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There are just too many, and there's not enough time to upload them to DA right now. Sorry if this inconveniences you...but if you go to flickr.com search "People" for SCOTTIE32

Cheers,
scty32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/24992348/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/24992348/ Thu, 28 May 2009 06:32:47 PDT
I'm sooooo over the moon stoked. You've no idea...

I look forward to spending the time raising my son, but I also look forward to having time to work on illustration, design and advertising too. It'll be nice to have balance. Oh, and realllllly nice to have a hold of creativity again! So ideally I'll scrounge up freelance work, enough walking-money to help out and also keep working on the Willys.

This might lead to more work being produced and posted here too. One never knows.

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/23151015/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/23151015/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:58:18 PST
1) School...three classes three nights a week + meetings with teammates + a pretty heavy load of homework too.

2) Full-time J-O-B.

3) Husband

4) Soon to be father...mid-April + designing birth announcement + finishing two murals in the nursery

5) "on the side" design work for friends/coworkers. Though admittedly this is not as high a priority, I still want to produce for them since they asked nicely.

6) "Home life" : The Willys + the house + three cats + whatever else needs attention around there

So yeah.

That's at least SIX ways I'm burning my candle at one time. Guess that explains why I've become a DA Lurker and not so much a contributor...

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/21912698/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/21912698/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:41:53 PST
]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/21597821/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/21597821/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:30:03 PST
To that end I'll post all kinds of new work when I can. BUT if you really feel the needs to keep tabs on me AND you really want to see more than just print-ads of mine then please check out my blog!

I've got some of my TV Class-work posted there, videos in other words, and will be updating that far more frequently than anything else.

check it out if you're curious, bored or just want to read more about what makes me tick:

[link]

Cheers&Beers,
scottieb

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/21013517/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/21013517/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:39:18 PDT
Again I'd like to share my sincere admiration for all of the Deviants I've faved and of those who I follow. You ALL inspire me in ways you'll never know. So thanks for that.

Finally a couple of pieces for updates.

1) I've joined the blogosphere as a way to showcase my creative (read that: job seeking) side. Check it out if you get reaaaaaaaaalllllly bored. For real.

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2) My wife and I are expecting our first child mid-April...so there will be NO extra time to do much of anything once that goes down. But we're super-stoked for it and will revel in the experience each and every moment!

Cheers to all of you...and keep on keepin' on!

-scottie32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/19768332/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/19768332/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:08:36 PDT
Seriously though, I'm humbled by the amazing comments and number of folks who continue to follow along with me as I journey through my artistic side of life. To all of you I extend the greatest of gratitude and sincerest wishes of continuation in your own artistic endeavors...

Cheers&Beers,
ScottieB

btw, for those of you who've known about my little "project vehicle"...my 1956 Willys Wagon, well just know that I took the first drive around the block in it yesterday! I've owned it just two weeks shy of two years and to say this "first" was beyond belief would be an utter understatement... Pics of it can be found on my flickr.com page, just search for SCOTTIE32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/19305401/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/19305401/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:58:26 PDT
3rd Quarter of Classes almost in the book, only Critique Panel left on upcoming Tuesday (07/15). Then it's 2 whole months of catching up on my Honey-Do list as well as figure out why I can't get oil pressure in the engine of the Willys Wagon...

Happy Summer to y'all!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/18640288/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/18640288/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:10:43 PDT
Especially when talking about the human condition, the world we live in the and the fucked up people that walk alongside us unbeknownst to us as to how fucked up they really are. It's times like this when I have a really hard time accepting the "good" in much of anything.

WTF is he talking about right?

Just found out that the 20 year old daughter of one of my Mom's oldest and best friends was assaulted and murdered over the weekend. In my hometown. A town that has so few murders that it only takes one hand to really count them. Guess it's safe to say the old adage "One can never go home again" is holding true here. Good ol' Fort Collins, forever tainted and stained by a senseless act that deprived a beautiful young lady of promise and life and tore the living, breathing, souls from her friend's and family's hearts.

