture of metaphors and jargon i eventually started...and failed! i'm pretty sure that whole day was a fail. in fact i remember failing many a times in his class after that. he came over to me and mentioned how i looked pissed at the world. i told him i was having a bad drawing day. he just stared at me with his one blinking eye, then at my drawing , then at the model and said to look at the shapes. he pointed out what the light was doing when it hit her hip and how the shadow swallowed her whole left arm. looking at me blankly again he said, "ok? don't be frustrated. you're doing great." for some reason that was enough for me.

after that, mike's class became 6 hours of artistic searching and finding. i was looking at the figure model in a new and unique way. and when he thought you captured it he'd say his classic line, "that's the stuff," then steal it from you with little hope of ever seeing that drawing again. but it would leave you smiling for the whole weekend. of course digging through the stacks and stacks of drawings on his desk a the end of a semester in search of yours was no real picnic.

so, thank you mike for the bit of confidence and knowledge. i will truly think of you when trying to achieve the quality of "that's the stuff."

"dare to strike out and find new ground." -robin williams, DEAD POET'S SOCIETY

gymnasty

this was a fun little test i did after my final review at Disney. the following week there was nothing really for us to work on, so i felt like doing an animation, something with cool gymnastics (which i new a little bit about having done it for ten years), which led to putting live action behind it, which then led to motion tracking, and so on...twas fun, and now i wanna do another one real badly, one with more story and acting. i started putting sound behind it, but maybe later i'll do that. my end date at work is the 27th of March, so i'll be patient till then before i attempt new experiments...enjoy. cheers!

my pops!

this one is for me pops...three years yesterday he left and moved on to happier days. one of the best men i knew. during his time he showed his kids the beautiful characteristics of love, compassion, strength, and courage...all of which i'm continuing to learn. thanks pops for everything...especially the green eyes and long eyelashes...the girls really go for them haha...

tall hall

watercolors are fun. i enjoy them when i don't have to try too hard, i can just throw down some color and go with the flow with whatever shapes i've got...this one is a boy sleeping in a warm lit hall. maybe, him and his cat got locked out of his apartment room and was too tired to care, so he just fell asleep dreaming in the tall hall...

bars

since i've been living in dirty L.A i've found it enjoyable to go drawing at bars once in a while, where it's even dirtier, but the people are pretty interesting. oh the stories that i overhear, the gossip, and drunken nonsensical statements about life and relationships. it's kinda understandable why folk go to bars to "relieve" themselves from the "problems" they've accumulated through the week. friday after work, you start your evening feeling super lousy, so you make your way towards the nearest and most "promising" joint. then you buy a few drinks for yourself and the hot chicks across from you, and you just get a talking and talking and talking. of course there is a giant bill you have to deal with afterwards, which then will probably add on to the headache you'll have in the morning when you search through your pants pocket and find the receipt with large numbers printed across. but, at least you had a good time, if you could remember it...p.s.this is not from self experience...remember, i'm the guy drawing in the corner all alone listening in to people's conversations, the weirdo. however, i sometimes can't keep the pretty ladies from coming up and talking to me.

my SISTER!

as little kids you don't exactly foresee, or really care for that matter, the journey your life goes on. for my sister kirstin, i don't think she knew exactly either. since we were young ones i knew that she had a heart so big she'd let it naturally pave the road of her journey. thus, she's in Kenya right now helping people and growing in many many ways. i can't believe this little girl i used to know is no longer that little, that in fact she's more mature and selfless than most. i feel she's doing more of Jesus' good work by actually DOING GOOD than those soapbox preachers who are all talk. every day she has to wake up and know she's in a place that has the appearance of being apart from God and his love...but the truth is that everyday people like my sister are there to express to those who feel abandoned that there is a true love and good, one without a soapbox, that involves aid to the sick and dying, communication to the broken hearted and motherless, and real hope. that's where her heart is and that's why she is so amazing...thanks kirst...

tortoise and hare...

the story trainees had an assignment to develop a story for the tortoise and the hare, where the hare was at a bar drowning his sorrows in booz (cause he's a loser), while the tortoise was humbly next to him sipping at his apple martini...that wasn't the exact scenario that was set up but along the same lines. so these are just a few characters. nothing crazy really...

happy new year...

