tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10110890190044871922012-01-22T00:31:31.115-08:00Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.comBlogger1551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-36017275324640022982011-11-23T13:35:00.001-08:002011-11-23T13:35:48.983-08:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/11/23/2235.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/11/23/s_2235.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3601727532464002298?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-22812267232251870522011-11-20T13:50:00.001-08:002011-11-20T13:50:59.145-08:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/11/20/2315.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/11/20/s_2315.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='187' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2281226723225187052?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-22039812248131877122011-11-01T09:07:00.001-07:002011-11-01T09:07:34.584-07:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/11/01/1636.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/11/01/s_1636.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2203981224813187712?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-41145444560795239592011-10-31T14:52:00.000-07:002011-10-31T14:52:24.802-07:0030 minute fun.Enjoy :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MqWJGWrarPQ/Tq8YkeoYbzI/AAAAAAAABE0/y5orQLCEEzo/s1600/LUKES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="197" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MqWJGWrarPQ/Tq8YkeoYbzI/AAAAAAAABE0/y5orQLCEEzo/s400/LUKES.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-4114544456079523959?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-69123578032117839512011-10-18T14:56:00.001-07:002011-10-18T15:23:41.943-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tRMrLW9w2Tw/Tp38avgxvYI/AAAAAAAABEg/WfRjG9lmmBI/s1600/S_Backyardchamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="276" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tRMrLW9w2Tw/Tp38avgxvYI/AAAAAAAABEg/WfRjG9lmmBI/s400/S_Backyardchamp.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6912357803211783951?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-57924438573850602032011-10-17T01:31:00.000-07:002011-10-17T01:31:58.803-07:00Some new/old stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xmo83DNkg_Y/Tpvn4rhnJuI/AAAAAAAABDM/QuAxM91MBqw/s1600/ballium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="283" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xmo83DNkg_Y/Tpvn4rhnJuI/AAAAAAAABDM/QuAxM91MBqw/s400/ballium.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pp7XMjik1cU/Tpvn46vXemI/AAAAAAAABDY/kIdTJYETNI0/s1600/BIG2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="231" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pp7XMjik1cU/Tpvn46vXemI/AAAAAAAABDY/kIdTJYETNI0/s400/BIG2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6GdxCP10OaY/Tpvn5M5imAI/AAAAAAAABDk/ZXfnh3byOIE/s1600/chef_bot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="283" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6GdxCP10OaY/Tpvn5M5imAI/AAAAAAAABDk/ZXfnh3byOIE/s400/chef_bot.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MSGSykLhkro/Tpvn5bn3xoI/AAAAAAAABDw/fy9V46Rxq58/s1600/big%2Bmonster%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="283" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MSGSykLhkro/Tpvn5bn3xoI/AAAAAAAABDw/fy9V46Rxq58/s400/big%2Bmonster%2B%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pJLAXgfV_hQ/Tpvn512nfhI/AAAAAAAABD8/ckeY-T8lyFY/s1600/rocket_lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="283" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pJLAXgfV_hQ/Tpvn512nfhI/AAAAAAAABD8/ckeY-T8lyFY/s400/rocket_lake.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5792443857385060203?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-22257842613871586712011-08-31T15:15:00.000-07:002011-08-31T15:16:34.572-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-taevlc8pYDU/Tl6yvUMKhUI/AAAAAAAABCw/4TNUL2BEYH0/s1600/vegplant_SMALL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-taevlc8pYDU/Tl6yvUMKhUI/AAAAAAAABCw/4TNUL2BEYH0/s400/vegplant_SMALL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647147508712506690" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2225784261387158671?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-14941658164546274002011-06-20T15:55:00.000-07:002011-06-20T16:06:40.216-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PDwkHdG-gNs/Tf_SeI2wWII/AAAAAAAABCU/ozzjV1FwM7s/s1600/doodle_june.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PDwkHdG-gNs/Tf_SeI2wWII/AAAAAAAABCU/ozzjV1FwM7s/s400/doodle_june.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620442275196721282" /></a><br />A little fun with color and brushes. Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-1494165816454627400?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-21068910389306440732011-02-24T15:00:00.001-08:002011-02-24T15:09:33.544-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mjaB8JAi1BM/TWblHGr8uaI/AAAAAAAABA4/J8aDQ46QPZ4/s1600/Shumel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mjaB8JAi1BM/TWblHGr8uaI/AAAAAAAABA4/J8aDQ46QPZ4/s400/Shumel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577397098761730466" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2106891038930644073?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-48373319684867171252011-02-24T13:30:00.000-08:002011-02-24T13:31:08.637-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POq1A5xMfYM/TWbODzeVk7I/AAAAAAAABAo/n9P1imDKCT8/s1600/LIGHT_FOOT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POq1A5xMfYM/TWbODzeVk7I/AAAAAAAABAo/n9P1imDKCT8/s400/LIGHT_FOOT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577371753297318834" /></a><br />of the far far north...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-4837331968486717125?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-34434926835436147392011-02-23T13:27:00.000-08:002011-02-23T13:28:38.484-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xgKp1eDxKaE/TWV73jvmxxI/AAAAAAAABAg/3uvZhef_MLM/s1600/1850.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xgKp1eDxKaE/TWV73jvmxxI/AAAAAAAABAg/3uvZhef_MLM/s400/1850.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576999907986163474" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3443492683543614739?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-12075356145260371952011-01-24T13:44:00.000-08:002011-01-24T14:14:50.638-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TT350bYLhMI/AAAAAAAAA_8/3kECS5u7vEU/s1600/crayola_ostrich.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 364px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TT350bYLhMI/AAAAAAAAA_8/3kECS5u7vEU/s400/crayola_ostrich.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565879393597490370" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-1207535614526037195?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-25359189998517786922010-12-22T10:23:00.001-08:002010-12-22T10:23:40.819-08:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/12/22/1462.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/12/22/s_1462.jpg' border='0' width='320' height='320' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2535918999851778692?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-69369242720556174882010-12-22T10:21:00.001-08:002010-12-22T10:21:21.125-08:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/12/22/1452.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/12/22/s_1452.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6936924272055617488?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-9538050511756800392010-12-21T15:22:00.000-08:002010-12-22T04:56:44.151-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TRH1cTrT8UI/AAAAAAAAA_g/YnsjJAAOZSs/s1600/Quest_for_BK.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TRH1cTrT8UI/AAAAAAAAA_g/YnsjJAAOZSs/s400/Quest_for_BK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553489682191610178" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-953805051175680039?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-91973935648625212132010-12-10T21:57:00.000-08:002010-12-10T22:01:22.450-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TQMTpYUh79I/AAAAAAAAA_I/Mptj9RFeYGE/s1600/viking_berserker_final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TQMTpYUh79I/AAAAAAAAA_I/Mptj9RFeYGE/s400/viking_berserker_final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549300767474708434" /></a><br />Done for the CHOW competition over at CA.org<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-9197393564862521213?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-65952003953510715942010-12-05T01:05:00.000-08:002010-12-08T12:45:41.566-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TP_ubrqouZI/AAAAAAAAA_A/UM06KO5Xmr8/s1600/dreamcubefinal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TP_ubrqouZI/AAAAAAAAA_A/UM06KO5Xmr8/s400/dreamcubefinal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548415425289173394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TP1LGFFss8I/AAAAAAAAA-4/fxnRFwINOYI/s1600/decemeber_3_pilgrimage1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TP1LGFFss8I/AAAAAAAAA-4/fxnRFwINOYI/s400/decemeber_3_pilgrimage1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547672883807695810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TP1LFvjnTOI/AAAAAAAAA-w/V7Q6OgH7yl8/s1600/orange%2Btree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TP1LFvjnTOI/AAAAAAAAA-w/V7Q6OgH7yl8/s400/orange%2Btree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547672878027590882" /></a><br /><br /><br />...each dreamcube has it's own overseer, a shepherd. We all must visit our own cube during sleep. It is the dream shepherds that create and cultivate the worlds in which we visit.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6595200395351071594?