Almost forgotten

Here are three images I almost entirely forgot about until I rediscovered them yesterday night. These were all made on Texada Island, in the fantastic home of An, Oscar and Seneca. In one of the washrooms in this house—the quaint middle-floor one that gets lots of sun—there is a corner with a sketch pad and some art supplies; this ought to be a washroom standard. Allow me to explain why.

Halfway into July, I came down with a gastrointestinal ailment of undetermined origin; I suspect it had something to a dirty water bottle that had been sitting in the sun all day, and with my decision to drink from it after a long and exhausting horseback ride—a decision I will never make again.

In any case, as a result of my delirious state, I was blessed with three full days of nothing but uncomfortable sleep, and long trips to the washroom.

The following three pieces are a result of my washroom art-times, and are not for the faint of heart.

Drawing #1: What is it you hear?

 

Drawing #2: Untitled, with eyes and bow tie by Seneca :P

Drawing #3: Attempts at a horse

Note my artists’ signature on the last drawing… right next to the horse wearing glasses and a fake mustache.

Questions and concerns will be addressed in short order.

Laitue de chien

Despite being a delicious and incredibly useful plant, the Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is despised by many gardeners.  The degree to which the lawn care industry has demonized this plant is quite extraordinary, and has resulted in an unjustly negative attitude towards this beautiful plant. In this drawing, I explore the Dandelion’s aesthetic form, and its relationship with another suburban creature: one who loves this plant undogmatically—the pooch.

Pastel and permanent marker.

Dear Prudence Cover

This is a video of my band performing “Dear Prudence” at the Ancaster Heritage Festival on June 9, 2012.

I set up my phone to take a video literally right before we started playing the song, so I didn’t have a whole lot of time to position it properly. As a result, this is mostly a video of Jo’s back and my elbow, but you get the idea… it also sounds like the whole thing was run through an overdrive pedal c/o the awesome audio recording capabilities of my phone. Enjoy!

 

Soft Shoulders – Tambourine Dream Digital 7″

So here’s some more music. Click the link below to download. Sorry for the ads.

Soft Shoulders – Tambourine Dream

Once again, please listen with headphones or a decent stereo to maximize your listening enjoyment. Laptop speakers even make Jesus sound bad.

P.S. I know, I already posted the song “Heavy Sleep”… but I do believe that this alternate version is far superior to the original.

Today is Rob Nagy’s Birthday

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