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Tim Doyle prints..

 Tim Doyle is an illustrator and print-maker working out of Austin, Texas.  What grabbed me about his prints is his quality use of color, particularly temperature within the context of time of day, inspired by comic illustration. The older I get the more I realize that it's really all about color, which is ironic being that my new film is monochrome:) Enjoy.

Jung-Hyoun Lee article on Hi Fructose..

Great article on Jung-Hyoun Lee on High Fructose. Lee isn't one of my typical favs, but there's something quietly beautiful about the imagery, wonderful simplicity that I can appreciate.

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Illustrations of Matthew Woodson..

Chicago artist Matthew Woodson has some great stuff, lots of commercial work, but also interesting personal illustrations as well. He has a special ability to capture a fascinating impressions of females characters. Enjoy.

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The Mural that never was..

You win some, you lose some.. I lost this commission last year for a mural on a building in Singapore. This would have been 30 feet tall, and over 100 feet long.. it would have been epic. Funding didn't come through (to be fair, I was charging quite a bit:)  Enjoy the sketch I did for the side of the building..

This is the full design, over a hundred feet long and 30 feet at it's highest point.

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Epic Sketchbook: Joy and Noelle Vaccese..

Something I rarely see in sketchbooks are solid page to page sequential story telling.. This works well for animators because it could be the start of organizing a new film.  Enjoy, from Twins are Weird.

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The Sculptures of Bruno Walpoth...

 

"Artist Bruno Walpoth’s wooden sculptures appear nearly alive in their realism. However, upon closer inspection one can view the line work and cuts of his carving technique, adding sublime textures to their wooden skins. Often exposed and situated alone within their installations, the pale figures appear caught in a moment of reverie, silent in their musings".

Oscar Shorts

They announced the Oscar nominated shorts last week and I'd like to comment on the Academy's choices.

There were two terrible omissions – one, “Paths of Hate”, a digital recreation of a WWII dogfight that I thought was brilliant but women hated the film, so the majority of females in the Academy voted it down in flames.

The second glaring omission was “Luminaris” by Juan Pablo Zaramella. I felt sure this film was Oscar-bound, but apparently the Academy wasn't charmed by its stop motion magic.

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” certainly deserves the nomination and will probably win. Also “Morning Stroll” and “La Luna” are wonderful films.

Even though the two Canadian films “Sunday” and “Wild Life” are terrific films, I felt there were stronger and more original films in this year's selections.

So, if you're joining an Oscar Pool, put your money on “Flying Books”, and if it loses don't come crying to me – I'm just one of 6000 voting Academy members.

The Art of Sean Edward Whelan...

Good stuff.. Enjoy..

Educated in Australia but currently based in Japan, artist Sean Edward Whelan creates figurative pencil drawings based around architecture. Culling inspiration from the shrines and temples of Japan as well as Edo period wood block prints, the drawings feature kinetic figures erected from these ancient structures of safekeeping and worship. Engaged in various stances, the cities housed within their forms remain stable, illuminating the longevity of the original structures. View more images below.