CATL SKetch Group Fridge!! Fresh and Pasture-ized milkings straight from the field!!

[guggemmaneuver]

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CATL Sketch Group!
CATL = "CA (ConceptArt)" + "ATL (Atlanta)"

Meeting number one! The ice was officially broken and the pot boiled over!

Although it was far too brief, it was a blast drawing with you all; am looking forward to discussing (either here or by email) what and where we should go next time to bust out the artist UNsane party ... airports, zoos, aquariums were all thrown out ...

The following are two scans from my book along with the user- or real names of the participants; hope to see you all post the results from your books!

+++ Four-Winged Humanoid +++

Watch out for this guy, he flies AND he's got some disturbing chin-dribble fleshy hangings... though it's nowhere near as wrong as testicles coming off of a beak.

Adieus,
joel

[afterwards decision edit: minor modification for sketchgroup's impression sake ]

[seansea]

Hello to my fellow CATL members and anyone else lookin':

These are 2 pages from my sketchbook of our sketchjam session:


The Ice Demon. Created by Guggenmanuver, Melissa H., Eric R., and me

and...


Obese Dog. Created by Guggenmanuver, Fae, Melissa H., Eric R., HugeHarHar, Retep, Chromatic Codex, and me

This was fun and I was because by the time it was over (which was too soon) everyone was warming up. If I didn't have work to do I would've stayed longer. I'm definetley down for our next one and if theres anyone who is in the ATL, holla and join in for the next one.

Peace

Seansea

[fae]

OK... so I still have to get a pic (sorry... too lazy to scan... right now) of the last one we did at starbucks...

but here:

a giant cicada type bug monster... (too bad I drew in the scale of a human afterward taking the pic...)



and...

the last thing you want to catch while fishing...

created by... Guggenmanuver, Melissa H., Eric R., HugeHarHar, Retep, Chromatic Codex, and me

[T-Raktor]

Nice potential here. Keep it up!

[guggemmaneuver]

holy crap that giant cicada is AWESOME....

Would anyone be down for doing some sketching next wednesday night (not tomorrow that is)??? My usual figure drawing session isn't meeting then and I really need to get my fix. Am open to suggestions and i have a car. Maybe some drawings of buildings somewhere? lemme know.

joel

[seansea]

The cicada does look tight. Where's the ancient fishes and the creature hunter/viking dude? Looking forward to seeing those.

Seansea

[madplanet]

Well, you guys and gals certainly have some bizarre shit going through your twisted little minds on the way to the page. I like it. It's great that you got something like this together and I'm sure that you'll have a lot of fun, so I can't wait to see what comes next.

[MOTYKA]

You know me ... always the last one to the finish line, but here I am, and here are our crazee creations:


Evil Vegetable


and..The Unhappy Accident

[guggemmaneuver]

howdy all!

Melissa (MOTYKA), Ben(VHY), and I had a mini and EXTREMELY impromptu artist sketching caffeinated last night after the Atlanta Artist Center session last night--> Ben (vhy) suggested making random marks on a page, sending books around once, and then taking the resulting randomness and in your own sketchbook turning it into a finished or more finished concept or drawing. I turned mine into this portrait of this weird looking man sitting behind us. I'm not so good at drawing on the DL like that... but i think there is something of a likeness here. Can't wait to get together on Saturday afternoon with all of you!!! If you are from atlanta or will be in the area this weekend, it would be cool to hang out and draw for a while. PM me for more information and i can add you to the CATL list!

[Matt Smith]

These are looking cool, keep the sketch group going. CAnt wait to see more.

[madplanet]

With all of the random lines, the portrait of the weird looking guy looks like he was pieced together like some kind of Frankenstein's Monster. I hope to see the other's randomness.

[guggemmaneuver]

CATL SKETCHGROUP MEETING NUMBER TWO!!!

Scans from anyone else's books?

here are mine:

+++ a sketchjam from CATL MEETING NUMBER two! hurrah! +++

participants:
Me, Melissa / MOTYKA, Chauncey / Seansea, Trevor / Nofingers, Ben / Vhy

and in that order i think...

looking forward to the next meeting y'all!

joel

[bhanu]

Yeah its so cool to sit down and work with other artists ,you improve a lot doing that.The stuff here has a great potential.
Keep up the good work guys.

[nofingers]

alright joel, i suppose you won't be satisfied til i post my junk, so here ya go.

