Idolize.

Anyone who claims to be my friend should know that I love Van Gogh's Portraits. I got to see one in the MOMA. Lisa took a picture of me with it, and I am so glad.

The Big One (Picture Frame, Not a Door)

Early Construction:

Before Painting:



Inner Frame: 9in. x 13in. Outter frame: 6ft. x 3ft.
I left it at my grandpa's, but i hope to make bigger and stranger ones in the future when I actually have room to keep tools. All in all it was fun.

I'm trying really hard not to dislike anyone. I don't know if I have done perfect, but I don't think I have said anything bad about anyone in a little while. I think I realized it is just much more stressful and takes a lot more effort to dislike people. It's not worth it. I just feel like everyone has something pleasant to offer if I could just get to know them. It's just unfortunate that I may never get to know a large amount of people that I see on a regular basis.

I think this is a waste.

Small...

"The Big One" is done. It's pretty goofy. I have lots of ideas based off of it though and I want to make more. My grandpa wants to give me all of his tools. He doesn't even have enough space for all of them, so I definetly don't either. I wish I did. I really enjoy doing actual work to create something. I went to New York again. It was fun. All the people everywhere and a 30 story tall picture of Diddy on the side of a building made me feel extremely insignificant. There was some really talented artists selling there stuff at cruddy little tables in Union Square. I felt bad for them. I wish I could afford to buy their stuff and support them at least a little. I should have told them that I think their stuff was good. I think no matter how many people know him now, how many museums display his work, and how many books are written about him, If Van Gogh were alive today he would be just as ignored as he was during his own life and probably would still end up killing himself. Pop culture is a leach. As much as I claim to hate it, it sucks me in too. That's what I really hate. I'm not just saying that to sound cool and tough. By saying that too it sounds like I am trying to cover up that I'm a fraud. I don't think I am, but maybe I am.

Framework...

This is the first one I ever made; Wood, spraypaint, windex, sandpaper...

A flood's a comin...

Although staying with your grandparents in a tiny town in west virginia doesn't sound that great, it really is. It's has also been suprisingly inspiring. I don't know if that's the right word, but I do know I really like all the stuff I have been doing in my sketchbook, and I never like the stuff in my sketchbook. Also, the picture frame making is going pretty good. I havn't done many cause as usual my laziness is still in full effect. However, what I have made, I feel is beautiful. I think tomorrow I'm going to make some more, and maybe even start the "big one". It's really a ridiculus idea, but I feel it must be done. So... anyways... as soon as I have access to a scanner, I should have some new good stuff up here. Oh wow the news just showed some crazy criminal with tattoos all over his face that apparently is the most wanted man in UTAH! I kinda miss that place. I got to go to New York and Washington DC and it was great. And blah blah blah...

I wish...

I wish I could make stuff as cool as this dude does, and have cities all over the world let me paint huge murals on perfectly good walls...

Read...

I'm at my grandpa's in west Virginia for a few weeks and I can't really do much on here, but this article gave me a little boost. It's one of my favorite illustrators, Lane Smith. Check it out:
http://www.advunderground.com/interviews/smith1106.php

Handsome fella...

"Christopher James Olyear-Reynolds... A.K.A OLEYAR!"

DJ Scribble

Sorry about inappropirate sidetrack...

Joseph and J.R. once asked me to design a thingy for their band. It's too bad they broke up like 2 days after I did this cause I thought it was kinda clever (well as clever as a stolen image can be)...

"I like to think I was once charming" or "Now that's what I call romance..."

After looking at this, this is probably the reason girls don't like me now.

(P.S. I found this in a box in the garage and it made me laugh, I hope she never sees this...)
(P.P.S. If she does, it's just for fun... sorry)

"The Definition of Creepy":

I know it's gross...

Just before I left on my mission the kid that lived in the room across the hall from me in my apartment moved out. So for about the last month and a half I was there the room was vacant and empty. I took advantage of the opportunity, went and bought a giant roll of butcher paper and covered about half the room with it. It was like this rad all white photo studio. I mostly just took odd photos of myself, but there was a few other things i shot. I got my wisdom teeth out and this is what happened next:


I know they're gross, but they are probably some of my favorite photos that I have taken.

Water + color

Fun with my new travel kit:
"The Indiest of the birds according to Kristi"(a.ka. "Looks like the work of a ten year old girl, but it's not"):

Ugliness...:

Crap on my Cat:

Sketchbook madness...

Some newer ones...
Kristi wants creepy:

Guess who the handsome fella on the right is:

ugliness=beauty

monkey boy:

The (ugly) artist...

Enough of the nonsense...

I got the scanner running... This is all the nonsense I call art... It's old and new... Photos, paintings, drawings, rants, and raves... If you don't like it you can hang it...

Two gays...

Old people are funny. I was talking to my granpa on the phone about me going up to stay with him, and he had a few concerns about when i should come. My favorite of all was his concern about having company next weekend. So I asked "well does that mean i can't be there?" He told me well no they will only use one bedroom. He then said, "But they're gays.". It's shirley's son and friend. He then proceded to tell me they're not bad guys, but he just wanted to give me a heads up. We both laughed, and I told him I didn't mind, but thanks for the heads up. It's good to know he's watching out for me...

p.s. I'm not a gay hater. I just thought this was funny.