Keeping his head (and other body parts) above water.

Haha, it's not meant to be good. I just wanted to contribute this week :)
At work, so I didn't have anything to color the bubbles in with :( Except for a yellow highlighter? Haha.

Keeping Your Head Above Water- Philip A. Buck

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Thanks for lookin'! Have a good rest of the week!
-Philip

p.s. If any of you are looking for good ideas for Christmas etc. feel free to check out This Super Special Deal on Custom Art by yours truly.

Gretchen's Theme for this week is...

...keeping your head above water!!!

Viking Cats- Philip A. Buck

click to enlarge cats!

I did this last week but just now got a chance to scan it... so its a little late, but here it is! Great topic!
-Philip

Oldest Piece of Your Art You Can Find- Philip A. Buck

crayon on paper
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Sorry it is a week late, but here is one of the oldest drawings I could find that still had a subject and wasn't just scribbles. This is (I think) a really really old self portrait I did as a lad. Apparently "U love I?" Hope you guys enjoy. Great Topic! Very fun!
-Philip

Destry Cloud's choice for this week's theme is...

...VIKING CATS!!!!
Post your art and be merry.

Daniel Aisenbrey's choice for this week's theme is....

..."share your oldest piece of art you can find!"
This is a really cool idea. It should be a very fun topic. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's posts!


-Philip

Octopus- Philip A. Buck

bic pen on sketchbook page, click to enlarge

Sorry, just a very sloppy, quick sketchbook sketch this time :P
This was a fun topic though. Many cool possibilities!
-Philip

This week's choice by Cory Jones is...

.....OCTOPUS!!! Enjoy making and posting art for Cory's fun theme this week and remember if you ever miss a week you can always post the image late.

-Philip

Bones- Philip A. Buck

I'm also glad I'm not just a circulatory system...
-Philip

This week's choice by Allison Smith!!!

Allison Smith's choice for this week's art theme is: BONES!!!

Patterns/wallpaper 2- Philip A. Buck

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Just a little experiment with pattern and wallpaper making. A very very rough piece, but it was fun!

You draw something (I drew a lil man,) and then cut it into four pieces.  Then tape or glue the pieces on a piece of paper diagonal from their previous spot and draw more (I drew random junk.) All this can be done digitally as well. Then put it together on the computer! MAGIC!

-Philip

Return of the KETCHUP WEEK!

It is Ketchup Week(s?) again here on the NEEDS MORE BLUE! That means all of our participating artists will have time specifically set aside to get caught up on any past topics/themes they didn't get to post for or any they want another go at.  So, my artistic friends, let the KETCHUP BEGIN! (again.)

Story of Clouds- Philip A. Buck

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Sorry about the low quality image this time. Just got this one drawn, cut, scanned, put together, and adjusted really quick. I wanted to make sure I got one posted this week.
-Philip

This week's topic chosen by Stacy Hawley is....

...Tell the Story of Clouds!!
Sounds like fun! And just like in the past, you can post your art anytime this week (or any other week for that matter.)
-Philip

Mayhem by Philip A. Buck

Click the image to SEE IT MOVE!

A tad late but here it is! :) I did it really quick in the ol' photoshop.
 MAYHEM!
-Philip

This week's pick by Sarah Jones is...

... BLACK LIGHTS!
As always, just do a lil something that deals with this theme and post it sometime this week. Have fun amigos!

This week's theme chosen by Sarah Faith Morris is....

.... Mayhem!!!

Daniel Aisenbrey - Landscape

Mt. Kephart at sunrise, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Landscapes- Philip A. Buck



I was hoping to do a lil watercolor landscape for this theme, but I haven't gotten a chance. So, I'll just post this lil photog from last Autumn. Maybe if I get to do a painting after all, I'll post that too!

-Philip

This week's theme that Philip picked is....

...LANDSCAPES!
I hope you all have a good time with this one. Best wishes,
-Philip

Heat- Philip A. Buck

When I saw that this week was "heat" I thought it very convenient because the illustration I am working on for The Amplifier is also about heat.  Here is the work in progress. -a simpler, more design-y one this time as apposed to the usual drawing heavy illustration I do for the paper. To see the final image, look for next month's issue anywhere on the streets of Knoxville or keep your eyes on my website. :)
-Philip

Heat!

