S'more prints

Blind Contour #51 (Hey)

I've already editioned this one, a simple lino-cut. It's actually a dark burgandy colour.


This is a proof of a woodcut/screenprint. The flat orange is the screenprinted part. I made a few changes to the block before I printed some on blue and green backgrounds on Saturday. I think I may print some of the block on white paper in black and/or grey ink also. I kind of just made this one up as I went along, which was weird. The little comic strip folks at the bottom were an addition I made at the end. I think I like it...

P.S. check out my comics here if you have a minute: www.wbaoc.blogspot.com

MIX Magazine call for submissions

Got this e-mail yesterday, sounds pretty neat:

For our upcoming Work Issue, MIX is seeking images of artists' studios. To that end, I'm attaching a Call for Submissions that I hope you'll forward to every artist you can think of!
Thanks so much for your help.
Katy McDevitt
Senior Editor
MIX magazine
416.506.1012
www.mixmagazine.com

Plug-a-rama

Big-up to Culture Cowboy Craig Francis Power for kindly mentioning our blog in this week's issue of The Scope. Pick up a copy if you're around St. John's. Thanks Craig.

Lookit!

Here's the new painting I'm working on. This is probably around 65% finished. The contrast is off from the camera, but you get the idea. I'm doing a series of landscapes based on Google Earth satellite photography.

Check it :)

Printing time

I've been in the printshop this month, and I thought I'd toss up what I've done already. I've also completed three more from my Bell Island aquatint series, but I've yet to scan those in.

This one comes in black or pink.

Many attempts at a certain toothy blonde actress

Dunno if I ever really got it. Can y'all guess?

New Blog

Hey All,
Be sure to check out Omar's new work on his blog. The link is also newly added to the list.

Art Deadlines

I came across this webpage today: Art Deadlines List

Seems like a lot of text to slog through, but if you're up to the task, there's probably several opportunities there for you. Every now and then I'm hankering for a deadline, aren't you?

And here's another one: Artshow. I just Googled art deadlines.

ALSO: I just found this Canadian portrait competition, with a $3000 prize (although the website looks a bit shabby): http://www.kingstonprize.ca/ Anyone heard of this before? The deadline is May 1st, and portraits may be either paintings or drawings, and must be made from life within the 24 months preceding the closing date. From the site:

Jury members are Eliza Griffiths, artist (Montreal); Bill Kirby, Executive Director of the Centre for Canadian Contemporary Art (Toronto); and Richard Rhodes, editor of Canadian Art magazine (Toronto).

From the entries received, the jury will select thirty portraits for the exhibition, which will be held in October 2007 at the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque, Ontario. The prizewinners will be announced at a Gala Preview, and the People’s Choice will be announced near the closing of the exhibition.

Upside: You only have to send a CD, not the actual artwork. Downside: $25 entry fee.

You can see last year's finalists here.

In case you've been in the mountains

Banff Mountain Photography Competition

From the website:

We hope you have been busy taking photographs for the 2007 Banff Mountain Photography Competition. Last year’s competition saw over 2,100 images from 27 countries around the world. In addition to the Grand Prize, the jury chooses winners in five subject categories and one regional category, with ten photographs receiving special mention.

In addition to over $6000 in cash and prizes from our sponsors, your work could enjoy international exposure. Winning images will be exhibited at The Banff Centre, on our website, and on a whirlwind tour to select locations worldwide.

All entries must arrive in our office in Banff by Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Winners will be notified by June 16.

Call for Entries: Carte Blanche Vol. 2: Painting

"The main purpose of this book is to provide a survey and showcase of the current state of painting in Canada. A book of this nature will bring the recognition for Canadian painters that is long overdue."

Submissions close on Fri, May 18, 2007.
Submission Fee: $50 CAD
Submit before Sun, Apr 15, 2007 and receive a $5 discount on your submission fee!

Our pal Alyssa Andrews was selected for Vol. 1: Photography, last year.

Go here for all the submission details (the usual stuff, ten slides, CV, blah blah blah).

Eastern Edge Gallery Call for Submissions

Eastern Edge Gallery in St. John's is looking for proposals for their next year of programming:

Submission Deadlines:

March 31 annually for exhibition work.

