It's stunning to think what it took to accomplish this video. AND it's a wonderful interactive community builder.

Pinteresting Alphabet

Source: outfitqueen.blogspot.com via Anna on Pinterest

Custom Illustration - Gift

I created this illustration recently as a baptism gift for a friend.
It's available here.

Sitting Is Killing Us

Great graphics and a solid reminder to get off your duff.


Via: Medical Billing And Coding

Bananapuss

File this securely in the category of "I Wish I'd Thought of That."
Illustrated by Justin Mezzell

We Share a Star - Susan G Komen Fundraiser

"We Share a Star" is a special print that will make a difference for the Susan G Komen Foundation and breast cancer research.

My friends at Mammaries In Motion [ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mammaries-In-Motion/134704283835 ] work all year long fundraising for the 3 Day Walk. They hold the Tee It Up for TaTas in May and a larger version of this print will be part of their silent auction.

You can support their efforts with the purchase of this 8"x10" print. All $20 of each print I sell will be donated to Mammaries In Motion which in turn will be given to the Susan G Komen Foundation.

The print can be purchased here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73333054/we-share-a-star-susan-g-komen-fundraiser

Thank you for your support!
Denton

Creative Quote by Ira Glass

Keep pushing, doing, creating and learning....rinse and repeat.  Found at Put This On

Keep Calm - Orange on Blue

I love love love this color combination.  It was inspired by my son's robot t-shirt.  The colors that is!

Keep Calm - Illustrated

    

The original Keep Calm and Carry On was a poster produced by the British government's Ministry of Information and intended to raise the morale of the British public under the threat of impending invasion. 

We live in stressful times. I hope that this poster is a peaceful reminder to take a deep breath and keep moving forward. Look at it closely and you will probably find something to smile about.

I illustrated this in ink then applied some digital magic. This first release is in red honoring the original 1939 printing. Keep your eyes peeled on my shop for many more color choices. 

Eleven Trees Gray

"Eleven Trees Gray"
10"x8"

Eleven stout little trees on a textured gray background. 

This is a print of my original ink drawing "Eleven Trees." It is printed on 140 pound high quality, fine grained paper.

See the blue edition here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/66642629/eleven-trees-blue-print

Peace!

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SAY SAY SAY

Say say say what you want but don’t play games with my affection.

Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson were an unlikely duo but the song worked. Billboard placed it at number 35 in the all time top 100. 

This is a digitally magicated ink illustration.

Ampersand

Ampersand, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

The ampersand is an odd and wonderful symbol and one that we don't use much anymore. I usually draw something similar to a capital E with a vertical line through it. Nothing at all like this beautiful creature.

Shut the Front Door!

It's the perfect thing to say in polite company when you can't drop the dreaded f-bomb. And it feels almost as good. Helps you vent. Makes everyone laugh.

This is a print of my original illustration and is printed on heavy 8"x10" art paper. 

I feel better now.
PEACE!

Six - Original Illustration

Tear drops? Feathers? Aspen Leaves? Whatever they are there are six of them.

This is a print of my original illustration. It was originally created in ink, then digitally 'magicated'.

It is printed on heavy 8"x10" art paper.  It will be available in several other colorways.

"Hey!"

I spent some quality time at the doctor office this week and had time to create this.  I'm thinking maybe an ampersand, asterisk or at symbol would be a good follow-up.
8"x10" - Ink on paper then digitally magicated.
Peace!

Hey!

8"x10"

Ink on paper

Colorways coming soon to http://dentonloomis.etsy.com

Avian Tears

"Avian Tears"

8"x10"

Ink drawing on paper

The Proposal

This video is just so sweet and creative. I plan to find and highlight the artists that helped him.

PROPOSAL from Vanden on Vimeo.

We Were Promised Jetpacks

I love screen printing and creative gig posters so this is right up my ally.  Created by and available at El Jefe Design this three color screen print is beautiful, creative and whimsical.

Exhibition of Contemporary Art in the Park Chaudfontaine, Belgium

Exposition d'Art contemporain dans le parc de Chaudfontaine (Belgique), originally uploaded by mmarsupilami.

I'm not usually a fan of every day items recreated as art. Jeff Koons doesn't do anything for me. But when something is represented in a unique way I just love it. This clothes pin is hilarious.

Beautiful Dust

Beautiful Dust, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

It is beautiful and humbling to think that we all came from the same place...and we will all return there. Unless of course you get rich and have your ashes blasted into space...but I guess the effect is the same.

Denton Daily Drawing-2/11/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-2/11/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

"You Spin Me Right Around"
White-Out on black card stock.
6"x6"

An interesting painting style from Holton Rower.

Denton Daily Drawing-2/10/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-2/10/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

"Fluer de Bizarre"
Ink on paper

Strandbeest

A simply stunning piece of art, physics and architecture that is completely wind powered.

Umerus 2009 from Strandbeest on Vimeo.

