http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3Agrthink deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:grthink en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Sun, 19 May 2013 19:46:43 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Dot-Comming-229083519 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Dot-Comming-229083519 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:03:04 PST Dot Comming nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
I'll probably update art news there, rather than here from now on...for instance, news on the Operation Concrete launch which happened on the 26th Nov! http://www.grthink.com/2009/12/operation-concrete-update.html

In non-art, Bill Hopkins is growing into an amazing human person, and already has a developed vocabulary (if you count 'Ooh', 'Ach', 'Waoh' and 'Burp' as words). I also have a mild addiction to CoD: Modern Warfare 2...anyone else on there? ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Babies-and-Galleries-and-XOK-229593571 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Babies-and-Galleries-and-XOK-229593571 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:17:20 PST Babies and Galleries and XOK nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
In other news, I'm included in three exhibitions over the next few months:

26th November - 3rd December: http://www.operationconcrete.com Operation Concrete @ Vibe Bar, Brick Lane, London
This is the book launch that I've been banging on about for the past few months. Everything's sorted and my final piece is amazing -- I'll post it once the show's un ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Right-230073796 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Right-230073796 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:25:10 PDT Right. nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
The chances of me getting any more rpoactive any time soon are so slim they're laughable. I've finished my final image for Operation Concrete (http://www.operationconcrete.com) and that's being scanned as we speak, but the launch isn't until November,, and that's when the book will be out too. However, I am very very proud of my picture, and once November rolls around I'll upload it here (and a ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Inactivity-activity-231071116 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Inactivity-activity-231071116 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:20:32 PDT Inactivity/activity nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
Firstly, Issue 5 of XOK Magazine had gone live, featuring work by yours truly on pages 118-127. This week sometime I'll upload the work I submitted here. In the meantime, here's the link to see the magaine, featuring work by a number of amazing artists, and me: http://issuu.com/xokmag/docs/xok5

Secondly, :icontriscuitbox:'s Friends Not Enemies has been out for a little while now. I'm still waiting for my copy to turn up, and as soon as it does I'll whack up the images ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Bits-Bobs-231375576 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Bits-Bobs-231375576 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:51:06 PDT Bits/Bobs nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
Since I've been away, I had my 29th Bday, been to an awesome wedding and eaten a whole bunch o'cake.

Triscuitbox's Friends Not Enemies book is finished, featuring original, unseen art by yours truly -- check it out if you're into really cool things: http://friendsnotenemies.blogspot.com

I've recently finished some new work for XOK Magazine, an online Brazillian art magazine, and am just waiting for the latest issue to be finished off. Check out the past issues here:
XOK #01: http://issuu.com/xokmag/docs/xok1

XOK #02: http://issuu.com/xokmag/docs/xok2

XOK ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Ich-Bin-Ein-Stag-doer-231817908 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Ich-Bin-Ein-Stag-doer-231817908 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:53:30 PDT Ich Bin Ein Stag-doer nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
In other news, I'm included in :icontriscuitbox:'s Friends Not Enemies project, and am holding off on posting it until the project's been released.

Operation Concrete is still moving along... funding from the arts council is on hold for a few weeks because the Arts Council have run out of money.

Check out my new blog, whether you like it or not: http://trolleysinoddplaces.com ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Trolleys-In-Odd-Places-231866800 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Trolleys-In-Odd-Places-231866800 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:02:07 PDT Trolleys In Odd Places nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
It's basically my way of trying to position myself artistically half way between Adam Chodzko and Douglas Coupland. I write small amounts of text about photos I've taken on my way to work.

At the moment, I think it's pretty cool, but it won't be to everyone's taste.

