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smws

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Sketchfu-ing since 06/14/2007 (user #847)

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About smws

This site is for drawing on. I do hope you will!

Thanks, everyone, for looking and especially for commenting, it makes Sketchfu worthwhile :)

Feel free to friend me or draw on my stuff.

I miss anonymous, and I miss some people once here and now gone. With the internet, death looks just like not logging in again.

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Drop me a line! smws (at domain] pobox (dot} com
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P.S. I love this drawing: http://sketchfu.com/drawing/65988-due-day-

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Thanks a bunch for the cheers. I am running a little behind on my comments today because it stormed most of the day and I couldn't get online. :-)
do my hamster contest! you get 108 cheers from me if u win!
Hello. Thank you for watchin my drawings and cheering them. Also thanks for the comment. That means a lot to me.
I see you did find it after all. Thanks again for your votes and comments. Have a very busy household at the moment. Having a hard time finding time to draw anything but the communials the past two days.
Thanks for saying you like the drawing. Yes I did that here. A fav of mine and a few others. You couldn't find it? Oh No!!! I will look for it. :D
Same goes for you! My drawings don't really come on a regular basis, but I do try to draw once in a while, and hopefully I will continue doing so :) The amount of lovely people on here never ceases to amaze me!
Thank you so much for the cheers and the comment! I appreciate it alot :) Funny that I haven't seen you around here, your gallery looks very interesting! Expect some cheers of your own!
Sort of overwhelmed that you spent so much time in my gallery - thank you, thank you, thank you for your c& interesting comments! I wish I knew how to draw with the lines as you do! We'd all love a tutorial, I must say...but I know that's asking a lot... :) & Thanks agaIn!
Brand was the coolest person around in those days except for Buckminster Fuller and possible Wavy gravy from the Hog farm lol
it was a strange time, great music, colorful culture, horrible war.
I am still that simple minded person who is convinced if everyone were just nice to everyone they meet, no exceptions, the world would be a different place. In fact, the older i get the more i see how well it works and what the rewards are. Brand is a wonderful mentor to have. A thinking man.
I love your drawings~! You're so talented~!
ps. can u try to help cheer some of my drawins (u don't have to) only if u wan'na
no problem XDDDD
u desserv it :D
:) I love her so much too and I'm so glad you chose to call attention to her with your great drawing!
*O*
Thanks for the cheer!
Ahhh, thank you so much! I thought maybe it was just me lol
OH, thanks for commenting on my profile, but never ever worry about thanks, as we all know that the comments are what keep us here and they are so welcome. I was gone for so long and just wanted to touch everyone that I remembered a bit. Don't think I will ever get back to all of them, they really are too many to keep up with!!
thanks for the comment! I too like to draw sunfaces :)
you are very talented :)
hahah just read your comment, i am a teacher, we are the worst! I'll even give it when it is unasked for. Hell i'll even give it when it is unwanted, just ask my son. lol
Maybe i have thought of what would work here that would make both sides of the coin happy. Tell me what you think. Many sites have a "favorites" section where you can put art of others that you like. If we had that, then others could "keep" anyones drawings in that section (where there were no votes or comments) to have to inspire or delight them whenever they wanted. Then the purpose of putting somebody elses draws in your own gallery would be to remix it. I like remixing, i think months ago ppl misunderstood that. i like collab art. I think a fav section would let everyone do want they want and not offend anyone.

