Ursa Eyer Fine Art/Illustration

A Murder

2011-11-09T09:00:00.000-08:00

So I've been lucky enough to be a part of one of the many fantastic things happening in the Bywater. 'The Aquarium Gallery and Studios' opened for the first time during 'Prospect 2.' The Show was amazing, and a big thanks to everyone who showed up and supported us.

If you missed the show, this weekend is your last chance to visit before the show comes down to make way for 'Fringe Fest.' Like 'The Aquarium' on Facebook if you want more updates on the fun things to come. I may even be doing some workshops there in the weeks to come.

If you live far far away Here are some pics of 'A Murder'

Oh yes! and a basket of Angsties!

6 Word Memoirs

2011-10-29T09:43:00.000-07:00

I have feelings.

Lots of feelings.

Some would say, too many feelings.

This is perhaps why I ended up as an artist and not, say, the CEO of a bank or something.
CEOs of banks are definitely not allowed to have feelings and definitely not the buckets that I have.

So how does one deal with so many feelings? I have wondered that myself.

I typically like to handle it with spontaneous and uncontrollable crying, but apparently that makes other people really uncomfortable.

I have also tried journaling, but I have a really short attention span and often can't keep up with it.
Also, whenever I go back to read my old entries I become overwhelmed with deep embarrassment and self-loathing. Often the self pity is so great that I am forced to write another journal entry just to cope with the damage from the first one.

Obviously this wasn't working.

Luckily a professor of mine in college introduced my class to a book called, 'Six-Word Memoirs' and encouraged us to write our own!

A memoir in 6 words?

My attention span can totally see that through!
And it's too few words to bring on excessive shame!
Perfect!

I encourage all of you who have lots of feelings, but understand that crying in public is looked down upon, to try this out at the end of a long week. Once you've written it down, maybe you'll want to give it an image that fits nicely with it! Send me the ones you like and I will post them once I get enough! Here are some that I've done so far:

Website

2011-10-11T23:29:00.000-07:00

Yes! I have built a website! "Why is that exciting?" you may be asking yourself. Good question! It's exciting because I don't know how to build websites. I can build a Facebook and a Blog, but that's sort of like saying, "I can cook ramen," when someone asks you about your culinary expertise. So through blood, sweat and perhaps a little tears, I brewed up my own website, and I must say, in terms of ramen, it is definitely one of the high end brands. Click the ramen to visit my site!

Angsties

2011-10-05T20:00:00.000-07:00

Yep, the Etsy shop is back in business with a new line of stuffed creatures! I call them Angsties. As a human who lives in the current world I am often filled with fear, anger, dread, anxiety and/or varying mixtures of all four. I decided I needed someone to comfort me. I looked to what soothed me as a child, stuffed motherfucking animals! Here is the problem, those smiling, happy faces weren't doing it for me, in fact, they made me MORE ANGRY! So here is the solution! A new line of comfort! Because misery loves company, Click Here to view my shop.

We Never Did Find Land

2011-08-31T18:55:00.000-07:00

Okay so here is the first of 3 prints that I plan on putting up for sale very shortly. I will be doing a run of 20 limited edition prints of each. Please let me know what you think. I could definitely use the feedback!

Memoirmic 1

2011-08-08T14:53:00.001-07:00

So I've been doing a lot of freelancing and spending very little time working on my own work.

Crazy, I know. I've honestly been going a little crazy in the process, having realized that creating art is the only thing that keeps me functioning in the realm of the sane (or saneish). As a result of all this, i've allowed my inner dialogue to grow into a very big and very mean doubt spewing monster! Luckily, instead of curling into a pathetic ball of self loathing, i've made a comic instead!

Enjoy!

the forest through the trees.

2011-03-31T23:06:00.000-07:00

Hello all!
many of you have been asking me when DogFace will make it's debut. The short answer is, "I don't know." I have just taken on a huge freelance project that is taking up ALL of my time. This new project will take a month to a month and a half, with the potential to become full-time for a while. So for now, DogFace is on hold, however, in hopes of keeping you interested, here are some raw images of what is later to come in the world of DogFace (trees mostly). I will keep you all posted on my progress!

