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

this week chosen by Katie!

This week's topic, chosen by Katie Waruszewski is
MONKEYS!!!
Have fun! (how could you not!?)

This Week Chosen By Jessica:

This week's Topic By Jessica:

"Actually, I was thinking about the topic "analytics and art". I recently got a job as the Marketing Coordinator at the nashville Technology Council, which I LOVE. But much of my day is spent flipping back and forth between creative thinking and analytical thinking.
I know many artists who have to do the same. But most people think that if you are a designer or artist you must be all creative all the time... someone with their head in the clouds. But that is not at all the case these days. We are all required to think with both sides of our brain and do things that a lot of people can't! Go into some HTML code and fix things up? Sure! Come up with a new poster to promote an event! Yes! Put together a Power Point presentation? Alright! Oh, and write some copy for this newsletter, which will be printed and sent out as an e-newsletter.
I do it all, and I love the challenge. But it's just that. A CHALLENGE. How does everyone else do it?"

Cultural Styles- Philip A. Buck

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Also titled Walking the Dog
I chose to work in a historical artistic style this week, which was the Mixteca-Puebla style.
I thought I'd have some fun with it.  I did!
(I did this after the image Wedding of King Eight Deer to Lady Thirteen Serpent of Flowers)
Thanks for the fun, yet challenging topic, Gretchen!

-Philip : )

This week chosen by Gretchen...

This week's topic is,
"CULTURAL STYLES!
-whatever you do, it must be done in a particular cultural style."

That's groovy.  I'm ready to get on it. Are you?

A Dapper Cat Doing Dapper Things -Philip A. Buck

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  I drew this quickly last Friday and was hoping to get it scanned and 'colored' before Sunday, but oh well, haha I didn't.  I sorta wish now that I had spent a little more time on the drawing part, especially the people, since some bits of this ended up purty good.  It had been a while since I'd done a comic page, so I figured this would be great practice.
 Great topic Destry! Lots of fun!
-Philip

Daniel - Dapper Cat

Now that's what I call a cat-about-town.

And I guess black squares are my new medium...

this week chosen by Destry

This week's topic by DESTRY  is:
A Dapper Cat Doing Dapper Things

Example: "a fancy-pants cat doing fancy-pancy things, like going to an opera, riding in a carriage, etc..."

Muuu hahaha! This will be good.....

Daniel - Gravity

look at all those dimensions!!!!!!!1!!!!!?!!!

Gravity- Philip A. Buck

oh my!

You can view it with out my additions Here.

My Dream Job?

Erm... To show that I haven't entirely forsaken our little art venture here I have done a sketch and hope to have a finished project by friday... we'll see. Anyway, my dream job you ask? Is a giant squid mercenary... I hear there is good money in this.

This week chosen by Daniel....

This week's topic chosen by Daniel is:
GRAVITY
Awesome! have fun gang!