tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802Thu, 09 May 2013 18:16:30 +0000GirlchildbandpostersSketchcrawl 30Art For SaleRobotsD-StructureChelsea I Want My Flannel BackZombieSunday brunchTheDisenchantmentsThe DisenchantmentsWomenAcademy of ArtNina LaCourOur FacesIllustrationSantaBanal Obsession2012 presidential electionBush and LeavenworthThe Bitter TruthmoleskineDia de los MuertosLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoriesHalloweenScetchcrawl 31ParisTravel PicturesObamaKazu SanoTupelo HassmanNinaLaCourRoman MuradovSketchesVoteDuttonSketchcrawl 35SketchbookThe AvengersThe Letter CollectorHappy HolidaysCat DrawingsJD HouseMendocinoInstagramGallery HijinksGerald GuelaisFigure DrawingTadahiro UesugiBlue BottleEli HarrisJapanSan FranciscoArtists Help JapanVampire HunterCalifornia MagazineDice TsutsumiPatchesSketchtravelSpace InvaderGive2AsiaPenguinTeenCTNXSafari WestSketchcrawl 34http://www.banalobsession.com/noreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)Blogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-4370424758147135004Thu, 09 May 2013 18:16:00 +00002013-05-09T11:16:30.352-07:00Eli HarrisAcademy of ArtFigure Drawing These have been sitting on my phone for far too long now. Although they're not new if you follow me on Instagram, they still deserve to be a part of the "Show" here on the almighty blog.  The semester is drawing to a close at the AAU and I will miss my students as I always do. I have a wonderful group and it's a pleasure to watch them work and grow and hopefully they end up better artists whenhttp://www.banalobsession.com/2013/05/clothed-figure-5-corsets-and-ninja.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7546350690415387038Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +00002013-04-15T11:00:00.273-07:00InstagramBanal ObsessionmoleskineSketchbook Often times a page in the sketchbook isn't finished but I like the initial direction or feel so I snap a few shots just in case I ruin anything later on. It's not often that I dislike something so much that I alter the image of the page in the end but you can never be too sure. Since this is a bits and pieces kind of post I'll leave you with a disjoint... http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/04/sketchbook-bits-and-pieces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-6816610135796196831Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:30:00 +00002013-04-05T13:24:00.623-07:00InstagramEli HarrisAcademy of ArtFigure Drawing I know what you're thinking and the answer is yes,  Eli finally put something new on the blog. I like to think of it as supply and demand, really. If I don't post for a couple weeks, that means the demand for my work grows, right? So what if I didn't go to Harvard Business School. I've got this macro based economic strategy down. Nailed it! Enjoy! http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/04/clothed-figure-space-punk-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-1318452318231686684Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:05:00 +00002013-03-21T10:05:00.795-07:00Banal ObsessionmoleskineSketchbook It's that time of the week again! A mere one day after the start of Spring and I have another post for you.  Just a few pages from the ol' Moleskine to pass the time and experiment. I'm in the process of creating curriculum for a sketchbook class and the last image on here is a demo for said curriculum. As you can see I've been playing around with the now famous SKB ballpoint as well. It is a http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/03/sketchbook-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-2285222049244143035Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +00002013-03-13T11:00:03.548-07:00InstagramEli HarrisBanal ObsessionmoleskineSketchbook Here are some of my recent sketchbook pages. At this point I have a few more pages but I'll post those next time. You can follow me on Instagram as well. Thanks! http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/03/sketchbook-march-madness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5454434211079316315Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +00002013-03-11T11:00:03.183-07:00InstagramEli HarrisAcademy of ArtFigure Drawing This is a very small selection of the work that I get done in my clothed figure class. I get to play around a little between the lessons and the one on one instruction in the class. The last two images are short demos for arm construction. As much as I enjoy exaggeration of the figure and limbs I have to reel it in a bit to fit the curriculum and to pass along the foundations of drawing the http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/03/clothed-figure-armed-and-dangerous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5946194008868411630Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +00002013-02-15T11:00:00.077-08:00Eli HarrisAcademy of ArtFigure Drawing It's the start of a new semester and you all know what that means! Clothed figure is back on and I'll be posting my bad drawings for the next few months. It's going to be an awesome semester at the AAU! http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/02/clothed-figure-spring-13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5613939701734112394Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:33:00 +00002013-03-13T20:41:00.685-07:00InstagramJD HouseEli HarrisMendocinomoleskineSketchbook We took a quick trip to Mendocino CA a few weeks ago and these are a few shots of the weekend. The first three pictures are from the balcony of the JD House where we stayed, and the last is looking over the cliffs toward the Pacific. Cheers!    