Proposals should include:

* 10-15 images (on cd, jpegs) and or VHS, CD ROM, URL (for net based works)

* CV

* Proposal/ Project Statement

* Artist statement

* Any other additional support material (press etc...)

* Self Addressed Stamped Envelope

Please e-mail the gallery for more information: egallery@nfld.net

or call: 709-739-1882

www.easternedge.ca

2007 RBC Canadian Painting Competition

Got yourself a painting? Well send it on in. Winners will be announced in September, with the national winner receiving $25,000, and two honourable mentions each receiving $15,000. Not too shabby.
http://www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition/

Entries must be submitted by May 4, 2007.

Another Bloooooog

Today I started another blog, in an attempt to keep up a webcomic. I'm going to be posting some of the comics I've drawn for The Scope, plus more! So hopefully you'll visit that one as well.

Werebears and Only Children

Style Wars

Hoo boy, I just saw this awesome documentary on Google Video from 1983 called Style Wars. It's about the graffiti scene in New York, particularly in and on the public trains. There's a lot of break dancing in there too. And now I've got Grandmaster Flash stuck in my head. But watch this instead of Deal or No Deal. And everyone was way skinnier back then, hey?

Be good to your back!

Thought I would post these tips from the interweb:

Chiropractic Tips for Shoveling Snow:
Winter is here and snow removal is a major problem for many people. The following tips are offered for shoveling driveways and walks:

DOs
-Stretch your back, neck, arms and legs with a brief warm-up.
-Use a shovel appropriate in length and weight to your height and strength.
-Bend from the knees while lifting and keep the spine as straight as possible.
-Push the snow when it is practical, as opposed to lifting and throwing it.
-Deposit the snow close to where you are shoveling, to avoid heaving it across a wide area.

DO NOTs
-Shovel at too rapid a pace. Work at a pace fitting to your age and strength.
-Lift snow with your back. Bending and twisting the spine are common causes of disc and ligament damage. Do use your arms and body to deposit snow in one smooth motion.
-Shovel with your feet planted firmly in one spot. Allow your legs and thighs to help your upper body and arms deposit the snow to the side.
-Lift large amounts of snow in one scoop of the shovel. To avoid back strain, shovel light to moderate amounts of snow per load.
-Overwork yourself. If you are huffing and puffing, stop immediately and rest.

Call for Illustrators

Indyish is looking for illustrators to contribute to the ongoing evolution of the relay art project The Assembly:

http://www.indyish.com/call-for-illustrators/

Sounds like a huge collaborative project - this is from the website:
The Assembly: 7 teams of writers authored 7 scripts. 7 directors are using those scrips to produce 7 movies. 7 bands are composing and performing original film scores.

To compliment this month-long insanity, and with help from Celtx, Indyish is producing a project ‘zine that will contain the 7 scripts. That’s where you come in.

Illustrators interested in participating:Your task will be to develop an image to compliment one script. You’ll be given a text at random and have one week to draw or design something inspired by the document. Your imagery can decorate the script pages, or add a single 8 1/5 by 11 page to the document. Submissions of drawings, photos, collage are welcome but must be submitted in 300 dpi tiff or jpg format. Please submit both a colour and black/white version of your piece.
Your work must be finished by Sunday February 25, 2007. The zines will be assembled and made available in basic Black and White in time for the screening and party, March 10 2007 at Friendship Cove.
This book will also be published in full colour via Lulu.com. License: CC Attribution as usual.

Please respond ASAP if you are interested in taking part, by emailing Risa@indyish.com.
We look forward to working with you!

the Graphic Novel

There's an awesome audio/visual slideshow-type deal at the New York Times website called Graphic Novels: A Visual Language. It features Seth, Chris Ware, Spiegelman, Joe Sacco, and Chester Brown. Check it out, it's really neat to hear these guys talk about their own work.

Here's the poster I'm designing for a lecture series at the RCA. Check it out! Gerard will be in town talking about porn and radioactive bunnies or something.

Wierdo.

Scope out these comics

These are the tiny comics I submitted to the The Scope. The last two are in the latest issue, but the first isn't because it was too hard to read. Ah well. Anyway, they're still hankering for some contributers, so get in touch if you're interested!

Still Frame Copy

Lookin' for some photo-refs to practice with and hit on the idea of freeze-framing some DVD's to get some nicely lit faces, etc. Anyway, here's my first go. Viggo Mortensen from Fellowship of the Rings. It's not bad, but I think I lost something around the eyes.

