The Art of Greg Oakes

HAPPY EFFIN NEW YEAR!!! :)

2012-01-03T02:37:00.000-08:00

HAPPY EFFIN NEW YEAR!!! :)
first sketch of two thousand twelve (dim lighting conditions)
Sketchbook #31, 5x7 inch, HB pencil (w/ a wee bit of eraser action) :P
©2012 GregOakes.com

HAPPY HO HO GO!

2011-12-21T05:31:00.000-08:00

TryClops & WomanOfFewWords

2011-12-21T03:33:00.000-08:00

‎Your design submission is up for scoring!

The next ((( 4 ))) days determine the fate of your design! The best thing you can do now is promote your design as hard as you can to your friends, fans & family. We've put together a set of tools you can use to do this, check it out:

http://www.threadless.com/submission/390248/TryClops?streetteam=Greg+Oakes

But don't limit yourself just to these tools... you just put a ton of effort into creating a design for Threadless. If you really want to see it printed, get out there and promote it anywhere you can!

Thank you,
Threadless.com
...
thanks in advance for your support, everyone!! :) peace,...~go

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2nd (and final) design submission...

Your design submission is up for scoring!

The next ((( 6 ))) days determine the fate of your design! The best thing you can do now is promote your design as hard as you can to your friends, fans & family. We've put together a set of tools you can use to do this, check it out:

http://www.threadless.com/submission/390824/WomanOfFewWords?streetteam=Greg+Oakes

But don't limit yourself just to these tools... you just put a ton of effort into creating a design for Threadless. If you really want to see it printed, get out there and promote it anywhere you can!

Thank you,
Threadless.com

...

thanks in advance for your support, everyone!! :) peace,...~go

PLEASE, HELP ME WIN TEN THOUSAND BUCKS!!! GET SCORING ASAP!!! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOLKS!!! ENJOY MY DESIGNS!!! :)

2011-11-09T08:08:00.000-08:00

PLEASE HELP BY SCORING (VOTING FOR) TWO OF MY THREADLESS.COM T-SHIRT DESIGNS (SUGGESTED SCORING $5 *WINK*); I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE TEN THOUSAND BUCKS IF ONE OF MY DESIGNS IS CHOSEN (THE MORE SCORES, THE BETTER THE CHANCE I HAVE AT THE 10K). THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, AND FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AS OF LATE, AND OF COURSE THROUGHOUT THE PAST, PRESENT/TODAY, AND FUTURE!! ;) PEACE,... ~GO

"Your design submission is up for scoring!

The next 7 days determine the fate of your design!.....If you really want to see it printed, get out there and promote it anywhere you can!

Thank you,
Threadless.com"
http://www.threadless.com/profile/820234/Greg_Oakes/submissions

HUMP THE PLUMP

2011-08-21T03:05:00.000-07:00

(((WARNING: CARTOON BOOBIES W/ NIPPLES!!!)))
I may have just coined "HUMP THE PLUMP"!?! It's hard to believe, but I GOOGLED it, and I got NOTHING!?! :/ You'd think there'd be at least one porn site in the top ten, eh!? :/ Maybe I'm just too tired, and totally missed it; finding it more than a bit odd that this image would be the only "HUMP THE PLUMP" listed on the net!? :P *SIGH* Well, don't swipe it whatever you do; It's copywritten, and that's all I can do to protect myself right now, since I'm poor as f***. ;) Enjoy (for what it's worth)!! If you're offended, just close your eyes and "unlike" my fan page, please, and thank you. It's probably easier if you "unlike" it first, then close your eyes, just so you click the correct link and all. ;) Putting black censor bars over nipples is a pain in the ass, and it ruins the drawing for crying out loud!! >:/ *SIGH* We REALLY have to relax (as a [North American] society); speaking of relaxing,... gonna go pop some ChillPills and/or drink another beer! ;)
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Book#29-Vol.2 "HUMP THE PLUMP"

Hilroy STUDIO Pocket Sketch Book (3"x3-1/2")

Pentel Brush Pen, Crayola Markers & Watercolour

Graffiti Gallery presents: TREDICI

2011-03-31T15:34:00.000-07:00

"WE ARE ALL A WORK IN PROGRESS,... LUCK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT."

