Madam X and Crew

2008-03-27T10:46:00.000-07:00

Hello there!
Well, it's been ages. Lame!

Here are some things that I have been spending my time on:

My Myspace Blog
Where I write about life and stuff. Not much of the arts in that blog. But I love to have more readers, so check it out!!

365 Self Portrait project on my flickr account!

Some freelance work! I need more! All the time!

More soon. Bc I miss you guys!
love and rayguns,
-m

Our Town

2007-08-10T00:25:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!
It seems that my Comp is back up and running!
I have plenty to share with you.
Firstly, let me just say the the Balthrop, Alabama double CD finally dropped. It features art from all the towns people, including me! I am the Minister of Tourism, after all. I did two paintings illustrating songs and some of the package designy stuff, too.

Here is the illustration for Down On Us

And for Satellite

This is the version if we had done the booklet in black and white.

If you are interested in buying the album, Your Big Plans/Our Little Town go to the Balthrop, Alabama website: balthropalabama.com

More soon!
Love and Rayguns,
-m

something new that I am working on

2007-07-13T10:41:00.000-07:00

we'll keep it mum for now...

Love and rayguns,
-mo

Another Gigantic Photo Post!

2007-04-24T22:09:00.000-07:00

I have discovered punk rock and my drive to create has returned for what promises to be a fruitful summer!
Don't you dial up people loooooooove me?
So spring has, like, sprung here in brooklyn. For now. But here are some photos I have taken of flowers and outdoorsy type things.

Except for these first photos. They are from a series I did with dead and dying flowers... They were the flowers that people gave me for my birthday, I believe.

Now we move on to newer and living, like winter moving into... spring!

This lot is from vt last year. Some critters made their way into this series.

I have a zine project that I want to get off my chest. And I want people's help with, if they are interested.
But that's all to come...

For now?
Love and Rayguns,
-mo

Photos From Castle Anthrax

2007-04-01T21:22:00.000-07:00

Hello,
Photos from The Balthrop, Alabama video shoot abound! Here is the first batch!

Love and Rayguns,
-Elba Millry

Real Post This Time

2007-03-16T12:45:00.000-07:00

Well, sorta.
Hey, everyone!
How are you?
I have been using the fun but archaic "Paint"!

Illustration Friday: 3/9/07 "wired"

More "Paint" doodles.

Also this is THE BEST THING EVER, today.
everyone should see this!

I was right, tho, right? I mean, come on!!
If I could accomplish anything nearing this artistic brilliance at some point in my life time, I could die happy.

OK, I don't know if you can tell, but I'm trying to get into the habit of posting more often. That's why my last posts (and this one) have not been up to my usual standard. But isn't it better to post something, even if it's silly, than to post nothing?
Clearly, I think so.

Until next time,
Love and rayguns,
-mo

These Don't Coun't As Blogs.

2007-03-13T22:00:00.000-07:00

Your results:
You are Jean-Luc Picard

Jean-Luc Picard		85%
Will Riker		70%
James T. Kirk (Captain)		60%
Deanna Troi		55%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)		55%
Geordi LaForge		50%
Uhura		45%
Mr. Scott		40%
Chekov		40%
Worf		40%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)		35%
Spock		27%
Mr. Sulu		25%
Data		22%
Beverly Crusher		10%

A lover of Shakespeare and other
fine literature. You have a decisive mind
and a firm hand in dealing with others.

Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Test

Just a Note to Say I'm not Dead!

2007-03-07T13:27:00.000-08:00

Hi Friends Of Madam X,
I'm not dead.
New and varied posts to follow.

My results:
I am Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)

Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)		80%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)		75%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)		70%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)		55%
Wash (Ship Pilot)		50%
Inara Serra (Companion)		50%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)		50%
River (Stowaway)		45%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)		40%
Alliance		20%
A Reaver (Cannibal)		15%

Honest and a defender of the innocent.
You sometimes make mistakes in judgment
but you are generally good and
would protect your crew from harm.

Click here to take the Serenity Firefly Personality Test

Love and Rayguns,
-mo

Is There Any Such Thing As A Anti-Super-Hero?