I'd cry. I'd rage. But honestly all I can do is sit here numbly and resign myself to the fact that the world we live in is a cruel and fucked up place at times...

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/17666950/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/17666950/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:43:47 PDT
I've posted two campaigns from my last Critique Panel for y'all to be able to bear witness to the 'new' ways in which I've had to resort to using my 'creativity' these days. Thankfully I've got some direction to go with one of them while the other one is now "two strikes and OUT!". C'est la vie. Done. Next!

And for the record I DO miss creating art for art's sake, and feel that I will still do that as time permits. Honestly. You'll see...

So I hope the Spring has sprung for y'all and that you're looking forward to spending time outside taking pics, painting pics, picnics, pic(king) flowers in a field or just plain ol' pic(king) your...just kidding.

Cheers&Beers,
Scottie32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/17205947/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/17205947/ Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:10:09 PST
But I still lurk here and cannot get over how fucking much TALENT there is in the world. Creativity too. If nothing else, DA is the most inspiring visual archive I could ever ask for.

So I extend a heartfelt message of gratitude to all of those folks who's work I've faved, because they are all truly gifted people and they're work continues to inspire me to create my art too...

Have you hugged a creative person today?

Cheers&Beers.
sctyb

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/15803216/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/15803216/ Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:24:25 PST
Seriously. It's friggin' DECEMBER already?!? Where in the name of all that is Holy has 2007 gone?!? Crazy...

Anyway, for those of you who read my journals and/or visit my DA page and have been wondering "just what the hell is up with Scottie32 lately...he's basically disappeared..." welllll fear not. I'm still around.

I've just been busy with work, school, and life. Y'all know the drill.

BUT I just 'assed' my First Quarter Critique Panel at school and I'm done with classes for 3 weeks or so. Can't guarantee I'll get anything new created and posted here...but I'm contemplating posting some of my ads from Critique just to give all my adoring fans something to look at on my DA page.

So Happy December to all of you. Keep your spirits up and your creativity flowing...

Beers&Cheers,
me

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/14590390/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/14590390/ Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:47:20 PDT
I'm allowing myself one and a half years to be out of my current job and onto something bigger, better and MORE CREATIVE while I finish up the last bit of school.

Ready...

Set...

GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/14483204/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/14483204/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:03:42 PDT
I'm just numb. Words escape me. I just want to cry. I feel helpless...

Make sure you hug the ones you love tonight. Try to be the best possible human you can be to everyone. Figure out what's REALLY important in your life and live life to the fullest. It IS finite afterall.

-09/01/07-
LeAnne RIP my friend...you'll be forever in my thoughts.

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/13856068/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/13856068/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:46:23 PDT
Me, well I'm doin' just fine thank you very much. You may have noticed I've not posted much on DA as of late, and well there's a reason for that...I'm ADDICTED to another website.

Yup. I've been a cheatin' on DA with another woman named flickr.com...and to be quite honest I don't see the affair ending anytime soon!

I've taken a TON of pics this year at various car shows, trips and what have you and I just don't feel DA is the place to post 'em. Plus it really bugs me that we can only upload one piece at a time...slowly...here on DA when I can post 6 pics golly-gee-whiz-bang at a time on flickr!

SO there ya go, my reason/excuse/way it's going to be for my lack of DA presence. Don't worry too much, if you do at all, 'cos I still check in here regularly and fave what I like, scope out your pages and generally have a good time when I'm here!

Cheers&Beers!
Scottie32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/12453363/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/12453363/ Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:50:05 PDT
School starts in September, will be one busy mofo working 40hrs a week and attending classes three nights a week for 3hrs/class! Gotta ride that train as best I can though as there are better things in store for this kid!!!!

HELL YEAH...just proves one is NEVER to old to go back to school much less change careers. Follow your hearts people. Follow your hearts...

