Paintings STILL for sale!

     Heynow, I'm at work and this is the first time blogging here. A lot of times someones behind my back so I'll be quick.

     Ten paintings are up for sale on ebay! I don't know what took me so long, I guess it was because it cost money to post and you gotta have money to make money. Here's the link: 

http://www.ebay.com/usr/erikesemo

     I had a yard sale and still have some high dollar items I will post on my ebay username soon so stay tuned for that.

Anyway, thanks for the views and have a good day. Later, peeps.

Pop Art, Parks and Recreation, and Audrey Hepburn

     Heynow. Things have not been busy with work since my boss has something personal going on so he told me yesterday that I will be slowly transferring to Vaughn & Melton which is a walk away from the office. So hopefully I can get full time there with a higher pay raise. Anyway, since it has been slow I have done some more pop art designs, so lets get started:

Audrey Hepburn

Chuck Norris

Ernest Hemingway

Han Solo

James Bond (Sean Connery)

Ron Swanson

Ron Swanson

Ron Swanson

Rocky

Super Mario Bros. 3

John Wayne

Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski 

Walter White from Breaking Bad

The Beatles

Slash of Guns N Roses

Iron Man

Iron Man

Iron Man

Captain America

Captain America

     I have been watching a lot of Parks and Recreation and I love the Ron Swanson character so I've been thinking about doing a wood burning on a piece of wood. The third Ron Swanson image will probably be the image I will burn, so when that happens I will post pictures. I will be doing the Audrey Hepburn design for my girlfriend but it will only be black and white. I liked the Tiffany Blue color so that's what I posted it. Well I guess that's all for now. Later peeps.

8-Bit Adventures

     Heynow, it has been a long time since I have posted but I figured I would update somethings. Last Sunday, Angel set up my birthday party and I had a good time. My birthday is actually on the 30th on Monday but it was the only weekend she had off in like six months. My brother, Casey, and friend Zac came by. My old neighbors Phillip and Michelle, and Angel's cousin (who I don't like but I tolerate) with her boyfriend and her kid (who I don't really like either) also came. Other than that stuff, the party went well.
     Angel has been going to Lexington for her teeth. She found a dentist school that has been doing her teeth work for FREE. The guy doing it actually gave her $200 for traveling. I think there's one more appointment and it'll be done. Luckily, the guy is good at it and hasn't messed up or anything. While in Lexington, Angel has been spending the night at her dad's house with her dad and grandma. She's been really annoyed that her dad has been with a married woman and the woman is bad news. It seems every time she visits, he is always on the phone with her. Her dad can be annoying but he seems okay. It just seems like with Angel's family, there's always some sort of drama and I hate drama. People that talk behind peoples backs.
     Angel and I got a new apartment. Believe me, it is way BIGGER. Thank goodness it is. It's a two bedroom and I had no help packing up everything. When we got the keys to move in, I got them on Monday. So I thought, throughout the week I'll take small boxes and get whatever I can while Angel's at work and on Friday (which was the last day we had to move or the landlady would have to charge us for staying) I would take work off and get the heavy stuff. So I went on Facebook, Twitter, and texted friends to see if anyone would help. So apparently, I don't have any friends. Any good ones anyway. I couldn't count how many times I have helped someone move. I've actually done it for a friend of a friend. And for the party, my past best friends couldn't make it. I'm very understanding but come on. How busy are you? It's on a Sunday and you're working (yes you're). How come people can't get the grasp of "your" and you're". It means " you are" dingus. Sorry, I got off the subject but it sucks that friends let you down sometimes and lately its been more than less. I feel like, if I could put this into audio, I would be more honest. I don't want people to be mad at me for what I type and if it was said they would not catch it. I feel like it would pass right by them but if it's written, your brain comprehends it better and you can refer to it faster.
     Anyway, I've been working and sometimes I've been doing some graphics. Here are a few:

Contra 3D 8-Bit

Link 3D 8-Bit - The Legend of Zelda

Super Mario Bros. 3D 8-Bit

Megaman 3D 8-Bit

Samus 3D 8-Bit

Sonic 3D 8-Bit

The Beatles - Abbey Road - Super Mario Bros. 8-Bit

Iron Man - Avengers 8-Bit

Iron Man 8-bit

     Well, I guess that's it. It's been while. If anyone has a question for me, just ask. Later peeps.

