Cute artist

I just wanted to share this website with everyone-

http://www.tastypeachstudios.com/index.html

She is an artist who creates the cutest little accessories I have ever seen- I don't know how she makes them. They're so little! ;-;
http://mooglegurl.deviantart.com/

Current drawing projects

My current drawing projects. Two of them are almost done.

Bunny and raptor sketch

Poor George, I hope he doesn't get eaten. :(

Landscape sketch

This is a quick sketch of the parking lot in front of my apartment complex. It took about 20 minutes and was sketched with a pen then colored with prismacolor color pencils.

Lanscape sketch

Messing with prints

It's never ending. Everytime I think I'm done messing with all my online prints, I find something else that needs to be worked on. Whether it's because their description is too vague and I have to go back and edit it or the file is not big enough to get many print sizes, so I have to go find that drawing and scan it again to make a bigger file. I'm tired. :(

Comic - Random 1 and 2

I gotta cut down on the time it takes me to complete these comics. It's not that I do too much detail (I could do a lot more). I just have a bad habit of drawing very faint lines at first, then I go back over those lines a little less faint...and over and over until I slowly get to the point where the drawing is dark enough for it to be complete. I'd save a lot of time if I would just lay down darker lines to begin with. It's years of bad habit that I have to unlearn...

Lamp Sketch

A pretty lamp at the bookstore. Black prismacolor pencil.

Random sketch

I was hanging out at a bookstore and saw this guy sit at a table across from me. I like his hair, so I drew a quick sketch based on him and then colored it with Prismacolor Pencils.

Making sweet tea

I think I've discovered one of the secrets to making really good sweet tea. At one of my favorite sweet tea making eateries in town, I've noticed that after they brew the tea they add the sugar, then stir the batch for a minute with a really big spoon and let it sit for a few more minutes (unless they're getting a lot of business, then they're kind of forced to serve it before its properly 'done').

At first, I assumed this was done to make sure the sugar was completely dissolved and mixed thoroughly- Istill believe this is the main objective to that. However, it occurred to me that in stirring the tea that they were also airing it out. I made some tea at home and after brewing, added the sugar, stirred it, and then let it set for a few minutes. It might be in my head, but it sure seems to taste better than my past failed attempts at making this beloved beverage. Viva Sweet Tea! ^-^-b

Latte Flying

This is my original character, Latte, for my graphic novel. This was mostly an opportunity to practice my lighting and shadows. Drawn in pencil, then colored on the computer in Corel Painter. Character and art (c) J. Johnson

Trent sketch- original character

Here's an original character of mine for my graphic novel.

Study of light

Stegy!

George the bunny meets a stegosaurus!

Snobby raptor

Naked - pg.06 and pg.07

Time

It feels like May was just yesterday and now its June the 7th already. Why does time go by so fast? And to think I might live another fifty or so years. The best part of my life ended over fifteen years ago. How much longer will this mediocre style of existence continue? I wish I could see the future. If I could see the future and know for a fact that I have nothing to look forward to, then maybe I could go ahead and end my life now.

Everyday I keep hoping for something better... and something better never comes. I don't want to keep going and always hoping. There's gotta be more to this than the same routine that I repeat day after day, week after week, month after month. Sometimes I am tricked into thinking I am actually going somewhere, but I'm not. I haven't even taken a step- I'm still at the starting line. What am I waiting for? A sign?

Connections

I have been watching the Pixar film, Wall-e. Every time I rewatch it, I find something new or see a different meaning that never occurred to me before. Seeing the love blossom between Wall-e and Eve always puts me in a state of awe. It is one of the greatest depictions of the special bond that we, as human beings, share with one other.

We have so many mechanical devices now that revolve around ways of sending messages or photos to our friends- and with the internet and its many community oriented features (such as youtube and myspace) there really is no limit to how we communicate with each other. Even so, I cannot help feeling that the more we use these new gadgets to talk, the more distant we become. I have recently discovered text messaging on my phone and often send messages to my friends when I have a random thought or have a question for them. It is convenient but does not come close to that same feeling of connection that I feel when I am talking with someone in person. Before text messaging, I had trouble using a phone (and still do) because you lose so many visual cues when talking on a phone. The human voice seems inadequate for expressing feelings and ideas when entirely by itself. The way you move your body, your facial expressions, how your hold your hands... even the atmosphere of the room you happen to be sitting in- all these elements are apart of the experience of talking with someone. And they are all absent in the text message or phone conversation.

Wall-e also reminds me of something else I have always valued but never gave much thought to before- holding hands with someone. The last person I regularely held hands with passed away years ago, and I miss it. We do not always need the big finales of sex or rough housing to be close to someone. Just being able to be with someone, hold hands with them, and share that moment with them... that is everything.