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Tom Asquith  

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One month to go (and counting)

Journal Entry: Sun May 11, 2008, 11:33 PM
One month until my students are writing their final exams. Or about 27 school days. (Can't wait!) The joys of being a schoolteacher... :-)

Anyway, this is just a quck update to say that, yes, I am still present. Unfortunately, I am tied down somewhat by an "unofficial commission" that I am trying to do for a retiring staff member at my school for his end-of-year farewell. But I am worried that I won't be able to get it done in time though -- for a few reasons:

Reason#1: He can't know that I am trying to do the portrait. (No worries about this dA posting however! ;-) )

Reason#2: He seems to avoid leaving pictures of himself lying around. Even yearbook and newsletter pictures.

Reason#3: He doesn't sit still long enough for me (or my students) to sneak a picture. Gah! I've even tried doing him from memory but every time I compare my sketch to his fizzog, it just doesn't quite catch him.

If anyone knows any tricks I could use then I'd appreciate it.

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Anyway, though I won't be posting the 'commission' in the near future (and not without his permission!), I have got some more sketches that I'll be turning into postable stuff soon enough. I'm aiming for next weekend. :-)

  • Mood: Stuck
  • Listening to: The Shamen (remember them?)
  • Reading: Sein und Zeit by Martin Heidegger
  • Watching: Appleseed Ex Machina
  • Playing: Bioshock
  • Eating: Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings
  • Drinking: Guinness

Devious Information

  • Current Residence: Edmonton, Canada
  • Interests: movies, Renaissance art, reading
  • Favourite movie: Stardust
  • Favourite band or musician: Is Devo actually a band?
  • Favourite genre of music: Jazz/Blues
  • Favourite artist: Michaelangelo, Renoir, Josh Middleton, Darwyn Cooke, Wieringo, Rockwell, Brothers Hildebrandt
  • Favourite poet or writer: Robertson Davies, Jorge Luis Borges
  • Favourite photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
  • Favourite style or digital art: Impressionism/Realism
  • Operating System: XP/Linux
  • MP3 player of choice: Creative Zen
  • Shell of choice: Conch or snail
  • Wallpaper of choice: Pre-glued
  • Favourite game: Baldur's Gate, KOTR
  • Favourite gaming platform: A table, preferably solid.
  • Favourite cartoon character: Scooby Doo
  • Tools of the Trade: Pen & Ink, Typewriter; Painter, Illustrator, Photoshop, Wacom Graphire4

Devious Comments

=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: May 4, 2008, 8:11:49 AM
Not a problem -- I gotta confess that I do have a weakness for cats. (I'll probably return after the sneezing and itching dies down though.) ;-)

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*phantaz:iconphantaz: May 4, 2008, 2:36:16 AM
Thanks for the visit!

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=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: May 3, 2008, 4:35:39 PM
Thanks for the tip. :-) I knew about him -- unfortunately, I have to be careful about the nudes I add to the collections.
You see, I sometimes use this account at my school as a reference source -- the students aren't quite mature enough to handle that sort of thing. ;-)

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=angelbearlina:iconangelbearlina: May 3, 2008, 4:16:40 PM
There are a few good ones out there. This guy is pretty good, if you haven't found him already *Jumprabbit
=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: May 3, 2008, 8:52:14 AM
I'm happy to oblige. If you see any other good pastels on dA, please let me know. :-)

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=angelbearlina:iconangelbearlina: May 2, 2008, 8:55:41 AM
Thank you very much for the :+fav:. It means a lot to me :D
=AimanStudio:iconAimanStudio: Apr 29, 2008, 6:40:10 AM
Hello :wave:
Have a nice Tuesday!

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=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: Apr 27, 2008, 6:13:58 PM
One man's stupid picture is another's work of art. ;-)

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~peskinhead:iconpeskinhead: Apr 27, 2008, 5:33:07 PM
wow, my stupid little picture of Shannon Dougherty is in some really good company there.
=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: Apr 20, 2008, 1:16:42 PM
Not a problem, dude. I like to wander over to your gallery every now and again, too. :-)

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*MichaelCrichlow:iconMichaelCrichlow: Apr 20, 2008, 10:43:46 AM
Just browsing and thought I would say hi. :D

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~mateuseven:iconmateuseven: Apr 7, 2008, 1:07:12 PM
It goes by so slowly ^^

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=Astroluc:iconAstroluc: Apr 6, 2008, 5:12:02 PM
thank you very much for the fave~ I appreciate it :D

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=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: Apr 5, 2008, 9:57:21 AM
Not a problem -- you've got a real knack and I thought you did a great job on the rendering of that picture. (It's not easy in pastel and you pulled off something that looks really good.)

Keep up the hard work!

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~AlexandroMF:iconAlexandroMF: Apr 4, 2008, 7:44:12 PM
Thanks you!
It cool !
Stay your desire !
=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: Apr 4, 2008, 7:25:24 PM
Not a problem -- you've got a lovely style to your work. I'll probably come back and check again in about a week. ;-)

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=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: Apr 4, 2008, 10:38:49 AM
Not a problem -- I just want to give some good pastel artists a little more exposure. (I'll come back later when I have a little more time.)

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~SavageArt:iconSavageArt: Apr 3, 2008, 10:48:21 PM
Hey thanks for the add.
=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: Apr 3, 2008, 5:04:42 PM
Not a problem, dude. You do excellent work. ;-)

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~tattoostiles:icontattoostiles: Apr 3, 2008, 4:08:46 PM
thank you very much - glad you found me...good luck with that venture.

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*rawjawbone:iconrawjawbone: Apr 3, 2008, 2:40:01 PM
thanks for the fave on Roxanne

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*Lynne66124:iconLynne66124: Apr 3, 2008, 1:42:26 PM
Thank you x

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=bolsterstone:iconbolsterstone: Apr 3, 2008, 12:50:18 PM
I'm happy to oblige. When the collection is ready, I'll see if I can get it added to the dA collections.

Should give you some more exposure at least -- you've got a real knack for pastel. :-)

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