tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post2122846311584429745..comments2023-11-27T01:40:12.441-08:00Comments on EATEN BY DUCKS: Double-Rot SchismMarcel Ruijtershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364661262187868819noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-67779188739190580832008-06-14T13:04:00.000-07:002008-06-14T13:04:00.000-07:00It actually helped me to write this out and post i...It actually helped me to write this out and post it, cause I was able to see some ugly qualities and motivations that tend to creep in that amount to "Please tell I'm good!". It's stupid, but I think it's kind of natural too.At its worst its about not wanting to take ownership of what you're doing, I think;' Well, a and b told me it was great, so I don't have to worry about it being good'. But at the same time we're social creatures and want to please each other.<BR/>-And it feels good when people tell you they like your stuff.I'm not sure how many people could make art without some of that, but when hearing that becomes the motivation, you're screwed. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I'm at a point where I kind of have to start making at least some money from all this stuff.There are people that depend on me financially and I kind of have to go for broke with the art stuff over the next 5 months or start looking into getting a "real" job. This whole retail/service industry thing plus trying to do art is worse for me in both artistic and economic regards. <BR/>I don't think I'll be able to make it as an artist per se, as in selling originals for a living, but I think it could maybe lead to some kind of design type job down the road. Maybe illustration.<BR/>But yeah, that's where a lot of this anxiety has come from over the pst two years. It's been a slow boil.Luke P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00768711827543625706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-66141901271210738532008-06-12T08:53:00.000-07:002008-06-12T08:53:00.000-07:00Hey,I had this problem for awhile. I had a problem...Hey,<BR/>I had this problem for awhile. I had a problem where I was constantly second guessing my work. I wasn't sure what type of art I wanted to make but I knew that I couldn't pick a "style"..one just had to develop. I have little patience so I was struggling for years with art and hating things I would make months or weeks after I'd make them.<BR/>I pay close attention to detail and once I started to fine my 'style' I would often trace,retrace and copy drawings over and over to achieve the cleanest drawing. I also would get so frustrated by the content. I wanted to make otherworldy scenarios that related to my life but I didn't want to set out with the intention of making deeply personal art. <BR/>I think when I took some time out,stopped caring about posting online or getting my stuff around..that is when I started to get over it. So much of it had to do with other people to. What do other people want to see,do they like it when I make something this way or of this subject matter more than another one? <BR/>I also have an intense anxiety problem that really climaxed last summer. Thankfully(or unfortunately) I now take medication which doesn't make me lazy or patient but it keep a million thoughts from racing through my head at one time.<BR/>There are so many artists today and anyone can make "art" or some kind and post it online. It's bad in the sense that many people don't really think or take time with what they are doing..they might want an instant feeling of gratification via a comment or something. I know because I have definitely done it a few times. Just scanned something I didn't even believe in hoping when posted,someone else would tell me it was good and worth my time.<BR/>Anyways, I will make a good post soon and thanks for the nice compliments(I got the email too).<BR/>mattprofessors of metalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226148528730595860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-83616779786901457942008-06-11T22:49:00.000-07:002008-06-11T22:49:00.000-07:00Luke, the life of an artist is lived in constant d...Luke, the life of an artist is lived in constant doubt, why do you think everyone think artists are so cool? its because we are like Cowboys you know?, prairie rebels, riding unto the sunset, bareassed, on a shaved donkey.Paleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648456757924978943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-80012864395718271412008-06-11T07:01:00.000-07:002008-06-11T07:01:00.000-07:00i had an idea, a knotty tree covered in skull-head...i had an idea, a knotty tree covered in skull-heads!!<BR/><BR/>hey there`s something beautifully otherworldly about that last one, I love the ambiguity of it`s character. very wonderful.<BR/><BR/>JonNewman Cruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404820323746269443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-44216443976683389982008-06-11T06:56:00.000-07:002008-06-11T06:56:00.000-07:00Sean, your comment made me laugh out loud.Sean, your comment made me laugh out loud.Human Molluskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276070138056162278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-13745872674846602122008-06-10T18:03:00.000-07:002008-06-10T18:03:00.000-07:00From what I've seen of your work you have a variet...From what I've seen of your work you have a variety of unique approaches. You might consider just continuing the visual dialogue with these multiple approaches. Keep an ongoing series of the more abstract work as well as a continuous series of the more figurative fantastic or phantastic imagery, something that I'm a huge fan of, and just run with it. <BR/><BR/>I still really want to see you come up with another dozen or more of those amazingly grotesque Bruegelish environments. