sketchy...

Went sketchin' tonight... hit up Denny's for some early late-night food. Eggs, peppers, hash browns, sausage, pancakes. So good. Doodled before the food got there, then afterward drew a bit more.

We then checked out our local Barnes and Noble. I usually just sit and draw while my lady collects her favorite trade magazines to read. Today I picked up a magazine though, out of character for me, but I'm glad I did. The mag is called High Fructose. Lots of great art featured within, I highly recommend it!

Anyway, here's a scan of the sketch from this evening.

hillbilly...

This is the result of our visit to a local IHOP. They didn't have jalapenos, which isn't good because I wanted a new scramble they offer... but the wait encouraged me to jot this down. I hadn't drawn in a long time so this was fun.

We're trying to make the move from here back to 'there', so hopefully all will go well this week. Only time will tell...

new new...

Big Cartel. They're a great outfit that provides an easy enough experience for those wanting to set up an easy e-commerce site. But as it stands, I haven't been able to post lots of my stuff on there yet. Check it out when you get a chance. The address is:

massiveink.bigcartel.com


I finally got some business cards printed up. The company who printed them is Overnight Prints. (www.overnightprints.com) They look good. I'm happy with them, and the weight is nice... not flimsy like you'd expect for the price.



The first side is obviously my printing and retail apparel business - the subject of this blog. The reverse side is my old website that details more or less my digital portfolio and random websites I've built over the years. I'm an artist first, then an archivist so if there are broken links and such on agentmike.com its because I don't keep it updated well.

All else is good. I have several new designs coming out that I really like. I've just got to remember to update the blog here. Its almost been 2 months since anything new has been posted here. More later!

biz card...

I've got a new business card coming out... The amount to be printed still hasn't been decided yet, but I really like the color. Actually, the color in the design comes from a couple old pieces I created about 5 years ago.

My new work isn't as colorful but is much more detailed. So either way, if you buy anything from me, you'll be getting the latest in the progression. I'll start pushing myself to incorporate color into my design work.

no luck...

No luck on the previous design selling... but I did get my first label print done this week. I think it came out pretty damn good.

new art...

Scribbles.
I scratched a bit on some paper the other day at the IHOP. That place was a mess... Hickory, NC. Don't go there unless you want to wait for about an hour to sit down. They were apologizing for the long wait until we left. But we ate... and I drew this.




So, that's about it from here... this design will be listed on another site I have. If you want to get more info - or want a print, let me know. I'm feeling creative again, so look out for more cool designs.

Aloha.

the feel...

I'll probably end up posting fun pictures here from now on... I've been told that I have an 'eye' for taking fun photos of strange people and places. We shall see. We'll start the process off by a couple fun flicks from the last couple days.



So, this is the guy that I found particularly fun. He has a mullet. He is a big dude, meaning that he's not a stranger to fast food. He's also headed to the Sally Salon Store, maybe for some more product to keep the mullet under control. This man was lumbering across the road, I didn't have to slow down to take a picture, he made this completely necessary with his turtle-like pace.


In the tshirt world, I've got a quite a few designs done in the past week. A Ronald Reagan design, a Sarah Palin design, a Merle Haggard fan shirt and finally, the most successful of these - the Chet Atkins guitar shirt. All's well... should be updating the blog more often now, I've been neglecting this duty as of late.

Perhaps my cell phone camera will be ready to take some more public pics soon. I really wish my little Sony U20 will be up to the task once I get some more batteries... the ones I have now only last 20-30 shots and they're dead. So, that's the future. Until then... or next time...