tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257617472024-03-07T02:14:20.813-05:00Megan Russell IllustrationAm I not merciful?Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-89194883356789038502013-06-06T13:26:00.004-04:002013-06-06T13:34:03.738-04:00#BeautifulI'm simultaneously obsessed with Mariah Carey's song with Miguel, #Beautiful, and the new Queens of the Stone Age album. Both heavily influenced this new piece for Vaudezilla's next Burlesque show.<br />
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I've also been working with playing with new, faster ways to work and really enjoying the results. Here is a piece I finished up for American Pool Magazine earlier this year that I never got around to posting. It was a super fun piece about the evolution of the bathing suit.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMAdaw8ciGB77vFwzmShQCLKVSP74kS-Mk7V5O34jSb3HS3ryjlb342OHSLOcRL5hXnFrLtoRH-vO99wJ2kIa1xd0LXL7kUiak4JgYU7XspQIZFM7p-Xec2hlMYJfVWM8mrK_Mg/s1600/americanpool_final_nc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMAdaw8ciGB77vFwzmShQCLKVSP74kS-Mk7V5O34jSb3HS3ryjlb342OHSLOcRL5hXnFrLtoRH-vO99wJ2kIa1xd0LXL7kUiak4JgYU7XspQIZFM7p-Xec2hlMYJfVWM8mrK_Mg/s320/americanpool_final_nc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-4047463008495002662012-10-15T15:30:00.004-04:002012-10-15T15:31:27.713-04:00Every few months I just pop back up..<div style="text-align: center;">
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Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-19615501182771309292012-04-11T19:45:00.001-04:002017-02-13T13:13:12.667-05:00Tyger, Tyger burning bright..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIMCuDPW9QWgTtjdHQJDysCIi2qLTZI0Ef0Gt1kghgaN4cQvKgd2IrVRPFq0v5hW_uEiUeh9IPWjoRSK7DSE6jwX6tuzx73ROffoHSFlIBTR7QAJEUNv_cMTXkajdoUXzE0N41A/s1600/LBB_Aprilfinal_notext.jpg" style="font-size: 100%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730293616081123778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIMCuDPW9QWgTtjdHQJDysCIi2qLTZI0Ef0Gt1kghgaN4cQvKgd2IrVRPFq0v5hW_uEiUeh9IPWjoRSK7DSE6jwX6tuzx73ROffoHSFlIBTR7QAJEUNv_cMTXkajdoUXzE0N41A/s320/LBB_Aprilfinal_notext.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 205px;" /></a><br />
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Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-36964248039668495982012-01-16T11:43:00.007-05:002017-02-13T13:13:50.062-05:00Feathers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgls-mH1tzkmeTeQROgqPgUdiomc4LTw34Neoie2z8caiYAfYALTFXgwUlhKW-0ANcyKgOzYa_AHgK65YEA4-QTGkyRcCxvMc00L0OR-ZsRVMN08PWUC6BYcu3Du7ry7ULMFUMVBQ/s1600/LBB_Febfinal_notext.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698274655731373858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgls-mH1tzkmeTeQROgqPgUdiomc4LTw34Neoie2z8caiYAfYALTFXgwUlhKW-0ANcyKgOzYa_AHgK65YEA4-QTGkyRcCxvMc00L0OR-ZsRVMN08PWUC6BYcu3Du7ry7ULMFUMVBQ/s320/LBB_Febfinal_notext.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 231px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Another burlesque poster for the lovely ladies(and gents) at Vaudezilla.</span></div>
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Nab tickets to the event here: <span style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://vaudezilla.com/livebandburlesque.htm">http://vaudezilla.com/livebandburlesque.htm</a></span></div>
Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-63936668767216376192011-10-14T11:04:00.004-04:002011-10-14T11:13:43.472-04:00She comes in colors everywhere<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzr6BadqqzG84EG1h5PoBxH5XBDJOCyLuvEv7MnRVu47w9GOlJE55IXXAVmqWsvrnaT-kDVrrV1w5nrAEEMz8TdZ2E1gDnU8tGT3icvPWOixkTVWLgxenK80wdsqgc6RD-g16gDQ/s1600/girlfalling.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzr6BadqqzG84EG1h5PoBxH5XBDJOCyLuvEv7MnRVu47w9GOlJE55IXXAVmqWsvrnaT-kDVrrV1w5nrAEEMz8TdZ2E1gDnU8tGT3icvPWOixkTVWLgxenK80wdsqgc6RD-g16gDQ/s320/girlfalling.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663366281472768594" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><div>morning sketches.</div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-85020400793200549072011-10-05T12:25:00.003-04:002017-02-13T13:14:04.337-05:00I'll be with you lost boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjgqNacbwPGSZ5c_hroEmY3LpJy_JpS7G1oCsHjFf3e_4ehyphenhyphengJJL_dI7MB3gNEVFu5IFowW3axmyXmX05o0dQUymyAvJ8tXmikqWta7E006K31-gs4IphBRLGF0f6BOYaEraeXA/s1600/LBB_final-copynotext.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660045941543381058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjgqNacbwPGSZ5c_hroEmY3LpJy_JpS7G1oCsHjFf3e_4ehyphenhyphengJJL_dI7MB3gNEVFu5IFowW3axmyXmX05o0dQUymyAvJ8tXmikqWta7E006K31-gs4IphBRLGF0f6BOYaEraeXA/s320/LBB_final-copynotext.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 248px;" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">This is a poster I did for a local burlesque troupe <a href="http://vaudezilla.com/">Vaudezilla</a>. Everyone in Chitown should DEFINITELY come and check out the show. I'm still tweaking the text, but I like it without as well.</span></div>
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Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-26053002548054036912011-08-30T16:58:00.003-04:002011-08-30T17:02:56.849-04:00Weed Puller<div>I got a cintiq at work, I am going to be using it to do a lot of drawing (I hope) but hadn't really had the chance to play with it. Until now.
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<br />Of course the first thing I drew: Lady.
<br />I've also given up pretending I ever consider any color hair but red.
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<br />Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-40534796983773265602011-04-23T17:44:00.003-04:002011-04-23T18:01:45.778-04:00The color you say is black is the one you might lack<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AeGtaq-YsnFvFHkjL8FGXiRymx1iJx25RP2Em2axER_GqPPOftbDy1AkSGvVnvEqQkKl0sHmM9psWk5nu7bOrTnqrvEsk9nCgW6xY4D3_ajjiB5oRwC-No0KRpVAj9JCn_PrDw/s1600/lady-01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AeGtaq-YsnFvFHkjL8FGXiRymx1iJx25RP2Em2axER_GqPPOftbDy1AkSGvVnvEqQkKl0sHmM9psWk5nu7bOrTnqrvEsk9nCgW6xY4D3_ajjiB5oRwC-No0KRpVAj9JCn_PrDw/s320/lady-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598902584659581890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7ceDb0Sm7FyAXD9R9VIbQZyLwX8heoLdlncQHJcKZJmLmeThxiHDIgr7yPWmQ1a-eXH7cCrlJ63ePDBhEQOJVU5zw0g_aMDBGRedfiKRNzx3o-mZmN0G5NOYbuVXesiBAiV8-w/s1600/lady_02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7ceDb0Sm7FyAXD9R9VIbQZyLwX8heoLdlncQHJcKZJmLmeThxiHDIgr7yPWmQ1a-eXH7cCrlJ63ePDBhEQOJVU5zw0g_aMDBGRedfiKRNzx3o-mZmN0G5NOYbuVXesiBAiV8-w/s320/lady_02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598898412874440786" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ladies, Ladies, Ladies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some quick sketches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-8462561035168431332011-04-10T14:22:00.009-04:002011-04-28T00:29:29.092-04:00I get up in the morning, put my dreams away.<div style="text-align: center;">A few months ago I received an email to take part in the online "Power In Numbers" by Gallery Nucleus. I finally got around to submitting my pieces. You'll eventually be able to see them AND BUY THEM (and it supports a charity of my choice, hoorah!) at <a href="http://gallerynucleus.com/pin">http://gallerynucleus.com/PIN</a></div><br />They go together as a pair and are sort of the first concrete things in a new series I'm working on. Check you guys later.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bones, Bones, Bones. 2011. mixed media.