2007-02-06T07:54:00.000-08:00

Hello,
What do you think, dear readers? Is Madam X a super hero? Let's make this the question of the week. Send me your thoughts on the subject, either via comments of email. Email this blog at madamxandcrew@gmail.com anytime you feel like it. If I get enough feed back maybe we'll make this a weekly or bi-weekly feature of Madam X and Crew.
OK, down to business, stating with the reason for my query:

Illustration Friday from last week (1/19/07):

I'm not sure if the scan of this drawing is crooked, or the actual drawing is.

Here are two watercolor paintings for an old Illustration Friday topic: "dance" (6/16/06)

These are two of my favorite kinds of dancers to draw. My third favorite is flapper! Awesome!

Illustration Friday from 1/26/07: "red"

My first impulse was to do a red headed girl, or girls. I even sketched them out. But then I thought to sketch a boy, too. And this is the only one that got paint. This is the only one that ended up interesting me.

This is a commission I did for my friends Daryl and Janie. They are really wonderful people and artists. I did slightly change the piece from how you see it now. I made her lips pink!

These are two little warm up paintings I did while getting ready to paint the dancers. I'm experimenting with doing a sketch, then over painting, then erasing the pencil makrs. I don't usually do that. The girl on the left is done as I tend to, with the pencil lines still there, under the paint. The one on the right is the newer way. Any thoughts?

I'm so off track with blogging and The MX Newsletter...
I gotta catch that train again!

Love and rayguns,
-mo

I'm Sick

2007-01-11T02:54:00.000-08:00

Meh...
I have tonsilitis but I'm getting over it. I think. I hope.

Illustration Friday "Buzz":

This is a flier I did for the wonderful Kansas State Flower! I finished it mere hours before the topic for IF was announced. I couldn't believe it! Anyway, Here is another "poster" flier I did for them. Please read the flier and go see the show because it will be great! If I'm well enough by Saturday I will be there!

So, thanks to Jeannette for pick a topic that works so well with my schedule!

Last weeks IF was "pheonix":

I had to do Jean Gray, The Pheonix, Of The X-Men. I had to. But maybe one day I'll do another illo of this topic.

I went to visit Toots last week. I gave her folks the pic I did of her for IF "smitten". And I took some more photos of her. I got this one of us together.

Okay, I'm going Back to Bed.
Love, rayguns, and antibiotics,
-mo

Color Squares

2007-01-05T03:21:00.000-08:00

So, I didn't do IF in time this week. But the next one coincides with something I happen to be working on. That means, rather then skip this weeks blog, I'm going to post now, and then again on the sooner side of next week. Post all the time!

Fun with colored paper!
I bought this pack of different colored and sized heavy weight paper a while ago. I like to bring some to work and doodle if I have time.
Here is some The BLOW fan art! I LOVE The BLOW!

This piece is actually four "joined" together. They can be scrambled and used like a (albeit, very simple) puzzle. They are backed with cardboard.

"make a connection"

Staplers are sooooo cool

some peas...

And other stuffs...

Rocketship fan art. I LOVE Mary Gibbons!

I hope Mary doesn't get too mad at me for this!

Have fun and see you soon!
love and rayguns,
-mo

ps- I didn't realize how terrible these scans were until after I posted. Not gonna change them now. We are all just going to have to live with them. Forever.

Friday All Week Long!

2006-12-29T11:02:00.000-08:00

Hello!
Illustration Friday: "Peace"

So, I started doing Illustration Friday waaaaaaay back in February. I have seen 42 (wow, magic number. I love you DNA!) IF subjects and managed to illustrate 21 of them. Exactly half... that's crazy (Note; as I'm writing this, I have not yet completed this weeks. But I will, by god! I will!).
My point is I want to illustrate some of the topics I skipped.

So here are the IFs from the last two weeks.

Illustration Friday 12/8: "Help"
This one I had done on time but didn't post a blog that week.
Side One:

Side Two:

Illustration Friday 12/15: "mask"
This one I did just after the deadline. I couldn't get the inspiration that I needed until way late. I was not going to go this traditional route. Or at least I was trying not to. But when I doodled this image, thinking of IF, and then painted it I had to use it. Even if it is cliche, I'm happy, really happy, with the way it came out.

Now some that are way old!

4/07: "speed"
This one I took the photos for right around the time of the topic. I'm not sure way I didn't post them... Maybe I didn't do a post that week... I also know that I've felt a little self conscious about posting photos in the past. It sees that the IF community looks down on photographers. The don't even have a category for them... Ho hum.

