More Webby Goodness for all of you Hosers out there!

An update on the two most popular Hosers. Just worked out a few of the details and I am ready to start painting.

Enjoy!!!


Also, I broke down and created a Facebook Fan Club page today. Anyone who likes to see my art, or gives a rat's azz can check it out!
Here is the link Jamar's Fan Club

Take Off EH! You Hoser!

Aaah yes. I remember the days when these guys were on SCTV. I loved staying up late on weekdays to watch it. They were so dumb, yet so hilarious! When the movie came out, forget it! That was even better! I think those guys had a great impact on Canadian culture. Hell, people in America still think we wear parkas and toques all year round, and say EH after every sentence. I love it though.
I scribbled this out the other day, and did a quick color scheme. I plan on painting completely, and let me say, it will be a masterpiece!

Enjoy, EH!

Merry Christmas 2009!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to throw up this piece. Finished painting it this morning.
This year, Santa is focusing on just the naughty ones. Screw those nice suckas!

This will probably be my last painting of the year, since I have a shit load of Christmas shopping to do...

Enjoy!

Oh Snap!

Here is an update of my most recent painting. I tend to paint something and then spend too much time after it is completed, picking and prodding. But I figured by adding some whipped out snow under bear man's feet, would add to the drama of the piece. But in reality, this wasn't meant to be a masterpiece. Just a warmup painting for a contest. But I still love it. I use it as my desktop image now.

Just the other day, my girlfriend stumbled across my name on google, and next to it was an image of an old pastel portrait of 2pac. She brought it to my attention immediately. I then clicked the link that led me to the Photobucket website. Someone had setup a profile and was using my art as their own. Allowing people to download the image, order prints, make skins for your electronic devices and print on coffee mugs. I was disgusted, and wanted to take action immediately. I contacted a lawyer and explored my options. Seems that it would probably not be cost effective to take the legal route, so I contacted Photobucket's Abuse department. They just requested a bit of information, and had that image taken down within ten minutes.

Now, I normally watermark all of my work, except for some of my old pictures. But some friendly advice to all artists who display your work online, WATERMARK YOUR PICTURES!!! This will hopefully deter others from passing your work off as their own.

Anyway, ENJOY!

Does A Bear Shit In THe Woods?

Jeeze louise!!! It's about 6:30 AM right now... I think I'm turning into an insomniac!
I didn't win that contest the other night, but I'm going to keep trying! This time, the theme is "Falling". I came up with this Idea while I was at work. I finished it around 2:00 AM this morning, so I decided to post it up.
I made a few variations to throw a little extra humor into the image. But what's funnier than a bear who slips and is about to bust his azz?
I also threw up an edited version for those of you who don't enjoy Bear Nudity! ;)

Enjoy everyone!

Whoot Whoot! Finally Finished!!!

Whew!!! I was up till about six in the morning last night finishing this damn piece! The fur is what took the longest. I submitted it as soon as I finished it, not taking into consideration the minor touchups. We'll see by the end of the week if I even placed in the top three.
The topic was to draw or paint a pinup girl. I immediatly thought of that girl from the old My Pet Monster Cartoon. I think her name was Jill. Here is a detail of her.


Don't ask where the composition came from. I just scribbled it out and came up with this.


Here is the finished piece:


And a little monster


Enjoy!

Quick Santa Sketch Fo' Dat Azz!!!

Here's a quick sketch I did a couple of days ago. I'll color it and put it on a Christmas card or something.
That fat azz bastard!!!

Enjoy!!!

Triple Crazy Closeup!!!

Here is some of the painstaking detail I've put into this piece. HOpefully I'll have it finished today. I hope to enter the Chiustream art contest for the "Pinup Girl" by Bill Presing. I've never entered a contest before, but it should be pretty fun!
Wish me luck!!!

Distracted for a good reason!

I love my niece, so I found it fitting to just paint a portrait of her to touch up on tha skillz. She's over 3 now, and this was taken when she was about 4 months old, but I thought it was a cute picture.
She has a sister who was just born about a month ago, and I will paint her too. She just needs to get a little older for her to develop some features.

Painted entirely in Painter X.

Enjoy!

Funny as hell!