Ok, so it is incredibly hot here in Texas (today it got to 105) and I'm sure it's pretty warm where y'all are too, so my theme for this week is heat. I figured that I would leave it pretty general so that it would leave lots of room for creativity. :) I hope that everyone is doing great!

Tattoos- Philip A. Buck



"Whoa, those are some realistic tattoos you two have." hahaheheClick image to embiggify.

 Great topic, Laura!

-Philip

This week's theme chosen by Laura Harris is...

....TATTOOS! There is lots of creative room to go crazy on this one, so let have fun with it! I'm excited to post my own lil peice, but really excited to see what you folks come up with. :)

Hair- Philip A. Buck

Just a real quick and tiny drawing this time. Its inspired by the Kayleigh Clark's drawing of  "a frog with 70's hair, but like Rupunzel's." :)
Have a good weekend, Gang!

HAIR

This week's theme is... HAIR! Enjoy :)

Patterns- Philip A. Buck

Good topic this week! I had something more elaborate planned, but didn't get around to it. Oh, well. Still a fun one! Have a good weekend gang!

-Phil

Katie's choice for this week is...

Textures and patterns! Or just texture, or just pattern, or just...whatever you feel like haha. Wallpaper? :)

Daniel - Vent-Monsters!

Well that's gonna be a nightmare to clean up...

Illustrations for a children's book about a house that has monsters in the vents! -Philip A. Buck

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I've enjoyed these "monster weeks!" They've been fun! Oh, and thanks for looking. :)
-Philip

Gretchen's choice for this week is...

....Illustrations for a children's book about a house that has monsters in the vents! (Don't forget illustrations can be in any media.)
Wow! haha so cool, more monsters! Let's have fun with this one, I can't wait!
-Philip

Scary Monsters Doing Mundane Tasks- Philip A. Buck

This was a fun theme and I tried to make the most of it and let myself go crazy drawing it. I tried a few new lil trick while coloring in PS. Below is the original b&w. Clicking the images will enlarge them. Thanks for looking.

-Philip :)



Destry's choice for This Week's Theme is....

scary monsters doing mundane tasks
have fun with this one, my friends. I know I shall... muahahaha!
-Philip

Reimagining a Classic in a Medium that You're Uncomfortable With- by Philip A. Buck

This is my reimagining of a panel from this Classic Peanuts strip by the legendary Charles Schulz. Here you can see the original panel. (click any image to enlarge.)

I took a cue from the awesome Jared Andrew Schorr, and worked with cut paper which is not my strongest media. Here is the resulting image from my initial attempt to scan the peice and correct it in photoshop. Still seems too harsh.

Well, I hope you friends dig it! Great theme! Great fun (give it your own go!)

-Philip

Update: I had figured this peice could be used to "kill two birds with one stone" and also submitted it to the REPANELED blog.  Surprise! It was accepted and is now featured on the site here!

This week's theme chosen by Daniel is....

 ....Re-imagining a Classic in a Medium That You're Uncomfortable With!!!
Have fun and challenge yourselves with this one gang! This is gunna be Awesome!!!
-Philip

ps: Its now a 2 Weeker!

Bad Decisions by Philip A. Buck

Quickly done with ink on a 5x4 bristol
See the original thumb-sized thumb nail sketch here on my website. Thanks! This was fun!
-Philip

Daniel - Bad Decision

This week chosen by Allison Smith...

This week's theme, chosen by Allie is
"bad decisions"
Have fun amigos!

catching up

ok, so I'm finally catching up on some of these. Sorry it has taken me so very long to get around to it. I tried labeling these but they aren't cooperating very well.

Thank you Phillip for doing so much for the blog and for putting up with those of us who are too lazy or too busy to be very consistent. :)

Dreams

Cultural

Mirrors

Gravity

Ghosts

Bugs

Eyes

Food

THE KETCHUP STRIKES BACK

Ok, you beautiful people, this week is
KETCHUP WEEK X2
Yup! Two weeks to catch up (hehe get it?) on any themes you missed or want to have another go at.  So enjoy this time to get caught up on you art and posts, but most of all, have fun with it bros and sistahs!

