Egalitarian Graphics

I'm back

2010-01-20T05:09:00.000-08:00

Just to say hello for now.

Been very busy lately...

2007-06-03T11:24:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the lack of posts...just been extremely busy lately...and I'm running out of old art to share with you. That's the problem with the illustration world...most of your very best stuff is sold and belongs to someone else. You draw something, sell it, then rarely ever see it again.

I will try to post more often...but I can't really say with hat frequency it will be.

I draw therefore, I am!

2006-05-12T15:10:00.000-07:00

You don't have to be a great artist to be an artist...I've known some very successful artists that couldn't draw a straight line on their best day...
the fact is no matter how good or how bad it is, when it comes to art, someone will like it and someone else will hate it...
I've drawn pictures for clients that I personally thought were sub-par, but...that's what they wanted, that's what they liked, and who am I to argue.
So...if you like to draw, to paint, to air-brush, or whatever media you prefer, and someone comes along and goes ' Eeewwwww, that's awful! ' what 10 minutes and someone else will come by and say ' Geee, hey, that's pretty good! '
The worst critic is usually the artist him/her self...personally, I have never drawn anything I have been completely satisfied with...there is always something I could have done better or improved upon...
the day I draw the perfect piece...is the day there is no more ground to improve upon...once you have that perfect piece...where else do you go?

peace,

Eg ;)

Visitors

2006-04-30T19:23:00.000-07:00

I am right now at the point where I am trying to determine what to do with these blogs...with a new website and forums it is difficult to find the time for everything...but it's not a simple decision...I hope to keep these blogs open but at this point in time I just don't know if that will be possible.

We shall see...and hope for the best.

Eg ;0

Illustration

2006-01-14T17:27:00.000-08:00

As an art form illustration isn't something normally considered fine art or wall art...but...it's not supposed to be either.

As an art form it has it's own qualifications and it's own little nitch.

It can be subtle or quite dramatic, simple or complex; it can be a pencil drawing or a colorful piece of art made with anything from charcoal to watercolors.

It was the first of all art...from the cave drawings to the word-art of the ancient Egyptians.

High School Sports

2006-01-09T13:50:00.000-08:00

It's amazing the difference between how Canadians and Americans veiw High School Sports...

In Canada they are virtually looked upon the same as Grade School sports...you're lucky if there's 80 people in the stands...and they're all related to the players or connected to the team.

In America they are veiwed with the same excitement as College sports...there can be 1000's of people in the stands...all hyped-up and into it...like they're watching the Super Bowl.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2005-12-31T11:22:00.000-08:00

All the best to you and yours!

Eg ;)

In regards to Comics and Violence

2005-12-24T02:13:00.000-08:00

Well...for me it's not the violence I object to...

when I was a kid I read the most violent comics available...House of the Dead, Tales of the Crypt, Eerie, Creepy, Vampirella, Sgt.Rock, War Tales, Ripley's Believe it or Not,...etc...

if anyone besides me remembers the big old Eerie and Creepy and Vampirella series ...they were more violent than most comics today...ghouls, beheadings, torture, etc...that picture of the Hulk tearing Wolverine in two is mild compared to most of the imagery in Eerie or Creepy.

Images of violence does NOT make someone go out and commit violence...

low self-esteem, depression, fear, resentment, jealousy, etc...is what makes for violent behaviour...NOT seeing Superman die or Batman get beat up by Bane

a corrupted emotional/intellectual state + a convenient excuse = violence

Eg

Tales from the Convenience Store 5

2005-12-23T15:27:00.000-08:00

Two More Two tales this time really, rolled into one:

This weekend's excitement came at 10 till 4 this morning when I'd just finished selling one of my morning regulars his newspaper. While he was in the store, a black Nissan Titan rolled up and parked at an odd angle in the lot, right near where this customer was parked.

The customer exited the store and was in the process of returning to his vehicle when the new arrival beckoned him over and spoke to him. A few seconds later the customer again came inside and asked me to phone the police for an ambulance. At this point I noticed the driver of the nissan attempting quite unsuccessfully to exit his vehicle. He looked as if he'd been beaten within an inch of his natural life.

Suffice it to say that, at 4am, when the boss arrived, the presence of 5 police cars and one ambulance had her somewhat shaken.

The rest of the story: Joe Victim had been out hustling pool. He had several thousand dollar's worth of custom pool cues in his truck, and a huge wad of cash. He'd obviously been winning this evening. Now Joe Victim wasn't a small man, quite huge in fact, but the three guys he'd beaten at pool decided they were sore losers and decided to try their luck against the big guy. He got the best of 2 of them, but the third got him in the back, where he'd had back surgery...

Joe Victim had lost motor control of the left side of his body and couldn't feel his legs when he arrived at our store. He was taken via ambulance to the hospital and treated.

