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Scott H. Biram – create every day challenge 2014 – day 30

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Today is day 30, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

Scott H. Biram’s new record is coming out next week, February 4.  So, I thought I would do a little homage to the dirty old one man band from Austin tonight.  His records are good – but man if you get a chance to see him live go do it.  Its powerful.  I got to see him while vacationing in Memphis back in November – good stuff.   So here you go.

Scott H. Biram

Scott H. Biram

Jan
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Cold – Create Every Day challenge 2014 – day 29

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Today is day 29, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

tonight a sketch of me being cold.

Cold me

Cold

Jan
29

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State of the Union – Create Every Day 2014 – day 28

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Today is day 28, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

Tonight the president, in tradition gives the state of the Union address to Congress, and the world.  I tuned out.  My Anarcho-Libertarian tendencies have kicked into full force this year and Ive lost any interest that a centralized government is the answer to saving the republic.  Voting for the lesser of two evils, is still pretty evil.

So tonight, in honor of our “anti war – all transparent” president, a scene from the other side of the world.   –and I went back to painting roots and did something real painterly for this one.  I could spell out the “meaning” for you – but I think you the viewer, are smart enough to get it.

Drone Diplomacy

Drone Diplomacy

Jan
28

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Go Home Winter, You’re Drunk. CED Challenge 2014 Day 27

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Today is day 27, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

As the polar vortex plunges again, this is all I have to say about that.

Go Home Winter, You're Drunk

Go Home Winter, You’re Drunk

Jan
27

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My immune system – aka why Im not watching the Grammy’s CED 2014 day 26

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Today is day 26, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

Feeling a bit more chipper today.  I watched about 3 minutes of the Grammy’s and turned it off, because the sounds out of the TV sound exactly what I envision is whats going on in my body… honky-tonk VS injustice all on vocoder.  So, here is a stupid comic.

Attack of the Vocoder

Attack of the Vocoder

Jan
26

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Ada again – create every day challenge 2014 – day 25

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Today is day 25, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

Feeling a bit better, but still feeling pretty horrible today so just something quick – sketch of Ada again.   Oh yeah she has some junk today too.  Time for some vitamins and rest!

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Jan
25

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Ada sketch – create every day challenge day 24

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Today is day 24, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

Still feeling pretty horrible today so just something quick – sketch of Ada.

ada

Ada

Jan
24

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Sick – Create Every Day Challenge 2014 day 23

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Today is day 23, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

I was feeling a bit better this week, chalking things up to allergies.  That still might be but today I got hit HARD.  So, quick sketch tonight.  This about sums it up.

sick

sick

 

Jan
23

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Lynley – create every day challenge 2014 day 22

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Today is day 22, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

Tonight I complete the series I have been working on, my little family Art Nouveau style.  enjoy.

Lynley

Lynley

Jan
22

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Something Ridiculous – create every day challenge 2014 – day 21

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Today is day 21, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.  According to some – 21 day sof anything is a habit.  Either breaking one or making one.  Well today is a big day habit wise – I have successfully created and posted something every day for 21 days.  Some better than others, but thats not the point.

So I had fun doing little girl yesterday all Art Nouveau Style… so yours truly gets a similar treatment tonight.  Thinking about fleshing this all out into a family portrait sort of thing.  More on that later.

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Jan
20

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mountain cedar – CED 2014 day 19

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Today is day 19, of the create every day (CED) challenge 2014 – where I draw or paint or create something and post it every day of the year.

A bit under the weather tonight – likely due to mountain cedar (juniper ash) allergies here in Texas.  Or the plague.  one of the two.  Either way I did not have a ton of time to work up something really awesome tonight.  I created something about how I feel about this tree, whom provides such sustenance for critters during harsh winter months when nothing bears fruit or is green – but deals such a terrible pollen that impacts a lot of us.  its nothing great and thats fine.  When I set out to do this I knew a few of these daily’s would be misses – but the point is to keep chugging along and do SOMETHING.  so here it is.

stupid mountain cedar pollen

stupid mountain cedar pollen

Jan
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Rusty’s Puppy – just for fun – CED 2014 day 17

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Today is day 17, in my create something every day challenge 2014.  – I draw or paint something and post it every day of the year.  I had no idea what to do tonight when Lynley suggested I draw my cousins dog.  Not one for pet pictures I wasnt super excited about it but then I thought – What if Rusty’s dog got loose?  I bet the dog would go to that shot bar in College Station and order up a whiskey.

Whiskey drinking dog

Woof, Woof, Whiskey Please

So here it is.

 

Jan
17

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Something just for fun – my Conway T-Pain Mix Tape – CED2014 day 16

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Today is day 16, in my create something every day challenge 2014.  – I draw or paint something and post it every day of the year.  So far, so good although my hands are starting to hurt.   The theme this month is “Past, Present, and Future”.  -and speaking of hands, I did not do a hand study tonight, back tomorrow likely with that.

Tonight I did something ridiculous.  I guess its just, well – my kind of night.  (ouch, sorry).  I found something in my truck, while going down a dirt road, headed to a rural location, near a body of water, with a six pack of beer, after I had my catfish dinner – and here it is.  The infamous T-Pain / Conway mix tape.

T-Pain / Conway mix tape.

winner winner, catfish dinner T-Pain / Conway mix tape.