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/12346543/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/12346543/ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:08:56 PDT
I applied to School. I've decided that 15 years in the Bicycle Industry is enough, and really it will be closer to 18 years by the time I finish School. I've decided I want to pursue a career in something that is "creative" and since I originally went to school to pursue some sort of degree in Advertising but instead ended up getting a degree in Graphic Design...well, it's high-time I got THAT train back on track! As such, Art Direction/Advertising is my goal.

So I did it. I submitted my app and 9 portfolio pieces (hopefully) showing the Admissions folks my 'chops' at creating creative Advertising and now I wait for their reply...is it going to be "yea" or "nay"?!?!?

Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives...

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/12203073/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/12203073/ Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:25:58 PDT
]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11970761/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11970761/ Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:42:34 PST
Turning 34 on Friday, so I and my lovely wife (who bought me the trip as a birthday present...she RAAWWWKS!) are going to go visit my Dad and Step-mom for a week. Going to catch a Chicago Cubs Spring-Training game, a car-show or two and will DEFINTIELY go scrouging around some junkyards for Willys parts AND photo-ops!

Sooooo that means you very well may see some new car pics uploaded here, and most certainly on my flickr.com page (www.flickr.com/scottie32).

Can't wait to feel the warm temps, sit by the pool drinking cold Coors Orginals with my old man and just decompressing for a bit...

Cheers&Beers to all my friends here on DA who check on me from time to time!!!

scottieb

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11829364/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11829364/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:45:12 PST
It's almost debilitating, feeling so completely groundless, to the point where productivity becomes a moot point.

Efforts are measured in smaller and smaller increments and it makes one wonder if there ever really is a point to it all. Is it the humor of life that keeps the eyes wide open or is it the tragedy of the that same life that makes the mind close up so completely. Protective covering is not enough, nor is the will and strength possessed in general, when the world stops making sense.

It's almost like wandering among the throngs of shoppers in the mall, everyone seemingly on a mission, but a pronounced chaos still ensues.

Perhaps at a prescribed moment in life we all come to feel, understand but more importantly comprehend just what 'purpose' really is. We struggle within our own boundaries and limitations striving to reach something. Anything really that satisfies and offers a sense of security. It is that one thing that eludes us all at any given time of the day or day in our life. Or simply it is our life.

It's a feeling so contrary to the persona that the confusion so readily moves in on. It's seemingly fleeting but all-encompassing and pervasive. It's aggressive and produces complete helpless feelings, thoughts and actions.

It's hard to understand, especially when the thought of understanding is irrelevant.

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11696627/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11696627/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:10:39 PST
'Cos I kinda feel like I do seeing how I've managed to maximize my time by being 'artsy' lately. It's the weather...seriously. We've been so FREAKING COLD lately 'round here that I've no choice but to sit around with a hot cuppa something and time to kill. My goal is to limit my TV-watching so I've been spending that time working out the demons in my brain via my Wacom and Mac.

So I guess I do apologize for one thing...clogging your DevWatch Deviations with my miscellaneous brain-wanderings! LOL

Hope you're at least enjoy the fruits of my efforts of late, I'm making a concerted effort to define my style with this media/medium AND working judiciously on my figure-drawing too!

Cheers and beers my friends...

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11634534/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11634534/ Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:07:41 PST
So maybe I'm just being extra-crotchety lately but it seems that everytime I log on to DA to check out what all my "friends, cohorts and partners in (art) crime" have posted and/or had to say I get blasted right 'tween the eyes with TOO MUCH ANIME/MANGA everywhere on the mainpage as well as when I browse Daily Deviations.

My gawd.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for any and EVERY artist having a venue like DA to post their "masterpieces" but seriously, when do we hit critical mass with all of the Anime/Manga postings??? Ideally these folks will turn off those programs, put away their "How to Draw Manga/Anime Like a Pro" self-help books, and look to other forms of inspiration.

