Robots, Robots, Robots!

sorry, drawing blog

2010-04-15T02:15:00.003-07:00

this poor blog has been ignored for quite a while. when i get a chance (hopefully this weekend) i am gonna post up some stuff i've done since the last post; there have been quite a few posters since then (which you've probably seen on my facebook). and maybe some "behind the scenes" thumb nail drawings from posters i've done.

as for the future, there's a possible thing i could maybe do in october (i think? or ws it november) that would be cool. i need to get working so it will happen in the fashion i would prefer it to happen. i don't want to say anything really cause it's far from a sure thing. i've already said too much. or something like that.

it looks like my poster work will be on the downswing. i think i've priced myself out of the market. haha. anyways, that will help me focus on doing actual art stuff. and trying out screen printing. probably most of my tax return shall go to supplies for said things. and maybe a nice pair of boots.

i want to reboot the postcard initiative. probably starting next month. so, if you want to be part of it, make sure i have your address. i'm gonna post a note or event on facebook when i finally decide the for sure time frame.

i've also been thinking of moving this here blog to a new url. i'm kind of tired of the robots,robots,robots! name. i don't even really draw robots all that much. plus i'm pretty sure most everyone considers this blog dead (for good reason, my bad). i can't think of a cool name, though. i mean, maybe i should just use my real name, but for some reason i want a cool sounding name instead of just a regular person name. any ideas?

also, i should probably fix that header so it's not links for a website that hasn't existed for years. man, i really have let this blog fall to pieces.

two newest

2009-09-29T23:11:00.002-07:00

i generally don't like photo posters (most especially ones by me), but i think this turned out pretty nice.

best one yet, i think.

i bought a bunch of canvas and i wanna start painting. i just don't get around to it.

meanwhile, on the streets...

2009-09-29T23:03:00.002-07:00

may posters

2009-05-16T00:32:00.003-07:00

two new posters i just finished this week. including one for a non-roommate, which is nice. can you tell that i just figured out how to do distressing/dirtying/etc. recently (thanks heather)? actually, the general response over the last four posters or so has been quite positive from everyone. including people telling me i need to paint/display/sell stuff. so that's cool. now if i could just afford to mess around with screen printing stuff. some day.

parts to a whole

2009-03-10T18:13:00.002-07:00

latest poster in pieces:

and all together:

show of destiny

2009-02-28T00:53:00.000-07:00

posters for the dawning of eternity

2009-01-10T00:20:00.001-07:00

in your faces.

book on tapeworm

2008-11-03T19:02:00.001-07:00

an update

2008-10-05T21:45:00.003-07:00

apparently the only time i bother drawing and scanning something is when i am making birthday pictures for myspace comments. lame. oh well. i have some new ideas though. perhaps they will be freed from my brain soon.

umm... it's not dead

2008-06-03T18:14:00.002-07:00

just so you know, this blog isn't dead.

i have to move all my images to a new web host and change all the img src tags.
and i haven't felt like doing it yet. cause it's gonna be really tedious.
i'll do it eventually.

in the mean time, here's something that means nothingyet.

bon tron.
coming soon (in the loosest meaning of the phrase)

pigpen

2008-02-21T22:54:00.001-07:00

valendimes tay

2008-02-14T21:07:00.001-07:00

quick thing i made.

here's the picture alone.

the best thing about tuesday

2008-02-14T21:04:00.002-07:00

(and yes i realize i didn't post this til thursday)... is that it is meeting day at work. which means if i am sitting in the right place and it takes long enough i can draw a nice picture.

i'm working on a painting/drawing thing with this one. and maybe a show poster too.

work doodles

2008-02-11T20:52:00.003-07:00

an afternoon at the salon

2008-02-11T20:50:00.000-07:00

here are some doodles from when i was with andrew when he got his hair dyed at paul mitchell.

what it looks like when i throw a bone

2008-01-30T18:05:00.001-07:00

new home

2007-12-01T23:10:00.001-07:00

decided to move to blogspot hosted cause the robotsrobotsrobots.net host doesn't like to work half the time. ah well. that shouldn't be a problem here.

word of advice

2007-12-01T23:08:00.001-07:00

from a man in a bear costume:

weird

2007-12-01T23:07:00.000-07:00

more hills

2007-12-01T23:03:00.000-07:00

i guess this is what i am obsessed with now. along with the mustache into eyebrows into beard into whatever dudes.

