http://blog.artandstory.com Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:13:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I would just like to give a quick report and say that the Academy's Animated Feature Symposium was a great event. Wes Anderson was in London and couldn't make it, but Henry Selick, John Musker, Ron Clements, Tomm Moore, and Pete Docter were all there. We saw clips from each ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2010/03/08/symposium-report-selick-anderson-musker-clements-moore-and-docter/ "Selick, Anderson, Musker, Clements, Moore, and Docter" ...sounds like a bizarro law firm. I'll be attending this event Thursday evening, March 4th 2010, at the Sam Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Schedules permitting, these guys (pictured below) will be there to talk about the big movies they made that are up for ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2010/03/04/symposium-selick-anderson-musker-clements-moore-and-docter/ I'm looking at these terrific "Willie and Joe" World War II cartoons by Bill Mauldin here: http://www.stripes.com/02/nov02/mauldin/ "Don't startle 'im, Joe — it's almost full." In my previous post, I focused somewhat on the drawing, which I do think is great and the above image is a terrific example, but how about ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2010/02/26/bill-mauldin-wwii-cartoons/ Wow, I have just discovered Bill Mauldin. Here's a cartoon of his from 1944: "Just give me the aspirin. I already got a Purple Heart." Why is it I never heard of this guy before? I'm seeing a strong ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2010/02/26/bill-maulden/ I just saw Jim Capobianco's film Leonardo at Laemmle's Sunset 5 theater in Hollywood and it was great! It's an animated short set in (perhaps?) Renaissance Italy, about a familiar-looking character named, um, Leonardo, trying desperately to invent a way to fly (with comedic results). My only complaint is that ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2009/09/20/leonardo/ Wow! Today is the third anniversary of the Art & Story blog! A pretty slim year for posts. I took one hell of a hiatus after April of 2008 and am still warming up to posting with more frequency again. It certainly hasn't been for lack of activity that things ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2009/02/09/3rd-bloggiversary/ [caption id="attachment_321" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="BEFORE"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_322" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="AFTER"][/caption] In the spirit of fresh starts, I've revamped the ol' bloggy-blog, peoples. In case you find yourself missing the old design, I've archived it at: http://blog.artandstory.com/2008-prior However, if you wish to see new posts, they will only appear here. I upgraded Wordpress 2.0.1 to ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2009/01/25/a-time-for-change/ I know I haven't posted here in a few, but if anyone still checks this site or is checking their RSS feeds every minute with the feverishness of a meth addict looking for his next score, I will be attending the Animation Guild Holiday Party from approx. 7pm to Midnight ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/12/12/animation-guild-holiday-party-2008/ Another portrait of Stripe. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/08/12/cat-sketch-2/ My cat, Stripe, lounging on the sofa. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/08/04/cat-sketch/ I gave this as a housewarming gift to my friends Chris and Lindsey. It's approximately 3 by 4 inches, or 2.75 x 3.75, if cropped to the pencil line. Ink on Bristol. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/27/an-inky-housewarming/ Here I am traveling through time and space and thought. Drawn with Photoshop on Cintiq. http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/22/spaceways/ I just watched the documentary film "Frank and Ollie" last week for the first time. I knew that these two guys (Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston) were legendary Disney animators and two of the "Nine Old Men." I also had some idea that Frank and Ollie were good friends. I ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/18/ollie-johnston-1912-2008/ Here's one of my first sketches on the Cintiq 12WX! I took a couple tries at drawing myself on the Cintiq before this one. I drew myself all bright and cheery, but it just didn't look right. I felt like I was making myself look too good, and who wants ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/16/but/ My computer for the past eight and a half years has been a Power Mac G4. The very first Mac G4 ever produced, known as the G4 "Yikes!" I purchased it within the first month of its release in September of 1999, and at that time it was considered so powerful ... http://blog.artandstory.com/2008/04/15/computer-upgrades/