Here's the link: http://www.trolleysinoddplaces.blogspot.com

I'm also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/grthink ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/quot-Oh-haha-you-were-drawing-a-rabbit-quot-232048117 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/quot-Oh-haha-you-were-drawing-a-rabbit-quot-232048117 Tue, 26 May 2009 05:19:38 PDT "Oh, haha, you were drawing a rabbit" nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink ----------------------------
Spent the Bank Holiday weekend making a path to complement the patio I built at the start of the month. The patio was built with my father-in-law, but he was away fro the weekend, so the path was 100% my work. And is a bit shoddy in comparison. Still, it's done now. My body absolutely kills.
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I've someh ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/The-news-just-in-232140098 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/The-news-just-in-232140098 Tue, 19 May 2009 05:55:21 PDT The news just in... nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
Amy and me are having a boy! We've already decided on his name, too: William (as in Shatner, Shakespeare, Wheaton, The Conqueror, Wordsworth, Darcy) Gareth (as in the creepy one from The Office and me) Hopkins (as in Anthony and... me, again). Hm, that's quite convoluted... William Gareth Hopkins will be the name on the birth certificate, although I'm already calling him Bill.

In other news (like other news matters) I've suddenly got a lot of projects on at once... oh, and I missed out on a job I went for.

But yeah: BILL! ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Um-I-m-sure-I-had-something-to-say-232230325 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Um-I-m-sure-I-had-something-to-say-232230325 Tue, 12 May 2009 05:28:37 PDT Um... I'm sure I had something to say... nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink -----------------------------------------
Open Mic night went well, the feedback I got was positive.
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Waiting to hear from some guy about possibly exhibiting in the next week or so. The brief is 'Transforming Architecture' which if I reckon I could do pretty well... but I'm going to need to hear soon, otherwise I won't have time to get anything done.
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I've got my theme for ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Little-News-Little-News-232372604 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Little-News-Little-News-232372604 Wed, 06 May 2009 01:39:13 PDT Little News, Little News nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
In other news, I spent a good three hours last night preparing my DVD for tomorrow night's show at the Arch Open Mic (http://uk.myspace.com/danandjoe) and when I played it on my DVD player... well, it worked. But it didn't look very good. so I'm going to need to re-do it tonight, which w ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Postcard-Update-UPDATED-232502238 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Postcard-Update-UPDATED-232502238 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:17:35 PDT Postcard Update: UPDATED! nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink Your Receipt

Moorgate Branch

2nd class stmp (UK)
4   @   0.30................1.20
Postage stmp (Europe)
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Postage stmp (USA)
3   @   0.62................1.86
Post Label A (Philippines)
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TOTAL DUE TO POST OFFICE.....5.53

So there you are: if you were expecting a card, it's in the post! I can't remember who's getting what, so if you could let me know what you got when it arrives, I'll post a scan of it up.

In other news, I'm seeing Buck 65 on Wednesday and Themselves on Thursday, and I couldn't be more excited.
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Some of you already know, some of you won't care. But I've managed to get my wife pregnant, and she's carrying my baby. We don't know whether it's going to be a boy or girl, but it will certainly be awesome.

LITTLE NEWS:

To while away my lunchbreaks I've bought some more blank postcards. If you want one (with drawing on one side from me, your address on the other side, with a stamp) then either note me, comment here if I've got your address, or email me at valenwood@yahoo.com ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Walls-of-various-types-232961064 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Walls-of-various-types-232961064 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:17:58 PDT Walls of various types nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink I've contributed to a fun little project called 'My Real Wall'. Fed up with his Facebook wall being overrun with nonsense from people he doesn't know, he's closed down his facebook account and set up a replacement 'Wall' in his falt. Peaople send him things in the post, they go up on the wall. I've also been invited to guest curate his wall -- I think the idea was that I sort of arrange the stuff he's got on his wall in an interesting way, but I've got other, more grandiose plans. The blog for the project can be found here: http://myrealwall.com/
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I've been asked to contibute to 'Operation Concrete' ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Watchmen-233061769 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Watchmen-233061769 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:46:49 PDT Watchmen nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink
I went to see it yesterday, excited because I thought it looked like a great film. I'd read the graphic novel when I was a teenager, and liked it, but because I hadn't read it critically I didn't hold it in reverence. And then I avoided it, because I wanted to experience the film on its own terms.