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-20822539475150828652010-12-01T20:56:00.001-08:002010-12-01T21:46:50.882-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPcyurNIQnI/AAAAAAAAA9o/8SziQ1hNeQI/s1600/Centuar%2B_%2BMEchasketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPcyurNIQnI/AAAAAAAAA9o/8SziQ1hNeQI/s320/Centuar%2B_%2BMEchasketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545957243583218290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPcsmQXpHuI/AAAAAAAAA9g/Dlbb-fspISY/s1600/Centuar%2B_%2BMEcha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPcsmQXpHuI/AAAAAAAAA9g/Dlbb-fspISY/s400/Centuar%2B_%2BMEcha.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545950501870837474" /></a><br /><br />Entry for IDW over at conceptart.org<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2082253947515082865?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-12006293544342815322010-12-01T14:08:00.000-08:002010-12-01T17:45:00.831-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPb6EuUVoeI/AAAAAAAAA9A/79VUTAXAsr8/s1600/Horse_december1_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPb6EuUVoeI/AAAAAAAAA9A/79VUTAXAsr8/s400/Horse_december1_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545894950213100002" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-1200629354434281532?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-9763418079034789132010-12-01T07:25:00.001-08:002010-12-01T07:28:31.601-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPZpiYTJRSI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/ysk7WHmOOeM/s1600/1000001512.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPZpiYTJRSI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/ysk7WHmOOeM/s400/1000001512.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545736030512563490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPZpiIuDtoI/AAAAAAAAA8I/KSgqo0NQyaE/s1600/gribble.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPZpiIuDtoI/AAAAAAAAA8I/KSgqo0NQyaE/s400/gribble.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545736026330478210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPZphDnn_eI/AAAAAAAAA8A/mtDBHFoXeew/s1600/1000001517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPZphDnn_eI/AAAAAAAAA8A/mtDBHFoXeew/s400/1000001517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545736007781449186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPZpgr7mDYI/AAAAAAAAA74/cT5lrxobX_A/s1600/hallowed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TPZpgr7mDYI/AAAAAAAAA74/cT5lrxobX_A/s400/hallowed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545736001422757250" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-976341807903478913?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-19120257497299087262010-11-14T20:07:00.001-08:002010-11-14T20:07:16.783-08:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/11/14/3118.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/11/14/s_3118.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-1912025749729908726?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-61388480506327325862010-11-07T23:02:00.001-08:002010-11-07T23:03:35.377-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TNegwzNX4JI/AAAAAAAAA7w/hnN_x8hWaTk/s1600/10_22_NEW+BRushes+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TNegwzNX4JI/AAAAAAAAA7w/hnN_x8hWaTk/s400/10_22_NEW+BRushes+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537071027115778194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TNegwtjbQyI/AAAAAAAAA7o/5moFMO6myRI/s1600/copter+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TNegwtjbQyI/AAAAAAAAA7o/5moFMO6myRI/s400/copter+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537071025597661986" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6138848050632732586?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-88358853495096906662010-08-26T21:31:00.001-07:002010-08-26T21:31:52.395-07:00<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/-TP2gEEKQ2A" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-TP2gEEKQ2A" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TP2gEEKQ2A"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/-TP2gEEKQ2A/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/y41JLZpKVx8" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y41JLZpKVx8" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y41JLZpKVx8"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/y41JLZpKVx8/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>-matt<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8835885349509690666?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-53264206680486231982010-08-26T11:39:00.001-07:002010-08-26T11:39:39.295-07:00This stopmotion iPhone app is amazing! Just need a mount of some sort...<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/imYffo_TL-8" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/imYffo_TL-8" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imYffo_TL-8"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/imYffo_TL-8/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5326420668048623198?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-67919921235341336902010-08-26T10:58:00.001-07:002010-08-26T10:58:43.179-07:00<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/vVtbLDERoj8" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vVtbLDERoj8" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVtbLDERoj8"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/vVtbLDERoj8/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>-matt<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6791992123534133690?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-89680511391287551402010-08-09T01:16:00.001-07:002010-08-09T01:26:37.067-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-7r6S3BSI/AAAAAAAAA64/_jpAsb2d2iQ/s1600/cowboy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-7r6S3BSI/AAAAAAAAA64/_jpAsb2d2iQ/s400/cowboy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503323632727164194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-7rQzEsSI/AAAAAAAAA6w/cdDKi18jw6Y/s1600/IMG_2691.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-7rQzEsSI/AAAAAAAAA6w/cdDKi18jw6Y/s400/IMG_2691.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503323621587988770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-7qoLCSaI/AAAAAAAAA6o/SdvPDKFMxzk/s1600/Barbarian!.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-7qoLCSaI/AAAAAAAAA6o/SdvPDKFMxzk/s400/Barbarian!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503323610682640802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-7p-bt9nI/AAAAAAAAA6g/9I3Mu1LD13A/s1600/Face_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-7p-bt9nI/AAAAAAAAA6g/9I3Mu1LD13A/s400/Face_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503323599478322802" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8968051139128755140?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-59787629047215518192010-08-09T01:14:00.000-07:002010-08-09T01:16:10.856-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-5Pjzg-OI/AAAAAAAAA54/W8J42u7HjgE/s1600/8_8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/TF-5Pjzg-OI/AAAAAAAAA54/W8J42u7HjgE/s400/8_8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503320946630523106" /></a><br />He gets very overheated, needs heatsink to keep his mind cool. Apparently not working so well...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5978762904721551819?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-37803693569226337642010-05-01T01:16:00.001-07:002010-05-01T10:48:01.538-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9xpSxwyPYI/AAAAAAAAA5I/qCkwundrxJs/s1600/4_29_2010_med+gun1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9xpSxwyPYI/AAAAAAAAA5I/qCkwundrxJs/s400/4_29_2010_med+gun1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466359819037457794" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3780369356922633764?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-45025913141029755982010-04-29T14:26:00.001-07:002010-04-29T14:27:59.082-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9n52OQkDxI/AAAAAAAAA4g/d0v0PERM0h8/s1600/iBall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9n52OQkDxI/AAAAAAAAA4g/d0v0PERM0h8/s400/iBall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465674332726628114" /></a><br />Not sure why but I am having fun making silly apple stuff. If anyone is wondering, I actually like apple and own an iPhone. there.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-4502591314102975598?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-23090165364259331462010-04-27T21:35:00.001-07:002010-04-27T21:36:34.855-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9e7TCMqUaI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/rI4GNZcTVG4/s1600/iBad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9e7TCMqUaI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/rI4GNZcTVG4/s400/iBad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465042608519270818" /></a><br />Working on another one for the conceptart.org weekly competitions. Those are great inspiration with great topics and community if anyone is interested!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2309016536425933146?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-71734125467395602672010-04-23T22:13:00.000-07:002010-04-24T18:10:33.927-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWhKYugoI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/pqcVaJMjUvc/s1600/Betteker_Dirigible.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWhKYugoI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/pqcVaJMjUvc/s400/Betteker_Dirigible.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463876269398459010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWgrY0sGI/AAAAAAAAA4I/p061xYh2u7c/s1600/Betteker_Dirigible_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWgrY0sGI/AAAAAAAAA4I/p061xYh2u7c/s400/Betteker_Dirigible_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463876261077364834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWgO_rXKI/AAAAAAAAA4A/hAm03ERBom8/s1600/Betteker_Dirigible_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWgO_rXKI/AAAAAAAAA4A/hAm03ERBom8/s400/Betteker_Dirigible_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463876253455703202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWfoV_6qI/AAAAAAAAA34/n7VWRfPKM9U/s1600/Betteker_Dirigible_sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWfoV_6qI/AAAAAAAAA34/n7VWRfPKM9U/s400/Betteker_Dirigible_sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463876243080342178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWfRbJS7I/AAAAAAAAA3w/BhK9r3D8wLs/s1600/Betteker_Dirigible_sketch2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9OWfRbJS7I/AAAAAAAAA3w/BhK9r3D8wLs/s400/Betteker_Dirigible_sketch2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463876236927912882" /></a><br /><br />My submission for the CA.org Industrial Design of the Week #25.