tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18093314615504807732012-02-16T04:15:19.423-08:00Art and progression.Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-32821616752760850412009-09-10T18:29:00.001-07:002009-09-10T18:29:06.397-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908532568/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3908532568_339b8a4002_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908532568/">98. Wave 2</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>98. Wave 2<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3282161675276085041?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-59755954748819923362009-09-10T17:55:00.000-07:002009-09-10T18:39:38.130-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><br />Hi.<br /><br />I'm back. I feel the need to explain my absence.<br /><br />Over the Summer I have been in quite an artistic slump. Now and then I had found myself able to scratch out a painting here or there, but I haven't been able to really sustain any effort. The fall into this slump didn't feel like going off a cliff, it felt like a really gradual tumble. I could once feel painting in my bones, but then I couldn't. I felt myself gradually withdraw from art.<br /><br />It was right after my show, <span style="font-weight: bold;">A Ton of Bricks</span>, came out. It felt like the end of a really huge effort. When the show was completed I felt relieved enough to put down my paintbrush for a break, but it went on and on until I didn't feel like I could paint any more.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">95. What Now?</span> is one of the paintings I made while in my slump that pretty much explains how I was feeling at the time.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907624437/" title="95. What Now? by art progress, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3907624437_a7effa0818.jpg" alt="95. What Now?" width="389" height="500" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907570837/">95. What Now?</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span><br /><br />A couple weeks ago I sat down and decided to try to paint again. I put on <span>The Beach Boys' </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Surfer Girl</span> and began to paint a wave. Then I listened to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surfin' U.S.A</span> and finished the wave. It only took me about an hour. I've painted a couple more waves since then and I'm about to start my hundredth painting. I can kind of feel painting in my bones again. This slump has taught me that if I ever want to want to see the heights reached by great men I must keep moving and working.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3845067465/" title="96. Wave 1 by art progress, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2535/3845067465_049689d9a7_m.jpg" width="240" height="184" alt="96. Wave 1" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for your patience while I was slumping. If you peep this last page and a half of blog, I've posted most of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">A Ton of Bricks </span>show. See you soon.<br /><br />Blake<br /><br />PS: Here's a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mttmpo"><span style="font-weight: bold;">review</span></a> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">A Ton of Bricks</span> that was in a real newspaper!<br /><br />And here's <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mjgrv4"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">another</span></a> (from a REAL newspaper!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5975595474881992336?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-86238886423346721892009-09-10T17:22:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:22:08.955-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907570837/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/3907570837_d4b1a1d01d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907570837/">87. Selective Morality of the Lord</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>87. Selective Morality of the Lord<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8623888642334672189?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-39669319666300994782009-09-10T17:21:00.005-07:002009-09-10T17:21:48.566-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908349454/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3908349454_652ba7617b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908349454/">86. Cadence Weapon</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>86. Cadence Weapon<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3966931966630099478?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-5621801247676950432009-09-10T17:21:00.003-07:002009-09-10T17:21:28.038-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908349252/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3908349252_b573c5d89c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908349252/">81. Lauren and Boo</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>81. Lauren and Boo<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-562180124767695043?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-33971292195904148552009-09-10T17:21:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:21:09.387-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907570285/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/3907570285_0b2b23904f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907570285/">80. R.E. Biesinger</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>80. R.E. Biesinger<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3397129219590414855?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-89159616880338967312009-09-10T17:20:00.005-07:002009-09-10T17:20:54.976-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908348836/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/3908348836_946a7d5976_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908348836/">79. Jenny</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>79. Jenny<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8915961688033896731?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-12149971597041361712009-09-10T17:20:00.003-07:002009-09-10T17:20:36.465-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907569873/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2572/3907569873_ed4dbbd201_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907569873/">78. Travis on his way</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>78. Travis on his way<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1214997159704136171?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-83538977799246109962009-09-10T17:20:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:20:18.356-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908348454/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/3908348454_c27bfa41f8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908348454/">77. Imagination 4000</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>77. Imagination 4000<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8353897779924610996?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-26172355995053638012009-09-10T17:19:00.005-07:002009-09-10T17:19:58.737-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907569325/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3907569325_3a8df96777_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907569325/">76. Two Artists</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>76. Two Artists<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2617235599505363801?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-2185498923887638392009-09-10T17:19:00.003-07:002009-09-10T17:19:38.362-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908347984/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3908347984_db590aeaf4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908347984/">74. Sean Taylor Meets Punisher #1</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>74. Sean Taylor Meets Punisher #1<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-218549892388763839?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-40562214667163758182009-09-10T17:19:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:19:06.892-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907568955/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3907568955_9e7bfb51af_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907568955/">69. The Big Bang</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>69. The Big Bang<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-4056221466716375818?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-74453023434594929472009-09-10T17:18:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:18:42.900-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907568831/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/3907568831_da2b65efb0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907568831/">68. Ira on the Street</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>68. Ira on the Street<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-7445302343459492947?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-59563549308890637062009-09-10T17:13:00.001-07:002011-03-16T20:03:13.171-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908347436/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/3908347436_c00a899933_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908347436/">66. My Love</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>66. My Love<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5956354930889063706?