And while it's not a perfect film, I think it is very, very good. People seem to have had a problem with pacing, but for me, not being a fan of the current crop of 'shake a camera at the action WILDLY it will give th ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Post-Production-update-233151171 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Post-Production-update-233151171 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:45:06 PST Post-Production (update) nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~grthink I've posted up four of the Production Stills. If you're friends with me on Facebook you'll be able to see the rest.
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Last night I went to the album release party for a band called 'The Invisible' which was amazing. My band for 2009, so far. It did mean that I only got three hours sleep last night, but in a way that's good, because today's floating by like a dream.
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In other music news, trawling through the recesses of my hard drive I found some interesting mp3's recorded by :icontron-master: and :iconkilifvak: respectively... "Donar, Donar..." has been going through my head all day.
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Next week I shoot 'Corridoring', my directorial/scripting/producing debut. It's an avant garde tale of... well, that would spoil it. What's the point in trying to express the unexpressable if you just explain what you were trying to express?
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For the film, I'm working on my largest picture since A-levels, which were a long time ago. It's coming along... it's always impossible to tell whether it's coming along well or not at this stage.
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I often spend my walk to work thinking of all the witty and interesting things I can update this journal with. Invariably, by the time I sit down to write them in here, I've forgotten them.
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Despite the bleak tone, things are still looking up. I'm acting as an assistant for an artist who's got a show near Liverpool Street in April (more info nearer the time) and maybe contributing to a charity art auction in March (I'm waiting to hear from them).
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I think I've rubbed ta ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/And-so-this-is-Christmas-234145104 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/And-so-this-is-Christmas-234145104 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:47:19 PST And so this is Christmas... nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
Having started on so grouchy a note though, 2008 has been a remarkable year in many respects. I've been exhibited by other people four times (twice online (Metalman and Wrap2008) and twice in real life (Lolarts in San Francisco and Secrets in London)) which is a massive step for me. Also, made my first sales this year, ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Secrets-Exhibition-234388054 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Secrets-Exhibition-234388054 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:41:22 PST Secrets Exhibition nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
The accepted piece was 'Four Illustrations of the Max Headroom Pirating Incident', which is actually a bit more conceptual than it might seem, and very influenced by Adam Chdzko (here's his website: http://www.adamchodzko.com). To accompany the piece, I've set up www. yourloveisfading .co.uk to make linking to the footage easier. In the new year, when I get some time to spend on 'grthink.com' (and some money to spend on it too...) ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/News-in-Inverted-Commas-234689141 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/News-in-Inverted-Commas-234689141 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:57:29 PST News in Inverted Commas nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink 2. I've got FOUR (yes... that's right: 4) new pages for the Intercorstal, some very good, some not so good. But with a randomly self-imposed target of 96 pages to eventually attain, I've still got a long, long way to go.
3. My submission for :iconsecrets-exhibition: is nearing completion. I knew I'd acheived something special when my wife literally turned away from the page because it was too creepy. Y ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/LoLArts-Show-Update-234845013 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/LoLArts-Show-Update-234845013 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:25:47 PDT LoLArts Show Update nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
Here's a few links to coverage of it:
YouTube Coverage: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUqJL5zX3Yc)
One from Wired Magazine:  (http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/10/lolcats-pounce.html)
A blog post from someone wonderful: (http://www.zimbio.com/LOLCats/articles/2/LOLCat+Artists+Raise+Money+Adult+Literacy)
One from some Norwegian thing I don't understand -- can I kindly ask that the Norwegian contingent translate, at least the gist? (http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2008/10/24/551441.html)
A Flickr gallery my internet stalking skills dred ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/LolCats-Art-Show-Deviants-featured-214178571 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/LolCats-Art-Show-Deviants-featured-214178571 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:15:36 PDT LolCats Art Show! Deviants featured! nonadult journals/culture/events grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink ---------------------------------------------------
I Can Has Cheezburger with curator Marianne Goldin bring you a night of great art and silent auction to benefit Partners in Reading, and their work with adult literacy. Come and join us on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 from 7pm to 9pm at Varnish Fine Art in San Francisco for an exciting evening of LOL Art.

