May 15, 2013
I recently ended up watching Mick Foley’s 1995 match with Terry Funk, and well, to be honest, it was one of the most compelling, and honestly kinda terrifying things I had seen in a while. Unrelentingly violent, and with a sense of a honest, desperate struggle. I ended up reading about him, and found out that he’s a genuinely great human being, and from what I can tell from interviews, other wrestling clips, and samples from his writing I’ve read, a really ernest and sweet dude. I did this really quickly, and it’s super rough, but I really wanted to capture that aspect of him in a kinda innocent way.Drawing this made me really happy, and I’ve been out of it a lot recently.

I recently ended up watching Mick Foley’s 1995 match with Terry Funk, and well, to be honest, it was one of the most compelling, and honestly kinda terrifying things I had seen in a while. Unrelentingly violent, and with a sense of a honest, desperate struggle. I ended up reading about him, and found out that he’s a genuinely great human being, and from what I can tell from interviews, other wrestling clips, and samples from his writing I’ve read, a really ernest and sweet dude.

I did this really quickly, and it’s super rough, but I really wanted to capture that aspect of him in a kinda innocent way.
Drawing this made me really happy, and I’ve been out of it a lot recently.

12:24pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyl2aHbx
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Filed under: art drawings illustration fan art WWE pro-wrestling WCW tna wrestling Mick Foley TNA wrestling professional wrestling cactus jack mankind blood cute 
April 8, 2013
So, I’m reblogging this thing I did a few years ago because just got to see The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, one of my absolute favorite films, in a theater for the first time.That movie always gives me this overwhelming, powerful sense joy and excitement that I cannot shake for days after viewing. So here’s a picture I drew a couple years ago.

So, I’m reblogging this thing I did a few years ago because just got to see The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, one of my absolute favorite films, in a theater for the first time.
That movie always gives me this overwhelming, powerful sense joy and excitement that I cannot shake for days after viewing.

So here’s a picture I drew a couple years ago.

(Source: roryblank, via stereojam)

9:07pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyiFy4Js
(Notes: 29)
  
Filed under: Terry Gilliam art illustration The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Baron Munchausen film 
April 5, 2013
Ummmmm. So here’s a thing I’m working on for a thing for some people. It’s kinda a work in progress, but I’d like some input. Also, you should click to make it biggger.

Ummmmm. So here’s a thing I’m working on for a thing for some people. It’s kinda a work in progress, but I’d like some input. 
Also, you should click to make it biggger.

5:38pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyh-4x5t
(Notes: 12)
  
Filed under: mice art illustration mine explosives 
April 4, 2013
So decided to try to do a really quick portrait of Roger Ebert.There was a period of my life, when I was an adolescent, where I would watch At The Movies every single week, to hear his opinion on things, and to find out about movies. In the last decade, while he battled cancer, and dealt with surgical complications, the explosion of writing that he did was amazing. To call him prolific wouldn’t even come close.While I didn’t always agree with what he said (including his absolute hatred of the movie The Usual Suspects), he almost always seemed like a thoughtful and usually kind man, and, more importantly, a person with a deep and abiding love for an artform, who wanted to share that enthusiasm with the world, and to inspire that in others. ink+digital

So decided to try to do a really quick portrait of Roger Ebert.
There was a period of my life, when I was an adolescent, where I would watch At The Movies every single week, to hear his opinion on things, and to find out about movies. 
In the last decade, while he battled cancer, and dealt with surgical complications, the explosion of writing that he did was amazing. To call him prolific wouldn’t even come close.
While I didn’t always agree with what he said (including his absolute hatred of the movie The Usual Suspects), he almost always seemed like a thoughtful and usually kind man, and, more importantly, a person with a deep and abiding love for an artform, who wanted to share that enthusiasm with the world, and to inspire that in others.

ink+digital

9:40pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyhxK84K
(Notes: 16)
  
Filed under: doodles portraits roger ebert art illustration my stuff ebert 
March 28, 2013
NEW PROJECT So a few days ago, I found a gigantic stake of pieces of papers that I’d torn out of a Russian workbook from a few years ago.  My original intention was to post them all in an entry titled “Я не говорю по-русски” (I don’t Speak Russian), the joke being that this was supposed to serve as an explanation why, despite having taken classes in the language for two years, and minored in Russian studies in college, I can’t to save my life, say more than a few very basic phrases, like Hi, How are are you, My name is Rory, and I like American Blue Jeans, Levis are the best blue jeans. Then it occurred to me that, chances are, hundreds, if not thousands of people on Tumblr with old notebooks full of little scribbles and things that are either going to sit on a shelf or in a box being ignored, or are going to be thrown away, and I had an idea. I’m starting a blog for the purpose of archiving and cataloging little halfthoughtout pieces and ideas that you might have. If you like the idea, and would like to contribute, just follow one of the numerous links back and subscribe, submit and share. I’m still working on giving the page a decent layout, and for right now it’s kinda barebones, but I have around 60 images queued up. Let’s do this.

NEW PROJECT

So a few days ago, I found a gigantic stake of pieces of papers that I’d torn out of a Russian workbook from a few years ago. 