the hills are alive

2007-11-30T20:40:00.000-07:00

a couple drawings from work while i was waiting for my ride home.

less yes's, more no's

2007-11-23T00:31:00.000-07:00

here's a myspace picture i did for a band called less yes

it later got turned into a cool shirt, shown here on tyler glen of neon trees during his going away party:

if you want one, let me know and i'll see what i can do. apparently they are selling quite well. they're 10 bucks. american apparel. very nice. buy one.

here's the original drawing:

and here's a flyer i did for their first show:

a new theme

2007-11-23T00:26:00.000-07:00

here's some drawings from a meeting at work.
i've been a little obsessed with the attached mustaches/eyebrows/hair stuff lately. maybe it will lead to something cool.

before class

2007-11-23T00:21:00.000-07:00

here are some pages from my notebooks during the very short time i was making it to school this semester. i think there are more, but i never scanned them and i don't want to now cause they only remind me of poor choices and deferred dreams. haha.

fly a kite

2007-03-22T21:35:00.000-07:00

i barely even got to start on the birds. fifteen minutes isn't very long.
and i didn't even get to draw anything today. no second break.
maybe tomorrow.

off topic---
the following albums are way, way good and should be purchased:
el-p - i'll sleep when you're dead
lcd soundsystem - sound of silver
of montreal - hissing fauna, are you the destroyer?
busdriver - roadkillovercoat
cadence weapon - breaking kayfabe
j dilla - ruff draft
neon trees - becoming different people
the new nervous - frantic is the new nervous
the shins - wincing the night away
bloc party - a weekend in the city

back to your regularly scheduled silence...

calm before the storm

2007-03-20T23:24:00.000-07:00

they have no idea what's coming.

mission control... we seem to have lost you...

2007-03-19T22:04:00.000-07:00

here's a little something i threw together to commemorate the down-time. i think i'm gonna try and draw stuff during my fifteen minute break at work. so, there may be more content. it won't be very good, but it will be there.

posters from the future, in their past phases

2007-01-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

i may have to redraw this one. there are some things a little off. alas.

is it clear that it's paul bunyan? does it really matter?

pass the poison to the left

2007-01-29T23:58:00.000-07:00

tyler glenn of neon trees. i mean, well kinda.

another project

2007-01-26T00:10:00.000-07:00

a quick little picture/poster/sticker thingo i did for a music project i am hoping to get off the ground. i'll probably retouch it a bit here and there. if i ever get around to it.

balloon boy

2007-01-24T21:41:00.000-07:00

for some reason i really like this. i thoroughly enjoy the upset balloon. this may reappear in other forms. stencil? sticker? who knows?

sloppy... in so many ways

2007-01-24T21:39:00.000-07:00

this isn't even worth explaining. gretchen would get it... if she actually looked at this blog.

an old catch phrase of scott's

2007-01-24T21:38:00.000-07:00

if dr. seuss were a bad illustrator

2007-01-24T21:37:00.000-07:00

it's good to plan ahead

2007-01-24T21:36:00.000-07:00

abandoned rider

2007-01-24T21:28:00.000-07:00

i was gonna use this rider character in a big picture thing with scott, but i haven't worked on it since this little sketch.

payday sketches

2007-01-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

some drawing from some payday when my check didn't show up.

the return.... kind of

2007-01-24T21:20:00.000-07:00

so, i see that it's been a few months. i've been adjusting to working a real job. and not taking the time to draw and work on stuff. alas.

all i have to put up for now are some little sketches and whatnot from when i'm at work or feel slightly motivated.

this is a practice sketch for a t-shirt for a friend.

one moment in time

2006-10-31T00:24:00.000-07:00

a servicable self-portrait drawn the night before my first day at the new job, to commemorate my beard which was later shaven off.

the homeless speak

2006-10-31T00:21:00.000-07:00

a quick drawing of scott of the new nervous in his hobo attire at the halloween stupid party, velour, october 28, 2006

tide came in high

2006-10-24T20:37:00.000-07:00

i got a real job today. starts on monday. and for some reason i think this will help me be more productive artistic-wise. i guess we'll find out.

moustaches are fun!

2006-10-23T00:56:00.000-07:00

cowboys and indie-kids

2006-10-23T00:55:00.000-07:00

the scoundrel

2006-10-20T18:34:00.000-07:00

100% cotton

2006-09-27T01:22:00.000-07:00

early sketch for part of a shirt design. we'll see what happens.

happier?

