FAMILY PORTRAIT

a rare sight,...the illusive and/or elusive oakes family (effin' english, eh!?), together at last, ahem, again,...well, they were never actually apart, and um, we've all seen them in cartoon form before, so yeah, that's all that i have to say about that!! so there!!! hmph!! okay, where was i!?? oh yes, materials used! *wink* 2h pencil, pentel brush pen, chartpak ad markers, pentel correction pen, and a wee bit o' sharpie ultra fine point! created on one of the last few pages left in my 5x7 inch sketchbook, which i began end of july 2011 (it was a slow go [get it!? slow "go"!! *wink*] *groan*). so yeah, one more page to go, and then it's done; i have another 5x7 ready & waitin' to be sketched in! let's hope this next one doesn't take two years to complete! here's to happy thoughts and more productivity!! cheers!

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caricature type stuff upload https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151698783515320&set=a.23054180319.53255.22278540319&type=1&theater

THIRD EYE'S A CHARM

((( WORLDWIDE PREMIERE OF SLEEP DEPRIVED [AND SOMEWHAT SWOLLEN LOOKING DUE TO LACK OF EXERCISE] GREG OAKES RAMBLING ON ABOUT ART AND STUFF )))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_I4tEY5LyE

i rushed to get this done (approx four days) for a group show; i started it wednesday(may22) and by saturday morning(may25) i was ready for the final step, adding the black linework (after an all-nighter friday). i'm not totally happy that i rushed through it because i feel i made some poor choices; true the black linework gives it a cool graphic kustom kulture edge, but part of me thinks i killed the traditional (pop surrealism!?) fine art feel it had. the fact that i was extremely sleep deprived after a few late nights and that one all-nighter didn't help matters much. those who have already seen it in person like it and as far as they're concerned it's complete, but in my mind there's so much to tweak, mistakes to fix, etc.. alas, we are our own worst critics/enemies. *sigh* ps. there was absolutely no reference used for this piece, just paint to canvas,...my memory and imagination.

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greg oakes artist fan page upload

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((( ALL NEW FOR 2013 )))

end of twentytwelve with a wee bit of twentythirteen

sketchscraps.twentytwelve.gregoakes.com

once an empty envelope always an empty envelope until it's full of doodles and shit like that blah blah blah...

empty credit union envelope ;) eight inches square sharpie ultra fine smitty's lounge regent avenue transcona winnipeg canada drinking decaf (i never f***ing drink decaf, but tonight i drank a lot, and then i drew this shit!? go figure, eh!? lol...weird.) *sigh* earlier in the afternoon/evening i was at the central canada comic con for a few hours, met my new fb friend winnipeg actress tamara gorski, artist pals chris chuckry, nick burns, robert pasternak, and rod salm. i even bumped into kira (my oldest daughter), who was there with a friend and her friend's dad; some reason she didn't wanna go with dad (that being me, moi, ahem, her father), because i talk too much, wander off and stuff like that (couldn't be further from the truth). ;) hmmm...what else happened today before i scribbled all this shit!? oh, i spent ten minutes in the grocery store buying food type stuff for the kid's lunches tomorrow, and um, yeah,...that was exciting, especially since they closed at six, and i didn't leave the downtown until approx twenty to, and by the time i got to the grocery store it was ten to (my goodness, what an exciting story, eh!?). so then i return home, a few hours pass, and now it's like nine pm-ish and i'm out the door to meet up with some friends for coffee. well, moments before i started doodling i was asked by my friends why i didn't bring my sketchpad and i simply told them i've stopped doing that, just not in the mood anymore, but i said in case of an emergency i have this sharpie in my jacket pocket and an empty credit union envelope as well, and if i get in the mood, maybe, just maybe i'll sketch something. so one of my friends started it for me by writing in the upper right (if you look close you can see it [upside down]) "put that frown upside down" with a smiley face; she handed it back to me and i gave her shit saying "it's supposed to say...turn that frown upside down! not put!!"! either way, she got a smile outta me, and i guess that was enough to put me in the zone; don't remember much except some background noise (friends talking), and before i knew it, i had the entire page full! hope you dig it!? if your eyes hurt because it's too busy, and maybe it gives you a headache, my apologies, this was not my intention. ;) happy monday folks!! pokes pokes ~g.oakes([c]twentytwelve.gregoakes.com)

NUDE WOMEN, MONSTERS, AND A BUNCH OF SPILLING MISTEAKS

Artist statement Q: How did you approach your sketchbook? a: very quietly, on my tippy toes. Q: What did this experience mean for you? a: it meant blowing money on lamination sheets and using up a shit load of inkjet ink. Q: What motivates you as an artist? a: me, myself, and (third)eye,... and naked ladies (delusional fantasies) & monsters. Q: Are your passions or interests reflected in your work? a: seriously!? http://www.arthousecoop.com/library/3631

R.I.P. PHIL THE BLUE BOX (1995-2012)

R.I.P. PHIL THE BLUE BOX (1995-2012)

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PHIL LIVES ON, IN THE HEARTS OF WINNIPEGGERS,...
OH, AND AS A ZOMBIE OF COURSE!! ;)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150442429570320&set=a.22907280319.53104.22278540319&type=3&theater

