The Tears. (responses and free candy page 2)

[Android]

I feel like I have been a deadbeat dad on these forums lately. I set aside this evening to dig up some old and recent work to post up to let you know that im still alive and kicking.

This first one is a recent stream of consciousness digital drawing. Id like to try to coin a phrase for the digital art movement with this one, the title of this piece is called "the tears" the tears happen usually very late at night in a dark room when you are working feverishly on a digital creation, your hands are scratching away at the wacom so fast that you hardly remember that you have fingers, both eyes are fixed passionately on the glowing screen, it feels as if you are manipulating the pixels directly with your imagination. Time slips away, the music becomes invisible and then it happens. The unblinking eyes that have been focused so intensely on your monitor reach breaking point, they fill with fluid and tears stream down your face. The wet salty drops stream down your face and the physical reminder brings you back into temporal reality and you wipe them off your face.

I haven’t had "the tears" is a while, but I had them while working on this piece. actual sive is 4000x6000 pixels

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/acid_tears.jpg


I cant remember if i have posted these before so forgive me if I have but these are a few of the images im submitting for the spectrum book

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/hunger_wolf_spectrum.jpg

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/lesser_x.jpg

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/black_angl_web.jpg

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/eve_spectrum_xx.jpg


I anticipate it will be a while untill i get my act together and post agian so ill include some recent analog art as well

this is about an hour life drawing of my beloved Johna

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/johna_studio.jpg

and here is a portrait thats on display at the shooting gallery of my beloved Marko

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/marko_great.jpg

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/marko_shoot.jpg

and in case anyone has forgotten what i look like here is an oil painting sp i did and the last shooting gallery 12 hour painting show-

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/oil_port_shoot.jpg

thanks for your eyeballs
>:D :android: :android: :android:

[nicolas]

awesome work Andrew!! f*cking nuts is what you are...in a good way..=) I love the dog piece..really nice.
You should have no problem getting into Spectrum with those pieces.

thx for posting these.

N

[Art_Addict]

I know exactly what you mean with the tears... :)
SP is cool, and so are the others. Nice portrait of your girl too.

Don't wait this long with your next update Andrew K ?

Take Care
Tom

[hurricane]

i love the last sp!

markos portrait was cool too

nice to see some stuff from you andrew!

cheers

[James Kei]

I love you man.
You sir, are a daily inspiration to me.
These are dynamic, dark, beautiful, and sensational.

Bravo.

-JK

[Eriboss]

great stuff man, portraits are especially sweet!
Cheers

Eri :evilmustache:

[Alday.J]

It's great to see some new stuff from you ! The pic with the horses is simply great ! Cheers, Android !
J.

[fishw]

geez man, did you cut a hole out for the eye and just stand behind it in that last self portrait from instant gratification? just freaky

[stoph]

i dare say im quite a bit impressed with the latest piece, i saw the image before your username but nonetheless it screamed your style. couse saying that, im always impressed by your work. keep it coming mate, we are all in awe :}

[p4b10]

Hi Andrew, I really like the way you're going with your abstract pieces. The first one is strong but I really like the white angel with black wings, simple shapes but my fav from this bunch.

thanks for sharing.

pablo

[Barts]

fuk me dead

[glikster]

sniff.... sniff....




AAH!!!! Like sniffing heroin.

Beautiful... simply beautiful.

[Pixeldragoon]

Good job man, good to see you posting again. I love how unique your digis are... Always a prize to see that :D

[AngryScientist]

:$ :$ :$

*drool*


Nooice work. Loving this style, you're really perfecting it lately. Words can't measure my fangirlishness over these pics :P

[FuT]

awsome stuff! i love the portraits!!!!

[alti]

the tears are better than the "green screen" after an involentary sneeze.
great work.

-alti

[Hiipi]

Oh yay.

That´s the way, you have to be more frequent from now on then! Really nice portraits all of them, Marko-one was too cool! You really really do have your own style digitally, I haven´t seen anyone do anything like what you do. They look YOURS! Good thing!!! But also in a way a bad thing... Well what the hell do I rant about that, your other works look so different anyway and your digitals are (even though alike) too nice to look at!

...but still would like to see where you can stretch yourself since in your selfportraits there were some which were totally something different! Wonder what you are doing in MB and NOT showing us...

[thirdeye]

Always nice to see some new stuff from you Andrew :) The portraits are of course beautiful but what blows my mind is the 3rd painting. What's the story behind it ?

[Diego]

WOW, nice to see your work...
Love the johna and marko's portrait, absolutly gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing what you've been up to.
Always a pleasure to see your work

[Arctis]

Hi Vicomte,

I like a lot your self portrait, XVIIIth century style, and its strong contrast black/white.(though the subject could be more centered, I think)
The white angel is cool too, a sober effect for a strong impact.

BTW I can't load your website anymore : I saw your fast life drawings on it, awesome, so I feel frustrated not to see them anymore.

[Lone Wolf]

You are a great inspiration. Thank you.

[vigostar]

wow, Andrew.. Those portraits are really something else... I especially like Marko's portrait but your portrait is really amazing... Looks like something out of a Rob Zombie flick. The like type of dude that would strap down his victims on a examining table and pick at their skin with a fishing hook trying to fins the ripest part to devour.. Damb cool i tell you... Where ever you get the inspiration morph someones face into the portraits you create, I want some of that.. where ever you get it...

[foster]

Hi Andrew, I'm so excited to see this work. you have stated your passion for art and it is oh so apparent in these pieces. my favorite is the portrait of Marko. incredible!

Jon

[strych9ine]

All these pieces are fucking gorgeous, but your portraits are truly powerful. Good luck on getting into Spectrum bro, it's about time they heard of the Jones.

[andreasrocha]

Beautiful...just beautiful.

Your "digital tears" text is right on spot. Very good!