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E-woxmofS5kmZGaP47vdy0yzPpXyZNFFKKUe6QYUuhyOB5GDUwYGOK_mTNWHR1lK-8KdQVjZVx7U-f1Zfdut_yuVfLDrv3f2b-Va_feL4EwiBjnep9yFybmUDgO0h0NxdOJuxw/s1600/GN_blog1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E-woxmofS5kmZGaP47vdy0yzPpXyZNFFKKUe6QYUuhyOB5GDUwYGOK_mTNWHR1lK-8KdQVjZVx7U-f1Zfdut_yuVfLDrv3f2b-Va_feL4EwiBjnep9yFybmUDgO0h0NxdOJuxw/s320/GN_blog1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594031323606198930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Burying. 2011. mixed media.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCwITYWDJe_pVQWItLrFd5f-m2EWFV6wL73FIqGPCFkOzgrMiolrPHzDb_-w0Pe-p01k-oDefFwHpV_1g18WmZbGK__O1vtAY8rqG-AF1d5Vbd4dj4M2bWesj6fLpHnp2Th21jQ/s1600/GN_blog_02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCwITYWDJe_pVQWItLrFd5f-m2EWFV6wL73FIqGPCFkOzgrMiolrPHzDb_-w0Pe-p01k-oDefFwHpV_1g18WmZbGK__O1vtAY8rqG-AF1d5Vbd4dj4M2bWesj6fLpHnp2Th21jQ/s320/GN_blog_02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594031207971559730" /></a>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-80510316676263561732011-03-24T00:33:00.010-04:002011-03-24T01:08:52.545-04:00Because my heart stands for nothing and your souls too weak.<div><meta charset="utf-8"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">So tonight I went to my first life drawing session(at the <a href="http://www.paletteandchisel.org/OpenStudios/OpenStudios/cms.aspx">Palette and Chisel</a> Open Studios!) since graduating from MICA. It was...painful in a lot of ways but amazingly affirming in a lot of others. I was pretty rusty, so bear with me here, it will hopefully become a weekly event.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I forgot how therapeutic sitting and drawing a model is. Here are some samples from the class. I made BRILLIANT choices and used really light pencils on some of them and they scanned horribly, but what can you do.</span></div></div><div>
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<br /></span></div></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-10739689304012528592011-03-10T13:38:00.006-05:002011-03-10T14:42:56.444-05:00So since I'm not your everything, how about I'll be nothing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvY23usMwtEJG3pcx_moQVXlWqSaPqU0RZsM_EpPcGzVTN2LJ825IRJY1eWp6E3uzFIatZrfKzGh6yCryLNOUNqn4YggvpZwC_eswkcazBn0deLgybBbxQoOvy2Oe9b-97WdFFg/s1600/MR_HANDS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvY23usMwtEJG3pcx_moQVXlWqSaPqU0RZsM_EpPcGzVTN2LJ825IRJY1eWp6E3uzFIatZrfKzGh6yCryLNOUNqn4YggvpZwC_eswkcazBn0deLgybBbxQoOvy2Oe9b-97WdFFg/s320/MR_HANDS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582539096446110546" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpxkGMD1pykKMSvp-d8j6JLVXaSlE6aUTkwazH8jujVg36MLwUaf2c9Q5ZUPY7siRy0YzFnSDpS7TA4r2_JqMD6puSB1BiKeDk5-W57xcurTgJohyphenhyphenCRWyuknAxC3M5GmnsdN9OQ/s1600/MR_change.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpxkGMD1pykKMSvp-d8j6JLVXaSlE6aUTkwazH8jujVg36MLwUaf2c9Q5ZUPY7siRy0YzFnSDpS7TA4r2_JqMD6puSB1BiKeDk5-W57xcurTgJohyphenhyphenCRWyuknAxC3M5GmnsdN9OQ/s320/MR_change.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582522813588948706" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Change is afoot. Much more to come soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-12209334849462421692011-01-13T16:43:00.010-05:002011-01-13T17:18:59.941-05:00Will I fight? Will I swagger, or sway?I am alive in the new year, swear to god. I hope everyone has been well! Things have been crazy busy in Chicago, but the good news is I have a few projects in the works and hopefully a whole crazy amount of new work is going to be coming!<br /><br />I've included a few sketches below and a super secret sneak peek..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlWcwsDxFnfeqyucnSCi1aHobdKG8ZsIVu55XXg0GaF3qn2t3VM6gGgX7O2XKkyNbGhaJhJmWn9mNr2dAFzqJdJ1wb39_Cr_nA30DdMhHnLPzjzK8dIdzLXOEts2aOHH5CA5zMA/s1600/20110113164618707.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlWcwsDxFnfeqyucnSCi1aHobdKG8ZsIVu55XXg0GaF3qn2t3VM6gGgX7O2XKkyNbGhaJhJmWn9mNr2dAFzqJdJ1wb39_Cr_nA30DdMhHnLPzjzK8dIdzLXOEts2aOHH5CA5zMA/s320/20110113164618707.