Clio's Sketchmajibber!!

Moved to TUMBLR!!

2011-09-13T13:39:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, I'm moving this entire operation over to Tumblr. I added a Disqus plugin so people over here will be able to comment should they feel like it! I'll start adding a redirect thing in a few months, but in the meantime, please click on through as this won't be updated anymore.

cliobablio.tumblr.com

Malibu, Leo Carrillo beach

2011-09-12T17:00:00.001-07:00

Finally a beautiful not-too-hot weekend! Take a look:

Dogboarding

2011-09-10T21:11:00.000-07:00

Also a bit of a website update! I went back to lightbox since the other format was driving me cuh-RAZY.

Barbies

2011-09-02T12:01:00.001-07:00

Playing around with some brushes

Poppies

2011-08-21T21:09:00.000-07:00

I made you a better sign, Work Boot Warehouse.

2011-08-12T11:37:00.000-07:00

Dance

2011-07-30T22:33:00.000-07:00

Man, what's with all the mushy stuff lately? I promise the next drawing will have MURDER.

(well, maybe not....)

Tree

2011-07-25T21:55:00.000-07:00

Yup.

For INTERESTING artwork, check out Joe's postcard for the show he's been designing on, Gravity Falls! It's looking fantastic, if I do say so myself. Nepotism aside.

Sorry for the lack of posts, we're moving earlier than anticipated!

Red Wings

2011-07-21T10:13:00.001-07:00

Winnie the Pooh is out!!!

2011-07-15T10:02:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Winnie the Pooh is out today! Here's a little gif from a part of the Honeydream sequence I boarded, where Pooh is trippin' out. Go see it!!!! Also stay for after the credits, otherwise you might miss something! ;)

2011-07-14T11:40:00.001-07:00

I know you guys are as excited as I am about a movie based on a beloved British children's book coming out on Friday, right?

Right?

Bother.

In any case, here's a link to an interview from my old local paper and Joe has some awesome Backson designs up on his blog! Wheee!!

Quickie for today

2011-07-12T14:08:00.001-07:00

Jungle Sketch

2011-07-08T16:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lameness. I am apartment-hunting and it's stressful! You may not hear from me this weekend. Thank goodness, eh??

Foxy

2011-07-07T07:44:00.000-07:00

Foxy. Kinda chintzy, yup.

Low Shirt

2011-07-06T15:30:00.001-07:00

Creepy Mermaid Thing

2011-07-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

Happy Fourth!!!

2011-07-04T09:23:00.000-07:00

Also happy two years to my favourite American ;)

Asian Velma

2011-07-03T08:37:00.000-07:00

Catface Shirt

2011-07-02T10:00:00.000-07:00

Seen in Pasadena.

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!

2011-07-01T09:21:00.001-07:00

Hooray!!

I am going to attempt posting every day this month. Yell at me if I don't, will ya?

Also I'm starting to mirror this blog on a Tumblr. That's all. Get out and eat cake!

Chomp n' Chew

2011-06-20T09:15:00.000-07:00

Burger girls for Q Pop's Ham Ba Ga show this Saturday! If you're in LA you should come and check it out. It's a fun gallery and Pie n' Burger will have a truck there!!!

Ivy

2011-06-08T17:08:00.000-07:00

Float

2011-06-06T14:27:00.001-07:00

That Bastard

2011-06-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

This might be super dark. I'll have to check on my work computer tomorrow. I have no clue how to calibrate screens... any ideas out there?

Stoopids.

2011-05-31T16:18:00.000-07:00

So one night Thriller was playing with a paper bag, as usual. However, this particular paper bag had handles on it. He managed to get his head through one of the handles, and then his front paws and most of his belly through the other, leaving him very, very tied up to the thing. In a moment of pure fear and panic, he started RACING around the apartment, paper bag clattering around like crazy, trying to get it away from him. It basically looked like a paper bag running around the apartment; he was a blur. Our normally mild-mannered girl cat, Toots, was furiously chasing right on his heels, either screaming at the bag or at him for being stupid and getting stuck. Joe finally caught the maniac bag cat and removed the noisemaker for him. Thriller sulked into a bedroom, eyes darting, ears flattened and looking ashamed while Toots was still yowling at him for being a dipshit. And now you know about what the cats did.

