tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61716800257581920882024-02-07T16:19:59.096-08:00MEMO DIAZ ARTCommercial work from Memo Diaz.memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-55653282190990973952013-07-18T11:28:00.002-07:002013-07-18T11:30:20.977-07:00I AM IN ISSUE 263 of Heavy Metal!!! twenty page story.AMAZING news, folks!<br />
Sorry to be away for so long.<br />
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Short back story...<br />
I submitted my comic to Heavy Metal magazine and another company four years ago.<br />
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Cut to 2013.<br />
I receive an email from Heavy Metal magazine saying they love my submission, want to publish it and it pays.<br />
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Please visit my Facebook page for more about the comic and where to get it.<br />
GO HERE:<br />
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P.S.<br />
Heavy Metal magazine changed the way I looked at comics, art, storytelling in my teens.<br />
I was a lucky dude to have stumbled upon the first twelve vintage issues of the 1970's magazine that had names like Moebius, Druillet, Corben, Ellison, Picaret, Tardi, Caza, Wrightson, etc.<br />
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All these artists were pouring hot fire on each page they wrote/worked on. <br />
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So, all these years later, it's a dream come true.<br />
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Stay tuned for more. <br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-23404320882086083382012-06-21T12:29:00.000-07:002012-06-21T12:33:54.310-07:00LeRoy Neiman 1921-2012Iconic American artist LeRoy Neiman, known for his trademark handlebar
mustache and his bright, impressionistic portrayals of the world's top
sporting events, died in New York on Wednesday. He was 91.<br />
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Neiman was born June 8,
1921, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Lydia Sophia Serline and
Charles Julius Runquist. He later took the surname of one of his
stepfathers, after his biological father abandoned the family, his
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He enlisted in the army
in 1942, serving during World War II. Neiman was in the invasion of
Normandy and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, according to his
publicist Gail Parenteau, later attending Chicago's prestigious School
of the Art Institute on the G.I. Bill.</div>
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Neiman taught at the
Institute for 10 years early in his career before gaining recognition as
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The series "Man at His
Leisure" appeared in the magazine for 15 years, showing the artist's
impressions of sporting events and social activities. Included in the
series was the Grand Prix in Monaco, the Beatles in London and the
running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.</div>
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Staying true to his style, Neiman's public persona was as almost as colorful as his artwork.</div>
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"I guess I created LeRoy Neiman," the artist once said, according to the biography on <a href="http://www.leroyneiman.com/leroy-neiman-biography.asp" target="_blank">his website</a>. "Nobody else told me how to do it. Well, I'm a believer in the theory that the artist is as important as his work."</div>
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I have read a few articles that say Playboy tarnished his reputation as a serious artist.<br />
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I HIGHLY disagree and think he was a defining visionary of Playboy's legendary image and style.<br />
Plus, he looked like he had fun doing it.<br />
Thumb through any vintage issue of Playboy and tell me its not true.<br />
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Rest, in peace.<br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-62315814232820817522012-06-20T09:39:00.002-07:002012-06-20T09:39:30.075-07:00A Look Back Pt 15- Wednesday, June 20th...And here is the last of the Dune art I will show. <br />
There is always more but, this is a good place to stop for now.<br />
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"The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many
willows — a wall against the wind. This is the willow's purpose."<br /><br />- Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-48558090179155339742012-06-19T12:13:00.002-07:002012-06-19T13:55:01.977-07:00A Look Back Pt 14- Tuesday, June 19thHere is the full image ROUGHLY put together.<br />
( Small scanner, sorry.)<br />
Enjoy, fellow Dune fans!<br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-954712659704016262012-06-18T20:21:00.002-07:002012-06-18T20:30:14.270-07:00A Look Back Pt 13- Monday, June 18thWell, it's late and I missed posting for my Monday audience, but here is my rendering of Frank Herbert's Dune.<br />
Its a fantastic book and I really fell into drawing it for some time...<br />
There is a good body of sketches from that time I read the book over and over.<br />
A little bit of Moebius' concept influence and some David Lynch-ian feeling helped to round out my ideas as well.<br />
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I will put the whole image together, but for now here's some parts of this giant sheet of character sketches.<br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-80158805457265371872012-06-15T14:08:00.001-07:002012-06-15T14:14:06.455-07:00A Look Back Pt 12- Friday, June 15th Just had lunch w some long time video game pals/veterans and thought this would be a good offering<span id="goog_1894979667"></span><span id="goog_1894979668"></span> for today.<br />
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Might have seen these on a previous blog post. Maybe not.<br />