Denton Daily Drawing-2/9/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-2/9/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

Margaret Kilgallen

"Everybody can make things with their own hands...it's just they can't always be looking for perfection. They have to allow themselves to make mistakes and go with something that might be a little crooked or a little smooshed and people used to go with those things and nowadays those aren't beautiful anymore to people's eyes. I think it's the part that's off that's interesting. "That even if I spend a lot of time going over the line and over the line trying to make it straight, I'll never be able to make it straight. And from a distance it might look straight but when you get close up you can always see the line waver. And I think that's where the beauty is."
~Margaret Kilgallen (October 28, 1967 – June 26, 2001)

Denton Daily Drawing-2/8/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-2/8/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

I didn't post this for any reason in particular. The thought just popped into my head this afternoon and I thought it would be an interesting drawing. Having said that...we all know 'that guy'. He makes other guys look bad. He's crass, has no class and treats waiters like crap. DON'T be that guy.

Denton Daily Drawing-2/7/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-2/7/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

Ripples

Denton Daily Drawing-2/3/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-2/3/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

Be Bold! That is all

Denton Daily Drawing-2/2/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-2/2/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

"Be Brave Enough"
A great quote by Alan Alda. This is a concept mock-up for a poster I'm developing and planning to screen print.

Denton Daily Drawing-1/27/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-1/27/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

What's the point if you don't? Know what I mean? This phrase got stuck in my head yesterday and I drew it quickly to get the idea started. See: www.flickr.com/photos/dmloomis/5391750939/
I fleshed out the idea today in ink and watercolor to make it pop.

Denton Daily Drawing-1/26/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-1/26/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.


I had delusions of grandeur with this.  I drew this fairly quickly and as these things tend to it took on a life of it's own in my head.  I continued the idea on a good quality piece of paper that you will probably see tomorrow...though it will look mucho different.  See you soon!

A New Take On Everyday Things

I love it when I see familiar things done in unique, inventive or artistic ways. This house number sign [or perhaps it's a business] is a perfect example. It is easy to see, structural and takes advantage of the sun to create interesting shadows. As seen on Remodelista.

Denton Daily Drawing-1/19/2011

Denton Daily Drawing-1/19/2011, originally uploaded by DentonLoomis.

I am attracted to mid-century modern design. My art has always trended toward organics and this piece seems to be a blend of the two.

Five Forks - Three 2s - One

Every day that I draw I get a teeny tiny bit better.  Then there are some days that something like this leaks out of my brain.

Mamby Pamby Land

So why don't we just chug on over to Mamby Pamby Land where maybe we could find some self-confidence to you, you Jackwagon!

New Banner

This probably doesn't qualify as anything mind boggling but I drew a new banner for this blog. [look up]  I'm using it on my Twitter page although with the changes that are on the way I'll need to figure something else out.  If you are interested in my ramblings have a look at my Facebook and Flickr pages too.
Peace{in our world}

Skull a Day...for a year!

Holy smokes...when I ran across this on the Etsy blog I was blown away. I've already committed to a daily drawing and am loving it but this idea helped me realize that creating anything every day will help my entire creative being. In this project I think Noah Scalin got much more out of it than he expected.  His blog documents his entire project...and more.

Daily Drawing - 1/7/2010

I'm working on a piece that will have some tulips in it.  My sketch turned into a Daily Drawing.  I'll be sure to post the painting when it's complete.

Daily Drawings

So I've been quite faithful at drawing every day and it's having a positive effect...I'm creating other projects too.  I've begun a commission of two paintings that will live in NorCal.  I'm also noodling around with a new set of Lukas watercolors.  You can see all of the above pieces on my Flickr site.  Everything I create [that I want to share] lands there eventually.

Where To Start?

Daily Drawing 1/1/2011

Honestly, how difficult could it be to start talking to you about my art life?  The fact of the matter is that it IS difficult.  And it's not because I'm shy or have nothing to say.  That's just not the case.  I have a lot to say and so many things that I want to accomplish that my creativity goes all gridlock.

I spend a lot of time looking at other artist's work and researching mediums that I haven't tried.  I spend very little time actually creating.  So to get my creative juices flowing I have set three Intentions for the New Year.

{ONE}Draw every day and post drawings five days a week on my Flickr, Facebook and Twitter pages.

{TWO}Reduce my "research" by 50% or more.  When I do find something that I love, post it here.

{THREE}Create Two [as in 2, deux, dos] new paintings each month.

If THAT won't get me off the freakin' computer and jump-start my creativity, then I suppose I'll just sell all my stuff and take up shuffleboard.

D3 [or] Denton's Daily Drawing

I've seen other artists do this over the years and I've been encouraged most recently by Chris Piascik. I've been drawing a lot more recently trying to get my brain and creativity jump started.  Most of what I've been doing of late is letters and numbers and I'm thinking maybe they'll make a cool collection.  What do you do to spark your creativity?

Pringle of Scotland

I stumbled onto this video today...absolutely hilarious.  And I love it so much that I wanted to share it with you.  Thanks to ArtAtHeartUK for finding it first.  This is a great example of how effective humor can be in advertising.  Art by David Shirgley and animation by James Newport.