Tales from the Convenience Store 4

2005-12-23T15:26:00.000-08:00

This one's a bit dated, having occurred about 4 days after Katrina. Episode 3 - Be Prepared

It was a hot, dry, dusty afternoon outside as I stood working the 1pm-9pm, the toughest shift for the store all week. It's me, myself, and I manning the register, listening to the complaints of ultra high gas prices, and comiserating with the customers about both the price of petrol and the weather. Typical Saturday, I thought to myself as I ring out yet another faceless, nameless customer. Then they roll up in my parking lot. All 15 vehicles of them, ranging from a Lexus SUV down to an old beater Ford 150 pickup truck. They're one family. They're tanking up gas, and buying out all the supplies they can get their hands on in my store including all my ice and all my bottled water. Their destination: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Now this put me pretty busy for a bit. You see, there were 40 or so of them ranging from Grandma and Grandpa down to preteen grandkids. I asked them why they were attempting to return so soon, and got my response from Pa, who was obviously the boss of this motley group. "My family owns a business down there and we're going to protect it from the looters. You wouldn't happen to know where we can get more ammunition between here and there do ya?"

I blinked and answered in the negative, not having had the need of ammo save for hunting in years now, then inquired politely after their armaments as if actually taking interest. Pa has his eldest son pull the tarp back from the bed of his pickup truck. There's a .50 caliber machine gun, several Soviet AK-47's and US M-16's lovingly crated in the back along with various caliber rifles and pistols. "Man, you guys are pretty serious about this, aren't you?" I asked, an honest look of amazement across my face. "Yep, since that (expletive deleted) Bush isn't doin nothin, we figured we'd handle it ourselves." "Good luck to you." I responded and returned to my work.

I can't say I blame them for wanting to protect their property at all costs. I sincerely hope they can actually get into New Orleans proper; I've heard the roads in are all closed up.

I honestly hope they don't have to kill anyone, but if they do, they're very well prepared.

Ice

Tales from the Convenience Store 3

2005-12-23T15:24:00.000-08:00

Now the Second Story!

Our favorite K9 Officer Friendly was one of the officers that worked this scene. He's the same one that officially 'collared' my car thief from the last time I spoke of things along these lines.. Now after it was all over, Officer Friendly entered the store to get his soda and have a mini-bs session with my boss and I. During the course of this he remembered his favorite 'dumb criminal' tale, which he freely shared:

He'd arrived for a restroom break at a store about 2 miles from mine. When he pulled in, there was a Hispanic male outside looking VERY agitated, jumping up and down and screaming.

Turns out this Hispanic male was travelling, and had given a ride to a female he'd met at one of his fuel stops from there to our lovely town. On arriving at the scene, the female had called her boyfriend and they'd all sat down outside to enjoy a cold beer and smoke some of the illegal herb he was carrying in quantity to his final destination.

Nature called. Our favorite Hispanic excused himself to go to the restroom. When he returned, the couple was gone, and so was the bag of SEVERAL HUNDRED pounds of dope from his trunk.

He wanted the cops to recover his stolen dope...

Ice

Tales from the Convenience Store 2

2005-12-23T15:23:00.000-08:00

So there was this drunk... Saturday a couple of weeks ago I had the dubious pleasure of working the afternoon/early evening shift. It was hot, as Texas weather usually is during the late summer, so we were selling massive quantities of beer. Amidst the hustle and bustle of rapid fire transactions I looked out into the busy intersection outside our store, there to see a pickup truck stalled out, hood open, and a guy wandering up in my parking lot.

Now next door to us there's this 10 minute oil change place, with those wonderful 6 dollar an hour would-be mechanics working in it. You know the ones - pretty nice guys actually, but not quite the brightest bulbs in the box. To me they were steady customers like everyone else, only they get free refills on their sodas and in exchange leave their greasy footprints all over my nice, clean floor.

Anyway so the guy comes wandering up just as the youngest oil tech comes over for his (once every 10 minutes all day long) soda refill. He proceeds to offer "Squirrely" (as I like to call him - he acts like one) 10 bucks to get the truck out of the intersection and help him fix it. Squirrel, seeing a profit of almost 2 hours of his labor agrees to help. They work their way back into traffic.

Just then Officer Friendly (remember officer friendly from the last post? Same guy) comes rolling up behind the truck and turns on his lights. Now it gets interesting.

I tend to a few more customers who are in a hurry to get their beer and get back to watching ballgames on their teevees and ignoring their rugrats (who'll come in later begging coins to buy candy with), then turn back to see everything gone. No cop car, no truck, no Squirrel, no Officer Friendly, no guy. Hrm. This is odd. It's only been a couple of minutes. I walk out front for a smoke.

Now there's a blind side of my c-store where I can't see from the inside or in front of the store. It's a parking area. We call it 'robber parking' since it's a favorite hangout of local drug dealers, shoplifters, potential robbers, and those who prefer I not see their vehicle. I always look over into robber parking when I'm outside smoking to make sure nothing too dangerous is going on. I looked, and there was the truck, half in and half out of my back driveway, cop in front, and another in the rear. One's doing a field sobriety test on our hero, while Officer Friendly and his dog are searching the cab. "Hey, this one's getting good." I think to myself as I stroll back to the front doors so as not to be too obvious in my curiosity. I finish another drag of my smoke and up drives yet another customer so I ditch it and go back inside.

It turns into a rush, so I don't get to go back out and gawk. No matter, Squirrely and Officer Friendly enter the store about 20 minutes later. I get the details. Turns out our hero was involved in a hit and run about 3 blocks down. It was bad enough to cause his truck to overheat and stall out at the intersection. Once the truck had cooled enough, it was easily started and driven (by Squirrel) into our parking lot (sort've - I told you he wasn't the brightest bulb in the box already didn't I?) and the entire parade moved over here. To make matters worse the guy was completely hammered on whiskey and beer, which he was more than willing to throw up all over my otherwise reasonably clean parking lot during the investigation. The icing on the cake was the gram of methamphetamine and half ounce of weed Ali (Officer Friendly's dog) so easily found in the cab. Ooops.