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561796049519168274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9M0xaEJyQoVn5giDs47RS1Etn7VCiSQSb7N46RzMp8XCA8JRLSkQQK1aYrYHbkAbG3gOgedyK_DmWExNLIpNvNckcGBDKAsQbtWXr2dx6RltkSAgkz2ALlAnVjKHVcvTE0n9pA/s1600/20110103162400154.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9M0xaEJyQoVn5giDs47RS1Etn7VCiSQSb7N46RzMp8XCA8JRLSkQQK1aYrYHbkAbG3gOgedyK_DmWExNLIpNvNckcGBDKAsQbtWXr2dx6RltkSAgkz2ALlAnVjKHVcvTE0n9pA/s320/20110103162400154.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561798328853122818" /></a><br />Just been having a lot of fun with a new sketchbook, courtesy of my good friend Liz.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbnXKaRzlslUbX33YbYPCqCMFmC4XGET4blkBijLe47v6byhDofJCexaNRvfV8h7tFbsMjYt_mDEHBpCSG_mmorXD7ce9Xh52HtVYh0yPaGVa312ODEbD1bCwZJG0KnZC94SHEw/s1600/TEMP-Image_2_250.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbnXKaRzlslUbX33YbYPCqCMFmC4XGET4blkBijLe47v6byhDofJCexaNRvfV8h7tFbsMjYt_mDEHBpCSG_mmorXD7ce9Xh52HtVYh0yPaGVa312ODEbD1bCwZJG0KnZC94SHEw/s320/TEMP-Image_2_250.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561798516137173986" /></a><br />I think I'm going to get in trouble for posting this, but I'm gonna anyway. A preview of things to come! Also be on the lookout for a complete site rehaul soon, its in the works!<br /><br />Much love, catch you cats sooon.Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-19258845298628497612010-11-04T11:15:00.004-04:002010-11-04T11:23:17.411-04:00I know my place, but it don't know me<div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">When I, or someone I know, get really overwhelmed at work(or I do something completely dickish), I like to try and cheer them with ridiculousness. Here are a couple things I've made various friends that litter our office space. My goal is to thoroughly permeate the entire room with my...unique...sense of hu</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">mor/boobs.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrymLZYXpnygDKrTczl6krlkDbMZsqPHC_w-w29egHJdMvQwnofBVjPg71QQPWcBolhot0a-qG-LgwzDRUgyYtoA4N5JsOI6rWJj3NUsqkMuzIvEZszV4qMF2lStkCyGmBwcTKg/s1600/blog_04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrymLZYXpnygDKrTczl6krlkDbMZsqPHC_w-w29egHJdMvQwnofBVjPg71QQPWcBolhot0a-qG-LgwzDRUgyYtoA4N5JsOI6rWJj3NUsqkMuzIvEZszV4qMF2lStkCyGmBwcTKg/s320/blog_04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535714822799355746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXV0-8XViqXNZPAl41tDkPwZ9fnvDT1GzF3okPrgpL57ESGvWPsDzH-zBFmTKGytuuk3yuhvdvW0WGHrDWJH9NF6lFF0FH6Qr3SOneiaOHaFcDoPKTsWbUQaxlGunavVZ4F7Y3g/s1600/blog_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXV0-8XViqXNZPAl41tDkPwZ9fnvDT1GzF3okPrgpL57ESGvWPsDzH-zBFmTKGytuuk3yuhvdvW0WGHrDWJH9NF6lFF0FH6Qr3SOneiaOHaFcDoPKTsWbUQaxlGunavVZ4F7Y3g/s320/blog_03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535714817665077074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjoxoGB7Tv79A9B9H7jH_PyhDnyctzcfJ22-0Uy7eYtoGdWzSzdDIrHcjlKQnKszdusY1AVHYBE27VTa4D2dcZUEnEn0vTxIeNo6k9RDbsP2Kx7WoAnSqi37VdL7s4YjvdOVgyQ/s1600/blog_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 108px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjoxoGB7Tv79A9B9H7jH_PyhDnyctzcfJ22-0Uy7eYtoGdWzSzdDIrHcjlKQnKszdusY1AVHYBE27VTa4D2dcZUEnEn0vTxIeNo6k9RDbsP2Kx7WoAnSqi37VdL7s4YjvdOVgyQ/s320/blog_02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535714813940058066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ER1DtOD9eb7jiSoZlxx8jEEbN0ViiqV16e-MD9hjFD1pFtY1Y7gHrZuuNWEBD-5Km0GyMBRfOrc3akkRvJE32gjsMPJubUnOQF9uHDd2DhPgJkHGTqSpHucgBJu18sbwgWy3kQ/s1600/blog_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ER1DtOD9eb7jiSoZlxx8jEEbN0ViiqV16e-MD9hjFD1pFtY1Y7gHrZuuNWEBD-5Km0GyMBRfOrc3akkRvJE32gjsMPJubUnOQF9uHDd2DhPgJkHGTqSpHucgBJu18sbwgWy3kQ/s320/blog_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535714812219936690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'll post some more of these when I get a chance to rob people's desks and scan them.