Paintings For Sale and Other Stuff

     Heynow. So the painting thing has kinda burned me out on doing anymore. I have two paintings that were requested and now they have not paid for them. One is over a month old and the other is almost a year old! if I do anymore for anyone, I'm going to get some money up front, like 50% or something. I'm tried of doing a painting and them flaking out and I'm stuck with it somewhere. I still have some paintings up for sale if anyone is interested, I'll put links below:
Angus Young from AC/DC
Boba Fett from Star Wars
Darth Vader from Star Wars
The Beatles "Help!" Album Cover
The Bealtes "Sgt. Peppers" Pop Art

     I also have some other items on Craigslist if anyone wants to look: Camber 12" Crash (Drum Cymbal), Camber C4000 20" Rock Ride (Drum Cymbal), Logitech QuickCam (WebCam), PlayStation 1 System & 16 Games, and a Flip Mino Camcorder.

     Other than that stuff, life is pretty good. Angel and I are happy. Oh yeah, we got new furniture this month from EZ Rentals down the street. I was nervous at first but once anything was setup, it looked awesome. We got an Ashley Couch, Love-seat, a Toshiba 42" Plasma TV (Newer one that doesn't mess up the screen) and a TV stand for $135 a month. That's not bad and if you're late on your payment, they only charge $5. I think that's a good deal. Hopefully, Angel and I will get payments done and everything good happens. I don't know, I just want good things to happen and that money won't be a problem to use for a while.

     Anyway, here are some painting/tattoo/graffiti ideas:

The Bealtes - Apple

The Beatles

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Wall (T-shirt Design)

Guitar Tree

(Still working on it)

Thor

Hello Kitty - Maneki Neko

(Angel's Tattoo Idea)

     I guess that's it for now, thanks for checking me out. Later peeps.

Painting / Tattoo Ideas

Heynow. Here's some more painting / tattoo ideas:

The Beatles - Apple

The Big City Sunset

Captain America Shield

Blue Nautical Star

James Bond

The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Kurt Cobain

PAPER JAM! and a Painting.

     Heynow. It's a really boring day at work. My boss had a meeting this morning and then went to lunch right after. I'm doing specifications today and I need him to confirm somethings before I continue. (Minutes fly by) Alrighty, he came in and made changes.(After making the changes, I goto the copier) AHHHH! Stupid copier keeps jamming! I hate you! (At this time, I have quit copying for the day). Here's what went down. I make my copies: Set A of Z x25 - done. Set B of Z  x25 - done. Set C of Z x25 - (I multi-task as the papers are printing. At one time, I goto the bathroom) When I come out of the bathroom the copier has stopped. Set C had 9 total pages and had to make 25 copies so time doesn't make sense to be finished. There was a jam. I take all the jammed papers out and start again. They jam again. I continually to unjam and start, making small changes to make sure it runs through but nothing was working. After about ten tries, I found another collection of clogs. Unclogging that made it work for about 4 copies then jammed again. I located a gear that wasn't moving so I tried to get to it and make sure that it would move again. At that time, my boss finally came over to see what was going on outside his office door (I could see him the whole time, trying to fix it). He just stood over me while I worked. Of course his solution to everything is "Throw it in the creek and see what happens". I really hate when he says that about ANYTHING that breaks. The copier, the computer, the plotter, the printer, the coffee machine, the phone, or the internet (I don't know how that would work if you tried). Anyway as I was typing in that last sentence, my boss walked up and left for the day, HALLELUJAH! It's only 3:25PM but today it has been slow and frustrating.