Short Notice Grants

Hey guys,
I just found out yesterday that the deadline for the City of St. John's Arts Grants is tomorrow, January 31st. The link is below. I had some trouble getting the form to open up today, though. Anyway, apply away!

http://www.stjohns.ca/search/searchresults.jsp?querystring=arts+grants

http://www.stjohns.ca/forms/pdfs/ArtsForm2007.pdf

edit: Try right-clicking on the link and saving it to your compy before opening it.

Samur-Why?

Here I go again. Haven't done much photoshop painting lately, since I've been drawing on Paper(!). Anyway, here's a a sketch that turned into a samurai.

Dr. Spaceman Returns

Sketch turned into a photoshop quicksketch. Now in beautiful color!

Paging Dr. Spaceman

Haven't posted in a while. Here's a spaceman sketch.

Soon the cash will come rolling in

Hey guys,

I finally put my profile up on the nifty Saatchi website (Pat Canning has his up there already):

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Jennifer+Barrett/24891.html

And you can too! You can post up to 8 images. Easy stuff with a nice layout.

NLAC Arts Awards and Project Grants

Hey All,

The deadline for nominations for the 2007 Arts Awards is coming up on February 9th. Visit the NLAC website for details and application forms:

http://www.nlac.nf.ca/grants/project.shtml

Also, the deadline for their spring granting session is on March 15th. Application form available on the website as well. Go get some, now.

More Arty Opportunities

The 2007 Art Procurement deadline has been extended to January 22nd, so here's your chance if you didn't submit something last week. And this year you only have to submit slides or a CD instead of the actual work, in case that was holding you back.

http://www.therooms.ca/artgallery/appnl_2006.asp

Also, here's a competition I heard about on WAM yesterday: The Commonwealth Arts and Crafts Awards:

http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/news/news/detail.cfm?id=286&cat_id=138

The prize is a grant of up to £8,000 to travel and study in another Commonwealth country. And there are 10 winners, so I guess chances are pretty decent. Have a look at the website. Deadline isn't until May 1st. Seems like a good opportunity to get away for a while. Far away.

And if you're looking for other places to apply or for similar competitions, Akimbo.biz and the Craft Council website are two that I check periodically (linked on the right there). If you guys know of any other good sites, please post them here. Cheers!

No show at the RCA yet

Hey gang, I got the letter from RCA today saying we didn't get a show, but to apply again next year. I'm still glad we applied and would like to have a go at a group show somewhere else in the very near future.

Thanks again to everybody who sent along images and bios.

Sunshine and Rainbows

Arts and Letters and Provincial Art Procurement

The 2007 deadline for Arts and Letters is coming up - February 16th. And I hear the prizes in the visual arts (senior) category have been bumped up to $1000 each.
Visit www.gov.nl.ca/artsandletters for the application form and details.

And here's a reminder -- the deadline for the Provincial Art Procurement is quickly approaching: January 7th, 2007 (feels weird to write a new year, doesn't it?).
Visit www.therooms.ca/artgallery/appnl_2006.asp for the details and jazz.

Good luck to everybody, these are a couple of great opportunities for you to jump on in the new year (if you're living in the province).

Have some eggnog for me

I hope Santa's good to everybody.

New night photos

It may seem like hogging blog space but I only seem to put up new art here once every four months or so. here are a couple of new night photos I took last weekend around signal hill.

New Drawings

Well its been awhile but I finally got around to taking some pictures of some new work. If you're in St. John's you might have seen these already at the RCA and Eastern Edge galleries. here they are anyway for those of you who aren't in St. John's.

I like pants

vote for my art

I got roped into this website "Art Face Off" and ended up setting up a profile. It's kinda fun, judging strangers art really quickly and arbitrarily. You can vote for my work here. Do it! I'm gonna make it to the finals by crickey!.

Comic Tools!

Here's a nifty blog that invites comic artists to describe their tools and process (Hope Larson has contributed already):

http://comictool.blogspot.com/

Looks pretty handy to me.

Werebears and Only Children

My show is up as of today in the Rogue at Eastern Edge gallery, so please drop in for a look if you're in town between now and November 24th.

