document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylpe56Q9j1qdnzgfo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Just another quick practice piece. I am trying to simplify line work and \x26amp;#8220;color\x26amp;#8221; separations as much as possible, while still having them (or at least the line work) stupidly complex. This is by no means anything to write home about, but I think it came out pretty nicely.\x26nbsp;\x0aSomewhere between \x26amp;#8220;needing to get laid\x26amp;#8221; drawings and \x26amp;#8220;unicorn\x26amp;#8221; drawings, there are \x26amp;#8220;girls are babes\x26amp;#8221; drawings. And really, does anyone need anymore reason to draw than that? It has also recently come to light that I have a serious weakness for clavicles and ridiculously large hoop earrings. Maybe this has to do with my long-standing fantasy of having a Cholita girlfriend that will protect me in knife fights.\x26nbsp;\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eJust another quick practice piece. I am trying to simplify line work and \x26#8220;color\x26#8221; separations as much as possible, while still having them (or at least the line work) stupidly complex. This is by no means anything to write home about, but I think it came out pretty nicely.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSomewhere between \x26#8220;needing to get laid\x26#8221; drawings and \x26#8220;unicorn\x26#8221; drawings, there are \x26#8220;girls are babes\x26#8221; drawings. And really, does anyone need anymore reason to draw than that? It has also recently come to light that I have a serious weakness for clavicles and ridiculously large hoop earrings. Maybe this has to do with my long-standing fantasy of having a \x3cem\x3eCholita\x3c/em\x3e girlfriend that will protect me in knife fights.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyferzTKhz1qdnzgfo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22I drew this last night as sort of a practice round for a more complicated/contrived piece I have been working on for a while now. I have been trying to simplify my process and final outcome, and I think I finally have a hang of it at least for my personal work. This piece is only four \x26amp;#8220;color\x26amp;#8221; separations; black, semi-opaque white, and two different transparent greys. I have come to the realization that adding any more separations just complicates the whole thing and makes it a muddy mess. I should also point out that this is probably one of my favorite pieces I have done in years. I have been slowly but surely trying to work the \x26amp;#8220;mystery\x26amp;#8221; back into my work, and I think I finally stumbled onto the sweet spot. That, or I have been looking at way too much of Sam\x26amp;#8217;s work.\x0aThis \x26amp;#8220;mystery sweet spot\x26amp;#8221; is something I am constantly flirting with, and once in a blue moon get right. Things tend to lean towards too overtly sexual or too overtly creepy, and it is a rare occasion when I hit the mark in between. I think it mainly just has to do with my emotional state at the time. I had mentioned in a previous post doing \x26amp;#8220;I need to get laid\x26amp;#8221; drawings, which obviously usually entails the image being too overtly sexual. The \x26amp;#8220;mystery sweet spot\x26amp;#8221; seems to usually involve an emotional state that the insufferable Stephanie Brown refers to as my \x26amp;#8220;unicorn\x26amp;#8221; phase. After hearing me complain about women and dating for years, Stephanie started saying that I thought of women as unicorns\x26amp;#8230;or in other words that they are rare, and beautiful, and mysterious, and terrifying, and for the most part untouchable. So somewhere between being bitter and tossing and turning in my sleep, I can actually make a good drawing every once in a while.\x26nbsp;\x0aOn a side note, I notice this morning that a lot of print orders through Big Cartel\x26nbsp;had been being sent to my spam folder. That will be rectified this weekend, and I apologize for anyone that has been waiting for an obscenely long time. Thanks a lot Google.\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eI drew this last night as sort of a practice round for a more complicated/contrived piece I have been working on for a while now. I have been trying to simplify my process and final outcome, and I think I finally have a hang of it at least for my personal work. This piece is only four \x26#8220;color\x26#8221; separations; black, semi-opaque white, and two different transparent greys. I have come to the realization that adding any more separations just complicates the whole thing and makes it a muddy mess. I should also point out that this is probably one of my favorite pieces I have done in years. I have been slowly but surely trying to work the \x26#8220;mystery\x26#8221; back into my work, and I think I finally stumbled onto the sweet spot. That, or I have been looking at way too much of \x3ca href=\x22http://www.samwolfeconnelly.