The show will kick off with cocktails and viewing of 20 pieces of hand picked art to bid on. Art pieces range from multimedia to sculpture to collage. At 8pm the auction will close and Marianne Goldin will give a brief talk about the ev ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Role-Specific-Competencies-234943202 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Role-Specific-Competencies-234943202 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:57:35 PDT Role Specific Competencies nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
2. After a month or so of waiting, it's my turn to contribute to Wrap2008 (http://www.wrap2008.net) -- I'm #17. If any of you fancy helping out on a really cool project, apply to participate (but only if you've got time to help out... the project's stalled a few times because of people not doing their part).

3. I've set up a mini-CV type thin ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Free-stuff-again-Cats-235043116 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Free-stuff-again-Cats-235043116 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:38:52 PDT Free stuff, again: Cats... nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
They're running an art show later in the month in San Fransisco, and I've been invited to submit a picture to them, which I've been working on for a few days now (it's shaping up brilliantly, if I do say so myself). This is probably the biggest deal for me, art-wise, ever. (Selling some work to strangers was also good, mind you). I'm not gonig to make any money, but it's a genuine honour to be involved.

In celebration, I have a nu ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/FREE-STUFF-All-gone-losers-235381503 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/FREE-STUFF-All-gone-losers-235381503 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:14:08 PDT FREE STUFF - All gone, losers! nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
Big news is coming in the next few weeks... the biggest art news I've ever had. Look forward to it.

EDIT 24/9: It's got to the point now where I think it's fair to let people request a second postcard if they want -- :iconbeautifulsorow: already has, which means there's only two left to go.
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All you have to do to get your hands on your own hand-drawn postcard, made from quality gauge card and expense pens, is follow the instructions below:

1. ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/And-now-235543135 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/And-now-235543135 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:02:15 PDT And now... nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
I have started work on a new A2 piece, and The Intercorstal pages I've done have been serving as excellent sketchbooks for it. I'm two hours in, and so far it's looking pretty snazzy if I do say so myself.

End of this week is Stag Do nonsense for one of my best friends, in Cardiff. It's going to be rough. Also, done a book swap with my wife -- my favourite book for hers. So I'm reading Pride and Predjudce and she's reading Slaughterhouse 5. ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/QuatreCincoSix-235821218 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/QuatreCincoSix-235821218 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:44:35 PDT QuatreCincoSix nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
So I watched a lot of TV and films and got 5-and-a-half pages of The Intercorstal done, which I'll scan and put up on at a time over the next few days.

Tonight I'm off to see the Dark Knight for a second time. In the meantime I will be wrestling my jetlag. ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/UnDeuxTres-235947032 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/UnDeuxTres-235947032 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:19:53 PDT UnDeuxTres nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink 2. Saw Subtle at Cargo the other day...awesomeness as always, but once again I was too broke to go and peruse the merch-desk. Also, refrained from making a tit of myself by trying to make conversation with the band.
3. Finished Page 6 of The Intercorstal last night. 90 to go! (Why 90? Don't know...just picked the number '96' out of the air arbitrarily when I started the project...). I'll probably get another three done next week. But 90 pages, at 3 pages a week, will take 30 weeks... so I'm planning on sorting out some kind of preview book, which of course I'll talk about here whe ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Etcetera-236154075 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Etcetera-236154075 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:04:24 PDT Etcetera nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
Page 2 (and 3) of Intercorstal are done, and I'm about to crack on with Page 4. The plan is to eventually build up enough pages that I can get some kind of book together that I can sell through Lulu or wherever... but that's a plan based on having completed 2 pages. Who knows how many more I'll do?

I'm also going to be drawing all over one of :iconmelissalibra:'s photos in a similar way that I did with 'La Mer De Glace'.

