...at the Valley River Center today.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Jazz Vespers in Portland!
Seen in Portland last week-end!
(p.s. - saw Brad Pitt's MONEYBALL movie tonight. GREAT Baseball movie!)
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas from illustrationISM
The illustrator of this digi-card begs most respectfully to present
to you the compliments of the season, and hopes that the important
duties which have devolved upon him have been so discharged
as to be favorably remembered by you at this joyous and festive holiday. (whew)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Mikaela @ 6 years old!
In honor of Mikaela's (and ours) great week-end,
Arlene Schinitzer Concert Hall in Portland,
PLUS great friends, thick Xmas shopping traffic...)
I thought i'd dig up an old sketch of her!
ember heads
no, i'm not going crazy, but i drew these face 'like' heads that i saw in our blazing fire-place!(maybe it's because Mik, Dan & i saw
ALL of The LORD of the RINGS
movies lately!)
(5 DAYS 'TIL GRAND-PARENTS CHRISTMAS!)
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Top Ten Albums of 2011
Here are my
TOP TEN ALBUMS
for 2011:
1) - The Waterboys - An Appointment With Mr. Yeats.
Why? It's such a layered, traversed album that goes
through the phrases/phases of W.B. Yeats;
with the background rock symphony of
Mike Scott and The Waterboys.
"The hammering angst dancing with the mist of soul." (my line!)
2) - Spiderman - Turn Off The Dark.
Through all the chaos in NYC getting the musical started,
this album was a great outcrop of Bono, Edge and all the people
that got beaten up for it, singing 'RISE ABOVE'!
PLUS + It's a great road-trip cd on a great rental car stereo!
3) - Bruce Cockburn - Small Source of Comfort.
If 'HE' makes an album within any year, you
have to listen, hear, gestate and love it.
4) - Proto Kaw - Forth.
After all that Kerry Livgren went through,
he can still make a pristine, sharp, anthemic product.
5) - Ben Harper - White Lies For Dark Times.
6) - U2 - Achtung Baby Super Deluxe package;
(especially the 'Kindergarten demos' and the
FROM THE SKY DOWN video);
PLUS + Q Magazine's 'Ahk-toong-Bay-bi' Covered CD.
7) - Sam Phillips - Solid State.
8) - Brad Mehldau - Live in Marciac.
(2-CD & DVD gig!); A REALLY nice set!
The best head-phones in the dark album.
9) - The Jelly Jam - Shall We Descend?!
10) - (yes...another) The Waterboys - In A Special Place;
Mike Scott (playing great on the) Piano
Demos for This Is The Sea; i would also love
to see his 'black book' with all his thots, lyrics and notes,
during this phase!
(did you see last years list?)
THANX, for many of these, to
SKIP'S RECORD & CD WORLD, here in Eugene!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Borrah Minevitch and his Harmonica Rascals
THIS IS FUN TO WATCH!
X-D Take the time 2C it! X-D
Spike Jones wasn't the only purveyor of crazy novelty music in the first half of the 20th century.
Russian-born Borrah Minevitch led a zany combo that were very popular from the late 1920s to Minevitchs' untimely death in the '50s.
Space Age Pop sez, "the novelty of a whole harmonica band, using the full range from huge bass to tiny alto harmonica, made a terrific impression. Within a year, Minevitch and his Harmonica Rascals were one of the hottest acts on the vaudeville circuit."
They even featured a midget, Johnny Puleo, who was featured prominently in their on-stage shenanigans, as videos of the group on YouTube attest.
THANX from: http://musicformaniacs.blogspot.com/2011/06/borrah-minevitch-his-harmonica-rascals.html
an illustration from the past...
'POWER VACS & HANGERS'
"The 'two sides' always clashing and spatting @
each other for dominance of
the souls and lives of "women/children/embryos & viable tissue".