First is the the group's sketch-jam, a nice phantasmagorical landscape


And here are the better sketches I did during our session at the airport




It was a hell of a lot of fun, and I hope to see you guys soon at our next CATL meeting

Trevor

[guggemmaneuver]

haha nice trevor--> That sleeping man series you did OWNS! thanks for posting yr stuffffffffff friend

[HugeHarHar]

[Grendel Grack]

Here's the Jesus Monster. So named because if you saw him running toward you, you would probably exclaim in a blasphemous manner.

[guggemmaneuver]

ooh, that's some scary ass- isht grendel... here are my two contributions from the last CATL sketchgroup. i'm rusty, so go easy yall.



This was the themed thunderdome image that we did, topic being INTERNET ADDICTION:

the LOL is the yellow spray i promised you GG!

i had a great time everyone!

CATL represent!
joel

[AnalogDoll]

-GG

I really enjoy the texture you work up on your designs. This one has a very "elemental" feel to it without compromising its animalistic quality.

This is certainly one of those things that make you shriek, "Kill it! KILL IT!" the moment it leaps into view. No hesitation. No moment of quiet contemplation. Just drop it...and then flee....because if there's one, there's probably another...

Edit: Guggen posted ahead of me. New comments: I see that G-Rock did not let the salsa-infused debauchery of May 5th get in the way of some sketch time at the dinner table. I also see that I made it into the sketchbook. And yes, there is a period at the end of my name. I thought only the Universe and I knew that, but apparently Guggen has been let in on the secret...Note to self: Pack the right lead for Saturday's sketch group. Drawing in pen = bad pictures. I'm not as accustomed to pen as Guggen is and I ended up having an "ink attack" on Friday night...

-AD

[Grendel Grack]

Thanks for the yellow Guggen, I'll remember it always. Nothing expresses true friendship like warm, runny vomit. The bubbly syringe is a nice touch. It takes me back to my gradeschool days.

Analogdoll: Killing is a reoccuring topic in a lot my art work, as you will soon see. Whether its monsters killing people, or about to kill them, or monsters that look like they want to kill you, I've got it covered. Sometimes people are killing each other, or have just decapitated someone. Hmm, I wonder if I should be telling you all this <suspicious glare> .

[AnalogDoll]

Grendel G - it's a good thing I moved away from The Queen City (charlotte, NC for all you Georgians tuning in) to HOTlanta last summer...I've seen your website...I know your work...If your imagination were to take physical form, the world would run the color red that Crayola dare not produce...

Your art is the reason to sleep sword-in-hand and not linger long near the shadows...

Although, if I did remain in NC, I'm certain we'd give the CATL group a good run for their lives...

-AD

[fae]

ok... my piece of junk i was messin' w/ at Mr. Pablo's–



...and I just updated my sketchbook thread with some more crap- my reaction to the unpopular demand to do so (joel).

... mr. grack, that's beautifully done... deserving much salivating on my end

[Grendel Grack]

... mr. grack, that's beautifully done... deserving much salivating on my end

You've caused some pretty good oral secretions yourself, don't be so modest!!!


(actually, it's Ms. Grack)

[guggemmaneuver]

grack, fae

you guys rule! (you know this already, but i) love the updated sketchbooks! everyone should definitely check them out... so many skillz from these art-producing FIENDz... more more more!

joel

[Zebz]

holy shit... station my ass in Atlanta! This stuff is great! Lovin' the Jesus monster, Grendel!!

[Grendel Grack]

The Jesus monster loves you too, but in a sort of tasty morsel kind of way.

[guggemmaneuver]

zebzy--> you bet your sweet Doooom™ heartland edition ass CATL is happ'nin! We shall convene and you can meet this Motley Talented group O' Art thugs when you come down to visit bro! it's gunna RULE!

workshop=So Close!

j

[madplanet]

Ha, that Jesus Monster is great! There's some nasty stuff going on in here and I mean nasty in the most complimentery sense possible.

[seansea]

That exhibit was well worth the $20 bucks. We were drawing from around 9:30 am to about 2:30. The only thing frustrating was getting a clear shot at what your drawing. It got crowded real quick. Anyway, here's what I got:

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discusman...with cameo by volleyball dude


I was at the worst possible angle trying to draw this.


...starting to warm up...


getting there...


I like this one. I'm gonna paint it later.


I'm happy with this one too.


approaching burnout...the flayed out cheek muscles made me think of a fish


welcome to burnout ladies and gentlemen...

[seansea]

Discus Man didn't pop up the 1st time around. Here he is...

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