Ok, I hosed off the puke, but I got my revenge by proxy - another drunk's off the street.

ice

Tales from the Convenience Store

2005-12-23T15:18:00.000-08:00

Greetings and Hallucinations Kudos to the Eggman for getting the ball rolling with this wonderful occasional Blog. Being the lazy kinda guy I am combined with putting in entirely too many hours at my job in the C-Store, and the fact that I've never considered doing one for myself until he suggested it, set it up, and invited me to post here, well...Thanks Bro!

And now without further fluff, I give you:

Tales from the Convenience Store.

My name is unimportant. My job, however, is. I provide you with day to day necessities including sustenance, petrol, ice for your cooler, and refreshment. In return, you provide my company with a small (or sometimes large as the case may be) amount of cash, and me with endless entertainment. I deal with people from all walks of life, from the most wealthy millionaires, to the construction worker on the street, to the local crack whores and other dregs of society. I am the eyes and the ears of your community. Not one thing happens near your home without me knowing about it or silently witnessing it, all the while keeping a smile on my face and providing you with your late night cravings. Yes, I'm the clerk at your local convenience store. I take the abuse you dish out, sometimes handing it right back, sometimes taking it, or if you get too moronic with me I might even throw you out of the store, verbally or bodily, or even call the police on you. I thank you for your complements while cleaning up your trash and the other messes you carelessly leave behind you, wondering if it's truly a 'nesting thing' when women leave shredded bits of toilet paper all over the bathroom floor and laughing heartily when a customer comments on the pretty girl that just walked out and how I'm lucky to have such a job. I gloat a bit during the summer months when the temperatures outside get up over 100 and I'm cool as a cucumber inside, and growl at the weather when thunderstorms blow my trashcans out into the highway leaving me yet another mess to clean. I am psychiatrist, bartender, social worker, employment agent, bodyguard, and best friend all rolled into one, but nobody ever really knows my name or who I really am.

Episode 1 - Don't piss off the clerk.

So one moonlit Saturday evening I was working my graveyard shift and hustling to get my customers well taken care of, up drives this guy to my gas pump number 1. Now this wouldn't be too terribly noteworthy save that good old number 1 had its hose ripped out earlier by an unwary patron who forgot to hang it up and drove off with it still dangling from their gas tank. Needless to say the pump was out of commission, and the guy was noted by me to be obviously drunk, stoned, or otherwise moronic.

We'll call the guy Joe Schmuck.

Joe gets out of his car and proceeds to bother some of my inbound customers asking them for money (we call it panhandling around here). This is a HUGE no-no because it drives off business. One of my customers complains to me, giving me the full 'go ahead' by our company's policy to call the police on poor Joe.

Joe doesn't realize that I'm on the phone with police dispatch as he enters the store and pays for 2 dollars in gas with some money he's just gotten from a customer. I take his money, set him up on a different pump, tell him which it is and why, and he exits the store. All the while police dispatch is keeping me on the line.

Now this is unusual. The dispatcher normally takes information, alerts the local beat officer, and hangs up. It's pretty weird that she's staying on the line with me. I decide to keep a very sharp eye on Joe since something's obviously up.

Joe finishes pumping his gas and tries to exit the driveway. Since our store is set on a corner of a busy intersection it's difficult to get into traffic. Since 18-wheelers frequently use both roads, and there's a red-light, and Joe's trying to turn left, well, we can pretty much guess that he gets blocked in by the big truck waiting on the light to turn green. Dispatch advises me there are units entering my parking lot from the other side and to let her know when they nab him.

Out of nowhere 5 (Yes, FIVE) police cars pull up, lights on and sirens blaring, and they take poor Joe down at gunpoint and haul him quickly away to jail.

This is pretty steep for just a drunk panhandler...

After the clean-up efforts, the K-9 officer that was working the case enters the store to get himself a free coffee and discuss the case with me and what I'd witnessed. With him is a plainclothes detective who was also in on the arrest. Turns out Joe was in a car he'd stolen about 2 hours prior and there was an all points bulletin out on him. Oops.

Moral of the story:
If you're going to steal a car, DO NOT piss off the clerk where you're buying your get-away gas!

Cya next time,
Ice

The Day is Near...

2005-12-22T15:47:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas,

Everyone!!!

Have a good one!

Sincerely,

Eg ;)

Remembrance

2005-12-19T13:22:00.000-08:00

Whether you believe that Jesus was an actual person...or is a god...or just a made up legend to convert the masses to a new religion...or a man turned into a legend...a martyr...a saviour...a friend...an icon...

it really does not change the message that either he taught...his father taught through him...or that was made up around him...

so...even though men may disagree on the details of his life...the message of peace, love, and compassion is a message we should aspire toward and revere not only this time of year...but every day, all year, throughout the days of our lives.

Peace, and may you have a safe and happy holiday season...and may that happiness resound throughout the rest of your lives.

Eg ;)

Blogging

2005-12-18T23:01:00.000-08:00

Not too long ago blogs were little more than an on-line journal of one's thoughts and life...a public version of the locked diaries that young girl's hid under the bed so their brothers wouldn't read them.

