tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157860882024-03-18T09:47:43.669+00:00Matt JonesMatt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.comBlogger575125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-57010993953208186072023-05-05T02:30:00.003+01:002023-05-08T03:48:08.526+01:00Story Class Summer 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxqANaJXWvc6T3hxgQ9ADx_eShL68jHaTW6hpt3Vd_UsuD_LGCiAqX4w538inPGDmAFh6KXzElQUXY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Info <a href="https://thestoryboardworkshop.blogspot.com">here</a></div><p></p>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-43416202742474245912023-05-02T02:30:00.001+01:002023-05-02T02:30:36.085+01:00Drawing n' exploring Austin, TX<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/agG6EVEcYOg" frameborder="0"></iframe>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-31889731667977285072022-12-27T13:23:00.003+00:002022-12-27T13:23:50.258+00:00Dance of the Sugar Plum Elves<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/jeIPrBtBmJk" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a little Christmas e-card for all you cheeky elves out there!</div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-71540281589465509912022-12-03T20:16:00.007+00:002022-12-03T20:16:45.870+00:00Pinocchio<div style="text-align: left;"> Sketched at a Q&A between Peter Ramsey and Guillermo del Toro who has made a wonderful adaptation of the old tale. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hfRr3gIATeM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JyEtNv4ke7Y" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/NghL-Dvk9ik" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I've been having a blast getting to grips with MagicaVoxel and creating 3-D character designs!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1LvVXDlmKsMtZZqdLBtDjMvLYd8MneKVo80lOA3Yk0ENQzGg4tqoRztW_MLcQdbEsqNBU2ce3YcoR74lNkl-u6TBb3dKLUQc2NlU61kkpCb4XDUI6eFkvZA0f9nXxpwz2rQrfUt_SrZctnWGUo_aKzRagoLTTjMOswaET8ptv0WOq9xqXgk/s500/IMG_5710.GIF" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">'Banyan Tree, Hilo'</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-34813189772439377802022-01-04T19:06:00.001+00:002022-01-04T19:06:44.424+00:00Drawing San Diego<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/mcGsqy_JFj4" frameborder="0"></iframe>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-59675407467926287332021-12-19T23:45:00.011+00:002021-12-20T00:06:31.345+00:00Keyframe Magazine<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGAQ40hfacCh12aIUAOyupWAVHuh2s-iltOPZaUQ6EvaMJ-D-QiCRGdD-UX3VL-Y9u4gBx7EIZP0ds0cfPvsXADr9Er3SFTjvHjy3jRKWynu2QQKcyedyNSncDapdE2GO1fLcsfKUFYx50SsMa5veCCJPEfSMDAg-lkx_YPp6gjCJ3XIx2qDQ=s588" style="clear: left; 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It's an edited version of the following exchange. Buy my art books and original art at my store <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MattJonesOriginalArt">here</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What inspired you to paint the Samitaur building? Feel free to mention your Iconic Places series and anything else that's relevant. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>A:</b> I moved to LA to work at a small animation studio in the Hayden Tract and I'd explore that area on my lunch break with my sketchbook. I was struck by the innovative architecture in that district of Culver City and learnt that it was mostly by the same architect Eric Owen Moss. The Samitaur 'tower' changes its appearance throughout the day -it's often lit up colorfully at night and during the day it's textures are revealed. As a new resident in the city I used painting and sketching as a way to explore and familiarize myself with the streets and neighborhoods of this (huge) metropolis. Living in foggy San Francisco previously I was making line drawings but LA inspired me to dive into color and try and capture the vibrancy of SoCal.