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-61524166035144285032009-09-10T17:12:00.003-07:002009-09-10T17:12:58.168-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908347308/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3908347308_57d06bfedb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908347308/">65. Rene Pascal in Nepal</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>65. Rene Pascal in Nepal<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6152416603514428503?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-10841443305558294652009-09-10T17:12:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:12:16.442-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907568429/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/3907568429_ea15f02b77_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907568429/">64. Justin</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>64. Justin<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1084144330555829465?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-18541113388830017142009-09-10T17:11:00.005-07:002009-09-10T17:11:58.538-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908347052/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3457/3908347052_b57c1d2b03_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908347052/">58. Jonny on the Decks</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>58. Jonny on the Decks<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1854111338883001714?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-11418582275335319682009-09-10T17:11:00.003-07:002009-09-10T17:11:37.257-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908346914/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/3908346914_58120c4360_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908346914/">56. Making It Happen</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>56. Making It Happen<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1141858227533531968?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-69601460647073909072009-09-10T17:11:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:11:16.902-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907567881/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3907567881_0a4e899864_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3907567881/">55. Hey You</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>55. Hey You<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6960146064707390907?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-64875518240840719762009-09-10T17:10:00.003-07:002009-09-10T17:10:47.224-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908346500/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3908346500_4b2f352b6e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908346500/">54. The Swimmer</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>54. The Swimmer<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6487551824084071976?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-13526604202421335612009-09-10T17:10:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:10:26.642-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908346326/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2632/3908346326_d49ba164c7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908346326/">52. Drew the Dreamer</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>52. Drew the Dreamer<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1352660420242133561?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-7179035136774804192009-09-10T17:09:00.001-07:002009-09-10T17:09:57.605-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908346042/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3908346042_22762de45e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3908346042/">48. Kelly Chia</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>48. Kelly Chia<br />oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-717903513677480419?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-1787415988842963542009-03-29T11:42:00.000-07:002009-04-21T12:43:36.891-07:00<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">An Announcement.</span><br /><br />I am pleased to announce my first major art exhibition. The exhibition, entitled <u>A Ton of Bricks</u>, will focus on the portraits of prominent Edmontonians. These portraits aim to capture their subjects in an unrepeatable moment in time. Upon completion of the show the portraits will be given to their subjects free of charge.<br /><br />"I want to paint portraits because portraits hold immediate personal value to the painting's subject," Blake Betteridge.<br /><br /><br /><br />The show will open <strong>May 16th, 2009 </strong>and will run for six weeks at The Artery (9535 - Jasper Avenue).<br /><br />Blake<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-178741598884296354?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-62641637041343257382009-03-09T20:02:00.001-07:002009-03-09T20:02:11.245-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3343370588/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3343370588_7e6052ed68_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3343370588/">75. Imitation of Life</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>75. Imitation of Life<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6264163704134325738?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-67525209755959171842009-01-17T23:05:00.001-08:002009-01-17T23:05:03.104-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3205097827/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/3205097827_0e66038e2d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3205097827/">73. Man and Beast</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>73. Man and Beast<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6752520975595917184?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-14705915534968256962009-01-17T23:04:00.001-08:002009-01-17T23:04:43.020-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3205097359/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3205097359_024c7e05ba_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3205097359/">72. Lucy, City of Edmonton Employee</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>72. Lucy, City of Edmonton Employee<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1470591553496825696?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-57612821291641761682009-01-10T22:47:00.001-08:002009-01-10T22:47:37.495-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3187256294/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3187256294_a7ee1662b8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3187256294/">71. The Beautiful Death of a Decorative Bouquet</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>71. The Beautiful Death of a Decorative Bouquet<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2009<br /><br /><br />Thank you for all the support in 2008. I'm so very greatful for the reception I recieved.<br /><br />Here's to you, blog reader!<br /><br />Blake.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5761282129164176168?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-885110448961541732008-12-10T19:52:00.001-08:002008-12-10T19:52:25.121-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3098824861/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/3098824861_7657019da1_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3098824861/">67. The Swordsmen</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>67. The Swordsmen<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-88511044896154173?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-72954211832653003502008-11-22T20:41:00.003-08:002008-11-22T20:41:56.971-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3051295919/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3051295919_511107d843_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3051295919/">63. Danger Hates Oranges</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>63. Danger Hates Oranges<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-7295421183265300350?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-35647709725303273472008-11-22T20:41:00.001-08:002008-11-22T20:41:27.458-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3051295671/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/3051295671_2f95f7933b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3051295671/">62. Duck Social</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>62. Duck Social<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3564770972530327347?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-38234368176641029522008-11-18T16:42:00.003-08:002008-11-18T16:42:40.984-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3042471160/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/3042471160_bee9533a45_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3042471160/">61. Ocean Side Walkway</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>61. Ocean Side Walkway<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3823436817664102952?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-22658118264043036502008-11-18T16:42:00.001-08:002008-11-18T16:42:18.732-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3042470622/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/3042470622_262a4f873e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3042470622/">60. Man at Sea</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>60. Man at Sea<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2265811826404303650?