My original intention was to post them all in an entry titled “Я не говорю по-русски” (I don’t Speak Russian), the joke being that this was supposed to serve as an explanation why, despite having taken classes in the language for two years, and minored in Russian studies in college, I can’t to save my life, say more than a few very basic phrases, like Hi, How are are you, My name is Rory, and I like American Blue Jeans, Levis are the best blue jeans.

Then it occurred to me that, chances are, hundreds, if not thousands of people on Tumblr with old notebooks full of little scribbles and things that are either going to sit on a shelf or in a box being ignored, or are going to be thrown away, and I had an idea.

I’m starting a blog for the purpose of archiving and cataloging little halfthoughtout pieces and ideas that you might have.

If you like the idea, and would like to contribute, just follow one of the numerous links back and subscribe, submit and share.

I’m still working on giving the page a decent layout, and for right now it’s kinda barebones, but I have around 60 images queued up. Let’s do this.

1:57pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyhLFZiD
(Notes: 12)
  
Filed under: doodles fun projects submissions drawings art illustration 
February 8, 2013

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Filed under: anxiety trouble sleeping my comics monsters horror depression personal comics Illustration 
November 25, 2012
I was having a conversation yesterday about the overabundance of D.I.Y. OR DIE tattoos, and trying to think of some way to make that better, following an offer for a DIY tattoo. My first thought was that it might be really funny to get a tattoo that says D.I.Y. AND DIE, with a skull with a bunch of screws and nails stuck in his head, and then somehow I jumped to thinking about Tim Allen’s character on Home Improvement, and I decided to see if I could do a mockup of a pseudo-Sailor Jerry flash of Tim The Tool Man Taylor. So here is that effort. It was definitely a funny learning experience. Edit: If the tags are to be believed, this is the first thing on tumblr labeled Home Improvement Fan Art. I hope I have hit a niche that will soon burst open. Also nothing came up when I googled Tim Allen Tattoos. I am breaking so much ground with this post.

I was having a conversation yesterday about the overabundance of D.I.Y. OR DIE tattoos, and trying to think of some way to make that better, following an offer for a DIY tattoo. My first thought was that it might be really funny to get a tattoo that says D.I.Y. AND DIE, with a skull with a bunch of screws and nails stuck in his head, and then somehow I jumped to thinking about Tim Allen’s character on Home Improvement, and I decided to see if I could do a mockup of a pseudo-Sailor Jerry flash of Tim The Tool Man Taylor. So here is that effort. It was definitely a funny learning experience.

Edit: If the tags are to be believed, this is the first thing on tumblr labeled Home Improvement Fan Art. I hope I have hit a niche that will soon burst open. Also nothing came up when I googled Tim Allen Tattoos. I am breaking so much ground with this post.

5:33pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyY2nZcB
(Notes: 19)
  
Filed under: Al Borland D.I.Y. DIY DIY OR DIE DIY tattoos Home Improvement Home Improvement Fan Art I saw a duck once Nothing tastes good any more Tim Allen Tim Taylor Tim The Tool Man Taylor Tool Time What rhymes with Greg? art funny hammers illustration lol my stuff my work portait portrait tattoos sailor Jerry screwdrivers stars stupid tattoo tattoo flash tattoos 
November 23, 2012
Another thing for a show that my friends are doing. If you happen to live in El Paso, you should go to it.  I don’t think that their music is about space sandworms, but I think sandworms are pretty cool.

Another thing for a show that my friends are doing. If you happen to live in El Paso, you should go to it.  I don’t think that their music is about space sandworms, but I think sandworms are pretty cool.

2:15pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyXuBbfw
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Filed under: Illustration art flyers homily illustration mud dreams outerspace punk rock sand worms sandworms show flyers dune mars space ships astronauts astronaut love rejection scifi sci-fi 
November 23, 2012
So, I really miss Michael Clarke Duncan. And I’m really charmed by thinking of a children’s book about John Coffey going off and having an adventure with Del’s mouse. I hope they get to the mouse city. Also, I want more Green Mile fan art. Draw some more Green Mile fan art. Tumblr, start acting cool like you do about Doctor Who but with the dramatic novellas of Stephen King. Gimme some homemade Misery hobbling gifs with wacky captions.

So, I really miss Michael Clarke Duncan. And I’m really charmed by thinking of a children’s book about John Coffey going off and having an adventure with Del’s mouse. I hope they get to the mouse city.

Also, I want more Green Mile fan art. Draw some more Green Mile fan art. Tumblr, start acting cool like you do about Doctor Who but with the dramatic novellas of Stephen King. Gimme some homemade Misery hobbling gifs with wacky captions.

12:42pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyXtpaKx
(Notes: 46)
  
Filed under: mice mouse the green mile Michael Clarke Duncan John Coffey Fan art Stephen King Green Mile art illustration mine my work children's book my stuff King Frank Darabont Darabont Darabunt Daracinnabon Duncan cute funny sad lowbrow Tom Hanks Tom Pancakes Dunk 
November 1, 2012
My friend Colin did this and it makes me laugh.

My friend Colin did this and it makes me laugh.

(Source: childrenintrouble)

3:15pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZGGwJyWP6OYc
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Filed under: Bob Ross Happy Trees NPR Illustration Other people's things