Long ago, when I started working for a large cable company, I met this idiot named Lorenzo. He was a nice fellow, and out of the kindness of my heart, I carpooled with him every day to help him out. Over time, he began taking advantage of my kindness by requesting that I go out of my way to pick him up for work, when he was never ready on time. Later on that year, I found out that he was on double secret probation with the company. Seems that he was habitually tardy, and was lookin' to drag me down with him. Soon after I found this out, he was fired. That made me extremely happy! Before he got fired, I didn't pick him up for work and he called me and screamed out, "YA GOT ME FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRED!!! WHAT AM I GONNA DOOOOOOOOOO!" It was hilarious! So as his going away present, I drew him a picture and pinned it on his computer before he was escorted out of the building.
I colored it to add to the hilariousness!

Enjoy!

Done with Beets, Bears and this Fool!

Finally! After months of putting it off, I've finally finished this damn painting!
I figured, to hell what the final piece looks like, I have been procrastinating this shit for too long!
I think it turned out nicely. It is a lot more fun when you don't let your inhibitions get in the way of you passion for art.
Painted entirely in Painter 9 and 10.

Enjoy all!

P.S.: I had to throw in a BEET!

Thank Goodness Wedding Season is Over!!!

My girlfriend has kept me busy these past few months. We figured, instead of giving her friends regular gifts like coffee makers and glassware, we can just paint them a wedding portrait as a gift.
I love painting portraits, especially if it is a gift and I have creative control of the composition.
Over all, I think they both turned out pretty nicely.

Enjoy!!

Rainberry Britecakes!

Here is a piece I created a few months ago. I used a different coloring technique with this one. I basically used pen tool selections and the paint brush. I included the sketch and the finished piece.
When I was finished, I kinda got the idea that this could be a combination or Rainbow Bright and Strawberry Shortcake, all rolled into one.
Enjoy!

Dog Inspired World

Just a quick paint sketch I did in Photoshop. Trying out a lot of new brush setting techniques. I like the painterly look, rather than the smooth airbrush look.
Enjoy!

O'l School Monster Love

For some odd reason, the other day I thought about an old cartoon I used to watch as a youngster called My Pet Monster. I looked it up on YouTube and watched a little bit of the show, and realized how annoying that little bastard was! But still was compelled to draw him, in my cartoon styled rendition.
Enjoy!

Cartooner Love

No matter what I do, I can never stop drawing cartoons! Back when I was in 8th grade, my teacher Mrs. Miller, gave everyone in the class awards based on their natural abilities. I was awarded the, "Cartoonist" award. I was honored, and in addition to that, I was offered the chance to attend art classes in the summer, which were coincidentally taught by my 5th grade teacher Mr. Barth. The art class taught me to expand my creative abilities by creating art with several different mediums, forcing me to go outside my comfort zone.
I will be forever grateful to Mrs. Miller for that gift!

This piece is dedicated to her, for whatever it's worth...

I was inspired by an old Simpsons episode, where Homer was leaving work in a Fred Flintstone fashion. I thought it was hilarious, so this quote came to mind, for all those who remember.
I sketched this piece out while I was at work a few years ago. The colors and inks were laid down in PS CS4.

Enjoy!

It's like... Battle Cat Formation! Kick it one time!!!

Here goes my latest creation! Thundercats are in full effect! It took me long enough, but I finally stopped picking at this piece.
So enjoy!!!

Retro Junkie I B

Back when I attended the University Of Manitoba, in my freshman year, I had taken a few intro to art courses. In one of the courses, I don't remember the assignment, but I felt compelled to dig into my cartoon roots and resurrect Fat Albert.
At the time, I was really into comic books and cartoons, but I had no painting skills and my perspective skills were lacking. But I managed to put together this piece.
I gave the piece to my little brother, so my niece can now enjoy it.
But lately, I have been painting over my old work, rather than painting any new and original works. At this point, I'll paint anything just to get the practice.
So her is a painted over Mush Mouth. I used Photoshop CS3 for this piece. I was using a different coloring technique using screen layers for the highlights.
Enjoy!

Beets Beats A Bear?

I have still been touching up on my skills lately. Although it hasn't been as frequently as I planned. I am working on a piece, in honor of the show,"The Office". One of my favorite characters, Dwight, seems to be the goofiest. So I figured I'd paint him. But I think I'll paint the whole cast. I've been using Painter X for the majority of this piece. Using the Round Oil brush, which gives the piece a more painterly feel.
I am including the steps for this process.
So if you have any questions, just email me.
Enjoy!

Been A Long Time!