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In College Again

I just had this realization that I'm back in college.  Not literally of course, though I wish I really were.  I told my wife recently that if we hit the lottery or some other windfall that I want to get a fine art degree.


But I digress.  I constantly beat myself up about how artistically scatter brained I am.  I have so many things I want to try and I am constantly moving from one style to another.  One medium to another.  Then it hit me this morning that I'm back in college.  I work very hard at learning new skills, studying other artists, honing my techniques, etc.  What I'm lacking is the structure that college forces upon the learner.  To give myself the structure and motivation [not that I'm not intrinsically motivated] I have started a list of intentions, goals and tasks.  Many of them are business related but many others are art skill and  technique focused.


So here I go again...off to the student union for a cup of coffee...[figuratively speaking] then over to class.  If you [yes I mean you] are an inspiration to me...something that I use as part of my new college world...I'll let you know.


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treasuring (jessica gonacha swift)

A little blog love here. I get a great deal of artsy inspiration by regularly visiting "treasuring (jessica gonacha swift)." I love her style and interesting color pallets. I could easily spend an afternoon reading through her old posts. [must use time management skills]

She is also involved with some creative friends in an inspiring blog and video blog series but I'll save that love for later. Go look...I don't mind.

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30 Years Later

I bought my first SLR in 1980. It was a Pentax XG7 and I loved it. I wanted to attend the Ford Institute of Photography but life had different plans for me. I used it for years but eventually moved on to an easier to use point-n-click, then various digital cameras.


I worked at the Shutterbug camera store in Coddingtown and the most expensive camera we sold was a Nikon. Needless to say I coveted that beautiful thing but it's price was always out of reach. Fast forward 30 years. Last week I found an almost new Nikon D40 on Craigslist for a very reasonable price. Ironically it cost about the same as my Pentax did in 1980.


So now I can make much better photos of my art and jewelry...yay.




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Clear Goals for 2010

I love being creative.  It's fun making stuff...art or whatever.  And I love figuring out how to do things myself.  For example, I like to stretch my own canvas and I learned how to silk screen this weekend.  More on that in another blog post.  

Where I get myself into trouble though that I research everything and I over analyze.  Oh...and I blog surf WAY too much.  Shouldn't an artist be obsessed with making art and tend to struggle with the business side of things?  Not me.  For whatever reason I spend too much time looking at other's websites.  I research business models.  I look at how other artists are marketing.  And the net result is that I don't create enough.


So here are my goals for the coming year.  Notice that I'm not calling them resolutions.  Resolutions tend not to be measurable.  Goals are more action oriented.  In no particular order:


ONE: Be creative every day.  Creative is defined as doing something artistic or otherwise meaningful that only I can do.   
TWO: Be more organized in my home, art and work life.  In my home and office life that means getting rid of things I don't use.  There is way too much clutter in my life and it gets in the way of doing things I like to do.
THREE: Manage my time intentionally. I l.o.v.e. reading other artist's blogs and Etsy shops. And that's okay...I get great artistic energy from looking around the creative world.  But what I will begin to do is limit myself to  four 15 minute "blog blocks" per day.  The rest of my time will be focusing on the tasks that I need to be working on.
FOUR: Build a business that I love.  This means that I need to stop treating my art as a hobby and build it as a business.  I can [and must] still enjoy it as my hobby but I want to build it into a business way of life.  It is time to stop regretting that I didn't pursue an art career when I was young.  


These four items are only a starting point...goals.  The actions required to meet these goals will also be written and acted upon.  


It is going to be a good year.


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Sand Dollars

I love my life in Arizona.  Having said that, I miss the Northern California Coast.  I grew up in Sonoma County and spent a lot of time at the beach near Bodega Bay and north.  The beaches are so different there than in southern Cal.  The sand is much rockier and there are huge rock outcroppings up and down the coast.


I am starting a beach series of images drawn in ink.  This picture is the first of what could end up being dozens.  I plan to make my originals available.  They are not colored but they stand well on their own.  The colored versions are done in Photoshop and very customizable meaning if a client wants to fit a scheme they have in their house, I can do that.


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Art Geeked

I am officially GEEKED!  My sons might just say I'm a geek but that's a different story.  In this case I am 'art geeked' about a package I got in the mail today.

As you can see by the picture I received my Speedball Deluxe Screen Printing Kit.  Do I know anything about screen printing?  No.  Okay...I did a little bit of screen printing in a college art class in 1981 [yes, I said '81...as in the year].  


Anyway, my mind reels at the possibilities of things I can make.  The first thing my rock star son said was "can you make t-shirts"?  Yes, I suppose I can.  And I probably will, but not the kind he's thinking.  I'm more interested in creating simple prints and cards.  Being able to screen print means that I can create a large run of a print.  Of course I could always print something using my awesome Epson 1400 13"x19" printer, but there's something special about a handmade print.  Each one is unique unto itself.


Aren't we all!?
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