Nowadays...blogs are much more than diaries...virtually every political party, news service, information site has either a blog alone or as an extension of their website...

it still serves it's original purpose with millions of bloggers...but...it has prospered to the point where if it is not on par with websites it is quickly catching up to them.

Our blogs are a reflection of this changing attitude...different in look, different in feel, and different in purpose, our blogs are much more than journals, and have the non-commercial aspects of many websites.

"Changing the face of the blogging world one blog at a time"...Administrators Blog

isn't just a statement in fact with us...it's our pleasure! :D

Eg ;)

Enough Already...! :D

2005-12-18T17:25:00.000-08:00

Socrates again: sheeeeesh....a couple more :D

2005-12-18T17:17:00.000-08:00

and still: a couple more...

2005-12-18T17:09:00.000-08:00

A couple more...

2005-12-18T16:58:00.000-08:00

A Couple of : Socrates Strips

2005-12-18T16:50:00.000-08:00

? :D

2005-12-18T16:48:00.000-08:00

2 Points

2005-12-18T16:46:00.000-08:00

Cats

2005-12-18T16:45:00.000-08:00

Heston

2005-12-18T16:44:00.000-08:00

More Football

2005-12-18T16:42:00.000-08:00

Where's the Endzone? :D

2005-12-18T16:40:00.000-08:00

A Few Rounds

2005-12-18T16:33:00.000-08:00

Grandmotherly

2005-12-18T16:30:00.000-08:00

The Coolest Game

2005-12-18T16:29:00.000-08:00

Norma

2005-12-18T16:27:00.000-08:00

Air

2005-12-18T16:25:00.000-08:00

Mick

2005-12-18T16:23:00.000-08:00

Of like mind

2005-12-18T16:21:00.000-08:00

Sea Eagle: Osprey

2005-12-18T16:20:00.000-08:00

Mysterious

2005-12-18T16:18:00.000-08:00

Tennis Anyone?

2005-12-18T16:16:00.000-08:00

The Bears

2005-12-18T16:13:00.000-08:00

Relaxed

2005-12-18T16:11:00.000-08:00

Pride

2005-12-18T16:10:00.000-08:00

Woman Standing

2005-12-18T16:08:00.000-08:00

Introspection

2005-12-18T16:04:00.000-08:00

Impressed Woman

2005-12-18T16:02:00.000-08:00

Button

2005-12-18T15:58:00.000-08:00

Congrats The Anti-Lounge!!!

2005-12-17T18:00:00.000-08:00

Imagine...on November 17th I was congratulating you on 1000 visitors...now...on December 17th, just one month later to the day...I'm congratulating you on 2000 visitors!!!

As of today the blogs are 120 days old...starting from the first post in this blog on August 20th...that, of course is not when the other blogs started or when any had their StatCounters installed...but...close enough :D

Again...WhooooHoooooo!!! on making 2000!!!

Eg ;)

OH...the above picture was a futile attempt by me to make a Christmas card around my Santa design...using Power Point....sheeeeeesh!

Nine More Days Till X-Day...

2005-12-16T18:47:00.000-08:00

On the ninth day of christmas my true love gave to me...

nine broken bones
eight cancelled credit cards
seven mall mishaps
six sorry not tonights
five take out the trashes
four will you get this
three she could do betters
two major arguments

and a big freakin' migraine in a croak tree! :D

With much regret

2005-12-13T06:35:00.000-08:00

I had to get rid of The Fox House...I personally loved the template and the concept behind the blog...but I found myself just posting things in it and promoting it just to keep it alive...to no avail.

I simply don't have the time to keep all these blogs updated and alive by myself...I could go the popular route and create political blogs, or blogs that critique new products, or ones that serve no other purpose than to link to other blogs, or the ones you see that follow a specific religious theme, etc...there are certain themes that go well to draw in an audience...but my main focus was to create a group of blogs that form a community...in the best sense of that word....luckily, thanks to the members here there are some blogs that I don't have to worry about and I can post whenever I feel like...but there still are some blogs that need my constant attention just to keep them alive.

Some blogs I keep...because I really like the template, or structure, or the concept of them...as an example the Sports at a Glance blog...I find myself keeping it around simply because I love sports and I think the template is perfect for a sports theme....but there's really no point in keeping it...if you really think about it...because it simply isn't used.

There never is just one reason to do anything...and I had several reasons for creating these blogs...and one of those reasons was to attempt to create a small community of friends that could discuss a wide variety of topics from sports to music, from religion and philosophy to jokes and humor, have a place to play games, and talk about life.

And then...eventually...translate that to a website...and have everything in one place.

But the truth be told...I'm probably too organizationalist...I like having everything in it's own place...much like my life...I like to have everything where it belongs and where I can find it...neat, and easy to locate.
By contrast my daughters are slobs :D ...I'd have better luck getting NASA to build me my own private shuttle than getting them to clean their room :D

Eg ;)

Page Rank

2005-12-12T08:08:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure of the signifigance of this because I really haven't checked into it...except to say a lot of people seem to talk about it...and some people seem to be in awe of it...

at any rate I decided to check out where we stand and...

this blog ranked a Page 3...and 'all', with one exception, our other blogs came in at Page 2...

the only blog that wasn't ranked was the new one that's only a few days old...The Administration Blog.