Or at the very least take the art form and tweak it to make it their own. Like my super-cool pal Wonkabuz. She's a Graphic Designer by trade and free-spirit by choice...AND she makes good use of her skills to draw Anime/Manga in her own style. Check it out...~wonkabuz is her DA i.d. and let me know if I'm off base here. Or not.

Have you hugged an artist today?

Dig it.

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11208924/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/11208924/ Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:39:30 PST
Looking forward to 2007; a year filled with even more creativity from you all as well as inspiration for me to get 'back in the game' and start presenting more art for your enjoyment and critique.

I raise a toast of the good stuff you all you, in all corners of this wacky planet we call "home"!

Cheers!
scottie32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/10590483/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/10590483/ Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:16:47 PST
I spend a lot of time taking pictures of various things in my life, which I don't feel they belong on DA, so I post them on flickr.com. If you're reallllly bored or maybe just curious please stop by and check out my flickr.com page at: [link]

Cheers!
scty32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/10036356/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/10036356/ Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:50:22 PDT George Bernard Shaw


So I say to myself: Define "Art". That seems so prosaic, so altogether easy as to wonder why I should even bother. That my friends would be unfortunate, to not bother defining "art" or for that matter trying to apply definitions to everything I do, everything I am, everything in my world. Reason would dictate that affixing said definitions is 1) very obssessive/compulsive and 2) rather pointless because after all, defining EVERYTHING means that everything must have a purpose. Hmmmm, everything must have a purpose eh? I say bullshit to that...so I'll go so far as to say bullshit to defining everything in my life. So just how do I define "art" you ask? I don't. I let art define itself, manifest itself and as a result "art" enriches my soul.

The beauty of being part of the human race is we just get to live, breathe, eat, drink and shit to our hearts content without ever really having to think about it. Our survival mechanisms pretty much guarantee that we're going to perpetuate this situation for a long time to come and as a result we continue to remain blissfully ignorant. Additionally we can travel through life blissfully unaware of 98% of everything around us at any given time. I'm certainly as guilty as the next bloke, but I've made the life-changing decision to "stop and smell the roses" now. If you get to a point in your life where the "what if's" start to run amok then it's time to get focused. Bring the focus in to a point where it's comfortable enough the focus allows a certain amount of initiative and clarity but just uncomfortable enough so you have to take a risk or chance . If you are a results-driven purpose (and you're reading this...) then you're probably telling yourself "Yeah, so what. I already have focus and clarity and know exactly where my life is going." Uh, are you so sure about that? Do you believe in fate? How about Chance/Luck?

My point is I am going to slooooow down, really focus on things I'd usually gloss over and see if I can't ascertain something truly unique or tantalizing for myself out of the experience. Therein lies my take on fate, chance and/or luck...they really only happen when the opportunity is realized and not just somehow expected. I officially declare that I am re-investing myself in my life, and will take full charge of all that I can control and will roll with that which I cannot. I just hope that means I DON'T get hit by another car though!!!!!!!

If "the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable" is to be believed then in my humblest of opinions we are already there. As Americans we have this built in insular sense of "being". Of being "right", of being "secure", of being "great". All of these adjectives are used to describe our way of life, our culture, our government, our very souls as we are players on the world's gameboard. We are self-righteous, we are proud, we are some how more "gifted" and "graced" than the rest of the world. I think those very things are fairly crude, and ultimately lead to some pretty serious "unbearableness" in the world. We're quick to judge, and we're quick to render "appropriate penalty". But are we also doing a great disservice to the very fiber of mankind by being so unctious and self-serving? Don't get me wrong, I'm DEFINITELY proud to be an American, and I certainly take my freedoms and liberties very seriously. But I'm also cynical by nature and a pragmatist by choice and I can't help but feel that we've lost focus on the things in life that attribute to our perceived greatness. As a "culture" or "society" Americans tend to think big, spend big and overindulge. I get it. I get the fact that "hard work" by these folks has allowed them the pleasures they seek. Or has it. The expectation that hard work will garner one riches and security to me is a farce. All it does is reduces our "culture" and our "society" to a very crude and overbearing farce of life in general.