Here's to You, Mr. Lichtenstein

My contribution to this year's Flattering the Masters fundraiser at the RCA.
Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24".

2006 NL ART PROCUREMENT

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
http://www.therooms.ca/artgallery/appnl_2006.asp
Go here for the application for the next art procurement program.
The deadline is January 7th, 2007. Get yours!

Have a look-see

Here's a little screenprint I made yesterday, based on a comic panel, of course. Also available in a lovely bluish-gray.

City of St. John's Call for Artwork

It's that time of year already, and St. John's is looking for more artwork. Here's the website:
http://www.stjohns.ca/csj/NewsDetails?id=507

"The City of St. John's is purchasing visual art for its Civic Art Collection. This is a juried process. The budget for art procurement for 2006 is $40,000.00; half of this budget is a contribution from the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Cultural Capital of Canada Award. "

Submissions will be received between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday October 30th or Tuesday October 31st at the Cahill Room, 4th Floor City Annex, Adelaide Street. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday October 31st at 4:00 p.m.

The Elusive Werebear

Slowly working on the next painting...

Marshmallow man

Finally finished a new comic today.

hot-cha-cha

Boy, that fire did some job on the place.

Another writing contest

Hey all, big monies are available from the CBC Literary Awards:
http://www.radio-canada.ca/prixlitteraires/english/index.shtml
There's $60,000 in prizes, check out the website for details.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

blindy mcblinderson

Yep, here's a couple more blind contours, but this time, they are inanimate objects! And a twist -- I've coloured one. But I used my eyes. Not literally, I mean I looked while colouring.

A seedling

Nothing too exciting, but here's my new painting in the early stages. Looks a bit orange-y here on the computer. Up next is a D&D painting.

Lurid colouring book cautionary tale

I drew this for my photoshop students. We teach them a neat little method for colouring an inked drawing, plus get into a bit of colour theory.

Guy putting the moves on is supposed to be a "Ted," though he sort of turned out looking like a certain pet detective.

http://www.brokenenglish.com/dickss/gallery/pages/teds.htm

New work

Oh my it's been a while, but here's what I've been up to lately in the art department. I'm still having fun with those blind contours, so I've taken them to the next level!
Above, a lino-cut I did at the Art Marathon last week (about 9"x12"), and, below, a painting I've been tinkering with for a few weeks (about 2.5'x2.5'). I'm happy with both and plan to do some more in both media.
And I've gotta get cracking on some more comic panel paintings too; I was drawn for a Rogue show in early November (pics to follow).

SEPTEMBER THE 15TH

Hey Guys,

The NLAC deadline for fall projects is September 15th, for projects starting after November 15th. If you don't already know, you can apply for funding for project ideas, studio rental, materials, living expenses, etc... Visit the website there:
http://www.nlac.nf.ca/index/index.shtml

And, the RCA gallery deadline is still on the same day.

Be sure to get in on both of these opportunities!

Good Luck.

PATRICK the album

yeah, its not a very imaginative title, but this has basically been my life for the past couple of months. recorded on my computer in my apartment and all that, I'm pretty happy with the results. you all can check out a few of the tracks on my myspace page http://www.myspace.com/thebookburners if your interested. I'm gonna try to get a few copies in some of the local stores around as soon as I get so more made (I just spent the last three hours cutting and folding the covers), but other then that you'd have to run into me on the street or hunt me down somewhere to get a copy. I'm having a unofficial cd release party of sorts at my regular monday night open mic gig at the spur next week it should be fun. anyway, that's all the news I have.

NYC Mech...also boobs

I was bored the other night, so I started drawing this character from a comic called NYC Mech. It's basically a series of stories based in New York, except all the characters are Robots. Anyway, thought you guys might get a kick out of it. Plus, you know...robo-boobs. ( She's wearing a gas-mask, by the way...you know...to protect her..uh..robo-lungs I suppose. )

Bike Seat Face v.s. Snakelor

A TADA show at the RCA

Hey Everyone,

I'd like to propose we apply for a group show at the RCA, and I'm willing to do all the leg work and curate. If we collectively come up with a theme or specific proposal, I'll put together a package for us all.
If you're on board, post your ideas here, and just let me know if you think it's worthwhile.
Of course, I encourage everyone to apply individually as well!
Deadline is September 15th.