By comparison... http://www.antionline.com/...has a page rank of 6.

Eg ;)

Template tags

2005-12-09T17:03:00.000-08:00

I discovered why some blogs weren't fairing as well as expected...apparently there were four blogs missing meta tags used by search engines to crawl sites...so...I added them...

that's one drawback to using ' other ' templates...you have to keep an eye on missing code :D

Eg ;)

Up to???

2005-12-07T23:50:00.000-08:00

Well...I'm sure you're all in suspense as to what I've been up to...

OK...I'll tell you anyways :p

I've been working on the portal blog...not the same as the portal blog for a website that was previously mentioned in The Anti-Lounge...but the blog version of it.

Administrators Blog

Still needs a lot of work but it's ready to show...hope you like it.

Eg ;)

Congratulations Mel

2005-12-04T12:09:00.000-08:00

Mel's Photography Studio 1000+ veiws and going strong :D ...a testament to the quality of her work.

Eg ;)

Welcome to our new Members: Cemetric, dino, and Aspman

2005-12-01T01:18:00.000-08:00

Welcome aboard the Blogs guys!

on another note:

Still looking for contributing artists to show their stuff...98% of my artwork is old, faded, mis-used, lost, or no longer in my possession...haven't drawn anything substantial since my kids were born...so...there's nothing I've shown to date that's less than 8 years old.

Set up to the plate people and show the world what you've got!

Eg ;)

Mel's Photography Studio

2005-11-25T21:07:00.000-08:00

Well...what can you say about this except...very well done mg!

Even though an artist in her own right with her great photography...
mg also has a very vivid imagination which can be seen in her photo
light displays.

If you haven't checked out her blog...then you are missing out on
some extremely good pictures.

Eg ;)

Congrats The Anti-Lounge!!!

2005-11-17T19:28:00.000-08:00

Well...you did it :D ...1000+ veiws and gaining strength every day!

Mostly due to mg, debs, Undies, and jinxy's posts.

I expect Mel's photography Studio to be the next to reach 1000 by the end of the month at the rate it's going :D

Eg ;)

Tales from the Convenience Store

2005-11-15T10:24:00.000-08:00

Well...I transferred lce's stories to The Cave...sad to see it go, it was real popular for a very short time...no doubt due to the good story-telling talents of the lce Man...in less than four days it gained almost 100 veiws ( from the time I included the stat counter )...but only 11 veiws since Sept 21st...I plan to save the template I made just in case he decides to change his mind...

until then.

peace,

Eg ;)

WhooooHooooo!

2005-11-12T08:12:00.000-08:00

Well...2000 baby! :D

We've only been up and running since August 20th...and I didn't install the counters until days later...some not until well into October...not too shabby for only 74 days in existence!

Mel's Photography Studio and The Anti-Lounge are getting fantastic response...in a couple more months at the rate they're getting they'll surpass this Blog. ;)

The Und3rtak3r's Realm is moving along nicely too...averaging 200-300 veiws a month since the stats counter was installed.

The real surprise as I mentioned before is Silly Puddy and Stuff...with only 18 posts to it's credit it still attracts quite a few veiwers.

Once we get more than 120 posts in each Blog things should start to pick up even more...from what I've gathered it takes at least 100 posts to spark any real interest.

Promotion is going along...as much as time and patience allows...slow but steady! ;)

Next year looks real promising...so far we've generated well over 6000 page veiws total, closer to 6400...that's how many times our sites have been visited or re-visited...that works out to someone visiting us approximately every 19 minutes.

I don't think any other Blog/s 74 days old could do better than that....just imagine where we'll be on our first year anniversary! :D

l3lacklce suggested we get rid of Tales from a Convenience Store...as he no longer works there, there will be no new material to write...but he's such a good writer I told him we'd keep it up for awhile in case he changes his mind and decides to write again...hopefully some new material will come his way...it's a talent he should definitely pursue!

Eg ;)

Down to 13...

2005-11-11T18:45:00.000-08:00

I regret to announce the demise of Tech Help for the Non-Technical ( some info has been transfered to The Fox House ) and News Blog Net ( some articles have been transfered to The Cave ) ...

unfortunately they had a low veiwership and were no longer worth the time to keep them up.

If it were solely up to me I'd have kept all the Blogs regardless...but as a working family man, my time is not always my own...so...I bid them farewell on their travels to the mysterious Blog Graveyard in the Sky.

Eg ;)

We Want You!

2005-11-04T18:28:00.000-08:00

So...you think yer n' Artist

Do Yah??

well..you probably are...so...
drop us a line...

we'd like to see your stuff!

Eg ;)

BOO!

2005-10-29T10:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Egalitarian Graphics! If you or someone you know has interest in having your art or illustrative work shown on this blog please leave a comment to that effect. Thank-you.

In the spirit of Halloween...I bring you another creepy creation.

A doodle.

Eg ;)

Halloween Greetings!

2005-10-24T13:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween Everyone!

I drew this design as part of a
poster for an underground party
in California.

This obviously wasn't the final
version...but rather a preliminary
workup.

Guess who...

2005-10-22T16:14:00.000-07:00

The older guys should know who this is without too much trouble...

the problem here is getting just enough of the character of the face without having to draw the whole thing...

if you do it correctly the person can be identified with very few features.

