Where the Wild Things Are Chalk Art Round 2

We did the second wall last night. This one took eight hours. It’s more about uncertainty while the first wall is about joy. So the drawing is tighter here.

Where the Wild Things Are Chalk Art

I drew a page from Where the Wild Things Are on the chalkboard wall at work. Evan Pease shot the timelapse.

ARTISTS: Ray Fenwick

ARTISTS: Ray Fenwick makes Maira Kalman-like worlds of hand-drawn type and doodly illustration. His book Hall of Best Knowledge is fab. http://www.coandco.ca/ray/

His flickr stream is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rayfenwick/

What would Mr Darcy do?

I get bored with my hair every six months or so. That’s why I’ve had three beards in the last two years. I’ve been growing my hair out a bit recently, letting it hang around my head like a hobbit or an amphetamines-era Major Leaguer.

I thought the perfect thing to coordinate with my growing halo of hair would be a set of mutton chops. “Like Sweeney Todd!” I thought. “Or Wolverine,” said Trevor. So I shaved the middle third of my face this morning. It looks good. I look like a bass player.

The kids had other impressions. Lily was excited at first to watch me shave, her cheerfulness giving over to mistrust and then finally, “You missed a spot on your cheeks!” in a tone normally reserved for the announcement of runaway trucks. When I came downstairs Noah greeted me with no small alarm, “Why did you grow sidebangs?” Both agreed, “You don’t look like our faaaaather!”

This last was delivered before they quarantined themselves in the bathroom with Corrie, who had not yet taken in the rock-n-roll innovations. She must have felt bad about the kids’ reaction though because she didn’t mention the “sidebangs” before I left for work. Corrie is tolerant of a lot of nonsense from me and the children. However, her patience runs short when it comes to experimental facial hair.

Me and Facebook

Facebook’s kicked me out. I can see my news feed and click on people’s links and stuff. But I can’t update my status or send messages or comment on stuff.

So I’ll be chillin‘ here for a while I guess. Come by and see me.

ARTISTS: Betsy Dunlap

ARTISTS: Betsy Dunlap’s calligraphy is beautiful and eccentric. Reminds me of a rich, carefree, bohemian aunt. http://betsydunlap.googlepages.com/bdunlap

ARTISTS: Tara Donne

ARTISTS: Tara Donne’s richly detailed still-life photographs seem to live in the present and the past simultaneously. http://taradonne.com/

ARTISTS: Jessica Hische

ARTISTS: Jessica Hische’s vector illustration is equal parts twee and retro;
lovely colors and bravura typography. http://www.jhische.com/

FFFFOUND.com

I want a FFFFOUND! account. Anybody know anyone who knows anyone with an account to give away?

ARTISTS:

I've started posting links to artists, designers and illustrators I like on Facebook and Twitter. I'll do the same here. This’ll catch us up. And you can always follow me on Twitter if you like: http://twitter.com/branwellington. Enjoy.

I have 145 bookmarks in a folder labeled ARTISTS. Here’s the first one. http://www.juliemorstad.com/ Fine line-work and naïve surrealism.


ARTISTS: João Ruas is taking over the Fables covers from James Jean. FWIW, I like his drawing better than Jean’s. http://souvlaki.jp-ar.org/


ARTISTS: Jonathan Viner paints moody allegories rooted in realism. Man, I hope he doesn’t remember me from RISD. http://www.vinerstudio.com/


ARTISTS: Wednesday Kirwan paints adorable, little mythological monstrosities. It’s weird. But cool. http://www.wednesdaykirwan.com/


ARTISTS: Lucong paints lovely, tense, intimate portraits with a delicate clarity and muted palette. Beautiful. http://lucong.com/portfolio/


ARTISTS: Dan James, AKA Ghostshrimp. http://www.ghostshrimp.net/ Hard lines, flat colors, complex structures, unique vision.


ARTISTS: You may have seen Sam Weber on the cover of the CA Illo Annual last year. Hs sht s tght. http://www.sampaints.com/portfolio.html


ARTISTS: Another famous one. Carson Ellis’ beautiful ink drawings are featured on Decemberists’ records. The cover of The Tain and Billy Liar are both so beautiful and have such range. http://www.carsonellis.com/

Motto

What can I do tomorrow, or later today, or right now, that will be, or is, amazing?

Bobcat Goldthwait’s Dad Sounds Hilarious

“My dad used to do stuff like threaten to jump off the top of the refrigerator into an open jar of mayonnaise while he had a crash helmet on. The whole neighborhood would be in our kitchen, and then my dad would climb on top of the fridge, and there would always be some kind of snafu, like it’s the wrong brand of mayonnaise: “Oh, is that Hellmann’s? I can’t do it with Hellmann’s.” —Bobcat Goldthwait [AV Club]