Hey, does anybody know how to make the picture a little animation? But rapid changing from one to the next? Am I making any sense at all? Anyway if you understand me and you do know how, I'd like to know, too. It would be a more effective illo if it was rapid fire!

8/4: "capture"
Here is another photo entry.

8/25: "run"
I love to draw these clunky disembodied legs and shoes. I don't know why.

10/13: "smitten"
I'm COMPLETELY smitten with Toots the cat.
Sketch from the first time that we met.

Drawing from a recent photo.

Almost all her fur is growing back!

Here's a photo of me and toots together. I can not get enough of this cat!!

So there you have it! Seven IFs for the seven days until the next MX blog.
Enjoy!

Love and Rayguns,
-mo

ps- I did finish "peace" before friday but only by the skin of my teeth and then I got distracted and didn't post it in time for the deadline . Damn!

Mighty Post!

2006-12-07T15:00:00.000-08:00

Hey, Art!

Illustration Friday: "might"

These are two small (5x7 inches) water colors I did for a silent auction for the Catskill Animal Sanctuary. CAS is a really great cause and organization. Please visit their website! CAS

And then shows, shows, shows!!
Chris Buckridge solo acoustic at the NY Irish Center in Long Island City.

Balthrop, Alabama at Bait & Tackle in Red Hook.

Now,
Go be inspired,
Go rescue some animals,
Go hear and see some live music!

Love and Rayguns,
-mo

I'm In The Band! Well, Sorta...

2006-11-30T00:54:00.000-08:00

Hey Y'all!
Quick entry this week with some quick comics and WC paintings!
But IF took me a while. I really really like this one.

illustration Friday: "invention"

Check me out playing one of these sweet birdies on Sunday Dec 10th at the Balthrop, Alabama show at Bait and Tackle Bar (Red Hook, Brooklyn. Corner of Van Brunt/Pioneer Sts). We also have a show on Dec 17th opening for Rainer Maria (At North Six, N 6th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)... Can you beat it?

Two little comics I did around Thanksgiving:

Water color sketch of naked ladies:

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Email me at madamxandcrew@gmail.com

Thanks everyone!
Until next time!
Love and Rayguns,
-mo

November Makes This Blog One Year Old!

2006-11-21T22:35:00.000-08:00

I didn't even realize that this month is this blogs one year anniversary!
Yay blogs! Everyone who doesn't already have one, go out and get one! They are fun and easy! To everyone who does have one, good job! Hey, while we are talking about blogs, check out These great ones:
The Ne'er Do Evers
The Story And The Sound
Little Bird House
Just Drawn That Way

Illustration Friday: "thanksgiving"

This is one of the hand embroidered cards I make. It's fallish and certainly can be used as a "thank you" card!
No word yet on those teeny avitars, huh?

I did this commission for a friend and an amazing artist, Daryl Walker
This is a terrible scan. But he very kindly put two scans together to see the whole image. It's Bambi Woods, mysterious porn star!

If anyone else is interested in getting a commission piece by me, buying any art, or trading art for art, or art for music, let me know! Art for sale includes much of the paintings or drawings seen in this here blog (or things very similar), embroidered cards, custom embroidery, etc... You can contact me by emailing madamxandcrew@gmail.com.
You can also write me there if you just want to chat!

And this is that art I did for Chris Buckridge's Vessels CD release present. It's also a terrible scan. The colors are much darker and richer in real life. Oh well.
I also did a tiny painting kinda like it that you can find in this entry (scroll down, you'll see it!).

Wow! This blog is linktastic!
Should I give you one more? I think I should!
Nedroid Comics and Art
There is nothing but good good gooooood here!

Later 'Gators!
Love and Rayguns,
-mo

It's Raining Frogs!?

2006-11-15T00:45:00.000-08:00

Hey Y'all!

Illustration Friday this week is "clear":

I'm having a lot of trouble making one of those little tiny avitars they use over there. Anyone have any advice for that? I can't seem to meet their specifications no matter how hard I try.

Here are some not too clear scans of three paintings I did recently.

They are a set, the go together. Here is a photo of them, framed. I got these super cheap wood frames at Ikea. But they were the raw wood and the wrong color. So I painted them.