http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/02/sketchbook-mendocino.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5218899238203757278Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:11:00 +00002013-01-07T13:11:46.799-08:00Eli HarrisBanal ObsessionSketches Happy New Year everyone! I'll be posting as much as I can and I'll be showing off the good as well as the bad in the coming year. Let's hear it for being creative and making good art. Cheers! http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/01/sketching-new-year-old-mistakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7676865940957475105Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:20:00 +00002012-12-11T13:20:55.696-08:00SketchtravelEli HarrisDice TsutsumiRobots I donated this illustration to support the Sketchtravel Exhibit at the Kyoto International Manga Museum beginning 3/9/13.  From my friend, Dice Tsutsumi, Art Director at Pixar: "Hello everyone. If you are looking for great holiday gifts, check t his out! Some of the Sketchtravel artists donated their artwork and books to help us raise funds to ship our exhibition to Japan. As you canhttp://www.banalobsession.com/2012/12/sketchtravel-ebay-auction-for-kyoto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5055402566394233484Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:42:00 +00002012-11-30T14:42:01.827-08:00Eli HarrisBanal Obsession The second in a series following my Dia de los Muertos kid. Cheers!  http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/11/vis-dev-frankenkid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-772611956990933816Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:00:00 +00002012-11-15T11:00:01.506-08:00Eli HarrisBanal ObsessionmoleskineSketchbook I'm almost finished with this book and I thought it was a little light on the paint experimentation side of things so I played around with some textures and mixed media. After all, isn't that what sketchbooks are for? Cheers everyone!  http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/11/sketchbook-abstract.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7184017678888939878Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:40:00 +00002012-11-06T10:40:01.039-08:00Eli HarrisObamaVote2012 presidential election http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/11/vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-3356629025274454788Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:20:00 +00002012-11-01T11:20:35.285-07:00Dia de los MuertosEli HarrisBanal ObsessionHalloween http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/11/happy-halloween-and-dia-de-los-muertos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-6688098718865044996Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +00002012-10-24T11:30:02.523-07:00Eli HarrisZombieBanal ObsessionSketchbook As you know by now, if you know me or follow this blog, I have a pretty regular and uncompromising sketchbook addiction. What?! I can quit whenever I want! These are just a few of the pages I've been hoarding in my books for last month or so. I hope you enjoy and perhaps even pick up your own sketchbook for some well deserved You time. Cheers everyone!    Not all zombies are http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/10/sketchbook-back-by-popular-demand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-3756132805580723411Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:30:00 +00002012-10-19T10:30:00.755-07:00Travel PicturesThe Bitter TruthInstagramEli HarrisBanal ObsessionSketchbook I know you're all thinking that this is yesterdays (last months?) news but wait, it's cool because I'm showing you sketches... Right?! In the last post I showed you what I was looking at while I was in Europe. What I didn't show you was how I saw things. Here are some sketches of how I saw my surroundings. I was so busy taking stock of everything around me that I really didn't have time to http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/10/sketchbook-travel-sketches-and-libation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-2686769944621092243Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:30:00 +00002012-09-21T09:33:35.443-07:00SketchtravelTravel PicturesInstagramEli HarrisParisSpace Invader Four weeks ago my wife and I took our first trip abroad. It was a culmination of our five year anniversary, and M's birthday. We spent a lot of time planning, and getting in touch with friends in Paris, and without the help of our family and friends this trip wouldn't have been half as fun or successful as it was. A special thanks to Gerald Guerlais for meeting us for lunch, taking us to Pierre