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Unused concepts for a space game that was never really going to get made. Mutiny was afoot while us swabs were on deck working.<br />
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Some quick comps from a game I worked on in '99.<br />
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NO weekend posts, so see you Monday.<br />
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*** I'm the first to admit I don't do great vehicles, but I liked the ideas enough to show them... ***<br />
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...and a big ,bad mini boss w/ a dust buster missile launcher.<br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-66806114028450475762012-06-14T10:38:00.002-07:002012-06-14T10:41:22.098-07:00A Look Back Pt 11- Thursday, June 14th<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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"The Mack"- 1973<br />
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Goldie and his younger brother, Olinga, work it out.<br />
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"You really don't understand do you?<br />
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Hey man don't you realize in order for us to make this thing work
man we've got to get rid of the pimps and the pushers and the
prostitutes and
then start all over again clean."<br />
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"Yeah but nobody's pushing me anywhere ok. I mean not you, not the
cops, nobody man. I mean you wanna get rid of the pushers I'll help you.
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don't send your people left to me."<br />
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"Oh come on John, can't you see that we can't get rid of one
without getting rid of the other. We gotta come down on both of them at
the same
time in order for this whole thing to work for the people."<br />
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"Yeah but nobody's closing me out of my business."<br />
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Based on a true story.<br />
Bored kids on a ranch w firecrackers.<br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-74621913498714869492012-06-13T11:14:00.002-07:002012-06-13T20:31:09.984-07:00A Look Back Pt 10- Wednesday, June 13thWe are at double digits for posts now!<br />
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Today's offering is left overs from my video game days. ( R.I.P. )<br />
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The first two were studies/ roughs of the main human villain for Monolith's Aliens vs Predator 2.<br />
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General Rykov. A hard nosed, surly guy.<br />
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And this is from 2004's Lemony Snicket's game.<br />
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A power meter for your character aptly named the misery meter.<br />
Oh, the tongue in cheek joke of making a misery meter for a video game. <br />
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And now a tangent...<br />
Video games. Never what it should have been after all those years.<br />
I loved the people I worked
with. Most of them. Found some good friends along the way. <br />
I'm sure they feel the same. The ones that
don't...?<br />
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"I don't care if you like me or not...'cuz I LIKE ME." - Bernie Mac<br />
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Its a great feeling as an artist when you are finally able to draw<br />
the subject matter you admired and grew up with.<br />
This is copied/redrawn from a really neat Robotech art book that came out some 20+ years ago.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nina paints.</td></tr>
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I seem to draw a Nina girl every now and then. I don't know any Ninas but seem to like the name, I guess.<br />
<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-67306131118934861722012-06-11T10:37:00.004-07:002012-06-11T10:37:59.299-07:00A Look Back Pt 8- Monday, June 11thHappy Monday, to all.<br />
The posts keep coming!<br />
Any questions? I will answer in a timely manner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nina says, "Mine."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">X Factor's Marvel Girl and Cyclops</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vincent was pleased.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-30192560769853315172012-06-10T11:02:00.000-07:002012-06-10T11:04:32.991-07:00A Look Back Pt 7- Sunday, June 10th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6LMbk-5rBFXp561rAr4ZBh4-MFOupU7gSsV5BapuE6gQIeb0-N6hKWRSEt0dNWR8a_rbhzB_21yQib56pwGOVVFChmlCxGsaonSuxamlpQ3Ou8Ctq_8u-bJaSPuQTy5Vb_tc1NgEPMmF/s1600/MARVIN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6LMbk-5rBFXp561rAr4ZBh4-MFOupU7gSsV5BapuE6gQIeb0-N6hKWRSEt0dNWR8a_rbhzB_21yQib56pwGOVVFChmlCxGsaonSuxamlpQ3Ou8Ctq_8u-bJaSPuQTy5Vb_tc1NgEPMmF/s320/MARVIN.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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This has been on my blog before or a previous incarnation of it, but- I like it.<br />
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<b><span class="large"> Lets Get It On- 1973</span></b> <br />
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"We're all sensitive people</div>
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With so much to give</div>
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Understand me, sugar</div>
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Since we've to be here</div>
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Let's live</div>
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I love you</div>
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There's nothing wrong with me</div>