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPbUQBAROAdrqtLs-yRRpi0-QEWr0v-ZSElJt2IM2W3JDqu8PvwIyJK8TBY7zQrd-l6NvoNandFpPsmvkFf11-S5jLVQEY6uJ95AW4TAVd14EgnhIb_S7jz_OUpGHA_uAEsW-fqm25EVjwTeiGSLUE6XlMxzE1n5BtfuE2EjtWjImNOp2VESo=s2732" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="2732" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPbUQBAROAdrqtLs-yRRpi0-QEWr0v-ZSElJt2IM2W3JDqu8PvwIyJK8TBY7zQrd-l6NvoNandFpPsmvkFf11-S5jLVQEY6uJ95AW4TAVd14EgnhIb_S7jz_OUpGHA_uAEsW-fqm25EVjwTeiGSLUE6XlMxzE1n5BtfuE2EjtWjImNOp2VESo=w400-h255" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Could you share a little about the medium and techniques you used? </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>A:</b>I use gouache paint on heavy Canson paper. My set-up is relatively lo-fi; I use a metallic baking tray as a palette and cycle around until I see something that captures my eye. I may drive if it's a specific architectural spot that I've researched and is further across town. In the car I'll carry a folding stool or a BBQ chair to sit in on site otherwise if I'm cycling I'll find what functions as a seat (which often dictates how long I spend on a painting. I'll stop when it gets uncomfortable, the sun gets too hot/I lose the shade or ants find me!). When I find a spot to paint I'll do a quick pen and ink sketch to solve any perspective/architectural problems then loosely pencil out the broad shapes on the Canson paper and get stuck into painting. I try to maintain spontaneity and embrace happy accidents. If I find myself 'noodling' details I'll stop- that's when I know the picture is 'finished'. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Was your Iconic Places series in your book?</div><p><span class="im" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #500050;"></span><span class="im" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #500050;"></span><span class="im" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #500050;"></span><span class="im" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #500050;"></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A:</b>Just before the pandemic I collaborated on a group show at the Anim Guild with 2 old friends; Matt Cruickshank and Mike Dutton. Every year for 5 years we went away together to a chosen destination for a few days to paint and draw. So the show and the book 'AM3RICA' represents the different views of the same places by 3 artists. In my section I included Iconic Places from not only the US but also iconic places I found in Mexico on trips to explore the Mayan Pyramids and Mexico City. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqksDNaQHrhVagUe8J7SS6hs-LWnhEGnKD46oyAFyai0WGQu1751QZuWCHeK6myg2pC0rXb7pdTwIt_PRnYZpnzwyPkMHqeWyqHp3HYJH64vFCZKfXFIh8YxsUgYQ1rrmReomsRUfuAiS8uUhb3jWRAl3OQsGO8VyORUeJb5a3q0q1PB6Dmv8=s2752" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="2752" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqksDNaQHrhVagUe8J7SS6hs-LWnhEGnKD46oyAFyai0WGQu1751QZuWCHeK6myg2pC0rXb7pdTwIt_PRnYZpnzwyPkMHqeWyqHp3HYJH64vFCZKfXFIh8YxsUgYQ1rrmReomsRUfuAiS8uUhb3jWRAl3OQsGO8VyORUeJb5a3q0q1PB6Dmv8=w400-h253" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-63328776152712228302021-11-30T21:13:00.006+00:002021-11-30T21:52:41.294+00:00NEW e-BOOK! <p> I've published a new e-Book on my Gumroad store. 80 pages of paintings, drawings & photos of my trips to Mexico City and the Yucatan Peninsula.</p> <script src="https://gumroad.com/js/gumroad.js"></script>