Cat stories are not entertaining to anyone but their owners, usually. I swear it was hilarious. In my mind.

Doodlie-oo

2011-05-31T11:56:00.000-07:00

Guys. I have to tell you about my stupid furry roommates... Later.

BFFs

2011-05-16T10:11:00.001-07:00

I had a really weird dream last night....

Tanuki & Kitsune

2011-04-27T13:37:00.000-07:00

Two little drawings for a studio auction for Japan.

Blurry Blur

2011-04-12T23:00:00.000-07:00

This one wrinkled as all get out so you get a blurry photo of it. Uhm.... if I try and force myself to doodle something everyday maybe I can get back in that habit again? Perhaps....

Weird Girl drawings

2011-04-05T10:03:00.001-07:00

Ugh. Hate how I've been drawing lately. Need to get back into drawing for myself.

Also a defiant teenager arrested at an Urban Outfitters over the weekend. She was glaring at people while being escorted out.

Sometimes...

2011-03-20T15:01:00.001-07:00

...the little darlings just don't wipe themselves off enough.

Waiting for Thai food...

2011-02-26T19:35:00.000-08:00

By the by, ya'll should check out Joe Pitt's new blog! He recently relaunched it. This lovely caricature of yours truly is by heem:

Stop

2011-02-15T14:23:00.001-08:00

Dude that's so bad for you.

Happy Cheap Chocolates Eve!

2011-02-14T14:48:00.001-08:00

Remember to eat with your mouth closed!

Website update!!!

2011-02-08T08:22:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! I've updated my website! Finally, eh? Only three years ago.... Now the newer stuff will be easier for me to post. Oh! And have a song assignment from two years ago....

Warning: Girly Post

2011-01-28T15:22:00.001-08:00

Some of you may find this information helpful. Or not. I'm just on a kick right now, so bear with me.

Ok, so, growing up I always had the worst skin ever. If it wasn't breakouts, then eczema promised to ravage my hands and destroy all my knuckles. Whenever I travel to a different climate my skin protests furiously and takes it's sweet goddang time recovering once I get home. Moving to LA has completely chapped me out, and I tried a billion different things to no avail. The lady over at Daily Coyote, who now writes a wonderful, escapist new blog called Honey Rock Dawn, recently blogged about some oils she uses that are good for your body and good for the environment! I started using them a couple weeks ago and now my cheeks are smooth as a baby's bottom, nose is not flaking off, and oil production has been controlled. The kukui nut oil has calmed down the eczema and I don't have to buy bottles of that super expensive Aveeno stuff (which is probably full of chemicals anyway). They're so much cheaper and you feel spoiled in the process. Plus you can pour them into little amber glass bottles and blend with essential oils, feeling like a fuggin' wizard in the process. If you're having problems with your skin, maybe you can try her advice. You can find most of the oils at a Whole Foods or Trader Joe's. I ordered a bunch of stuff from the place she recommended, Mountain Rose Herbs.

...The only problem is now I keep touching myself.

Naked Valentines!

2011-01-24T22:47:00.000-08:00

The finished cards! These were so damn fun to make, despite ruining two screens and having to register every. single. card. GAH. But they were worth it! If you'd like one, they are debuting on my new Etsy store!

GOCCO WIP!

2011-01-23T22:24:00.000-08:00

I recently got a used Gocco printer off Ebay. It is a TONNE of fun.

Spacey Crazy

2011-01-18T16:38:00.000-08:00

I feel like I'm going.

Taken a beating

2011-01-06T11:20:00.000-08:00

Ya'll need to see The King's Speech. It is full of gorgeous photography, and it's nice to see Geoffrey Rush as something other than a pirate ;P

Some more charming NY

2011-01-04T11:52:00.000-08:00

Yoppers. Today starts my last year as a 20-something year old! Wow! Dang! I don't know if I can blow out that many candles! Fire!! Birthday calories don't count.

A few more

2010-12-30T17:21:00.001-08:00

I saw this girl with the best jegging-legs-in boots ever, and wondered to myself, what does this skinny hotness look like up top, and then noticed the beard. Still, nice stems, though.

New Yorkers are very brave. It was maaaybe 27F at most out there nights.

New York Human Zoo

2010-12-28T18:12:00.001-08:00

There are some mighty interesting-looking folks in this city. More later!

