Showing posts with label podcast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label podcast. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

The... Somewhat Delayed Inktober Wrap-up

Ready for Inktober?

So, an awful lot of things happened between the last blog post and this one and most of them were, indeed, awful.  I apologize in advance for the sad news but having hadn't posted in ages, I feel like an explanation is owed.

The month began with the sudden passing of my uncle, one of the funniest people I ever knew and the husband of my Godmother, who passed away last year.  This has, all told, been a hell of a couple of years for me.  Much of October was spent dealing with the fallout from this.  And just as my family and I were starting to get a handle on things, the month ended with The Nameless Storm.  At least ten trees were down in our neighborhood and we lost power for a week (we have a generator thank goodness, but still).  Fun times.

So October, the month, was a seemingly endless nightmare.

INK-tober, however, was fantastic.  I loved seeing everyone's art; it really did cheer me up during a terrible time.  I also drew a picture for every single day in October and honestly, I have no idea how I even did it.  To tell the truth, I'm a little soured on daily art challenges even though this was mostly stressful because of extenuating circumstances.  Anyway, here they all are.  Head to Flickr for the larger versions and more information:

Day One: Swift

Day Two: Link Rat

Day Three: Zelda Rat?

Day Four: Underwater

Day Five: Snawfus

Day Six: Little Pattern

Day Seven: Another Little Pattern

Day Eight: Great Fairy Capybara

Day Nine: Epona Mara

Day Ten: Korok... Acorn... Thing?

Day Eleven: Fairydiddle Tingle?!

Day Twelve: Oh No, Cat Ganon!

Day Thirteen: The Triforce is Cheese of Course!

Day 14: Porg!

Day 15: Clio Chiang's Wolf Girl

Day 16: A Sweet Kitty

Day 17: A Zebra!

Day 18: Raccoon Shenanigans

Day 19: My Loony Heart

Day 20: Smudgy Lil' Owl Friend

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Day 22: A Loud Squawk

Day 23: I Just Read _La Belle Sauvage_...

Day 24: Fall Fairy

Day 25 - Vines!

Day 26: Fall Forest

Day 27: Mild "Alien: Covenant" Spoilers...

Day 28: Mild "Stranger Things 2" Spoilers

Day 29: Fairy Patterns

Day 30: Chipmunk Shenanigans!

Day 31: Spooky Forest After the Storm

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Good Grief - Thoughts on "Death Prattle"

I have to begin with yet more sad news that helps explain why this blog has been in radio silence for a while now.

As readers may already know, my Godmother passed away earlier this summer.  Well, not long after that, my uncle passed away.  This uncle of mine had one of the most interesting lives imaginable, lived in a big old house full of treasures from his journeys around the world, and shared with us excellent sci-fi books and the strangest b-movies he could find.  And he just died very suddenly.  And having just typed that, I hate it, because now it feels more real.  Anyway, that's two major losses in a row for me this year.

It was in this grieving state that I discovered "Death Prattle".

"Death Prattle" is a very good podcast hosted by Tara Dunderdale and Talcott Starr.  And it is all about death and grief and mourning.  Both hosts have suffered profound losses in their lives.  They and their guests speak very frankly about their experiences.  It's often a very hard listen (it's taken me quite a while to catch up with the new episodes) but it's well worth it.  And, you have to trust me here, it's frequently hilarious.

"Death Prattle" is available on iTunes.  It can be found on Twitter here.

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Drawing of the Day

6.21.16 Nature Studies


Saturday, February 13, 2016

I'm a Guest on "Deep in Bear Country"!

Earlier this week, I went down to Bear Country to talk about the insane Berenstain Bears mini-storybook "The Berenstain Bears and Too Many Dinosaurs the Dinosaurs" with Phil Gonzales and fellow special guest Talcott Starr.  That episode is up now, so enjoy my deep and ridiculous voice discussing dinosaur-themed entertainment in the pre-"Jurassic Park" era, Mama Bear looking ready to eviscerate everyone, and whether the Bear youngsters can ever enjoy fun things (SPOILERS: probably not).

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Introducing the Total Media Bridge Podcast!

Great Scott, it's alarming how easy it is to get out of the blogging habit isn't it?  Let's not dwell on that (as much as my guilty conscience would like to) and instead focus on one of the most awesome things I got to do over this busy summer:

The Total Media Bridge Podcast's Awkward First Episode!