This week's theme is chosen by Stacy Hawley

 Stacy says, "My topic of choice is to imagine that you could create a world inside a brown paper bag what would it look like?"
Have fun amigos!
-Philip

Daniel - Spring

A fiddlehead fern unfurling in spring sunlight.

Daniel - Dreams

Dreams -Philip A. Buck

I had this dream years ago, but I still remember feeling a mixture of awe, happiness, and fear.

As we ran as fast as we could to a nearby cave, one of us was spotted and immediately killed.  We tried not to look back as we heard the screams.  It wasn't until later when we met our alien guide, that we learned the large, beautiful, floating creatures could be appeased- even tamed.
Yeah, I definitely couldn't forget having that dream.
-Philip

Sarah (Lynch) Jones presents, THIS WEEK'S THEME!

Sarah has our theme for us this week, and it is...
DREEEEAAAAAMSSSS
ok, it's just DREAMS. Haha, have fun and feel free to show your work ;)
-Philip

PAIN:Corn In Eye- Philip A. Buck

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PAIN. When I was trying to think of what to do for this week's theme, I just kept coming back to this scene in the movie Nacho Libre. Now that certainly looks painful. I have been dying to do something with Nacho for a while...so that is what I chose to do an image of.  It's ink on Bristol board.  I'm not crazy about how the colors turned out so I'm also posting the just the B&W. I'll probably try it again sometime, but if any of you wants to give it a shot I'll send you the tiff file or something. :)


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Preliminary sketches:

Thanks for lookin'! I hope it wasn't to painful. ha. -Philip

this week chosen by Sarah Faith Morris

this week's theme chosen by Sarah Faith Morris is...
PAIN
ooo! be careful with this one! haha and have a good week!
-Philip

Strangers by Philip A. Buck



pencil on post-it notes, scanned, digitally fixed color.
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 I drew these lil folks on post-it notes. The initial idea was to do a bunch of people and stick 'em places. Maybe some day... :)
-Philip

this week's theme chosen by Philip A. Buck

This week its my turn, so I chose the topic:
STRANGERS
Approach this anyway you like, scary, friendly, mysterious, welcoming, literally or metaphorically. Whatevs :)
Have fun gang!
-Philip

Spring- Philip A. Buck

 I'm not a grand photographer by any means but...

I think these say "Spring!" but haha I dunno. I just love me some gnomage. Thanks for looking pals! Have a good weekend!
-Philip

This week chosen by Mackenzi Price

Mackenzi's choice for this week is......
SPRING!!!!
awww yeeeaaah!

Graffiti- Philip A. Buck



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The first thing I thought of when I saw Graffiti was the theme for this week was LdV's The Last Supper. I guess because it was early "wall art?" Haha I don't know.  Anywho this is what came to mind.  I wish I had been able to spend more time on it, but then again, I spent a lot more time than I should have on it already haha.  I hope you crazy, awesome kids enjoy!
-Philip

This Week chosen by Laura Harris

This week's topic/theme chosen by LAURA the Awesome is GRAFFITI!!!
Enjoy my children and have a glorious week.
-Philip

Daniel - Mirrors

old photo, fresh post-processing.

Hey I Have One!

Mirrors -by Philip A. Buck



Super Sculpey Clay, Photoshop,
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 I'm not the best at design, but here it is haha.  (Faces from something else I'm working on...slowly.)
-Philip

This week's theme chosen by THE Kourtney Kelley

Kourtney's topic is
MIRRORS MIRRORS MIRRORS

Have fun gang! :)

Sock Monkey Crocheted Baby Hat -Katie

A sock monkey for monkey week! Sorry for such a lame topic, haha.

Crocheted for a friend's baby boy. I think I'll go back and make the monkey's brim a bit thicker with the blue...maybe fix his mouth line a bit.

Hope everyone's having a great, inspiring week! <3

Monkeys! by Philip A. Buck



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Monkeys: A Night In.
Thanks for another fun theme!
I can't wait to see everyone else's.
-Philip