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7173412546739560267?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-53684562181465324782010-04-22T14:44:00.000-07:002010-04-22T20:41:59.929-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9EXAy6eO9I/AAAAAAAAA2o/6yV-H91jwY8/s1600/thursday+april+22+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9EXAy6eO9I/AAAAAAAAA2o/6yV-H91jwY8/s400/thursday+april+22+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463173125411584978" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5368456218146532478?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-63195611235913511852010-04-22T00:58:00.000-07:002010-04-22T00:59:31.292-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9AB1wNGd4I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/MkSzytcyF1Y/s1600/REINFORCMENT_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S9AB1wNGd4I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/MkSzytcyF1Y/s400/REINFORCMENT_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462868370984957826" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6319561123591351185?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-76738749024125255132010-04-01T01:14:00.000-07:002010-04-01T01:15:23.130-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S7RWFj9kEDI/AAAAAAAAA1o/Hqw3PD14uPI/s1600/wednesday+march+30+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S7RWFj9kEDI/AAAAAAAAA1o/Hqw3PD14uPI/s400/wednesday+march+30+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455079702205304882" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7673874902412525513?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-12056615710181465682010-03-31T14:55:00.000-07:002010-03-31T15:00:26.080-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S7PEyWdmzdI/AAAAAAAAA1g/KfnEMHlxeZs/s1600/painter+study.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S7PEyWdmzdI/AAAAAAAAA1g/KfnEMHlxeZs/s400/painter+study.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454919942978063826" /></a><br /><br /><br />Starting to like painter for more than just line sketching<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-1205661571018146568?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-67994195081853828812010-02-28T18:39:00.001-08:002010-02-28T18:39:06.690-08:00In thinking about calling this done...!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://picasaweb.google.com/mbetteker/BettekerDesign?authkey=Gv1sRgCIixptrDk8zGHg#5443489421240167890'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S4soyaud7dI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/R2EE9rb3mVw/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-Matt B<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6799419508185382881?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-69340419106196497242010-02-26T22:23:00.001-08:002010-02-26T22:23:59.777-08:00Maximus copernicus meridius decimidius stinkius destructicus<br /><br /><center><a href='http://picasaweb.google.com/mbetteker/BettekerDesign?authkey=Gv1sRgCIixptrDk8zGHg#5442805198579307074'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S4i6far4EkI/AAAAAAAAA08/Zqck2qEvuCI/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='268' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6934041910619649724?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-41647581673392291582010-01-28T00:28:00.000-08:002010-01-28T00:29:19.735-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S2FK2krsdxI/AAAAAAAAAy0/iS9-wzFIPQs/s1600-h/space+man.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S2FK2krsdxI/AAAAAAAAAy0/iS9-wzFIPQs/s400/space+man.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431704927005865746" /></a><br />Go in space in style<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-4164758167339229158?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-56380915041649527322010-01-27T18:31:00.001-08:002010-01-27T18:31:52.027-08:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://picasaweb.google.com/mbetteker/BettekerDesign?authkey=Gv1sRgCIixptrDk8zGHg#5431612623321960034'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S2D25yqiDmI/AAAAAAAAAyw/3rCqN6GzpjU/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='242' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5638091504164952732?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-30557402070769905672010-01-26T23:41:00.000-08:002010-01-26T23:42:47.435-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S1_ucYFkrXI/AAAAAAAAAyo/jYfJtroJiUs/s1600-h/sloth2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S1_ucYFkrXI/AAAAAAAAAyo/jYfJtroJiUs/s400/sloth2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431321846901681522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S1_ub8a-PoI/AAAAAAAAAyg/MTgFZ78-070/s1600-h/sloth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S1_ub8a-PoI/AAAAAAAAAyg/MTgFZ78-070/s400/sloth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431321839475244674" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3055740207076990567?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-65496285427826041292010-01-23T00:42:00.000-08:002010-01-23T00:43:29.413-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S1q2qkpwfqI/AAAAAAAAAxk/APONB75YIp0/s1600-h/barbarian.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/S1q2qkpwfqI/AAAAAAAAAxk/APONB75YIp0/s400/barbarian.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429853143258136226" /></a><br />javascript:void(0)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6549628542782604129?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-80657627873802844572009-12-22T00:47:00.000-08:002009-12-22T00:52:23.641-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SzCIPEnzoRI/AAAAAAAAAxc/fgUaF3GYOXo/s1600-h/gma_progress.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SzCIPEnzoRI/AAAAAAAAAxc/fgUaF3GYOXo/s400/gma_progress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417980144246825234" /></a><br />Working on a whole bunch of oil paintings at the moment, this one is for my Grandparents! Nearing completion...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8065762787380284457?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-54460305753216342672009-12-05T22:14:00.001-08:002009-12-05T22:21:51.747-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SxtNekxT57I/AAAAAAAAAxQ/T0Dd4Lw_jP0/s1600-h/hook2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SxtNekxT57I/AAAAAAAAAxQ/T0Dd4Lw_jP0/s400/hook2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412004564877698994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SxtL9sTdgsI/AAAAAAAAAxI/SioOWB4Oe5E/s1600-h/hook.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SxtL9sTdgsI/AAAAAAAAAxI/SioOWB4Oe5E/s400/hook.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412002900452672194" /></a><br />If he was among us? today?!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5446030575321634267?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-33422192506562142162009-10-21T23:09:00.000-07:002009-11-21T11:34:49.794-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SwhA1Qvf_9I/AAAAAAAAAxA/VqFivDcMRW0/s1600/prescott_final_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SwhA1Qvf_9I/AAAAAAAAAxA/VqFivDcMRW0/s400/prescott_final_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406642636429721554" /></a><br /><br /><br />This first one is a finished oil painting of the beautiful Prescott forest that Megan took me to. Is going to someone special.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/St_3T39A1lI/AAAAAAAAAw4/9a9m7YGIZ-A/s1600-h/clouds_1_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/St_3T39A1lI/AAAAAAAAAw4/9a9m7YGIZ-A/s400/clouds_1_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395302799422576210" border="0" /></a>Here are some quick oil cloud studies, the top left is from my front porch as the sun set and the other 2 are experiments on what I learned from the study. Clouds are fun!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3342219250656214216?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-87923396376203551822009-10-20T07:00:00.000-07:002009-10-20T07:04:03.973-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/St3DPsVRCaI/AAAAAAAAAwo/0DCczXhVyRg/s1600-h/South+Mountain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/St3DPsVRCaI/AAAAAAAAAwo/0DCczXhVyRg/s400/South+Mountain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394682603025533346" border="0" /></a><br />Spent my morning doing a study of the beautiful mountains!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8792339637620355182?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-73924454790531016052009-10-12T00:19:00.001-07:002009-10-12T00:24:16.406-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/StLZfGxa8tI/AAAAAAAAAwg/OwvDjXkZhP0/s1600-h/10_windy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/StLZfGxa8tI/AAAAAAAAAwg/OwvDjXkZhP0/s400/10_windy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391610832332976850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/StLYpRznKLI/AAAAAAAAAwY/Gzal6FH4lyI/s1600-h/10_boom.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7392445479053101605?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-68735268740792189402009-10-06T22:11:00.001-07:002009-10-06T22:12:15.550-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SswjJ-27UBI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/QracHAwDFkU/s1600-h/9_jungle_paint.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SswjJ-27UBI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/QracHAwDFkU/s400/9_jungle_paint.