Obviously this is a joke.  the thought of such a tape is pure absurd.  But if popular country music in 2013 has anything to day about it – this is the American Dream.  NOTE TO NEW VIEWERS – this is NOT a critique of country music.  I love all sorts of music.  I really dont like whats coming out on modern country radio though and this is a spoof on that.   OK back to your auto-tune and regularly scheduled programming.

 

ev

Jan
16

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Hand Study again – create every day challenge 2014 – day 15

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Today is day 15, in my create something every day challenge 2014.  – I draw or paint something and post it every day of the year.  January’s theme is past, present, and future.

Tonight I did an other hand study.  “STUDY – dont worry about making art.”  I plan on making a lot of art this year, best get to work on what hands look like making music.

here you go.

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Hand Study – Synth

Jan
15

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Hand Study – Create Every Day Challenge – day 14

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Today is day 14, in my create something every day challenge 2014.  – I draw or paint something and post it every day of the year.  January’s theme is past, present, and future.

Tonight I opted to just study – and sketch out a hand.  I have been doing so much music related stuff lately I needed to work on my chops – fingers, hands -can be tricky.  Its not really anything epic but I needed just to step back and not worry about “art” tonight.  I think I have been trying to do too much with the every day stuff – which is fine but some concepts and paintings really need more time to work out.

So here it is, sketching day #14.

Hand Study with Guitar

Hand Study with Guitar

 

Also this, from a sketchbook in 1999 – useful feedback from one of my drawing/painting professors.  Forget which one.  But the message sticks.  See what I did there, kept with the theme…

 

study

study

Jan
14

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Hello, I’m Johnny Cash – Create Every Day Challenge 2014 – day 13

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Today is day 13, in my create something every day challenge 2014.  – I draw or paint something and post it every day of the year.  So far, so good heading out of day 13 of the challenge I am feeling pretty good about it.  The theme this month is “Past, Present, and Future”.

Today’s date,  January 13 – back in 1968 Johnny Cash performed at Folsom Prison, cutting “At Folsom Prison”.  Obviously a very important performance and record.  So tonight, Ile leave you with The Man in Black, Mr. Johnny Cash.

Johnny Cash

Hello, I’m Johnny Cash

Jan
12

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Lemon Juice – Create Every Day Challenge 2014 – day 12

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Today is day 12 of the “Creative Everyday Challenge, 2014″.  Where I draw something and post it every day.  January’s Theme is “Past, Future, and present”

I couldn’t think of anything to draw today, but while doing dishes I got a hint of lemon scent as I was loading the dishwasher.  I thought of my brother, affectionately known as “Lemon Juice” (you will have to ask him why).  So here you go, bro.

Lemon Juice, Esquire

Lemon Juice, Esquire

Hes also a lawyer and I didn’t get a model release form from him so catch this while you can before I get the cease and desist letter.

 

Jan
11

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Howlin Wolf – CED 2014 day 10

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Today is day 10 of the “Creative Everyday Challenge, 2014″.  Where I draw something and post it every day.  January’s Theme is “Past, Future, and present”

This day, in 1949 vinyl records were introduced by RCA and Columbia.  Elvis was recording his first RCA sessions in 1956.  And, in 1976 Howlin Wolf (aka Chester Arthur Burnett) passed away.  So tonight I spun some Howlin Wolf, mostly from the Sun recordings and went to work.

Howlin Wolf

Howlin Wolf – built for comfort, not for speed

Jan
10

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…and I will go to Texas Davy Crockett – CED day 9.

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Today is day 9 of the “Creative Everyday Challenge, 2014″.  Where I draw something and post it every day.  January’s Theme is “Past, Future, and present”

This day, in 1836 Davy Crockett wrote one of his last letters, I think the very last to congress – stating his intentions to move to Tejas (it was still Tejas then, not a state – Texas did not win independence until later).  A few days prior to his January 9 letter – he was having beers with friends in Memphis where he coined the well known idiom -“you may go to hell, and I will go to Texas” in reaction to that years elections.  See, he wasn’t a big fan of Jackson, or VanBuren or their policies.  And well he just lost his Congressional Seat in Tennessee.

I could work this one out a lot longer but I decided to stop at the concept.  not has happy as I was with last nights but hey, win some lose some.  Here you are, king of the wild Frontier.  (also, 2 months from now, back then, he will die in the stand at the Alamo).

Davy, Davy Crockett

And I will go to Texas, Davy Crockett

Jan
9

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Happy Birthday Luther Perkins – CED 2014 – day 8.

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Today is day 8 of the “Creative Everyday Challenge, 2014″.  Where I draw something and post it every day.  January’s Theme is “Past, Future, and present”

This day, in 1928 a man was born whom would change and mold music for many many years.  He shares a birthday with the one and only Elvis Presley – he is Luther Perkins.  the “guitar sound” of the man in black, Johnny Cash.  Im not here to argue who influenced music more or whatever, but I can say with all confidence that this man is critical to rock and roll and country music.  Boom-chicka-boom…

Luther Perkings

Boom Chicka Boom Chicka – Luther Perkins

I decided the last few create every day drawings were a bit too comic like so I went back to some painting roots, fired up Corel Painter X3 and worked a lot more painterly tonight.  Way longer than I should for a simple create every day, but hey.  Hone the skill, create, create, create.  This is the goal.

Cheers

ev

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