visual arts thread

[cork_soaker]

does anyone here draw/paint/sculpt, etc.?

if so, i'd love to see your work.

i'll start by sharing a smattering of assorted recent scribbles (18 x 24 in, 45.7 x 61 cm)

please post your faves and tips!

[FoolofaTook]

[cork_soaker]

in celebration of this thread rocketing into popularity, here's more remarkably similar content

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by cork_soaker

in celebration of this thread rocketing into popularity, here's more remarkably similar content

this is my favorite one. Is this is all just on sketch paper? Ever done canvas?

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by reprise85

Do you have a cache of photos of stuff? I'm interested, I've never bought art before, and I like your style. I guess it depends on materials too? I hope this also doesn't make me sound like an asshole. I don't know how to gauge how it would look on a wall or something either but I'm willing to test the waters

Originally Posted by reprise85

this is my favorite one. Is this is all just on sketch paper? Ever done canvas?

no cache — what i've posted are the first drawings i've done in years, all from the last few months. these are on 18 x 24 drawing paper in soft willow charcoal.

i studied art as an undergrad, so have worked with canvas plenty, though it's been ages. i might re-enter the painting waters before long, but we'll see.

[teh b0lly!!1]

Originally Posted by cork_soaker

no cache — what i've posted are the first drawings i've done in years, all from the last few months.

it's really interesting to me to see that you're (possibly) exhibiting the same pattern as me.

i really honestly love painting, but it just takes hold of me in cycles, almost outside of my control in a weird way. i mostly do watercolors and acrylics. it's like, there will comes periods when i'll really get deeply into it for a while, and produce about a painting per day for a certain length of time. then at some point it'll just come to a halt on its own. then, after a cycle ends i may not really be "able" to produce again for months or even years - even though sometimes i may want to - until something triggers it again.

it's like an energy bar (the fighting game kind, not the one with nuts/assorted cranberries) that drains and refills outside of my control.

i think it's a patience thing; that's why i cannot 'fake it' or produce upon demand (even from myself). when i do my best paintings, i'm able to really meditate on them and get ultrafocused on whatever it is i'm trying to do. achieve a certain contour, or color tone or what have you. and when i'm outside of that, it's really hard to command the patience? at least i think that's what it is.

can feel another wave coming soon... can't wait.

[queenoftheswine]

Originally Posted by teh b0lly!!1

it's like an energy bar (the fighting game kind, not the one with nuts/assorted cranberries) that drains and refills outside of my control.

i think it's a patience thing; that's why i cannot 'fake it' or produce upon demand (even from myself)

This is exactly what I would describe it as being like, too. Even when I feel like I've achieved a consistent pace and draw every day, I'll just randomly stop for ages until I can bring myself to pick up a pencil again.

Thanks for your kind words Looking forward to seeing some of your stuff when the wave hits.

[cork_soaker]

and why not throw in some jenny saville?

[queenoftheswine]

Originally Posted by cork_soaker

Niiice work, cork.

Those two are my favourites. I really like the mood they convey and the botanical theme. I'd very happily have them on my wall

I also envy people that are able to successfully work with charcoal, which you seem to be doing. Is that your preferred medium?

I'll need to come up with some energy to find some shit to post, it seems. Keep yours coming, though. Here's a dancing banana

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by queenoftheswine

Niiice work, cork.

Those two are my favourites. I really like the mood they convey and the botanical theme. I'd very happily have them on my wall

I also envy people that are able to successfully work with charcoal, which you seem to be doing. Is that your preferred medium?

I'll need to come up with some energy to find some shit to post, it seems. Keep yours coming, though. Here's a dancing banana

thanks, queenoftheswine, i appreciate that. i'll look forward to seeing some of your work.

i don't know that i have a favorite medium, though charcoal is nice, given these challenging times, in that it requires minimal setup and cleanup time, no drying time (obviously), and is relatively cheap. it's well suited to the spare half hour here and there during the work week, which are the best opportunities for me these days.

[yo soy el mejor]

sketch of a sketch

[yo soy el mejor]

just a little guy on a little canvas

[yo soy el mejor]

this is old. the top sketch is from a few weeks ago



but i was just as good then as i am now

[smashingjj]

wow you're amazing

[yo soy el mejor]

aw thanks

i enjoy it enough

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by smashingjj

wow you're amazing

all skill levels welcome!

[yo soy el mejor]

maybe i could give you some lessons

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by cork_soaker

all skill levels welcome!

clearly

[FoolofaTook]

[cork_soaker]

[reprise85]

do u sell stuff corky

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by reprise85

do u sell stuff corky

hi reprise. i haven’t drawn with any seriousness in probably 15 years — not that i would call what i’ve posted “serious” (in fact, i’m trying to keep it as playful as possible for as long as possible). everything here was done over the course of about the last three months. i’d certainly be open to selling something if someone was interested, though i’ve really just been doing it for fun — and only very recently, at that. i hope that none of this somehow makes me sound like an asshole.

how much cash would you be willing to venmo?

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[reprise85]

Originally Posted by cork_soaker

hi reprise. i haven’t drawn with any seriousness in probably 15 years — not that i would call what i’ve posted “serious” (in fact, i’m trying to keep it as playful as possible for as long as possible). everything here was done over the course of about the last three months, and is part of a broader personal creative “recovery” attempt enabled, or at least accelerated, in large part by the pandemic. i’d certainly be open to selling something if someone was interested, though i’ve really just been doing it for fun — and only very recently, at that. i hope that none of this somehow makes me sound like an asshole.

how much cash would you be willing to venmo?

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Do you have a cache of photos of stuff? I'm interested, I've never bought art before, and I like your style. I guess it depends on materials too? I hope this also doesn't make me sound like an asshole. I don't know how to gauge how it would look on a wall or something either but I'm willing to test the waters

[buzzard]

How are you with requests?

I am absolutely thinking about that one image of Corgan suggesting that, perhaps, we be quiet.

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by buzzard

How are you with requests?

I am absolutely thinking about that one image of Corgan suggesting that, perhaps, we be quiet.

requests? well, you’re my first!

i’d love to say i’d be open to it, though i fear i’d get as carried away drawing the mustache as bill did growing it

maybe if he looked more like, say, a watering can or some sort of leafy foliage, i’d feel more excited by the prospect

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[Joey Goldberg]

i can post some stuff of my own later, but in the meantime, here's some Futura

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by Joey Goldberg

i can post some stuff of my own later, but in the meantime, here's some Futura

these are coll

[run2pee]

The watering can gave me a lot of feelings. Your work is super emotional to me. The way you handle light is maybe what it is that makes me have memoryfeelings. Gosh it’s friekin amazing, thanks for showing us

[buzzard]

I particularly enjoy the 'crispness' of this most recent addition and that tasty depth of field effect.

The second upload in the original post is my personal [tip and] fave. I'm not sure how to put it, but there's something almost cinematic about the way it has been captured as if it were a frame on a roll of 8mm or maybe even a View-Master slide.

[wHATcOLOR]

this is a good thread