I say focus your personal energies on getting ahead, by all means that's your right, but remember to stop and smell the roses more often than not. Find "art" or "beauty" or "sanity" or whatever you deem it in the things around you, the things you do and the whole of mankind and/or humanity. Ask yourself if you're making the reality of the world around you unbearable.

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/9446209/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/9446209/ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:55:48 PDT
So I've basically put creating art on hiatus for the summer, it's been nothing but house projects, trips and now a "project vehicle" taking up my time. Oh yeah, spending time with my wife and of course making a living factor in there too! LOL

In a nutshell here's what's happening:

Bought a 1956 Willys Wagon (pics can be seen on my flickr.com account: search for scottie32). It's been sitting idle in a field in NW Minnesota for about 20 years and needs some serious TLC. I love it, have wanted one since I was first learning to drive and now I get to get back into turning wrenches on cars (instead of bikes alllllll the time!) again.

I have some new pics to post of Back to the Fifties 2006, it just takes time to get them all downloaded/edited/posted ya know?!?

Just got back from a week in Seattle, WA. A buddy and I rode our bikes in the annual Seattle to Portland ride, 2-100 mile days for a total of 204 miles when all said and done! It was a blast. Pics of that will soon be on my flickr page as well.

Trying to finish our bathroom remodel, at least the windows are now in and we can start finishing the inside. Also have put in a TON of garden beds throughout the front and back yards including two distinct Rain-gardens.

So for those of you who regularly or somewhat reguarly keep track of me please don't despair...I'll be back at the art thing soon enough!

Cheers!
scottie32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8629094/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8629094/ Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:19:14 PDT
Rather it's about the journey.

So I've been a pretty big fan of DA since I stumbled upon it, and there is a TON of inspiration to be found. I feel like a hack somedays when I stumble across someone's work via browsing, but then there are other times where I simply feel content to be part of the 21 or is it 22 MILLION deviations here. Art is subjective by nature, and defining talent is even more so. I have to think the "kids" (you know, the folks under the age of 18!) that are posting their random sketches and their heartfelt attempts at creating "art" are rather impressed by the quality of stuff to be found on DA. I certainly try to pass an encouraging word every now and then when I find their artwork, and honestly I hope you do to!

I view DA as a mentoring tool, and it would behoove those of us who care to encourage the younger and budding artists among us. After all I think had I NOT had the encouragement I had at that age then I would've moved onto something else entirely...

Oh and btw...I think I broke through the funk-cloud. It's been rainining basically non-stop all weekend so I took the "downtime" on housework and bike rides/training to work through my blocks and actually got some rough-comps done for the pending logo design! So I THANK ALL OF YOU who took the time to read my journal AND give me words of encouragement!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8518346/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8518346/ Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:33:09 PDT
How do YOU get over, out from under, or through your creative funk?

This REALLY sucks.

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8351378/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8351378/ Mon, 03 Apr 2006 08:17:26 PDT
So I went to the "kick-off" Car Show for up here in Minnesota on Sunday. It was the 50th Anniversay show for the Gopher State Timing Assoc. (GSTA) and there were 100 cars to peruse. 95 of 'em were just outta this world and the others were decent enough, just not my "cup o'tea" so to speak.

I'm stoked because seeing these thing REALLY gets the creative juices percolatin' throughout the gray matter. Now it's just a matter of downloading/cleaning up the pics and posting them right? Well not so fast my friend(s)...did I mention I took almost 270 pics?!? Yeah buddy...

So I'll post a few of the USDA Top Grade A pics here on DA, however if you want to see the complete collection shoot me a note and I'll send you my Flickr.com gallery link where you can check 'em (and many more...) out! Fair enough?