I was gonna use the paintings for one thing and now I'm gonna use them for something else.

And here is a photo of me as a zombie.

I like zombie me. She's in the bathroom. She'll eat your brains.

Until Next Time,
Love and Rayguns,
-mo

HAPPY HOLLOWEEN!!

2006-10-25T15:00:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday:
"ghost"

It doesn't really look like it but this was inspired by Jess Finks ghostly hotties: Jess Fink's Live Journal.
Check out the rest of her LJ to see many more spirits (all of them awesome, some of them naughty)!

Chris Buckridge also did an illustration on this topic. I've got Chris' ghost...

In other holloweeny news here is a few new Balthrop, Alabama (B,A!.)
fliers.

Come see the show!! We are all dressing as ZOMBIES!

I might add more to this post later today. But for now:
BRAINS!!!

brrrrraaaaaiiiinnnnssss,
-mo

Come one, come all...

2006-10-12T23:25:00.000-07:00

See the show!
Everyone go see some live music!
Here are some fliers for shows that I have made recently.
This first show you can still make!!

Balthrop, Alabama ROCKS!
Really, I love this band!

This flier I made at work. I like to do fliers like this; four quarters of a 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper. I fold them and make an image that will be cut to 4ths. But I like the way it looks as a whole, too.

And I've been working on this:

Anyone read any Kurt Vonnegut??!!
Cats Cradle???!!
Oh god, it makes me so freaking excited, like crazy!

Color tests...

Hey! While your on the computer, why not check out Madam X and Crew's myspaces?
Madam X's myspace
Cat's myspace
Sawl's myspace
Now, go read something, or listen to something, or see something, or create something, that is wonderful and magical.
Okay?

love & rayguns,
-mo

Four Paintings And Big News!

2006-10-05T11:52:00.000-07:00

Hello!
I've been doing a lot of things since I got back from VT a month ago!
MADAM X AND CREW are now on MYSPACE!
MADAM
CAT
SAWL
I sure do hate myspace, so it's taking me forever to get their pages finished.
These four small watercolors are from VT.

Made this Red Wing Black Bird for Candice. It's my favorite of all birds.

Based on an idea I used in another painting. The monster was only a small aspect of the original piece. It was a painting for the release of my friends CD, Vessels. Listen to a song from vessels.

Just a cat.

A cat I painted for a friend from Threadless

Later cats and kittens!
Love and Rayguns,
-mo

NIghttime Vermont Photos

2006-09-06T18:41:00.000-07:00

THE comic!

2006-08-02T23:45:00.000-07:00

Get ready! This post is super image heavy!

Illustration Friday: "clean"
(triptych)

Gavin suggested, or inspired me, to put a whole comic up on this blog.
So here it is, in it's entirety, just as it would be if you were holding it in your hands! Spelling mistakes and typos and everything! THE comic! The first ever Madam X!
To think that I made this waaaaaaay back in, golly... what was it now? 2001? 2002? ick. Well, hopefully I've gotten better. But I think y'all can get the idea of where I'm going with it.
Here ya go!

OK! Now go listen to this:
I've Got A Bad Feeling About This
and this:
Madam X: Galactic Sex Queen
And tell me and everyone what you think!
Until next week,
Love and Rayguns,
-mo

Yippee-ki-yay,

2006-07-12T21:55:00.000-07:00

Hi!

Seems like I'm keeping on schedule so far.

Illustration Friday: "skyline"-

I had alot of options for this one. It was hard to narrow it down. I might show some of the others later in other blogs.

I also have been doing a lot of portraits lately. Here is the funniest portrait I have ever done. Ever. It makes me laugh everytime I see it. Pen and ink in my sketch book.

Here is Pris's owner. She's reading Jack Karoake.

And another version of this photo:

Two late entries!
Kerrn:

And Loserbeech:

Here is a sktech portrait I did of my friend Rachel. She is a very special person and she has no qualms about showing off her sports bra. She enjoys freaking people out with it. Or winning an argument by showing it. No one can go on after that.

And I guess neither can I.
See you next week!
Mucho Amor,
mo

Illustrations, Portraits, and a Comic!

2006-07-06T22:55:00.000-07:00

Hello All!

I hear some of you like talking, but art rules the day!
Sorry, Rholli, sweetie!

Illustration Friday: "sticky":

More of a sketch, really. Look! She even has napkins!

