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kanye west
i was recently in chicago so it seemed a bit appropriate to put up a doodle of yeezy. i’ll admit that i do follow his blog. i’ve dismissed his music based on his arrogance in the past but music has been so blah in the last year that i decided to give 808s a proper listen and it’s not a bad album. he now seems tamer from that arrogance perspective and i think it’s cool that he regularly pays homage to other designers, musicians, artists, etc. he worships thom yorke, which presents some common ground. i like that he appreciates good design and art and that seems to have reflected in 808s. kanye west in moleskine, 9 x 10″
i’ve been frequenting blogTO for a while now and i like that they have a fair amount of news, guides, and general information about toronto. i don’t think the toronto star’s site even has a dedicated section to art. blogTO are pretty johnny on the spot with the ttc updates on twitter as well, which is a tremendous help. one thing i really like about the site is that they feature local artists with interviews, samples of their work, and of course links to their sites. i used a few as subejcts one day. luke painter, david trautrimas, dan bergeron, anna pantchev, and amanda nedham in moleskine, 9×10″
i suppose the parade of penguins that were depicted in that little movie educated me some more on these bipedal, endothermic, egg-laying, flightless, and, winged vertabrates. from i’ve read, at least within one breeding season, these guys are the model household: monogomous and equal to the task of incubation. i’m guessing the raising of the chicks goes along the same lines. anatarctic emperor, king, chinstrap, adélie, and rockhopper penguins in moleskine, 9×10″
i’ve gotta say that i love this show. it is somewhat formulaic but it’s actually really funny and well written. laurie definitely makes house work. i’m excited for tomorrow’s finale despite it meaning that i’ll have to wait a few months to see new episodes. movies have been pretty blah as of late and show’s like this have helped to fill the void and provide welcome distractions to “working.” good thing there are only a handful of good shows out there or i’d never get anything done. hugh laurie in moleskine, 9 x 10″
so this one was fueled by illustration friday‘s theme of hierarchy. i’m sure you can figure out how it came about. the order changes from time to time but the current order is:
- in rainbows
- ok computer
- the bends
- kid a
- hail to the thief
- amnesiac
- pablo honey
it’s a bit messy but i’m going to blame it on the fact that it’s a bit late. considering that there’s really only one more day until the next topic comes ’round, that’s a double entendre for you folks that are paying attention. my favourite band‘s albums.
apparently it was too easy to mix santi white’s old moniker, santogold, with some other dude’s oh so famous pseudonym of santo gold. an artist with probably one of last year’s best albums vs. some jeweler / filmmaker (infomercials!) that no one has heard of? uh huh. whatever her reasons, white decided to change her stage name to santigold. when i got into her stuff last year, her style reminded me of m.i.a. and lo and behold they toured together. that would’ve been a pretty dope bill. anyway, her album is ace and most probably has something for everyone. photo from flickr, i believe. felt tip pen in moleskine, 9″ x 10″.
somes folks involved in theatre in canada. images from the cbc’s theatre section.
i’ve grown quite accustomed to drawing with ballpoint and on this particular day i forgot the one i favoured at the time. i wasn’t really feeling the drawings that day but it’s probably good to use more of the shitload of marking sticks i seem to have amassed. i even went back to graphite and charcoal but i’m too lazy to scan those at the moment. also, they’re not very good, ha ha.
well i guess i’m late on the gravy train of depicting america’s latest president. i’m not really one to follow politics too closely but i do appreciate that he has made some changes rather quickly. on one hand i feel sorry for the guy coming into such a horrendous situation but his historical administration really only has one direction to go and that’s up. i guess bush can be thanked for that one, huh? no, i don’t know all the issues before you go blasting me. here’s to a political figure that actually has me interested for once. barack obama in moleskine, 10 x 9″
i love that these birds can hover but i didn’t realise that they can also fly backwards. i had seen so many images of them mowin’ down on nectar but i never thought to secondarily observe their predatory nature. having the highest metabolism of just about all animals, they typically eat more than their weight in food daily. definitely one of my favourite birds. ballpoint pen in moleskine, 9×10″.
10.04.2009: illustration friday‘s theme this week is fleeting and while i have thinking about starting from scratch with one of their themes (which i have yet to do) this one came to mind for a few reasons.