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eSam\x26#8217;s work\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis \x26#8220;mystery sweet spot\x26#8221; is something I am constantly flirting with, and once in a blue moon get right. Things tend to lean towards too overtly sexual or too overtly creepy, and it is a rare occasion when I hit the mark in between. I think it mainly just has to do with my emotional state at the time. I had mentioned in a previous post doing \x26#8220;I need to get laid\x26#8221; drawings, which obviously usually entails the image being too overtly sexual. The \x26#8220;mystery sweet spot\x26#8221; seems to usually involve an emotional state that the insufferable \x3ca href=\x22http://blueskycomplex.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eStephanie Brown\x3c/a\x3e refers to as my \x26#8220;unicorn\x26#8221; phase. After hearing me complain about women and dating for years, Stephanie started saying that I thought of women as unicorns\x26#8230;or in other words that they are rare, and beautiful, and mysterious, and terrifying, and for the most part untouchable. So somewhere between being bitter and tossing and turning in my sleep, I can actually make a good drawing every once in a while.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eOn a side note, I notice this morning that a lot of print orders through \x3ca href=\x22http://ghostco.bigcartel.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eBig Cartel\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0had been being sent to my spam folder. That will be rectified this weekend, and I apologize for anyone that has been waiting for an obscenely long time. Thanks a lot Google.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydcjklM2a1qdnzgfo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Something I really like (and I assume most people do as well) is seeing artist\x26amp;#8217;s creative process. At least for me, 9 times out of 10 I prefer their sketches more than their actual finished pieces. And maybe its an ego thing or a self confidence thing, but I have never been one to show a lot of sketches to anyone. I tried to make an animated GIF of my process for the Mega Man piece which was something like 20 different sketches to get to the final piece. But since I am a troglodyte and cant use photoshop to save my life, my attempts of making it failed.\x26nbsp;\x0aThis is some of my process for a piece I am working on that is a VERY long overdue personal commission. What you are seeing is a cleaned up version of about a tenth of the actual sketches that went into this\x26amp;#8230;more than anything, just so you can see what the hell is going on. When I am not using a brush I draw exclusively with a technical mechanical pencil\x26amp;#8230;.for some reason using an actual wooden pencil makes me nauseous (in the same way that chewing on styrofoam makes some people crazy, its a guttural thing).\x0aIf there is anything that can be taken away from this, its that I am terribly lazy. I don\x26amp;#8217;t waste a lot of time making a lot of sketchy messes, and I very rarely second guess my lines. And when all else fails, I just use fabric and creases as filler.\x26nbsp;\x0aI am not sure of how I am going to handle the final execution of this. It is going to be big (or biggesh for me) at around 16\x26amp;#8221; by 24\x26amp;#8221;. I was thinking of maybe doing ink washes, but chances are I will just fall back on my usual coffee washes and a painful amount of \x26nbsp;straight india ink line work.\x26nbsp;\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eSomething I really like (and I assume most people do as well) is seeing artist\x26#8217;s creative process. At least for me, 9 times out of 10 I prefer their sketches more than their actual finished pieces. And maybe its an ego thing or a self confidence thing, but I have never been one to show a lot of sketches to anyone. I tried to make an animated GIF of my process for the Mega Man piece which was something like 20 different sketches to get to the final piece. But since I am a troglodyte and cant use photoshop to save my life, my attempts of making it failed.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis is some of my process for a piece I am working on that is a VERY long overdue personal commission. What you are seeing is a cleaned up version of about a tenth of the actual sketches that went into this\x26#8230;more than anything, just so you can see what the hell is going on. When I am not using a brush I draw exclusively with a technical mechanical pencil\x26#8230;.for some reason using an actual wooden pencil makes me nauseous (in the same way that chewing on styrofoam makes some people crazy, its a guttural thing).\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIf there is anything that can be taken away from this, its that I am terribly lazy. I don\x26#8217;t waste a lot of time making a lot of sketchy messes, and I very rarely second guess my lines. And when all else fails, I just use fabric and creases as filler.