(11"x14" Acrylic on Canvas)

seventeen images of my schtuff

2011-03-21T11:11:00.000-07:00

Justin Bieber - Caricature ©2011 GregOakes.com

2011-02-13T01:11:00.000-08:00

chartpak ad markers on tabloid size letraset bleedproof marker paper.

i did this caricature as a (paying gig) favour for a friend of mine, who just happens to be best friends with justin's dad. the caricature is now displayed in justin's ontario home. 'nough said. ~go

odd balls

2011-01-25T10:24:00.000-08:00

this was one of those sketches that started off really simple, then i messed up here and there, and continued to add lines to balance everything out. i kept telling myeself "keep it simple,... stop with the detail, or you'll regret it!". sigh it's interesting enough that i wanted to share it with everyone; it's not the worst thing i've drawn, but it's wonky enough to give me a mild form of anxiety. ;) lol...

i wanted to avoid covering up mistakes (ink blobs, smudges,...) using a correction pen, etc., so what you're seeing here is pretty raw, and rare. aside from fiddling with the levels in photoshop, the only other thing done to this was erasing the pencil lines. well, it's something, either way; who knows, maybe i'll make this into a large painting one day. enjoy.

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2h pencil, brush pen, and eraser (sans correction pen)
5"x7" Pocket Sketchbook ©2011 GregOakes.com

PHIL THE BLUE BOX

2011-01-25T10:20:00.000-08:00

FRESH NEW START

2011-01-07T10:16:00.000-08:00

here's my first 5"x7" sketchbook page of 2011 !!!

the usual,... pentel brush pen, pentel correction pen,

ultra fine sharpie, and a wee bit of 2H pencil. ;)

THEE END - TWO THOUSAND AND TEN

2010-12-31T02:11:00.000-08:00

PEG CITY PUKE

2010-11-17T01:58:00.000-08:00

some concepts from my 5x7" (predominately brush pen) sketchbook
to help get me motivated for the real deal. my plan is to pencil and
ink a somewhat finished looking version of what will eventually
become my first comic book, entitled 'ocd man'. i've been
procrastinating about this thing since the early 2000s,
and something is telling me that 'the sketchbook
project 2011 tour' is the perfect incentive for
me to kick my ass and finally get'er done,
or at least started! ;)
enjoy.
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pentel brush pen, pentel correction pen, and sharpie
ultra fine point permanent marker

©2010 GregOakes.com

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

omg naked ladies & monsters! go crazy ocd man!

2010-10-27T11:36:00.000-07:00

The Art of Greg Oakes 2007-2010

2010-10-01T00:34:00.000-07:00

you're lookin' a wee bit 'black & white'; you could really use some colour!! ;)

2010-09-15T00:17:00.000-07:00

TELEPHONE DOODLE

2010-09-07T02:44:00.000-07:00

Prismacolor Premier Fine Line Marker 03

five by seven brush pen art

2010-08-27T17:22:00.000-07:00

THE KOMODO DRAGON SHOW

2010-08-13T05:01:00.000-07:00

book29vol2

2010-08-11T00:56:00.000-07:00

David "The Rock" Nelson

2010-06-29T17:22:00.000-07:00

Dim Whoretons (REVISED) "you'll cream your jeans sugar!!!" Book#27-Vol.2 (3-1/2"x5")

2010-06-11T02:19:00.000-07:00

Dim Whoretons

"you'll cream your jeans sugar!!!"

Book#27-Vol.2

how 'bout some donut shop social commentary!? enjoy!

ps. for what it's worth; there is no denying

that i fall victim to purchasing their

product from time to time. ;)

MONSTER UPHOLSTERY

2010-05-13T00:06:00.000-07:00

MONSTER UPHOLSTERY Book#28-Vol.2 ©2010 GregOakes.com
This is based on a character design I had developed back in March of 2001. I was an in-house product designer for Palliser Furniture Ltd./EQ3 (Nov. 2000 - March 2006). Needless to say I got tons of inspiration from all sorts of furniture; my sketchbooks are full of these creatures! ;) There's another series of characters but they are actually monsters sitting on average looking sofas and chairs. The plan is to submit these suckers for publication and eventually blow 'em up into large acrylic/watercolour paintings. "Sofa So Good" *groan* enjoy! ;) ~go © GregOakes.com 3-1/2"x5" coil-bound pages

this trilogy is the pits

2010-05-01T23:59:00.000-07:00

I DON'T WASH MY PITS

(AND AVOID PUTTING ON THE RITZ)

I SHAVE MY PITS

(AND HAVE HAPPY FACE TITS)

I DON'T SHAVE MY PITS

(AND LACKING SLEEP IS THE SHITS)

heavy thinkin whilst coffee drinkin!

