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The Artistic Biker is me, Jonathan "Blade" Manning.
A treasure troll of a man, with hobbit feet and a sharp pointy head. You may see me traveling up and down the highways of Oklahoma looking for the next place to sketch, paint, sing, dance, write, photograph or simply meditate. I have begun a journey that once set upon, there is no turning back. You can share in my blunt force journey through the art world on my weekly U-stream broadcast
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5 Minute Nudes Jan16-Jan22

January 23rd, 2012

NUDITY ALERT! Duh! I am spending 5 minutes a day practicing drawing naked ladies nude figures. This is part of my #100DaysArt process where I pick something to practice for 100 days in a row.  Here are the 5 minute nudes for the week of January 16, 2012 through January 22, 2012.

All of the previous 5 minute nudes may be found in the Gallery under 5 minute nudes.

2012 01 16 23.12.42 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan16 Jan222012 01 17 21.11.17 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan16 Jan222012 01 18 22.57.11 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan16 Jan222012 01 19 21.42.38 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan16 Jan222012 01 21 02.09.30 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan16 Jan222012 01 21 22.27.24 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan16 Jan222012 01 22 22.57.42 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan16 Jan22

Art Journaling Stuffy Head

January 22nd, 2012

2012 01 21 14.54.07 300x225 Art Journaling Stuffy Head

We’ve been having 18F mornings and 70F afternoons.  All the constant going from cold to hot to cold wreaks havoc on my immune system.  Then you take the NyQuil or DayQuil or any other sinus medicine and you feel like your head is floating and stuffed up.  UGH!  Anyway, that’s what I talked about on the show this week.

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Daddy/Daughter Breakfast 21JAN2012

January 22nd, 2012

2012 01 21 09.51.04 225x300 Daddy/Daughter Breakfast 21JAN2012

This week, the cafe was kind of slow. Not only did we get our favorite seats at the counter and got our food quickly, we also got the full and loving attention of all three waitresses.  I decided to sketch the paper towel dispenser and sink on the wall behind the counter.  That’s difficult when the waitresses all gather right there to lean over the counter and talk to us and watch us draw.  :)

Drawing Class 10: Still Life

January 22nd, 2012

2012 01 17 19.48.22 150x150 Drawing Class 10: Still Life

Last week in Drawing Class, we discussed direction of the class.  I asked the audience where they would like me to go with the class and what they would like to see more often.  I took a lot of notes while working on this quick still life.

There will be no classes this week as the day job whisks me to foreign, 3rd world  countries (Texas).  But we will be back January 31 with a new season of Drawing Class.

The class is free and online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/oasisgalleryok
The password to get into the class is in the newsletter here: http://artisticbiker.com/newsletter

 

5 Minute Nudes Jan09-Jan15

January 16th, 2012

NUDITY ALERT!
Duh!
I am spending 5 minutes a day practicing drawing naked ladies nude figures. This is part of my #100DaysArt process where I pick something to practice for 100 days in a row.  Here are the 5 minute nudes for the week of January 09, 2012 through January 15, 2012

All of the previous 5 minute nudes may be found in the Gallery under 5 minute nudes.

2012 01 09 21.47.06 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan09 Jan152012 01 10 23.14.33 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan09 Jan152012 01 11 20.32.28 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan09 Jan152012 01 12 21.56.02 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan09 Jan152012 01 14 02.01.57 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan09 Jan152012 01 14 23.16.13 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan09 Jan152012 01 15 20.51.04 150x150 5 Minute Nudes Jan09 Jan15

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