[endercoskun]

sweet stuff man, um... i mean pretty fucking awesome! digging the portraits. always great to see new stuff from you. thanx for sharing.

:bow:

:android:

[Aether]

Great work, especially those SPs. Your pieces always have a twist to them that i enjoy alot

Great work and keep it up

[DV8]

speechless... freaking amazing

[Shinryu]

excellent stuff Android, the analog stuff is awsome, dont suppose you have any sketchbook pages laying around?

cheers

[JoshuaTheJames]

Is this Art' or CCooncept Art' ...the world I know is falling apart around me!

Heh.

Yo, I dig the 3rd one the best. I love the dynamics of the figure that come through even with little to no detail.

Could we get a detail of you self port? I would like to see how you handled your oil paint.


-Joshua

[Scubasteve]

The third and fourth ones down are AWESOME! I love the brush strokes. Im not too crazy about the first one, mainly because its not as interesting as the others. It looks like a series of doodles. Nice doodles though. The others are amazing!

[Dougbot]

Very cool stuff. The first has an almost Steadman feel. I'm into a lot of spiritual writing right now, your work always pops up in my head when I'm reading that stuff. I'd love to see an Andrew piece base on the Bhagavad-Gita (Stephen Mitchell has a really good translation of it). Hell, I'll buy you a copy of that, I think you'd dig it.

Anyway, nice work.

[Call0ps]

i had "tears" when i saw your work...so amazing ..so beautiful...

[Carnifex]

wow first time i see a non-selfportrait pic in that weirdo swirly style. great work.
hey,btw you got any additional pics from prague?


...i can't sleep the tears will eat me...

[Elwell]

Daddy, you came home!

What impresses me more than anything is how true you are to whatever medium you work in.

[Olof]

I try not to kiss ass all to much..

but this fucking deserves some serious kissing.
"Lesser evil" and "black angels" are some of the best I've ever seen.
Didn't notice them at first when I saw them in that big MB post, but I saw them later on and well, they're great. What else can I say.

I hope that you'll post more of these!

and, what's "spectrum"?

.peace

[P E N Ricklund]

Very very nice.
Glad to see more of your work. Looking so good, your portraits are gorgeous. Or maybe it's just Marko :\

Hugs!

[Craig D]

They're all fantastic
but your portraits really gave me the shivers,
the Marko one makes me want to run to the next room and get to work.
Gotta go, thanks

[loomer]

Daddy, you came home!

What impresses me more than anything is how true you are to whatever medium you work in.

Agreed - it's always Andrew 'Android' Jones...
You are definetly in control of the medium - not the other way around (although I do feel for myself it is somewhat of a dance between artist and medium...perhaps?)
I love the 4 horsemen piece and the bonedawg especially. Good luck with Spectrum :)

[StrangeAlchemist]

Awesome work, although I could have guessed as much before opening the thread. I dig the loose quality of the first one, and the textures on the portrait of Marko are extra sweet. I'll have to swing by TL and take a peek. Thanks for the drop.

[Mr.Blonde]

beautiful stuff! the portrait of marko is tops! I have been waiting for a better picture of that self portrait in oils... thanks for posting!

[van.bot]

man alive, this stuff is breathtaking. just incredible.

[Victor B]

HOLY cow the digital stuff, then the hour life drawing! then the portraits! man just great stuff I'd love to see you in action your life drawings astound! thanks for posting!

[Marko Djurdjevic]

Dear Andrew,

you've been my best friend since the first day we met and you changed my life in many ways since that day.
I am glad and proud to watch you grow and prosper, joining you on your adventures and sharing my everyday life with you.
I love you man.


For you other guys, that portrait Andrew made of me has a lot of special meaning and symbolism hidden within the marks and elements which are incorporated in the painting. Andrew didn't just do a portrait of me, but he tried capturing my whole life with this piece of art. Just notice the lovers kissing in my beard, or the skull on the back of my nose. So much thought went into this...

[Kresh]

Your first piece is cool , the horse in the middle really intrests me for some reason. 3rd one down is wicked, i really like the shapes of the wings you make.

Portraits are nice as well. I was wondering for a 12 hour painting do you thin your paint at all in the beggining? Im an idiot with oils.

edit: Marko- holy shit i didnt even notice that, now im going to have to see what else i can find in there.

[Kian]

Incredibly inspirational yet again. You fail to fail Andrew.

[Nexus]

Awesome work as always man. I've come to easily recognize your style and a many of the pieces displayed here have that biomechanical feel to them that I first came in contact with in your Metroid concepts. They possess a foreboding quality which I think stems from the fact that many of your creatures appear to be composed purely of taut sinews and ligaments barely concealed by translucent skin. In some cases, such as the dog shown above, the interior structures are clearly visible. Is exploring the dichotomy of the outer apperance versus that of the visceral inner workings something that you strive towards or is it more of an adopted personal style? Also, were you influenced by Giger's work as I can see elements reminiscent of his creations within your pieces? Keep up the good work man, I await your next contributions eagerly.

[sparth]

hello and!
glad to see some new stuff from you. the pieces that really attract me the most are n2 and n3.
and all the portrait are haunting in a very pleasant way too.

i absolutely love the way you have expressed yourself concerning that mysterious creation process. i personaly can be quite shaken sometimes if i manage to get the result i want on a screen. it's a very moving experience.


take care

sparthie

[VirusArtist]

DAMN!!! i've been trying to find out who did that 3rd piece ever since jason manley posted the massive black portfolio!! android.. you dont know how much of a favour you did me with posting that piece in high rez...

awesome.. simply awesome... thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!!

and thanx some more...

Etienne

[Jworion]

wow unbelivablely awesome! love the 4 horsemen. good luck with spectrum!! woot woot!