<a class="gumroad-button" href="https://gumroad.com/l/TnIrN">Buy my product</a><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rc8GJZG8RpHa8eTdD3OVo6vfh_LxZLuKgVOzmEOVoZIOWfoqdFtzNlp_DE7qt8Ql1onFLrlENlNBCfTORNdOWjzJ-rLXXHNmLE-pqZ05ypZyEF4S3KgwjwRAyZY-WPt_6-15TA/s2048/MEXICO_sketchbook_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rc8GJZG8RpHa8eTdD3OVo6vfh_LxZLuKgVOzmEOVoZIOWfoqdFtzNlp_DE7qt8Ql1onFLrlENlNBCfTORNdOWjzJ-rLXXHNmLE-pqZ05ypZyEF4S3KgwjwRAyZY-WPt_6-15TA/w400-h290/MEXICO_sketchbook_001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyktrmeXHbjlLUqaPdzKtHBAi265UqSsifOhMIIvkCK5uv7NcZXVXFNR0PCFGpMbSP2dwOIuHAWFcQGVdPfl2xfWOxFdv4_HLpKPhiXaovkcfFciG-y8UnPbD206pxrMbiXb348w/s2048/MEXICO_sketchbook_009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2048" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyktrmeXHbjlLUqaPdzKtHBAi265UqSsifOhMIIvkCK5uv7NcZXVXFNR0PCFGpMbSP2dwOIuHAWFcQGVdPfl2xfWOxFdv4_HLpKPhiXaovkcfFciG-y8UnPbD206pxrMbiXb348w/w200-h145/MEXICO_sketchbook_009.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlXKwkmRZOJ4RlbxL-VtI1_9-JlLoD2WpDwUM21aSwwdzZ2Y8LrUusKAMP3rTTlj7dVhzEggrl1JJkXC3QXb8n9SoOCvNKj1widzAudldON3KK9Tu46PtJ9DUvGpGMtqWP-6OzQ/s2048/MEXICO_sketchbook_036a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2048" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlXKwkmRZOJ4RlbxL-VtI1_9-JlLoD2WpDwUM21aSwwdzZ2Y8LrUusKAMP3rTTlj7dVhzEggrl1JJkXC3QXb8n9SoOCvNKj1widzAudldON3KK9Tu46PtJ9DUvGpGMtqWP-6OzQ/w200-h145/MEXICO_sketchbook_036a.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-7988401581167805252021-11-24T18:10:00.002+00:002021-11-24T18:12:12.813+00:00MAYA & THE THREE 'Divine Gate Battle' storyboard scene<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/BgXO7ilWaRo" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The Divine Gate seq in ep7 of </span><a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/mayaandthethree/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" tabindex="0">'</a>Maya and the Three' <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">was a blast to storyboard. </span><a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/mexopolis/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">J</a>orgé <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">came up with the ultimate 'threshold guardian' and I got to pay tribute to all my fave movies; the rock monsters from 'Hellboy II' and 'Galaxy Quest', the mecha-gate warrior in 'Labyrinth' and of course Harryhausen's Talos in 'Jason & the Argonauts'. I tried a gag where Picchu gets so mad at the Gate for harming Chiapa that he crushes the widescreen with his frown!</span></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-91910653350998237882021-10-24T22:44:00.003+01:002021-10-24T22:45:45.396+01:00Maya and the Three<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/LJ4o5hFcxio" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Huevos rancheros! It was a blast boarding </span><a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/mayaandthethree/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" tabindex="0">'</a>Maya and the Three'<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> Every scene had a mix of comedy, action & emotion and I love stretching all those staging muscles. Jorgé would ask for "MORE!" to make the drama more exaggerated than a telenovella (there's some subtle stuff too). He encouraged me to incorporate my cinematic influences: Mario Bava, Herzog, Ridley, Tsui Hark, Spielberg, Harryhausen, Crouching Tiger, Leone, Lean, Clive Barker, King Kong, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, Kurosawa, Cocteau, Jodorowsky…The hybrid TV/feature model we used worked brilliantly; we had sufficient time to do a couple passes, get feedback from the team, make fixes, get it into editorial and then sweeten scenes again with strategic revisions. Here's a supercut of some of my favorite shots I got to draw on the show.