Oh yer! If you'd like to see all the pieces for the previous Micro Gallery Show, they can be found here.

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-23T00:50:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays everyone!! Joe got me a little letterpress machine for Xmas so I made a card out of it. Was fun!! And labour-intensive...
And boy, do I have some New York stories for you guys when I get back!

Chagrin

2010-12-16T15:21:00.001-08:00

Fruithead

2010-12-15T16:25:00.000-08:00

Feeling very unmotivated today. Bleh bleh bleh.

Loosen uuuuuuuup

2010-12-15T11:10:00.000-08:00

What are people using these days? Tumblr? Is Blogger too old-fogey?

Bellbottoms

2010-12-13T11:08:00.001-08:00

Super Big Micro Gallery Show!

2010-12-10T21:06:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! This is opening tomorrow! Check it out if you're in the LA area, runs until Jan 4.

I've got two girly pieces in there as well if you're into that sort of thing.

It's that time again....

2010-12-06T00:33:00.000-08:00

24 Hour Toons!!! For this round....topic: Frozen.

No Solicitations!!!

2010-12-02T10:32:00.000-08:00

And here's the third of the series. If you're in LA Dec. 11-Jan4, come and check it out! Super Big Micro Gallery Show Gallery Nucleus

No Child Left Behind

2010-11-30T13:24:00.001-08:00

Piece #2 for the Super Big Micro Gallery Show next month.

No Outside Food Allowed

2010-11-29T17:25:00.001-08:00

One of my three pieces for the Super Big Micro Gallery Show next month.

Monday Morning Mermaids

2010-11-29T11:24:00.001-08:00

Barbarian

2010-11-17T11:15:00.000-08:00

Some sketches

2010-11-16T15:12:00.000-08:00

Winnie the Pooh

2010-11-11T08:58:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, here's trailer for the movie I've been working on the past year and a half. Can't believe "blaggity bloo" made it into the movie, much less the trailer. *facepalm* Watch it on Youtube....the backgrounds are pretty.

Mowgli & Bagheera

2010-11-05T10:23:00.000-07:00

Finished piece for a charity show at work. Originally anticipated to be a 12x12" piece but I decided to keep the bleed on the edges (looks a little awkward but eh well....) Here it is in the frame:

Jungle Book WIP II

2010-11-04T11:27:00.001-07:00

More WIP, the original sketches. First they were on the ground... but then, why not make them up in a tree? Duh.

Jungle Book WIP

2010-11-03T23:56:00.000-07:00

Some Lovely Ladies

2010-10-27T15:23:00.000-07:00

Song

2010-10-13T10:56:00.000-07:00

Somethin' Different....

2010-10-12T10:46:00.000-07:00

Joe n' I cooked this up over the weekend, for 24 Hour Toons!

Ruuuuuuuun

2010-09-28T17:38:00.001-07:00

Too Hot Juicy Thighs

2010-09-27T15:14:00.001-07:00

100F+ weather really makes me wish it was winter right now... I'll even take APPROACHING winter.

So I was at this Chick-fil-A on the weekend where a bunch of teenagers were hanging out. I don't know if it was that community in particular, but all of the girls had these strange figures... They started out petite up top, just a slight wideness in the hips, and then BAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHNNNN thighs that looked like over-watered succulents on the bottom. The short-shorts probably didn't help. I was most likely jealous that I wasn't a juicy-thighed teenager in short shorts. Anyway, the chicken was good.

Devil Spawn

2010-08-18T17:35:00.000-07:00

I can't have nice things.

Nope, don't do it.

2010-08-10T10:23:00.001-07:00

Carhop

2010-07-13T09:46:00.001-07:00

Thought I'd edit my blog template. I still have to update my tonnes of links.... so nice to have things do that for you automagically! Forgive the slow link updates....

Friday Silly Animals

2010-05-28T14:45:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh I haven't painted in so long. Feels good.

Walt Disney World

2010-05-19T14:39:00.000-07:00

I recently took a trip to Walt Disney World. We had to stand behind some interesting teenagers on the Everest ride.

Seen in Malibu

2010-04-01T11:25:00.001-07:00

Che + Terrier??

2010-03-19T16:59:00.000-07:00

Saw these two on the way to work yesterday.... the guy was really grumpy! His dog was really happy. I was just plain confused.