2010-04-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

heavy thinkin whilst coffee drinkin!
©2005-'10 GregOakes.com
it hit me hard between the eyes
as if it were a brick
my mind was clear so i thought
confusion weighed in thick
am i an accident evolved from a spec
or intelligent design created?
here for a reason
to better the world
or useless
matter
i debated

~go

one of these things is not like the other things

2010-03-13T19:40:00.000-08:00

facebook fan page

lost forever
©2010 GregOakes.com

words exhausted
everyday routine
words never known
outside my mind
occasionally shared by another
i'm not alone
my consoling shoulder
so many feelings
profound proclamations
momentary pleasures
lost forever
i feel alone
what would have been
if only those words were heard
and experienced by others
how would i be perceived
if those words were shared
with the world

~go

coffee shop sketching

2010-03-02T01:48:00.000-08:00

In no way is my sketch affiliated with Ian's documentary,...

except for maybe the message on the guys T-shirt.

...

icurecancer.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_APo0oz0Kw

WARNING: NAKED LADIES - COVER YOUR EYES!!!!!

2010-02-15T08:44:00.000-08:00

a couple of my friends! ;)

i can handle coffee stains (as opposed to ink stains); if ingested, the caffeine fucks with my third eye (drinking ink is bad).

2010-01-30T00:40:00.000-08:00

"beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

2010-01-11T12:40:00.000-08:00

don't cry over spilt coffee

2010-01-02T22:17:00.000-08:00

This cartoon is more so an inside joke between myself and a few friends; then again maybe it's just an inside joke between Me, Myself & I (aka the voices in my head). ;) Long story short,... there were two women sitting across the room from us at a local lounge/restaurant; one was a slender brunette and the other was a blonde with big boobies; we found out later that the blonde just recently had a baby which explained why her breasts were so large. Wasn't that an exciting story?! I knew that you'd love it!! ;) *SIGH* Unfortunately nobody was crying over spilt milk that night,... only spilt coffee. *GROAN* The entire spilt coffee scenario in reality never happened, but it did really happen in my mind, hence the dramatic cartoon reenactment! ;)

ps. it's one of those cartoons that doesn't make much sense unless you were there, or have your mind in the gutter on a regular basis (like myself); hence the little story to accompany the cartoon so that there would be less head scratching.
btw, the scribbles surrounding the main cartoon panel have nothing to do with the cartoon itself; i simply liked the look of the page in general. enjoy.

happy ho-ho yo! ~go

2009-12-25T01:53:00.000-08:00

...& best wishes for 2010! :)

peace.

A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF FOR THE END OF 2009

2009-12-07T11:29:00.000-08:00

"Yummy!"

2009-11-09T11:45:00.000-08:00

"Yummy!" Sasquatch

(11"x14" Acrylic on Canvas)

LEGENDS, HEROES, MYTHS AND SUCH...

2009-11-07T18:35:00.000-08:00

This is a group show that I'll be in; I produced one new painting for this, which I'll be posting within the next day or so. Opening night is Tuesday, November 10th. Graffiti Gallery, 109 Higgins Ave., Winnipeg. (204) 667-9960 http://www.graffitigallery.ca

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Artists: Freddie Thomas, Mike Johnston, Nereo II, Greg Oakes, Pat Lazo, James Vandal, Wesley John Harcus, Rich Handford, Kurt Wiscombe, Jil Ramsay, Chris Stans, coral pollock, steve mc Connel, don ritson, Stevo Mcc, S. Arden Hill, and more!

lady - night & day (josco approved)

2009-10-21T01:25:00.000-07:00

bye bye billy

2009-10-07T00:52:00.000-07:00

http://forum.hancockhouse.com/article.php/20080308173858430

http://www.sasquatchillustrationproject.moonfruit.com/

http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/

http://www.bigfootforums.com/

http://www.bfro.net/

Dim Whoretons "you'll cream your jeans sugar!!!" Book#27-Vol.2

2009-09-23T00:34:00.000-07:00

Dim Whoretons

"you'll cream your jeans sugar!!!"

Book#27-Vol.2

how 'bout some donut shop social commentary!? enjoy!

ps. for what it's worth; there is no denying

that i fall victim to purchasing their

product from time to time. ;)

april fool

2009-04-03T02:40:00.001-07:00

NEW POST (3-1/2"x5")