</span></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-24648113786476844122010-10-11T15:22:00.004-04:002010-10-11T15:27:52.541-04:00That Toddlin' Town<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">I got a couch and a rug this weekend, so now I have rediscovered my love of sitting on the floor in front of the tv doing work. Here was a quick little painting I made for a friend of mine that just recently moved to the city(THE BEST CITY, I SHOULD ADD). I'm thinking of doing a Chicago Sports Series now.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6vlyd0wYX0uhAbACsj4NKnfxTy-A3HOsfGueKJN5qUuK9WFLWCM51qI5CP6Gi7fm1awWCmI3yIIeCvKCp3mVuUPL68LqX3ecdZCytFai91TFsQBn5470SSglSVjwnTD0lQxq9A/s1600/bulls013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6vlyd0wYX0uhAbACsj4NKnfxTy-A3HOsfGueKJN5qUuK9WFLWCM51qI5CP6Gi7fm1awWCmI3yIIeCvKCp3mVuUPL68LqX3ecdZCytFai91TFsQBn5470SSglSVjwnTD0lQxq9A/s320/bulls013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526872368151598066" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">You can't live in this city without growing some pride, especially not with a Father that kept us all well engrossed in the Bulls during their Jordan heydays.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-38300016436040020162010-09-28T17:39:00.006-04:002010-09-28T17:46:01.396-04:00The skyline was beautiful on fire<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Sometimes people ask me why I don't update this or why I am never online/around. Or even why I have no social life. A while ago I did a drawing of why I have become this way. I believe it is pretty accurate and would like to share it with you all. I give you..the life of a Designer at an interactive creative agency!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9vMSLBEpLKKRkv3BHvxRo87QigK1HhgbBJirrmqW0FU9C4gSM989iCI2bcVVuMAowrbQ0cMsx2-KNmVj3m72wptbYGAvXg1QCGS-YUy9ObEGYFBODfuofQjE8qgfXHrlSPPIEg/s1600/MR_work.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9vMSLBEpLKKRkv3BHvxRo87QigK1HhgbBJirrmqW0FU9C4gSM989iCI2bcVVuMAowrbQ0cMsx2-KNmVj3m72wptbYGAvXg1QCGS-YUy9ObEGYFBODfuofQjE8qgfXHrlSPPIEg/s320/MR_work.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522083298979278322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(yes, those are legos)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The end.</span></div></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-72958341090108713682010-09-07T11:45:00.002-04:002010-09-07T11:46:54.646-04:00You've got a face with a view<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Little paint doodle from last night. One day I'll do some art that isn't naked ladies.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5lWuahX6xyKrTb0Xu_FmBS_j3b6ufCrksvoGRVY9yts7_Z86qqHu5z-pDp-nP4HZ79wHRba9vzxpny-emnwg_WBlwdkZqfymFbl4wfg3-7W7-_pH9x0R0_pAi0t65U0Gu4YhpA/s1600/girly.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5lWuahX6xyKrTb0Xu_FmBS_j3b6ufCrksvoGRVY9yts7_Z86qqHu5z-pDp-nP4HZ79wHRba9vzxpny-emnwg_WBlwdkZqfymFbl4wfg3-7W7-_pH9x0R0_pAi0t65U0Gu4YhpA/s320/girly.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514198512661655042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But until then.</span></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-52418650133400301372010-09-03T13:05:00.002-04:002010-09-03T13:08:30.900-04:00Learn to accept the things I am<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New Moleskin.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_BqdxRPYeE52EFHNaTR4BlYCeivlZGBTCOtO9Anw5Tpp00gvI_1F5de6sRpqtA8daJAjcfnaQ2jnzT49SLNZoz47vsQWClUnzrJcUl8C-ce-vV6JkuaV5XIyH17GHzuX_BRfGw/s1600/secrets.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_BqdxRPYeE52EFHNaTR4BlYCeivlZGBTCOtO9Anw5Tpp00gvI_1F5de6sRpqtA8daJAjcfnaQ2jnzT49SLNZoz47vsQWClUnzrJcUl8C-ce-vV6JkuaV5XIyH17GHzuX_BRfGw/s320/secrets.