And here is one from 4/14/06--
"spotted":

I did a portrait of Vulcanhalfbreed for Threadless. She is great! She is an amazing photographer and all around cool lady! Visit her blog!

Here is a sketch portrait of Pascal from Balthrop, Alabama. They very kindly mentioned me in their blog.
Find it here.

And finally some fucking Madam X!

This was a teeny tiny comic I did at work.

Thanks everybody! This was fun!
Until next week,
Love and Rayguns,
-mo

Guess What?!!

2006-06-30T12:46:00.000-07:00

It's true, I'm back.
Let's not talk. Let's just enjoy the art work.

This weeks Illustration Friday:
"Rain"

Yep, that's one of the illos I did with Isaac for the children's book. I know that I have promised to show his pencils, but I'm not gonna. Not this week anyway. I'm still just trying to get back on my blogging feet, people. I'm taking it slow.

Here also are some older Illustration Fridays:
06/02/06, "portrait":

05/26/06, "cake":

05/19/06, "sorry":

(I might send this one into Stuff On My Cat)

Here is a photo I took. It's this great sign right near my house. I think that they are gonna tear it down soon. I may use the photo for something Balthrop, Alabama related in the future.

So, I think that's it for now. I have rushing around to do.
I'll try to resume my once a week schedule from now on.
Love and Rayguns,
-mo

Super Late Blogtastic!

2006-05-04T16:13:00.000-07:00

Ick, late again. But I won't apologize, I don't have time!

Illustration Friday! "Under The Sea"

Jellyfish coat. It's too warm to wear it now.

I finished those children's book illos. It was a really fun project! I've seen the finished book and it looks really beautiful. Bea, the author, did an amazing job. She is a wonderful and lovely person. Very full of life and verve. She cropped some of the pics and bound it. She said that her students really liked it, especially the illos! Yay us three!

Next week I will do a side by side comparison: Isaac's pencils and my watercolors. But for now here are some of the colored pictures. I am amazed at how well Isaac can draw building from his imagination! And everything else, too! I really got to see how he works. It's so different from me! But that's what is so great about working with him! Jeez, will you look at how great his pics look! I liked to see his process of sketch to finished drawing.

It was very fun to think of what colors the scenes that he created would have. I feel like there was a lot going on color wise in some of my versions. Do y'all think, they are too busy? It was hard with so much going on in each pic to pare down the colors. I like the effects I was able to create by using I's pencils as a base (no inks). Ok, some one remind me next week (don't laugh! I will to have a blog up next week!) to post the pencils as is, ok?

Here is a little self portrait. I really like it except that crap on the mirror that looks like it is on my face. I was talking to Geoff Freeman the other day about always having a camera with you and always taking pictures so you don't miss things. I didn't even know he was a photographer! But we were just saying how great it is to have these digital cameras now. They are so easy and fun! I'm still trying to take photos all the time as much as I can, but most often I'm home alone at night so I get a lot of photos of Bippi and myself.

Speaking of photography this Live Journal

Pinstriped Clouds

is amazing. This woman is so talanted. The site is worth checking everyday for new photos.
Also Lis

From The Pear

has had some great photos up lately. She's recently back from Italy and dropping *ahem* names all over the place, too. Thanks Lis!

This is not from M.O.N.S.T.E.R. but it could be. It is just a little drawing from my sketch book. Remember M.O.N.S.T.E.R. everybody? It's a contest and it's still going on!! Come up with a good acronym for M.O.N.S.T.E.R. and win an original piece of artwork. It's that easy! There have only been one entry so far (my fault, I know). But I know someother people have made ones and just not sent them to me. I won't name names (ok, I will, Stan and Chris!). Please comment here with your entry or email me at the Madam X address attached to this blog page. It's up there in the right corner in my profile! You can figure out! Please use this picture and the two from the previous post (04/13/06) as inspiration!
Here is that one lonley entry:

Mutant
Occult
Ninja
Squad
Trained to
Execute
Revolutionaries

Thanks Rholli!!

So, homework for you: Work on M.O.N.S.T.E.R. contest.
Homework for me: Post blog with Isaac's pencils, more drawings etc...
Yep, that covers it for now. Next week, by god, next week there will be more!
Until then my kittens,
Love and Rayguns,
-mo