Foxxfyrre's Black and White Sketch Book is a spot of the web where I can share my drawings with you and share the journey I took while learning to draw. I started to draw at 37 years of age, and since then have fallen in love with drawing. Because I love drawing and learned as an adult, I've put this blog to purpose of helping others to find resources to help them learn and start their own journey.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006
GraffitiMyBlog Wall #24
One thing that I have really noticed with bloggers, and especially good bloggers, is that not only do they contantly come up with quality posts, but they also contribute to other blogs. Janna says she'd like to be a cartoonist, and regularly contributes a cartoon to Morgen's blog, It's a Blog Eat Blog World. Many of Janna's humourous photo manipulations are gems that she contrubutes to Matt-man at Bagwine Riminations (right photo) and to Morgen, who is recieving many photo manips for his Halloween countdown.
And it is this type of quality blogging, combined with contributing to other bloggers that does get noticed by the one and only Bobby Griffin from Bestest Blog.
After winning the coveted award, Janna's modesty comes shining though with the following acceptance cartoon:
Janna is also in love with cats, and that one thing we both share, and what's even stranger is that our cats do look alike. Janna's cats Bryn, and Honey (left photo). One of my two loonie brats, Taco (He will never be upstaged, below). Bootz, my older "sweet-heart with attitude" refused to be hounded by the GMB poparazzi.
Thanks Janna for the visit to One More Raindrop on a Bloggy Ocean, but my only concern Janna is how can onions be evil, and you still like pizza and salsa?
I guess it's kind of like the duality arguement I go through due to my Irish-Italian lineage, I mean I'm always at odds with myself at dinner time on whether it should be wine, or beer.
"Mmmm, beer," said Foxxfyrre aloud.
"Shudd uppa youself, were'a havin dah vino, and dhatsa dhat!" said Foxxfyrre to Foxxfyrre, again aloud.
I think I understand now, Janna.
So, Please visit Janna'a Blog, One more Raindrop on a Bloggy Ocean, and say youve seen her wall at GraffitiMyBlog!
Foxxfyrre's Favorites and Updates from Janna's One More Raindrop on a Bloggy Ocean
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GraffitiMyBlog Wall #23
It is one thing to find a great blog by accident by clicking on a comment made in someones blog to see who wrote those kind or witty words to the blogger they visited, but it is another to find someones blog constantly refered to in acutal posts. I've stumbled on many blogs where Irene's Pregnant Pauses has been talked about, or directly linked to because of the post she made on her own blog caught that bloggers attention. So to review Irene's blog, I thought what about doing a simple search on blogger to see what the phrase 'Irene Pregnant Pause' would bring up. And how about five pages of hits to that search, and most are from blogposts that refer to Irenes blog from other blog authors. And here's what just a couple of them had to say:
Laura, from Name that Mushrome wrote:
But I think there is more going on between Mimi and Irene for this guy keeps popping up in both of their blogs. And Irene freely admits that "I'm addicted to Reynaldo Gianecchini."
Two women bloggers having a little fun over a young model. Never happen you say? As my mother would say, "Wake uppa you head, he's Italian!" And that's a hard one for me to understand because my mother is Irish?----- Oh, I get it now, that's why my dad's Italian (as Frank, Francesco, gives his head a shake).
But seriously, Irene's blog Pregnant Pauses is a genuine treat to visit, not only in her writing, but through her photography as well. Until visiting Irene's blog, I've always refered to a "Pregnant Pause" as being that uncomfortable long silence on the phone when you had just asked a government representative a simple question.
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Foxxfyrre's Favorites and Updates from Irene's Pregnant Pauses
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Around the Globe in eighty clicks with Mimi and Friends
Wow, this has definitely been quite a week. Mimi's Peace Globe is growing rapidly for Nov 7th is approaching quickly. Mimi recently told me in an email that she gets goose bumps when she sees a new globe come her way. So do I! I can't think of anything that I could be happier about helping someone with. After creating the galleries to house my art and the wonderful graffiti walls all you great bloggers created, I couldn't have been happier to create the peace Globe gallery as well. If you've made a Peace Globe and want it placed in the gallery you can use either submit links on this blog (in the Title at the top, or in my side bar), or on my Honk'n'Holl'r blog as well. You can also email your globe to myself or Mimi directly. Mimi and I are confirming each others list of Peace Globes so that we don't miss anyone.
Anyone that is familiar with Mimi's Blog (Blogs!) know that she has the informal title of "Queen of Memes" and she has used her 'royal moniker' to help get the word out about Peace Globes by starting a Peace Globe Meme. So to all GraffitiMyBlog wonderful Rebel artist friends that have submitted a wall (and those that are still pending--sorry I have gotten a little behind) your tagged! And it's an easy meme to do just send this link to other blog authors you know.
