scaragh

Hey guys. Just wanted to get rid of that last journal, because it's been over a year and I'm sick of staring at it.

I don't have much to say, but I wanted to say hello to everyone, old and new, and make excuses for my continuing absence from dA. I jump on every once in a while, since I'm finally posting drawings again, but I don't spend a lot of time here. So please forgive me if you leave a comment and don't get a response until several months later

If you want to see more activity from me (but why), I do hang out over at tumblr more and post little sketches and doodles that I don't post here, but nothing to write home about. I'm like an elusive giant sloth, slogging my way through the internet forest and leaving a trail of broken branches/dreams behind me.

Anyways, hope you are all happy and well!

Hey guys. Sorry this isn't a proper journal or update, but I just posted this review to tumblr, and I wanted to put it here as well

So I finally saw Tree of Life last night.

It was probably one of the most unique, engrossing movie-going experiences of my life.

I definitely see why the film is getting such polarizing reactions. It conforms to no genre I can think of. It's abstract. surreal, and monumental, while at the same time being close, emotional, and very human.

I can't really describe it. It does exactly what movies were made to do: show you what can't be expressed in words, give you an experience for your senses and your soul. The cinematography was breathtakingly, heartbreakingly beautiful. The music in the film resonated right to my core.

Of course, everyone's experience is different. There are people who hated this film. Every showing I know about mentions people walking out, but I'm pretty sure those are the people who don't know anything about the film or director, just go, "oh look, a movie with Sean Penn and Brad Pitt." At least for me, this film, like all of Malick's films, is something you have to mentally prepare for beforehand, like taking a breath before going underwater. It's not a typical narrative, and it doesn't follow the typical arc that formulaic movie making churns these days. To me, it played out more like chapters in a book, or acts in a play, or movements in a symphony. When it finished, no one moved in the theater, and no one made a sound until the main credits had finished. It was like coming out of a lucid dream.

If you do decide to see it, I'll pass along the advice a teacher gave me: see it on the biggest screen possible.

For the curious, here's the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXRYA1…
and this gorgeous sequence from the film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WvuJw…


That's all, and I'm sorry it's such a random journal. I feel bad about neglecting dA since school last year, so I'm going to try to set my dA right in the coming weeks: answering comments/questions, updating my account, and actually posting art

Oh hi there guys. Remember me? So I don't know if anyone recalls, but I've been in the magical land of Canada for the past year and a half learning animashuns.

But last night I graduated for the second time in six months, which means my parents have officially run out of money to send me to any more school. And now I am back home, and hope to use this summer to catch up on life. I know, at least, that I sorely neglected my dA account, and also drawing in general, so I hope to remedy that soon.

I'll post my newest video up soon, too, as it's still being sound-designed.

Also, as some of you may or may not know, I spend most of my internet time on tumblr now. So if you want to see more activity, or what I am currently obsessed with, check it out: scaragh.tumblr.com/ I'll probably post that somewhere more permanent, since I've noticed people re-posting some of my drawings from deviantart on tumblr, which I'd rather they just reblog from me. Artist pride thing, I guess. :

Anyways, hello to anyone out there, and happy Canada Day! (and Fourth of July, since I won't be around the internet for that. I LOVE YOU AMERICA AND I MISSED YOU)

This is fantastic. If you consider yourself an artist, or just want to see an amazing artist at work, do yourself a favor and find a spare 30 minutes to watch this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpUE-o…

It's a short film in which caricaturist John Kascht walks you through his process drawing Conan O'Brien. And just in case you think caricatures are not for you, consider that all cartoon/animated character are caricatures of sorts, from Disney to anime.

Speaking of Disney, check out 's process video of her historically accurate Cinderella. Also, the details one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX8a2m…

Oh, and one more! blog.drawn.ca/post/4986234609/…

Man, I hate artists.

The Last Unicorn on Blu-Ray/DVD combo: www.amazon.com/Last-Unicorn-Tw… Apparently, fantastic quality (this hasn't been the case with the others), some pretty spiffy features (finally! commentary from Beagle! and interviews with Christopher Lee!!), and best of all, the UNCENSORED version.

Complete Last Unicorn graphic novel: www.conlanpress.com/Merchant2/… Haven't read this, but from what I've seen, the art is EXTREMELY pretty.

on a sad note: www.npr.org/2011/01/21/1327055… if any of you doesn't feel like reading it, it's basically summarizing the current fiasco of Disney saying they are not gonna do any more fairy tale/princess-y movies, because they don't make enough money/boys don't like them/the stories aren't new anymore. there's more to it, but it is extremely disheartening, and I'd love to know other's thoughts on the matter.

on a much happier note: this unicorn comic from Josh Cooley: cooleycooley.blogspot.com/2009…




in other news, I gave in and got a tumblr account: scaragh.tumblr.com/ Don't know that I will be doing anything of consequence with it, but always fun to have another piece of the internet, eh?