Sunday, December 14, 2008

...junk.mail...


my mom has forever told me to stop drawing on irregular sized paper and "junk" paper. needless to say, i never really listened. in fact, last night i started a caricature and it turned out to be one of the best exaggerated self-caricatures i've done. sorry mom, it ended up on the back of my progressive insurance envelope. so, i had an idea. i'm going to start a new line of artwork called "junk mail" and just do ballpoint pen drawings on the endless promotional junk paper that is snail mailed everyday. i'll never run out of paper, and if i need something bigger, i will glue them together. let me know what you think...

dustin

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

cheesy huh?

this artist is simply amazing... you all need to check his other stuff out on youtube.

his use of odd materials to do portraiture is inspiring

Monday, December 8, 2008

BASEL MIAMI

 went to miami this weekend with lindsey (4.5 hour drive -one way-) and went to possibly the largest art shows in the nation... i think even the world.
art basel started in switzerland i believe, and is now starting to have more locations annually.

we got to see degas, miro, dali, chuck close, warhol, etc. as well as many many current contemporary work that i loved. to name a couple would be nara yoshitomo, mark ryden, plus many more.

linz and i are creating a basel fund and will be attending all 3 days of this event next year!

we met up with ted (grapic artist from san francisco/new york city/ft lauderdale) and his friend mike. we all had a blast and hopefully someday will start creating a lot of artwork together.

art basel is a definite recommendation to all artists or all who appreciate art.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

;D

a glowing from above
a cheshire grin was poking fun at something
a hidden feline criticism
last night nature was playful only to mock
i'll show them 

Monday, December 1, 2008

too busy to be organized

blech!... do you feel like this?

im feeling like i NEED to be organized but the only down time i have, i end up doing stuff like... blogging.

really i need to organize my room, car, business, life etc. so i can feel more productive.

im sure the more productive i am the less compelled i will feel to get organized.

i'll procrastinate since its almost midnight... mmm... sweeepy

Sunday, November 30, 2008

russian painter



this is an amazing artist with an amazing process for making animation...
my friend daniel showed me this artist a few weeks ago and i was floored...
i just wish it was in english...

Saturday, November 29, 2008

panels


i built some panels in my dad's woodshop today... cant wait to put some paint to them... i also made some other things but they are christmas presents for certain viewers who may read my blog.... so... later

creative flight

morgan and i hung out till about 2 this morning! hmmm... i think alot was accomplished.
we have narrowed down our plan of action...
actually, i havnt posted about this:
morgan and i are going to eventually start a business selling cards, flyers, paper sculpture and such but are still in the planning stages.
we are going to have alot of work to do but i think alot of good will come from it...
this is most likely just what i needed to get motivated and start producing some work!

Saturday, November 22, 2008

...INSPIRE

im stuck... man am i stuck!
i have absolutely no idea where i am going with my artwork.
i am a caricature artist that loves to paint abstractly who also likes realism and portrait work...
i want to focus,
but what fun would that be?
i like too many things
i want to paint/draw/sculpt so many subjects and attack them in different ways...
a jack of all trades is only good at many things...
never a master at one.... hmm
so yeh i need
inspiration

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Newbie...

Hey everyone! I've started my own personal Art Corner in hopes of interesting rants and raves, tutorials, and imagination explosions. I hope you will enjoy what is to come.
thanks,
dustingoolsby
www.dustingoolsby.com