2006-09-27T01:21:00.000-07:00

someone asked me to draw something happy for once. so this is what came out. i guess it's a bit happier. and (slightly) more realistic style too. i dunno.

who is cupid?

2006-09-27T01:20:00.000-07:00

i'm hoping to make a cool painting out of this. someday.

a guest's pegacorn

2006-09-18T02:15:00.000-07:00

my friend gretchen drew me this awesome pegasus/unicorn. i love it completely. she thinks i'm joking. i totally wanna make a shirt and stencil out of it. i think i shall.

old logistics can't stop an exodus

2006-09-15T02:49:00.000-07:00

some sketches from what may be a long, hopefully productive night of not sleeping in a desperate attempt to get my sleep schedule back to something resembling normal.

anyone wanna buy me some acrylic paint? i could do some cool stuff with that.

sunny days, relaxing with pet monkeys

2006-07-27T22:10:00.000-07:00

i'm really awful at keeping this updated. i'll try harder.

psst.... i might not try harder.

introducing

2006-07-27T22:07:00.000-07:00

the newest member of robots, robots, robots!, scott shepard,
i wanted to have a cool relaunch before i added him officially, but i've been too lazy lately. so.... this is what he gets. sorry it's so anti-climactic, scott.

so, expect some new stuff from scott. and a relaunch for the site. slowly but surely.

hooray for the new guy. smother him with love.

in progress

2006-06-07T02:38:00.000-07:00

crazy typos

2006-06-05T23:26:00.000-07:00

i was listening to gnarls barkley and got inspired, i guess.

not too bad considering i had no reference photos.
too bad i didn't notice i spelled gnarls wrong until after it inked it. ah well. i'll fix it later.

new pictures and news coming soon. hopefully.

the first thing i've drawn in quite a while

2006-06-05T23:24:00.000-07:00

and it definitely shows. but it's not too bad.

a statement

2006-06-05T02:24:00.001-07:00

to whom it may concern:

i am sorry that i haven't posted at all lately. i have been very unproductive. i have a lot of ideas. i just need to start implementing them. hopefully, that will happen soon.

some changes should be coming to the site. how soon all depends on how motivated i become. hopefully you will like what lies ahead.

and after the site becomes (more?) awesome, you should tell people to come check it out. or something.

thank you for your time,
holden mcgroin and the staff of the greendale meadow hotel and restaurant

eh

2006-03-06T05:03:00.000-07:00

working on a concept. we'll see.

p.s. i can't draw real people.

halo (not just for xbox)

2006-03-05T06:28:00.001-07:00

this was started as a self portrait sort of thing. but then ended up being this guy:

i'll get the hang of this brush pen yet.

lose your marbles

2006-03-05T06:26:00.000-07:00

i couldn't sleep. so i drew some stuff.

i'm never gonna wake up on time. alas.

exclaim

2006-03-04T02:41:00.000-07:00

another practice drawing for a painting. i seem to always draw a little bit too big for my scanner. alas.

and i've just been informed that it's snowing out.

don't point fingers

2006-02-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

thumnail drawing for part of a painting i'm gonna do eventually.
i'm still not used to using the brush pen. someday perhaps.

p.s. isn't anyone gonna congratulate me for a whole week with semi-regular updates? or have you all given up and left? hehe.

value

2006-02-25T23:39:00.000-07:00

i just like that visual. valuable coupon. too bad i didn't get to use it.

a trifle

2006-02-24T03:53:00.000-07:00

i guess scott inspired me, so i drew a "response." a little doodle i made while we were at denny's.

hey, it's an update at least.

a general apology

2006-02-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

weren't meant to be kicked

2006-02-23T16:03:00.000-07:00

a friend of mine was inspired by my "style" and drew this for me. what a sweetheart. i love it.

at least it's an update

2006-02-22T03:53:00.000-07:00

not nearly as good as it looked in my head.
and check out how her hair ended up all huge and 60's-ish. yeah!

a little late in the day, but...