[ it's ironic & puzzling why it's called the 'LOVEJOY' Surgicenter?! ]
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Danielson VS. Where The Wild Things Are SOUNDTRACK
Have you ever noticed that the soundtrack to
and
DANIELSON music
sound the same!!!??
(...somewhat makes you do a
check-the-soundtrack-credits-for-Danielson scan!)
Wine at The Nines
while i was waiting at Table 3 at
THE NINES fund raiser in August,
i sketched a bit...
our Art Museum visit last Sunday...
...PLUS....last Sunday afternoon we (w/ b & i) went
historical novel ink panels;
Xiaoze Xie's Amplified Moments paintings,
and all the newly added Japanese Ink & Brush
art (especially the Chutes and Ladders [ E-sugoroku ] games
and ink drawings!
dress rehearsal sketch 1
While we (b, i & d) were hearing/watching Mikaela
during the rehearsal of the Eugene Symphony's
'A Lincoln Portrait' - i sketched this...
(harps are hard to sketch, while
people are filing in...!...)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
D.L. Love 'Obit Illy'
Another REGISTER GUARD
obituaries illustration was drawn of
David 'Dave' Lee Love.
PLEASE know that these are drawn with the intent
to honor the reposed and their full lives.
Please forgive me if it offends anyone,
I am in no way ridiculing the reposed.
I am artistically inspired by their lives and accomplishments,
so i wanted to illustrate them.
Nothing macabre, no nefarious reason, i'm
drawn to people who have had noted presence in life.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
loudQUIETloud
I just saw loudQUIETloud on HULU.
A great documentary about the PIXIES;
'a band that plays together well
BUT doesn't stay together well.'
(my quote)
Monday, November 7, 2011
Left-overs for ADELAIDE....
i had to 'label' the plate of scraps for Adelaide, our
12+ year old Australian/English
Shepherd (half civil, half convict) @ our
'Diety Acknowledge Center' kitchen.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Ronald Searle's The Compleet Molesworth
I found a treasure
( and when one means treasure,
you find it unexpected, glimmering, rewarding and
THE COMPLEET MOLESWORTH!
A booked stuffed with Searle's great
pen and ink creations!
SEX, MOM & GOD
I guess this's, partially, why i didn't post any October blogettes
(but the kids and i got lotsa candy last Monday! - and i did
get the anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of
U2's ACHTUNG BABY!.)...
BUT i'm mainly posting about another GREAT book i read -
Why did i like it... . . he pulls no punches, is honest
(many will say yea, yea, that's Frank Schaeffer for ya'), great stories
of his dad FRANCES SCHAEFFER and mom EDITH SCHAFFER
(revealing behind the curtain stories that will blush/rattle a baptist) and comes
to the conclusion - all that matters is love (for God, family,
neighbor and yourself....J.O.Y. - 'let go and let God').
KAMPUNG BOY
I just got done reading a graphic novel
called KAMPUNG BOY, by
the Malaysian artist 'LAT'.
Great ink work, style, story and a
free trip to a Malaysian 'KAMPUNG!'
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Johnny Cash - I See A Darkness
I just got done with a great graphic novel,
by Reinhard Kleist called
Johnny Cash - I See A Darkness!
'GREATabulous' black and white art, great flow (art & story) and
awesome drawn sections on JC's songs!
There's a little bio, synopsis and interview-deo HERE!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
a GREAT FILM - WELCOME
I saw WELCOME the other night
(i like the FILM MOVEMENT
series and the IFC Films) and loved it!
A great movie about dedication,
love (philos & agape), committment and determination.
Here's a synopsis:
Bilal, a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, has struggled his
way through Europe for the last three months,
trying to reunite with his girlfriend, who recently
emigrated to England. But his journey comes to an
abrupt halt when he is stopped by authorities in Calais,
on the French side of the Channel. Left with no other
alternatives, he decides to swim across.
Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train,
where he meets Simon, a middle-aged swimming instructor in
turmoil over his imminent divorce.