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Loving you, baby no no</div>
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And giving yourself to me can never be wrong</div>
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If the love is true."</div>
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Marvin Gaye was and always will be the man.</div>
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Excellent, inspiring music for the short time he was here.</div>memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-48180523371708143872012-06-09T08:12:00.004-07:002012-06-09T08:12:54.532-07:00A Look Back Pt 6- Saturday, June 9th<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dandy Rollins makes a graceful exit.</td></tr>
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-82204178820280994162012-06-08T17:08:00.003-07:002012-06-08T17:15:39.858-07:00A Look Back Pt 5- Friday, June 8thWe made it through a work week of consecutive posts.<br />
Hope its been fun and enjoyable.<br />
We will see how week 2 goes. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">At
the last checkpoint of the Outer rim, a lone guard keeps alert with stims and the slight breeze of the evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Two anti -grav Check point robot guards are his
only company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Titan gun tugs hover back and forth in an alternating crisscross
pattern. A dated relic from a long forgotten campaign, but no less deadly for their age and wear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mendel
checks his counter and sighs.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> “ I should
alternate them.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">He
cracks a stim under his nose and inhales, but coughs and throws the stim
capsule to the ground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">What
the hell is wrong w/ me?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">How did I get to this point?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">A worthless sentry on a
long forgotten outpost w/ two scrap heaps for company?! They are as old as
my grandfather himself when he was in the service of the Imperium.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">What a
solider he was!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">A glorious career in the military, serving in deadly campaigns
and fighting for a just cause. Honored by all who knew him and served under his
command.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Look at me …demoted so many times, they dump me
at the furthest checkpoint in the realm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">An embarrassment to the uniform and with two mindless antiques that need constant repair.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scared of whats under the bed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love and Rockets girls.</td></tr>
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My friend Mando worked at Fantagraphics and he turned me on to this series around 1998 and I am forever grateful.<br />
Amazing work from the Hernandez clan for all the years they have made this comic.<br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-19874803026897769912012-06-04T18:47:00.001-07:002012-06-04T19:50:04.958-07:00A Look Back Pt 1- Monday, June 4th.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Going to a commercial art school, we were taught to think and draw w an editorial hat on, mixed w a fine art sensibility.<br />
Books, comics, and movies were always being looked at for entertainment and inspiration.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALEX- A Clockwork Orange.</td></tr>
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Alex, a teenager living in near-future England, leads his gang on nightly orgies of opportunistic, random "ultra-violence." Alex's friends ("droogs" in the novel's Anglo-Russian slang, Nadsat) are Dim, a slow-witted bruiser who is the gang's muscle; Georgie, an ambitious second-in-command; and Pete, who mostly plays along as the droogs indulge their taste for ultra-violence. Characterized as a sociopath and a hardened juvenile delinquent, Alex is also intelligent and quick-witted, with sophisticated taste in music, being particularly fond of Beethoven, or "Lovely Ludwig Van."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark Tower</td></tr>
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Great first book. Stephen King really had a great novel here that went slowly south w each book. Sorry, but it's true.<br />
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The Graduate.<br />
Ben and Elaine. <br />
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Benjamin Braddock, who will soon turn 21, returns to his parents'
home in Southern California after graduating from a college on the East
Coast. At his graduation party, all his parents' friends want to know
about Benjamin's upcoming plans for graduate school or a career,
something about which Benjamin is clearly uncomfortable and anxious. His
parents ignore his anxiety and are only interested in talking about his
academic and athletic successes and their plans for him to attend
graduate school.<br />
Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's law partner, asks Benjamin to
drive her home from the party. She invites Benjamin inside and attempts
to seduce him, removing her clothes. She tells Benjamin, who becomes
increasingly nervous, that she finds him attractive and wants him to
know that she is available to him anytime. Mr. Robinson arrives home but
neither sees nor suspects anything. He advises Benjamin that he should
relax and enjoy his youth while he still can. A few days later, Benjamin
contacts Mrs. Robinson and clumsily organizes a tryst at a hotel, and
the two begin an affair.<br />
Benjamin spends the summer floating in a pool by day and meeting Mrs.