[ElvisMcVegas]

Jesus Christ, That marko picture is awesome. You're an inspiriation to to everyone on CA. I get 'the tears' when I draw in my sketchbook sometimes or when I'm making something in Fireworks or Photoshop.

[Grooveholmes]

thanks for your eyeballs
>:D :android: :android: :android:

Thanks for giving these eyeballs something to glom on to.>:D

[Interceptor]

I think I'd lost it when I saw a post by you in this thread. But my dreams have come true. hahah.

Very very very excellent work. I'm been studying your stuff ALOT lately. You're a huge inspiration, Andrew :0

[rWDrk]

WOw, really like Marko's portrait!!
And the one with the horses :D

Cheers R3M

[AgAtA]

Hello Andrew,

Love your two last portraits, particularly these of Marko.
Paradoxically, it seems to me that it is less staged, more true-life.
I can't make myself more clear.:dur: :teeth:
To qualify them, I don't know if that word exist in english, in french we could said :"They are inhabited"...:)

[mert_yavasca]

inspirational works. It's like an art lesson to see your works. Greaattt!!!

[Danomight]

The three portraits alone show the true diversity of your style and techniques.

Thank you for being such an inspiration.

[Dutton]

I think a sample of your work pops up about 4 out of 5 times I load up Painter, and it's such a tease every time I click on the link to your site only to have it come up blank! Would be great to see it up again, especially after seeing these recent pieces!
Good luck with your Spectrum entries.

[redehlert]

Inspiration, pure inspiration - thanks for coming back to us kids, Dad!

Cheers,
D

[Jeff Jaws]

that oil self portrait is bad ass! cool make up.

Jj.

[Android]

cheers for all of your kind words, my ego thanks you greatly-


Nicolas- thanks nick- Marko and me miss you, im glad you like the dog piece; it’s homage to the nature of addiction.

Art_addict- Ill will make an effort to post more, im happy to hear you can identify with "the tears"

Hurricane- im glad you approve, I consider you to be a very prudent critic ;)

James Kei- wow that really means allot to me man. It’s been beautiful seeing your skills flower; I know have the best seat in the house to whiteness your blooming.

Eriboss- thanks you- the portraits make my soul feel good.

Alday.J - thanks, the Horses piece was an illustration inspired by one of my favorite bands in Austin called the Black Angels http://www.theblackangels.com/ check them out!

fishw - ha-ha, I wish it were that easy, that eye was definitely the turning point on that portrait, and I got the most responses from people at the show about the eye.

stoph- thanks you, sometimes it seems that the farther away I try to get from "my style" the more I find it.

p4b10- thanks Pablo, im a big fan of your work. the white actually began as a totally abstract image, I was meditation on the end of the worlds, and a battle scene between Lucifer and one of his lesser demons began to manifest itself, Marko hates the name but I was calling it "the battle of lesser evil"

Barts- what a way to go

glikster- sniffing heroin is for ladies, its a waste, mainline is the only way to go

pixeldragon - thanks man

AngryScientist,- this style has a long way to go towards perfection , especially since perfection is in itself a total illusion, maybe its there already.

Fut- thanks you. I will have to do some more-

alti- I agree with you, thanks

Hiipi- I think I understand you , as an artist I always want to make something that looks different, but if I create too many different works then they all start to have a sameness? kind of a paradox. oh well , I just do what I do. MB keeps me really busy, all the work posted has been late night and weekend stuff.

thirdeye- I touched briefly on the 3rd painting earlier, its one of the most common archetypes to have a battle between good and evil. I wanted to make a piece where two evil forces were battling each other, If Lucifer could challenge god and become the devil, I imagined a day where one of Lucifer’s demons would in turn confront him as well. man that sounds stoopid when I type it out;)

diego - thanks I learned allot on those 2 portraits

Arctis- thank you, my web server is down, im in the process of trying to build my own website not, and its been an up hill battle. if anyone wants to trade some original for a cool website design im all ears?

Lone Wolf- at the end of the day giving inspiration is the most valuable thing I can offer after giving love, and always better than taking money -

vigostar- thank you, im actually much more sinister than any rob zombie character, I prefer to have my victims alive, and im cunning enough to have them lie down without using any straps at all. the trick is to let them willingly offer me their ripest parts, then I devour their hearts with an insatiable hunger. bon appetite

Foster- Im glad you are responding to the Marko portrait. It by itself was more of a journey than all of the others combined. It was by far one of the greatest technical and conceptual challenges I have faced in a long time. The subject for the show was to create a portrait of your favorite living artist, alive or dead. trying to capture the essence of someone with as much power, strength and complexity as Marko seemed like a Herculean task, in the end I let the stress and pressure melt away and it turned into a labor of love.

strych9ine- thanks, this will be the first time ive ever gotten my shit together to actually enter, ill keep my fingers crossed.

andreasrocha - thank you . I figure the new era of digital art needed some modern catch phrases.

ender - thanks for enjoying it. keep an eye out for any new pick android slippers, my work has been really well received in Turkish supermarkets.

Aether- twisted work from a twisted soul. I have always found the twisted trees in a forest to be so much more beautiful than the tallest straightest trees.

dv8- thank you-

Shnyru- Im dedicating allots more of my time to the analog realm. I actually have lots of sketchbook pages . I will post some of those soon as well.

JTJ- thanks josh, my worlds falls apart on a daily basis, my oil portrait is still at the gallery, once I get it back I will take some higher rez photos for ya.

Scubasteve- thank you, the 4th piece is dedicated to the spirit of EVE, the first one is a series of doodles. I had a frenzy of apocalyptic rants running through my head and I had to get them out. Living in sf feels like I have a front row seat to the end of the world.

doughbot- wow, thanks allot, what a complement. I try to incorporate a spiritual element in allot of my personal work. I would love to illustrate some of the concepts of the Bhagavad-Gita. if you buy me one ill read it and dedicate a piece for you. if you’re into spiritual reading I highly suggest the words of one of the most profound spiritual teachers I have ever read. his name is Echart Tolle
http://www.eckharttolle.com/home.php?section=about&show=ABOUT%20-%20Power%20of%20now I have been working on a series of images to illustrate his teachings.