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-26423174311462617302008-11-16T23:42:00.001-08:002008-11-16T23:42:26.595-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3036908889/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3036908889_44bb3b3ff5_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3036908889/">59. A Row of Trees</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>59. A Row of Trees<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2642317431146261730?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-46389539195221646022008-11-16T23:38:00.001-08:002008-11-16T23:38:26.627-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3037736488/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/3037736488_698abf74c8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/3037736488/">57. First Goal</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>57. First Goal<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br /><br />Go Oilers!<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-4638953919522164602?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-39342769657885253272008-11-11T14:03:00.001-08:002008-11-11T14:08:43.220-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajD2iYCC41k/SRoBXhz0yMI/AAAAAAAAABo/biOXV4VFc_Q/s1600-h/bison+fair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajD2iYCC41k/SRoBXhz0yMI/AAAAAAAAABo/biOXV4VFc_Q/s400/bison+fair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267524217887574210" border="0" /></a>Come check out my booth. I'll be selling limited posters of some of my paintings (cheap) and a number of other original paintings (for cheap, relatively). It is also a good opportunity to stop by and ask my how my film, <u>2008: Year 'n a Day</u> is progressing.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3934276965788525327?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-5760058901110653622008-09-27T18:45:00.003-07:002008-09-27T18:45:23.926-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2894002330/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2894002330_acefcf4454_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2894002330/">53. Hare and Hound</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>53. Hare and Hound<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-576005890111065362?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-66071751147954452662008-09-27T18:45:00.001-07:002008-09-27T18:45:00.255-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2894001590/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2894001590_b6280b6092_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2894001590/">51. The Left Side of the Hotel MacDonald and Part of the River</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>51. The Left Side of the Hotel MacDonald and Part of the River<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6607175114795445266?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-74273968386384846112008-09-27T18:44:00.001-07:002008-09-27T18:44:25.526-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2893160291/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/2893160291_ffbbfae4ce_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2893160291/">50. (Untitled)</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>50. (Untitled)<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-7427396838638484611?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-31629376140620537782008-09-21T09:49:00.001-07:002008-09-21T09:49:31.915-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2875269633/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2875269633_a5c0bb4ae7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2875269633/">02-01-2008 Oil Hits $100</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>Back to the old drawing board...<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3162937614062053778?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-20930545230175962122008-06-24T20:27:00.001-07:002008-06-24T20:27:09.393-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2608892825/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2608892825_9448015edb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2608892825/">47. The Artist</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>47. The Artist<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2093054523017596212?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-7846514821603180692008-06-24T20:26:00.001-07:002008-06-24T20:26:43.403-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2608892487/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2608892487_9e46096aa9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2608892487/">46. Five Bad Apples</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>46. Five Bad Apples<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-784651482160318069?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-36915535373948125822008-06-24T20:25:00.001-07:002008-06-24T20:25:16.530-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2608892177/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2608892177_73c2792834_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2608892177/">45. Kaylin and the Sea</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>45. Kaylin and the Sea<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3691553537394812582?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-5882276296815654022008-06-24T20:24:00.003-07:002008-06-24T20:24:48.812-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2609723644/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2609723644_5faf9119d3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2609723644/">44. Telephone Airtime</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>44. Telephone Airtime<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-588227629681565402?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-15996629960055031282008-06-24T20:24:00.001-07:002008-06-24T20:24:08.090-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2528564975/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2067/2528564975_a06826253f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2528564975/">43. Hey Look I Caught A Fish!</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>43. Hey Look I Caught A Fish!<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1599662996005503128?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-84436161691562491692008-05-19T08:44:00.001-07:002008-05-19T08:44:40.388-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2505909560/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/2505909560_3665335759_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2505909560/">42. Flowers</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>42. Flowers<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8443616169156249169?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-54545243096419434202008-05-19T08:43:00.005-07:002008-05-19T08:43:58.146-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2504439734/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2504439734_fe938045f4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2504439734/">37. Alberta Education 1881 (Restored 1982)</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>37. Alberta Education 1881 (Restored 1982)<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5454524309641943420?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-91957171539365257252008-05-19T08:43:00.003-07:002008-05-19T08:43:40.958-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2503607119/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/2503607119_66ca6d553c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2503607119/">36. Citrus Crush</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>36. Citrus Crush<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-9195717153936525725?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-73607795566626439212008-05-19T08:43:00.001-07:002008-05-19T08:43:23.755-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2503606763/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2503606763_9bbdb51502_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2503606763/">35. What's Done Is Done</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>35. What's Done Is Done<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-7360779556662643921?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-7257288351067763782008-05-19T08:42:00.003-07:002008-05-19T08:42:55.595-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2504437880/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2504437880_5b43f4e10c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2504437880/">33. Pineapple</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>33. Pineapple<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-725728835106776378?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-89321607332819317772008-05-19T08:42:00.001-07:002008-05-19T08:42:23.307-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2503605539/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2114/2503605539_5bc5eae961_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2503605539/">27 - 32. Tiny Self Portraits</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>27 - 32. Tiny Self Portraits<br />Oil on tiny canvases<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8932160733281931777?