http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/09/travel-sf-ldn-prs-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7303801851444941934Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +00002012-08-23T12:48:08.802-07:00San FranciscoEli HarrisBanal ObsessionSketchbook Hey you guys! So, Summer is slowly wrapping up for those of you not in the Bay Area and, of course, I'm sure just starting for those of us waiting for that Indian Summer to make an appearance here in the Bay. These are just a couple of the sketches I got to do during the Summer semester with my Location Drawing and Painting class. The students I had were a spectacular bunch and I loved everyhttp://www.banalobsession.com/2012/08/sketchbook-summer-in-san-francisco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-536569152953221485Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:03:00 +00002012-09-21T09:34:36.694-07:00Eli HarrisAcademy of ArtIllustrationFigure Drawing I had a great Summer with my clothed figure class. I'm so proud of the work my students did over the Summer and commend them on finishing well over 150, if not 200, drawings in six weeks! As usual I didn't take too much time to draw for myself since I was teaching but here are a few that I had fun with. I prefer to post work that I enjoyed making more so than the most technically correct http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/08/clothed-figure-summer-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-6294312794512622655Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:17:00 +00002012-09-21T09:34:53.813-07:00San FranciscoEli HarrisAcademy of ArtSketchbook That's right folks! We finally made it to the middle of Summer and all I have to show for it is these silly doodles I do in my silly doodle book. These are a little dated chronologically but new to some of you. I'll be posting a lot in the coming days but this will hopefully whet your appetites. Cheers! http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/08/sketchbook-summer-is-in-session.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7228910341912770548Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:30:00 +00002012-06-04T10:30:02.944-07:00San FranciscoOur FacesBush and LeavenworthEli Harris A short time ago I was asked to take part in an interview, and subsequent photo series, as a Featured Artist for the creative geniuses at Bush + Leavenworth. I thought I'd post a link to the interview finally. While you're checking out the awe-inspiring things I have to say about myself and how ridiculously intelligent, and handsome I am, go on ahead and take a gander at B+L's threads. I can'thttp://www.banalobsession.com/2012/06/bush-leavenworth-our-faces-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-9047810667511144008Thu, 31 May 2012 22:00:00 +00002012-05-31T15:00:06.495-07:00Eli HarrisThe AvengersBanal ObsessionSketchbook It's always gratifying to finish up a sketchbook, but I can't help but feel a slight sadness as well. Much like a close friend, a sketchbook is often with you in your most silent and reflective moments. Flipping through the pages of my books I can't help but remember the sights, conversations, smells, and moments in time captured. In a sense, I'm writing an autobiography that few people will http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/05/sketchbook-last-pages.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-8854823427144525815Wed, 30 May 2012 23:09:00 +00002012-05-30T16:37:17.179-07:00Eli HarrisAcademy of ArtWomenFigure Drawing Just before the end of the semester I stopped by a grad class for a couple of poses and this happened. Cheers!  5 min. 15 min. http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/05/figure-drawing-quick-hello.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-2205795975698220066Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 +00002012-05-10T11:00:03.024-07:00Eli HarrisAcademy of ArtIllustrationFigure Drawing Welcome to the second installment of my clothed figure posts. The Spring semester is almost over, and soon will come the Summer classes, so I thought I'd add some stuff from the last few weeks. I try to get a few drawings in during each class but sometimes it's hard to sneak them in as I'm observing my students. I'm so overwhelmingly impressed with the work that my students are producing, http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/05/clothed-figure-post-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7936466843522837433Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:11:00 +00002012-04-30T15:11:21.431-07:00Eli HarrisCat DrawingsBanal ObsessionAcademy of ArtSafari WestSketchbookFigure Drawing Last week the Academy of Art Illustration Department hosted a wonderful visit from Safari West and some of their beautiful big cats. It just so happened that the visit coincided with my clothed figure class so my students got to draw the cats for the first couple of hours of class. I'm a huge fan of cats, even more so of large exotic cats, so it was really awesome to be in the same room with, http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/04/sketchbook-drawing-big-cats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eli Harris)1