Alrighty then, take care y'all!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8285287/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8285287/ Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:08:22 PST
I found these images while looking for information on the valve cover pictured. Marcello Rupelli found the Lincoln V12 connection and I went on from there...thanks Marcello!

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Indeed it is a Lincoln V12 in a Ford Hiboy....kinda like the song "Hot Rod Lincoln"!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8180520/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8180520/ Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:37:58 PST
Mood: jubilant

1)March Madness really kicked off in earnest today....go DUUUUUUKE!
2)My super-duper-most-excellent and wonderful wife surprised the living you-know-what out of me today by bringing home a WACOM tablet for me!!!
3)The new scanner should be here tomorrow...

This all means I'll be kicking up my prodcutivity a TON as I've got two 4-drawer filing cabinets of art, "photoscrap" and other related stuff to start really messing around with. Have no fear, I'm not forgetting my traditionalist roots...I still love my pencils/pens/markers/paints! I just want to start emptying my brain of all this creative-clutter and why not do it digitally where it's technically cheaper? I see it as just another tool in my artistic quiver...

So despite the 12+ inches of snow MPLS has received in the last 3-4 days SPRING itself (and March for that matter) is really looking like it's gonna blossom real soon like UH-HUH!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8044220/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/8044220/ Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:58:28 PST
Hard to believe I'm 33 today...but it's all good 'cos I still act like a teenager most of the time anyway! LOL

So 33 down and many more to come, with a TON of more creativity waiting to burst forth. Now if I could only find more time to practice my pinstriping....

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7959655/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7959655/ Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:33:18 PST
It just seems to me that there are a s**tload of us who are heavily into cars/automobiles and could use a section to post them. Ever try doing a search for generic terms like "hotrod" or "FORD"? It's pretty lame-o.

What are your thoughts? Personally I'd dig it, but then again I'm pretty sure 98% of my gallery would be included under the Traditional or Digital Art/Painting/AUTOMOBILE!!!!

anyway...

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7915293/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7915293/ Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:07:47 PST
Mood: GRRRRRRRRRRRRR...

As I was told by my (clueless) Supervisor here at work earlier today. You see my company is hosting our annual "Open House" that is technically now the 2nd LARGEST Trade Show in the Bicycle Industry behind only Interbike in Vegas! Woooo-frickin'-hoo.

I'm in charge of Order Entry for the multitude of "guests" who we invite to this little shindig...and we've made a HUGE process change to placing all of the orders ONLY via our website. So as the Company's Customer Service Web Team Coordinator AND Order Entry Coordinator for the weekend I will be getting my ass handed to me at every turn! What this also means is I will be working tomorrow from 9am to ?. Then Saturday it's 7am to ??, oh and the same for Sunday. Then Monday it's business as usual. So for that pompous asshole to "challenge me to have fun" is just beyond mentally handicapped. Thank Gawd I'm hourly...that's the only real bright spot in this whole sordid mess.

Thanks for letting me vent, I feel some "artistic release" coming on post-weekend!

So get out and enjoy the weekend for me, I'll be with you there in spirit!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7826547/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7826547/ Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:52:20 PST
As a result I am stumbling across some really amazing artists and some really amazing "friends" across the globe through something as unique as DA. The thought of communicating with people like Wonkabuz or Rosie-Lee who live in Mexico and England respectively is just mind-boggling to me. Then there are all of folks here in the States who have found we have something in common (aka: Hot Rods/Cars or Pin-ups) and have created our own versions of friendships. It's probably seems a bit crazy to most...but I love it nonetheless!

We truly are a global community here, and the art only serves to bind us closer as humans. Good stuff...good stuff indeed!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7524333/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7524333/ Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:26:07 PST
Hey there...hope your New Year is off to a smashing start!

I was recently talking with some of my other "art buddies" and the discussion turned to the challenges we face when drawing/painting/whathaveyou something that is outside of our "comfort zone". The group of us is pretty diverse in tastes, skill and media, and as such the discussion was pretty lively as well as insightful. My question/challenge to you is thus:

Would you be up to the challenge to draw/paint/create a CAR-related piece and post it in your gallery?