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512735219450815154" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">She keeps it secret and safe in there.</span></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-18357451525220238162010-08-30T22:24:00.004-04:002017-02-13T13:03:27.489-05:00I could hear your heartbeat.<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This piece I created for </span><a href="http://michaelowenart.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Michael Owen's</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><a href="http://www.innovate-love.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Innovate Love Projec</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">t, which I was very proud and excited to be a part of. I delayed scanning this one for a while because I couldn't get the colors to turn out right on the computer. I eventually just gave up, I'll upload a picture of the framed piece eventually.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Other than that, more moleskins coming soon, guys! Loves.</span></div>
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Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-51931399005137084232010-08-26T10:22:00.002-04:002010-08-26T10:24:02.599-04:00Christina Hendricks makes me want to take up smoking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-v5QB-FpfNKGLinwmv4iQQspI5i6b2OXXb-Oiv-kAEngecX0iKRHaj5l76OfO8pDX8FRwHNb6TtZswSpoOLrL2wCKF4wL9dRK0PcDqS8pC1LBFHWTZqzLZjeuGJ0A6GQULTIuQ/s1600/paintingdoodle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-v5QB-FpfNKGLinwmv4iQQspI5i6b2OXXb-Oiv-kAEngecX0iKRHaj5l76OfO8pDX8FRwHNb6TtZswSpoOLrL2wCKF4wL9dRK0PcDqS8pC1LBFHWTZqzLZjeuGJ0A6GQULTIuQ/s320/paintingdoodle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509724182695494162" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And she also makes me do fast paint doodles like this.</span></div><div><br /></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-74019607001776687262010-08-18T10:10:00.001-04:002010-08-18T10:14:21.116-04:00Darling heart, I've loved you from the start<div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't even know how I'm kind of staying on top of this.</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOqnxypBA1ALpMKExfaykNJDjXadn4ekfA05Kwh0DC8Tam58CCdy8WdBN5627SP9j4JcNs_JcR0j0wzhgyNTLN_4Ex3pMk-c5oxcjTC-Ueb8J2krLS-NqJnIIG3BY4Bdvjlu0Ng/s1600/moleskin_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOqnxypBA1ALpMKExfaykNJDjXadn4ekfA05Kwh0DC8Tam58CCdy8WdBN5627SP9j4JcNs_JcR0j0wzhgyNTLN_4Ex3pMk-c5oxcjTC-Ueb8J2krLS-NqJnIIG3BY4Bdvjlu0Ng/s320/moleskin_03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506752891408754434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">page 03. The harvester of hearts.</span></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-35434889258452443902010-08-17T17:08:00.002-04:002010-08-17T17:10:07.532-04:00My heart is in time out.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'll keep posting them as I finish them. I'm committing this time, guys. I feel like I should maybe actually finish a sketchbook before I officially hit my mid-20s.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LWOnGox44-bCw9AB_z0Ex-JYjYM3P4HCX_Tt59LuU8BNhZBofBQ_l0RnFiGbrYF5iaXLiAGJEehJ9Qfr1taN6VJu43O122iNAftVLwwgJEzxjj-qrXcRYq-oTn6OjxH8f4OB6g/s1600/moleskin_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LWOnGox44-bCw9AB_z0Ex-JYjYM3P4HCX_Tt59LuU8BNhZBofBQ_l0RnFiGbrYF5iaXLiAGJEehJ9Qfr1taN6VJu43O122iNAftVLwwgJEzxjj-qrXcRYq-oTn6OjxH8f4OB6g/s320/moleskin_02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506489045911477138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">..terrible thought that is.</span></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-7840199740618886622010-08-12T11:25:00.003-04:002010-08-12T11:31:04.130-04:00...in the end. if its not ok, its not the end.