2006-02-14T22:06:00.000-07:00

a doodle

2006-01-10T21:14:00.000-07:00

two days in a row. incredible. surely, i can't sustain that pace.

a bloc party in the park

2006-01-09T16:36:00.000-07:00

so, i'm a few days late.

not excatly as good as i had hoped, but it works.

these are both from postcard initiative series one, which is finally done. and will be posted in it's entirety soonish.

i'm gonna try and be better about posting regularly.

over a month

2005-11-18T06:31:00.000-07:00

well... this blog has been highly neglected.

i'll post something new later today.

really.... i will.

so....

2005-10-09T17:09:00.000-07:00

i haven't had internet for a long time. but now i do. maybe that will mean more posts.

i lost four of the original series one postcards, because they were in a folder that i threw away which i thought was empty. so, those four will now be known as he lost series. on the plus side i am almost done with series one, and may even start sending them out by some time in november. here's one:

foiled again

2005-08-07T22:40:00.000-07:00

a half-done flyer for a show that never happened. but don't worry, the robot whale will return in some form (or many).

coloring fun

2005-07-20T01:35:00.000-07:00

a drawing for the cover of a cheesy coloring book i made for someone.

my life (plus a little bear) in one picture

2005-07-15T17:39:00.000-07:00

this may become part of a postcard series.

burning the 4 am oil

2005-07-12T03:50:00.000-07:00

guess who can't sleep tonight.

semi

2005-06-26T13:47:00.000-07:00

giant ants

2005-06-24T17:38:00.000-07:00

huh?

2005-06-24T17:37:00.000-07:00

in search of birthday

2005-06-22T18:58:00.000-07:00

a card i made for my friend.

mix master

2005-06-22T18:08:00.000-07:00

mix cd i made for my friend's birthday. not too bad for a quick job.

homework

2005-06-16T19:51:00.000-07:00

found this inside the art of happiness by the dalai llama and howard c. cutler m.d.
i recognize it as an old piece of paper from high school. the rest of it has math problems on it. obviously i found the tag to be much more important, since i folded it up so that only the tag showed. man, this thing is at least five years old. blast from the past.
now, back to the future.

every day is a joke.

2005-06-16T15:51:00.000-07:00

even more stickers made for legal purposes.

stick em up

2005-06-15T18:34:00.000-07:00

some stickers i made for completely legal purposes.

clap your hands or stomp your feet or something

2005-06-14T21:56:00.000-07:00

indie rock clap track - 1-2-3-clap!clap!

it's a little too big for the scanner. sorry.

they are giant pansies

2005-06-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

pen and photoshop. for some reason while i was "painting" it i decided to only use 7 colors.

then i sorta cheated and used gradients and opacity.

princess

2005-06-13T01:57:00.000-07:00

for some reason this picture kinda creeps me out. i think it's cause it looks like a monkey. or that lady from the dark crystal.

hey hey hey

2005-06-13T01:03:00.000-07:00

i'm always goofing off. even when i don't mean to.

you've been a bad boy?

2005-06-13T01:02:00.000-07:00

i couldn't fit the whole thing on the scanner, but you get the idea.

atari dreams

2005-06-13T01:01:00.000-07:00

i may actually turn this doodle into something good some day.

sights of the old school

2005-06-13T00:59:00.000-07:00

i finally got internet at my new place. and took the time to scan some stuff.
here's some really old tag stuff. i haven't drawn pekr in so long.

too bad i never got good with krylon. or with the pencil.

a frequent question

2005-05-24T22:15:00.000-07:00

another from the postcard initiative series 1. i'm a bit behind on them, but they will get done.
if you want to get one you better make sure i have your address.

balls of the feet

2005-05-22T22:06:00.000-07:00

balls of the feet
by: jared mooney, jen miller, and adam hochhalter

i can wiggle and groove, i really know how to move, i'll just dance my way out

2005-05-17T14:29:00.000-07:00

a (not that great) practice drawing for the seve vs. evan piece. those guys are cool.

beware the creatures of the night

2005-05-15T23:43:00.000-07:00

one of the designs from the upcoming "postcard initiative."

finally

2005-05-15T02:57:00.000-07:00

i finally took the time to figure the blog out. i think i've got it looking good enough to finally start posting things.
in celebration of finally getting the website up and finally getting the blog looking right, i think i shall post some preview pictures of what i am calling "the post card initiative" tommorrow.
in the meantime, here's a crappy doodle i drew today:

now i should really go to bed because it's 4am.

later.

mic check... one, two, three

2005-03-29T14:57:00.000-07:00

just testing this thingo.

it's probably not set up right.

but i'll figure it out eventually.