Just an Update...

2005-10-19T16:00:00.000-07:00

All the blogs either have already been added or will be added to...

Feed24 - Add RSS Feed - News Feeds & Weblogs

Submit Rss http://egalitariangraphics.blogspot.com/atom.xml -- Postami Rss Finder

Loomia

Blogdigger - Add Feed Form

Read A Blog - Submit your Blog or RSS feed

Syndic8.com - Suggest a Feed

Stepnewz : All the news, your way

Read a feed

suggestafeed.html

Eventually I want to add the blogs to about a hundred of these site feeds...however...it's a slow and time consuming process...in the end though it should result in a lot more visitors.

Football Game Sketch

2005-10-12T15:41:00.000-07:00

A preliminary sketch for a Sport's
Tee-Shirt.

The final product was destined for a
High School football game.

Socrates

2005-10-08T01:18:00.000-07:00

As I said Socrates would be back!

It's his first day in school and he's gotten
past his first hurdle.

Messsage to Douglas Bass

2005-10-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

Hi Douglas,

We would like to see your daughters artwork...could you post one or two pictures on your site just so we can have a look...if we like what we see we'll send her an invitation to join our blogs so she can post her artwork.

Thanks!

Eg ;)

Preacher

2005-10-05T00:31:00.000-07:00

This is another pencil sketch
of another artists painting...

Charles White was an extremely
good African American painter...

His visualizations were captivating.

Anyone interested in solid artwork
should check out his stuff.

Stardate : 2185

2005-10-05T00:11:00.000-07:00

Guess you can pretty much figure this one
out for yourselves...

I think every artist...or at least everyone
that I've ever known...has drawn at least
one representation of a Star Trek theme.

This one was a jacket patch for a fictional
Star Trek Convention.

Update

2005-09-26T21:12:00.000-07:00

If you haven't noticed already...five blogs have been removed from the list...

1. The Animal Park
2. Relyt Island Paradise
3. The Bargain Warehouse
4. The Music Monsters
and
5. Eleven Dot Dot Com

My original goal was to have 12 successful blogs...successful in that they were generating enough interest to warrant spending time on promoting them...these 5 were generating virtually no interest and therefore I could not justify spending hours promoting them.

As time passes other blogs may go and new ones may be created...until we reach that stage where we have 12 active and promotable blogs...and when we reach that stage we will begin the full promotion of each.

The ultimate goal is to have each blog on the first page on every major search engine...we've done that once with Egalitarian Graphics without a full promotional package...I am confident we can do this with every blog that meets the minimal criteria.

We are blogs competing against websites...we are new...fresh...and they won't even see us coming :D

Eg ;)

Surprising Results

2005-09-18T15:58:00.000-07:00

I have to admit I did not expect this...but the top 5 blogs ( not including this one )...pre-promotion...are :

1. Silly Puddy and Stuff ( huge surprise! )

2. The Und3rtak3r's Realm ( no surprise )

3. The Anti-Lounge ( a little surprised )

4. Tech Help for the Non-Technical ( big surprise! )

5. and a tie for 5th between : Tales from the Conveinience Store ( taking off fast...I installed the counters here last )...and
Movie Cinema ( no surprise )

mind you these results are only since I installed the counters ( about a week ago ) and before any promotion of these sites has occurred ( some were mildly promoted today...a few moments ago ) ...
so essentially these results are based upon member veiwing and visitors linking to the other blogs via this blog.

Contributors

2005-09-17T04:56:00.000-07:00

We are still looking for artists, writers, reveiwers, photographers,
jokes, sports commentators, music buffs, etc...who would like to
submit their work to be displayed on our blogs.

We realize we are new to blogging but those who get on board
early will reap the rewards of our later successes...so...if you or someone
you know would like to make contributions...NOW is the time or the boat
may pass you by.

Regular contributors will be considered for future membership...and all work
submitted REMAINS the sole property of the submitter.

Don't miss this boat! The time and the opportunity is NOW!

Eg

Search Engine Update

2005-09-12T22:10:00.000-07:00

Day 24...yes folks we're only 24 days old...

Presently we are sitting at...

number 19 on the second page with Google...out of 73,500 ( a large increase from the 26,000 when we were number 6 on the first page )

number 1 and 2 on MSN...unchanged since the last update...out of 18,926

and

number 1 on Yahoo...out of 102,000

Also...The Animal Park, Relyt Island Paradise, and Movie Cinema are also listed independantly on the first page of MSN

not too shabby for under a month!

Mona Lisa...you go girl!

2005-09-11T23:25:00.000-07:00

Boy! Is this one old!...sheeeeeesh!

I drew this puppy so long ago there's
not much left of the old lady!

Because it's just a pencil sketch I'm
assuming it was originally a doodle.

Faded and aged but she's still kickin'...
guess old birds are hard to get rid of. :D

The original...mine not Leo's...was actually
smaller than this...go figure?!

Eg

Browsers

2005-09-11T15:28:00.000-07:00

If you're using a browser other than Firefox...the sites may not look the same...for instance the name ' Silly Puddy and Stuff ' comes up in IE but not Firefox...and in IE the titles ' Egalitarian Graphics ' and ' The Anti-Lounge ' are well off to the right side, but not in Firefox...

these incidentals will eventually be worked out.