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-16632564811924532462008-05-19T08:41:00.003-07:002008-05-19T08:41:53.093-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2504436946/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2027/2504436946_fd0fe0e08a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2504436946/">26. A Pair</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>26. A Pair<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1663256481192453246?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-58899330941842074252008-05-19T08:41:00.001-07:002008-05-19T08:41:20.483-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2503604667/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2252/2503604667_16529fa116_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2503604667/">24. Who Gets It</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>24. Who Gets It<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5889933094184207425?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-64445247455653062912008-05-16T07:12:00.001-07:002008-05-16T07:12:11.895-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2496440331/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2496440331_4580476982_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2496440331/">41. Happy Mother's Day</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>41. Happy Mother's Day<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6444524745565306291?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-33621204504071761762008-05-13T21:33:00.001-07:002008-05-13T21:33:44.655-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2490195347/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/2490195347_d2ddfebfb9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2490195347/">40. Desperate to Live</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a></span></div>40. Desperate to Live<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3362120450407176176?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-22453953165641874812008-04-14T15:50:00.001-07:002008-04-14T15:50:22.536-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2414905094/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2414905094_e4e4374d35_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2414905094/">25. The Artist at twenty five.</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>25. The Artist at twenty five.<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2245395316564187481?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-39875926366241378582008-04-12T14:08:00.001-07:002008-04-12T14:11:58.806-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408663628/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2408663628_2bf7cd6466_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408663628/">23. Which Will I Chose</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>23. Which Will I Chose<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fifteen.ca/theroyalbison/">ON SALE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3987592636624137858?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-50660402994288430802008-04-12T14:07:00.005-07:002008-04-12T14:12:19.031-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408663320/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2054/2408663320_af11f557b2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408663320/">22. Banana and the Oranges</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>22. Banana and the Oranges<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fifteen.ca/theroyalbison/">ON SALE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5066040299428843080?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-28417754014627597992008-04-12T14:07:00.003-07:002008-04-12T14:12:42.051-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407829763/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/2407829763_6807a1e494_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407829763/">21. Spicy Bananas</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>21. Spicy Bananas<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fifteen.ca/theroyalbison/">ON SALE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2841775401462759799?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-58048412632368609012008-04-12T14:07:00.001-07:002008-04-12T14:12:56.791-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408662870/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2408662870_2ac8d76aa7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408662870/">20. Fruit Jubilee</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>20. Fruit Jubilee<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fifteen.ca/theroyalbison/">ON SALE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5804841263236860901?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-34806078147604892282008-04-12T14:06:00.003-07:002008-04-12T14:06:27.342-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407865803/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2407865803_cc0cbf9394_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407865803/">Partial View</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Thanks.<br /><br />Partial View. Ink on paper. Blake Betteridge 2007.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3480607814760489228?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-55511466977389399662008-04-12T14:06:00.001-07:002008-04-12T14:06:01.188-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408698314/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2408698314_817ca2b898_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408698314/">Gift Lamp</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Gift Lamp. Pencil Crayon. Blake Betteridge 2007.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5551146697738939966?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-79278291443573098312008-04-12T14:05:00.005-07:002008-04-12T14:05:44.173-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407864965/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2407864965_e60edbd2cc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407864965/">Danger Pie</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Danger Pie. Pencil Crayon. Blake Betteridge 2007.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-7927829144357309831?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-24311123941268364652008-04-12T14:05:00.003-07:002008-04-12T14:05:29.112-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407864461/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2407864461_59f9e1ef7b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407864461/">Still Life</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Still Life. Pencil crayon on paper. Blake Betteridge 2007.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2431112394126836465?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-32272497898044806392008-04-12T14:05:00.001-07:002008-04-12T14:05:10.569-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408697214/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2408697214_93207d33ce_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2408697214/">Man's Best Friend</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Man`s Best Friend. Ink on paper. Blake Betteridge 2007.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3227249789804480639?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-16141706992984971492008-04-12T14:04:00.001-07:002008-04-12T14:04:48.886-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407863923/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/2407863923_f17df55225_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2407863923/">The Artist Drawing</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Here`s the last batch of that art progresson stuff I was telling you about. It`s all progression from here too.<br /><br />The Artist Drawing. Ink on paper. Blake Betteridge 2007.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1614170699298497149?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-53789605893423519842008-03-22T19:29:00.001-07:002008-04-12T14:13:16.259-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2353672128/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2353672128_d6dc991f66_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2353672128/">19. Man and Beast. Vancouver, BC</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>19. Man and Beast. Vancouver, BC<br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fifteen.ca/theroyalbison/">ON SALE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5378960589342351984?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-200691886307256322008-03-12T10:39:00.003-07:002008-04-12T14:13:34.915-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2329516742/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2015/2329516742_c973074bbc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2329516742/">18. Eat A Fruit</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>18. Eat A Fruit.<br /><br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fifteen.ca/theroyalbison/">ON SALE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-20069188630725632?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-17544397667201186022008-03-12T10:39:00.001-07:002008-04-12T14:13:51.481-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2329516282/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/2329516282_26842a6a00_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2329516282/">17. Maligne Lake</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>17. Maligne Lake.