Elephant

Posted on August 12, 2011 by spilledinkguy

It’s been a while since I posted as drawing. So… uh… here’s an elephant.

Kinda reminds me of Circus Peanuts. Which is unfortunate. Very, very unfortunate. *gag*

Have a great weekend, everyone!

About this image: charcoal drawing on Bristol Board

89 thoughts on “Elephant”

Redneckprincess on August 12, 2011 at 12:23 am said:

What do you have against circus peanuts?

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:32 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… the real bags-o-peanuts? Nothing.
  The neon orange candy variety, however… yeah. *shudders*
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
  - Juana on August 23, 2011 at 7:35 pm said:
    
    Oh, my!! I can’t stand those either. I think they are horrendous!! Not even when I was a kid did I like them… ugh!
    
    Reply ↓
    - spilledinkguy on August 23, 2011 at 9:11 pm said:
      
      You know, I don’t think I liked them as a kid, either.
      I guess it’s been a long time since I’ve tried them… so in all fairness I should probably give them another chance… but… nah!
      🙂
      
      Reply ↓
Laura on August 12, 2011 at 12:41 am said:

You know, if you didn’t label them, I wouldn’t be able to tell which of your pieces are drawings and which are photographs.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:34 pm said:
  
  You are far too kind, Laura – thank you!
  Some pieces are just easier to fake than others…
  I can usually tell that fairly early on… which helps out quite a bit!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Annabelle on August 12, 2011 at 12:49 am said:

I’m with you on the circus peanuts… and circuses for that matter. Yuck. Is that a word? Circuses? Spell check seems to think so but I’m not convinced… anyway yeah, I hate circuses. Mostly because of the clowns. I hate clowns. But I love your elephant! 🙂

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:34 pm said:
  
  You don’t like clowns?!
  Really?!
  NAH! I don’t believe it, Annabelle… why has this never come up before?!
  😉
  
  Reply ↓
  - frigginloon on August 13, 2011 at 12:40 am said:
    
    Clowns are the devil in disguise 🙂
    
    Reply ↓
    - spilledinkguy on August 13, 2011 at 1:39 am said:
      
      *dun dun dun*
      🙂
      
      Reply ↓
    - Annabelle on August 13, 2011 at 2:17 am said:
      
      No kidding Loonie! If I see a clown I run in the other direction. If there is no where to run I hide. For reals.
      
      Reply ↓
      - frigginloon on August 13, 2011 at 4:44 am said:
        
        Run Annabelle? I saw IT and there ain’t nowhere to hide 😦
      - spilledinkguy on August 13, 2011 at 5:37 pm said:
        
        Maybe if we hide in the tiny clown car they won’t be able to find us amongst themselves… that whole forest for the trees thing…
        🙂
      - frigginloon on August 13, 2011 at 10:38 pm said:
        
        or Washington…plenty of clowns there to hide amongst!!!
      - spilledinkguy on August 13, 2011 at 10:47 pm said:
        
        HA!
        That’s one show I’ve seen quite enough of already!
conspiracyofravens on August 12, 2011 at 2:26 am said:

i too, thought it was a photograph. that’s a great piece of skill you have there SIG!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:36 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, C.O.R… I really do appreciate your kind comments!
  The funny thing is I was trying to draw an alligator… I have no idea how this happened!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
ramoncito17 on August 12, 2011 at 2:35 am said:

I also thought that it was a very nicely taken photograph till you mentioned that it is a drawing so I am even more amazed!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:36 pm said:
  
  You are so generous with your comments, sir…
  I really appreciate your kindness…
  it always makes my day!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
astrawally on August 12, 2011 at 3:37 am said:

Your skills are endless!
A.Wally

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:38 pm said:
  
  As is your kindness, Astra!
  Thank you!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Syncopated Eyeball on August 12, 2011 at 4:20 am said:

Amazing, SIG. I too thought it a photograph. Elephants have such beautiful eyes.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:39 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, S.E… you are so kind!
  They DO, don’t they!? I don’t know if I had noticed that before I started this project…
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Tony McGurk on August 12, 2011 at 4:46 am said:

I thought it was a photo too. You Sir are a top class artist

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:40 pm said:
  
  As are you, Tony!
  Thank you!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
milkayphoto on August 12, 2011 at 6:51 am said:

Another vote here for I thought it was a photograph! THAT is spectacular!

Haven’t had them in years, but I used to love circus peanuts… probably explains a lot. 🙂

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:44 pm said:
  
  And YOU are too kind, M.P.! Thank you!
  Hahaha… perhaps it just takes a more refined palate…
  I’ll have to give them another shot some day. If I can just build up the ~~stomach~~ courage…
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Sizingdowndiva on August 12, 2011 at 7:18 am said:

You draw too? Shut the front door. Definitely a dude of many talents…. This is amazing!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:45 pm said:
  
  Eh…
  I try.
  And if I try enough, every now and then one works out a bit better than the others.
  Thank you so much, S.D.D. – you are so kind!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Bearman on August 12, 2011 at 7:27 am said:

That is amazing. I thought it was a photo. How come you don’t draw your wife?