Now to be fair, you get to ask the same of me...what would you challenge me to draw?

Think about it, let me know if you're game!

scty32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7481736/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7481736/ Sun, 01 Jan 2006 18:01:49 PST
Mood: Jubilant

01/01/06...1001 Page Views.....WOOOOOOOOOOOHOO!

What a bitchin' way to start the New Year, I couldn't have reached this personal milestone without you all so THANKS!!!

I promise to keep posting so long as you keep telling me how I can become a better artist.

scottieb


]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7467319/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7467319/ Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:25:24 PST
Well I just checked three different calendars and yup...it's really 12/31/05. Holy crap, where did the year go...

Well I'll simply toast all of you that recieve this little missive, and I send you thoughts of goodwill, peace, love and joy. Here's to the coming year, may you find prosperity in all that you do.

Now bring on the FatTire Ale, chocolate anything and a scrumptious meal before the festivities really kick-off.

scty32

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7194825/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7194825/ Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:36:36 PST
Just a short shout-out to thank those of you who have found my stuff here on DA as well as those who continue to check out my Deviant gallery. I really appreciate your feedback and/or kudos...I've become an addict to this site and as a result have regained my artistic-inspiration that was severly lagging.

Keep up the amazing work you all are doing, I'll do my best to keep up my end of the bargain too.

Finally 'cos it's the "holiday season" I send you tidings of goodwill, goodbourbon and goodtimes!

scotty32


]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7009532/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/7009532/ Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:38:08 PST
....'cos I've got 50+ b/w images from my coloring-book ready to be uploaded to my gallery. Just a warning for all of you that keep an eye on my sch-tuff!

I'll be nice and do the uploads in batches of 5-6 images spread out over some time so as to not completely smother y'all. The first and last images will have the complete project explanation too, that is in case you're interested in that sort of stuff.

AAAAAllllrighty then.

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/6855890/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/6855890/ Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:40:11 PDT
Mood: melancholy

So I was hit (and run) by a motorist this last Saturday night as I was riding my bike home...kinda beat-up and typing with one hand is a real sum-bitch so I'll be taking a break from posting and responding for a bit. Thanks for you understanding and do know that I will get back with ya as soon as possible!

Meanwhile I hope Karma bitch-slaps that motorist...

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/6789806/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/6789806/ Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:54:38 PDT
Mood: stoked!

Sooo I've had over 500 page visits now and that means A LOT to me. I took a chance on DA and it's been my bestest-friend ever since. My wife would say it's become my latest addiction, but honestly I'm waaaay more addicted to bikes/bicycling still. Art is just another thing I use to keep sane in this ever maddening world, and DA has allowed me to share my creations with you...so THANK YOU to each and everyone of you who is reading this, or has viewed my gallery.

What an awesome way to start off the week!

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/6632471/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/6632471/ Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:49:16 PDT
Mood: cautiouslyoptimistic
Listening to: "Colors" by IceT

Probably noticed my gallery is filling up, I'm trying to submit images in some sort of "order" but that may prove to be just a huge pain in the ass. Keep your eyes peeled though because there are a TON of images I want to post and as always am flattered/humbled when one of you chooses something of mine for your Favorites.

Thanks for all of the support and please know that my respect continues to go out to each and every one of you! May the creative spirit continue to grow...

]]> *scottie32 http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/6580244/ http://scottie32.deviantart.com/journal/6580244/ Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:32:54 PDT
I've basically cleaned out my gallery 'cos some knucklehead decided my art should be claimed as their own. I'm in the process of watermarking my stuff and will slowly be getting the gallery filled back up very soon. Yea, it sucks to have a watermark disrupt the image, but you all know what's really under there and hopefully still dig my creations.

Thanks for understanding...

]]> *scottie32