<br /><br />Oil on canvas<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fifteen.ca/theroyalbison/">ON SALE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1754439766720118602?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-55423712580803242142008-03-02T22:43:00.001-08:002008-03-02T22:43:11.142-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307144760/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2307144760_dc1f731c41_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307144760/">16: New Houseplant.</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>16: New Houseplant.<br /><br />Oil on canvas.<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5542371258080324214?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-69791574817439348952008-03-02T22:42:00.003-08:002008-03-02T22:42:41.981-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307144344/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/2307144344_5e7c062ceb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307144344/">15: Mike Scorgie and his Polar Bear.</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>15: Mike Scorgie and his Polar Bear.<br /><br />Oil on canvas.<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6979157481743934895?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-70490204121980767432008-03-02T22:42:00.001-08:002008-03-02T22:42:06.946-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307143914/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/2307143914_9b14dbdf4a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307143914/">14: Sea Kaylin meets the Jellyfish</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>14: Sea Kaylin meets the Jellyfish. <br /><br />Oil on canvas.<br />Blake Betteridge 2008<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-7049020412198076743?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-8293246452890165962008-03-02T22:22:00.001-08:002008-03-02T22:22:47.896-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307074270/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/2307074270_a49e90862a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307074270/">Bryan Birtles Climbing Through the Brush</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Here's a picture I drew of my friend Bryan fighting his way uphill through waist-high grasses and weeds. Look! It's Edmonton in the background.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-829324645289016596?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-18877890169168108312008-03-02T22:21:00.001-08:002008-03-02T22:21:32.555-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2306273029/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/2306273029_5625edd614_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2306273029/">The Artist's Incapable Left Hand</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Here is a drawing of my left hand. I drew it while riding shotgun on the Trans-Canada Highway.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1887789016916810831?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-32084185632785716262008-03-02T22:19:00.001-08:002008-03-02T22:19:52.331-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2306265119/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2077/2306265119_ced5f06dcb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2306265119/">Winnipeg Park</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>This is a drawing of a school park in Winnipeg across from a local hospital there. Bryan had to go there for the usual.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3208418563278571626?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-88724719232606441162008-03-02T22:12:00.001-08:002008-03-02T22:12:42.522-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307065612/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2307065612_d74fa3547b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2307065612/">Roadside Grasses.</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Here are some grasses I pulled from the side of the road. I drew this while sitting in the second row of the van. I taped the grasses to the headrest of the front seat. That lasted until Mark needed a stretch and smooshed the grasses with his unconscious headrest grabbing hand.<br /><br />When I was drawing it I had to be really careful because of how fast the van was going and how bumpy the roads can sometimes be.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8872471923260644116?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-22705733660409697172008-03-02T22:07:00.001-08:002008-03-02T22:07:59.902-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2306264669/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2306264669_61c4f37f07_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2306264669/">Kelowna Marina</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>I drew this picture over the two days I spent in Kelowna. While I was drawing it two 16 or 17ish year old girls came up to me and asked if I had two dollars. I said no and they went and sat on the bench next to mine. <br /><br />"Are you drawing?" one of them said.<br /><br />"Uh yeah," I replied.<br /><br />"What, are you depressed or something?"<br /><br />"Uh... I'm kind of an artist."<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2270573366040969717?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-18531923996907963632008-03-02T22:03:00.001-08:002008-03-02T22:03:37.433-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2306264493/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/2306264493_4d670437d1_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2306264493/">Kelowna Fountain</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Back the the art progression. I drew this in Kelowna while we were waiting to unload our gear onto a boat where we played that night. I didn't have to wait very long to unload stuff.<br /><br />This nice sculpture is about the lake.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1853192399690796363?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-34554756687842462462008-02-07T15:17:00.001-08:002008-02-07T15:27:52.215-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2249502296/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2372/2249502296_76eb523695_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2249502296/">2: The Stolen Chair (the electric chair)</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>From now on I think I need to let the art speak for itself.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2: The Stolen Chair (the electric chair). Oil on canvas. Blake Betteridge 2007.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3455475668784246246?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-60864820822957267362008-02-07T15:13:00.001-08:002008-02-07T17:01:07.231-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2248706123/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2088/2248706123_e7c89f1c5b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2248706123/">12: The Painter</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Here is my philosophy on art. I won't be offended if you find yourself co-opting it at some point or if you think it's backwards and out of line.<br /><br />The art that I appreciate the most is art that doesn't suggest any obvious reference points. Art that stands out on its own. To me, art is at its best when it's art that a) says something or is literally about something, and b) comes from the artist’s own frame of reference and is not directly ripped off, or even largely influenced by anything but itself.<br /><br />Through this formula I can philosophically describe why I think The Ramones were so brilliant, but why generations of copycat ’77 punk bands are not. The reason is that their frame of reference has already been created for them. Potential greatness is only found outside of other frames of reference and inside of your own.<br /><br /><br />My favourite painter is Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. He was brazen, defiant, and dangerous to the established painting world of his day. To me what sets Caravaggio apart from his peers is his ability to break with the common wisdom that prescribed elevated portrayals of man and objects. He lowered his subjects and with it injected the dirty stink of realism into his work. His was a revolution that ran counter to the great wave of status-quo. Caravaggio would have been a great painter had he stuck to his day’s conventional path, but I find him a great artist because he charted his own path and became his own frame of reference.<br /><br />This is my twelfth painting. It's called The Painter and it's a self portrait.<br /><br />12: The Painter. Oil on canvas. Blake Betteride 2007.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6086482082295726736?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-60697513235259056272008-02-07T14:56:00.001-08:002008-02-07T15:25:08.253-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2241904999/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2241904999_4b834be847_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2241904999/">Pay attention Vladimir.</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Sigh... I knew this day would come. The day my art went blue.