Eg ;)

Zebras

2005-09-11T13:27:00.000-07:00

As you might have guessed...

another installment in the zoo submission...

over the years it's lost some of it's quality
and...

I've cropped out some of it ...

but, all-in-all, it's one of my favorites.

Frederick Douglass

2005-09-11T13:14:00.000-07:00

A great American historical figure and the first black man to run for the Presidential Office ( don't ask me what year...but it was in the 1800's )...

Another picture I designed for African American History Month ( February)...

Illustrated from a photo of him.

Images

2005-09-08T07:50:00.000-07:00

Apparently there must be a problem with our image source or blogger...hope it will be fixed soon.

A Breakdown of Our Blogs

2005-09-05T03:29:00.000-07:00

This is a simple breakdown of our blogs...a fast and simple way for visitors to find what you're looking for...periodically, this list will be re-posted and updated...

Our General Blogs :

Egalitarian Graphics : presently it only displays my artwork but I hope others will also display theirs as well...also the blog that has these kind of messages

The Space Oddessey : for pictures and space related news and opinions

News Blog Net : news headlines of the day and commentary

The Games Room : a place to play some games

Movie Cinema : reveiws and opinions regarding movies, film, documentaries, even television

What!? You must be joking! : jokes

The Music Monsters : the place to talk jazz, rock, blues, reggae, heavy metal, punk, whatever music suits your fancy

The Cave : feeling religious or philosophical...this is the place to be

Tech Help for the Non-Technical : useful tips on how to improve the quality or performance of your computer and programs, advice on programming, security, and the internet.

The Bargain Warehouse : free deals we find on the internet, and products members wish to sell or trade

Silly Puddy and Stuff : funny pictures, comments, games, the name pretty much speaks for itself

The Animal Park : anything related to animals, pictures, pets, commentary, etc...

Our Specialty Blogs :

The Anti-Lounge : the place to relax and take a load off, vent frustrations, air grievances, or just vegetate, whatever suits the mood you're in

Eleven Dot Dot Com : another lounge but with an added feature to be at two places at once...here, and back at AO at the same time...and yes, we can post just as if we were there

Our Member Blogs :

The Fox House : anything he wants to say...and take your shoes off before entering

Debs Little Dungeon : if you like a woman with a mind of her own you'll love Debs...we all do

Relyt Island Paradise : if you can get past the bevy of beauties laying on Relyt's beach you might be invited to read a few words of his wisdom

Jinxy's Hideaway : may not have much to say but what he does say is well worth reading

Mel's Photography Studio : if you like really excellent photos you do not want to pass this by, with occasional commentary by Mel herself

well...there you have it...something for everyone...where else do you really need to be?

Note : many blogs are still unfinished...please be patient we will complete them soon. Thanks!

Information to Members

2005-09-04T13:14:00.000-07:00

Information to Members: Just in case you are unaware of it...you do not need to go to the blogs to post...there is an item called ' blog this '...I know it is a standard feature in Firefox Bookmarks...don't know about IE...by clicking on blog this a pop-up appears allowing you to do what I am doing now...posting from where you are...this is being posted from AO.

If you have any questions concerning this PM me .

Eg ;)

Announcement

2005-09-04T12:33:00.000-07:00

Some of our Blogs are nearing completion and will be promoted soon.

Two of those Blogs that deserve to be checked out would be The Fox House...daFox is a motorcycle enthusiast who also offers advice and consulting in the area of IT...and...

Mel's Photography Studio...Melissa is a wonderful photographer with a very special flair and may soon be offering her services to the public as well.

Eg

Seems to be an error

2005-09-04T00:11:00.000-07:00

Hoping it is a problem with our image server rather than a problem with our code.

Eg

Art really is One-Of-A-Kind

2005-09-02T22:43:00.000-07:00

Art is what it is...there are no hard and fast rules...whether you're a fine art painter, a sculptor, a set designer, a cartoonist, a computer graphics designer, a whiz at the spray can, or an air brush, etc...everyone has their own unique style...their own flair.

Each artist brings into the world something that never before existed...something unique that only he/she could have created...this is why two artists will never draw the same picture...because each picture is unique to them...and could not exist otherwise...

for instance...the picture above is something that only I could have drawn...you will not ever see another picture by another artist exactly like it...unless it was copied from mine. Of course, I am speaking in terms of original art.

This is the uniqueness of art...which gives a person a special appreciation for it...every time I look at a person's art I am impressed by it's originality and special nature...who else but Dr. Seuss could have created The Cat in the Hat?...if he didn't, it would never have be made, by anyone.

Kudos! for Dr. Seuss...I really enjoyed your books!

Message to Visitors

2005-09-02T17:34:00.000-07:00

We welcome you to our Blogs and hope you like the look and feel of them enough to want to come by more often...and even invite people to come with you.
By anyone's standards we are new to Blogging and so we are constantly in an improvement mood to upgrade at every opportunity...changes are always in the works to make each Blog better than it is now.
With the inclusion of Members we hope that posting activity will increase our audience...and have you coming back for more.
We even invite your suggestions on how we can improve the sites and welcome your comments...also feel free to vote on the poll down on the right side.
If you feel you'd like to contribute to this site as a Member...please leave a comment to that effect and a link to your site or forum so we can determine from what you've written before if you qualify to be a Member. We are a family oriented site so we tend to avoid vulgar or offensive language....which is unnecessary to get a point across anyways.