<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I know I've been the worst guys. A lot of life changes and crazy work deadlines. I'm so full of excuses always, but I missed you guys. I just want to come home, so here I am. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXECDaJVwboU2-EOuKRJvpbycCdD-nm1_xCTcwXwyJUEpkse-qGNH10M6gOWUxGYV66zLJ-20WsqlwzFEprriU8a4W6wyjXWETXZzba4FBfOvnJB3h7wWU3t6WE8CqovyqWk6qSQ/s1600/moleskin_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXECDaJVwboU2-EOuKRJvpbycCdD-nm1_xCTcwXwyJUEpkse-qGNH10M6gOWUxGYV66zLJ-20WsqlwzFEprriU8a4W6wyjXWETXZzba4FBfOvnJB3h7wWU3t6WE8CqovyqWk6qSQ/s320/moleskin_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504545147442658434" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I went and splurged on a big moleskin earlier this week and this is the new beginning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">...i also bought way too many colored microns.</span></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-75848990795551421342010-03-23T22:51:00.007-04:002010-03-24T01:19:08.577-04:00Gentleman Caller<div style="text-align: left;">I rarely draw boys, so I got kind of excited.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD_VNufbYCH2IRiiNpLQ1YsDMzxOBALBH3fEFCL6i1TUt9S3xB-NiCkXC8IKhbfU6QIx1yuIhpwzBDspugj06RBnkW5n3jCfK5EpdrAx2v2u00JGnTopPC1Etxnggww4xCMmHAA/s1600-h/sketch_boy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD_VNufbYCH2IRiiNpLQ1YsDMzxOBALBH3fEFCL6i1TUt9S3xB-NiCkXC8IKhbfU6QIx1yuIhpwzBDspugj06RBnkW5n3jCfK5EpdrAx2v2u00JGnTopPC1Etxnggww4xCMmHAA/s320/sketch_boy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452036089600750322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMEhnljl8Ea5OmSneOVhyphenhyphenexsHiI1oxEEgKL6PXpOPpigc_p6ZpiMnXbwtsOzjrsNElnPuoSCpBgilJCswyJFO5J8RMeAnmq6RTw7C6twu9NGhUc0XCsTGMiRHMY3x0nW9Zgszxg/s1600/sketch_albumleaf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMEhnljl8Ea5OmSneOVhyphenhyphenexsHiI1oxEEgKL6PXpOPpigc_p6ZpiMnXbwtsOzjrsNElnPuoSCpBgilJCswyJFO5J8RMeAnmq6RTw7C6twu9NGhUc0XCsTGMiRHMY3x0nW9Zgszxg/s320/sketch_albumleaf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452065537110737010" /></a><br /><br /><div>Lets see if I can keep up this sketchbook page trend. You guys should keep me in check.</div><div><br /></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-38526921721302796822010-03-22T00:25:00.008-04:002010-03-22T00:39:26.838-04:00Starless and Bible Black<div> It was a bad month for arting but...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjREZ9n5AkRwTsF3K3tPxOpQykH6qygpoaozpTUaqvcGkXToOmsmRlI1AeGN1DSqHoTHcq7H_qSMg8LcVA-i0MLQIxPsmyfOhVULVSVrZrPB20ubpSOlNxjXJaqKYL0ASq5mSPQ/s1600-h/laura.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjREZ9n5AkRwTsF3K3tPxOpQykH6qygpoaozpTUaqvcGkXToOmsmRlI1AeGN1DSqHoTHcq7H_qSMg8LcVA-i0MLQIxPsmyfOhVULVSVrZrPB20ubpSOlNxjXJaqKYL0ASq5mSPQ/s320/laura.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451313159152246962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xL55wZB162FO9ENJ_CwSra4Z7HYesof6psifOhv0mewXAlt6dGvpXKZyak_g39H8Bys6OjmxZWo5PexSAElty7Q9nYnFSvexhMyvb3SOTnvcuYtrs2Sv-Cdv6Q4Vf_AgGJFd7g/s1600-h/sketch_quote.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xL55wZB162FO9ENJ_CwSra4Z7HYesof6psifOhv0mewXAlt6dGvpXKZyak_g39H8Bys6OjmxZWo5PexSAElty7Q9nYnFSvexhMyvb3SOTnvcuYtrs2Sv-Cdv6Q4Vf_AgGJFd7g/s320/sketch_quote.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451313148401025906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj709kOP9hVr3_Rxsi5_F1y27M8wFn2mKT5IE0Z6LVzpuI-PSUIZlLiVwPkeSc5CMSj4guI6VfH4lEisUlS_-MUofOndgocBLNZ6wuKQBsLVvsb-yIE-uhY-7EESScHL23B0Aq5ag/s1600-h/sketch_crimsonking.