I’m sorry about the lack of posts this past week. Sadly, I’m without internet right now. Not sure when that will get straightened out, as I’m planning on moving to a new ISP, but first I’ve got to pay off my old ISP, who decided to drop me in a while over a sum of money I’ve made them wait for before without difficulty. The person who suggested it’s a seller’s market must have been talking about something else, methinks. I should really pay better attention when people start spouting platitudes.

Anyway, the point is, I’ve been cooped up in the apartment working on the album, which is coming along, but I’m worried it’s going to take longer than planned. I’m listening to what I’ve got so far as I type this, and it sounds pretty cool, but there are a LOT of mistakes to correct and a fair bit of remixing to do before it will be a polished product.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION TIME:

Do I:
A) work as fast as I can and release the album on June 5th regardless of the flaws and learn to live with them?
or
B) hold the album back until later in the month, after I’ve had a chance to polish up the tracks that need rerecording and such?
or
C) realise that no one is going to buy the album regardless, so I might as well quit now and go back to writing my novels?

At any rate, I’m posting this from my mother’s place, where I am expected to do yard work this weekend, so I’m gonna log off early and get out there. Hope everyone has had a great week, that no one got any really bad news (oh please tell me nobody got really bad news), and that everyone who loved me last week still loves me this week. Talk to you again soonish. Thanks for reading.

Your Impoverished Uncle Eddie.

Just a quick one to say I’m writing fiction again, in short stints, and I’m planning on doing some recording later, although there may be a hijacking to do yard work at Mom’s.

Have a great day.

Eddie.

Here’s another little taste of things to come: I’M GONE AGAIN

Happy Mother’s Day.

Lee.

This is undoubtedly one of the most important pieces I have ever created, and I still own it. The prints, tee shirts and stuff are just a nice way for me to commemorate this piece, which I’ve had for more than half of my life. I AM, however, prepared to part with it now. What I’m asking is a measly $300.00 CAD. I say measly because, to my way of thinking, which involves what work like this is going for in galleries, I should be charging closer to a grand.

PayPal preferred. Shipping and handling costs and any mounting or special packaging must be added to the total cost. I simply don’t have the funds right now to eat the expenses.

Thank you for reading. Pimp me out to your friends if you can’t buy it yourself. And remember, those prints and such are going to be around a long time, but this is an original, unrepeatable piece of work. I will never offer it at this price again.

Lee.

I just got through lugging four large grocery bags’ worth of gently used books to the Hamilton Literacy Council’s Books Sale with my agent.

Earlier, I rearranged the order of the album again. Took out some stuff and put some other stuff in that won’t take as long to finish. Trying to stack the deck with stuff that sounds more like my main influences, and not so much with the eclectic mix. Might cut one or two more pieces, depending on my mood and my productivity levels over the next few weeks. We’ll see.

I’ve posted a few images so far over the last couple of days, and haven’t had a single offer. You DO know I expect to haggle prices, right? Or is it just that you don’t buy art from non-famous people? Would it help if I told you I have readers all over the world? Dozens of them!

I should have made soup for my agent.

I want to make music, but suspect that will get me looked at funny. There’s stuff to be done. Important stuff. Much more important than my stupid album.

Gary doesn’t like my treatment of Dinner Date. Suits me fine. I don’t think I’d like his treatment, either. The song is important to me, but it’s also long and dull, because it needs virtuoso performances to carry it off. I haven’t supplied said performances, but I’ve planned for them, and the demo I recorded at least gives you a hint. He says it’s too busy. He thinks it should be simple little song. A simple little 8-minute love dirge. I love my Gary, but he can get stuffed.

That’s all I’ve got. I should post more art to sell, but I’m starting to lose hope of making the remainder of the rent money before the cut-off date.

Time to go. Take care. Thanks for reading. Feed your Spambots.

Eddie.

More! That’s what they want! MORE!

So I decided that, on top of selling the original artwork, I would also make up prints and stuff, for those keen to explore. Zoe is a favourite creation of mine, and I’ve missed doing cool things with her. I keep trying to get back to the drawing table to draw a cartoon strip with her, but it never comes to fruition, and it makes me sad.