Dogface Ch. 1

2011-03-03T13:10:00.000-08:00

Enjoy this quick sneak peek into the world of 'DogFace.'

Portrait in Progress

2011-03-02T20:37:00.000-08:00

The man who sits with crows.

Fine Design

2011-02-01T12:35:00.000-08:00

Behold! Here's some design work I created for IronEther.
If you haven't heard the amazing sounds that emanate from these pedals, I would strongly suggest you click on the link above!

The Barren Seasons

2010-07-22T20:58:00.000-07:00

My take on the story of Persephone. Oil on Canvas, 32"X22".

Something Old Something New

2010-07-08T17:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a continuation of my "Silent work." In these I am leaving a lot of negative space representing visual silence. The first one stands about 8 ft tall and was done on book binding material. The second is about 64" tall and is done with Acrylic on stretched canvas.

something blue

2010-07-08T17:20:00.000-07:00

Hello friends! It's been a while since I last posted anything. I am overdue.
Here is a piece entitled "Dogface."
Since I've been working diligently on my comic book, I decided to do a painting based off of my main character. The tiny birds coming off of her shirt are cut copper.

DogFace

2010-01-23T09:14:00.000-08:00

I realize I need to be more frequent about posting. As an update, I am working on my prints, paintings, and I have a bread and butter job as well. On top of that I've also been writing a comic book i've entitled "DOGFACE." It's still in the making, but I figured I'd post a sketch from it. I will post more sketches as I scan them in.

Still Life

2009-12-22T10:05:00.001-08:00

Here are a few still life studies I did in pastels. the first two are similar, but two different studies of the same setup.

September's Show Publication.

2009-12-12T12:24:00.000-08:00

During my September show my good friend Nycholas Hynes was kind enough to feature me in his 'New Orleans Renter's Guide' to help get some more publicity. I am incredibly thankful for him and the flattering article he wrote.

Tidbits

2009-09-14T11:00:00.000-07:00

wanna see something cool: TIDBITS

I was lucky enough to be featured in Tidbits this month.

Tidbits is a fun and fabulous e-newsletter and website that targets the gal about town while supporting all things local. CHECK IT OUT

Etsy is UP!

2009-09-11T10:05:00.000-07:00

ursaeyer.etsy.com

finally an easy place to purchase prints! yay!

Highwater Gallery's Bizarre Bazaar

2009-08-26T15:08:00.000-07:00

Please come show your support at my September 11th

(ouch) Show. At the Highwater Gallery uptown. "Highwater Gallery's Bizarre Bazaar" will have free drink and live music along with other wonderful art and fantastic people, including myself.

Highlights from Mica Artwalk

2009-08-18T22:33:00.000-07:00

http://thereweretentigers.blogspot.com/2009/05/highlights-from-mica-art-walk.html

honest soldier

2009-06-20T13:44:00.000-07:00

The Betrayal

2009-05-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

Tinman

2009-05-07T11:59:00.001-07:00

I have something to tell you....

2009-05-07T09:00:00.000-07:00

Post Card

2009-04-27T18:41:00.000-07:00

Here's the design for my postcards! I sent out for them today and they should be here in a couple of days!

Business Card!

2009-04-14T21:02:00.000-07:00

Here comes my attempt at a business card.

Osaka Painting

2009-04-09T18:37:00.000-07:00

From the Mouths of Babes

2009-04-09T17:16:00.000-07:00

The Baptism of Red

2009-04-09T17:05:00.000-07:00

Osaka Lithographs

2009-04-09T17:02:00.000-07:00

An Evolution of Work

2009-04-09T16:52:00.000-07:00

I think it's fun to look back at the work I've done over the years and see what sort of imagry gets recycled back.

The pieces in charcoal were done my sophmore year. I completed the other two my Junior and Senior year.

This is my Anteater phase.

2009-04-09T16:48:00.000-07:00

Stitch

2009-04-09T16:42:00.000-07:00

2009-02-04T21:52:00.000-08:00

2009-02-04T21:49:00.000-08:00

2009-02-03T18:57:00.000-08:00

So I've decided I need to put alot more work into my blog, at least until I manage to figure out how to make websights.