I've been neglecting my blog for all the wrong reasons. I haven't been painting as much as I would like to. You know, life seems to get in the way most of the time. So her goes a few pieces I've worked on. The first is a cell from my comic, Noob & Frag Issue 6. I've been jumping back and forth between Painter X and PS CS3. But for this one, I was experimenting with a new painting style. It was completed in about 2 hours entirely in Painter X. Screwing around with tones and values, I've learned a lot.
The second is an old sketch from about 7 years ago. I decided to paint it entirely in PS CS3 using the airbrush. I added a bit of texture to the clothing. I spent about 4 hours on it, and I'm not very happy how it turned out. I kinda just guessed the lighting.
I am making a promise to submit more work whenever possible. So check me out!

Flippin' Sweet Napoleon Dynamite

Finally got around to painting again! It's hard to keep the momentum when your regular job gets in the way.
I decided to practice by painting an old sketch I drew from memory back in '04 of Napoleon Dynamite. I drew it in stylized from what I could remember of the idiot.
Hopefully I can keep the momentum going!
Painted in PSCS3 from memory.

Enjoy!

Thunder Cats Are Loose!!! Pt.2

Well, her he is! Mr. Lion O. I spent a lot more time than I anticipated, but it turned out ok. I will paint the whole team in due time, plus all of the bad dudes! It'll be sweet!!!

Peace!

Thunder Cats Are Loose!!!

I was watchin' Thunder Cats Season 1 today, and I got inspired to sketch out Lion O. I'm going to paint it soon, so check it!

Mr. President O-b-a-b-a-bama!

I haven't practiced any life drawing for months, so I decided yesterday that I would do a painting of good o'l President Obama. My pops loves Mr. Obama. He came down from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Fargo, ND to see him during the election. I haven't seen my folks for a while, so I think I'll bring them this painting. I painted it from a photograph I found on Google in Painter and Photoshop. I am pretty happy with the results.

-Gyeah!

TERROR BEAR!!!

From the pit of the deepest darkest corner of my memory, comes this image of my Terror Bear. This character was derived from a nightmare that I experienced on a constant basis as a child. It all began when I was two years old. My parents knew how much I loved the old Showbiz Pizza, so they took me there for my 2nd birthday. As a baby I was terrified of Billy Bob Brockali and all of the Rock Afire Explosion. But as long as they stayed away from me, I was ok. But when that bastard bear got close enough to bring me my birthday cake, I freaked out, as do most babies when confronted with a gigantic bear wearing overalls. I remember once Billy Bob was on stage, I gathered the nerve to go up to the stage and cheer on the Rock Afire Explosion. That Fatz Geronimo could sure hit those keys. But when I got closer to the stage, I noticed that there was a tree stump and climbed up to take a closer look. To my surprise, popped out the most terrifying thing I had ever seen, that little bastard Choo-Choo! He came at me with no hesitation and knocked me on my ass. I know that I was two years old, but that furry little bastard's red eyes would be engraved into my memory forever.
Once I was old enough to write stories, in grade 3, I began pumping out a series of short stories based on that damn bear. They were titled, "The Tickle Teddy Bear!" Only the bear that I remember, haunted my dreams and would not stop until I was dead. He would wait under my bed until I was asleep, the BAM! He would jump on my stomach until I was dead, only I was too fast for him to catch.
I had nightmares about that little bastard until about grade 9, but he still lingers in my memory, and will continue to do so forever...

This painting is of a drawing that I created about five years ago.

Please enjoy... but don't let him get to you toooooooooooooo! ;)
- Gyeah

My First Blog

Well, this is my first blog ever.  I have had the privlege of viewing several amazing blogs that display such wonderful art, so I felt that I must add my work to the mix.  I do enjoy any type of feedback from anyone, so this feels like the perfect opportunity to mingle with everyone.

So I am adding one of my very first digital paintings to this blog post.  I am normally specialize in traditional mediums such as Oil and Acrylic paints, but I have come to enjoy digital painting.  You have all the freedom in the world to express your strokes, without the fear of wasting a canvas or a piece of paper, in hopes of creating a masterpiece.  Although I do still use the old fashioned, trustworthy pencil most of the time.  

This first piece is called "Stripper Tipp".  It is of a sketch that I created several years ago, while I was bored at work.  Love to study the female figure...;)  So what better way to express it than through a painting.  I used Painter IX and Photoshop in this piece.

So I do hope you folks enjoy my piece, and the many other pieces I plan to post!

Peace!  We outta here!