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:50 pm said:
  
  Thank you, sir… you are very, very kind!
  I’ve done a few (?guess I’ve only posted one, though?)… I might just put up a few in the future.
  The thing about drawing people is creating a resemblance to the actual person (you’ve got much more talent in that department, Bearman). With animals… it’s pretty easy to ballpark things and consider it all a ‘success’.
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
  - Bearman on August 15, 2011 at 7:52 pm said:
    
    If you call what I do talent..then you are delusional
    
    Reply ↓
    - spilledinkguy on August 15, 2011 at 8:14 pm said:
      
      Hahaha… delusional? Probably… just not about this!
      🙂
      
      Reply ↓
yourparadise on August 12, 2011 at 7:41 am said:

Awesome! I also thought it was a photo at first. You really have a lot of talent! Looking forward to see more of your drawings 😀

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:52 pm said:
  
  That is so very kind of you to say, Y.P… many thanks!
  I’ll try post one ever so often… I haven’t been doing as many as I was for a while, though…
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Lenore Diane on August 12, 2011 at 8:15 am said:

Echoing the sentiments of others (because I agree, not because I enjoy being a copy cat), I thought this was a photograph. I had to do a double-take, triple-take, etc. Wow, SIG. You done got talent! You done got a ton o’talent!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:55 pm said:
  
  You are so kind, Ms. D – thank you very, very much for your wonderful comment!
  Hahaha… I am a fan of the copy cat commercial, though! Have you seen that one? I think it’s for Staples…
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
irratebass on August 12, 2011 at 10:14 am said:

Did you draw this? Good stuff!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 12:56 pm said:
  
  Thank you, sir!
  I really appreciate that!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
The Good Greatsby on August 12, 2011 at 12:49 pm said:

Circus peanuts suck me in every few years. I forget that one or two are good but any more and I feel sick.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 1:43 pm said:
  
  They do look deceptively acceptable.
  The second I catch the slightest whiff of one I’m instantly reminded of the pain, though.
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
MC/Curtis on August 12, 2011 at 1:30 pm said:

I also thought it was a photo. Outstanding.
Somebody pass the spray fixative to preserve that charcoal.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 1:41 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much! That is terribly kind of you!
  Spay fix hates me, by the way! In 30 seconds always seem to cloud over a 15 hour +/- project!
  Grrrrr!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
elmediat on August 12, 2011 at 5:31 pm said:

Excellent ! There is a line between a drawing and a photograph. I can not see the line because your elephant has totally obscured it. Well done.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 6:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, sir – that is awfully kind of you to say!
  Hahaha… he is a rather opaque fellow…
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
urban muser on August 12, 2011 at 7:05 pm said:

whoa there, you drew that? amazing. i can hardly draw a straight line.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 8:15 pm said:
  
  I don’t know about that… everyone pretends they can’t draw, and they’re unusually just being very, very modest!
  (And I think a straight line is one of the more difficult things to draw…)
  Thank you, U.M!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Binky on August 12, 2011 at 8:09 pm said:

It really does look like a photograph. A really good photograph. As a drawing, it’s amazing.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 12, 2011 at 8:16 pm said:
  
  I really appreciate that Binky… thank you so much for such a kind comment (as always)! 🙂
  
  Reply ↓
frigginloon on August 13, 2011 at 12:41 am said:

Looks like an elephant deep in thought. Maybe he forgot where he left his car keys?

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 13, 2011 at 1:40 am said:
  
  You’re not kidding…
  I’m constantly picking up after they guy.
  So to speak.
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
  - frigginloon on August 13, 2011 at 4:45 am said:
    
    Elephants are evil like that!!!! Mine never closes the fridge door and my ice cream keeps melting 😦
    
    Reply ↓
    - spilledinkguy on August 13, 2011 at 5:39 pm said:
      
      Ha!
      They stand on a tiny chair just one time and they think they own the place…
      🙂
      
      Reply ↓
Gobetween on August 13, 2011 at 10:58 am said:

Really good, I too thought it was a photograph.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 13, 2011 at 5:40 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much for the kind comment (and for stopping by as well)! I really do appreciate it!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
FS Photography on August 13, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

Your drawings are so amazingly realistic… I was convinced this was actually a photograph until I read your text… Amazing SIG…

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 13, 2011 at 5:40 pm said:
  
  You are far too kind, F.S… thank you very, very much sir!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
nursemyra on August 13, 2011 at 7:05 pm said:

wow wow wow

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 13, 2011 at 7:23 pm said:
  