Robinson at the hotel at night. Through their encounters, Benjamin
discovers that they have nothing in common but also learns that Mrs.
Robinson was forced to give up college and marry someone she did not
love when she became pregnant with her daughter, Elaine.<br />
However, under increasing pressure from his parents to begin a career
or enroll in grad school, Benjamin is set up on a date with Elaine,
whom Benjamin last saw in high school, by his father and Mr. Robinson.
Although Mrs. Robinson has made it clear to Benjamin that he is to have
nothing to do with Elaine, Benjamin eventually succumbs to the pressure
and takes Elaine out on a date. During the course of their date,
Benjamin goes out of his way to mistreat and be rude to Elaine, even
going as far as taking her to a lewd strip joint, in order to sabotage
the evening. As Elaine begins to sob, Benjamin explains his motives and
that he only asked her out on a date as an obligation from each of their
fathers. The two reconcile and each discover that they are able to
discuss their current worries and their plans for future happiness.<br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-45731384569562201082012-05-30T13:35:00.001-07:002012-05-30T14:07:00.245-07:00A look back.Sketchbook posts starting next week.Hi, folks!<br />
I always want to post new work on here but at the moment, I am committed to various long term projects.<br />
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So, in wanting to stay relevant and keep this blog in bloom, I am going to be posting various works from my old sketchbooks, which probably haven't been seen by many. Lots and lots of doodles from a more whimsical time.<br />
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I will post at least one a day if possible.<br />
I will attempt to not go past two days.<br />
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Stay tuned and check back often.<br />
You may find something you like!<br />
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Here's a preview from '94. <br />
18 yrs old.<br />
Just starting to learn at Art Institute.<br />
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This was drawn from a VHS tape at the AIS library, which at the time, had great freeze frame T.V.'s for VHS cassettes.<br />
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An early drawing trying a Moebius style of art and character. Nothing Euro comic art or quasi-mysterious here, but worth a look. <br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-59566208733479327302012-05-03T21:05:00.003-07:002012-05-03T21:05:53.788-07:00He ManTrying to get that classic He look is a real challenge.<br />
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Always thought it would be a love triangle between Obi, Padme and Darth that sends things spiraling in motion.<br />
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<br />memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-41791629532416834692012-05-03T20:48:00.000-07:002012-05-03T20:59:41.701-07:00Carl, look!....Portrait WIPOils work in progress. I will post info later as the painting progresses. Hopefully faster now....<br />
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This Saturday at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/piranhashop?sk=info">Piranha Gallery</a> there will be an amazing line up of talented artists paying tribute
to old school, quarter gulping arcade games we all know and love!<br />
Please come and have a good time.<br />
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Here is my art contribution.
A mash up of the beautifully animated Don Bluth game Dragon's Lair ( 1983) w/ master fantasy artist Frank Frazetta's Conan the Barbarian painting as inspiration.<br />
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Prints will be available for sale at the show or via email on this blog.<br />
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in passing and letting me know that people do look at it...!!!
Here is a sneak peak of an upcoming video game tribute group art show on the 14th.
More info to come. Stay tuned.
