Random post

1. I'm working on some doodles that I want to refine a bit more before posting.


They'll hopefully be done sometime this weekend. I have so many ideas in my head and I'm trying to keep up and put them on paper and capture what it is I'm seeing. lol


2. For the first time ever I am a vice-chairman of the board.


Fancy schmancy title, right? I'm a boardmember for the 75th McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade here in Chicago. If you guys know anyone that can volunteer their Thanksgiving morning - you get some nice freebies and you'll be on TV, and you're done around 11am.

Check out and volunteer at:

http://www.chicagofestivals.org/




3. Im a fan of John Carter of Mars.


I share a birthday with its author, who also wrote Tarzan right here in Tree Studios in Chicago. I'm kinda exicted but kinda nervous about Pixar doing the upcoming feature- but they're good at getting the story right, so I shouldn't worry, right?



SCI-FI Wire reports that Andrew Stanton, the director of Pixar’s upcoming feature John Carter of Mars, with co-writer Mark Andrews will be putting their own spin on the iconic story. The site also shares that, according to a Pixar manager, the film will have a unique look as well. Jim Morris, general manager at Pixar Animation, adds, “John Carter is in its very early stages, and there is much to figure out about that, so we’d be premature. We are looking at a variety of different approaches and techniques for that…We’re kind of a bit early in the development of that.”



4. Chicagoanimators.com 2008 Comic-Con interviews:

I'll hopefully get working on editing and uploading the next ones. I got great ones from Chris Sanders, Ronnie Del Carmen, Adam Huges, and one of my favorite interviews: Craig McCraken! I kinda have them on Catherine's computer and she's been busy doing freelance work on said computer and I don't want to infringe on her time. So I'll post quite a few once I get my hands on that computer!! muah haa haa!!!


5. Theatre season is upon me!!


I've got a lot of work to do on the sets and some props for "The King and I". This is pretty much the first time I'm not also involved in acting in the show. I thought it would free up my time nicely. Turns out it just means people think I have more time to work on more things. I'm a workaholic, not a problem as long as its creative. Who needs sleep!Like on my way outta town tonight I get to pick up 7 48" dowels plus ribbons and snowflakes from the director.



6. Halloween!


It's one of my favorite holidays, mostly because everyone I know dresses up and has fun. I make my costume every year (as I did as a kid). Last year I was Old-School Wonder Woman, and I think it did a decent job. This year, do to the freebie wings I got at Comic-Con, I'm going to be tinkerbell. I'm opting to make a costume closer to the original style of the actual Disney movie. None of that silly frilly crud. I just got the lime-green fabric online today.

Noir reedit

This is a small upload of an image I drew for Babes with Blades http://www.babeswithblades.org/

daily vampire

lol wierd title, should explain this is the daily topic for one of the blogs I post at. I'm ok with this drawing, not loving it, but we can be friends. lol.

I set up a portfolio website (finally). Still doesn't have everything that's decent to put up there, and none of my animation (go figure!) but at least I started it. That's the first step...but calling it that makes me feel like im in some AA group.

kristineb.carbonmade.com

sketch i did for thoughtfaucet

they have a daily topic and today was cry, so I found 10 minutes to sketch something

The King and I

The community theatre i'm in asked me to do the logo for their fall production of "The King and I" and here's the image I came up with.

noir 2

film noir style for a project

Iowa Impressions

lots of clouds and open spaces in Iowa

Couldn't sleep

The thing about doing a regular 9-5 job is that i get all these ideas and no time to do them in. Unless I don't sleep. So I do fun stuff after work like drawing, practicing guitar, cooking. Tonight I really couldn't sleep though. My mind is running all over the place. Sketching helps. Not happy with this one, but i'm leaving it alone.

Poof

When I thought "POOF" I thought about a mermaid retelling her encounter with a sailor as in "Poof and then he was gone!" And i like drawing mermaids. This is a rare fancytail mermaid, tails are a bit different and very colorful and flowy hence the fancytail name. They live off the coast of Catalina Island where they can easily blend into the seaweed. This one was obviously caught off gaurd.

childhood

quick sketch of myself as a child. May work this one out some more...

back from the Con

and doodling some more

Off to Comic-con

Sorta feeling like a strange fish, actually going to comic-con, hence the picture.

recent doodle

Drew it for my boyfriend's birthday gift. It was attached to a coconut - Monty Python style gift giving. Swallow attached to a coconut with a gift inside the coconut.

lifesaver...

and this is a new image I had to make for work...

random work things

These are old and I wasn't sure if I've posted em' before . Just bored at work so posting it here.

work stuff

Part of a poster that's been driving me insane, made for work

castle

I've finished the musical I was in. So now back to drawing.

goodbye engineer of imagination

No drawing could do justice to the note i have to place here, but yet I want to mark it in my own journal.

