Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 12/31.

Wasn't really feeling this one tonight, but here it is anyway:

Charcoal, watercolor and ink. Got this shotglass from my good friends Morna Tudor and Gary Bolt (they actually made it.)

Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 11/31.

Just a quick drive-by post. Stressed out to the max about arrangements for the art sale on Saturday, and nothing else seems to be calming me down any, so I figured maybe drawing Stewie Griffin would help.

The verdict is still out.

Ink and watercolour.

The Big Art Sale.

So I've been talking a lot lately about this upcoming Closing Time show I want to put on. And of course, the first painting's already done, but if I'm gonna put on a full-fledged show on the scale I want, it'll take some funding - I'd like to put together a book (via Blurb) of the initial sketches of my Muse and offer that for sale at the show in addition to the paintings. And really, having copies of my Hey Ladies book available couldn't hurt.

Coincidentally, I'm also trying to strip a lot of excess baggage out of my life these days. Being a packrat is a real flaw of mine, so I'm determined to cut some of this extra crap away. (Why no, it's not a midlife crisis at all.)

Killing two birds with one stone, then: I'm hosting a sale this weekend, and almost all my paintings prior to the Metalflake show in October are going, going, and hopefully soon to be gone. It'll free up a ton of wall space and hopefully raise the cash I need for the next big show. Prices are being slashed as if I were some crazed, fez-wearing carpet-warehouse owner.

What's on sale, you ask? Well, you can download a catalog of the show right here.

So stay tuned, and if you're in Vancouver, please come by the show. Relevant info is as follows:

Saturday, January 14th, 2:00PM - 8:00PM
210-2075 Yukon St., Vancouver, BC

Thanks, and please spread the word.

Bret Taylor
Vancouver, BC
January 2012

Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 10/31.

Saw this one at the Muse's place tonight, and just had to draw it:

Ink and watercolour. Only artistic license I used was in colouring the skull red to give it more emphasis.

Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 09/31.

Got this particular glass from my good buddy Paul Whitt, along with a matching flask. He allegedly found it in an establishment of questionable moral fiber:

Coloured pencil.

Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 08/31.

Anybody who knows me knows how much I like Jack Daniel's. And a few of you keep asking when I'm gonna draw a Jack glass, so without further ado:

Ink, china marker, gouache, Photoshop.

Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 07/31.

Running a bit late, but this is yesterday's shotglass pic:

Drew and painted it last night after supper, but there wasn't time to scan it before I had to go to a birthday party.

Watercolour, charcoal.

Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 06/31.

For tonight's entertainment, I proudly present with:

Ink, watercolour, coloured pencil.

Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 05/31.

Not much in the way of commentary to go with this one:

Ink on paper.

Shotglass-a-Day Project, Day 04/31.

Another shotglass offering tonight. This one's from Busch Gardens, another place that I've never been:

Graphite, watercolour, gouache.