<br /><br />This is my third drawing of Bushy and Pooty-Poot together. Their relationship is just so facinating. Putin's realationship with the next American President will probably be even more so.<br /><br />Pay Attention Vladimir.<br />Ink on paper.<br />Blake Betteridge 2007<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-6069751323525905627?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-33621726527443597662008-02-07T14:51:00.001-08:002008-02-07T15:23:46.697-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2242698320/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2283/2242698320_9bf8070f5d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2242698320/">Alt reality.</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>The Best Friends posted below was my first go at drawing this couple. I decided that drawing them again would be a worthwhile exercise. This time I drew them in red felt.<br /><br />They still look like two people shaking hands, but the guy on the left looks like Ralph Klein. Maybe I'm trying to say that in this Alternative Reality, destiny had long ago manifested itself across the continent, with the power shifting North. Where the Conservative, but not bat-shit crazy Republican Conservative, former Alberta premier presided over the land.<br /><br />Why doesn't manifest destiny ever come up on our part? It's a stupid idea (like the North American Union), but maybe in this Alternative Reality they're all out there looking out for each other's best interests, not only their own. Fuckin' liberal socialists!<br /><br />Alt Reality. Felt on paper. Blake Betteridge 2007.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3362172652744359766?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-23755946382819746112008-02-07T14:36:00.001-08:002008-02-07T17:06:33.760-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2242697572/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2242697572_d6bc5900d9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2242697572/">Best friends.</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>I love newspapers. I love their smell. The way they feel. Their good fair reputable voice. So it's probably natural that at some point I would turn to them for inspiration. At this point, I did.<br /><br />Here is a picture of the Number One Banana of the Free World and his friend, the Inscrutable Vladimir Putin, here together sharing a warm moment. I find their relationship interesting as I see them acting so warmly to each other when I think it's inevitable that (some time soon), their two countries will find their power balance teetered totter's way, and with it, regretful military engagement. I just think that America's fight to retain world supremacy and influence will be as fierce and terrifying as fierce and terrifying can be. More so if it is forced to fight from it's back. A corner it seems to have apparently painted itself into.<br /><br />Anyway here's a picture of them. I shouldn't worry. Once you've looked into someones soul. I mean really looked into their soul, like GWB has with his Inscrutable friend Vladimir here. You can clearly judge their intentions, and their word is probably very trustworthy. Just like yours is, George.<br /><br />Best Friends: Ink on Paper. Blake Betteridge 2007<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-2375594638281974611?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-54719030263925781082008-02-04T13:03:00.001-08:002008-02-07T15:20:21.361-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2241907381/"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/2241907381_daff2759f7_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2241907381/">Stage.</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div><p>I sourced this picture from the same place as the pikemen. I had planned to draw a stage, and then draw some ridiculous act on it, but I never did. </p><p>Here's a list of some things I could have drawn on that stage:</p><p>- a breakdance fight</p><p>- a Shakespearian play</p><p>- a gun fight</p><p>- a television</p><p>Perhaps the picture would look best if you imagined one of these things on the stage while you looked at it. It can be something from the provided list, or an idea of your own. Enjoy at your own peril.</p><p>Ink on paper.</p><p>Blake Betteridge 2007</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-5471903026392578108?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-91029336167020079402008-02-04T12:58:00.001-08:002008-02-04T12:58:40.951-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2241906971/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2140/2241906971_14fa00d89f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2241906971/">Pikemen</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>A couple years ago Kaylin and I found a decoupage book for a couple bucks. I used it as the source for this picture, and others. It's got a lot of weird pictures in it and I loved it as soon as we got it. I have a fuzzy memory of Kaylin wanting to cut it up for some journaling or something, but I resisted that (it might have actually be about a book about different types of wallpaper). Anyway, the book(s) remains uncut and these are some pikemen from it. Only one of them has a cannon.<br /><br />Ink on paper.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-9102933616702007940?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-36727466130676449982008-02-04T12:53:00.001-08:002008-02-04T12:53:30.321-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2242696934/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2157/2242696934_29f13a6d0b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2242696934/">Self Portrait.</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>This is a self portrait I made while working at the liquor store. I used my cell phone camera to take a picture of myself, then I drew this from my cell phone screen. I'm pretty devastated in the picture, I'd just lost a family member.<br /><br />This is my first stab at drawing myself.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3672746613067644998?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-82170138280697632502007-12-17T20:37:00.001-08:002007-12-17T20:37:00.436-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2119708008/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2388/2119708008_fe3b172eb6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2119708008/">Still life.</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>I drew this picture a couple days ago. I've probably already mentioned it, but if I haven't, I should tell you that I've realized my long sought after goal of being a productive painter. Of the paintings and pictures in this picture are mine. In progress, some, but mine all the same. It's an interesting time to be living around here nowadays. I leave sheets of discarded oily Oiler program pages seemingly everywhere. I bought a wooden pallet the other day, but I didn't wash it off when I was through with it and now there's a bunch of paint stuck to it. It kinda hurt my hand too.<br /><br />Anyway, I have a number of canvases on the go. The one on the easel is about a stolen chair which presumably carries some legal implications for a certain someone along with it. It's not blackmail. It's fact!<br /><br />The one on the other easel is about a tree Kaylin and I rescued from the building lobby. We rode down on the elevator with the man who gave it away (who also happens to live on our floor), but were too shy to ask for it then. We had to claim it on our way back in. This way we don't run the risk of making building friends.<br /><br />There's a picture of the legislature building being constructed in there too. It's a picture I got from my dead friend Ross who is no doubt looking down wondering why I don't write more about him. You're in my thoughts, guy.<br /><br />The first canvas I worked on is in there too. It's a picture of Kaylin at the fair, but I think that choosing to paint my best friend and love as my first painting was probably a mistake. Talk about pressure! It's stalled, but I haven't thrown it away yet.<br /><br />There's also some blank canvases in a bag in there which I've since done something with. They're in progress, but there is progress. I haven't posted my right proper first painting yet. It's at the framers. It's a lamp. The second one will be finished shortly. and the third. and the forth.<br /><br />Ink on paper. <br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8217013828069763250?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-12729603203445757982007-12-17T20:15:00.001-08:002007-12-17T20:15:49.193-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2119684776/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/2119684776_ca507773d0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2119684776/">Anything for the children</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Kaylin has this creepy book of nightmareish illustrated childrens stories. I found it on the shelf one day and used it as source material for this drawing. The story is about a man who dresses up as animals to entertain the children. One can only assume that the displays are innocent, but perhaps one shouldn't be so short on assumption and long on long deliberate thought. I think that means that there must be a reason that he goes to such lenghts to attract and entertain children. That's some fish suit, fella. Nice blood baby blood fountain too.