GOOD MORNING, GOOD EVENING

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63696304645901517142011-09-06T08:07:04.484-07:00GOOD MORNING, GOOD EVENINGThe art and ideas of Joshua HolnagelJoshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-20304406619266401432010-12-09T11:58:00.001-08:002010-12-09T12:03:25.964-08:00Bozak!

I am not exactly sure what a Bozak is (some sort of sound mixer I assume), but the readers of Wax Poetics magazine probably will. Huge thanks to Josh Dunn for hooking me up with this opportunity. Look for it in the next issue's "Analog Out" section.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-13677303815441636612010-12-08T11:07:00.003-08:002010-12-08T11:15:05.802-08:00View from Leland

Boats are nice. So is Northern Michigan. Special thanks to Erin Johnson for the reference on this one.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-55250940372613561632010-12-04T20:17:00.001-08:002010-12-04T20:22:16.757-08:00Tired of Trees and Sky

New painting based on simple creatures that have haunted my doodles for years. I think they are friendly, but they might just want me to think that. Above: Watercolor/gouache painting from November 2010Below: Tempera resist from 2004

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-81982320400824619662010-10-24T16:49:00.001-07:002010-10-24T16:52:12.409-07:00View from Lake Lansing North

Painting done from some photos I took while hiking the Lake Lansing North Park trails. The sun was super low and was casting one of the longest shadows I have ever seen. I just couldn't bear not rendering this amazing scene somewhat realistically.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-85698874309008079402010-10-21T10:36:00.001-07:002010-10-21T10:41:13.322-07:00Kentucky Portraits

In the spring of 2009, my two brothers and I took a road trip to Georgetown, KY. These portraits are from some of the photos taken on the trip. The first is a self-portrait, followed by my brother Neil (who is now in the Air Force) and his twin brother Dan (in college). Work (as usual) done in watercolor, inks, and gouache.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-71053566940194970442010-10-05T18:00:00.001-07:002010-10-05T18:04:08.378-07:00Back to Back Peninsula Posts

Traverse City sunset(?) over the Lelanau Peninsula. If you don't know you better ask somebody.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-47976968326943168882010-10-05T17:40:00.000-07:002010-10-05T17:46:51.175-07:00Deep, Deep Swamp

Here is a detail of a painting I was working on a couple weeks back. For those of you who might not know, the lower peninsula of Michigan is essentially concrete-covered boggy wetlands. This is one area that remains uncovered near my home. If you look close enough you can see the plentiful mosquitoes (okay they are just paint splatters, but we can pretend).

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-48597895436181984832010-06-07T19:55:00.001-07:002010-06-07T20:05:35.977-07:00For all the gamers out there.

One of my old friends recently asked if I could paint him a picture for his AV room. After talking with him, I learned that he wanted something atmospheric and realistic (relatively, of course). That is not something I have done in a while, so we compromised and I was going to paint the subject he wanted (Metroid stuff) in the style I wanted (expressionist inks). But as I painted, I was having

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-36034380368429199792010-05-03T08:22:00.001-07:002010-05-03T08:26:46.657-07:00Saginawesome 03 - Da Police

According to FBI statistics, Saginaw ranked as the number one most violent city in America from 2003 through September of 2008. Cities like this need tough SWAT units, like the one seen here planning their next move.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-49422375672110955092010-05-01T18:38:00.001-07:002010-05-01T18:43:56.306-07:00Saginawesome 02 - Downtown

Recently, 'bandit06' had this to say about Saginaw's downtown district:"There is no downtown Saginaw. There is only an area and a few remaining buildings that used to be downtown Saginaw. It's been thirty or more years since there was a downtown Saginaw." (2/19/2010)This is one of those buildings.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-86333311538462804972010-04-29T09:03:00.000-07:002010-05-01T18:26:06.007-07:00Saginawesome 01 - What's in a name?

The name Saginaw is believed to mean "where the Sauk were" in the Ojibwe (American Indian) language. So now applied to our new term, it is "Where the Sauk were awesome".

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-64536794657073194582010-04-27T17:33:00.000-07:002010-04-27T17:45:11.529-07:00Saginawesome

I am beginning a mini-series taken from aspects of my hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. I know the imagery above isn't necessarily a groundbreaking spin on Saginaw, but when something as powerful as violent crime envelopes a city for so long it is hard to get away from it. I promise to include some more positive and/or funny subject matter as the series progresses.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-4122198589650831322010-04-21T19:57:00.000-07:002010-04-21T20:05:36.188-07:00REWORKED!

For those of you who used to subscribe to Neomu and happened to see the little Play-Doh piece I did for Neomu #7 back in 2003 and always wished that I had painted it instead.....this is for you!