In which Kevin Johnson of the excellent Total Media Bridge and I battle audio problems while discussing the roots of the Disney Afternoon, the Nostalgia Filter is strong with this one "The Wuzzles" and the better than it has any right to be "The Gummi Bears".  We talk about what went right, what went wrong, the adorable reality subtext of "Little Bears Lost", the issue of Hoppopotamus fat-shaming, and I do my (awful) Michael Eisner impression!  Click the link above to enjoy, and head over to TMB for the show notes.

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Sketch of the Unspecific Length of Time!

1.23.14 - Dinosaur Wuzzles!?!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Let's Watch "The Illusion of Life" and listen to the Animation Podcast!

During extremely busy times when I fear I have no time to write this blog it always makes me happy to stumble upon something that is well worth talking about and bringing to everyone's attention.

I'm sure we're all familiar with Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston's seminal doorstopper on the art and history of Walt Disney studios, The Illusion of Life. What's not so well known is the 1981 television special of the same title. YouTube user YensidTun has kindly uploaded the whole special, and you can watch it as a playlist through this link. (Embedding disabled, but you'll want to watch this fullscreen anyway.)

Originally aired as part of "Walt Disney Presents", the special is hosted by Hayley Mills who was apparently originally meant to voice Princess Eilonwy (the premise of the special is that she is revisiting the Disney studio for the first time in years to see how the animation process has changed.) Yes, this is 1981 and "The Black Cauldron" is just getting started. There's no indication of the spectacular debacle the film's development would become, and make sure you keep an eye out in the very end of the show for some concept art that was entirely new to me (oh my God, Lyon could have been in the movie?! [Cries at What Could Have Been.])

With this in mind, "The Illusion of Life" makes a fantastic companion piece to a wonderful podcast that I just discovered and is sadly long dead but well worth listening to: the Animation Podcast. I'm not going to go too crazy here; just listen to the first three episodes (an interview with Andreas Deja). I guarantee you will be hooked.

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Sketch of the Day!

10.28.11 Sketchbook Page

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Podcast-Palooza!

NOTE: I had to bash this entry out quickly because I was headed to a skiing trip over this past long weekend and was pretty sure I'd feel like crap warmed over after I got back home. But I also thought that I would somehow still be able to update this post before it went live. That... didn't happen. Sorry for the slapdashy nature.

There has been a lot of talk about podcasts in the Art Evolved community lately. So today I will (finally) share a few of my favorites. Some folks like to listen to music to help them not go insane while drawing and painting, others like to listen to people talk about interesting stuff. I switch back and forth depending on the situation, but for the most part podcasts are the thing for me. I can easily divide them in three categories.


ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

IFC News Podcast
- It is with a heavy heart that I have to say that this show has just gone extinct. Fortunately, it may return in a different format and in the meantime, what an opportunity to do an archive binge! They have excellent episodes that focus on one particular filmmaker (ie, Pixar, Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan, ect.), or one, often overlooked aspect of movies (trailers and marketing, defending "splatter movies" and their right to exist,and the digital enhancement of Megan Fox's face in "Jonah Hex" [really]).

The /Filmcast
- By far, my favorite movie podcast (and there are a lot of those out there). The hosts are fun and the show is Boston-based, so the show gets considerable Locality Points.
This is the kind of show that will actually invite infamous critic Armond "It's Popular So It Sucks" White on to defend himself. And, oh my, it covers two episodes and it's something to listen to...

SCIENCE

Science... Sort Of!
- I've tried out a lot of science podcasts, but I think I was spoiled in listening to this one first. No other one has been as much fun to listen to. Also, the Brachiolope Gallery needs MOER BRACHIOLOPES! You can help by sending them more!

SciFi Saturday Night - Whereas "Science... Sort Of!" is a mostly factual podcast that talks abotu pop culture a little bit, this is sort of the opposite. The crew is very friendly and a joy to meet with every Boston Comicon. Yes, this podcast gets Locality Points as well.

INDIVIDUAL EPISODES

Billy West is a name (or, perhaps more accurately, a voice) familiar to every animation fan, and The Nerdist has a fantastic interview with him. Hear the voice of Stimpy get downright philosophical!

Maurice LaMarche is another beloved voice actor and he does a fantastic interview at Battleship Pretension. He talks a bit more about voice acting and animation.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the Meet David Orr episode of Meet the Skeptics. He mostly talks about subjects that will be familiar to anyone who has followed "Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs", but it's still a fun listen.

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Art of the Day!

Oh, hey, a unicorn!

39. My Friend Flickr!