Today I learned that Ollie Johnston, last of the 9 has left this earth to join his comrades wherever it is tired animators go once they expire. Frank and Ollie were really fantastic inspirations and like all animators I enjoyed every little wink that was thrown into their direction in movies. To loose Ollie is like loosing the last page on a windy day, to a story that now is closed.

I wonder where the future will lead to- I'm hoping that their footprints will burn into the foundations of animation instead of fading into the sea of history. May their legends live on and inspire these and upcoming generations, so that inventive and lovable characters are created and the great tradition of animation lives on to inspire imagination.

The Red Ballon

I watched "The Red Ballon" the other night and it was fantastic. Just as wonderful as I remembered from my childhood viewing. What I hadn't remembered at all was the blue ballon. There was so much character in this movie, and rarely a word spoken. Quite the masterpiece. With the Red Ballon the dvd had White Mane, which was interesting but not as good. It did have some beautiful imagery.

The art of mary blair

Loved the book but felt jipped that there weren't more pictures. It's kinda like a highschool essy with lots of quotes, some bits of history, and a few photos. I know there's lots more. I want a book more like the Charley Harper book that I've heard about. Hopefully not that expensive, but an actual CATALOG of Mary Blair's work would be nice. Guess that would require a museum to show it though. Hmph. Maybe the Getty will do it, she is such an influential artist and I want to see more damn it!

Red Umbrella

It was a grey rainy day on the way to rehearsal tonight.

archery

I did this one completely in photoshop, used some free stock photos, (the arrow feathers and the actual target). I had trouble with the text and using the pen tool, plus the need to have really long titles on the actual image as the client requested.

The Elevator incident and a Friendly Spring announcement from the weatherman

early bird

seems a waste not to show it, here's a doodle I did that won't be going on a flyer.

Tales of the Wonderfully Wierd part 1

Double Exposure

Today I didn't feel like singing in choir so I skipped and did some artwork.

I didn't feel like drawing at all so I took out my old digital camera.

Notes on Double Exposure:
I wanted to caputure my feelings and the thoughts in my head. I worked the photos minimally on the computer, working with exposure and intensity, as well as adding grain and textures to reflect the feelings going through me.

the breakup

more drawing

I didn't feel like it today. But I drew anyway.

valentines card

Day ONE

40 days of drawings

I'll post it later, but I'm planning on doing a drawing a day for the next 40 days (including yesterday).

Rubber Ducky

Just decided to doodle my rubber ducky since I couldnt sleep.

moleskin part 2

And some flowers that had been in my sketchbook, spiced with color and a little more crosshatching. I dont know if i like em' or not

Old Fly-boy

Just a sketch from my moleskin that I worked on today while trying to think of a sketch for illustration friday.

Dresses for Christine

Dress I was asked to design, in two color options

Merry Christmas!

I've been moving, and my home computer isn't actually connected yet. I plan on getting back to drawing and posting shortly. Have a happy holiday and a great new year!

Extreme Weather

Ok, so we had some storms tonight. I got the greatest show walking back to my apartment. The sun was almost set, Thunderheads in the distance, lit from above by the moonlight and inside by the lightning, and lit from below by the city lights. Pretty amazing. This is as close as I could draw it. Really extreme differences.

Extreme

An ELT= Extremely Large Troll. In this case guarding a door.

Open

soo many Ideas for this topic. But I have this Russian nesting doll right infront of my computer so I illustrated it.

Illustration Friday

Topic for Illustration Friday was Blues

The Bean

The law firm I work at isn't opening until 11am tommorrow due to the late-night cubs game tonight! Thought i'd share that with you all.

I didn't feel like fighting to get home with all the other commuters. Besides, then I'd just sit and do nothing really. Instead I did something. I went to the park and drew the "Bean" aka. Cloud Gate sculpture.

waterdragon

small, but maybe I'll play with the idea more.