since i've been away for a while with many stories to tell i'll just keep things simple and say happy holidays, and have a GREAT 2009!!! for me 2008 was a learning experience. lots of pain...lots...and many joys. i will say that i am a blessed man. thank you God for giving me a heart that beats and a brain that kinda works. any new year resolutions friends? i have a few actually...but i won't discuss them, haaaaa. well it's been swell.

p.s. this was something i did for me mum and step dad. i think they liked it.

i want to have lots of kids

i had a nice conversation with a friend co-worker of mine. she asked if i wanted kids. i said yes, when i'm ready, that is. later, i strolled upon this here video trying to find cool bass guitar clips. now i absolutely want kids...BADLY...preferably a British one. how could you say you don't???

a disney sculpture...

this is a character from "The Aristocats", you know, the old guy that's like 100 years old. we get a chance to have a simple class to do tis sort of thing. kinda awesome. this is about 4 hours of work, so lots left to do. in case you didn't know, the scene we're studying from is one of Milt Kaul's. the drawing is totally appealing...so i have to try and grab that. kinda difficult, but it's on its way there. cheers friends.

honk if you want to kiss me!!!

hi friends. i did my first oil painting yesterday. i guess it's called plein air painting. took bout 1hr 30mn, something like that. twas freakin fun, the most fun i've had, art wise, in a long time. it's nothing AMAZING but i rather like it...has a good mood...





















this is something i did super fast. the photo i took on a road trip back from Missouri with my bro and sis. again, nothin CRAZY, just some fun...






















hands. i love hands. the first one is my grandpa's hand. it looks evil don't it. but it really aint. he's a farmer with one arm. the one he has left looks like this. the next one is my sister. she was feeding a cow, pulled it out of the mouth and had gross goo attached to it. i think i captured it pretty good. had to use my slick manual focus agility to get it in time...she didn't like the way the slime felt.

























anyways, cheers friends...xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxx honk if you want to kiss me!!!

it's a devil...

for some reason i enjoy the idea of evil rising to power...in a drawing that is! the concept of something, a situation, a character so dark that it makes me feel a bit of discomfort. maybe i'm crazy, i don't know. but, this was something for an assignment we had to do involving textures. the evil thing's scales was roof shingles, the sky involved crazy waves from the ocean, and the rocks were cave textures mixed together. it was fun...so onto doing another one. hurray...cheers...

oh, if you want, come up with a story for this one too and let me know. i've got some ok ones brewing...

p.s. i know this picture doesn't show it exactly, but i love my family and friends. life is good for me at the moment and i really can't complain. i hope those of you who have that evil thing rising from the dark depths within, well i hope you can look to the bright side of life and get rid of that nasty thing. thank you God.

hurrrraaaaa for characters...

so, today i got a chance to talk to my mentor, mike gabriel, a little more. can't wait to learn from this great guy. to give you an idea on his abundant visionary skills, he directed the totally awesome short, "Larenzo", a while back (hasn't been released yet). i new it existed, and i really wanted to see it, so he happily showed it to me. GREAT! so f'n cool man. it's been a pretty good day. i am so blessed with everything. i'm hungry! enjoy these characters...that you'll probably never see in a Disney film.

bit o character

i said i was going to do something with character...well at least a story kinda. can you guess what might be happening. let me know, i want to compare our thoughts. hugs!

another something...

this week at work is going to be less me time. i still managed however to fit this little guy in. i think it's kinda fun. now it's time to do something with a bit of character. yeah, i'm in need of a character piece. ta ta

hello hello hello

hi everyone. it's been a while...again. i'm so naughty. well, i won't tell you bout my life much, blah blah. lot's has happened though, new and interesting things. i had my first week at Disney as a Visual Development trainee. so far so good. my mentor is Mike Gabriel (a great guy!) and i'm looking forward to what i'll be working on with him. this first week i had few different classes leaving me with lots of time to get used to my work area, cintiq, and just enjoying my freedom of painting what i want. my freedom will lessen as time goes on, but it's been great up to tis point. it's sounds kinda snooty saying i'm in "visual development", so i'm just a guy who draws there. these are the things i did so far. the bar one i did before, but didn't get a chance to finish...cheers, enjoy friends...

frankly my dear i don't give a damn!!!

well i just don't give a damn...sometimes.