I don't know why this took so long. Actually I do.... when you make a series, you create all these rules for yourself, so it's a closed system. But then you make that last one, and it's been a while since you thought about the system, and the piece is supposed to be a bit different than the others anyway, and you just trip over and over yourself just thinking of all the solutions to the visual problem that needs to be solved, wondering what the best solution is. How long can you make visual solutions before you know you've found the right one? Finaly, you just have to settle on something. SOMETHING. I stopped on this one, for the ring motif. But for some reason it was hard to wrangle into a good composition that fits into that said set of rules that makes a series a series.

But I think I have to change the beginning, now. The Fun-A-Day show is coming up on April 27, so I better have everything all organized!

Why I think I can make a graphic novel, I don't know...

Jilted Cloudscape With Tom Waits. Mixed media on 11x14 bristol paper.

While searching the internet for art things to go to, I saw a landscape painting by Matisse. Suddenly in my mind I saw an image of Tom Waits, singing/yelling, superimposed over it. A vision! But hell, I can't paint like Matisse.

I think it's time I showed "Circus"... Recommendation from here is to listen while you read.

 

  

 

  

 

Okay okay so it's not done yet. The last one's thumbnailed and ready to execute. I just haven't executed yet. Mostly I want to post it this way so Poodle Murphy doesn't get lost in the shuffle. She's got cool thighs.

Sorta a strange song to illustrate front to back, I know. I'm sorta a strange girl who illustrates, y'know.

Tom Waits #28.

He said "I'll never kiss a gun street girl again"...

Rar.

Tom Waits and Franz Kline are an odd but compatible couple. Photo does not convey how much ink and paint is caked onto this poor piece of paper. Not as much as a Kline painting, but more than what I usually do. This is #24. I'm almost done with a series of characters from his song "Circus", and realized I hadn't actually just drawn the actual man in a while. Thus: this.

His words, when inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. I just realized I forgot to dot the end of the sentence. Will fix soon.

Tom Waits #9. And I'm not done yet.

Yessss, it's Fun-A-Day again, because nothing lights a fire under my artisty ass than Fun-A-Day. My project this year: Tom-Waits-a-Day. I made a run of 10 of these patches, and another run of 10 in a different color.

Last year I failed and didn't make all 31 pieces for each day of January. This year I'm determined! 31 in '13! Happy New Year!

Oh and lo, something's happeniiiiinng... I've been picking at this and picking at this all week. Carving on actual linoleum is soooo much better than that "cuts like butter" garbage. Um, I forgot to flip the image. So it's opposite will be the finished print. Oh well. Good thing there's no lettering!