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj709kOP9hVr3_Rxsi5_F1y27M8wFn2mKT5IE0Z6LVzpuI-PSUIZlLiVwPkeSc5CMSj4guI6VfH4lEisUlS_-MUofOndgocBLNZ6wuKQBsLVvsb-yIE-uhY-7EESScHL23B0Aq5ag/s320/sketch_crimsonking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451313147393872450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>..have some sketchbook pages! I know I say it and promise it everytime, but I really will try to be on here more often. Life finally just cleared up a bit. <div><br /></div><div>Apologies, lovies.</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. I was to scaredy-cat to enter this year but SUPER CONGRATULATIONS to everyone that got into Spectrum 17! All my illos-friends that I know got in are amazing and definitely deserve it for their amazing talent and hard work!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25761747.post-39061623484515538542010-01-28T23:20:00.000-05:002010-01-29T00:28:05.215-05:00Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me.<div><div style="text-align: center; ">I remember the first time I saw the music video for Coldplay's The Scientist in high school. At the time, it made me cry hysterically and I didn't really understand why. I feel like now, probably 7 or 8 years later, I have a slightly better comprehension as to how it easily snipped my heart strings. I think it was in that time during your teenage years where you really start to realize your choices are going to alter your life from that point on...and it bloody well terrified me.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><div><br /></div><div>Enough of that, though! This is a job I finished up a month or so ago, but just never got around to posting for some odd reason. I did 15 illustrations for an online OPTI Magazine, all about a girl who had to complete 14 tasks in time for her holiday fiesta. Here are a few of my favorite tasks:</div><div><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS1Xr3CPMtINRIY4VbdLkg6l7rW2cotfQyQMGRET3SZvXWy_oKwano-PkCYmOROn6s7-QfioaL8Zhsb4xWvs4PBQi9jOUZVP9c5HqzxHaubdxLFZO9PBw45ALWhwkUXsEyKpB8Q/s1600-h/task_13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS1Xr3CPMtINRIY4VbdLkg6l7rW2cotfQyQMGRET3SZvXWy_oKwano-PkCYmOROn6s7-QfioaL8Zhsb4xWvs4PBQi9jOUZVP9c5HqzxHaubdxLFZO9PBw45ALWhwkUXsEyKpB8Q/s320/task_13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432027678394733890" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CRm2pGc3VZemFNsNFDlMiIJWEEY9q0K2B9n54ziwtxNOQpyXq9yKzWdpaIRPL8ocDsA_STIn1FRQbD03fPsTEQUP2eXQeJrXQTrOwh2PuJx_c_k-CyFWwIItT8I-naMKwwfX_Q/s1600-h/task_09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CRm2pGc3VZemFNsNFDlMiIJWEEY9q0K2B9n54ziwtxNOQpyXq9yKzWdpaIRPL8ocDsA_STIn1FRQbD03fPsTEQUP2eXQeJrXQTrOwh2PuJx_c_k-CyFWwIItT8I-naMKwwfX_Q/s320/task_09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432027665889707874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_MxzjdjUzEH_1ykwIFW1R4ht9ProGHPdm63CgsLhVy0zvuwudnRxXqiY1E6sv_Ko7Klnaqp8DAxf1tgoIw5fP6AGbEHVwJGQzNrSGpVutNy3OhlBrZH0E4o3oYtjdiY27bPdXg/s1600-h/task_04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_MxzjdjUzEH_1ykwIFW1R4ht9ProGHPdm63CgsLhVy0zvuwudnRxXqiY1E6sv_Ko7Klnaqp8DAxf1tgoIw5fP6AGbEHVwJGQzNrSGpVutNy3OhlBrZH0E4o3oYtjdiY27bPdXg/s320/task_04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432027660298081442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeKyrkPwef-EOgiJwLd9IXdecxahbbBEb0sZNZTIT0P8EfTSWiXEHSoLrf3hq5T159DkTirJSwhb_ilQKXSINvDkMHaJ4qWWOsyTM_OhoIvqnwnAFvTP8oAMMMrzHxmb8HjAr3g/s1600-h/task_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeKyrkPwef-EOgiJwLd9IXdecxahbbBEb0sZNZTIT0P8EfTSWiXEHSoLrf3hq5T159DkTirJSwhb_ilQKXSINvDkMHaJ4qWWOsyTM_OhoIvqnwnAFvTP8oAMMMrzHxmb8HjAr3g/s320/task_02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432027650666206418" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">And just incase you never got a chance to see it:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VY9IgIOtN2Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VY9IgIOtN2Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div></div>Megan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418497607998992860noreply@blogger.com0