On November 7th, I will be going to all blogs that have posted their Dona Nobis Pacem blog post, if you are already a GMB Rebel Artist, I'll add a link directly from your Graffiti Wall posts under Foxxfyrre's Updates and Favorites to your Dona Nobis Pacem posting. For those bloggers that haven't created a Graffiti Wall as yet but have created a Peace Globe--well we'll see what I can do for you on my Nov 7th post. I'm sure I can come up with something.
If you do want a sidebar link to the gallery for your site or posting, just let Mimi or post a comment here and we will send the code for the Peace Globe Gallery as well.
You might want to stop by Billy Mac's Critique My Blog for he has generously donated his Rent This Space to Mimi for her Peace Globe effort. And according to Billy's figures, if only 1 percent of 70,000,000 current blogs participate that equates to 700,000 blogs with Peace Globe postings.
So I figure if all of those posts submit a Globe to the Gallery that comes to...
divided by max pics in gallery....
carry the 3....
conjugate the radical...
integrate by the cosine of Pi squared...
multiply(x) by the slope of the tangent line(t) incident to equator(E)...
minus 6(x(Lambda(t^1/3)) *2 E(sine^2(Theta(t^2))))...
plus 1....
.....equals a heck of a lot of Picasa web galleries to house Peace Globes.
(Mimi my head hurts---me old man whining about having to do math :-) ).
[Note to self--don't put a smiley near an end bracket in a bracketed sentence, makes it look like it has a double chin!]
But I'm ready, keep those Peace Globes Rollin in...Dona Nobis Pacem-Grant Us Peace
Monday, October 16, 2006
GraffitiMyBlog Wall #22
"...'I'm not doing this for the hoi polloi. This is my personal work of art and I will do as I please with it'?"
Thank you for the wonderful wall Prometeus, and I'll be returning often to add to Foxxfyrre's Favorites and Updates!
Foxxfyrre's Favorites and Updates from
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
GraffitiMyBlog Wall #21
Foxxfyrre's Favorites and Updates from R.E. Wolf's Variance Art
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GraffitiMyBlog Wall #20
Foxxfyrre's Favorites and Updates from H's Shout
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GraffitiMyBlog Wall #19
This wall is from al-jabr whose blog is entitled Amicable Jackass. al-jabr is an admitted Lakers fan, but according to his intro post, he lists foosball and tennis next on his list. For other sports, he mentions "cricket the sport", but he lists cricket under the category of things that baffle him.
al-jabr also likes painting and drawing, and his blog features much of his art, and comics that he has written, but also features favorite comics and artwork from other artists and friends. His blog is varied in topic, but has a nice rounding of all types of features, such as some videos, some rants, things that he does like, and mentions a curious habbit of shadow boxing with his sister's cat. Thanks for the wall A.J., I hope you had fun doing it. I'll be stopping by lots to feature links to more of your artwork. Stop by al-jabar's blog, Amicable Jackass, and let him know you've seen his wall on GraffitiMyBlog.
Foxxfyrre's Favorites and Updates from al-jabr's Amicable Jackass
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
GraffitimyBlog Wall #18
This wall comes in from Laura, whose blogs are entitled "Name that Mushroom" and "Fungi Thinking". On her blog Fungi Thinking, Laura will review your blog, but you have to meet her weekly challenge of naming the mushroom from the photograph that she has posted. Keeping with the theme of mushrooms; pixies and faeries may also appear, and the winner who correctly names the mushroom, earns brownie points, and a review from Laura.
The correct namings and mushroom posts are put on her blog Name that Mushroom. Laura's Fungi Thinking is an enjoyable trip through her Kingom where you can stop and relax, meet her "Pixie Husband", and tour through her wonderful forest Kingdom, and maybe even pick up a new recipe! But put on your thinking caps, the beautiful pictures of fungi she uses to challenge us may just get us hitting the books. So, don't just hide under a toadstool, stop by Laura's Fungi Thinking and earn your place in Name that Mushroom.
Foxxfyrre's Favorites and Updates from Laura's Fungi Thinking
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GraffitiMyBlog Wall #17
I have stopped at Alex's Blog R2K, quite a few times, and have enjoyed every visit. Seeing that it is Thanksgiving Weekend in Canada, it seems appropriate to describe Alex's R2K Blog as a "cornucopia" that overflows with Bloggy treats that would appease even the most voracious Bl'ilgrim, and not one post is a turkey! Unless he can find a Ninja Turkey. And with a hit counter of 64K, and counting, fast, Alex leaves them wanting more. You may also notice in Alex's Graffiti Wall, that he notes his friend Deepak. Alex emailed me, saying that he wanted to add Deepak The Great to his graffiti wall, because he feared that Deepak might shy away from painting up a wall himself. A great blogger, and a good friend too, that's Alex :)! Great job on the wall Alex, hope you had fun with it. Alex is a prolific blogger, and just click on his profile, you will see that he host four blogs. You might want to stop byAlex's New York Bathrooms on your visit too it's :) cool! And you'll never know when this info may come in handy!