mo' arts...

planning on starting to add more captions to give the drawings more purpose, if for no other reason to convince myself that this all matters;)...

...i think these two might be keen on each other.

... random guy- testing out the long bow tie as an accessory.

"blee boh bah borp"

"hrmph"

a few sketches of some q-bert-esque baddies for one of my game ideas.

so... that's all- plenty more to come [already scanned even!], but i'm on my way out the door for 5 miles with the hounds!

... patenaude

new batch, hot & fresh outta the oven...

posting a few not-so-finished pieces so that they can enjoy a brief moment on the web before slipping away into storage. starting to work a bit more text into my sketches, in an attempt to at least hint at what might be going on with these folks.







... patenaude

halloween collection, final?

a bit late with the final scans for these [photos were posted in august, but scans are necessary for reproduction] considering the paint has been dry for months & we've had our christmas tree up for over two weeks [trying to milk every ounce of holiday spirit out of that bad boy]. but! better late than never?...



enjoy!

... patenaude

the yellow submarine...

wow! after recommending/ loaning it to a friend to watch, i realized it'd been a while since i'd seen it. so i sat down with my sketch pad and a bit of wine, and popped it on the TV.

it's such a perfect mix of some of the best music ever recorded with some of the most beautiful and imaginative imagery that i've ever seen. every time i watch it, i can't help but be inspired and appreciate what a wonderful EXPERIENCE it is, and how completely i'm drawn into the world that it's created. and, as a video game artist, my thoughts lead naturally to imagine what a _WONDERFUL_ video game it would make, or at least inspire. i know they've created interactive rides based on the movie, but i'm talking about a larger project, that really captures how deep this world actually is. given that, despite my ongoing battle to be too heavily influenced by any one thing, you just might start to see some of the elements of "the yellow submarine" creep into some of my future works.

below is a video i ran across that takes a quick peak into the movie, hopefully enticing you to finally sit down and watch it... or watch it again. enjoy!



... patenaude

better late than never.

a bit late with this one, but wanted to post it before getting too far away from halloween. it was an early sketch done for the halloween series i did, which i'm planning posting final scans of later in the week.
... patenaude

more sketches...

a few more random sketches- trying to start working some captions in, if for nothing else, just to coax a few laughs outta myself...





... patenaude

"The World Hopes for Its First President"...

fantastic newsweek article, that reminds us that the US isn't the only country in the world that needs obama to win... [http://www.newsweek.com/id/166910/page/1]

"Obama went into Election Day with a steady lead in U.S. polls, averaging about 50 percent to 44 percent for McCain, but he was headed for a landslide around the world, topping polls in virtually every nation often by strong margins: 70 percent in Germany, 75 percent in China and so on".


great read!,
patenaude

a few sketches...

much more to come [in the process of cleaning up ~25 scans that i just did]. also shifting gears from "art for art's sake", to gearing concepts towards story and game ideas- will be sure to note any details on pieces earmarked for those projects.

... patenaude

shoot... i might actually vote for this one...

i couldn't resist- another non-art update... but i just had to...



... patenaude

quick non-art update...

documenting this, for future reference & my excuse for not being able to allocate as much time to art these days as i'd like...

wow... boy was that close! jen & i were scheduled to do our final walk through on a brand new ~ half million dollar home last friday, and close on halloween. oddly enough, besides a bit of persuasion from my good buddy rob, it was GEORGE BUSH that really nudged me towards reason- do you want to know how?... he said DON'T WORRY!... so i worried- just in the nick time! i'm not blaming it all on him, but isn't it amazing when ANYBODY [let alone the president of the united states] has ruined what [little] credibilty they had, so much so that you're inclined to DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SUGGEST?

here are a few links that also helped jen & i make up & solidify our minds on the subject...
http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/602-Time-Is-Up-Congress-And-America.html

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/08/real_estate/financial_crisis_pulling_out_of_home_sales/index.htm?postversion=2008101016

http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2007/09/19/who-are-you-going-to-believe-on-the-economy/

http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=arSYa87HCb9U

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/liamhalligan/3023967/A-default-by-the-US-government-is-no-longer-unthinkable.html

... as i post those links, i can't help but wonder how differently this whole mess would be if there were no Internet, no 24-hour news to... let us to know worry... times are crazier than i've even seen- it doesn't even seem to be a good time to buy a new TV these days, let alone a new HOME!! eegads!

we'll begin seriously looking again in the first quarter of next year, more than likely in the same area [capitol hill/ madison valley area], but will hopefully be spending considerably less... for considerably more;)

ps. i promise that the next update will be chocked full with art!

... patenaude