To be honest, and admit to being egotistical to a certain extent (I have worked hard to attain my skills) I want views of my work in my gallery. Also if someone views my work in my gallery it might inspire them to view more of my work in my gallery. Let's face it, if one didnt want their work viewed, they would never put it online. I dont think many ever go to the original artists gallery when they see the work in somebody elses. I think that is my issue with the whole thing. I want ppl in my gallery and when I do a draw that took 4 hours I should be the one who reaps the benefits of a persons attention to more of my art, not some person who added a dot to mine. I am being very honest here and admitting to ego. lol Anyhow, what is your view? I do respect your opinion, whether or not it agrees with mine, that what makes the world interesting.
We wrote to Steve at the same instant lol
Thank you! When the Fu 2.0 gets going, I hope to put a little more effort into my draws; not just simple cartoons. But glad you enjoy the humor :)
Thank you very much for the comments, cheers and add! :D I'm glad you like my work - But just a warning: Grave of the Fireflies is very depressing, even moreso that it was very likely a true story fifty times over in Japan. Regardless, it's an excellent film.
u hav neat pics
:) thanks!
I'm a fan of your work and hope to keep seeing more! THanks 4 the cheers & comment! elliot
Thanks. Truly. Do you know I thought you were female all these many months? Then i saw your self portrait this week and was very confused!
I have always felt that your personality was reasonably ..uh...straightforward shall I say? :) But there is a quality to your art, a delicate touch, a lot of emotion that I perceived as coming from a female artist. Not that it matters either way :)

I am, for real and seriously, a great admirer of your work. You clearly are a pro in your ability. You do what I find so difficult ...you are able to loosen up and be playful with your work. You are also able to stop! I tend to overwork pieces even tho I know I am. Not sure if it is confidence, impatience or just conscious effort that allows your art to flow so, but I really admire it.

On net communities, this, for me, is a huge social outlet more then a serious art making place. I have yet to work out how to print any of this stuff so it looks any good offline. As an artist and as a teacher i have learned so much here. So many artists better than me that I learn from and so many artists just learning whom I can help along. And just so many simply good people with warm and open hearts. I always stay in one place on the net, it can take years to know somebody well over this medium, so i hang in one spot and let relationships happen. But I always take breaks, sometimes it's life constraints, sometimes I just need solitude.

About the lil dog drawing, oddly, she NEVER barks or yaps. She is as silent as a cat!! She is my sons dog. I am a cat person but a non yapping/barking dog works too. :)
I look forward to catching up in your gallery soon.
Hope you don't mind the add?! You have such an amazing gallery of work! I can't wait to see more** :) :)
Thanks. I'd be suprised if anyone knew the song. Good to see a new drawing by someooent hat doesn't have a completely enormous head, and possesses at least a scrap of talent.
Hi SMWS, thanks a lot for your kind comment. Yes indeed, E.T's development is on my To Do List... It's a pity for Sketchfu though! They seem to have abandoned their vessel... Probably too much work as the users number have increased considerably... They should get students involved to help out with the maintenance...
I really enjoyed your very creative drawings this afternoon, thanks. :) Have a lovely weekend. X
And thanks
That's because all of my drawing are self-portraits!
Hey there..thanks for the visit. :)
hello Mr.smws.thank u for u r compliment as cute.
u know what encouragement/backup does to the soul.
bye.
Heya smws...SFU is really acting up & I just got on now, so I can thank you for a very appreciated cheer on my *Into a Grey Sky Morning* L8*
Hi smws! Thank you for your recent cheer. Very appreciated ;-) L8*
Thanks for the comment. I actually drew the picture after a shirt I want. xD
I think the foreground is supposed to look like water or fabric.
Thank you so much for the comment and cheers smws!
Seeing how amazing your work is just makes me appreciate them more!!
I'll be keeping an eye on your work :)
Yup! veSte's BACK!
Im new to too this. So, i don't know what the heck I'm doing. Mind sharing how to go about drawing. i only have a mouse and touch pad. What is everyone using to draw cause my my tools are not working? Lol!
Vrey big thanks for you:)
HIYA!! Goodness, I never realized you were still around! :) Very nice to see an old friend here. *added*
Thanks for the welcome back, and for the comment and cheer. I really appreciate it!
yaaaaaa hug thanks for comments
hey. :]
What an artwork! it's actually brilliant. you know it's the thing that I'm always talking about; the skill of transferring the image from the mind on a canvas with right colors... few people have it! thanks.
you do any traditional work?

btw, your right, the language was arabic.
I don't know that there are things slowing Sketchfu down. What I do know is people are leaving because they are frustrated about a number of things. Matt and Andrew are conspicuous by their absence and maybe if they checked in more often they would be able to sort things out before problems escalated. The last time we heard from Andrew was three months ago and from Matt was FIVE MONTHS ago.
I have sent the following message to both of them AND to the help enquiry:

Xina54 wrote (1 day ago)
We have started a campaign to get you to notice what is going on at Sketchfu - please see:
http://sketchfu.com/drawing/127891-campaign-please-vote-so-it-gets-on-the-front-page-
Some people have left or are thinking of leaving and I'm aware that many of us are disappointed by your lack of involvement. I know this site isn't high on your list of priorities - maybe you could appoint a manager or enable some of us to look after it?
This is a wondeFul site and it has a great many lovely people who care deeply about it. Thank you for creating it but please pay us more attention - we deserve it.
Christina Krygier
(Xina54)
Hey, thanks - I have some old drawings and kinda new one on a deviantart acount. http://sam0o0.deviantart.com/ hope you like 'em.
Thanks, I have been teaching realism in pencil to adults for 19 yrs now, one would hope i would have picked up a few of my own tips *L* I just don't choose to do it here often, reminds me of being at work too much.
thanks for taking my request for advice seriously! I could see what you meant about the eye as soon as I read it. However, on the photo they are out of line and look OK. I must have had my head tilted somehow . . . I think I'll just bring the eyes into line for the drawing.
thanks for all sorry sorry no time but u are all in my heart
Thanks! (:
Thanks for the cheers and the comment SMW. I hope you don't mind me adding you to my friends list. I sure like your style of drawing and you definitely draw based on your interpretation and what inspire you. It's somewhat bordering on the surreal and subliminal.
hope you don't mind me adding you to my friends list...as some stage soon i am hoping to sit back with a coffee (or a wine depending in the time) and enjoy the rest of your gallery.:)
Thank you for your cheers & time. I certainly appreciate them very much. ;-) L8*
Thank you for the cheer!
Thank you for your cheers!
Gosh it is late...I wanted to thank you for all the kind comments and cheers you've left me. Thank you so much..I really appreciate them.
You have truly made this drawing deliciuos.
I saw your draw here and did absolutely take it as a snide slam against what I have been saying. I did not read your comment on my profile until just now.

Please...

let me set the facts straight.

I AM FOR REMIXING.
REMIXING IS AWESOME COOL GREAT AOK!

I am AGAINST people taking a brand new drawing that i just did, that has not been seen because it had not been posted very long and it shows up UNREMIXED and unchanged in somebody elses gallery.

that is what I object to. I agree, they are not going to sell it,
I agree it was probably some lil kid who did not know better and will cry when they come back to their gallery. Well they didnt worry about the artists feelings when they took a brand new drawing. I worked over 5 hours , long hard killing my eyes hours on that drawing. I consider it to be my work.

Remixed it is no longer my work, that is FINE. Remixed it is no longer my work. I am cool with remixing.

Yes it says over the draw whose draw it really is. but perhaps I am just a raving egocentric egomaniac who would like people to see OTHER works ion my gallery!!! Once a picture has been viewed, very few will surf over to MY gallery then If they were already IN my gallery then perhaps it would be easy to look at the rest of my stuff. That is what this is about FOR ME. I cannot speak for anyone else here. Those are my reasons. I want my work seen and i want it voted on. See Larvices profile for my reasons why.

Maybe you have a job and alife. Righ tnow i don't. i will freely admit that THIS is my life at the moment.I am here, i am trying out different art styles to get feedback in prep for offline work in the real world., I take this stuff DEADLY seriously. I see what I do here as leading to my future. So yes, i understand COMPLETELY where you two are coming form but I am in a different place. it might be dumb stupid or pathetic and i agree it is probably all 3, but it is a FACT. so that is where i am coming from.