CallOps- awwe , that’s sweet of you.

Carnifex- thanks carnie, I think I posted all the pics that I have so far
you will have to wait for Montréal for another photo op

Elwell- ha-ha, thanks sonny-boy. when you consider that the world of form is just an illusion the argument between pixels vs. paints melts away. sill I miss my undo when dealing with the primitive pigments. and I miss my chaos when im manipulating my ones and zeros. balance and moderation is the key to happiness.

MorteM -im happy they impress you, I wasn’t sure if Jason had posted them in the giant MB thread. Spectrum is an annual book dedicated to fantasy and fiction art. its kink of like the contempory bible of unicorns, dragons and aliens.

pencilator-its just Marko- kisses

Craig D - have fun. thanks

Loomer- thanks man. it may look like I can control the mediums I actually strive for the state of mind and spirit where the mediums control me. that always where I create the best work.

StrangeAlchemist. the show should be up for a few more days, there are lots of awesome portraits at the show, definitely check it out

Mr. Blonde - thanks, I will try to scan the other portrait once I get it back. its actually still "for sale" at the gallery.

van bot- ill take your breath over a compliment any time.

vctr- what can I say im a fan of over saturation.

Marko- you are always my best critic and friend. I cant even imagine how radically different my work and my life would look today without your influence. cheers my friend.

Kresh_ on the 12-hour painting I did start off really thin with oils and turpentine until I felt comfortable with the likeness and the shapes. then I put in the highlights with more opaque paint. someday ill have the balls for more of an ala prima style.

Kain3001 oh I fail all the time, sometimes daily, but my failures are my greatest teacher. success never teaches me anything except how to be a jerk.

Nexus_ I love big replies like yours. very insightful. its impossible to be a contemporary artist without being influenced by artists like giger. but as far as influences I don’t consider giger to be at the top of my list, or at least I don’t want to admit it. as far as the sinews and anatomy I was heavily influenced by my experience in medical school where I dissected cadavers. I have always been fascinated by the macro and the micro-cosims of the human and animal form. the beautiful of death and decay. if there is one universal truth in this world is that everything eventually fades away.

Sparthie- I live to haunt you;)so when are you coming of to sf? the whole MB crew misses you.
I know what you mean by getting shaken. I believe we both share a similar approach to the abstract digital creation process. I don’t think I would want it any other way. I always prefer reaching a conclusion in a painting that I could have never expected that arriving at the shadow of a preconceived dream.

VirusArtist- im glad I could bring resolution to the mystery.

Jworion- thanks, its so funny how conditioned the word is to the coming apocalypse because if you look closer there are actually 5! horseman, and they are actually angels.

ElvisMcVegas- moments of tears is what makes life worth living.

Grooveholmes- anytime man.

Interceptor- I just noticed your avatar. that’s awesome- im glad that my nightmares can satisfy your dreams .

rWDrk- thanks, I have been on a big horse drawing kick lately.

AgAtA- the Marko portrait was a really impulsive creative process. I struggled for weeks over what I was going to paint. I left it down to the last weekend before the show. I sat him down in my favorite chair and began by making a drawing from life of his face. he left, and I locked the door and turned off my phone and drew continually for about 14 hours. I hit a point where I just stopped thinking about what I was doing and let my hand take over. there were moments where I was just watching my hand draw like I was enjoying a film. I hit a point of "no_mind" where the drawing told me what it wanted to be. it became like a giant dance.
I have been loving your recent work allot. give JS a big kiss for me.

Mert_yavasca_ im so glad you get that much out of it, cheers

Danomight_ any time, thank you for appreciating it.

Dutton_ ha ha . like I said before im working on a long overdue website update. It’s a trip opening up painter and seeing my work. whenever it happens I feel like I better step up to the plate. whenever I see Dan milligans work I want to hide under a rock;)

redehlert_ daddy loves you, way more than his other girlfriends and her kids. checks in the mail I promise.

Jeff Jaws, it was fun putting the make up on, something meditational about painting my face then making a painting of my face.

[Red_Rook]

hah, oh dude i dun think tremendously motherfreakin awesome covers it, but you get the point :D love your portraits especialy :D

[Android]

i almost forgot that i made these

this one is an unfinished sketch. Im posting it especialy for Dougbot, its one of the illustration about the Spiritual teachings of Eckhart Tolle "the Power of Now" book. one of the most valuable pieces of literature to ever cross my path.
this drawing is a depiction of the different levels of the pysche, the sleeper, the watcher and the painbody.
http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/sleep_watch_pain.jpg

and this one has no spiritual signifiance what so ever.pure eye candy- i call it "the red TIT"
http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/red_tit__.jpg

[Android]

and this was is one that rides the fence between a fine art painting and abstract game level design for mb.

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/redemption____.jpg

this is an environment for a level called vein city.One of MB internal properties. we will be releasing this game sometime around 2012

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/vein_city.jpg

[Lauren Short]

regardless of my emotional state at the time, every time i view a piece by you it makes me stop and look at the layers and think lol, i fucking love you for that bro...

[Fellah.]

The "the Power of Now" sketch is one of the most beautiful sketches i have ever seen. Damn.

[hurricane]

love the new pics!

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/sleep_watch_pain.jpg
that one is alittle flat, the 3 chars are imho too close to eachother (depthwise)

that last one made me dream away to some strange land! awesome, first time in a while that happend to me!