     Let's end on a good note. I have a friend on the internet screen name: Katers17. We talk on twitter a little and she makes vlogs on YouTube. I've watched her for about a year and have chatted to her when I joined twitter this year. I thought I would do something nice for her on her birthday and paint her a picture. I couldn't mail it in time for her birthday but she put it in her vlog. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEWWrODDyrM&feature=feedu I also made her a few CD's, stickers, and gave her a pair of work out gloves. In the bag I had a note that said "Someone call the vet because these pythons are sick" *flex muscles*. Here's a screen shot of her and my painting.

     I'm glad she really likes it. In the video my "part" starts at 2:15 when she notices a bug on my package (TWSS, weird) and then shows the painting and then does the vet / python joke. Anyway, I'm glad she likes it, that made my morning. Well, I'm going to go home now and relax a bit. My life is exciting, later.

P.S.: I made a video yesterday and didn't have time to upload it so I'll upload it when I get home.
I'm home now and the video is LIVE! Here's the link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5y9VCHaUKI

Paintings!

Heynow. I haven't really painted in awhile and I need to paint one today, the James Bond one I posted a while ago. But I've edited photos for a few days, I might paint a few more for myself but if you want one, send me a message or leave me a comment. Here are a few ideas I have:

Kurt Cobain - Nirvana

Bob Dylan 

Dave Grohl - Foo Fighters

Jimi Hendrix 

John Lennon - The Beatles

Kurt Cobain - Nirvana Unplugged

     A few images I saw on the internet but I still edit them to add my touch to them. When I paint them I'll use a different color scheme besides Black and White. I'll try and look up the persons favorite color and I'll add the color to it. I've noticed my stats on here and there's a lot of people looking on here, mainly because of the edited pictures I have. The Abbey Road, Darth Vader, Dwight Schrute, and Led Zeppelin Angel are the top looked up on Google Images from my blog. So I'm giving you what you want. Enjoy. My life is exciting, later.

Remembering John Lennon

     Heynow, today is the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon. It is not a happy day but lets try and make it one. I'm at work right now and it's 9:30AM. I have something to do but the boss is at a dentist appointment so I'm procrastinating. A lot of small changes in the set of drawings I'm doing at the moment. I have about three projects going at the same time. As soon as I'm done with one, another comes in and has changes to be made. Sometimes I wish I had someone to give some work to so I don't have all the pressure and won't get projects mixed up which is very easy to do. It doesn't help when my boss says something like "That one set of drawings". Really?! You can't remember the name of the place we're doing? Most of the times I know what he's talking about because it'll be something that's a slight different than the other projects. Almost everybody on Facebook is doing a numbers game thing. You send someone a random number that represents you and they post whatever they think / feel about you. I haven't played, I've only seen and wondered. It's kinda weird but I guess it would be fun for a while.
     Getting back to the sad anniversary, I remembered yesterday that in a interview with George Harrison while in the Traveling Wilbury's era, George said "If John was alive, he would have joined the Wilbury's in a second" (I'm paraphrasing). What do you think it would be like if John was a Traveling Wilbury? Of course the band would have been even bigger, I mean you've already had: George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynn, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty. Adding John Lennon into the mix would have been EPIC. But that's the way it didn't go. 30 years ago today John Lennon died.
     It's now 11:01AM and my stomach is growling at me. I actually had breakfast this morning too. It wasn't much but I still ate something. There's been a crew outside cleaning up the tree branches from the creek. To get to the limbs, they have a bulldozer to clear a path to the bridge. They're like the Department of Middlesboro, cleaning crew or something. They basically mow the towns grass, put up those snowflake lights on poles, and cleans up the town. I don't hear anything and haven't looked out the window to see them so I guess they're out for lunch at 11:12AM. I'm also guessing that this blog will be a day long blog of randomness. Oh yeah, I made a vlog the other day, here's the link if you wanna see it: Snowing, Spinning, Singing!
     I wonder what I'll get for lunch. I didn't pack my lunch today so I'm going to go out for lunch. What should I get....ummmmm.........Oh yeah, I've been really trying to get so prank phone calls recorded at work but no one has called while my boss is gone so I can really goof on them. I need to stick to a good prank call plan. The phone is wacked out today. My boss says there's something wrong with the long distance. I bet he's trying to call his girlfriend in Lexington. It's now 11:47AM and I'm starving, so weird. I usually take my lunch at 12:15PM so I can get my lunch and listen to Howard Stern replay on the radio. Even though he's a bit mean, it's supposed to be in good fun and humor. Plus he has some great points in common sense when it comes to serious topics. My boss hasn't left for lunch yet. He's probably stuck my the phone in case his girlfriend calls. It's 12:00PM now. I think I'll take my lunch a little early today.
     Okay I've been back from lunch, it was good and now I'm actually working. The phone fiasco is still going on with my bosses home phone provider. He's been on the phone all day. Probably the most productive I've seen him in a while. Crap, on that note, (Hours later) he was looking in a book for me to type up. Why does he always does that? It's 3:55PM and he's about to leave and I have new stuff to do and I'd like to get it done before I leave. When I was typing "before I leave", the phone rang and my boss was called out and he's on his way home to see if he can get his phones fixed. It's now 3:59PM and I have an hour to type out a new specification for a project. The spec. is about 5 pages long. Ugh. F*** it, I'll do it tomorrow. My life is exciting, later.

