tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:24:44 +0000Eli HarrisBanal ObsessionSketchbookFigure DrawingAcademy of ArtInstagramSketchesSketchtravelPenguinTeenArt For SaleNina LaCourRobotsSan FranciscoThe DisenchantmentsmoleskineCTNXDice TsutsumiIllustrationArtists Help JapanDuttonJapanBush and LeavenworthGallery HijinksGive2AsiaHalloweenHappy HolidaysThe Letter CollectorTravel Picturesbandposters2012 presidential electionBlue BottleCalifornia MagazineCat DrawingsChelsea I Want My Flannel BackD-StructureDia de los MuertosGerald GuelaisGirlchildJD HouseKazu SanoLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoriesMendocinoNinaLaCourObamaOur FacesParisPatchesRoman MuradovSafari WestSantaScetchcrawl 31Sketchcrawl 30Sketchcrawl 34Sketchcrawl 35Space InvaderSunday brunchTadahiro UesugiThe AvengersThe Bitter TruthTheDisenchantmentsTupelo HassmanVampire HunterVoteWastingawayinabookWomenZombiehttp://www.banalobsession.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-3470990585302819307Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:00:00 +00002014-06-11T10:05:23.069-07:00Academy of ArtBanal ObsessionEli HarrisFigure Drawing As far as semesters in university go, I'd say this was a banner 15 weeks. If only all my semesters were like this when I was a student, learning and experimenting, rather than being the instructor – I'd have felt more in charge of my education and not a ball of stress all the time. As it stands, this was my fourth year and 12th semester teaching and I'm humbled each time I walk into the http://www.banalobsession.com/2014/06/clothed-figure-whats-next.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-8727918213357227627Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:30:00 +00002014-01-24T10:30:01.418-08:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisRobotsSketchbook I've always found something relaxing about painting robots in my sketchbooks. Perhaps it's the simplicity of shapes that somehow yield a character almost out of thin air, or maybe the freedom of designing something that doesn't have to necessarily work in reality but lives fully in the realm of my imagination. I can always just sit down at my drafting table and hammer one of these guys out in http://www.banalobsession.com/2014/01/sketchbook-robot-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5131529782021942662Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:00:00 +00002014-01-10T18:00:00.908-08:00Academy of ArtBanal ObsessionEli HarrisFigure Drawing With the beginning of a new year comes the opportunity to go through the archives of the previous year and do some "house cleaning." For one reason or another these are some drawings from my classes and workshops that haven't made it on Banal Obsession. I don't necessarily think these drawings are my best efforts, but on the whole, I think they represent a range of the work I do as an http://www.banalobsession.com/2014/01/clothed-figure-2013-holdovers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-4690419215461312493Sat, 09 Nov 2013 20:30:00 +00002013-11-09T12:30:00.753-08:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisFigure DrawingInstagram As promised, an action-packed post all ready in no time at all. Most of these are from my clothed figure classes, but I occasionally sneak into another instructor's class to get a little more practice without the added pressure of student scrutiny. Most of these are also available to view on my Instagram feed, but I also like to throw in a few unseen gems. Also, these range between two and http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/11/clothed-figure-behemoth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-367568496606940304Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:30:00 +00002013-11-06T10:30:01.113-08:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisFigure Drawing Well, this is certainly embarrassing. I've gone and neglected one of my lifelines to the digital world in a serious way. Here are some figure drawings to whet the appetites of the visual language connoisseurs. This month will be a banner month for posts so I hope you're ready for some inspiration, adulation, cognition, and relative appreciation of all things banal. Cheers everyone! Stretchhttp://www.banalobsession.com/2013/11/clothed-figure-cute-always-wins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-1344640849674763672Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:30:00 +00002013-08-15T17:59:09.251-07:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisSketchbookSketchesWastingawayinabook I sometimes wish I had the answers to the boundless questions life likes to throw at us. It is in that very thought that I also find solace in knowing that with each question that presents there are numerous problems just waiting to be solved. Solving problems visually is, in and of itself, a guiding force behind the work that I do in my sketchbooks. A constant search for that next solve, cluehttp://www.banalobsession.com/2013/08/sketchbook-detritus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-2784135738025701537Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +00002013-06-20T11:00:01.003-07:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisSketchbook It's about time for some new scenery. Cheers! http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/06/sketchbook-fresh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-1820552555886098161Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:00 +00002013-05-23T10:30:02.066-07:00Eli HarrisFigure DrawingInstagram Just as the title reads. I really like all of you. Cheers!                                                                                     http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/05/clothed-figure-leftovers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-4370424758147135004Thu, 09 May 2013 18:16:00 +00002013-05-09T11:16:30.352-07:00Academy of ArtEli HarrisFigure 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 artistshttp://www.banalobsession.com/2013/05/clothed-figure-5-corsets-and-ninja.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7546350690415387038Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +00002013-04-15T11:00:00.273-07:00Banal ObsessionInstagrammoleskineSketchbook 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-6816610135796196831Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:30:00 +00002013-04-05T13:24:00.623-07:00Academy of ArtEli HarrisFigure DrawingInstagram 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 (Anonymous)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 http://www.banalobsession.com/2013/03/sketchbook-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-2285222049244143035Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +00002013-03-13T11:00:03.548-07:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisInstagrammoleskineSketchbook 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5454434211079316315Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +00002013-03-11T11:00:03.183-07:00Academy of ArtEli HarrisFigure DrawingInstagram 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5946194008868411630Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +00002013-02-15T11:00:00.077-08:00Academy of ArtEli HarrisFigure 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5613939701734112394Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:33:00 +00002013-03-13T20:41:00.685-07:00Eli HarrisInstagramJD HouseMendocinomoleskineSketchbook 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5218899238203757278Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:11:00 +00002013-01-07T13:11:46.799-08:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisSketches 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7676865940957475105Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:20:00 +00002012-12-11T13:20:55.696-08:00Dice TsutsumiEli HarrisRobotsSketchtravel 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 http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/12/sketchtravel-ebay-auction-for-kyoto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-5055402566394233484Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:42:00 +00002012-11-30T14:42:01.827-08:00Banal ObsessionEli Harris 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-772611956990933816Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:00:00 +00002012-11-15T11:00:01.506-08:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrismoleskineSketchbook 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-7184017678888939878Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:40:00 +00002012-11-06T10:40:01.039-08:002012 presidential electionEli HarrisObamaVote http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/11/vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-3356629025274454788Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:20:00 +00002012-11-01T11:20:35.285-07:00Banal ObsessionDia de los MuertosEli HarrisHalloween http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/11/happy-halloween-and-dia-de-los-muertos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-6688098718865044996Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +00002012-10-24T11:30:02.523-07:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisSketchbookZombie 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 http://www.banalobsession.com/2012/10/sketchbook-back-by-popular-demand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-3756132805580723411Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:30:00 +00002012-10-19T10:30:00.755-07:00Banal ObsessionEli HarrisInstagramSketchbookThe Bitter TruthTravel Pictures 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 (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28241802.post-2686769944621092243Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:30:00 +00002012-09-21T09:33:35.443-07:00Eli HarrisInstagramParisSketchtravelSpace InvaderTravel Pictures 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 (Anonymous)1