<br /><br />I also drew this picture at New City. Maybe my days as the smart assed, yet accomidating retailer in that boozy closet will turn out to be a turning point. It was the first time I'd ever been tipped on a regular basis. I did a lot of interacting back then too. Ask me about some of my associations there sometime. I think it was kinda like bartending, only soberer and quieter. Notice the colour? I'm trying really hard to be in tune with colour.<br /><br />Felt pen on paper.<br />Blake Betteridge 2007.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1272960320344575798?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-48616867556491536542007-12-17T19:53:00.001-08:002007-12-17T20:37:48.753-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2119682522/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2119682522_3380bdf99c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/2119682522/">The end of oil.</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>I just looked and nowadays a shiny new barrel of crude will cost you $90.90 amd. That's down from when it was around a hundred a barrel, but it's still pretty high. Oh how the inevitability remains (!) that the world's cheap supply of oil has been depleted. Notwithstanding the ever apparent environmental impact black gold has left and will continue to leave on our world. Notwithstanding human impact deniers and their oily counter spin machine... the cheap stuff is long gone, and will continue to be long gone short of some amazingly destructive catastrophic event (or events) leading to the end of civil, righteous oil producing and consuming humanity as we know it.<br /><br />I drew this picture while I was working in the liquor box at New City. Looking back with some objectivity, I can see that this picture was an important step in my development as an artist. I think I'm really starting to get it at this point.<br /><br />Ink on paper.<br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br /><br />PS: This post is for you Mark. I get pretty inspired by you too.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-4861686755649153654?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-7439579924426426782007-11-01T09:58:00.001-07:002007-11-01T09:58:23.065-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1813158300/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/1813158300_040ab85610_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1813158300/">O'Reilly and Soldiers</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>This is Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly enjoying a hamburger with a group of American soldiers. He has a show called the O'Reilly Factor which generally follows the prescribed American right-wing talking points of the day. Sometimes he will have someone with a dissenting opinion into his "no spin zone" where he'll talk over them and tell them how wrong and insane they are to his audiences great satisfaction. He likes to call a lot of sensible people left wing loons and kool-aid drinkers which I find hilariously ironic.<br /><br />I find his show really fascinating. I'm fascinated that there is actually a large segment of the American public perfectly willing to follow without question. I'm also fascinated that such extreme commentary even exists and that his audience does not see his rhetoric as extreme- quite the opposite, his viewers and listeners eat up his "Fair And Balanced" reports. He has a radio show that I sometimes listen to too. Sometimes he says some pretty hateful things.<br /><br />Anyway, I saw a picture of O'Reilly on wikipedia sitting in a mess hall with a group of American soldiers. I find it interesting because he's sitting with soldiers who are largely bearing the brunt of the insane policies he largely supports. In the picture, O'Reilly is also giving the soldier to his left the stink eye like the soldier just asked him what exactly happened to WTC 7 or why the hole in the pentagon was only 80 feet wide after a big 757 with wings just hit it.<br /><br />A free and unmolested media is vital to the health of a democracy. So is an informed and active public. The state of the once proud American democracy has been decimated, possibly forever, by the ideologically driven editorial policies of Fox News and America's right wing echo chamber. They've made it so the truth is whatever they say it is and made journalistic integrity a slogan, not a ideal. As a journalist I'm appalled, but it's something that I have a very hard time looking away from. It's a democracy car crash.<br /><br />Keep on fighin' that culture war, Bill.<br /><br />The picture itself took a long time to draw and I'm pretty proud of it. I drew it in ink on paper.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-743957992442642678?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-13546113592832623442007-11-01T00:19:00.001-07:002007-11-01T00:19:29.420-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1812311453/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/1812311453_1d58e91385_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1812311453/">Horray the G8 are Here!</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>This is a picture of the G8 summit in early June 2007. The summit was held in the small German town of Heilingendamm. For three days the resort town on the Baltic Sea was home to leaders from Canada, the United Stakes, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Russia, Japan and Germany. Along with them came protesters outraged with the state and direction of the world; with them, a futuristic tyrannical militarized riot squad.<br /><br />I honestly consider this drawing to be my first real crack at art. It's the first time that I Incorporated different colours, however minimally. I feel like it communicates the sheer terror and chaos that must have been filling the streets that day... that's kinda what I was going for. Mission Accomplished.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<br /><br />PS: The fact that such terror and chaos surround today's world leaders is really terrifying. Aren't these leaders of the people? Isn't protest healthy for democracy?<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1354611359283262344?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-16773497701521032842007-10-31T23:45:00.001-07:002007-11-01T10:40:21.800-07:00<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1812312787/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/"><br /></a></span></div>After I finished drawing China I was starting to get a little bored with black pen and pencil so I borrowed some of <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_1">Kaylin's</span> coloured felt markers and went to work in colour. At first the thought of using more than one colour to draw something seemed so beyond me, so I stuck to the mono.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2340/1812312787_20a2dcb51b_b.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2340/1812312787_20a2dcb51b_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my first attempt at drawing a vulture. As you can see, the acceptably realistic vulture head is perched upon a large egg shaped object with something attached to it.<br /><br />I sourced the vulture from a magazine that <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_5">Kaylin</span> had taken home from her parent's house. The picture of the vulture had a black background and was really dark. As such, I couldn't really tell what the hell the vulture's body was supposed to look like. The result was at most generously mixed. Looking back I suppose it's my first attempt at drawing something straight from my imagination.<br /><br />So little was I impressed by it that I decided have another go at drawing and imagining what a vulture's body looks like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2325/1813157460_ad2bdeef1b_b.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2325/1813157460_ad2bdeef1b_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one looks like it's on a balloon.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1677349770152103284?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-85726794964604927282007-10-31T23:35:00.001-07:002007-11-01T00:33:55.941-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1812310207/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2362/1812310207_90a88b2946_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1812310207/">China From a Warehouse</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Around the time that I drew this picture I had just started a part time job selling booze in the New City Liquor Box. For those of you not familiar with Edmonton, New City is a bar basically at the center of the city on 100th St and Jasper. The job in the tiny liquor store gave me plenty of time to sit and do nothing and I selectively used that time to draw.<br /><br />This is a picture of China from the inside of an abandoned warehouse. I found the picture from an old Time magazine which is no doubt still in the Liquor Box. At the time I was absolutely desperate for some source material that wasn't an animal.<br /><br />Some of the drawing is missing a bunch of lines (the part at the bottom) cause at some point I decided to close up shop and move on. China looks really smoggy. Gulp.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge 2007<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8572679496460492728?