Sipping Tea & Listening to Otis Redding and The Beatles

     Heynow. I actually took off work today. I'm a little sick and I needed some extra sleep. I'm having trouble sleeping lately. I've been eating toast and drinking tea today to make myself feel better and it's working. I think I'll fix me some tea now.....as I make some tea listen to "My Lovers Prayer" by Otis Redding because I'm listening to that song on vinyl, which is my dads record I borrowed.
     Okay, I'm back. I haven't really listened to my records in a while. So I might just do that whenever I'm at my apartment blogging here. The actual record now is "The Best of Otis Redding" 1972, disc 2, side 4, track "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". It's been a very low key kinda day. Gloomy, damp, and uneventful. Now that I have changed records to Rubber Soul, I recently learned that the version I have (the U.S.) is different than the U.K. The U.K. version is the one everyone knows. The U.S. version has a few songs from the album Help! and some songs taken off the U.K. version. I think, at the time, the songs were controversial so the U.S. was nervous to put them on the record. "Drive My Car", "Nowhere Man", "What Goes On", and "If I Needed Someone" are missing and "I've Just Seen A Face" and "It's Only Love" in there place. Weird. I know some of this because last month Rolling Stone magazine came out with a Beatles Top 100 Songs list with how they wrote the songs in the magazine. It's very interesting and I'm going from 100 to 1. I'm at 10 right now. Plus from reading how they write songs, it's opening my mind on how to write songs better. After reading some of the stories made me feel like "That song is about nothing so I guess I can make up a song about something and it'll turn out good." Plus I can write about just about anything. You forget what all you can write about and turn it into poetry or a song. I don't have to talk about me, because I think I'm boring. I can talk about other people I know that might have problems in their life and in a way, I'm healing for them because I want them to feel okay. I had an idea to write a song with a ukulele and a harmonica in it. Like a mini Bob Dylan, lol. Maybe I'll write a song about sipping tea and having a day like this but being happy. I need to write happy songs. It's easy to write sad songs. I'm thinking about getting some bongos because I need some sort of percussion in my recordings. I can't exactly use drums at my apartment. I wonder if that fabric and foam store near my apartment sells acoustical foam? I might go someday. I have a lot of anxiety and I think I might need to be medicated (There's a song). I need to write down song ideas and then sit down and actual write them. So far, I've written down just two but I need to carry around this piece of paper to remind myself to write song ideas when they enter my brain. Now I'm listen to The Beatles White Album, a masterpiece.
     It's only 5:54PM and it's really dark outside. That sucks. I wish, on sunny days, I would just sit outside and play guitar. Now that I know how to play "Mother Natures Son", it would seem perfect. I just picture myself in the middle of a field of high grass, sitting Indian style playing this song all alone. I guess I can still play outside right now even though it's still raining and dark. Just turn on my outside light and sit on my floor mat under the 2 foot overhang outside my door.
     Oh yeah, I have been doing some art type stuff. I have these braces from the canvases I've bought and I made a structure using super glue and I pour melted candle wax over it. I dunno. I just wanted to pour melted wax over something. I think I might get a clear glass vase and pour all the candle wax and make different colored layers, then melt the glass vase and all the colors together. It'll happen someday. Sometimes I feel like I'm doing all these activities out of sexual frustration. I have no lover and I have no friend to talk to. I think I'll end my blogs with this phrase in sarcasm and at times of realism, "my life is exciting". Later

