left brain emissaries

Monkeying around for the holidays...

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:29:00 +0000

Tonight!

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:46:00 +0000

See you at the Eyedrum!

Day of the Dead sneak peek

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:31:00 +0000

Here they are. Hope to see you there.

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:28:00 +0000

Just in the inbox...

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:06:00 +0000

The other project hinted at in the last post:

Should be fun. Check out the talent that is responsible for putting this show together here.

Promotions, pledges, posts and pretensions

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:07:00 +0000

First of all, let me start off with a "hello" in the direction of the folks at Affect Productions. They have been nudging me to join the world of twitter and I still haven't committed yet. I'm not super regular as far as the internet social networking scene goes. I mean, come on, I just crossed the two year mark for this guy and it has been a sputter and wheeze affair. Plus, I rub elbows with the good folk at the Ruth boards and haven't been able to keep up with them as of late. Toss in the fact that I've come to realize I've got an uncanny "gift" for sounding alarmingly pretentious especially in written form and it all makes me wonder if twitter is for me. I do want to show my support to them because they are working hard to put together a little project that might very well contain something from me. Plus they're good people. Check out their site and keep an ear to the ground for what may be coming from them. Big thanks to Doug Draper for pointing them in my direction.

Also, I want to put this out there. I want to keep making comics. I haven't been doing it enough and I've got a head full of stories. I have been the loathsome "I'm gonna" arse of late. I, like nearly everyone right now, have been partaking in my share of ups and downs. I also run into one of two problems every time I've considered doing them recently: 1.) I get intimidated by the greatness that comes from the folks on the list on the right and 2.) I get nervous about a few of the stories I really want to tell because they are autobiographical. They're spots that are still sore and I worry that my aforementioned "gift" may run rampant in them rendering them unreadable. It still does not change the fact that I want to make comics of those stories and others. I post this paragraph as part public humiliation to goad myself into getting to work and part pledge. I'm going to start posting more comics. They will not be anywhere near as good as any of the comic artists you see posted on the right. If you want good comics, visit their links. Mine will be eye bleeding, wail inducingly bad. They will be sequential eyesores but if I keep hacking them out they may eventually become halfway readable. Only time will tell.

For now, let me end with a couple of images. The first is yet another spaghetti western film sketch. From Corbucci's Companeros. It has loads of the typical taunting a partner on the verge of death so prevalent in those films.

The second is from a challenge on Greg Ruth's boards to draw Uncle Creepy. I know little about him but didn't want to back out of a challenge. Here are the results.

More news about something else I'm mixed up in next month on the way. Possibly some photos as well. Finally I'll give a shout to my Art Murmur cohort, Matt Strackbein, who has been cranking those comics out and keeping the Art Murmur thread kicking with them. You should check them out. Start here with post #166 and you'll find several on up. Good stuff.

Art Murmur #33

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Long time coming on this one. Due to me. Matt's #32.

Film Sketches- more Leone

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:27:00 +0000

"You don't know how to play." Once Upon a time in the West

Fistful of Dollars

Film Sketch- Once Upon a Time in the West

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:36:00 +0000

Film Sketch- The Proposition

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:40:00 +0000

Pentel brush pen.

Acrylic.

Get Well, Greg!

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:52:00 +0000

A little get well image for the esteemed Mr. Ruth who has been hospitalized with pneumonia.

Art Murmur 31

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:05:00 +0000

In response to Matt's #30.

Art Murmur 29

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:23:00 +0000

Matt's #28.

Happy Valentine's...

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:12:00 +0000

For kicks last year I made Valentine's cards for my son's Pre-K class. He was still big on Sesame Street monsters so I made monsters of my own for everyone (you can see them in a previous post if you click the silliness tag). This year, due in great part becasue of his underwear, he has gotten stuck on superheroes. I knew his teacher took a lot of photos of the kids and so I asked to borrow some to make little hero portrait cards for his class this year. Here's the results:

Art Murmur 27

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:29:00 +0000

Matt's #26.

Art Murmur 25

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:56:00 +0000

Matt's #24.

Art Murmur 23

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:58:00 +0000

Here's Matt's #22.

Art Murmur 21

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:30:00 +0000

In response to Matt's #20.

Art Murmur 19

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:37:00 +0000

Matt's #18.

Art Murmur 17

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:26:00 +0000

Matt's #16.

Art Murmur 15

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:02:00 +0000

Matt's #14.

Art Murmur 13

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:47:00 +0000

In response to Matt's #12.

Copycat!

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:42:00 +0000

Another bit of messing about in an art challenge from the esteemed Mr. Ruth boards. An attempt to stay faithful in recreating a memorable passage of Kirby from my youth while still bringing a bit of my own sensibilities also. Here's hoping I didn't tarnish things too much. Apologies, Mr. Kirby.

EDIT: By request, here is the original Kirby brilliance so that my pieces may pale even more so.

Art Murmur 11

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:16:00 +0000

Here's #10 by Matt.

Art Murmur 9

eidsonartworks@gmail.com (stephen eidson) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:13:00 +0000

Matt's #8.