Sorry i mistook that draw to be aimed at me, you can see how that could easily happen.
Thanks for the comment! I don't like to get into other peoples stuff but I thought this was kinda funny to see artists doing complaining instead of drawing. I try not to dwell on negativity, takes up too much energy. I'm here to draw.
Hi smws! Thank you for the cheer(s) & it's always nice to read a comment from you. Thanks very much! L8* ;-)
Nice. You got it right.
Thanks for the comment and the request =]
I've put a lot of thought into it, and I know what my parents say may happen, but I also know that a lot of my stuff I either don't consider actual art, or it's a drawing of a movie scene or of one of my favorite bands that I probably wouldn't/couldn't sell. I have very few drawings I think would actually be stolen (at this point in time).
If I ever get to be more well known, I may take some of my stuff off of sketchfu, and copyright something, but as of now, I like having the commentary from you and my other friends on sketchfu. =]
YEAH!!! :D
P.S. I used to live in Seattle. 1993-1999. I will return. Love the PNW. Not really sure why I returned to LA. Have you ever heard Hole's song "Olympia?" One of my favorite's.
Thanks for commenting on my "Obsession!" I love SketchFu. I don't seem to get here that much any more. Maybe I need to make it my New Year's resolution.
Thanks for the comments and cheers. Here's hoping 2008 is better for both of us!
Happy first homiside of the new year in Killadelphia.
Thanks for the compliments... sorta LOL. I assume, by your second comment, you did see the "finished" piece? Have a good one.
*AJ
May your next 365 days bring you all you heart desires, in perfect order and in just the right time so that you float on a sea of appreciation and expectation the whole year through!
Thanks smws! for the cheer - Merry X-Mas!!
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hey smws check out socodads distant sunset love your family
Thanks for the cheers!

Happy Holidays!

Miss A.
Thanks for the comment!! Merry Christmas to YOU
Thanks for the cheer! :o) X
Thanks! feel free to color in my picture, it was late and didn't feel like finishing! :)
Hey, thanks!! I don't think I have ever been a node before. *grin*
A NERD most assuredly!!!!

just teasing, thanks, I just happen to spend TOO much time here instead of getting accomplished what I should be. But I am at a crossroads, heading into a new career and I am scared so I am hiding here to gain confidence *G* It is kind of working too!
YOU color it!http://sketchfu.com/drawing/101697) ps: u do not have my permission. :) :) :) :) l m a o (: (: (: (:
Hi! And, wow, thank you for all the cheers! Adding you as a friend, and will check out your gallery soon!
Willy is back and open for business come and play!

this is gerbear :)
I'm fascinated by your recent test drawings - How do you do them? they are identical to the original but with a different pen width/colour. It looks as if you traced them but they are too perfect - I'm dumbfounded. Please explain.
You're welcome! I just took a minute to check out your stuff on conceptart. Way cool! You are very talented indeed!

Hope you don't mind me adding you to my friend list so I can track your art. ;)

Enjoy the day!

Miss A.
thanks! :)
Hi smws! From a wonderful artist such as yourself, your cheers & comments are very appreciated by me. Did you see my comment about the newest hobby of 'altered books'? Books have their own "roots" by their date published & I don't like 'destroying' original works...but I am very tempted to create an art journal in one. Perhaps a book that is beyond repair. Your creativity & style lends itself to this type of craze. Doodles that become messages & paintings! You are very unique. Thanks again, for taking the time to view my gallery.
heya i just wanted 2 say thank u 4 being on my side i wish thoes other horrible people would just leav me alone !!
anyway thanks
xXXx
Lydja
cya soon n talk la8
You know, a lot of the time I think all of these people are taking Sketchfu WAY too seriously. I'm just messing around with my drawings, and that includes the titles. A lot of people read way too much into all of this. It's just for fun, which is why I like it. I can just sketch or whatever, have fun with it, and share it with other people.
ciao, had some family troubles and lot of work thanks a lot for your message big kiss
Hi! Not a problem at all, I love your work, you are very gifted! And I really appreciate the comment about sending positive energy, I hope that is something I manage to do, because I think it is important to first tell the truth, next stay objective (look at the art in terms of experience) and finally give a heaping load of credit whenever you can,I believe it helps in some small way! Thank you for your comment!
And I do LOVE your work! Have a good one!
*AJ
Sorry it has taken me so long to say this, but thank you for the compliment! Please feel free to check on my drawings from time to time, they're always evolving ;)
*AJ
Come on over for pie and coffee... Here's a little secret. Weather in Chicago has gotten milder and milder. It used to be brutal - I remember the prolonged days of double digit below zero wind chill factors. But no more. Now the worst thing we have tolerate are th gray days. However, we're a hearty stock and find the seasons invigorating. And Chicago is a magnificently beautiful big city. Come and see for yourself!

