And with bees in her breath and the rest of her ringing they'll sting through her chest with a force hard and beating

Here is my contribution to Illustration Friday. The prompt was swarm.



I thought I would post the initial sketch I did of the bee as I think I like it better then the finished product. Why is it that always happens?

So raise a glass to turnings of the season and watch it as it arcs towards the sun

The computer beckoned.. but hey I like the results. One day I'll make real art again.

And I will sleep out in the glade just by the giant tree just to be closer when my spirit's pulled away

Holy crap I made a picture without a computer for a change! I don't know what came over me.

And how do we maintain our buoyancy in this salty lake of shit and tears and murder and disease?

On empty rings around your heart the world just screams and falls apart

I finally found some time to do an Illustration Friday and this is my second post this week! I'm kicking some ass!

Mark my words, I might be something someday

Ryan's 2011 New Year's Resolutions:

The Illustrated Edition

Ok, so yeah, I'm like a few weeks late in posting this, but hey, you should be happy I'm posting at all with my track record. So stop your complaining and enjoy!

Might do something I'd be proud of someday.

My 4th year film is done and out there on the interweb! this one was mostly done using flash and then composited in after effects.

Might write something I might want to say to you someday

Two pictures in one month!!! I'm on fire!

Might paint something I might want to hang here someday

Woot! Hey look a pretty picture!

Nobody works and nobody plays and all of there dreams have melted away

Hey look another post! I'm on fire!! And this one includes some artwork.... well sort of.
I redesigned this blog and added a picture for the header finally. Look it's just right up there and isn't it pretty. I'm going to have to call this one a big win for me and there is nothing you can do about it.

Ok so that makes 3 posts for 2010, see you in a year or so.

Trying to find the perfect match between pretentious and pop

You know what I just realized? I don't post very much. Just thought I would let you know, that I know. You may now resume your regularly scheduled day. Thank you for the time and sorry for any inconvenience.

Arithmetic arithmetock, turn the hands back on the clock

Hi there! I bet you thought you saw the last of me back in June? Well you were wrong, dead wrong! I'm back with a vengeance baby, so expect to see a whole lot more of me around these parts in the near future. I shall no longer deny the world and all its beautiful inhabitants of the glory that is me! BLAM!

Now you waste all your days in the dark in the corner, without light without grace where you wait for your slaughter

Summer is in full gear! woohoo! I think I have almost fully recovered from year three, and to tell you the truth, I don't know if I can make it through another one. I'm getting a little too old for this schooling stuff. Weird!? I know right.

Anyway, towards the end of the year I put together a portfolio of some of my better work, and while I didn't get the throngs of employers throwing themselves at my feet begging me to come work for them as I was certain would happen, I figure I would post it on here anyway and put it to some good use. Without further ado...

You haven't looked at me that way in years, you dreamed me up and left me here

I'm done with my film woo hoo!! and here it is...



More to come very soon.

And at night she spoke to him of things heard only in hell

Two posts in less then a week from each other. I'm amazed!

So today in life drawing I thought I would give the old computer and tablet a try. It was a bit of a chore to get used to at first but towards the end of the day I was loosening up and getting some decent drawings. Here are a few of the better ones.

He's a WHAT? He's a WHAT? He's a newspaper man

Film making time is here again. Weeeeeeee!!!

My film this year is based on a story Ann told me about her childhood that I fell in love with. Unfortunately to make it as short as possible I stripped away any charm the original story had. Hey, What, I want to sleep some this semester, OK?!?!

Here is a turn around of my character design for young Ann, who here has been renamed Camilla to protect the innocent.

And we'll tak a right guid willie-waught for auld lang syne

Happy New Years everybody!! Weee!!! Yay!!! Wooo!!! Well I guess it's time to look back at the things I wanted to accomplish last year and focus on the things I'm going to tackle next year.

If I remember correctly last year I wanted to keep things simple and only take on a couple resolutions so I would be sure to accomplish them. Lets see how I did....

2008 Resolution #1: Read more.... Uhhhh do comic books count? I'm guessing no. I think I read an email or two, but I'm sure those probably don't count either. As far as books go, the last Harry Potter came out 2 years ago, and teenage vampire romance doesn't really do it for me, so what, is it my fault the world just isn't producing anything worth reading at the moment??? I think not!

Okay, Okay so that resolution didn't really work out, but surely I succeeded at the next one!

2008 Resolution #2: Get in better shape....... hmmmm well since my computer rests more comfortably on my gut then in my lap I think I'm going to have to call this one a failure too.

Crap, okay, well last year was a bust but who really likes to look back anyway? On to bigger better things! A new list of resolutions to fail at! YAY!!

2009 Resolution #1: Read more! This shouldn't be too hard I love to read. I do it all the time! Yeah!

2009 Resolution #2: Get in better shape! Not that I need it, I'm totally a pillar of health, totally!

2009 Resolution #3: Draw more! I'm going to be pretty unhappy if I get out of art school and I am still not confident in my drawing abilities!

2009 Resolution #4: Get better organized! I'm nearly 29, I should probably have some sort of system in place by now on how to keep track of all the things I need to do, when my families/friends birthdays are, when to shower, brush my teeth, take out the trash... but I don't

2009 Resolution #5: Post here a little more frequently. I think I owe it to all my fans out there.

I think 5 is enough for this year. I mean I can only fail at so many things before I start to take it personally.

Okay, now that all that nonsense is out of the way I actually have some art to show. I know, I know I'm pretty surprised myself.

I did this in my painting class last semester and I quite like it. It was done in oil on canvas board and I think its 18" x 24"

Now Presenting Sir Oliver Snugglemuffin Danger!!!!

To distract you from the fact that I don't have any new art to show, here is a picture of a puppy!!!

Yay puppies!!!


This is Oliver, mine and Ann's new puppy! He is 4 months old and likes sniffing stuff, licking stuff, chewing stuff, chasing stuff, and harassing Lucy. He hates leashes, wearing clothing, bedtime, veterinarians, and eating his own food. He is looking forward to meeting you all.

Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor disturbance

While you anxiously wait with fanatical longing for a life changing glimpse at my almost finished site and the reinstatement of my widely popular daily drawings, I thought I would give you a little treat. Here is a really short film I did at the end of my first year at Calarts after my main film was done. Hope you enjoy!



If the video doesn't work for some reason or you want to view a high quality version of this master piece you can go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II67uA0CoXw

Glorious sunset of my heart was fading. Soon the super karate monkey death car would park in my space

So I haven't been doing my daily drawings, as we all expected would happen. It's for a good reason though, I have been working pretty steadily on my site. The very site I have been trying to get up and running for the past few years now. Hopefully in the next week or so I will get it uploaded for all to see. Hooray!