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389721508454813714" border="0" /></a><br />! Corel painter sketch<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6873526874079218940?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-4862450705549003602009-10-05T22:21:00.001-07:002009-10-05T23:53:39.313-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SsrpZCg3rSI/AAAAAAAAAwI/ZoLCW0KSdio/s1600-h/8_volcano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SsrpZCg3rSI/AAAAAAAAAwI/ZoLCW0KSdio/s400/8_volcano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389376520482958626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Had this random idea for a strange structure that is built into this rock form... maybe to gather lava, or just to benefit from the free heat.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-486245070554900360?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-87517460670587030382009-09-24T01:52:00.001-07:002009-09-24T01:53:24.684-07:00This was a quick demo i gave to my neighbor Abel, hopefully inspiring him to pursue some art!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SrszYr7bfzI/AAAAAAAAAvo/5c18izgSuDI/s1600-h/7-adidabot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SrszYr7bfzI/AAAAAAAAAvo/5c18izgSuDI/s400/7-adidabot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384954278653427506" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8751746067058703038?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-79618537307775753182009-09-17T00:10:00.000-07:002009-09-17T00:45:24.056-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SrHpBDJgloI/AAAAAAAAAvg/Q0GGOQNqVYA/s1600-h/6-hockey-big.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SrHpBDJgloI/AAAAAAAAAvg/Q0GGOQNqVYA/s400/6-hockey-big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382339233918785154" border="0" /></a><br />Grrrrrr<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7961853730777575318?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-45487480424704174362009-09-15T22:53:00.001-07:002009-09-15T22:55:37.853-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SrB9pAZGcJI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/0VDD-rab9vg/s1600-h/5-hockey+bots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SrB9pAZGcJI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/0VDD-rab9vg/s400/5-hockey+bots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381939698141130898" border="0" /></a><br />Havin fun with robots!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-4548748042470417436?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-86345488846537119812009-09-13T00:06:00.000-07:002009-09-13T00:10:21.585-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sqya1fia2MI/AAAAAAAAAvI/IsUvcceq70o/s1600-h/4_lighthouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sqya1fia2MI/AAAAAAAAAvI/IsUvcceq70o/s400/4_lighthouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380845898590509250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />quick one before bed<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8634548884653711981?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-69232619974147343962009-09-12T01:21:00.000-07:002009-09-12T11:57:37.117-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SqvvFwwjoAI/AAAAAAAAAu4/Cqx4bsacINA/s1600-h/3_temple2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SqvvFwwjoAI/AAAAAAAAAu4/Cqx4bsacINA/s400/3_temple2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380657062091137026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Trying for all the colors....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6923261997414734396?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-83679271780795378972009-09-10T22:21:00.001-07:002009-09-10T23:02:37.719-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sqnn73_QWNI/AAAAAAAAAuA/IJBwGzjpj-M/s1600-h/2-skate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sqnn73_QWNI/AAAAAAAAAuA/IJBwGzjpj-M/s400/2-skate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380086245698328786" border="0" /></a><br />Havin fun with blur<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8367927178079537897?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-63548910598195713132009-09-09T22:24:00.000-07:002009-09-09T22:42:52.368-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SqiR1xDMPRI/AAAAAAAAAtw/YmXia-jng2Q/s1600-h/1_quinto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SqiR1xDMPRI/AAAAAAAAAtw/YmXia-jng2Q/s400/1_quinto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379710107779874066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just had to draw this...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6354891059819571313?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-75583394963014704402009-09-02T00:28:00.000-07:002009-09-02T00:37:16.151-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sp4geLXKV6I/AAAAAAAAAtg/ZoOw5eGRkRs/s1600-h/market_made-21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sp4geLXKV6I/AAAAAAAAAtg/ZoOw5eGRkRs/s400/market_made-21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376770707945052066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sp4gdkkni2I/AAAAAAAAAtY/bzsGT--PQ7g/s1600-h/market_made-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sp4gdkkni2I/AAAAAAAAAtY/bzsGT--PQ7g/s400/market_made-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376770697532509026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sp4gdLSZ2JI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/Q2_YQQtYCE4/s1600-h/farmers_background.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/Sp4gdLSZ2JI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/Q2_YQQtYCE4/s400/farmers_background.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376770690745227410" border="0" /></a><br />Megan and I put our heads together to make this entry intro the "redesign you marketplace" competition sponsored by GOOD. We were both very happy with the turn out, especially for the 5 or so hours we spent making it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7558339496301470440?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-62719362092459290802009-07-12T16:05:00.000-07:002009-07-12T20:10:48.679-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SlqcWOOMVEI/AAAAAAAAAtA/btuxRaN4zGQ/s1600-h/IMG_0245small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SlqcWOOMVEI/AAAAAAAAAtA/btuxRaN4zGQ/s400/IMG_0245small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357766612299306050" border="0" /></a>This is a watercolor from the day kyle took me out on Saguaro Lake... it is now hanging at his desk at work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SlqcUWwIJ9I/AAAAAAAAAsg/JrMBKUfBJgg/s1600-h/woodssmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SlqcUWwIJ9I/AAAAAAAAAsg/JrMBKUfBJgg/s400/woodssmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357766580229384146" border="0" /></a>This painting is from the Jesse James trail up in Prescott, AZ. Megan took me on an amazing hike through the mountains and I will be doing many paintings from what I saw there. This is not finished...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SlqcVsHUkmI/AAAAAAAAAs4/bvYUXO6964I/s1600-h/sherbertsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SlqcVsHUkmI/AAAAAAAAAs4/bvYUXO6964I/s400/sherbertsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357766603143680610" border="0" /></a>An experiment with color, lots and lots of color.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SlqcU36yypI/AAAAAAAAAso/tWPw013FZnQ/s1600-h/treeSMALL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SlqcU36yypI/AAAAAAAAAso/tWPw013FZnQ/s400/treeSMALL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357766589132491410" border="0" /></a>My first watercolor painting, this is the view from my front porch. Used prismacolor pencils and winston waters.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6271936209245929080?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-75748751174031355362009-04-16T07:58:00.001-07:002009-04-16T08:03:57.963-07:00Some recent stuff.<br /><br />-Painting the dragones sketch in oils for my sci fi class!<br /><br />-Second is an in-class study during my anatomy class. Spent about 2 hours on it.<br /><br />:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SedIgQiWWYI/AAAAAAAAAsY/iZUGmQ0O9-4/s1600-h/dragonsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SedIgQiWWYI/AAAAAAAAAsY/iZUGmQ0O9-4/s400/dragonsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325304803420952962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SedIgBinkYI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/EkvZMfe-fjU/s1600-h/roninclasss.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SedIgBinkYI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/EkvZMfe-fjU/s400/roninclasss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325304799395549570" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7574875117403135536?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-22076421771286208112009-03-30T18:56:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:58:12.133-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SdF4oHiowQI/AAAAAAAAAsI/D6RBwDfoH2c/s1600-h/rick+inclasssmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SdF4oHiowQI/AAAAAAAAAsI/D6RBwDfoH2c/s400/rick+inclasssmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319165265515692290" border="0" /></a><br />2.5 hour study in my anatomy class. First digi figure study and digi rocks, thanks eugene for the lighting.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2207642177128620811?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-35683310862241964612009-03-23T12:40:00.001-07:002009-03-23T12:47:45.492-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/ScfnVy9i8AI/AAAAAAAAAsA/Neyn11s3OVM/s1600-h/arenafightsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/ScfnVy9i8AI/AAAAAAAAAsA/Neyn11s3OVM/s400/arenafightsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316472246777344002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Going to be painting this guy in oils.... :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3568331086224196461?