Blackout.

Blackout.(2015)
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Each time I am awake in the middle of the night, I hear that song... "Hello darkness my old friend...." from the movie, The Graduate.

Poolside

 Poolside
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The little flower girl.

The little flower girl.
-Flowers for your loved one?.. Anybody?


This one started as a meeting sketch that I just pushed a little more.
The idea is not new, (I’ve done one called the invisible girl that is like that as well).. but it’s interesting to see where your mind takes you when you’re just doodling while listening to something else.
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Just for fun.

Just for fun.
Just wanted something light and fun today!
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It’s been a long week.

It’s been a long week.
#pascalcampion #sleepytired

The nights you remember.

The nights you remember.
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The Red Eye.

The Red Eye.
One thing that is funny( sort of funny) as an artist... sometimes you try something different, like drawing with a different pen, a different way a different technique and you put a lot of effort into it and you’re super proud of it, but the majority of people who look at your image just go...”meh......it’s ok..” and you’re slightly upset.( I’m kidding.. you get really depressed ) And sometimes you just throw something on the page in a  few seconds and people go” WOW!! THIS IS THE B.E.S.T. thing you have EVER done”..and you’re just befuddled( I just like that word, Befuddled.
It use to really bug me .. but then I realized... IN GENERAL.. your audience doesn’t really are HOW you did your work... they just care about the result and the first impression they get when they see the art. If it speaks to them .. they respond to it..if they have to work at understanding the image, you’ve lost the emotional charge of the piece and just becomes a technical piece.
For us though.. we know how much work has gone into the piece and we feel like BECAUSE of the amount of time and effort and sweat it took to do it we should be rewarded with this particular piece being HA-MAI-ZZZING!! but it just doesn’t work like this. In art.. in my experience, people are dazzled by skills, but they are really moved emotionally by spontaneity and truthfulness which usually has the look of being effortless.
Lightness of touch... 
SO... IF ever you are in that position of putting a lot of effort into a piece and feeling like it just falls flat with your audience....know that you’re not the only one and that you should NOT give up being an artist.  
You should also NOT stop trying hard... you have to put the hard work over and over to discover, understand and eventually master something so you can use it effortlessly the next time.. if you don’t do that work, you won’t master it. ( And you WILL master it, you will instantly discover something totally different that you can’t seem to draw/paint/sculpt... but that’s another post).

All that matters in the end is what the audience sees and feels.
Just a thought.


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Another rainy night in San Francisco

Another rainy night in San Francisco (2015)
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Last drops...

Last drops...
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Smoke break.

Smoke break.
#pascalcampion #1997

Just a couple nasty girls .

Just a couple nasty girls .

- You know.. I have to say.. at least there’s one thing good that came out of this mess so far.

- Oh yeah? What’s that?

-Meeting you!  I don’t think it would’ve happened without him.

- You’re good at seeing the silver lining.

-You really have to right now.

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Hey YOU!

Hey YOU!

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The Rolling Stone (2015)

The Rolling Stone (2015)
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Worries.

Worries.
Sometimes I just feel like nothing is going right and that everything is falling apart... I feel I’m a hack and a fake  and  people who’ve been trusting me have been making a big mistake... . but then she just squeezes my shoulder and tell me it’s going to be OK and for some reason it all feels better.( She also tells me to stop complaining about it and that works too..she likes to keep it real)

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Communicating

Communicating

-You’re beautiful.

- No I’m not.. I’m fat and plain.
-..oh yeah.. you’re right!

-HEY!!

-What? I’m just agreeing with you.

- You’re not suppose to agree with me!

-.... Why do you say it then?

-So you can tell me I’m being silly and that I’m VERY beautiful.

- ......... ..........

-... It’s not that complicated!!
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The Pic Nic Spot.

The Pic Nic Spot.
Sometimes I just do images as pretext to figure out stuff about colors... like in this case. I've mentioned it before, but, daytime lighting is always hard for me. So I'm trying to understand it more. It's one of my ( multiple) goals for the year!( Along with trying to understand color better, as well as lighting , drawing, fashion and composition... just a few little goals!)
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Nightcap?

Nightcap?
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Sweet dreams

Sweet dreams 
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Catching up on some readinnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggzzzzzz

Catching up on some readinnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggzzzzzz

I know this is nothing new, but.. drawing is HARD. Fun and challenging and frustrating but so rewarding... I think if it was easier, if creating stories and shaping lines , shapes, colors to trick your eye into believing your seeing something that is not actually there was just  a cinch, we wouldn’t appreciate doing it as much. It actually gets harder the more I do it... probably because I’m more critical of myself as I go on.
Just saying.

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After the rain is gone!

After the rain is gone!
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The good days.

The good days.
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A little cleaning, a little dancing, a lot of love.

A little cleaning, a little dancing, a lot of love.
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Storm alert

Storm alert
-So..let’s see... Gremlins, Goonies or War of the worlds?

#pascalcampion #rainydays

Do not disturb, Artist at work.

Do not disturb, Artist at work.
#pascalcampion #studioonthebeach #daydreaming  #2014     
That’s my GOAL image! I don’t have that studio yet, but that’s what I want!     

Afternoon at the park

Afternoon at the park

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YEAH!! FINALLY THE WEEKEND!

YEAH!! FINALLY THE WEEKEND!
#pascalcampion #MEtime

The Sunbathers

The Sunbathers
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Sort of like a light shower

Sort of like a light shower
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Back to work

Back to work
... Getting back to work after a week long break with the family.... man.. no matter how much you can like your work.. it’s just hard.
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Rainy January

Rainy January
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Here we come!!

Here we come!!
Another year, another adventure! Let’s do this!

#pascalcampion #2017