*goes away to paint some*

cheers

[janni]

Android! I get the tears when i look at your art. what can i say? there's something in your art that realy sticks out beyound technique, design, drawing and all. it's passion, love and dedication. When I've your work on my screen passion, love and dedication should literally start dripping out of it! i do not only feel inspired, i feel the same passion, love and dedication you put in your work in me right now. that's something that does not happen with a lot of artist's work.
especially your portrait of marko blows me away.

[GreenThumbArt]

damn homie your always coming up with some sick ass shit and i love it. especially that last environment, i hope you weren't joking about the release date haha.. i'll definately keep tuned to this thread in hope for future updates

*5 stars*

[Kian]

I go away for two minutes! Thanks for your reply man. Its a true statement indeed.
I guess, in a way if I wanted you to do even better (cant believe i just said that), I should be telling you everything's "OK"...or crap :P.
Taoism bro, its the only way.

[Barts]

Oh fuk me over and over again in corpse form

[Art_Addict]

Love the black figure in the first one! You see the first 2 guys and then suddenly you notice him behind them, the first time you see the piece... nice.

show us more man ! :)

[Recursive_End]

Your work is mesmerizing of technique and knowledge of every assembly of forms and colors. Each pose and expression translates a feeling, and there's nothing useless in each of those pics.
Im just impressed by the ease you have to retranscribe your visions, and how you play with with everything you've learn till now.

[Ramon Contini]

Mindblowing art. Been a fan for a while now, and I still remember the A'dam workshop with you like yesterday. Love the Marko portret and your self portret the most. Cheers.

[Android]

injection223- awesome man, glad i could make you smile

Fellah.- trust me its a much more beautifull book

Hurricane, thanks for the crit, if i ever take this one to a finished level i will take your advice into consideration.

green thumb art - Of course i was joking, there will be no more video games released after 2012

kain3001, let IT be, what it IS brother.

Barts- sloppy seconds

art addict- .. and then after you read the book you realize its all the same guy!


recursive End. if ony i could remember everything i have forgotten.

Ramoni contini- the tiem spent in amsterdam will remain some of the best days of our lives. im glad you were there to share in it.

and finaly....

janni- this is going to be the last response for tonight , Reading your response warms me from the inside out. Being an artist can be a big responsibility and a twisted road, I am guilty of squandering a large part of my artistic efforts in the pursuit of financial gain, ego indulgence, I often dip into the dark side and use my art for sex. These are things that I am not proud of and at the same time I cannot deny their truth. The fact is I will most likely continue towards these shallow pursuits. but on my path into debauchery there are moments where I somehow manage to abandon my self-seeking goals and surrender to a place and a state of mind beyond gratification, beyond the "little me". its a place of love and pressence where I stop fighting life or even stop trying to live life and simple put let life live through me. Marko’s portrait captured that moment. It’s a blessing that I can share that love with you NOW, and a gift to me that you can receive it. Thank you for reminding me of the places my true path can lead. (end gushy rant)

time for bed
good night orgians :yawn: :android:

[m@.]

So nice! thanks for sharing those. Your style has really grown into something unique, I love those portraits...and everything actually. your art and attitude are very inspiring.

Also, seeing those concepts like that abstract level design makes me eager to see what will come out of MB's internal games.. I can't wait!

[djudju]

i love a lot your work realy !!!

[cotron]

man, great to see what you've been up to.

the respect for intuition is very apparent in your paintings, and it makes it interesting as an audience to see... very few people allow their viewers into their thought process so well. Seeing the Marko portrait in person was cool as well, I enjoyed sifting through the thoughts it provoked.

cheers, thanks for posting.

[thirdeye]

Andrew, thank you for your reply - it's very interesting to know the story behind your paintings. Thanks you for sharing the new ones - the "red tit" is my favourite - I like how lack of spiritual background makes it free for interpretation. I'll be looking forward to see those sketchbook pages you mentioned. You are a huge inspiration for me. Take care :)

[Dan Milligan]

Andrew!

My God man...

I don't really what to analyze or dissect these. I will instead just sit back and stare in wonderment.

Please wait up for the rest of us.

Dan

[Carnifex]

*red tit saved for pure eyecandy inspiration awesomeness*

so the ones of the very last evening didn't turn out well? (the one of me with mike's cap f.ex.?)

oh btw,you have checked out the ones i posted already,have you?
rock on wonderboy!

[Gezstar]

kick arse stuff! i really like the glowing character on the first page and the environment on this page.

[4rt-r41d]

<3 <3 <3 <3
man,,,, i almost thought you were dead or something...
these are fantastic....
i cannot put into words how outstanding these pictures are..
i hope you post a little more frequent, its a blast seeing your stuff..


thanks for these wonderfull paintings!

[vigostar]

Im with Dan but, i'd fear you would need to slow down waaay too much for me.. fantastic... You know when I made that comment about your demon prince piece I really didnt understand where you were going with your artwork and therefore made the crit. after being around these boards and being exposed to a plethora of different artist Im starting to understand what it means to create something different. Although when we grow as artists we try to be that "something different" 9 times out of ten we end up like the rest but, sometimes, just sometimes and artist comes around and you sit back and say "hey, now this is fucking cool"! My hats off to you my friend. Good luck in your future projects..

[Egoartist]

*Jaw drops on the floor. This is simply inspirational. Thank you!

[FuT]

Is there any way to see a photo of the portrait of Johna?I mean a front view, right now its kind of tilted. Im a total portrait freak, i absolutely love drawing portraits and watching them especially what you have made. so far that i have understood that u use a reddish-orange color pencil for under-drawing and then go over with usual and other color pencils? also the under-drawing pencil gives a warm skin tone? I would really appreciate it if you could answer even one of these questions. :)

[Erilaz]

What always amazes me is the lengths you go to for your art. You seem to put your whole self into your work and give nothing less than your all. You have such a deep resource of passion for your art that you take extensive time for your personal work as well as Massive Black. Even more so you want share your skill with the world and teach us regularly through the workshops. That's dedication.