thank you ;)
thanks for the cheers! hope you had a great holiday!
Thanks for the cheer XD
Thanks for the comment- and yeah, i thought the hand wasn't quite right, also...
Thanks for the cheer!
thanks for cheer
Thank you! :) There have been a few tutorials already made before mine, they inspired me and I figured I'd pitch in. ^_^
Wow, scratch that "i like your gallery" part from my last comment- i LOVE it. it's so unique, and i absolutely looove the style! great work! :D
Thanks much for the cheer!
I like your gallery =]
Thank you again, for your cheers & comments. Comical how you mentioned one of my draws looked cold...considering your current avatar...it also looks pretty cold. Thank you. ;-)
Thanks very much for the cheer....I appreciate it!! All your drawings are really great!
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thank you all yours are very nice too :)
I've noticed that if I hit all three cheers in quick succession it accepts all three but only reloads once. I use Safari so I'm not sure if that's just a peculiarity of the Mac.
thanks! I got in from work really fed up- so came and found solace here...
Hi SMWS... I just want to thank you for the cheer, I hope it's oakay to add you as a friend so I can keep up with your wonderful art!
Always appreciate seeing a cheer or comment from you, thanks very much.
Glad you like the kitty in your eyeball. :) You are a wonderful artist! Luv, Miss Kat
Hi Smws ! Thanks for Ur lovely thoughs. I´ll send a hole bunch of them back to U too. I´m afraid I´ve not have been here as much as I wanted toobecause my illness has a evil period right now. But I will come back here now and then to look at U lovely drawings, so keep up Ur good work and know that I will come back when I feel better /Evamaritha =)
Thanks for the comments and cheers ... always appreciated..
Thanks for the cheers :D!
Cheers for the cheers! Thank you very much.
Thanks for the cheer and info, I appreciate it.
check out my pics and tell me wat u think
I tried to see the photo you did your eye from (which is absolutely AMAZING btw) but it was a bad link - could you check the address for me please. I would love to see it.
hi hope ur doing good! have anice day:D
I'll come back when I've got more time ... want to check out your gallery ... looks super interesting! Thanx for the cheer, btw :)
Hi there,
thanks a lot for your cheers and comments. :)
I don't know if I'll EVER finish that comic strip... but I like to think I will! Really, it's just something to kill time when I need to. :)

You've got a really interesting style to your work by the way, I'm looking forward to seeing more! The sci-fi pictures are awesome.
:-D thanks for all the cheers!
Thanks for all the cheers!
i added u hope u dont mind:) but ur style of drawing is just so good!i hope 2 see more drawings from u!
haha, smws..that would be my earrings! ;) ..and thanks! :)
I love the way you draw - added you as a friend, hope you don't mind . . .
Thanks smws for the cheer!!!
fanks for dat cheer on my drawrin
i felt like it