Simon agrees to help Bilal, hoping to win back
the affection of his wife, who does volunteer work
helping immigrants. But what begins as a
relationship based on self interest, develops into something
much bigger than Simon could ever have imagined,
as he too will ultimately risk everything to reach happiness.
R rating; 'wirty dords' & phrases (in french); passion/lust scene.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Ticket to the Movies Contest envelope 4
Here's the fourth of my weekly, illustrated,
Register Guard Movie Contest Envelopes.
('Yoda Everybody Loves, the dark side except')
colour
Thursday, August 11, 2011
a sketch in my vacation book...
Here's a sketch/journal page from one
of our vacation days in Colorado.
(p.s. - i won a pair of Movie tickets from my
Register Guard envelopes!)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Aunt Alices Kitchen
illustrationISM's Restaurant Review -
Aunt Alices Kitchen
in Longmont, Colorado
Service - Excellent!
Coffee - Excellent!
Waitresses - Very Friendly
(even on a jam-packed Sunday)!
From Order to Serving - Fast!
FOOD QUANTITY - HUGE!
Flavor - MMMMM Good!
Price - Very Reasonable!
Definitely 'The BEST Breakfast Joint' a visiting
Oregonian can recommend, if you're ever in
Longmont Colorado!
Daniel and Isabel blocking the door so the paparrazi couldn't come in!
On Sunday, July 24th, 2011, before we drove up to Estes Park and
Rocky Mountain National Park, with my Mom Mary, she took us to
AUNT ALICES KITCHEN for breakfast!
Friday, August 5, 2011
Register Guard Movie Contest Envelope 3...
Here the third of my annual, illustrated,
Register Guard Movie Contest Envelopes.
(Cowboys & Aliens theme, also [ now
that i look at it ] - The Illustrated Man)
(i missed a couple since i was in vacation in
Grand Junction, Colorado; Longmont, Colorado;
Grand Mesa, Colorado.)
Monday, July 4, 2011
Register Guard Movie Contest Envelope 2...
Here the second of my annual, illustrated,
Register Guard Movie Contest Envelopes.
(If you tweak your brightness and contrast, you can see the subliminal messages in mickey's cap!!!)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Register Guard Movie Contest Envelope 1...
Here the first one of my illustrated
Register Guard Movie Contest Envelopes.
(please, please, please, win, win, win...)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
C.S. Lewis quote about the 'Stupidest Grown-ups'....
While i was waiting of my kids,
i typographed/illustrated
a GREAT QUOTE by C.S. Lewis . . .
"Even in this world, of course,
it is the stupidest children
who are the most childish
and the
stupidest grown-ups
who are the most grown-up."
– C.S. Lewis; The Silver Chair
(Ch: The Healing of Harms)
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
••••• Stigmata •••••
I just finished a great graphic novel called
STIGMATA, from Fantagraphics Books.
A strong and profound story on
pain, hurt, darkness, grief, hope, grace and then
redemption. Awesome artwork/linework.
The illustrator is Lorenzo Mattotti.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The Adventures in Narnia 2011 auditions packet for Isabel Jaquette...
While i was waiting for my daughter
Isabel Jaquette,
during the ADVENTURES IN NARNIA
2011 auditions,
i doodled this on her packette.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Birthday Card for my Godson Timothy
This a 1st Birthday Card for my Godson Timothy Polishchuk,
(yes, i'm worthy to be a Godfather).
It's also a moment for people to say 'aaawww'.
(on the back i put my normal 'allmark' logo)
(sorry i didn't make one for ISABEL CARDS)
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
A 'Prophet Rock' i sent to HAROLD CAMPING!
A 'Prophet Rock' i painted and mailed to
HAROLD CAMPING earlier this week!
(i hope Harold receives it before Judgement Day,
Saturday, May 21, 2011!)
Deut. 13:1-11; 18:20-22;
2 Peter ('The Rock') 1:16-21 & 2:1-9.
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