And I really appreciate that.

The added fact that your art is kickass is just painfully motivating!:bashful:

/rant (sorry!)

[donkeyslayer]

android android android.... you have no idea how i've craved an upadate from you. and even more of a surprise that you threw some candy on the second page. though, i was told not to take candy from strangers, it is the best kind that there is. and don't most dealers thrive on the notion that people do take candy from strangers? i think so


much love, man :donk: :android:

is there a shortcut for the way you get those concentric circles there? the repeated design. mmm.

[Sammy]

oh, amazing --- pure sexums

I needed an Andrew fix, this is all fantastic ---- I love the abtract game design one, It stands as a great statement for the industry ... maybe that's me, but damn it's nice.

I really hope you get down and visit Retro sometime over the next year --- I'll pitch in what I can for some plane tickets :p

[Living Rope]

wow ! ... I mean WOW ! now THAT's huge man...
I'm leaving CA a few days and I get this on my screen. shit, that's huge...
I had the privilege to see some of these images when you came in Paris and it's so cool to have a trace of all this beautiful art now.
I'm having trouble with my state of "Tears" these days. Can't manage to concentrate on my feelings, opening the shakras you know kind of stuff... life sometimes simply don't permits it. But when I saw those pieces, I kinda remembered what it's like to feel free painting before the screen. So thanks for sharing the passion, I'll try to surf on that feeling as much as I can before it flies away...

[DSillustration]

such great stuff!
the "tolle" piece is really wonderful.

but my favorite pic is the one of your johna...
so much stuff to look at.
beautiful sketch,
beautiful girl,
beautiful home...
i really enjoy that picture.
im jealous, my wife NEVER poses for me!

[redehlert]

oh the expressive quality. oh the joy!
whu thu....what's that smell? oh shit. literally. i need Depends®. ;)
thanks for the check, daddy...and the eye candy!
cheers!
d
ps - come back to seattle some time.

[Evil_Sloth]

simply beautiful.

[Skank]

youve given me alot to think about dr jones....

youre showcasing here what ive been trying to capture in my own works...and i think ive learned that i care about what comes out on my pages too much...heheh. time to let the pencil make its own way for a while!
your portraits are always an inspiration.
thanks for sharing man

[lyon]

Andrew - I don't know what to say. You have such a unique voice, there is nothing else out there like you. Lesser X is beatiful and I love red TIT too. I look foward to continuing to witness you carve out your place in the world.

Howard

[theshunzun]

Missssssster Jones.

I see that the quaaaalllllity of your work exccccceeeeds my expeK-tations.

I see that you sir have muCH po-ten-tial in youuuuu.....

to ruuuule the worlllld.

keeP-puh oooooonnnnnnnn truckin'

(Metroid Prime rules!)

[theshunzun]

and so does Echoes!

[Jason Manley]

excellent work mr jones. it is crazy to think back to 2002 and think about what you were doing then vs what you are doing now. good stuff.

looking forward to 2012

;)


j

[Calle_]

shit man.. i didnt know you could paint olis that fucking good haha you gotta do more of those i totally love the self portrait and the other portraits of marko and joahn(?). mottahfuckin great
hm, just wondering, is that the crimson skull on markos nose? (misfits)
or does it just look like it hehe
peace

[Red_Rook]

ooh 2012 eh?

dead sexy, btw vein city is one awesome environment, glow tool baby, for the win! <3

[bRyaN]

How you feel about Marko, is how i feel about all you guys...

Things would be mighty different without the influences and the kindness you guys have shown...

i might've had a 3 yeear old daughter by now, working just to survivie...

Andrew, this stuff is beautiful man...it's good to know you still rock personal stuff out...

[asoir]

It's almost disturbing how skilled you are. Christ. And it's great you're posting more often, it's been a while!

[flaptraps]

Inspiring!! thanks for showing the latest and greatest man!

[magicgoo]

Really great imagination you have there. I especially like the faceless creatures. They're creepy but calming at the same time.

[Jens]

heeey :)

i've waited a long time for this post!
Just want to drop in and say hi, and thanks for an amazing workshop and everything else! My eyes are ok again and your portrait of me is hanging in my room.

Your portrait of Marko reminded me of alex grey, and I love how your background elements are more organical and with form. Can't wait for more.

[Profil]

Awesome. Especially the Marko potrait.

This thing about spirituality. I want to belive that there's something more, that we aren't just made of atoms reacting to each other. It's a subject I'm not really sure how I feel about it. I do belive there must be some sort of spirituality, something that makes us the ones we are. But I haven't seen anything that would prove to me that's how it is.
I'm starting to get tears, this subject is sensitive for me, I don't know what I should think.

[StrangeAlchemist]

The "power of now" sketch is a personal favorite from what I've seen of your work. It has that indefinable quality that gives an image true staying power... I guess the power of now. lol

[brokk]

endless thankyou.

[le capitan]

wow, android, thats crazy, my mom is really into the power of now. Quite bizarre. Great art as always. cool colors and lines.

[Dougbot]

Im posting it especialy for Dougbot

I think I'm actually blushing. :bashful:

All this work is incredible. So friggin stunning. I'll pick up Eckhart Tolle's "the Power of Now" this week. Thanks for the head's up.

[el coro]

the....taste....of your tears.........................is.........well..its ............DELICIOUS!!!
much love to you my brother. i was just lookin at some old orc stuff you did a few years ago, and i thought to myself, goddamn this guy has really blossomed. i know we all have, but it is apparent to me that you have matured into a strong warrior. one of the best i know. keep slaying them baby. you know as long as i breathe, i will always be there to cheer you on, help you out, or just make out with you and let you cop feels.