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-41883553435281300072009-02-25T21:10:00.001-08:002009-02-26T06:01:34.400-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SaagrURQ91I/AAAAAAAAArY/WAzokgYBjE4/s1600-h/rick+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SaagrURQ91I/AAAAAAAAArY/WAzokgYBjE4/s400/rick+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307105876938651474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a 2 day oil study from my anatomy studio. Literally just put down the brush so it is still wet in this photo.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-4188355343528130007?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-88722842280995412402009-02-25T12:51:00.001-08:002009-02-25T12:53:27.580-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SaWvtOfQxkI/AAAAAAAAArI/LFJeiBT-Pv0/s1600-h/moonbeast2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SaWvtOfQxkI/AAAAAAAAArI/LFJeiBT-Pv0/s400/moonbeast2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306840927444190786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SaWvtKHU0BI/AAAAAAAAArA/gsBl3vfm1rA/s1600-h/moonbeast1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SaWvtKHU0BI/AAAAAAAAArA/gsBl3vfm1rA/s400/moonbeast1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306840926270050322" border="0" /></a><br />here are some comp studies for my next oil painting for my sci-fi class... rar!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8872284228099541240?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-56098607243131641692009-02-19T12:22:00.001-08:002009-02-19T12:26:02.587-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZ3AKiUfqmI/AAAAAAAAAqo/YrlBJOKVnlc/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZ3AKiUfqmI/AAAAAAAAAqo/YrlBJOKVnlc/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304607223356303970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZ2__I6XtoI/AAAAAAAAAqY/ncjxWQC9om0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZ2__I6XtoI/AAAAAAAAAqY/ncjxWQC9om0/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304607027557283458" border="0" /></a><br />I have been commissioned to work on a very large(to me) oil painting of a southern forest scene. Here are some of the progress shots thus far however I am only 1/4 of the way in.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5609860724313164169?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-22055051119080974512009-02-19T10:27:00.000-08:002009-02-19T10:31:34.738-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZ2lcuZgT7I/AAAAAAAAAqQ/5k_wRTXO-Ik/s1600-h/snowkingdom+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZ2lcuZgT7I/AAAAAAAAAqQ/5k_wRTXO-Ik/s400/snowkingdom+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304577849022238642" border="0" /></a><br />Here is something I did about a month ago. It is a paintover of one of my older pieces that I was never happy with, settled on this snowy fortress. I spy... a polar bear!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2205505111908097451?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-90253477879739947142009-02-18T21:19:00.000-08:002009-02-18T21:46:25.136-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzyHbYviTI/AAAAAAAAAqI/H2VByXZ1ogM/s1600-h/anatomy5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzyHbYviTI/AAAAAAAAAqI/H2VByXZ1ogM/s320/anatomy5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304380670560143666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzyHaPYmWI/AAAAAAAAAqA/wis_fMhJcmU/s1600-h/anatomy6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzyHaPYmWI/AAAAAAAAAqA/wis_fMhJcmU/s320/anatomy6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304380670252456290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzyHDHRYII/AAAAAAAAAp4/ymMRaJktwIM/s1600-h/anatomy10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzyHDHRYII/AAAAAAAAAp4/ymMRaJktwIM/s320/anatomy10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304380664044413058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzyG2sD3CI/AAAAAAAAApw/AiHk_3wKyKo/s1600-h/anatomy8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzyG2sD3CI/AAAAAAAAApw/AiHk_3wKyKo/s320/anatomy8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304380660709055522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxN7L8EzI/AAAAAAAAApY/GrVfwBfBv_g/s1600-h/anatomy9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxN7L8EzI/AAAAAAAAApY/GrVfwBfBv_g/s320/anatomy9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304379682663961394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxOOfQFLI/AAAAAAAAApg/iR6IAxcG2kA/s1600-h/anatomy11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxOOfQFLI/AAAAAAAAApg/iR6IAxcG2kA/s320/anatomy11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304379687845237938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxObxtq7I/AAAAAAAAApo/F3NT2NBBwQM/s1600-h/anatomy13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxObxtq7I/AAAAAAAAApo/F3NT2NBBwQM/s320/anatomy13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304379691412335538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxNmbltbI/AAAAAAAAApQ/x9Uq2dWCYQY/s1600-h/anatomy12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxNmbltbI/AAAAAAAAApQ/x9Uq2dWCYQY/s320/anatomy12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304379677092459954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwZJ6thlI/AAAAAAAAApA/zDCdEryAW3U/s1600-h/oldman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwZJ6thlI/AAAAAAAAApA/zDCdEryAW3U/s320/oldman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304378776085169746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwY2AGhZI/AAAAAAAAAo4/1T3y5gYEAZo/s1600-h/anatomy4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwY2AGhZI/AAAAAAAAAo4/1T3y5gYEAZo/s320/anatomy4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304378770739070354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwYjmQXJI/AAAAAAAAAow/ttDBfC9DRlc/s1600-h/anatomy1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwYjmQXJI/AAAAAAAAAow/ttDBfC9DRlc/s320/anatomy1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304378765798825106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxNoDZDsI/AAAAAAAAApI/_ideUY36-mk/s1600-h/anatomy7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzxNoDZDsI/AAAAAAAAApI/_ideUY36-mk/s320/anatomy7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304379677527838402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwYci4bdI/AAAAAAAAAoo/DdKVFsJf33c/s1600-h/anatomy3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwYci4bdI/AAAAAAAAAoo/DdKVFsJf33c/s320/anatomy3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304378763905625554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwYEGosBI/AAAAAAAAAog/c5TpsC4jHVg/s1600-h/anatomy2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZzwYEGosBI/AAAAAAAAAog/c5TpsC4jHVg/s320/anatomy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304378757344702482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Haven't posted many sketches lately... decided to take some photos, not scans, of my sketches. The quality is choppy but had to get some in to paint over nonetheless.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-9025347787973994714?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-39346017918681984882009-02-15T21:50:00.000-08:002009-02-19T12:34:46.476-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZ3CVBCRtRI/AAAAAAAAAqw/ngg0VhakWPc/s1600-h/IMG_0339.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZ3CVBCRtRI/AAAAAAAAAqw/ngg0VhakWPc/s400/IMG_0339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304609602423338258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZj_uJOGCYI/AAAAAAAAAoA/9u1n8DrZpIM/s1600-h/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZj_uJOGCYI/AAAAAAAAAoA/9u1n8DrZpIM/s400/IMG_0338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303269729442859394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZj_urb6STI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/a-FXH0kqwqU/s1600-h/IMG_0326.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZj_urb6STI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/a-FXH0kqwqU/s400/IMG_0326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303269738627615026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZj_uTXPDWI/AAAAAAAAAoI/uOchAxvs0xk/s1600-h/IMG_0332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SZj_uTXPDWI/AAAAAAAAAoI/uOchAxvs0xk/s400/IMG_0332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303269732165553506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are a couple update snapshots. Here is the oil painting I started about a week ago, very near finished.<br /><br />Also, I am making a skull/muscle sculpture to study the human head for my anatomy 2 class. It very fun and is helping me learn past alot of the proportion problems of the head.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3934601791868198488?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-81918501557176151532009-02-08T22:22:00.000-08:002009-02-08T22:24:27.117-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SY_MFk4JtRI/AAAAAAAAAno/7-BBDJt3wzw/s1600-h/underwater+redo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SY_MFk4JtRI/AAAAAAAAAno/7-BBDJt3wzw/s400/underwater+redo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300679682608968978" border="0" /></a><br />I posted my antigravity sketch over at wolfpack... this is the same one with a little more time put into it. I realized how overly saturated my blues were and it killed the depth of it. Hope you like!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8191850155717615153?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-78305271472813398182009-02-03T21:55:00.000-08:002009-02-03T22:00:05.880-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SYkuvqlS0TI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/KUKAdqOVbCs/s1600-h/final2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SYkuvqlS0TI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/KUKAdqOVbCs/s400/final2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298817832997540146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SYkuv-ecqdI/AAAAAAAAAnY/PqFVkDYLXUc/s1600-h/alien+thumbnails+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SYkuv-ecqdI/AAAAAAAAAnY/PqFVkDYLXUc/s400/alien+thumbnails+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298817838337534418" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some thumbs and a final sketch for the new oil painting i am doing... the theme for the class painting was "alien landscape" and i pushed it towards an antigravity planet. although there must be gravity if there is atmosphere which i sketched in but hey, its alien!