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OUR NEW GREY/GRAY GARBAGE CART & BLUE RECYCLING CART PROGRAM STARTS UP THIS WEEK!!! I HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT, BUT I'LL WAIT AND SEE HOW WELL IT WORKS FIRST BEFORE I BEGIN TO BITCH TOO MUCH. ;)
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PHIL LIVED A GOOD LONG LIFE (IN DOG YEARS!??), TEACHING US ALL, AHEM, ATTEMPTING TO TEACH US ALL HOW TO RECYCLE (PROPERLY "FOR BLEEP'S SAKE!!! FOR THE LAST TIME, NO PLASTIC BAGS, OR BLEEPING TETRA PAKS!!!" *WINK*). THIS IS ALL SO BITTER SWEET FOR ME, BEING PHIL'S FATHER AND ALL (MUCH THANKS TO MY DEAR FRIENDS JASON C. & JAY J.; WITHOUT THEM, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY [PHIL HELPED ME PAY MY BILLS JUST WHEN I THOUGHT ALL HOPE WAS LOST!! GAWD, I CAN'T BEGIN TO COUNT HOW MANY TIMES ONE OF THESE ILLUSTRATION JOBS SAVED OUR NECKS, KEPT THE WATER & ELECTRICITY RUNNING, MAYBE SOME GROCERIES, ETC..]). ;) *SNIFFLE-SNIFFLE* THANK-YOU, PHIL,... YOU'VE PHILLED MY LIFE WITH MUCH GOODNESS THESE PAST 17 YEARS; BLESS YOUR LITTLE BLUE PLASTIC HEART!! ;)

I HAVE HUNDREDS OF DRAWINGS OF PHIL FILED AWAY THAT MAY NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN, EACH WITH THEIR OWN SILLY LITTLE STORY; MAYBE I'LL UPLOAD A FEW IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND SHOW PHIL'S EVOLUTION OVER THE YEARS. WHEN I BUMP INTO PEOPLE (WHETHER I KNOW THEM OR NOT *WINK*), AND THEY ASK ME ABOUT THE FREELANCE ARTWORK THAT I DO (AFTER I PREACH TO THEM ABOUT BEING AN ARTEEST AND SHIT LIKE THAT), PHIL IS USUALLY THE FIRST THING I MENTION BECAUSE HE'S SO WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF WINNIPEG. I TALK TO YOUNG ADULTS THAT GREW UP WITH HIM, AND HEAR STORIES ABOUT MOMS THAT WOULD BRING THEIR PRESCHOOL KIDS TO THE WINDOW ON GARBAGE/RECYCLING DAY JUST TO SEE THE PHIL THE BLUE BOX TRUCK DRIVE BY "MOMMY MOMMY!!! IT'S PHIL!!! IT'S PHIL!!!",... THAT SHIT MAKES ME PROUD AND COULD EASILY BRING A TEAR TO MY EYE IF I WASN'T SUCH A COLD HEARTED JERK. ;)

ANYHOOO...THIS IS IT,... THEE END OF AN ERA,... BUT AS THEY SAY, WITH EVERY ENDING COMES A NEW BEGINNING. STAY TOONED ;) ...NOTHING IS WRITTEN IN STONE YET, BUT LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO AN OLD IDEA, INTO THESE INCARNATIONS OF PHIL (HIS PLASTIC BLUE SOUL LIVES ON [AND SO DOES HIS PLASTIC BLUE BODY {THANKS, ROB COTÉ} *WINK*]). HERE'S ONE SAMPLE FROM A COUPLE YEARS BACK, BEFORE WE HAD THE OFFICIAL CART DESIGNS SELECTED.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=434756420319&set=a.22907280319.53104.22278540319&type=3&theater

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, EVERYONE!! DO YOUR PART, HELP PUT A WEE BIT LESS STRAIN ON MOTHER EARTH; THROW YOUR SHIT OUT ACCORDINGLY, AND MAKE SURE YOU MAKE AN EFFORT TO RECYCLE ACCORDINGLY,... IT'S NOT THAT BLEEPING DIFFICULT. THINK OF PHIL; DON'T LET HIS DEATH BE IN VAIN. ;) THANKS AGAIN, FOLKS!!

PEACE, LOVE,...~GO
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"NUM NUM NUM!!!" Sketchbook #31

"NUM NUM NUM!!!" Sketchbook #31 (5x7 inch), 2H pencil (w/ a wee bit of eraser action), and Sharpie (FINE) Pen. "HEY YOU OUT THERE I DREW SOMETHING NEW LOOK AT IT LIKE IT COMMENT ON IT YOU YEAH YOU COME ON I KNOW YOU WANNA DO IT DO IT NOW THIS IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT TO SEE HOW PEOPLE CHOOSE TO REACT OR NOT TO SHIT LIKE THIS SO ON AND SO FORTH GO AHEAD DO IT NOW LMFAO NO YOU'RE CRAZY NOT ME WHAT DID YOU SAY HEY DON'T TALK TO ME THAT WAY HOW DARE YOU WHAT THE F STOP SAYING SHIT LIKE THAT NO WAIT COME BACK KEEP SAYING SHIT LIKE THAT BECAUSE I LONG FOR PEOPLE TO SAY SHIT BECAUSE SO MANY TIMES PEOPLE DON'T SAY ENOUGH SHIT COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON AND TOUCH AS IN CLICK THE ENTER KEY BABY YEAH THAT'S WHAT I CALLED YOU DON'T STOP KEEP IT UP BLAH BLAH BLAH..." ~GO

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