GOOD JOB
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:)
Thanks for the lovely comments. i am always surprised somehow when ppl say nice things about how i am, cuz that is just literally how I am. here or real life. i love people and love to make people happy. I like to be happy so when i can do it for another there is great joy in that. It might be selfish. but it is not for the thanks, cuz I dont care about being thanked. I care that someone got a warm and fuzzy feeling or that they felt their art was really valid and god and appreciated. I spend too much time commenting. i would like to draw more. bu ti have been teaching for 18 yrs and it is just a habit to go and say nice stuff about the art of others *L* Well, your comment warmed MY heart big time!! Thank you!
Thank you for the friend add ;-)
your welcome! you have some nice work, I had been gone for a while doing vacation and some other things, in general needed a breather! I had so many comments to catch up on, it took me 3 days to go through them all! Then I went to check out the recent art here for the week and your work stood out! Nice work, very unique style love it! wish I could be that open and free! lol, if I did what you did, it WOULD look like scribbles! lol, I love it here, the people are great and one of the best online communities I know of! I have a deviant, and a RMD account both with the same name Starzshine under which I post, but I keep comming here for the great people! And the comment forum is wonderful to talk to the people first hand! Thanks for the posting and keep up your wonderful artwork here! looking forward to seeing more!
Again...thanx 4 cheers and comments..mucho appreciated!
thnx 4 cheers!
thanks for having looked through my drawings ^-^
thanks for the cheer :D
thanks a lot for the cheer! : D
Thanks for the cheer!
ciao nice to be friends:-D
Andrew Null (the site Administrator responded to the copy rite petition here:
http://sketchfu.com/drawing/69044-petition-please-sign
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Hi Smws ! Thanks, you´re so very kind to me. I´m not very on drawings but I love to be here and look at all your others great works and that makes me feel very good so it´s my pleasure.
I love looking at art as much as drawing it, and perhaps equally I enjoy making those feelings known to the artists. I know what it takes, i have been an artist or teaching it forever. I know how good feedback feels, even just anonymous views. I make my art for me, from me, but art really is meant to be shared. So thanks for making some fun art for me to look at!
Thanks for taking a look and the cheers. I must admit, I do love my people eater *L* He was based on a scribble challenge, that is why he is shaped so odd!
Not asking much but please go onto my profile and select my newest drawing, get involved and show fu that this is the drawing that will win 100 comments or more amd cheers, the sketchfu drawer who shows most commisment wins a drawing - a very special one!
aww, thanks. i wasn't aware i was missed. i haven't really been able to do any drawing lately because i'm working on a borrowed computer that lags horrifically, but i'll try to do something in the next couple of days. thanks for the comment! :)
Hello smws. After reviewing your unique gallery, I am very flattered to receive the impressive cheers from you on my landscapes. Thank you very much, you are very encouraging and inspiring!
thanks for your comments on the petition, I think that you made some good points and no one opinion is more important than another here and disagreement is good and moves the discussion closer to the best solutions. :)
Hi smws, thanks for the nice welcome, cheers & comments on 'Hi there *waves*', you are very kind :-}
thank you for your cheer and comment.... it is somewhere in INDIA...
This is Gerbear posting in the FUWorld account. Just add as friend, go there and read the directions in the profile.
Thanks for the cheer!!! Hey, did I ever send an invitation to you to join the legendary and exclusive Goat Club? All you have to do is draw a goat and you will become a member!!! I'll add your name and link to the goat drawing on the "Goat Club Members List" during the next update. Would be killer if you could join us. There are over 60 artists to date with over 70 goat drawings!!! You can see them all at: http://sketchfu.com/drawing/61612-the-goat-club-members-list see 'Comments' for the list. Thanks again, SMWS!!!
added you as a friend!
thanks for your comment!
I like your style. :)
Hope you don't mind, would like to add you as a friend so
I can follow your work.
thank you very much! :)
Thank you!
Thank you for the cheers... :)
Hey thanks for your comments. I'd love to see how you transform a photo into a sketch. Appreciate any tips you might want to share...
thankyou. :)
Hi and thank you for your comment =)
hello, Happy to meet you! Thanks and if you have some time visit my web site : www.oeuvre1visible.org
excuse me for my english, I don't speak very good english
Thank you! I'm glad you liked both the unfinished and the finished :P
you might like the boost one even more
http://sketchfu.com/drawing/19882-boost
thanks again!
cherry, obviously :)
thanks for your comment and cheer!
no ... not map.. Actually, I don't know what it is ..HaHa~~!!
Thank you very much! :D Your a great artist! ;]
thank you for the kind words - we are definitely putting your requests on our list. We're working hard to put all the ideas in. Thanks again :) BTW, I grew up in Seattle, WA!
hello
hey! welcome to sketchfu! let me know if you need help on anything.
u r a hella good artist!!! i suck

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