Always Working, Orthodontist, Daniel Boone Festival

     Heynow! It's exactly 2:00pm now. My boss is gone. Actually he has been gone for most of the day. He came in late around 9:10am (I have to come in at 8:00am to make coffee, that I don't drink. I'm a tea kinda person and then I barely drink it) and about an hour after he came in he left. Oh well, I've had things to do here, kinda.
     I had an orthodontist appointment today. I've had braces since August of 2005. I have had braces for fives years. That is unbelievable to me. I take good care of my teeth. The mistake was going to Tucson, AZ for one summer and missing four appointments. Really?! Those four months were crucial to my teeth being formed. I might go into the record books for having braces for five years starting at age 19 and ending at 24 (hopefully), how embarrassing. I'll be happy to get them off, I'll tell you that. I don't talk that much so I'll probably have my retainer in all the time. The only time is when I brush my teeth, eat and talk on the phone at work which I barely do, even though I am the only worker here. My boss came in at 2:20pm. With no calls for him to return. Anyway, I guess I'll have these braces off by the beginning of 2011. I just gotta keep these rubber bands in my mouth. Sorry again for rambling but I'll try to some jokes in there to keep things lite. I am talking negative about it but then again I'm making a lighter side of it, like in Mad magazine. I haven't read that magazine in years. I might have a few older copies in my old room closet at my parents house. A.D.D. typing kicking in. I hope that's a syndrome so I don't seem too nutty.
     Daniel Boone Festival (or DBF) is pretty much here. I'll probably be there on Friday night. That's when you see everyone from high school or something. The last couple years it's just been me and Dave walking around. That and random people that know me through my parents and I have no idea who they are. Of course asking questions and I don't know the answer to. One of my favorite questions from last year was "Has you mother done her taxes this year?" I wish I had replied "I sure hope so, if not my families going to jail. Thanks for ratting us out". Apparently that lady did our taxes and didn't do a good enough job to get it the next year. Now I know why. She's a dunce! Anyway, I guess me, Dave, and his entourage will be going to DBF this year. Maybe see some old friends from high school. Hopefully the good have a good life and the bad have a hard life, but nothing too hard. I'm not that bad of a person. I hope it'll be fun for everyone.
     So Kim wants a total of four paintings of the Beatles. I'm actually almost finished with the Abbey Road painting. Yesterday I made a drawing on Paint.net for fun (and because I didn't have much to do).

     I painted in the blue part yesterday. The blue on the painting is actually darker (Cobalt Blue). I might need to lighten it up the coat today. I'll be hopefully finishing this one today. All that's left is the black part and maybe another coat of blue. Maybe I'll pay a visit to Kim tomorrow with her three delivered paintings. I'll then stop by my parents house to see them for a bit. I may need to copyright the Abbey Road body drawings. I drew that myself on the computer for a tattoo design months ago. I might be able to sell it to a few tattoo shops to give me some money to use my design. I dunno, they might have an even better version of this. I did how ever catch something wrong with my drawing. All the skin parts are showing except Paul's bare feet. It might not look right, white foot skin on white crosswalk. I might edge it out. I'll edge it first to see if it looks okay and if it doesn't I'll fill it in. Well I've filled you in on today so far and last night. Until tomorrow, Later.