<br /><br />I think i got a bit carried away on this. After some time i decided to relate it to the wolfpack sketch theme anti-gravity, i swear it wasn't planned haha.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7830527147281339818?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-69659172304486559572009-01-29T17:07:00.000-08:002009-01-29T20:36:33.433-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SYKDai4X3yI/AAAAAAAAAnI/-vGf0C_P5VY/s1600-h/old+man+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SYKDai4X3yI/AAAAAAAAAnI/-vGf0C_P5VY/s400/old+man+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296940603804213026" border="0" /></a><br />Here is one I have been thinking about for a while, finally got around to it haha.<br /><br />Yes he looks old, but his <span style="font-weight: bold;">magic canteen provides him with fluids of immortality and strength!!</span> booyah!<br /><br />Spent about 2 hours on it this afternoon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6965917230448655957?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-50241893957379698302009-01-21T08:27:00.001-08:002009-01-21T08:29:23.710-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SXdNUzR9xPI/AAAAAAAAAlM/rX88NWQnGbA/s1600-h/onlineracersmallest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 146px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SXdNUzR9xPI/AAAAAAAAAlM/rX88NWQnGbA/s400/onlineracersmallest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293784906755589362" border="0" /></a><br />A recent commission piece... a 2 piece painting actually.<br /><br />Pushed the movement, mood and texture on it to create a story..<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5024189395737969830?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-73921385892167976852008-12-22T22:37:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:39:33.897-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SVCHd-IDyTI/AAAAAAAAAk8/b85ZaNjgiqk/s1600-h/hahaha+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SVCHd-IDyTI/AAAAAAAAAk8/b85ZaNjgiqk/s320/hahaha+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282871311868348722" border="0" /></a>this ones for you babe. happy holidays!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7392138589216797685?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-12475158199314811082008-12-22T21:57:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:00:40.044-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SVB-U-lxNpI/AAAAAAAAAk0/cWJ1fLdPJ38/s1600-h/ashley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SVB-U-lxNpI/AAAAAAAAAk0/cWJ1fLdPJ38/s320/ashley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282861261769488018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SVB-UhD-unI/AAAAAAAAAks/1-2G3fi4SN8/s1600-h/Nate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SVB-UhD-unI/AAAAAAAAAks/1-2G3fi4SN8/s320/Nate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282861253843139186" border="0" /></a><br />so here are a couple of personal works, but expect alotttt more stuff in the near future. trying to round out my portfolio for graduation in May so I am gettin busy. enjoy these latest...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-1247515819931481108?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-3577339767157376682008-12-07T16:28:00.000-08:002008-12-07T16:30:47.996-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/STxqr8LHiuI/AAAAAAAAAkk/SI68lh3NyTo/s1600-h/top+right+view+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/STxqr8LHiuI/AAAAAAAAAkk/SI68lh3NyTo/s320/top+right+view+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277210166491056866" border="0" /></a><br />here is a little sketch of the maintenance details of the CAT 320. Following this week should be a huge update of this project and some others.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-357733976715737668?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-65249986334717110532008-11-13T02:35:00.001-08:002008-11-13T02:37:44.579-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SRwDVcTj5ZI/AAAAAAAAAd8/UQ2ZklsWqDY/s1600-h/34colorsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SRwDVcTj5ZI/AAAAAAAAAd8/UQ2ZklsWqDY/s320/34colorsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268089331027010962" border="0" /></a><br />just didn't want you to forget that im still rockin away on this guy... the model is well under way along with most of the 2d work. here is the most up to date pshop render of the little bugger!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6524998633471711053?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-40992042443218362712008-11-06T19:05:00.000-08:002008-11-09T21:12:15.328-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SRfCd3AKdpI/AAAAAAAAAd0/DkWA0r464Ng/s1600-h/Final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SRfCd3AKdpI/AAAAAAAAAd0/DkWA0r464Ng/s320/Final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266892107469715090" border="0" /></a>Here is the finish... enjoy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SROxilY69ZI/AAAAAAAAAdc/01AjBTq-93Y/s1600-h/final1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SROxilY69ZI/AAAAAAAAAdc/01AjBTq-93Y/s320/final1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265747597036549522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SROxjeaPs1I/AAAAAAAAAdk/1iOcXpYJFwE/s1600-h/final2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SROxjeaPs1I/AAAAAAAAAdk/1iOcXpYJFwE/s320/final2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265747612342924114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SROxj8NuL4I/AAAAAAAAAds/y4b1BtD8YLo/s1600-h/Value+Study.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SROxj8NuL4I/AAAAAAAAAds/y4b1BtD8YLo/s320/Value+Study.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265747620343459714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is my newest oil painting, still a work in progress... yarg!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-4099204244321836271?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-64532434854948417802008-11-06T14:37:00.000-08:002008-11-06T14:39:29.094-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SRNyFYP-RLI/AAAAAAAAAdU/1PgkUzgyCGo/s1600-h/2figuresketches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SRNyFYP-RLI/AAAAAAAAAdU/1PgkUzgyCGo/s320/2figuresketches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265677826060600498" border="0" /></a><br />2 heads... one body... muahahaha<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6453243485494841780?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-52044233231371546462008-10-29T15:42:00.000-07:002008-10-29T15:44:16.518-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SQjnKcMehAI/AAAAAAAAAdM/RxXcxNbkEUg/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SQjnKcMehAI/AAAAAAAAAdM/RxXcxNbkEUg/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262710331135656962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SQjnKeaRJkI/AAAAAAAAAdE/8zj2-ovlFx4/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SQjnKeaRJkI/AAAAAAAAAdE/8zj2-ovlFx4/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262710331730372162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SQjnKHSjXBI/AAAAAAAAAc8/bAe8abkfML0/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SQjnKHSjXBI/AAAAAAAAAc8/bAe8abkfML0/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262710325523995666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SQjnJ6yHhWI/AAAAAAAAAc0/Us3rndOO7ro/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SQjnJ6yHhWI/AAAAAAAAAc0/Us3rndOO7ro/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262710322166728034" border="0" /></a><br />some soldier sketches, i will explain my new project when i get a chance.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5204423323137154646?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-83041951262752335282008-10-18T18:35:00.000-07:002008-11-13T12:12:09.303-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SRyKCkZxRJI/AAAAAAAAAeE/QdXXu4FaBlg/s1600-h/swatbot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SRyKCkZxRJI/AAAAAAAAAeE/QdXXu4FaBlg/s320/swatbot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268237440852771986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPqQwi9rp4I/AAAAAAAAAcU/e5E0g__8TpU/s1600-h/7small.jpg">update....changed it once again<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8304195126275233528?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-62969974547196528502008-10-16T21:43:00.000-07:002008-10-16T22:02:27.666-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPgcWvp-QHI/AAAAAAAAAcM/o30B90RtieM/s1600-h/cat+robot+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPgcWvp-QHI/AAAAAAAAAcM/o30B90RtieM/s320/cat+robot+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257983742030266482" border="0" /></a><br />Wanted to paint a robot layin down the law, this is what happened... rarrrr!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6296997454719652850?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-90373916261316077792008-10-16T08:51:00.000-07:002008-10-16T09:06:36.191-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdmWlDT_eI/AAAAAAAAAb8/lnshWR9wrP4/s1600-h/FINAL+Paintingsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdmWlDT_eI/AAAAAAAAAb8/lnshWR9wrP4/s320/FINAL+Paintingsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257783628067503586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdmWmJ95_I/AAAAAAAAAcE/tjfPl94Z5bw/s1600-h/Final+Paintingmesmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdmWmJ95_I/AAAAAAAAAcE/tjfPl94Z5bw/s320/Final+Paintingmesmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257783628363851762" border="0" /></a><br />So here are some shots of my first oil painting, Einstein!! Enjoy, and there is me with it for scale :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-9037391626131607779?