Ello Ello…
So me chaps over at Westminsta stapled me bum to me forehead…
…what?

Oh I mean I was tagged……..twice actually……by these two rabble-rousers.


I don’t recommend reading this journal.
Here’s a link to the last journal I was tagged [link]
….read that one instead



I’ll start with ~goatpox

Your name?
Chuck.....

If I was a porn star it would be Justin Pussy.
and just in case you were wondering.......gay porn star; Justin Manhole...
Oh don’t act like you didn’t want to know…..haha

If possible, your age?
Slowly count backwards from a hundred, and I'll tell you when to stop.
If you reach zero then you've gone too far and should stop asking questions, and seek medical attention.

...thanks for playing "Guess My Age"
You'll receive your prize in the mail shortly.
...oops...I forgot to put air-holes in the box. I hope you enjoy dead sleepy kitties.

When did you start drawing?
tomorrow......around noonish

Which hand do you use for drawing?
Are those my only options?
My prehensile tail weeps with sorrow.

Which is easier to draw - male or female?
Hermaphroditic Night-Crawlers.....
....waitaminute.....I think that was a title of one of the Harry Potter books.
...oh the misadventures of Harry, Rupert, and Herhiney.…..haha

Which is easier to draw - long hair or short hair?
.....please turn your head and coif

Is it easier to draw the head facing towards the right or the left?
**insert depressive silence**

...oh don't mind me.....I'm just going to wrap this noose around my neck for warmth.
I'm feeling rather cold...

Is it easier to draw the side view of the face or the front view?
**insert sound of chair tipping over followed by a few seconds of muffled choking**

What do you have problems in drawing?
......I'm lucky my brain has partially atrophied by now, or else I would be crying hurt...
but to answer the question I have many problems......many....
.....oh wait....you were asking in the area of drawing.....haha
Symmetry, among other things....

What do you like to draw?
Circles......no joke.
That's the god's honest truth.

I haven't anything particular I like to draw. It's mostly a fascination with textures, lines, and forms, rather than specific a subject matter. I'm much more interested in the overall process and the relaxation and calm that comes with drawing. It's a very meditative experience.

There can be a lot of beauty to a simple line that tapers from thick to thin...
.......or a series of lines that circumscribes and breaths life into an undulating form.

Are you a traditional artist or a digital artist?
Neither....
..I don't consider myself to be an artist.

I'd rather be known as a creator of things. The term Artist is such a pretentious title anyway...

Where do you start drawing from?
I start from the end and work back towards the beginning…

What is your drawing habit that you are aware of?
.....you mean 'what drawing habit am I aware I have?'
....hmm...
Well I find faces distracting, especially during "figure drawing" sessions, so I tend to deconstruct the face to the point of mannequins and lifelessness...
....only providing a slight glimpse of the human form while the viewer fills in the rest.

Any tips for coloring/shading?
umm....sure......although I'm terrible at both.
I tend to go either all "warm" or all "cool" with colours, and I tend to make-up shadows...
I like to do what I call a "Core-shadow" which is accenting the centre of the form with darkness.....hitting the peak points, or whatever area you want the viewer to notice most. I’m not one for accurate depictions. I’d rather go for the mood and emotions that present themselves.
Of course when in doubt.....just go for baroque....haha

How long does it take to finish a piece of art?
I'll tell you once I've finished something.

What music do you listen to while you draw?

Tool.......actually anything with Maynard James Keenan is great.
Although I do have to say my taste in music has mellowed over the years and so I have been known to listen to cheesy love songs as well.
….and I only listen to music while "figure drawing"......never while drawing anything else.

How long does it take you to come up with an idea?
Usually I don’t sit down and try to ponder concepts. I’ve only had to do that when I was in school where it was required (deadlines I mean), and those instances took maybe a week max to gestate. Normally for me concepts materialize when I’m not pushing myself to think and they’re always the result of a bizarre external force. A moment of serendipity….
For instance my George Bush “Entropy” piece was the direct result of watching television and seeing a little girl on Oprah wearing a t-shirt with a panda face shaped into a peace sign followed directly by an episode of “the Simpsons" in which Homer joins the National Rifle Association. I immediately thought of the irony of someone like Bush flashing
the universal sign for peace…….later that night I woke up and had an image of Bush’s fingers burning like the Twin Towers ingrained in my mind.

So just to conclude all of this…..my initial concepts usually come very unexpectedly and rather quickly, but the overall editing of these concepts (which I consider the most important part) takes a little longer.
…..days to weeks often….

Your favorite drawing utensils?
....my mind.........oh yeah!! Booya!!
TAKE THAT Nicolas-Jacques Conté!!

Your favorite color/the color that you use a lot?
….anything transparent….








