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This Is My Art (pt.1)

4/11/2018

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I've always liked to doodle. Many a work meeting (dull or otherwise) has been brightened by the shapes I've drawn in the margins. Recently I've started 'doodling on purpose', also known as 'doing art'. These two pieces are typical of what I've been working on. Both have been done on pieces of throwaway cardboard packaging. They were drawn using a Sharpie, and are quite small. The first one is actually 5x5 inches, and the second one is 3x3 inches. Some are smaller. I have yet to take on anything big enough to be used as a sleeve for a vinyl single. These drawings serve a double purpose; they are relaxing to create, and interesting to look at afterwards. I take pleasure in them, and maybe you will too.
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Dave Fuglewicz link
4/11/2018 10:19:45

Nice drawings Jim. I like.

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Jim Barker link
4/11/2018 13:03:29

Cheers Dave. Nice to hear that.

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William Davison link
4/11/2018 10:53:07

I DO take pleasure in them! Nice work, Jim.

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Jim Barker link
4/11/2018 13:04:08

Thanks William. There are more to come.

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Rafael González
4/11/2018 16:33:48

Great!!!!!

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Jim Barker
4/11/2018 18:15:29

Thanks Rafael!

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Rafael González
4/11/2018 19:23:17

You are welcome! My pleasure!

Frank link
4/11/2018 19:18:40

Lovely! They could be backdrop-settings from the Residents 'Mole show'.
I love doodling, drawing, painting, ... myself to. It's like you said, it relaxes the mind

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Jim Barker
4/12/2018 05:36:01

Thanks Franks. High praise indeed. I like The Residents a lot, although I have only heard a small amount of their huge body of work.

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Dylan Houser
4/12/2018 17:48:47

I used to draw/doodle etc during downtime at work. Eventually the workflow drastically increased and I acquired one of those smartphone devices (which is a huge counterproductive distraction) so I only end up doodling at work once in a blue moon, usually towards the end of my shift. Great work!

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Jim Barker
4/13/2018 05:09:18

Thanks Dylan. Phones certainly do cut down on certain types of creativity, even as they open up others. This is why I started 'doodling on purpose'.

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10/7/2022 09:19:00

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    Jim Barker

    Beardy Freak,
    Friend of Finland
    aka Tripod Sardine


    In the 1990s I did a lot of Mail Art, which involved a lot of trading 'weird tapes' and other nonsense.
    ​Then I started doing computer manipulations under the name Tripod Sardine, and then... 
    I listen to a lot of DIY/avant garde/odd stuff, and enjoy thinking about how strange it all is.

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