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While his conscious mind spent a thousand years in suspended animation, his subconscious made contact with the Enigma Force. At intervals, astral copies of Rann would appear and become new Time Travelers. Some of them became Shadow Priests, who set up churches devoted to worship of Dallan and Sepsis (Rann's royal parents). All this activity prepared Rann to confront Baron Karza when he returned home. At the proper moment, the Shadow Priests shed their disguises and reunited with Rann, giving him the power to defeat Karza.memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-43732614689164907842011-08-23T17:00:00.000-07:002011-10-17T20:19:24.131-07:00Acroyer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDfDMniARJjVviFWo4sCld595QpUDkmiiSQCNIeznNCxOG7rCO97sbWD_IYWsX8X3guuIS-68ii64T538QkXXhZNurf4Pg6hsDGXzuQbRI5fOtFWCZnK3hqkGaHEycfW_NPA2Xel44Vzp/s1600/ACROYER-SWORD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDfDMniARJjVviFWo4sCld595QpUDkmiiSQCNIeznNCxOG7rCO97sbWD_IYWsX8X3guuIS-68ii64T538QkXXhZNurf4Pg6hsDGXzuQbRI5fOtFWCZnK3hqkGaHEycfW_NPA2Xel44Vzp/s400/ACROYER-SWORD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649394559423225202" /></a><br /><br />Acroyer of the Micronauts.<br /><br />Acroyear was crown prince of the ebony-skinned race whose name he bore. For a time, Acroyear's people served Karza under the mind control of Shaitan, Acroyear's traitorous, albino brother. To help defeat Baron Karza, Acroyear sacrificed the Worldmind of his home planet Spartak, thus rendering it incapable of supporting life. For this, he was branded a traitor and cast out by his people while his bonded mate Cilicia ruled as regent. Acroyear vowed to redeem himself and traveled with the Micronauts, most of whom are also outcasts. Stoic in battle yet hospitable to his comrades, Acroyear did not believe it weakness for a warrior to express his feelings to those he loved. He confided in the Micronauts and his complex warrior philosophy often served as spiritual nourishment to his fellow Micronauts. Acroyear hoped to make his people understand that a warrior need not become as cold as the steel they wield in battle. But Acroyear fought alone as his race chose neutrality in the war against Karza.memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-42898770578010484592011-07-21T14:56:00.000-07:002011-10-17T20:19:38.981-07:00Marionette<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBac6iDvZ0uerOgNCh3rySKgbT_5ae0ENhvzfyjPBe5-GFD6nNloFUHsC0enP3IpjypWWMi2U88lH4HlLDNdtFKwRtsC8c_oQBru_dxuJLiauhRkbFGKt-2NHCscu0pNQenUEDIMxRZxg/s1600/Marionette.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBac6iDvZ0uerOgNCh3rySKgbT_5ae0ENhvzfyjPBe5-GFD6nNloFUHsC0enP3IpjypWWMi2U88lH4HlLDNdtFKwRtsC8c_oQBru_dxuJLiauhRkbFGKt-2NHCscu0pNQenUEDIMxRZxg/s400/Marionette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637462676976356482" /></a><br /><br />Princess Mari of Homeworld, along with her brother, Prince Argon, were the only survivors of the slaughtered figurehead royal family just before Rann's return. They had the hapless job of initiating rebellion against Baron Karza. Argon, who became Force Commander after his alteration in Karza's Body Banks, eventually died after being temporary host for a resurrected Karza. Marionette called the Micronauts family and Commander Rann her love. She served as nominal leader of the Micronauts during a brief, trying period when a demoralized Commander Rann removed himself from active duty following a major defeat. Strong-willed and independent while still warm and generous, she showed no mercy to those who willingly served Karza's evil. But she would risk her life to persuade any who serve Karza because they saw no other hope that there was an alternative. Her hand of friendship brought one of Karza's former creatures, Huntarr, into the fold.memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171680025758192088.post-30503907643575350662011-07-01T16:51:00.000-07:002011-07-01T16:53:56.731-07:00SKETCHES Pt1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b_h5EIfB_jk/Tg5dySKFl6I/AAAAAAAAA3c/G58sWfsKMzI/s1600/Commander%2BRann%2Bcopy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b_h5EIfB_jk/Tg5dySKFl6I/AAAAAAAAA3c/G58sWfsKMzI/s400/Commander%2BRann%2Bcopy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624536103081318306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxPSLGR0Y33mlkcvzK7Mke6TnYxqpeyLktGqjF1B5pr5RFL6yVkt-cjrSvzgaRDjPyFv-Y03PTvyyHbyQ80Werf_-DOTvOnl6pClfa_iUJeKnK_039rYHMZBBpx6odKyHDNp50GYapmo6/s1600/KUBRICK.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxPSLGR0Y33mlkcvzK7Mke6TnYxqpeyLktGqjF1B5pr5RFL6yVkt-cjrSvzgaRDjPyFv-Y03PTvyyHbyQ80Werf_-DOTvOnl6pClfa_iUJeKnK_039rYHMZBBpx6odKyHDNp50GYapmo6/s400/KUBRICK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624536112579913378" /></a><br />Micronaut's Space Glider, Kubrick's 2001, Batman,100 Bullets, etc.memodiazarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946331527273234043noreply@blogger.com0