Anyway, this was part of a Christmas card/comic book I started drawing, but couldn’t get the second page to work, and ended up abandoning it. But the first page is pretty wonderful, wouldn’t you say? I’d love to do more work in this style. It suits my tastes nicely.

The original art, which is about 8.5″x11″ is on sale. I’m ASKING for $150.00 CAD (plus shipping and handling; mounting is extra). That may seem like a lot, but the page it really special, and the original has my original hand lettering, which is a bit wonky and imperfect, but I suppose it has its charm. Make me an offer. Message me if you’re interested. Payments by PayPal preferred.

Lee.

Welcome to the Weekend!

This design incorporates an old corporate mascot I designed that I still, oddly enough, own the rights to, because the client refused to pay for the rights. He’s out of business now, so I guess it’s about time I put Dapper Dan to work. He made this Martini just for you. Sorry, no olives or onions available at the moment. Perhaps if you buy one, I’ll have him mix you another drink.

The original artwork for this piece is in three parts, but I’d be willing to sell the original drawings for $200.00 CAD.

Make me an offer. I’m eager to please.

Eddie.

This illustration, which appeared only vaguely in the Link:West RPG manual, is of a spectacular airship made from wicker and raffia, to reduce the weight while retaining some flotation in case of landing on water. The airship was created to explore Darkest Pangeia, where tribes of savage Darklings are said to rule. The balloon, shaped partially like a sale to catch wind and steer like a traditional sail ship, is adorned with an idealized image of the Trine Goddess.

This illustration is rendered on acid-free sketchbook paper in pencil and ink, with some signs of white out pen used. The illustration is approximately 10.5″ squared.

My asking price for this fine illustration is $250.00 CAD, plus shipping and handling. Mounting will cost slightly more.

Please contact me at lee@clearvisionstudios.net with your offer.

Lee.

This little darling was drawn back in 2003 as an asset for the roleplaying manual, Link: West. I’m not sure it was ever actually used; it’s been a while since I went through the manual to see what was and wasn’t printed. Britannia is obviously the spirit of the British Isles, referred to in the Link Euroboros section as the Sacred Isles (IIRC). However, said spirit was actually a real, living creature, comprised of three important women: Breanna, Ætillan high sourceress of Avalonis; Angela, huntress of the Sisterhood of Breanna; and Regina Moiraine, ruler of Londonis and the Sacred Isles. By the time of our story, most of the high sourcerors had gone into exile, but Breanna had remained behind to preserve and guide her people in times of great need.

This piece of art is a pencil drawing on acid-free (to the best of my knowledge) sketchbook paper. It’s one of the two finest pieces of art I created for the Link: West book. Its dimensions are approximately 8.5″x10.5″, though the 11″x14″ sketchbook page remains uncut, and there is some light doodling to one side of the drawing.

My asking price for this rather fine piece of illustration is $150.00 CAD, plus shipping and handling. Mounting will cost a little extra.

Please contact me at lee@clearvisionstudios.net with your offer.

I’ll be back shortly with another piece to sell.

Lee.

I’m afraid this has to be a quick one. Work to do.

The nails on my right hand are kind of long and fairly well sanded today, in the hope that I get a call about borrowing a friend’s classical guitar. I’ve been trying to get my hands on one for weeks, to no avail. I certainly don’t have the money to go out and buy even a relatively cheap one at the moment. Soon I will have to clip these nails and get back to bass playing duties, which my nails won’t handle well. I don’t have very solid nails. They’re not paper thin, but they aren’t as thick as they would need to be to withstand bass strings and still be usable for the classical guitar part I have in mind. I’ve already recorded a scratch demo of the track I have in mind using my regular acoustic guitar, which doesn’t sound horrid, but doesn’t quite sound right, either. I may have to learn to make due.

I also have a great deal of keyboard playing ahead. I’ve been wanting to get some real instruments on the album, but I’m starting to face deadline crunch, and my reluctant bit players are being cagey. so I suppose I’ll have to use my keyboard to approximate the parts and hope for the best.

There are a few electric guitar parts, a few bass parts, and some backing vocals to rerecord; Particularly the backing vocals, which are a little less than perfect in some cases, even when they mostly worked. So much work to do, and my mood is less than ideal for being creative today.

Enough. Time to get to it, amenable mood or not. Thank you for reading.

Eddie.