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-42341937656034807192007-10-14T11:15:00.001-07:002007-10-14T11:15:23.409-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1571305372/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2262/1571305372_a24a228e43_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1571305372/">Elephant on Pedestal two</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>Painting number two.<br /><br />I thought the first painting I did looked lonely, so I painted it a friend to hang with. It's my second painting and lemmie tell you... I am in no way in love with watercolour, but at the same time I'm pretty happy with how these two turned out.<br /><br />I'm off to the store to buy some oil paint.<br /><br />I finished this painting this morning and worked on it for the last three days or so.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-4234193765603480719?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-76680111362319070282007-10-14T11:13:00.001-07:002007-10-14T11:13:05.225-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1570324017/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/1570324017_c7c6dc2cf3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1570324017/">Mr. Harper, meet Mr. Anonymous Soilder</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>I have a really deep respect for soldiers and am really fascinated by them. They sign up and blindly follow their orders putting their lives on the line while leaving their families for forevers at a time. I found this picture of our beloved Prime Minister shaking hands with one such proud solider. I thought it was a nice moment as you can see the respect that Mr. Harper has for this man in his eyes and expression. I didn't try to make Stephen Harper look any fatter than he actually looked that day, although I accidentally made him look taller in relation to the solider.<br /><br />When I show people this picture the most common reaction is... "Oh, that really does look like Stephen Harper!" The anonymous solider apparently just looks anonymous, but I think I like him better than the other guy.<br /><br />Pencil on paper.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-7668011136231907028?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-17030304349998818622007-10-14T11:05:00.001-07:002007-10-14T11:05:24.631-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1571215588/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/1571215588_a169cd0969_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1571215588/">Baseball Cards</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>I found a picture of another artist's rendering of baseball cards for a magazine story about baseball. I copied it not because I really love baseball or anything, but as an exercise. I wanted to see if I could draw people and have them look like people.<br /><br />I spent a really really long time on this one. The cards are made up of really light pencil strokes. It was my first experiment filling every empty space I could with concentric lines. I like the way it turned out. Oh snap, they look like people.<br /><br />This drawing is pencil on paper. I learned from this drawing that when you use as much lead as I did on a drawing it will get all smudged around and get on the back of it's preceding page. That's okay though.<br /><br />I drew this from April 15th, 2007 to April 29th, 2007.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1703030434999881862?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-2424054916099835152007-10-14T10:58:00.001-07:002007-10-14T10:58:47.453-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1571218786/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/1571218786_245dcc7944_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1571218786/">Underwater Fish</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>This picture took me forever to draw. It started out as one fish, but I accidentally drew the eyes and other facial features too far to the left. To fix it I decided to make it two fish with the front fish being transparent. To accomplish this I first drew the front fish and then copied every detail pushing the details to the right. It was really hard because there was a lot of overlapping. <br /><br />I meant to draw more reeds behind the fish, but didn't really get around to it. You can imagine that if I had it would have been a more complete picture. I like the log I drew.<br /><br />This was one of the first pictures I drew where began to imagine a life in the visual arts for myself.<br /><br />It's ink on paper. I drew it April 14th, 2007.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-242405491609983515?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-13045580236661628012007-10-13T10:34:00.001-07:002007-10-13T10:37:25.340-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1560932150/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/1560932150_fbd53441a7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1560932150/">Wildebeest and Giraffes</a> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/"><br /></a> </span></div>I drew this picture attempting to capture a complete scene (my first attempt). Both the giraffes and wildebeest are sourced from the ever relible thrift store animal box.<br /><br />With this drawing I was, for the first time, able to capture some sort of depth.<br /><br />With it's dipped neck and bent legs the larger giraffe looks like it's in motion, while the wildebeest looks still and stoic.<br /><br />I drew this picture April 9th, 2007. I drew it with ink.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-1304558023666162801?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-35929746922994668392007-10-13T10:25:00.001-07:002007-10-13T14:00:07.812-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1560056993/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/1560056993_b6ac5e33b8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1560056993/">Fox</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/"><br /></a> </span></div>This is the second picture in my sketch book. Like Duck and Pelicans it's also sourced from Kaylin's thrift shop animal cards. This is the first drawing where I used little pen strokes to work out large features, like the texture in the fox's fur. I remember it took a long time to do, but it's at least partically true to the fox's hair pattern.<br /><br />When I finished the drawing I added a speach ballon saying "I'm supposed to look like a fox!" which I suppose it does, I was just worried people would see it as a dog (or maybe a dog-cat). Foxes seem like really catty dogs to me anyway.<br /><br />I used an ink pen for this drawing.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-3592974692299466839?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-82051303715639029032007-10-13T10:16:00.001-07:002007-10-13T13:59:41.411-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1560930042/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/1560930042_a4409e78d0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1560930042/">Duck and Pelicans</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/"><br /></a> </span></div>Hey,<br /><br />This is one of my first drawings. I think it's maybe my third drawing. The first two are tucked away somewhere in one of Kaylin's journals. It's from April 5th, 2007 and it's the first drawing I drew in my sketch book.<br /><br />I sourced the birds from a set of animal cards Kaylin found at a thrift store. I meant to finish the scene, but inevitably left it as is (as regrettably became a running theme among my first set of drawings). One of the pelicans has a really sinister look on it's face which I really enjoy. The duck has a bit of a shadow under it but the swans don't... oh well, they look like pelicans and a duck: mission accomplished.<br /><br />I drew this picture with and number 2 pencil.<br /><br />Blake Betteridge.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-8205130371563902903?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809331461550480773.post-45455739820659489812007-10-09T17:28:00.001-07:002007-10-09T17:33:29.896-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1526533721/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/1526533721_bcf347e213_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14791923@N04/1526533721/">Elephant on Pedestal</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14791923@N04/">art progress</a> </span></div>When I was growing up, I didn't think much of art. Even when I started playing and writing music in bands, I didn't really connect the two ideas (music as art). As I developed as a musician, and unintentionally as an artist, my appreciation for the arts grew.<br /><br />Kaylin's influence is huge. She helped and inspired me to take my first steps to become an artist, an occupation that I now consider my calling to life.<br /><br />This is my first painting. For me, it's monumental. For the last 6 months or so I've been busy training my eyes and hands while working towards developing a personal style by making mostly ink and pencil drawings. I've pined for this moment for months and I've finally made it! I've become a painter, and an artist!<br /><br />The point of this blog is to illustrate my journey to artist-dom. It will chronicle my last six months or so of work. Over the next days, weeks and months I will be updating this blog with the work I put in to achieve this modest, yet hugely personally important watercolour.<br /><br />Welcome,<br />Blake Betteridge.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1809331461550480773-4545573982065948981?l=artprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740615113139717059noreply@blogger.com5