Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

My iPod Top 25 Most Played

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

25. The Stranger by Rjd2

24. Uprising by Muse

23. Angels by Flight of the Conchords

22. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan

21. Let’s Go Surfing by The Drums

20. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See by Busta Rhymes

19. No Surprises by Radiohead

18. Condemnation by Depeche Mode

17. Time to Say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman

16. Such Great Heights by Iron & Wine

15. Psychic City (Voodoo City) by YACHT

14. Karma Police by Radiohead

13. The Food [Live] by Common

12. All for the Best by Thom Yorke

11. Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

10. Fog (Again) [Live] by Radiohead

9. Amnesiac / Morning Bell by Radiohead

8. Hurt Feelings by Flight of the Conchords

7. Doomsday by Elvis Perkins in Dearland

6. Starlight by Muse

5. You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC

4. Sleepyhead by Passion Pit

3. I Am A Citizen Insane by Radiohead

2. Bulletproof by La Roux

1. Gagging Order by Radiohead

Congressional Caffeine Caucus Catastrophe! Part IV

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Congressional Caffeine Caucus Catastrophe! Part IV

Finally! Part I here, Part II here, Part III here.

Happy Birthday Lola!

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Photograph of Lola Baggs wearing sunglasses

Back to the Blogging

Monday, May 24th, 2010

It’s been over a month since my last post, for which I apologize. Things got a little busy for me and then I started work on a new comic brochure for Plant Bros, so I haven’t had a chance to finish the latest Congressional Caffeine Caucus Catastrophe. But both should be finished soon, so watch this space! In the meantime, here’s a fun little painting of me by the very talented Tristan Rumery (whose dramatic talents inspire rhyme and rhythm), my coworker at Studio 700, based on a drawing of me crying.

'Jesse Cries' by Tristan Rumery

Congressional Caffeine Caucus Catastrophe! Part III

Monday, April 19th, 2010

'Congressional Caffeine Congress Catastrophe!' Part III

Part I here, Part II here.

Congressional Caffeine Caucus Catastrophe! Part II

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

'Congressional Caffeine Congress Catastrophe!' Part II

Part I here.

Congressional Caffeine Caucus Catastrophe! Part I

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

'Congressional Caffeine Congress Catastrophe!' Part I

In the Voice of Buster Bluth: “I’m a Monster!”

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

One of my students at Studio 700, Andy K, creates really cute little monster characters, so I asked him to draw one of Audrey and I. Here are the results:

'Jesse and Audrey' by Andy K

Revised Self-Portrait

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

I created a portrait / caricature of myself way back in 2003 that I’ve used over the years for various purposes:

Self-Portrait 2003

It’s become a little out of date: besides being 7 years old, I no longer wear glasses, nor do I have long, black hair. Now I wear contacts and have short salt-and-pepper hair! So I created a new self-portrait for a new decade:

Self-Portrait 2010

Here’s the pencil version of the portrait:

Self-Portrait 2010 Pencils

And here are the inks, which I’m really please with. I never felt so in command of a brush before!

Self-Portrait 2010 Inks

Roseville’s Blue Line Gallery

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Speaking of other people’s art, I was lucky enough to visit Roseville’s Blue Line Gallery the other day and saw a great collection of art by Gerald Heffernon entitled, “Inside-Out Evolution.” His work features surreal combinations of humans and animals, such as this painting, “The Cocktail Party”:

'Cocktail Party' by Gerald Heffernon

My favorite work by Heffernon is the statue “Farm Poet.” Here’s a picture of the sculpture from the artist’s web site, and a picture I took at the gallery using my camera phone:

'Farm Poet' by Gerald Heffernon

'Farm Poet' by Gerald Heffernon

I didn’t realize it until I visited his web site, but I’ve seen Heffernon’s work before. His a picture of my fiancé Audrey standing in front of Heffernon’s statue, “Rabbinoid, male”:

'Rabbinoid, male' by Gerald Heffernon

The gallery also featured two other statues by T.S. Linzey from their “Emerging Artists” show that would be of interest to fans of comics: “Load” and “. . . transition . . .”

'Load' by T.S. Linzey

'...transition...' by T.S. Linzey