  Thank you, thank you, thank you, N.M.!
  You are always very kind!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
greysqrl on August 14, 2011 at 1:42 am said:

That is a drawing? It looks so real. Amazing!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 14, 2011 at 9:28 pm said:
  
  I really appreciate that!
  Thank you very much!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Adam Allegro on August 14, 2011 at 5:37 am said:

Fantastic!! I also thought it was a wonderful photo until I read the charcol bit. Well done my friend!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 14, 2011 at 9:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much for visiting and for your wonderful comment as well!
  You are very kind!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Mary on August 14, 2011 at 7:27 am said:

Inky…you should draw more…you are talented! I hate going to the circus period…My husband tells me I am too literal 😀 The Circus Peanuts you mentioned are those horrible orange candies?? The worst candy ever, IMO.
Mary

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 14, 2011 at 9:32 pm said:
  
  And you are too kind as well! Thank you very much, Mary!
  *yuck* Sometimes the thought of those things is enough to keep me out of the candy isle, too. Which is probably a good thing. 🙂
  
  Reply ↓
thedailydish on August 14, 2011 at 9:55 am said:

I agree w/ Annabelle – clowns are SCARY. As are circuses. But I love elephants and I esp. love this drawing. It’s lovely.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 14, 2011 at 9:37 pm said:
  
  I guess clowns don’t bother me too much, but I know a lot of people who dislike them. Personally, I find bright orange ‘peanuts’ much more frightening! It’s not right, I tell’s ya’! It’s not right!
  Thank you so much Dishy, you are always far too kind!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Debbie Adams on August 14, 2011 at 6:09 pm said:

This is a beautiful drawing!!!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 14, 2011 at 9:37 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Ms. A!
  And than you very much for stopping by as well!
  I really do appreciate the visit!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
giulas41 on August 15, 2011 at 12:06 am said:

What an amazing drawing, Sir!! Who did it??? It’s awesome!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 15, 2011 at 12:15 am said:
  
  I drew this (although I did use a reference I photo I didn’t take)… I’ve been posting only my images here (so far, anyway).
  
  Thank you so much, sir – that is very, very kind of you to say!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
  - giulas41 on August 17, 2011 at 2:48 pm said:
    
    It’s true!!! Really good technique and very delicate art…
    
    Reply ↓
    - spilledinkguy on August 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm said:
      
      Thank you very much, sir!
      The original is much bigger (14″x14″ or so) which helped a lot…
      🙂
      
      Reply ↓
Hjortur Hjartarson on August 15, 2011 at 11:31 am said:

Wow! That is a beautiful drawing.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 15, 2011 at 3:28 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, sir!
  I really appreciate your kind comments!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
youngamericanwisdom.com on August 17, 2011 at 5:32 pm said:

Holy hell! You drew this guy? AWESOME!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 17, 2011 at 7:13 pm said:
  
  Just a matter of building up layers of tone.
  Thanks, Y.A.W. that is very kind of you to say – I really appreciate it!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
George on August 20, 2011 at 8:04 pm said:

This is a drawing?! My goodness, it looks like a friggin’ photograph! Chuck Close ain’t got nothing on you, my friend.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 20, 2011 at 9:48 pm said:
  
  Geez-O-Pete that is terribly kind of you to say, sir!
  Thank you very, very much – I really appreciate your kindness!
  (Chuck Close is the man – the Museum here in St. Louis has a few pieces… and WOW!)
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
ceceliafutch on August 21, 2011 at 7:55 am said:

Amazing talent! I always enjoy your blog. You are one gifted artist.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 21, 2011 at 1:56 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much – you are very, very kind.
  I sincerely appreciate that!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
Unapologetically Mundane on August 22, 2011 at 2:20 pm said:

Whoa, dude! I thought this was a photo and was wondering how you managed to get such a good picture of a wild creature. CRAZY! Nice work, clearly.

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on August 22, 2011 at 2:49 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, U.M… that is very kind of you!
  Ah, yes… the perils of working with wild creatures… it takes one to attempt a drawing of one, you know.
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
frizztext on September 8, 2011 at 10:21 am said:

elephant looks sad …

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on September 8, 2011 at 10:25 am said:
  
  I think so, too…
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
jennygoth on September 19, 2011 at 10:45 am said:

thats a great drawing you captured the sad face elephants have xxjen

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on September 19, 2011 at 12:12 pm said:
  
  That is very kind of you to say, J.G… thank you!
  This one took some time, but it was a lot of fun, too!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓
ristinw on November 15, 2011 at 7:48 pm said:

You drew this? @0@ It looks so real that I thought it was a photograph!!!!You are so talented!

Reply ↓
- spilledinkguy on November 17, 2011 at 9:03 am said:
  
  And you are so kind!
  Thank you very, very much!!!
  🙂
  
  Reply ↓