Day 33: Social Media Rubbish Pile

February 3rd, 2015 "Social Media Rubbish Pile"

Boy, the Facebook conglomerate really doesn't like me... that or some of my Facebook friends really aren't my friends. Images keep getting reported. After reviewing the Facebook guidelines regarding nudity I feel like I'm arguably operating within their terms... but I'm sure they're not really all that interested in my argument. Whatevs. #2wild4instagram and #2wild4facebook. Anyhoo, check-in here if they're ever removed from a third party. This site will gladly host them. 

Detail of "Social Media Rubbish Pile"

Day 32: New schedule and That Guy From Intervention

February 2nd, 2015 "That Guy From Intervention"

Hey, I did it! One whole month of Sweet Nothings with no interruptions. New Year's resolution more or less complete! *pats self on back*
I'm having fun, so let's keep it rolling... with a slight change in the format. For January my goal was to do a daily post with no breaks. After a month of squeezing these into my daily life I've decided I want my weekends to be open for the rest of the year to respect the sabbath and other such personal concerns. So, no more weekend SNs. But hey, that still leaves 5 days a week. Keep coming back!
tootle-loo,
Britt

Detail of "That Guy From Intervention"

Detail of "That Guy From Intervention"

Day 31: One month in and Slob on My Cob

January 31st, 2015 "Slob on my Cob"

Wow, it's been a month already! I'm gonna keep it going with a few changes to the format. Check back  tomorrow for some Sweet Nothings updates.

Detail of "Slob on my Cob"

Day 30: Peek-a-boo

January 30th, 2015 "Peek-a-boo"

Detail of "Peek-a-boo"

Day 29: The Marilyn Manson Thing

January 29th, 2015

Detail "The Marilyn Manson Thing"

Day 28: Ladder

January 28th, 2015

Detail of "Ladder"

Day 27: Explorations

January 27th, 2015 "Explorations"

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Day 26: Playboys and Fist City

January 26th, 2015

Today my Sweet Nothing is borrowing from a pose I first masterfully crafted for Fist City's Volume 2 zine. Look below for a detail of "Playboys" and a detail of "Chair" from the aforementioned zine. Fist City co-founder Lomaho Kretzmann produces some cool stuff in his own studio practice AND he also helped me stretch all the paper that these Sweet Nothings are on. Peep his work here: http://lomaho.tumblr.com/

Detail of "Playboys"

Detail from "Chair" Fist City Volume 2

Day 25: Subconsciousness?

January 25th, 2015 "Subconsciousness?"

Pretty busy today so I had very little time to do this lil guy. Quite literally this is the first thing I drew. Sometimes I have a plan before I draw these, but in this case I just had to go with it due to the time constraints... so, here it is, an entry into my subconscious, kind of. 

Detail of "Subconsciousness?"

Day 24: The Scissor Sisters

January 24th, 2015 "The Scissor Sisters"

Detail of "The Scissor Sisters"

Day 23: Plug

January 23rd, 2015 "Plug"

Detail of "Plug"

Day 22: More of the same

January 22nd, 2015, More of the Same

Dear Journal: Day 2 of reduced audience. Really testing my interest in doing this daily. I've heard the question asked before- would you still create work if you were stranded on an island? The dilemma of course being whether or not you create for the sake of creating, or is the art secondary to vanity. Hmmm... let's see how long my lil' Sweet Nothings can go on my personal drive alone.
Perhaps I should prop a Wilson volleyball up next to my drafting table as I work.

Detail of More of the Same

Day 21: The Eunuch and Dealings with Social Media

January 21st, 2015 "The Eunuch"

Welp, Instagram sure was fast to remove posts, AND apparently they're equally fast at deactivating accounts too. So, that ends the 3 week long journey of Sweet Nothings on Instagram :( I guess there's always the lawless land of Tumblr of which I'm very unfamiliar. But maybe they'll have me. Of course, I'm always at home at my own site, so, consider subscribing to my RSS feed- though I'm not really sure what that means for you or myself.
Only 21 days in and I've already been stripped of an audience. I've grown dependent on all these endorphine-rich "likes" and "followers" that social media provides. Their removal has left me feeling neutered; sure, I have some of the tools, but no real power! So, make a poor boy feel LIKE A REALLLLL MAN and like ME. Like and comment to your heart's desire (right now I'm averaging a robust 1 like for every post, fingers crossed I can push that to 2). Share the page even. Tell a friend. But at the very least, enjoy the continued Sweet Nothings.

Detail of "The Eunuch"

Day 20: The Business Trip

January 20th, 2015

How's everybody doing today? Great! If you're coming from my Instagram feed, welcome! I hope you're having fun. As an extra bonus (and to add some variety to these posts) I'm going to include a few details here and there. All my Sweet Nothings are created on Arches 140 lbs cold-press paper with Holbein's Acrylagouache.

Detail of "The Business Trip" January 20th, 2015

Day 19: Happy MLK day

January 19th, 2015, Martin Luther King Day

Happy MLK day, y'all!

Day 18: No, not 'those' lips

January 18th, 2015

Day 17: John, the smartly dressed chap

January 17th, 2015

Day 16: Whip

January 16th, 2015

Day 15: The Belgian

January 15th, 2015

Sliding this one in right before midnight. Tuck yourselves in and take in the Belgian.

Day 14: Gimme that Nut

January 14th, 2015

Gimme that that that nut!!!