Also, I keep meaning to go to the Tate Modern and pick up a bunch of Suggestion Postcards that I can send out to folks... but I've been far too ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/It-s-my-Grthday-236296501 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/It-s-my-Grthday-236296501 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:09:11 PDT It's my Grthday! nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
Woohoo! ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Busy-Busy-Busy-236448235 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Busy-Busy-Busy-236448235 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:15:55 PDT Busy Busy Busy nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
I've also uploaded one of my projects from the Illustration course I've been on: that'd be 'Gas Station Ghost Parts 1-5'. And I uploaded a couple of sketches from an evening at the Barbican, which was the first time I'd drawn 'from life' in a very, very long time.

Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have at least one more thing to upload, ideally two, and both very un-grthink.

I should be doing ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/News-Important-To-Me-236774326 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/News-Important-To-Me-236774326 Mon, 19 May 2008 05:36:33 PDT News Important To Me nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
1. Volume 2 of The Metalman Project has gone live, and my submission (http://grthink.deviantart.com/art/Metalman-Vs-grthink-54418846) got in there which I was very pleased with myself for. Go check out the project's website, along with a whole slew of other amazing artists, here: http://www.metalmanproject.com (I'm listed as Gareth A Hopkins, which is... well, my name)

2. 'Acts of God(zilla)', the short film I starred in (and helped make, a bit) is playing at this year's Swansea Film Festival (http://www.swanseafilmfestival.com/home07.htm) on May 31s ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Progress-236839828 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Progress-236839828 Tue, 13 May 2008 00:56:46 PDT Progress nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
***EDIT: 'Intellignet Thinkers Only' has been posted, but I've made myself a lot of work for my course, so the A1 Mountain might have to wait a few weeks...***

In other news, my relative poverty (in that I'm still very comfortable, just don't have any cash to be frivolous with) forced me to look for new music online for free, but obviously not pir ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Has-science-gone-too-far-236882243 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Has-science-gone-too-far-236882243 Fri, 09 May 2008 04:19:37 PDT Has science gone too far?! nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-Revisited-236913259 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-Revisited-236913259 Tue, 06 May 2008 05:28:58 PDT Tom Cruise, Revisited nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
How cool is that?

In other news, my short course at Central St Martins continues apace, and I've posted the result of the first project, which I'm not happy with, really. Onwards onwards, though: there's two more projects to go, and it's reaffirming my beleif that 'grthinking' is t ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/My-first-proper-sale-237137309 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/My-first-proper-sale-237137309 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:45:47 PDT My first proper sale nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
Hats off to me, everyone. ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Great-Success-237627273 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Great-Success-237627273 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:15:06 PST Great Success! nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
This means that I am a success in life and my children will be born strong, to fight the revolution. ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tagged-etc-237802042 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tagged-etc-237802042 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:26:26 PST Tagged etc nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink 1. post these rules
2. each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. tags should write a journal/blog of these facts
4. at the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named
5. go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're been tagged
6. don't talk about fight club

Here's the random facts:
1. Unless you're Welsh, the chances are you'll never pronounce my middle name, Alun, correctly. Just ask the registar at my wedding.
2. I have no idea if I'm paid too much or too little. My guess is too little.
3. I find chit-chat impossible. If you want to ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/So-what-next-237950138 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/So-what-next-237950138 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:21:38 PST So, what next... nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~grthink
But now that I'm in February, things look a little brighter. I've finally posted some more stuff, which I fi ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/3-things-238718628 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/3-things-238718628 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:01:47 PST 3 things nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink 2. The Xbox due to be opened on Christmas Day... has been unleashed. My hopes of November being my most productive month can be waved farewell. There's a snag though -- one which I forsaw but Amy said wouldn't be a problem. Namely, that if I was using the TV to play on the Xbox, she'd get bored, and if she was using the TV to...wel,, watch TV, then I would ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Updates-Updated-again-238909379 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Updates-Updated-again-238909379 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:30:51 PST Updates: Updated, again nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink 2) Didn't get around to posting the 'Tate Modern' stuff, and have now lost them -- EDIT 01/11/07 FOUND THEM! GREW SOME BALLS! POSTED THEM AT THE TATE MODERN!
3) Went to the National Portrait Gallery last week and was blown away. Ken Dodd has never looked more human.
4) Have been watching 'Most Haunted: Live' and while it's all bollocks it's been creeping me out no end -- EDIT 11/11/07 I've actually found myself missing 'Most Haunted Live!'. I think it's because the program is very clever at making the viewer feel like part of 'the team', and I mis ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Hello-there-I-amp-039-m-grthink-239019650 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Hello-there-I-amp-039-m-grthink-239019650 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:02:59 PDT Hello there, I'm grthink nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
Having successfully used my lightbox in a satisfactory way at least twice now (grthink VS La Mer de Glace and one other, unposted project) inspiration struck during my walk to work this morning and I have a firaly good idea of where I'm going next, drawing wise. But it could go horribly wrong, so I'll keep quiet for the moment.