</span></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-61732343711156235492021-10-14T20:09:00.005+01:002021-10-14T20:09:54.479+01:00Process vid!<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/tDtPT35DKoA" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>How I draw a long pan with character running for they storyboard animatic of my Roald Dahl short.</div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-88797710922916191552021-10-04T18:55:00.002+01:002021-10-05T00:40:01.919+01:00Halloween!<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fo06tZkzVHCKW4TrBMpmAv5Tby63djAkkwd5IFtoxbgHPmwDyg2heRlyN_buPQlrbW4rBM0utbH2el5mjJSk9ou0ka1MXNb5PAiekV9AGj1Uz5uCHV5OmE9FHvSdTQtpTxvhPA/s2048/Elvira.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fo06tZkzVHCKW4TrBMpmAv5Tby63djAkkwd5IFtoxbgHPmwDyg2heRlyN_buPQlrbW4rBM0utbH2el5mjJSk9ou0ka1MXNb5PAiekV9AGj1Uz5uCHV5OmE9FHvSdTQtpTxvhPA/w422-h640/Elvira.jpg" width="422" /></a></div>It's the month of spookiness already so here's a new painting inspired by a photograph of Elvira at the house from Psycho. She looks like the ultimate Hollywood real-estate agent! <p></p><p>The original painting of the Mistress of the Dark is for sale <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MattJonesOriginalArt">here</a></p>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-40056460077181898172021-09-18T17:52:00.007+01:002021-10-04T18:49:15.147+01:00New e-book!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbM0-ZLl90x7hdKSO9SercqxMuqxuF0Knu6ZvdWFLZ-QlIsARx2xTGDrXrSuY90uZFB9kAJFubLIsvBoj2XKuY0x66RCFPblWRnnoP4-w8qIuMU6CAPoELaIGiaZ2LgTGIadmhg/s1005/GestureDrawingEssentials.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbM0-ZLl90x7hdKSO9SercqxMuqxuF0Knu6ZvdWFLZ-QlIsARx2xTGDrXrSuY90uZFB9kAJFubLIsvBoj2XKuY0x66RCFPblWRnnoP4-w8qIuMU6CAPoELaIGiaZ2LgTGIadmhg/w640-h640/GestureDrawingEssentials.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span face="-apple-system, ".SFNSDisplay-Regular", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(37, 42, 46); color: #252a2e; font-size: 15px;">A collection of notes, sketches and draw-overs on Gesture Drawing. A guide to the essential building-blocks of capturing the essence of a pose quickly and efficiently. All the notes I posted on the Artof_GestureDrawing IG page summer 2020 are included + more sketches, draw-overs and text.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(37, 42, 46); color: #252a2e; font-size: 15px;">Available in my Gumroad store </span><a href="https://app.gumroad.com/mattjones99" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(37, 42, 46); font-size: 15px;">here</a></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/uouSowbP3jw" width="480"></iframe></p>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-40311549512028656052021-09-15T01:08:00.001+01:002021-09-15T01:08:41.102+01:00Roald's Nest<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/jHT95kttVrE" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I created a short film for Roald Dahl day 2021!
I found footage of Dahl talking about his writing hut and creative process and thought his wonderful voice would make him the perfect narrator for an animated version. All creatives need their own writing hut; a creative space whether it’s a corner in a cafe or a private studio- it’s a place to think and dream without distraction. I grew up in Wales reading Dahl’s stories and discovered he was Welsh too (Norwegian parents). I knew many of the places in Cardiff that his family frequented. He built his hut after seeing that of another Welsh writer, poet Dylan Thomas, and copied the design.
