Huhwhahuh #9

There's only one other person on the planet who will get this picture completely: it's an inside joke. There's a very easy way of figuring the joke out, and if you're current with texting or chat messages, you're even closer to getting it. I won't say too much more because there's really no adequate way to describe how this came about. You just had to be there.

© 2010 Jeremy Owen

Cheers.

~J

A Tribute to Facial Hair #2: The Professor

This one was inspired by the fact that every teacher on the college campus I go to (minus the woman teachers) have this style of beard. Not a full beard: no, merely a goatee of sorts. I don't know what it is: maybe it's a standard that needs to be upheld and none of the men are allowed to grow hair on the sides of their faces: I don't know and probably never will. It seems to be one of those things that can't ever really be explained, like the Loch-Ness Monster or chocolate-free chocolate chips.

The subject of this one is my current Philosophy teacher. He too sports the infamous professor-cult goatee, but I can honestly say that that only adds to the fact that he has become one of my favorite teachers (we all eventually come across one teacher we like). And, as always, my face is still in protest of growing more than a silly creeperstache and the occasional inch long rebel-hair on my chin/cheek. I've seen infomercials for those machines that deliver low-level light to the scalp, increasing blood-flow for hair regrowth. Maybe they've got a beard shaped one for people like me. Who knows?

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Cheers.

~J

A Barrage from the Past 14

I recently spent a night rooting through all my old drawing stuff (sketches, brainstorms, old sketchbooks), and I stumbled upon some of my old works that I still actually like. There's enough old/new material to have for days when I don't feel up to cranking out a new one (enough for about 1-2 weeks worth). And guess what: today was supposed to be one of those days. I was going to post this one by itself, but I remember enjoying the process of drawing this one that it felt wrong not to color it. Its subject matter has to deal with Cornelia Funke's book "Inkspell." It's the second book of the trilogy known as the "Inkworld" books. The series is a great read if you like fantasy type material. You'll have to read the books, but the woman on the hill is the Inkworld's idea of our 'Grim Reaper', but there is no one "White Woman" in the Inkworld: there are many, and they only appear when someone is near death. No one knows whether they come to comfort the dying person or take the person's soul for themselves.

Its a great part in the book. I really recommend reading it, even if you don't like fantasy stuff much. I didn't like how the coloring was going at first, but with a few tricks, I managed to make a complete mess and still make it look somewhat passable for a picture. Hope you like it.

Original Sketchbook Version:

2010 Color Version

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Cheers.

~J