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Thinking about the whys and what fors in my own art is never an issue, mainly because I know, subconsciously, if there's something I'm trying to say, it will come out in the end. But I do try to channel my darker ideas through the digital stuff and the more whimsical humorous ideas through the drawings.Aeronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743156867815095055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-87153351539785336922008-06-10T17:49:00.000-07:002008-06-10T17:49:00.000-07:00I love the first one and the last pic they are fan...I love the first one and the last pic they are fantastic. If your confusion consists of work like this, great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462964816490470637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-36638723872415374962008-06-10T16:40:00.000-07:002008-06-10T16:40:00.000-07:00That's it, I'm sending you & Robert to therapy.That's it, I'm sending you & Robert to therapy.SEANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236717038521645585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-4271094616002507512008-06-10T15:17:00.000-07:002008-06-10T15:17:00.000-07:00Thanks guys. I won't quit, that's for sure. I just...Thanks guys. I won't quit, that's for sure. I just get easily hung up. I think at this point it's more a matter of getting right with my own character, understanding how my brain works a little better. <BR/>A lot of the more fantastic type stuff that's within a clear pictorial plane started to feel kind of limiting after a while.How many more skull heads can I draw? How many knotty trees? I felt like I wanted to get more into bold, more graphic looking designy type stuff, before you know it I'm making abstract stuff, etc., etc.<BR/>And know I'm just confused cause I don't feel like I'm well suited for that kind of drawing..<BR/>We'll see..<BR/>I think the best thing I can do at this point is just shut up and get to the drawing board. <BR/>I actually wrote this post early in the morning and I just got home from work and reread it and I feel sort of embarrased by it..Luke P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00768711827543625706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-79049998009434122342008-06-10T11:53:00.000-07:002008-06-10T11:53:00.000-07:00Just do it because you like it and your good at it...Just do it because you like it and your good at it. I know that's not the most cerebral analysis, but the only reason that I draw is because I like to make pictures.Your artwork and criticism always pushed me forward from when I first started posting on the TCJ board until now, and I'm thankful for the direction you nudged me toward. So don't quit, yeah?A.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10202750621802520923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-30647200383894909952008-06-10T11:41:00.000-07:002008-06-10T11:41:00.000-07:00Luke, it's good to have you posting whatever you d...Luke, it's good to have you posting whatever you decide to put up.<BR/>As far as my humble opinion on your art goes....<BR/>Don't care for the 1st 2, 3rd's cool, 4th got a superb deranged bosch feel to it (the style I wanted you to do something in for voida voida) and the last one is fuckin' ace! very original cartoony style. Like your own unique take on Studio Ghibli.<BR/>I'm not getting into the whys and wherefores, just keep posting 'til you realise how cool your art is.zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192536574475293521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-2280502343522427832008-06-10T10:13:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:13:00.000-07:00Great pictuures, Luke. The last one is killing me....Great pictuures, Luke. The last one is killing me.<BR/><BR/>You bring up two issues - sort of related - that I (and I'm sure a lot of artists) think about (perhaps too much) for most of their lives: motives and passion. <BR/><BR/>I totally obsess over my motives. If I can't pinpoint my reasons for making art in gerneral (or for a specific piece) I begin to question whether I have any reason at all to create... I go through the whole Freudian bullshit (sex, death, blah blah blah), the need for recognition and identity, financial incentives (hah!) on and on... until I hate myself more than usual.<BR/><BR/>Then of course "passion" is always an issue... aside from some occasional hyang-ups with self-esteem and procrastination, I haven't had any problem siting down and making art. In fact, it's the only activity that allows me to feel remotely normal, at least while I'm doing it - afterwards, of course, I start to wonder about it all over again, and certainly among regular "citizens" I end up feeling just as confused and alienated as ever... which I suppose is a cycle that leads me back to the drawing table again so I can "make sense" of... well, everything.<BR/><BR/>At this point I just think it's best to sit and do the work without apprehension (I know, easier said than done) and fuck the rest of it... hmmn, I wonder if guys like Henry Darger ever questioned his motives?Jeffrey Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555472715577841881noreply@blogger.com