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI am not sure of how I am going to handle the final execution of this. It is going to be big (or biggesh for me) at around 16\x26#8221; by 24\x26#8221;. I was thinking of maybe doing ink washes, but chances are I will just fall back on my usual coffee washes and a painful amount of \u00a0straight india ink line work.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly50unPxMV1qdnzgfo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Something I have been working on in my spare time over the last few weeks. More than anything just an excuse to draw wallpaper and asses. I have really grown to love distressed grey tones of varying opacity over antiqued paper.\x26nbsp;\x0aOn a side-note, the always inspiring Mike Mitchell sent me a note and mentioned that my posts could be more easily reblogged if they were posted as photo posts and not as text posts. And while I don\x26amp;#8217;t particularly care if my posts are easily reblogged, I do understand how frustrating it can be (it is something I have grumbled about several times while posting things to my other tumblr). However there is one thing that severely annoys me about making text posts; the pictures are usually miserably small. And since this is a blog about my work and people usually want to see my work in a format larger than a postage stamp, that kind of outweighs the lack of post titles as well as an easy way to post more than one image per post. It is something I am going to be fiddling with over the next week or so, so please expect this blog to be a complete cluster-fuck until I work all the kinks out\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eSomething I have been working on in my spare time over the last few weeks. More than anything just an excuse to draw wallpaper and asses. I have really grown to love distressed grey tones of varying opacity over antiqued paper.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eOn a side-note, the always inspiring \x3ca href=\x22http://blog.sirmitchell.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eMike Mitchell\x3c/a\x3e sent me a note and mentioned that my posts could be more easily reblogged if they were posted as photo posts and not as text posts. And while I don\x26#8217;t particularly care if my posts are easily reblogged, I do understand how frustrating it can be (it is something I have grumbled about several times while posting things to my \x3ca href=\x22http://withhandsandhair.tumblr.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eother tumblr\x3c/a\x3e). However there is one thing that severely annoys me about making text posts; the pictures are usually miserably small. And since this is a blog about my work and people usually want to see my work in a format larger than a postage stamp, that kind of outweighs the lack of post titles as well as an easy way to post more than one image per post. It is something I am going to be fiddling with over the next week or so, so please expect this blog to be a complete cluster-fuck until I work all the kinks out\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eIn The Year 20XX\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxewejzAX1qb9ris.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI spent the entirety of 5th grade drawing Mega Man. It was 1994, and Mega Man 4 had just come out. This was back when Nintendo Power was still king. I think I carried the issue where they explained the boss order around for months. I just couldn\x26#8217;t stop drawing the characters over and over and over. I was obsessed.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eBut the funny thing is, I hadn\x26#8217;t even played Mega Man 4\x26#8230;and I wouldn\x26#8217;t until years later in high school when I learned about emulators (unless I am forgetting some game rental from Kroger when I was 10\x26#8230;but my brother usually got to chose the game). The only real experience I had had at the time with the Blue Bomber was Mega Man 2\x26#8230;I was really into Metal Man, but I can only assume that that was due to the fact that he was the only character I could beat when I was 7-8. But it didn\x26#8217;t matter if I had played the games or not\x26#8230;.I loved Mega Man. And now over two decades later, they are still some of my favorite video games ever.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eBut the Mega Man in MY head when I was 10, was not the Mega Man of \x26#8220;reality\x26#8221;. I saw him as some sort of tragic figure. In my version he was the last remaining \x26#8220;good\x26#8221; robot, and human kind had long since perished. He was the last of a long dead breed, still carrying the torch for humanity. And as much as I loved all the characters and all the designs\x26#8230;.I never really liked Mega Man\x26#8217;s design. For such a tough little motherfucker, he certainly didn\x26#8217;t look the part. The Mega Man of my 10 year old mind was one serious son of a bitch.