The Yo-Yo Master !!!

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I have always loved the animation by Jeff Hale of Imagination Inc. called "The Yo-Yo Master & Lost Kid". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqPcQeMEnFc He also did the pinball countdown. "The Yo-Yo Master & Lost Kid" first aired on Sesame Street in 1969. Way back in the day when a lot of the art on Sesame Street was really weird. Well I was thinking about this earlier today and decided to see if I could draw the weird yo-yo guy from that animation. What do you think?
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New Toy!

I just got a Cintiq Wacom Tablet off ebay. I have wanted one of these for a long time. Having a blast playing with it.

The Mountain King!

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Another CLYW / Troll Hunter movie inspired drawing. The Mountain King Troll. Let me know what you think.
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Snail Trails!

Karl A. Mari!

The Ugly Unicorn!!

Trying to get back in the swing of things and do more drawings this week. Here is a drawing I did at dinner last night. "The Ugly Unicorn". Sorry about the super quick color fill job. I will fix that tomorrow.

Gnarwhal!

Just a quick yo-yo inspired Gnarwhal Drawing. Would this make a cool shirt? Just wondering.

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Thursday Life drawing at the Rica.

Here are some of my quick sketches from Life drawing at the RICA. They have this every Thursdays and it's a lot of fun.

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Open Figure Drawing at the RICA!

Here are some of the sketches I made at the Thursday night Open Figure Drawing at the RICA in Raleigh. I've gone for the past two weeks and I have to say it's pretty fun and super chill. No pressure or stress. Just paper, model, and people who love to draw. Anyone at any skill level is welcome.

The session starts off with some quick one minute poses to get the juices flowing. Then some five, ten, and twenty 20 minute poses.
I've needed to start drawing more lately. So I have really been appreciating this outlet. Plus since these sessions are so chill a lot of really talented professional artists come out. You never know who you might be sitting next to.

Do watch out for the Parking trolls!!!! The bar next door will tow you. There is a parking deck down the road a bit and there is some parking down the street. You can park in the train station or the union station parking lot. Just don't get caught and you didn't here it from me...

The classes are $10 for non-members $8 for members.
424 S. Dawson St., Raleigh, NC 27601
Downtown Raleigh

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Morning Sketches.

Just some quick sketches I drew this morning while having coffee.
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R.I.P. WingsNut54!!!

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Bart C. Cusick III, 66, of Stockton, California passed away peacefully at home on April 4, 2011. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 16, 2011 at St. Denis Church, 157 Washington Street, Westwood, MA. Burial will follow on April 18, 2011 at Massachusetts National Veterans Cemetery in Bourne, Mass.
Bart was born in Springfield, Mass. to Bartholomew Cusick II and Mary (Lyons) Cusick on November 25, 1944. He went to Kaiserslautern High School in Germany, and later graduated from Fitchburg State College. Bart served his country in the military and retired a Major with the United States Air Force. He was actively involved in IPMS (International Plastic Modeler’s Society) and spent his later life working to pass on the love of history and modeling to future generations. Bart is preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his daughter, Mary Frances Cusick of California, son, Bart C. Cusick IV of North Carolina, and his fiancée, Susan LeGreco of California. Memorials may be given to Disabled Veterans Charities.

We Made it into the North Carolina Museum of art!!!

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I know its not a sketch.... but.. Here is a little preview of the project Victor Knight, Matt Curran and Myself have been working on for the last couple of months. The 16'x8', 8'x'8, and 4'8' paintings we did are part of the North Carolina Museum of art's "City Block" show. This show is running along with the museums "30 Artists exhibit" opening on the same day.
Vic, Mat and I worked on two 114'x16' murals for the Museum in the past. But they were along the walk way into the museum. This time we actually made it through the door!!! Hi Mom !!!!... It's official we finally got something inside a Museum
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Here is a link to see some of the photos I took durring the painting and installation.
http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/bartcusick/bart/Museum_Mural_Photos/
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Here is a link to see some of the photos I took during the opening Press release for the 30Americans Exhibit.
http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/bartcusick/30%20Americans/
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Pumpkinhead vs. Blobthulu!!!

Time for a paper change... I cashed in an old gift card and got a new 8.5x11 Moleskine Sketchbook. Hopefully this one isn't cursed. Listening to the new Radiohead album. Here is a sketch I worked on the other night at The Dive Bar.

DocOck Drawing.

Recently I have been inspired by Skottie Young and Scott Morse's blog site http://www.skottiescott.com/. They pick a character everyday and see what they can come up with. I have really enjoyed seeing the different takes on all of the characters. This Seemed really fun to me and a great way to inspire creativity with a hint of friendly competition. Who wants to play???
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