Also, Gallery Nucleus has made nice prints of The Caucus Race! Head on over there if any of ya'll like a copy. You can find this frame at Michael's, by the by.

Strange Little Birds

2010-02-24T14:26:00.000-08:00

Red Dress

2010-02-16T22:28:00.001-08:00

Indeed.

The Caucus Race

2010-02-15T15:14:00.001-08:00

Yeesh! Long time no post. I'll post this once I get a proper scan for it.... for an Alice in Wonderland show coming up at Gallery Nucleus... Ignore the reflection in the glass... ignore... Birds are so, SO difficult to draw.... I usually draw them like this:

*edit* Here we are! Colours look terrible on this scan....sorry.

Frog opens today!!

2009-12-11T15:38:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, Princess & the Frog opens today! Go and see it if you can! I saw this being made towards the tail end of storyboarding all the way through to the end - and let me tell you, it was a huge group of tireless and passionate people working on this film. Joe Pitt, along with the amazing Lorelay Bove, designed and put together the end credits for the film. I love the colour choices and it feels just like home-cooked food for the eyes, y'know?

Finally, here's a little piece for Disney's micro gallery show. I'm headed back home to Vancouver soon for the Holidays, and hope you all have a good one.

Drawing biped rabbits really stumps me.

2009-11-11T15:45:00.000-08:00

Gorgonzola

2009-10-30T14:03:00.000-07:00

Yikes, I'm embarrassed at how long it's taken me to post. I haven't drawn anything for myself for that long. Anyway, a little piece for Halloween! Remember to brush your teef!

It is Monday and I am this camel.

2009-08-03T11:12:00.000-07:00

500 Days of Summer

2009-07-27T18:04:00.000-07:00

Love all the costumes in this movie.

Kat up a Tree

2009-07-14T14:40:00.000-07:00

So much for updating every week.

2009-07-14T11:11:00.000-07:00

Seductive Espionage

2009-07-03T00:36:00.000-07:00

Oh hey guys. This is so last minute but I forgot to mention, come on out and check out the Yuki7 show later today at Gallery Nucleus! Red will be there, will YOU?

But will it blend?

2009-06-22T15:17:00.001-07:00

Want. More. Rain.

2009-06-10T01:16:00.000-07:00

Red again

2009-06-08T15:31:00.000-07:00

Went to Nucleus' Bob Peak Exhibit... I'm totally inspired to pick up paints again! Of course once I try it's a disaster, so digital for now. Gotta figure out how to paint limbs and... everything. I'll fix this later.

Cascadia

2009-05-31T11:20:00.001-07:00

A doodle from my comic's blog that I particularly liked! Bweeeeeeee.

Red

2009-05-27T00:41:00.000-07:00

Guys, how awesome is Kevin Dart's trailer for Yuki 7? Pretty damn awesome I says.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-26T14:42:00.000-07:00

PEEEEEEEEE EMMMMMMMMMMM ESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

Blue Ladies

2009-05-15T01:12:00.000-07:00

Leafblowers

2009-05-15T00:32:00.000-07:00

Worst invention ever made by man-kind. Ever.

Doodlie-oo. Not sure what was going on here, it was drawn a long time ago. I must try and post something every week otherwise I don't draw for myself anymore.

Cheshire

2009-05-09T11:10:00.000-07:00

Meh. I'm going back to bed.

Sketch vomits

2009-05-02T15:11:00.000-07:00

I have not sketched in a long time! For shame. Hand is very uncooperative.

Holy Crud!

2009-04-21T22:59:00.001-07:00

April's almost over!

Cued like a bad sitcom

2009-03-06T01:11:00.001-08:00

Jacob + HOOOOOOOOOOORFF

2009-03-03T19:07:00.000-08:00

Katniss & Gale

2009-03-02T18:06:00.000-08:00

MOAAAAAAAAAAAR. I just might do a whole bunch of these; I love that book so much. It's like Harry Potter but for gladiators.

Katniss Everdeen

2009-03-02T14:52:00.000-08:00

My new favorite gal lead.

2009-02-08T23:13:00.001-08:00

Productive art day! Here are some ladies to finish it. I think I am done with the stamp-y signature. Can't even read it!

Main & Hastings

2009-02-08T12:04:00.000-08:00

Y'all ready for the 2010 Winter Olympics? These guys aren't!