Alright now here’s =FetalNIGHTMARE’s tag
….I think I’m supposed to write some secrets again….10 I believe…
….damn, that’s really pushing it….
….I’m all dried out….




1) I have never owned, nor will I ever own a Cell Phone. I’m repulsed by the idea of placing untested, potentially dangerous technology against vital organs, and for what purpose? Just so I can have some inane chat with a friend about where to meet up for pizza……better yet I should have them schedule me an appointment with a doctor to see whether this bulge in my pants is a tumour or two Jacks and a Beanstalk.
_{**crosses his fingers for radioactive super penis**}


2) I really love spirals. The basic Archimedean types, the golden, etc.
My favourite is the Ulam and Sacks spirals. There's something very mysterious and appealing about infinitely repeating patterns.


3) I spent most of yesterday at the theatre.....and most of yesterday night trying to rid myself of some parasitic artificial cheese smell that had latched onto my dermas via some disgusting film glutton who must've thought he was dining at a buffet. Why must theatre patrons choose snack treats with the most horrid and noxious gases…

yes, I’ll have the ass-flavoured ass-nuts please

- Hey what’s that scent you’re wearing?
- It’s called “Fromage de Ass’ole”


4) I hate tyypos.


5) ....not exactly sure when this happened, but I've developed a very deep attraction to antiques.
Clocks in particular….
I used to use a pocket watch during my early teen years (I don‘t currently use a watch, or anything to tell time for that matter), and I’ve recently contemplated replacing it with another one…..one with a rich history. Something that holds a meaningful back-story that I could tell my children one day.

I guess maybe it’s not so much that I have a love for antiques as I have a utter disdain for generic products manufactured for the masses.

Hey kids, you see this pocket watch?
Well John Wilkes Booth was wearing this watch the night he blew Lincoln’s brains out.
The fine craftsmanship helped him calculate the precise moment to pull the trigger.
Now finish your veggies before he comes and blows you brains out too…..

….oh wow, I’m gonna have to pay a lot for my children’s therapy…….haha


6) Shit is my favourite swear-word. I try not to swear too often cause I find those who do to be very obnoxious, especially those who use it as a bridge or a filler word in sentences similar to the over-use of the word "Like", because it lessens the impact when needed, but I still hold a fondness to throwing some "shit" down every once in a while. It’s even gotten to the point where “shit” has gotten into my Central Nervous System, taking over my body, rebelling against my will and making horrific spelling errors.
….such as the sushi conversation I had with *handyrand in which I almost mistakenly replaced the word “Sushi” with Sushit…….oy

I don’t recommend ordering the sushit….
….unpleasant after-taste…….too raw if you ask me.


7) I've never met another person named 'Chuck', which is surprising to me cause it's a rather normal name. You'd think I would have encountered at least another doppelganger in University, but no.
It's not like my name was exotic, or unusual like..........ummm......."Cock-cock", or something....
cause then I wouldn't really question not meeting another with the same affliction.

Of course if that were the case I would be curious if there were any other "Cock-cocks" out there besides me...
but then that would be kind of strange if I did meet another....."Oh, your name's Cock-cock? Me too!"

....oh wait.......I shouldn't use words like "curious".....especially in this context.....
_{**insert awkward laughter**}


8) Speaking of external extremities...
I think any situation where you witness more than one pair of breasts should be called “a gaggle of Tit-Tit”. I think it rolls off the tongue a little better than breasts too…
…..wait…..what did I just write?

….and of course the guys would have their….. “flock of Cocks”
….I guess it’s still better than a Flock of Seagulls though……still dickish-looking either way
And I ran, I ran so far away


9) There these little click words that I keep hearing people use that really bother me. Words that people throw into casual sentences for no apparent reason other than they think it may sound cool, or makes them sound cool with no apparent irony or sarcasm attached.

“Epic” was one of those words……it’s been raped of all it’s integrity. I can’t even use that word now without hemorrhaging a little. But now there seems to be a new member to this (ever-growing) family;
…..and that‘s “Solid”

I heard a guy on television recently describe that he was a “solid 180 pounds in weight”
What the hell does that mean?!?! Would it have made any difference if he had excluded the word?
….or better yet, replaced it with “Soft”……..yeah, I’m a soft 180.…
- I’m so soft, yo…….I’m so gangsta soft
- Yo dawg, I be so gangsta soft…..it’s like I’m an freaking pillow. Comfort your head with this epic softness, yo!

_{**insert sound of blood pooling in brain**}

….feel free to pepper your social conversations with the word “Soft”.
As a matter of fact I soft encourage it….


10) I like eating hamburgers and punching the elderly.......haha..........just kidding.......I don't like hamburgers




Ok all nonsense aside I’ve got weeks of messages to go through…
…..and sculptures that need to be groped….
This must be how it feels like to be branded [link]