-c36(tribal warlord)

[Arctis]

excellent work mr jones. it is crazy to think back to 2002 and think about what you were doing then vs what you are doing now. good stuff.

looking forward to 2012

;)


j

He was already good in 2002 :)

Anyway this remark is interesting, so I have a question for you, Andrew : since 2002, in which area of your art have you improved the most, for you ?

I would also be interested to have JasonManley's opinion about it, since he know you very well.

Cheers

[donkeyslayer]

make out with you and let you cop feels.


and let the cops feel you.:blahblah:

[N8 Van Dyke]

Thanks for spilling some work. Always great to see some natural mediums. Great Marko. Caught him.

[Lemai]

My God Andrew, ur work has gone thru such a beautiful metamorphisis over the years. Whatever spritual entities that are guiding your hands have obviously been serving their purpose. I hope that you will continue to allow this transformation to take place and to keep allowing your subconscious thoughts to manifest themselves onto the visual plain for all of us to see. Whether you truly understand it or not, you have been such a great silent mentor for so many of us out here. Thank you oh so much...

- best wishes

[Bomba]

It's great to see a mutual respect being shared amongst artists and friends. Its heart felt to see such support and honesty being shared. It's a rare thing to experience in this industry and within the entertainment field... but my hopes is that the tide is changing and evolving. MB and all those whom call it home are a testimony of how things should be. Remarkable work and a wonderful exploration.
-Jason-

[GreenThumbArt]

green thumb art - Of course i was joking, there will be no more video games released after 2012

shit man i would probably literally cry... but what i meant was thats a long release date haha. I know it should be an awesome game if its going to take that long though, the environment concept certainly looks promising.<3

[zao75231]

fucking amazing, thank you for sharing mr. Jones

-Rob

[N D Hill]

I know this sounds sappy but you, right now, are my absolute favorite artist. I don't want to just add more praise the big steaming pile but I'm afraid it's all well warranted. I could go on about your ability, as I could for many others here at CA, but what I appreciate the most is that you have an incredible sense of ambiance, gesture and subtlety that speaks volumes. Everything sort of has this maddening texture that provides the perfect amount of chaos to a point where there's nothing sterile about any part of your images. Things like the geometric shapes contrasting against your kinetic brushwork and the luminosity that seams to float over the cooler dark forms of your characters. It's a good kind of conflict. You know, you elevate the whole genre of concept art to something with deeper meaning and soul to it.

Shit, man, it's really just that you never fail to surprise me. I sure envy the people you rub off on directly.

[Ben Mauro]

humbling, so humbling and inspiring andrew. Thank you so much for sharing. That one of marko....just speaks right to me. thank you


-Ben

[Fozzybar]

i think the "red TIT" could need some additional paintings for the row...like "blue PENIS" and "green ASS"...i don't know but i am getting vulgar recently...

But it's nice to see you posting some artwork on the boards again...i would like to see more of the good ol' ca.org masters posting their shit...recovering the balance on the site...

[RES]

What a day, I’ve just spent the last 3 hours trying to get painter to work again after a fatal crash:nohope: and was about to give up but I just found this thread and it’s cheered me up no end:^^: ….Many thanks for sharing your inspirational work, you’ve re given me a boost to keep on going

[pogonip]

I love # 3 ! Your Wife/GF is super hot and that is a great portrait ! Sometimes I think you over work your art it's good to see something streight up like that ! That painting of Marko is the f-ing shit bro !

[Riddick]

Great work dear Jones!
I'm happy too discover your work!
I love the angels on the page one and the last 3 works, it is so good!
And I'm not surprised to see how much few of your paintings aare so far fom Sparth's work.
;)

[liquidwerx]

Sickness... You're a huge inspiration.


M

[steak-tron]

mmmmm red titties :drool:


Your work is beautiful Andrew. It's been a huge treat watching your work unfold, manifest and grow inside the office and out. Beautiful work on the portrait of Marko... only now am I noticing the subtle hand with a cigarette :P now the pictures' even more him. I feel like I owe each one of you titans a huge debt of gratitued whenever a little piece of your approach pops up in my work. It usually comes out of no where and can be startling.. Like seeing a magic trick and not being able to explain it with your brain, then learning how the trick was done. The "oooooooohh" point is like pulling up on one more rung of a ladder. so thankyou.

And thankyou for all the good times and great conversation over the almost-a-year.
Cheers Bro :D

[Erilaz]

Andrew, would it be posible to see a higher resolution version of the portraits? I can't fly out to the shooting gallery to see them in person, so i'd love to see some closer details.:bashful:

[ranvir]

Fantastic work man!

[Soja]

Hey Andrew!!

So good to see u post new stuff!! It's such a great inspiration!
When I met u in Berlin I felt this energy and it motivate me so
much...til now...there's no day since this day without my pencils.
Everytime I saw a new drawing of u...it's like I met u yesterday!!
Damn u're a hero man!!

[thesmokeking]

Your friend Marko kinda reminds me of Keean Wantanabe (Iknow I butchered his name :( )
but yeah man, this is amazing. That potrait drawing kinda changed my life man haha. I think the one of the glowing guy standing behind that monster thing is rah. Your digital stuff has a really good mixture of "realistic" art and graphic art. Good stuff man.

[Cthogua]

Andrew, I've noticed you often use concentric circles as part of the background "noise" of forms. Is there some specific reason for that/significance to it, or was it just a, "I need something....circular...here" kinda decision?

Anyway, nice work as always...the sketch of the 3 parts of the psyche I found particularly interesting. The transition in form, from angular and geometric/pain to flowing and smooth/dreamer is a nice conceptual nod. The psychological aspects of aesthetics are facinating. Did you make up the Dreamer, Observer, Painbody catregories yourself? They kind of remind me of some ideas found in transpersonal psychology. You also mentioned reaching a state of "no-mind" while working on the Marko portrait, and ego-trancending experiences are a key interest in transpersonal psych.