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-4821455781514402612009-10-16T09:41:00.001-07:002009-10-16T10:03:24.236-07:00Tribute Complete

Rememember: This is not the greatest painting in the world, this is just the tribute.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-81982119690844083452009-10-15T12:47:00.001-07:002009-10-15T13:21:16.534-07:00The Tribute

Finally, I have posted something unfinished. See if you can follow this story (it's kind of like that Tenacious D song):This is a sketch of a tribute painting to the greatest painting I have ever worked on (which is M.I.A.). The original work was a large-scale collaboration created for S.P.P.'s Hidden Paradise show/dance event in Saginaw a few years ago. The title: "Two Celebrities Puking

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-85241304546769307002009-10-15T12:40:00.001-07:002009-10-15T12:44:35.308-07:00Long Drive Champion

Here is a portrait of a European long drive champion. He looks confident about his golf abilities, whoever he is. As always, click on the picture for INSANE DETAIL.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-44980028687685363772009-09-07T18:02:00.000-07:002009-09-07T18:07:43.038-07:00Animals Reclaim Detroit

Apparently, the word on the street is that no one lives in Detroit anymore. For the record, that is false. But I read an article online that explored the recent trend of animals and foliage retaking the worn-down city. This painting is loosely based on that article and was as part of a series for Motor Detroit Magazine, a new publication designed my my friend Mike Leser. Check out the website

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-85052799846395687252009-09-02T20:41:00.000-07:002009-09-02T20:48:33.900-07:00Matt Anderson or someone else much more successful.

I'm not really sure where this one came from. I guess I was watching too many Tigers games back in the spring and they seeped into my subconscious. Make sure to click on the image for a large detail. Some of the color and texture change is pretty subtle.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-19680381320955596272009-08-31T20:41:00.000-07:002009-08-31T20:48:26.794-07:00Nonsense creatures are typically the best type of creatures.

This is one of two artworks I did for NeoMu 7 - a strange little publication - back in 2004. I don't have a digital version of the other one anymore but it was made of Playdough and later scanned in against the glass.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-39851540838805458652009-08-25T06:58:00.000-07:002009-08-25T07:04:32.651-07:00A Stray

This painting is a little different than what normally comes from me, but I am happy with how it turned out. I must have finished this sometime around May. Becky hates birds, so I had to hide this one from her.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-38781866169567992562009-08-24T21:41:00.000-07:002009-08-24T21:57:07.202-07:00...catching up continued.

Here we have two paintings I worked on earlier in the spring. Both are based on fuzzy 8mm home video stills from 1982. The above painting is of my father and the below painting of my mother.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-4606317015695671732009-08-17T11:59:00.001-07:002009-08-17T12:08:00.265-07:00I have some catching up to do...

Well, it has been a year, so I figure I should go ahead and post some more art. It's not like I haven't been painting or anything. I will start with a painting that is years old, but I just recently finished it. (More to come in the next couple of days.)

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-2874397231817062502008-09-01T19:19:00.001-07:002009-01-01T21:15:54.391-08:00Summer Art 08

Newest work - this time looking at houses in the state where I'm from.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-20733672368315980122007-02-05T10:14:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:01:15.310-08:00The Countdown (11 to 1)

A series of eleven small iron-on transfer collages shown at Red Ink Studios in Flint. Designs were completed on sweatshirts, pants, and tablecloths - which were stretched and stapled over square pieces of wood. They were then hung on a painted wall in the rocket configuration below.None of the photos I took turned out, but this pretty much gets the point across. As always, clicking on the

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-90932560043631337352007-02-03T19:46:00.000-08:002007-02-03T20:02:44.035-08:00Tokion Magazine

My first internationally published piece. Done for Tokion Magazine, it ran with an article about the author Aleksander Hemon. I will always wonder what he thought about this portrait. I hope he liked camping and water-planes. Maybe I should have read something he wrote.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-36432606996200507252007-02-01T20:42:00.000-08:002007-02-01T20:51:02.821-08:00Spirit! Cover Art

Last summer I made an album cover.You can vist the band here.They make good music. front cover:back cover:

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-88090585438599987942007-02-01T19:45:00.000-08:002007-02-01T20:02:06.283-08:00James K. Polk

In my mind, James K. Polk (our eleventh president) liked two things:1. Traveleing through time.2. The circus.I tried to break it down by century for you...1872:1972: 2072:(in the future)

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-30243940599014491432007-02-01T19:14:00.000-08:002007-02-01T19:25:05.402-08:00Forest Forever Poster Series

Set of four limited edition posters from 2003. The only remaining set is at my father's house in Beaverton, MI.If interested, you should look him up. He's always looking to make a buck.

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-37556233568270517312007-02-01T18:24:00.000-08:002007-02-04T07:11:22.746-08:00Artwork 2002-2003

"If you have a college degree you can be absolutely sure of one thing... you have a college degree." ~ Unknown(well, that and a bunch of jpegs from your illustration classes)

Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819343755503087889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369630464590151714.post-50818773984356366682007-02-01T15:28:00.000-08:002007-02-01T20:22:16.787-08:00Welcome

Hello, and thanks for visiting. Here I will be posting mostly artwork, among other random things. You can use the blog archive on the right to browse through the postings. Feel free to comment, share, redirect, etc. I used to have a website called Good Morning-Good Evening, but websites like that cost money and are difficult to update regularly.So, GoodBYE (for now).

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