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-1482345764604783072008-10-16T08:46:00.000-07:002008-10-16T08:49:58.851-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdiV5pxmmI/AAAAAAAAAbk/MHAE9HssVTI/s1600-h/orthorefine+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdiV5pxmmI/AAAAAAAAAbk/MHAE9HssVTI/s320/orthorefine+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257779218371156578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdiWQ0QLbI/AAAAAAAAAbs/MkLac4gPYmk/s1600-h/Topview+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdiWQ0QLbI/AAAAAAAAAbs/MkLac4gPYmk/s320/Topview+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257779224589118898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdiWmfZMCI/AAAAAAAAAb0/eR9-PtbYB20/s1600-h/3-4+view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPdiWmfZMCI/AAAAAAAAAb0/eR9-PtbYB20/s320/3-4+view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257779230407208994" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the refined orthos to this point. Its probably hard to see the difference, but look close :).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-148234576460478307?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-37229287706877822772008-10-14T18:06:00.000-07:002008-10-14T18:23:19.444-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPVFuQOH9nI/AAAAAAAAAbc/zM6yhc1iwrM/s1600-h/ortho1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SPVFuQOH9nI/AAAAAAAAAbc/zM6yhc1iwrM/s320/ortho1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257184800955430514" border="0" /></a><br />Here is ortho round 1. To be refined before the end of this week... Im very happy with where this is goingggg...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3722928770687782277?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-60571430416616285392008-10-07T20:18:00.000-07:002008-10-07T20:24:33.272-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOwn4p1NOSI/AAAAAAAAAbE/TSmP6Q_LatQ/s1600-h/enviro5-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOwn4p1NOSI/AAAAAAAAAbE/TSmP6Q_LatQ/s400/enviro5-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254618719489702178" border="0" /></a><br />Had some free time for once! Went back and worked into this one a bit. Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6057143041661628539?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-84917418908881888322008-10-02T12:54:00.000-07:002008-10-02T12:58:17.847-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOUnMDj86nI/AAAAAAAAAak/2uoslwywFow/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOUnMDj86nI/AAAAAAAAAak/2uoslwywFow/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252647628465564274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOUnMZpEf4I/AAAAAAAAAas/Ri9IauYDkTc/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOUnMZpEf4I/AAAAAAAAAas/Ri9IauYDkTc/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252647634392612738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOUnMcYn3jI/AAAAAAAAAa0/fQbxczCqiKg/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOUnMcYn3jI/AAAAAAAAAa0/fQbxczCqiKg/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252647635128933938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOUnMtwWRUI/AAAAAAAAAa8/5towNxplXiw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SOUnMtwWRUI/AAAAAAAAAa8/5towNxplXiw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252647639791846722" border="0" /></a><br />A couple of new ones for my cat project...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8491741890888188832?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-61230521184191626592008-09-24T06:06:00.000-07:002008-09-24T06:11:27.982-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNo8cH29NmI/AAAAAAAAAaY/aWR08w5pvNw/s1600-h/.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNo8cH29NmI/AAAAAAAAAaY/aWR08w5pvNw/s400/.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249574769497290338" border="0" /></a><br />Here is my last color study for the einstein painting. Currently transferring it to 24x36 and prepping for oil! can't wait...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6123052118419162659?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-65099206120774991112008-09-19T22:31:00.001-07:002008-09-19T22:34:57.881-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLdNgUTdI/AAAAAAAAAZw/s8J7AgTbCaU/s1600-h/Einstein+comp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLdNgUTdI/AAAAAAAAAZw/s8J7AgTbCaU/s400/Einstein+comp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247972799751146962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLdrPfj6I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/EQail2PVQaM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLdrPfj6I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/EQail2PVQaM/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247972807733645218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLdq5CKnI/AAAAAAAAAaA/Nj2fnWkP6zg/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLdq5CKnI/AAAAAAAAAaA/Nj2fnWkP6zg/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247972807639444082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLdwZCtlI/AAAAAAAAAaI/vaTlVITSOes/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLdwZCtlI/AAAAAAAAAaI/vaTlVITSOes/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247972809115874898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLeBQ6OXI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/CnoZ4cSLfyU/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SNSLeBQ6OXI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/CnoZ4cSLfyU/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247972813645166962" border="0" /></a><br />here is some stuff from my heavy equipment studio. the einstein page is a study for a very large oil painting i will be working on. enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6509920612077499111?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-9543297089971330272008-09-10T14:36:00.000-07:002008-09-10T14:38:20.410-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SMg-Q1ZAnGI/AAAAAAAAAZo/7n45LOMMTpU/s1600-h/sketch1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SMg-Q1ZAnGI/AAAAAAAAAZo/7n45LOMMTpU/s400/sketch1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244510225003748450" border="0" /></a><br />ID time! expect alot of these, robots, figures and architecture stuff. enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-954329708997133027?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-82621002101684245492008-08-27T18:07:00.001-07:002008-08-27T21:43:28.784-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SLYsrndqHhI/AAAAAAAAAZg/i5arCaCkmvY/s1600-h/robot+mules+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SLYsrndqHhI/AAAAAAAAAZg/i5arCaCkmvY/s400/robot+mules+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239424344331525650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />... Been experimenting with my style lately, trying to find the most efficient process of concept generation that is comfortable and consistent for me... he is my first go of my idea.<br /><br />Edit: fished around with it more, especially the texture...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-8262100210168424549?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-73354176781259989882008-08-13T21:20:00.000-07:002008-08-14T07:31:58.398-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SKRBQNZudiI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/6ZA-32LYsJ8/s1600-h/enviro7-2+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SKRBQNZudiI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/6ZA-32LYsJ8/s400/enviro7-2+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234380413642634786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />so trying to get back to the story, i have alot of characters to get to designing, this weekend is going to be a good chance for me to get to them i hope. enjoy this one! still working on getting that happy feel haha...<br /><br />edit: did a little bit of color adjustment<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7335417678125998988?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-5805868961301444312008-08-12T21:50:00.000-07:002008-08-12T21:51:53.676-07:00<a href="javascript:void(0)" tabindex="10" onclick="return false;"><span>Publish Post</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SKJoXFfR6iI/AAAAAAAAAZA/6GBA8sBPwBw/s1600-h/enviro7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SKJoXFfR6iI/AAAAAAAAAZA/6GBA8sBPwBw/s400/enviro7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233860462777592354" border="0" /></a><br />using some reference for colors on this one... learning, thinking about giving painter a try tomorrow!!! spent about 1 hour on this.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-580586896130144431?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-63118068026707784732008-08-06T21:38:00.000-07:002008-08-06T21:45:05.056-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SJp9yg0P3KI/AAAAAAAAAY4/66IvIhqztFg/s1600-h/enviro6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SJp9yg0P3KI/AAAAAAAAAY4/66IvIhqztFg/s400/enviro6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231632223900261538" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-6311806802670778473?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-52002961422285242922008-07-31T22:03:00.000-07:002008-12-11T03:12:13.779-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SJKZ2vs7B2I/AAAAAAAAAYw/5cKCAX3v_VQ/s1600-h/enviro5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SJKZ2vs7B2I/AAAAAAAAAYw/5cKCAX3v_VQ/s400/enviro5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229411283127437154" border="0" /></a><br />inspired by some of our current struggles for oil and diminishing materials, this city is surviving off of some blue light emitting mineral. Check out the floating pent houses haha.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-5200296142228524292?