David Fullarton: Norman Rockwell allegedly once said: "If a picture's not going well, put a dog in it." Obviously this is very bad advice, especially for those of us who aren't that good at drawing dogs. But if he had said, "If a picture's not going well, write words over it." that would have been excellent advice, since words can definitely improve how a picture looks. At least in my opinion.

Living Life Like Good Homosapiens

Retro Whale combines all of my favorite things into their body of work: Humanimals, imperfect lines, and a kind of subtle humor that makes me laugh in the most ridiculous way. Get to know the work of Kelly, Jimmy and Jaedon and see life the way they do: With a whole lot of color and inspiring rap lyrics to make you feel complete. Check out their etsy shop too. There's so much goodness there.

Inspirational subconscious scribblers. Doodlers Anonymous lets the id-driven images on scraps of paper and dream-addled journal pages fly!

Excited to see arts documentary on Knoxville homeboy, Tim Hussey. Includes interview with Yee Haw Industries, among other kicka** image-driven artists.

See Tim's work (and inspirational photos of his workspace) here: http://www.husseyart.com/

I miss all my beautiful friends I used to make stuff with. Randomly. To escape boredom. To entertain each other. Because we liked surprises.

A LIVING PORTRAIT OF THE MAN IN BLACK

The Johnny Cash Project is an online global collective public art project and visual testament to the life and career of Johnny Cash. Working in collaboration with director Chris Milk, Aaron Koblin, Rick Rubin, and the Cash Estate, we created a highly interactive website celebrating American VI: Ain’t No Grave, Johnny Cash’s final studio recording.

Visitors to the site artistically reinterpret archival footage with the use of a custom drawing tool, to create and share their vision of the Man in Black. These original, personal portraits are then strung together and played in sequence over the song, “Ain’t No Grave.” Creating a moving, ever-evolving homage to the musical icon, the result is a crowd-sourced animated online music video that pushes the boundaries of the medium. The site has already received over 175,000 visitors from 165 countries, and features almost 10,000 drawing submissions.

The album “Ain’t No Grave” is deeply rooted in themes of mortality, resurrection, and everlasting life. The Johnny Cash Project pays tribute to these themes.

www.johnnycashproject.com

The is only famous person I have wept for on the day of their death. (Albeit, drunkenly and embarrassingly in a bar.)