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSo now, 20 years later\x26#8230;here is the Mega Man I wanted. For any fans out there, hopefully you can spot some nods to the classic design as well as Mega Man X and that god awful Mega Man Legends (seriously, what kid in 1997 that was playing playstation new trivia like \x26#8220;What Huey Lewis and the News album reached the highest on the billboard charts?\x26#8221;!?!? And by the way it\x26#8217;s \x26#8220;Sports\x26#8221;). And probably some sub-concious influence from\u00a0\x3cspan\x3eYukito Kishiro\x26#8217;s Gunnm (Battle Angel Alita).\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eNow back to REAL work, before I get another terrible idea for fan art squirming around in my head.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eButterfat Studios\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eI am taking a break from drawing highly emotional racially charged super secret project scenes, and late 80\x26#8217;s video game characters to let you know about a great opportunity!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eEsther Garcia, my good friend and tattoo artist (who has been previously mentioned on this blog, and has done the majority of the work on me) is having a special this coming week of taking on single session tattoos. Why is this a big deal? Because it\x26#8217;s a chance to get in good with an amazing artist that is usually booked solid for months. So if you are in Chicago and looking to get some beautiful work done, drop Esther a line! \x3ca href=\x22http://butterstinker.tumblr.com/post/15866720713/single-session-tattoos-this-week\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eHere is her blog post about the promotion\x3c/a\x3e. And as always, be sure to check out her \x3ca href=\x22http://butterfatstudios.com/home.html\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ewebsite\x3c/a\x3e to see older tattoo work (and maybe catch a sneak-peak of my pale creeper self if you look carefully enough).\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eDude, we\x26#8217;re totally dying!\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxq73eni1J1qb9ris.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIf Adventure Time existed when I was a kid, I can promise you that I would be a much different sort of illustrator than I am now. From left to right:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eCone Kid,\u00a0The Jiggler,\u00a0Starchy,\u00a0Jake,\u00a0Lumpy Space Princess,\u00a0Gummy Guy,\u00a0B.M.O.,\u00a0The Snail,\u00a0Finn (with tufts of Princess Bubblegum\x26#8217;s hair),\u00a0Choose Goose,\u00a0Tree Trunks,\u00a0Peppermint Butler,\u00a0A Duck,\u00a0Candy Cane Guy, and\u00a0Hot Dog Princess\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAnd since Tumblr hates me, here is a \x3ca href=\x22http://ghostco.org/Adventure%20Time.jpg\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3elarger version\x3c/a\x3e of the gang!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI definitely want to draw more ridiculous fan art in the future. I was going to draw Marceline, but realized it wouldn\x26#8217;t be much different than every other girl I have ever drawn. Regardless of what I draw next time, it will definitely not involve Choose Goose\x26#8230;..seriously, why in God\x26#8217;s name did I draw Choose Goose?\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eOne Thousand\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eIt was recently pointed out to me that I am incredibly close to having 1000 followers for The Canary (only 12 left to go in fact). I was thinking that maybe I would have a giveaway for the 1000th followers and maybe send them something nice if they were into it\x26#8230;.so uhh if you get a creepy message from me about wanting your address, please don\x26#8217;t be too frightened.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI should really learn not to look at the blogs of my followers as much as I do. So many of you people are so painfully attractive, I have to fight the urge to make a complete ass of myself on a daily basis.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eThe Bees\x26#8217;ll Make Honey In The Lion\x26#8217;s Head \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwuft4nsFI1qb9ris.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI drew this a few weeks ago and kept it on the shelf for a while before posting it anywhere. Unfortunately due to the quick in and out of being an illustrator, I am used to rushing to finalize things\x26#8230;.which in all honesty, deciding when something is done or not is one of the hardest parts of my job. So I have been trying to make a conservative effort not to rush finalizing personal work\x26#8230;because really, there is no need. I have been looking at this thing for a long time now and I still cant figure out if I am happy with the palette. I am thinking this might be another print available to buy through \x3ca href=\x22http://www.thumbtackpress.com/artists/matthew-woodson\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eThumbtack\x3c/a\x3e if I ever do settle on the colors.