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-72097053842915328502008-07-30T21:09:00.000-07:002008-12-11T03:12:13.954-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SJE8Ik_hkFI/AAAAAAAAAYo/lnDGF2uK-uQ/s1600-h/scientist+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SJE8Ik_hkFI/AAAAAAAAAYo/lnDGF2uK-uQ/s400/scientist+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229026760420593746" border="0" /></a><br />sooo things have been slowing down on my project but today i made a breakthrough on the story... things are changing alot, i will give details soon but this is going to be the main character. he is a scientist from the future... yes the future and he has a pet, its looking to be a robot but im not so sure yet.<br /><br />ok basically the new story is something like a sci-fi <span style="font-style: italic;">bill and ted's excellent adventure!</span> woohoo, and this scientist is the "bill and ted" of my story, and instead of a history final the scientist needs the help of the greatest ancients to save the world from the big bad dood. <br /><br />im shooting to have everything finished before i head back to ohio, so that means less then a month. ooo. enjoy the future updates...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7209705384291532850?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-79297503551422973162008-07-22T21:20:00.000-07:002008-12-11T03:12:15.065-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPE16VmI/AAAAAAAAAYA/iXpNNB7HiXY/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPE16VmI/AAAAAAAAAYA/iXpNNB7HiXY/s400/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226060389677684322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPOk4ogI/AAAAAAAAAYI/hAQ3nbSscmw/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPOk4ogI/AAAAAAAAAYI/hAQ3nbSscmw/s400/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226060392290624002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPfPx2uI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/kYsCMThqTlc/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPfPx2uI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/kYsCMThqTlc/s400/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226060396765502178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPbKZ47I/AAAAAAAAAYY/_OidwZ63TQ0/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPbKZ47I/AAAAAAAAAYY/_OidwZ63TQ0/s400/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226060395669218226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPkJs30I/AAAAAAAAAYg/p-3qBh_K64I/s1600-h/enviro4+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SIayPkJs30I/AAAAAAAAAYg/p-3qBh_K64I/s400/enviro4+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226060398082187074" border="0" /></a><br />So jumping around between characters to get initial ideas out. I need to scan everything but here are a couple of sketches for another one of the characters. the bottom pencil sketch is a last samurai study, and the paint sketch was something that looked alot cooler in my head but its not finished yet...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7929750355142297316?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-77117592003339871022008-07-15T21:27:00.001-07:002008-12-11T03:12:15.383-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SH19tufBZOI/AAAAAAAAAXg/EnRpRm8T63I/s1600-h/enviro2+final1+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SH19tufBZOI/AAAAAAAAAXg/EnRpRm8T63I/s400/enviro2+final1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223469367345374434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />so something clicked tonight. realized i have been working far too hard on colors and remembered something i learned from good old <a href="http://www.ryanchurch.com/">ryan church</a>(DVD not real life...unfortunately)<br /><br />the way he goes from "lightless" scene to "pouring the light on" as he puts it is really a trick of the program... along with a little bit of color theory which is what clicked tonight when i was checking out <a href="http://www.labluna.blogspot.com/">thom tenery's</a> blog... it took two masters(probably more actually) to make me realize how important changes in color temperature and hue our in space. as well as local colors of objects...<br /><br />so i quickly went back and applied my new and past knowledge to this piece to see what would happen... restarted from black and white and got to this color finish in about 25 minutes. im not sure i pulled it off haha, but i think im on the right track. i would love to explain further if anyone would like to hear/read, plus it would probably help myself to clear things up.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-7711759200333987102?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-25508916304277229642008-07-14T20:54:00.001-07:002008-12-11T03:12:15.906-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SH1O_PBcneI/AAAAAAAAAXA/bdGW2B13Q3s/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SH1O_PBcneI/AAAAAAAAAXA/bdGW2B13Q3s/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223417991090970082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SH1O_SfDIHI/AAAAAAAAAXI/x5NWLaVyJDE/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SH1O_SfDIHI/AAAAAAAAAXI/x5NWLaVyJDE/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223417992020435058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SH1O_vmT-YI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/AGrSBcY-GuQ/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SH1O_vmT-YI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/AGrSBcY-GuQ/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223417999835527554" border="0" /></a><br />Found an awesome place to go do figure drawing here in atlanta. Apache cafe... every monday has models, loud music, artist's work and cheap booze. $5 cover, im in...!<br /><br />Here are a couple of the sketches I did, realized how rusty I am with figures now...<br /><br />Tried to post these last night but blogger was being a turd... time for some more movie studies<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2550891630427722964?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-31599808785036622382008-07-13T21:08:00.000-07:002008-12-11T03:12:16.057-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHrSQJb1McI/AAAAAAAAAW4/VDwI_09t7os/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHrSQJb1McI/AAAAAAAAAW4/VDwI_09t7os/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222717892741902786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />If I become a drawing teacher some day I will make watching movies homework. Seriously I got about 5 minutes into the movie and realized what I have been missing all along...<br /><br />Movies are perfect reference/studies for:<br />-figures/poses/badass fight references :)<br />-lighting<br />-composition<br />-scale<br /><br />...hmm. looking over my movie collection and realizing I have a wealth of work ahead of me...!<br /><br />and yes thats tom cruise haha<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-3159980878503662238?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-26036383585951380272008-07-12T17:56:00.001-07:002008-12-11T03:12:16.393-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHp051JoEwI/AAAAAAAAAWw/a5Mv2zEpinI/s1600-h/enviro3+snow+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHp051JoEwI/AAAAAAAAAWw/a5Mv2zEpinI/s400/enviro3+snow+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222615254758331138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />finished the snow study sketch. totally reworked the colors and the structures. enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHlYn17TyPI/AAAAAAAAAWY/dPsDsheesKQ/s1600-h/enviro3+snow+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHlYn17TyPI/AAAAAAAAAWY/dPsDsheesKQ/s400/enviro3+snow+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222302684426782962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />sketch of a snow establishment... south pole. inspired by the study from my last post. i wanted this scale to be massive, check out the figure and horse in bottom right<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2603638358595138027?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-8486921142372517372008-07-12T16:16:00.000-07:002008-12-11T03:12:16.642-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHk7Y8-hUeI/AAAAAAAAAWI/89mchWyS7lA/s1600-h/25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHk7Y8-hUeI/AAAAAAAAAWI/89mchWyS7lA/s400/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222270542784057826" border="0" /></a><br />Did a quick study, bout 35 minutes from photo reference.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-848692114237251737?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011089019004487192.post-20407901541997497692008-07-12T00:08:00.000-07:002008-12-11T03:12:17.436-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHj-nbJgEHI/AAAAAAAAAWA/smkw56SFbvE/s1600-h/enviro2+final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHj-nbJgEHI/AAAAAAAAAWA/smkw56SFbvE/s400/enviro2+final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222203721192050802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />update: im going to call this finished for now...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHha0R76TCI/AAAAAAAAAVg/tH-QT5lCLCw/s1600-h/enviro2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHha0R76TCI/AAAAAAAAAVg/tH-QT5lCLCw/s400/enviro2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222023622150474786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHha0l6xCoI/AAAAAAAAAVo/_mYIAQvSx-8/s1600-h/enviro2-night.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uCgILwlyqU4/SHha0l6xCoI/AAAAAAAAAVo/_mYIAQvSx-8/s400/enviro2-night.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222023627514382978" border="0" /></a><br />Put in a little more extra time into this when i got home tonight. Ended up making an interesting night scene as well with the complimentary colors.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1011089019004487192-2040790154199749769?l=mbetteker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Bettekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560857795715897041noreply@blogger.com0