The three postcards I did to post at the Tate Modern will probably be delivered next week, when I'm on holiday. Considering I work only 15mins away, there's no real reason why I couldn't have done it already, but I'm lazy.

I've also been ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/What-does-the-Tate-Modern-need-more-of-239524940 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/What-does-the-Tate-Modern-need-more-of-239524940 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:45:11 PDT What does the Tate Modern need more of? nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
So I thought it might be nice to make a few suggestions of my own. I'm half way through the first postcard now, which features an Applehead, a bear, a robot and a keyboard, which won't surprise anyone with even a passing aquaintance with my gallery.

But what else should ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/No-more-bears-or-robot-bears-or-beartanks-239791372 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/No-more-bears-or-robot-bears-or-beartanks-239791372 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:34:49 PDT No more bears, or robot bears, or beartanks... nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
And, if anyone was wondering, I'm sure this current run of bears (which we can blame almost solely on the much-missed :iconzhavas:) will continue until... well, until I stop drawing them.

Ba-bye now! ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Mad-Science-239893537 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Mad-Science-239893537 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:13:26 PDT Mad Science nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
High concept if possible.

Thanks. ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Journal-Journal-239970013 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Journal-Journal-239970013 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:38:39 PDT Journal Journal nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
So, what have I been upto? Well, I turned 27 which featured being given a lightbox to draw on, a How To Draw The Marvel Way book so that I can learn how to draw the Marvel Way, Thundercats on DVD, some new pens and some other stuff. It was pretty cool. Didn't have a wedding to overshadow it this year.

And I've been out and about, here and there.

Oh, and I've been watching a lot of Big Brother this year, and then subseq ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Self-indulgent-pretentious-worthless-rant-240229208 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Self-indulgent-pretentious-worthless-rant-240229208 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:35:11 PDT Self-indulgent, pretentious, worthless rant. nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Italy-and-Subtle-240410828 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Italy-and-Subtle-240410828 Mon, 21 May 2007 14:38:03 PDT Italy and Subtle nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
Also, I can rack up 'A Cathloic Wedding Service In Rome' to the list of places I've fallen asleep.

And then tom ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/So-yeah-um-A-revision-240517279 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/So-yeah-um-A-revision-240517279 Tue, 08 May 2007 15:15:50 PDT So, yeah...um... (A revision) nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Poverty-Strikes-Again-240747799 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Poverty-Strikes-Again-240747799 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:43:48 PDT Poverty Strikes Again nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
Next weekend I'm going to tackle my teenage comic collection, which I am convinced will ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Recent-past-Mail-Art-Round-2-240882581 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Recent-past-Mail-Art-Round-2-240882581 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:46:59 PDT Recent past + Mail-Art Round 2 nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
These two meetings have left me feeling the need ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Triumph-241246824 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Triumph-241246824 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:18:36 PST Triumph nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
But, I suppose if conspiracy theories about chemical companies/WW2 nostalgia (including very strange Nazi's)/bizarre and terrible sex acts (including very strange Nazi's)/nonsense songs/The German Language/folklore/rocket science and in at least one disturbing scene peadophilia are a ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/New-Year-New-Journal-New-Endeavours-241428906 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/New-Year-New-Journal-New-Endeavours-241428906 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:12:28 PST New Year, New Journal, New Endeavours nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~grthink
Christmas was... well, it's over now, let's not complain about things which aren't important.