Do I smell a closet transcendentalist? ;)

[I0N]

damn man...damn...
I've tried holding back but damn I gotta act all fan boyish.
I love it all! cant wait to see the Self portraits you've been keeping from us.
eyegasamic!

[Slash]

You know, you cant just show up every now and then with flashy presents and tasty candy, and expect to make up for all those graduations and skinned knees you weren't there for. Deadbeat dad indeed.



Lol, i'm just kidding, i think its great that you still care for us and let us peek into your world. Your work, as always, is stunning. I wish i could say something more useful than a yeah-like-you-havent-heard-THAT-before asspat, but there's nothing else i can say. Your portrait of marko is very intriguing, i'm still looking at all those little details, trying to figure out what it all means.

[arechiga_tony]

My god your stuff is so amazing....love all of it

[pringle]

Your images are always inspiring. I admire your imagination.
Btw, that selfportrait poster you posted some time ago was
so cool:)

[eager]

Android those are some intense paintings. Looks like a painful psyche. I really like the 12 hour portrait. Is there any way that we could see a close up?

[liangSZ]

cool..
This is best work lux which my this year sees.

[Marko Luna]

genial!!! me encantan tus pinturas y dibujos.- realmente te digo que eres una de las personas que mas admiro,.-- saludos tu trabajo ha sido de inspiracion para mi.-gracias

[Ramzeal]

nice lines, love your brush technique, first one is my best

cheer

[Molly]

Beautiful work Andrew, thank you for sharing with us. Especially what you have written about your friendships, your art and how it has influenced your life...
Truly inspirational, thanks again:)

Mollyx

[simona]

Sarebbe veramente fantastico poter essere ritratta nuovamente da te. Lo so sto scrivendo in italiano e probabilmente non capirai nulla di quello che scrivo, ma non importa, ti penso sempre e sarebbe fantastico poterti rivedere.
Ripenso sempre ai nostri incontri, i nostri fantastici incontri... ormai così lontani.

Sei bravissimo, i tuoi lavori sono fantastici, ma è inutile ripeterlo, lo sai già.

Ti Voglio Bene
Simona

[Oblio]

it's just that my tears are so confuse... and seing this adds one more reason. Frate...

[Dave Kendall]

Just LOVE that tolle piece. But all these pieces are mindblowing. The lesser x image really caught my eye a few months back on a different thread. Wondered who did it. Now I know.:teeth:

[JeffZNY]

lol, i think andrew has an italian stalker...

Well anyway, it's been said already of course, but just amazing stuff. Saved it all to my inspiration folder...thanks a lot dude.

[eLuu]

I really like the 2nd and 4th pieces on Page 2! After checking some of your other pieces you are truely talented. I especially liked that portrait of 'Marko' - a real strong piece. Thanks for sharing your work, I am inspired :D

[jcaffoe]

fantastic work from one of my favorite artists. I love the portrait of Marko, exquisite texture and very expressive, you see a lot of both the artist and the subject.

Now I'm inspired to go scratch away at my Wacom...

[Geophillyx]

wow...just wow, i dont know, wow! there has to be a way we can liquify your brain and turn it into a "beyond-awesome art skills" potion so we can be at least half as good as you guys at it...wow! i wish i could criticise anything but i cant, your style is so great and recognisable! i have to say wow again: WOW!!!

[Arizona Durden]

I love the last two paintings.

"Vein City" serves as my new desktop :)

and I'll be eargerly anticipating that "2012" lauch date!

:xbox:

[t i m]

Andrew, your work inspires me beyond words. Fantastic as always, appreciate the time in posting these.

Cheers,

Tim

[dkounios]

wicked style! love it.
great work

[bhanu]

Hey Andrew , gobsmacking work man.Seriously.
And Its cool to know your are a spiritual person too. And I am really interested in know how you found Bhadwad gita And thsnks for Echart Tolle's page . I am lookinf forward to your illus about his stuff.
Take care.

[Chuck,mate.]

dang, how have I missed this one???

my god, these are all excellent. some are friggin` mind-blowing...
thanks for the inspiration, man.
:yayca:

[Chris Noeth]

I love your style. Great tutorial btw in the concept art book!

Best,

Chris

[empty]

docta' jones...

so pretty... don't know what else to say. all of them are great, especially the stream of consciousness and the portrait of marko.

hope all is well, my friend.

peace,
empty

[VashTheStampede]

i cant really say much that hasnt already been said a few times. so...

THANKS. :)

[sishir]

gosh how old is this!? and yes there were a few items i missed from a year ago! thank for bumping this topic! i think....

[se7en_]

what more can anyone say... you rock dude. You are an inspiration and its great to see you around here every now and then : )

[Stark]

Please read above 157 posts. I'm upset now... *runs back to sketchbook and scribbles furiously*

[Oblio]

i guess old topics come back just becouse.. artist are missed.
love you frate. so much !

[ArtZealot]

Awesome stuff, i really like the one of Marko. Is there any chance that we can get that screensaver that you made during the insomania workshop? or maybe just the drawing you did when you were in the big drawing dome? keep on truckin'

[Ive]

Very inspiring. this is my favourite:
http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/lesser_x.jpg

[MarkBehm]

Lots of change, challenge, struggle and growth in this new stuff! And great eye candy for the rest of us! Challenging and Inspiring too.

[Deverion]

Hey Andrew,

Your artwork can be fairly dark and foreboding at times, but I can really connect to the spiritual aspects of your work. I particularly like these :
http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/lesser_x.jpg
http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/2006/black_angl_web.jpg

I'd love to see more of your analog art, the portraits are beautiful.