I’ve packed more easter-eggs inn here than the BFG has bottled dreams. Dahl fans should be able to spot them all.</span></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-79169214615687840872021-08-29T01:44:00.005+01:002021-09-15T01:10:39.694+01:00Wolfwalkers <iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/gn4GYTvfcns" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div> Robin meets the wolf-girl Mebh while searching for her bird, Merlin, in the forest.</div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7_iX5dG29cE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-68992047793629382252021-08-14T03:59:00.004+01:002021-08-14T03:59:47.489+01:00Grandma busts Yokai!<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/RdBUHUyy1nU" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For my Story Class feature film ‘YOKAi’ I did a scene where we see Grandma attacked by yokai in the corridor of her apartment block. The fight has more dynamic staging but for one shot I wanted to go flat and watch her dispatch the invaders with her improvised yokai-busting kit in a homage to the </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/oldboy" spellcheck="false" style="color: var(--yt-endpoint-visited-color, var(--yt-spec-call-to-action)); cursor: pointer; display: var(--yt-endpoint-display, inline-block); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration, none); white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: var(--yt-endpoint-word-break, none); word-wrap: var(--yt-endpoint-word-wrap, none);">#Oldboy</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> corridor fight. The tone of the film is a Japanese Gremlins meets geriatric Ghostbusters! I couldn't use the soundtrack from Park Chan-wook’s film but found a copyright-free track. See the version with sound effects on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRoyv_xjmpK/">Instagram</a></span></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-13641929682945066672021-07-07T20:57:00.002+01:002021-07-07T20:59:09.640+01:00AM3RICA art book $20 for 4th July week!<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/0bB_4fO9ksM" width="480"></iframe><div>Get your copy at my art store <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MattJonesOriginalArt">here</a></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-56170674916648676452021-05-06T21:20:00.003+01:002021-05-06T21:22:34.524+01:00'My Life, Drawing' eBook preview<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/pWn7Qt_Sr4o" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My latest book on drawing shows my path from learning classical life drawing techniques at art school then making the midi-set change to a gesture drawing approach at Californian animation studios.
My digital e-books on painting and gesture drawing available <a href="https://gumroad.com/mattjones99">here</a></span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Check out my GESTURE DRAWING channel for 100s of vids of me drawing from a model in class.
My original art & printed art books for sale <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MattJonesOriginalArt">here</a></span></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-50644890982366102422021-03-17T02:32:00.003+00:002021-03-17T02:33:00.885+00:00Drawing CLEOPATRA<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/3T2P5iLCNj0" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1-2 minute sketches of a costumed model on a 'Cleopatra' theme. Check out my GESTURE DRAWING channel for 100s of vids of me drawing from a model in class.
My art & art books for sale <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MattJonesOriginalArt">here</a></span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
My digital e-books on painting and gesture drawing available <a href="https://gumroad.com/mattjones99">here </a></span></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-91350303473963722342021-02-28T21:53:00.006+00:002021-02-28T21:59:19.644+00:00Streaming Chess<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAk0ED748XwudRiJgy2a5CtCQqEWAjyn3AF97sLU_th2s5mAS55sAx5AvadlLyfhbQRV8lQH5L6r3UGzlW9QRfzohyphenhyphenfvBaYq8Ft3sbC24nhwkAwnqlED9yVU_ra2YBPISbRAk-FA/s1800/TVchess2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAk0ED748XwudRiJgy2a5CtCQqEWAjyn3AF97sLU_th2s5mAS55sAx5AvadlLyfhbQRV8lQH5L6r3UGzlW9QRfzohyphenhyphenfvBaYq8Ft3sbC24nhwkAwnqlED9yVU_ra2YBPISbRAk-FA/w640-h634/TVchess2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">The Streaming Wars have begun...</span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Mando- the ultimate cowboy dad. Disney finally figured out how to do Star Wars and it was in the long-form TV format!</span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Mother will protect us. </span><a class="xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/hbomax/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" tabindex="0">#HBOMAX</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"> launched this year with big-budget, bizarre sci-fi </span><a class="xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/raisedbywolves/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" tabindex="0">#RaisedByWolves</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"> creatively led by Ridley Scott.