New Years was... well, it's over now, lets not (etc etc)

2007 will be: Excellent, I hope. Following the fun I had making Acts Of God(zilla) back in November (the updated poster has now replaced the old one) I've decided that at some point this year I will turn amateur film maker myself. I wrote a script, and upon consultation realised that it was pretty much unfilmable on my budget, and so preparatory thought is going into a different script, and I hope to ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/The-season-to-be-jolly-my-arse-241624913 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/The-season-to-be-jolly-my-arse-241624913 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:03:08 PST The season to be jolly, my arse nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~grthink
In other news, I'm still working on my script idea. It was going pretty well, and then I asked for ffeback and was quite correctly told that it needed work, so that's what I'm doing now, or at least trying to do. It's also been suggested that when we come to film it, that I direct... which is terrifying, and makes writing the script more difficult becasue I'm thinking about too much at one time.

But seriosuly, Jimmy and Maja -- thanks for everything so far.

Art wise...well, I've done nothing since my poster for Acts Of God(zilla), and haven't really found the inspiration necessary to really try. I ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/New-Projects-input-required-from-YOU-241718972 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/New-Projects-input-required-from-YOU-241718972 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:47:52 PST New Projects (input required from YOU) nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~grthink
And so, on to new projects. I've pretty much done all the mailtrades I'd agreed to, but if there's anyone else out there who wants to contribute, please let me know. At last count I was up to 9 -- a big shiny 'TEN' would be wonderful, though, wouldn't it? So if you wanted to trade, but for some reason haven't, note me and we'll sort stuff out.

Film-wise, I've still got to decide whether ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-REBORN-241760710 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-REBORN-241760710 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:26:33 PST Tom Cruise REBORN nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~grthink
BUT WAIT -- what's this?! Someone's gone to the effort of making sure I get to the Premiere? I DO get to go to the ball? Look out Cardiff, I'm going to be spending a ridiculously short amount of time in your wonderufl environs, and you're going to remember every second of it. ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-The-Last-241774342 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-The-Last-241774342 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:50:30 PST Tom Cruise The Last nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~grthink
Friday: Got my banners done, they were amazing. The brushes were useless so I ended up just fingerpainting them and then worried that I was getting poisoned. But I wasn't, so that's cool. Then I spent an hour watching Dave watch cartoons...that was boring as fuck, and then nothing happened until my old roommate from Uni, Tony, turned up. Dave, him and me went and got a kebab (my first ever), then Dave dissapeared to talk to his transatlantic ladyfriend while Tony and me watched YouTube. Then I got a phone call from Amy saying she was having an allergic r ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-the-Third-241804481 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-the-Third-241804481 Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:01:59 PST Tom Cruise the Third nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~grthink
Tuesday: Sat around for most of the day -- Jimmy and Fran don't have TV, so I've been spending downtime either playing with my spangly new mobile phone or drawing. At around 4pm Dave (camera and photography), Jimmy and I walked to the local Spar and bought beer, coke and batteries, and when we spent a ]]> http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-the-Second-241824677 http://grthink.deviantart.com/journal/Tom-Cruise-the-Second-241824677 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:25:03 PST Tom Cruise the Second nonadult journals/personal grthink http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/grthink.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~grthink
Filming is going splendidly. Spent Sunday afternoon wandering around a stanger's kitchen in shorts and a t-shirt with lovely lady who was pretending to be my girlfriend. And on Monday I got to bang a bin lid whilst standing on a chair outside in the freezing Welsh night. Jimmy (the director) and his wife had said I am a surprisingly good actor -- notice that that doesn't necessarily mean that I'm any good, just that I'm 'surprisingly not as shit as they thought I'd be'. Oh, and I spent three hours yesterday making the most wonderful banner that was wor ]]>