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Friday, January 28, 2011

Back To Classics!

Hello Beauteous Peopleous!

I wanted to touch upon my thoughts about honesty and integrity in this post because every time I browse eBay for art (my competition) I see things that I have seen somewhere else on the Inter-webs, and then I see these decent-looking pieces, but upon further inspection I see that they are from China...(I am not saying that China is bad, I am almost half-Chinese, but an American none-the-less, heck my dad doesn't even speak Chinese!) what I am getting at is that I think being Honest and having Integrity is what should MATTER MOST, sure some of my pieces aren't the greatest when held up to some other art pieces, but that's Fine with me, because I know that I actually spent the time to make something that I KNOW IS ORIGINAL, and that I took the time to achieve the end result, whatever it may be. With each piece I learn a lesson and I gain invaluable practice as well. Why should anyone pay outrageous shipping & handling fees for a dishonest piece of art? I dunno, it just doesn't make sense to me.

That all being stated: PLEASE TRY TO SUPPORT ARTISTS in your HOME COUNTRY or LOCALLY! (Saying this might deter my friends in Europe, but I hope not, because I truly appreciate my Collectors there as well.) I am not saying to never buy Internationally, but I am saying that it's a heck of a lot better to buy from those you know are close at hand, and not from some country that may have "pirated" some other Artist's work or possibly even just ran it off a "highfalutin" printer in who knows where? There are SO MANY "starving artists" or artist's just trying to make a decent living off of their God/Higher-Being-Given talents on our own soil, so we should all help those people out.

Okay, I got out my rant/philosophy and have made peace with it...ON TO MY ART:

I proudly present another Small Watercolor Painting!

{FYI:  I will be doing mostly-small pieces for the time-being, because my time will be invested in my last semester of art school...this way I can give my full-attention to these pieces, and still get a Good-Body of work available for you all to view and collect!}


I titled it "Young Odysseus" (After Homer's Odyssey)

(wood plate-holder not included)

Dimensions: 5" tall  x 7" wide

Mediums: Pencil & Watercolors on Beautifully Textured Watercolor Paper, Protected with a few coats of protective medium to ensure longevity and prevent water-damage and other elemental damage.

Dated, Titled & Signed on back AS well as in the lower-right corner of the piece.

[ALWAYS PACKED SECURELY with Re-Purposed and Post-Consumer Content Packing Supplies]

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When Available: Today (January 28th, 2011) by late-afternoon/early evening, for 3-day Auction

UPDATE 7:27 PST: The bidding on this Original Watercolor Painting will end on: Jan 31, 201119:23:40 PST

Check ya later, Jesse AKA Le Robinet Gay Art

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

2nd Chance to Own the Works Introduced in the Previous Post:

Hello Fans and Collectors!

Jesse here to let you know that I have re-listed the 2 works that I presented in the post below.

I have made the starting bids more "friendly", and even reduced the shipping & handling fees...I also wanted to mention that I do not "pad" my shipping and handling fees, but I do charge what it actually costs to ship and to add insurance and delivery confirmation because I feel that these are necessary and are way better than any artworks being lost or damaged in the mail...ya feel me?

I really appreciate your patronage, as I am raising funds for my final semester of Art School! ^_^

The 3-day Auction ends:

For "Farmboy": on Jan 22, 201117:42:06 PST

and 

For "Modern Trappings": Jan 22, 201117:43:22 PST


Thanks Beautiful People!


<3 Jesse









Saturday, January 8, 2011

Some old and some new!

Hello,

I am pleased to report that This New Year is off to a great start!

I am already busy working on new artworks gay-themed artworks so that I will have a frequent stream of Original artworks, prints and other items available on eBay, and probably just as important...to have content for this blog...I have searched with the keywords "gay illustration" and I haven't found much out there, I am not saying there isn't much gay art in general, but I personally don't feel there are many gay illustrators represented on the inter-webs so far, therefore it is my PLEASURE to be a sort of "pioneer" and I am very grateful that I get to share my imaginings, inspirations and other desires with fellow admirers of the male physique around the world.

{Having stated the previous statement, I would love anyone to send me links to any gay illustration sites that you come across...I like to see what's out there, as I said in my last post "I am a curious one". :^P }

I also wanted to mention that I have been added to another Gay Website Art Listing, and in my opinion it is one of the best resources for gay art and inspiring information! With a name like
"Gay Art & History: The World History of Male Love"
it ought to be! You can check out this site here: http://www.gay-art-history.org/ or by clicking the animated banner on the left of this Blog page. A BIG THANKS TO ANDREW for adding my link!

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And NOW, on to the ART....that's what this post's title is referring to...I have one of my earliest homo-erotic drawings (which was recently painted) up for 3-day bid on eBay until Monday (01/10/11) and I have my newest watercolor accompanying it. (I am a little hesitant to let such an early work of mine go, but I also feel that it's time to move on and keep evolving by not holding on so tightly to the past.)

I hope "Farmboy" goes to a good home!

Here he is:


I liked it when it was just a pencil drawing, but I have to be honest that it looks much better now that I finally got around to paint it.
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I like the comic-book illustrative-style that is apparent in most of my early works...I try to go for more realism nowadays, but I was a big animation and anime fan throughout my K-12 education and those influences still make their way into my works...habits are hard to break (as I am sure you all know)!

Here's my details about this artwork from eBay:

This listing is for the ORIGINAL Watercolor Painting 

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About "Farm Boy":
This is a classic Homoerotic pin-up. (I like the camp value of this farm boy pin-up!)

This is an early piece of mine from my beginning days of selling on eBay, and has been waiting patiently for me to paint.

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Media used in this original artwork: Pencil on antique-colored Parchment paper, securely mounted to Solid Thick (non-corrugated) Re-Purposed Cardboard, Watercolors
which is then Protected with a few coats of protective medium to ensure longevity and protect against moisture damage. 

All of my Artworks are Made to LAST!
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This One-Of-A-Kind (OOAK) Drawing Signed and Dated in near the fence in the artwork.

Also Signed, Titled and Dated on the Back
The DIMENSIONS: 

Paper Size: Approximately 8 1/2" wide X 
11" tall

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Now for the New:

"Modern Trappings"


This is my FAVORITE work of mine to date!

I love the poses of the sensual men and this is my first Modern/Contemporary Art-inspired piece.

The abstract shapes and use of bright colors was most enjoyable to utilize.

Details from eBay:

This listing is for the ORIGINAL Watercolor Painting 

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Media used in this original artwork: Pencil on Watercolor paper, Mounted to Thick Re-purposed Cardstock, Watercolors which is then Protected with a few coats of protective medium to ensure longevity and protect against moisture damage. 
All of my Artworks are Made to LAST!

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This One-Of-A-Kind (OOAK) Drawing Signed and Dated in the Lower Right Corner.


Also Signed, Titled and Dated on the Back
The DIMENSIONS: 

Paper Size: Approximately 8 1/2" wide X 
11" tall
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