2009-03-07T22:59:00.000-08:00

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2711997&id=22278540319

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2711989&id=22278540319

new year oddities

2009-02-13T07:55:00.000-08:00

i drew this on white paper, that was lying flat on a tv tray while i was sitting down on a sofa (w/ my feet up [opposed to someone else's feet up]) watching television (mostly with my ears). my kids don't clean up after themselves very well (neither do i, according to the other parent who just happens to reside in the exact same living quarters as both myself and the kidlings); there were tons of felt markers scattered around the (carpeted) wreck-room floor, (you guessed it) in the basement. the actual size of this drawing is 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"; highlights were added with one of those stubby blue pentel brand fine point correction pens (multi-purpose / quick dry). thanks for stopping by my blog and looking at my strange but true artwork and reading my extremely exciting life stories. *sigh* have a nice day.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2008

2008-12-23T17:13:00.000-08:00

i am everyday sheeple

2008-11-13T07:51:00.000-08:00

'i am everyday sheeple' ©2008 GregOakes.com

the month of november 2008
a strange one indeed
i watch the sheeple
consume out of want
not conscious enough
out of need
it's a master design
a marketing marvel
they get you where it counts
thin air produces money
which is anything but funny
as keeping up with the joneses mounts!

~go

i hate the suppression of truth

2008-11-03T01:59:00.000-08:00

octobersketchscrapsorgy (soundskinkyiknow)

2008-10-29T01:44:00.000-07:00

all of these years
before i was blinded
i translated
blocks of thought
whatever that means
to you my dear
take it or let it rot
it's far too heavy
for you to digest
so please don't
strain yourself
it's hard enough
for me to process
so WE are here
to help

~go

OCD MAN

2008-08-17T23:29:00.001-07:00

back to bigfoot, and some other stuff

2008-07-27T21:19:00.000-07:00

RazTehcYbDeripsni_3"x5"

anomalous trilogy

2008-04-15T20:38:00.000-07:00

Green tea from China found to be contaminated with alarming levels of pesticides "...you should consider sourcing your green tea from somewhere other than China. Get it from an organic source, some place that doesn't spray it with pesticides. It's more expensive, of course, but it's also safer for your health."
http://www.naturalnews.com/001426.html
...
Toxic Waste in the Public Well
The Lie About Fluoride or Why I No Longer Feed My Kid Rat Poison
By Miriam Green
http://www.alternativesmagazine.com/17/green.html
...

http://www.nofluoride.com/

"Eye see."

"Elf Off" by Greg Oakes (Image&Text) ©April.2008
(Actual Size: Approx. 2"x3")
Drawing Pen: 'FABER-CASTELL' ECCO PIGMENT (0.2)
"I'm an Elf and I'm supposed to have large pointy ears you Elfin' moron!!
Shut your Elfin' mouth and stop Elfin' staring at me for Elf's sake
or I'll put some kinda Elfin' spell on you!!"

~go

BEASTS! Book 2 - Ogopogo

2008-03-09T19:41:00.000-07:00

This was my submission for Fantagraphic's BEASTS! Book 2 (open call) . There was only room for one piece of art; unfortunately mine didn't make the cut, along with a couple hundred others. Fortunately not all hope was lost; someone had the idea to set up a gallery for those who suffered the same fate as I did. ;) Check it out... HOPEFUL BEASTS ! Please continue to enjoy my 'Ogopogo'!! ~go

happy ho ho ~go

2007-12-25T09:55:00.000-08:00

more facebook graffiti - some old, some not so old but moreso new-ish

2007-11-11T19:54:00.000-08:00

ink on paper and stuff like that

2007-11-03T00:09:00.000-07:00

love, hate, and the shit in between

2007-09-01T23:32:00.000-07:00

my facebook graffiti

2007-07-08T19:46:00.000-07:00

this is what i use...

OCD MAN, SASSY SQUATCH, & NUDE LADY

2007-06-07T00:34:00.000-07:00

Pretty Colours Make Me Happy Sometimes

2007-05-24T21:39:00.000-07:00

Actual Size: 3" x 5"
Pilot DRAWING PEN
w/Chartpak Felt Markers

Blue Ink Is Nice With A Hint Of Colour

2007-05-20T03:22:00.000-07:00

Random Sketch Scraps 2007

2007-03-26T17:05:00.000-07:00

THE DAILY ADVENTURES OF NOVILLERO

2007-02-24T00:39:00.000-08:00

two page comic i did for novillero which is going into
some sort of fancy mint records zine thingy. enjoy!

in the woods

2007-01-15T00:27:00.000-08:00

pencil (pentel 'icy' 0.7mm) on
(5"x7" 100 lb. acid free white) paper

boxing day bigfoot

2007-01-03T21:54:00.000-08:00

pencil (pentel 'icy' 0.7mm) on

(5"x7" 100 lb. acid free white) paper

~ sketchsquatching comes to an end ~ (No. 1)

2006-11-25T19:12:00.000-08:00