</span></div></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Joe Exotic- another twisted parental figure! The eponymous </span><a class="xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tigerking/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" tabindex="0">#TigerKing</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"> from the </span><a class="xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/netflix/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" tabindex="0">#Netflix</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"> show that dazzled us during the first weeks of the quarantine</span></div></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Stop the clock! Grandmaster Scott Frank returned to </span><a class="xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/netflix/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" tabindex="0">#Netflix</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"> with a series that somehow made chess captivating! Beth Harmon reigns as queen of the limited streaming shows. Checkmate in the Streaming War</span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">The Crown returned with an expert political chess-player; Margaret Thatcher. However season 4 saw her out-maneuvered and ousted which means the amazing Gillian Anderson departs the show.</span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Another king.... Iorek Byrnison, King of the bears! His Dark Materials returned to HBO with an even more visually impressive second season</span></div></div></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Primal returned with season 2 on </span><a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/adultswim/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">@adultswim</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;"> The Frazetta/Creationist fantasy show is stunningly rendered in traditional 2-D animation. </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Spear and Fang </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">from 'Primal' </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">round off my ‘2020 streaming TV chess war’.</span></div></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-29751912620815854942020-12-02T18:07:00.002+00:002020-12-02T18:07:51.734+00:00Drawing Chinatown LA<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RqdB6kyFsoE" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pre-pandemic footage from Chinatown, Los Angeles when we could mingle freely! Plus some time-lapse process video of a couple of studies I made recently of Hop Louie's Seafood restaurant. An ink drawing and a color painting.If you're looking for Christmas gift ideas check out my original artwork and art books at my Etsy store </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/MattJonesOriginalArt</span></div>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-6608724011035552352020-11-21T20:45:00.004+00:002020-11-21T21:15:24.225+00:00Holiday gifts<p>If you're struggling to think of Holiday gifts the 'AM3RICA' art book is available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/769470231/am3rica-art-book?ref=shop_home_active_6&crt=1">here</a> plus original artwork; paintings and cartoon work. Store <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MattJonesOriginalArt">link</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7id3v3WaAAC8Vz9AWVuFBnjkqLUsc2qDYs4pE203RomO83_tiz7Kp1BVqkd97qJW4knp-L819S4q41VirH17XpLvxktwZJRUGwJHNlRN-yl7-z079UB0sQjPp49COhYqXkEsBZA/s1958/Screen+Shot+2020-11-21+at+1.13.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1958" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7id3v3WaAAC8Vz9AWVuFBnjkqLUsc2qDYs4pE203RomO83_tiz7Kp1BVqkd97qJW4knp-L819S4q41VirH17XpLvxktwZJRUGwJHNlRN-yl7-z079UB0sQjPp49COhYqXkEsBZA/w640-h370/Screen+Shot+2020-11-21+at+1.13.16+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BHVOvyGg0qmD3dvfGq4PtFSnzxvOIpvcJBnytBJ3ynPJ7HgpO-yyfaoEWfnhWVcY-l3DGjExIi3WvV6cAFVh8XOVqaoFBL7oGhwwvVVgL5s13LbxxDTHyfGxeB-3UVJ_l2NfRQ/s2048/Screen+Shot+2020-11-21+at+12.43.53+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="2048" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BHVOvyGg0qmD3dvfGq4PtFSnzxvOIpvcJBnytBJ3ynPJ7HgpO-yyfaoEWfnhWVcY-l3DGjExIi3WvV6cAFVh8XOVqaoFBL7oGhwwvVVgL5s13LbxxDTHyfGxeB-3UVJ_l2NfRQ/w640-h381/Screen+Shot+2020-11-21+at+12.43.53+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Also available (limited copies left) my first collection of paintings 'JONES PAINTS AMERICA'</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJxTED3Mc74h9rQO-Jg3cnhuglSO7JJkibxA8_wz7-nrEbUGvP5MOALotWZQ4vUJE-BOjo5xxEJbaZnVujYQOXZOytDtEJa9DLxNQI4Ip9Hd1kKZo4a_i4kt3wBT4IKDlHUgYTQ/s1942/Screen+Shot+2020-11-21+at+1.13.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1942" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJxTED3Mc74h9rQO-Jg3cnhuglSO7JJkibxA8_wz7-nrEbUGvP5MOALotWZQ4vUJE-BOjo5xxEJbaZnVujYQOXZOytDtEJa9DLxNQI4Ip9Hd1kKZo4a_i4kt3wBT4IKDlHUgYTQ/w640-h374/Screen+Shot+2020-11-21+at+1.13.05+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Matt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.com0