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis is one of those pieces that I didn\x26#8217;t realize how filthy it was until halfway through drawing it. People always ask me why I dwell so much in my past relationships and openly refuse to actually date anyone for any extended period of time. And while I am never really able to come up with a straight answer, at least it fuels my ability to draw sexed up women without even trying. You can always tell if I am getting laid by the fact that the quality of my work dips drastically.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI wish I never had to draw anything but half-naked girls and bees.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSo as mentioned before I went home for a bit to visit my mom and her managerie, and then quickly rushed home to say goodbye to all of my Chicago friends before they went to go visit their respective families for the holidays. This basically meant that I was in my apartment alone for over a week, including Christmas Eve and day. Now initially I thought this would be a great idea\x26#8230;I could catch up on work and sleep and finally get around to playing Fable III (WAY too much Fable III). But I ended up biting off a little more than I could chew\x26#8230;.I started to go stir crazy pretty quickly. I cleaned the hell out of my apartment and inadvertently got drunk while doing so (which was nice, because I woke up and it was like Christmas elves had snuck into my apartment and cleaned it while I was sleeping). Christmas has never really been the same since my father passed\x26#8230;so I figured I wouldn\x26#8217;t be missing out on much. But apparently even a stone-hearted bastard like myself can get a little homesick every once in a while.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAnd speaking of such, I woke up this morning to this email:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwuh61leIb1qb9ris.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eNow my father Ray Woodson has been dead since 2001. At first I thought the email was some sort of really fucked up joke from a family member (yes, we are definitely that kind of family). But when I went into Google Plus to check it out it just ended up being some other Ray Woodson\x26#8217;s photo album that I apparently was inadvertently added to. Now mind you, I have no idea how something like that could happen\x26#8230;but nonetheless, it got me pretty shaken up. The world seems to be reminding to be miserable a lot more often than it used to these days.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eBut to end on a lighter note; I drew this portrait of my nephew for my brother and his girlfriend for Christmas. I ended up doing a couple versions of it, and this was the only one that I really felt captured the little dude. It had been so long since I busted out traditional media (let alone the coffee stains of my college days), that I was a little unsteady at first\x26#8230;.but in the end I think it came out super nicely. I spend so much time trying to make things look hand-done with photoshop, that I forget how good it feels to just lay it all down on the paper. Now let\x26#8217;s hope that my brother and his girlfriend don\x26#8217;t happen to read this blog before they get their Christmas package tomorrow.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwuhgqPund1qb9ris.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSo the secret project is still going strong\x26#8230;so much so in fact that I have delayed all other projects until the secret project is done. And while I am really enjoying working on it, it will be nice to finally have it behind me. At this point I feel that it is pretty mandatory for me to do some personal work while working on the secret project\x26#8230;not only to keep myself sane, but there is also a lot of stuff I want to get down on paper before it vanishes into the ether. So keep an eye posted on this blog for some of that upcoming stuff. Oh, and there might also be a complete website overhaul in the near future as well.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eHoney In The Pot, Wheat In The Fields. \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7wvnIDdP1qb9ris.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSo as expected, I completely failed keeping up my end of the bargain of keeping this blog fresh. But unlike in the past, I actually feel kind of bad about it.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWork has been crazy the last month or so, but unfortunately it is all stuff that I either can not show or is too mundane to peak anyone\x26#8217;s interest. But that being said, I do have a handful of personal projects chugging along in the background to show off.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI am going back to the motherland tomorrow for a few days, but will be back on monday to spend the holidays alone in my apartment. So I can only imagine that I will be posting on here during that time out of boredom and desperate need for human interaction\x26#8230;.so really, nothing new.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');