We sincerely hope you enjoy our Blogs and come back often.

Eg

Freestyle Championships

2005-09-02T11:06:00.000-07:00

Even though Skip-roping/Double-Dutch
is not a popular sport in Canada...

it is a very popular sport in America...and
this artwork was done for tee-shirts
to be sold at one of
their event Championships.

Cougar

2005-09-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

Another animal picture...surprise...surprise...

This cougar/mountain lion/puma I drew a
while back...

and there's no sense asking me why...because I really
don't remember.

Presently, I use it as one of my rotating avatars on
a forum I attend.

Pop Can

2005-09-02T07:18:00.000-07:00

Another early attempt at
using only watercolor.

This wasn't done for any
particular purpose...

just as an experiment
in watercolor application.

Puffins

2005-09-02T07:07:00.000-07:00

This picture was another picture designed for a zoo.
Unfortunately, I do not have the final colored version, I really have no idea where it is.
This was one of my very first attempts of using watercolors alone.
Normally I would first pencil the design then apply
ink and then watercolor...with this design I skipped the first two processes.

Announcement

2005-09-01T06:35:00.000-07:00

We are still looking for other Freehand Illustrators...professional or amatuer...to become members of this Blog to promote and advertise your work. If interested, leave a comment with your information.

We are also looking for Exchange Partners...other Blogs who would be interested in exchanging links. If you have a family oriented site and would like to link leave a comment and the link, we will be in touch with you. We, however, will not respond to Spam messages...only requests for exchanges.

Thank-you,

Eg

Welcome Debs first post !

2005-08-31T13:08:00.000-07:00

We invite you to visit Debs in the Dungeon...but I'm sure you'll find her posting in the other Blogs as well...so...

check out them all!

Eg

Scrolling can be good for your eyes!

2005-08-30T11:26:00.000-07:00

Please!...scroll down to our other blogs...most are unfinished,
however, we do feel they will be very active soon..
.and well worth discovering.

Notable: Check out The Fox house! and
Jinxy's Hideaway...
and our Newest additions...Debs Little Dungeon and
Relyt Island Paradise...once they are up and running
you won't want to be anyplace else!

Poetry Reading

2005-08-30T11:08:00.000-07:00

This is a part of a poster I did for a Californian
Restauranteur who belonged to a poetry club.

The poster was called " Young America we
need to see the light "...

or...at least I think it was.

It was a long time ago.

Cards from the Other Side

2005-08-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

I designed this...among others...
as a selection of weird cards...
more specifically...greeting cards.

Obviously not the typical type
of greeting cards...but...
suitable for the shop that
was going to sell them.

Not designed with mother in mind.

Say Hi...Socrates!

2005-08-29T18:45:00.000-07:00

Hi!...This is Socrates...well...you can't really see him, as he's presently occupied with reading the newspaper comics...but...trust me, it's him.
I created Socrates a long time ago to syndicate through newspapers...unfortunately, Socrates never even got mailed.
I started working on another project...then another...and poor Socrates sat there and collected dust along with other projects that never got finished.
Occasionally, I will show the strips I made...8-10 I believe...if, that is, I can find them.

Say bye Socrates!...hummmmmm...I guess he's still busy.

Oh, well...he'll be back...I'm sure.

A Message from Egaladeist

2005-08-29T14:01:00.000-07:00

Yes!...We have made it to Number 6 on the First Page on Google! Soon we will be number one...I hope.

Eg

Welcome Jinxy's first post !!!

2005-08-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

Well...frig!...it's about time don't you think!

I assume you can post in ' all ' the blogs and not just this one? If there's a problem posting in the other blogs let me or foxy know so we can figure it out!

Welcome Aboard!

Eg

Jinxy has entered, be prepared for a lowering of standards, hehe

2005-08-29T08:04:00.000-07:00

Hi Eg,

Thanks for the invite, I finally figured out how this works.

Warriors vs Eagles

2005-08-29T06:44:00.000-07:00

One of the differences between schools in Canada and those in the States is school pride.
Americans are very oriented to promoting their school events and, as a result, I did a lot of artwork for these events.
Much focusing on sports.
I don't remember these particular school's names, but I had obviously done this for a game of Warriors vs Eagles...likely either for football or basketball...as they were popular assignments.
Given that it is in black and white with minimum detail ( the school colors would be added through the silk-screen method later )...likely for a tee-shirt to be sold at the game.

On and Off Site Reviews

2005-08-28T19:50:00.000-07:00

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We are officially Number 8 on the first page on Google!!!!

2005-08-28T06:21:00.000-07:00

Yes...when you look up this site we are
listed as the top three and this site itself
is number 8 on the First Page
of over 26,000 entries!!!

This is a sketch originally done
for a small family project.

Another Stanford vs Berkley Game

2005-08-28T05:35:00.000-07:00

This is another installment from a
Stanford vs Berkley football game.

Half the picture is missing...it has a
Berkley Bear shoving a Stanford
player down the toilet using the
Stanford tree.

Don't remember who actually
won that game.

Cowboy Boot

2005-08-26T20:39:00.000-07:00

This artwork was designed around a country and western theme for a company picnic.

This was one of the sketches I presented.

Originally drawn on a regular sheet of lined paper...you can still see the lines in the piece.