I want to make some shirts. I’m actually kinda getting into the whole drawing thing now. I might draw some stuff up to slap on a T. I know I need to figure out how to make some money. I’m fucking drowning.
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Yeah that was more or less inviting a “put up or shut up” response 
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PRINT ME TRAINSSPOTTING! NOW!!!
sehr geil! Kannte ich gar nicht.
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Sure thing. Here’s one to start with-
Meet “SPIRIT OF THE HUNTER”. (the Hunter Valley that is).
And yes, it’s 10 feet high. This was taken in the foyer of the Visual Arts building at The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, at our Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts degree exhibition in 1997.
Here’s a closeup view, taken at the Muswellbrook Regional Gallery, NSW, where it was so big that we had to stand it on the floor.
Here’s anothery from the same exhibition, titled “Clef A Mollette Descendant Un Escalier” or in english “Shifting Spanner Descending A Staircase”. It’s a parody/homage of the world famous “Nude Descending a Staircase” by Marcel Duchamp.
There are tons more where these come from, produced during my Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts, Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours), & Master of Philosophy (Fine Art) studies. I also have tons of drawings, ceramics & photography from that time, as well as from before my Uni days.
Unfortunately, I can’t load any more pics into this post as it looks like they’re too big, but give me a yell if you want to see any more. I might just have to reduce the size.
Cheers, Chriso
P.S. Click on each pic for a larger view. Click again to zoom in some more.
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Very cool!
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Here’s a few more, just for the helluvit. These are just a few of the works from my Masters exhibition titled “Art and the Automobile”. They are parody/homages to the works of famous artists.
A Roy Lichtenstein parody titled “Meanwhile Down At Roy’s Garage”.
A Wassily Kandinsky parody titled “Red Wall, Blue Racer”.
Another Kandinsky parody Titled “Off To The Beerfest”.
A Jasper Johns parody titled “Painting With Two Knobs”.
A Rene Magritte parody titled “Rene Magritte At The Belgian Grand Prix”.
(Note that “Rene Magritte” is pronounced “Renay Magreet”).
Another Magritte parody titled “Treachery Indeed”.
Hah! Surprised they all fit into this post, but there ya go, eh what?
Anyhoo, enjoy! Cheers, Chriso
P.S. Again, click on pic for larger view
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This is really, really great work. Incredible stuff, dude.
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Thanks man. I appreciate it.
These are only the tip of the iceberg so to speak. Unfortunately, I’ve got so many that I can’t display them all, so the vast majority are in storage.
I can’t, cause of possible copyright issues. The original company is bankrupt, still some internet print companies reject printing. Reason: the motives are recognisable (ie Sex Pistols etc.)
I have good experiences with local T-shirt printers. Make sure that you choose the right printing method!
There is one method that is not glossy (doesn’t feel like a plastic film), can’t remember the name of it. Best is to go to several printers and ask.
I find the Stedman ST9600 shirts best: they are slim fit (so not for Americans :-)), durable, keep their colour and very cheap. You can even get them at Amazon.
I have many motives, for example:
This is what my favourite motive (A-Team) looks like on a T-Shirt that was printed about three years ago:
Still good enough. PM me for details…
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How much weight have you put on exactly?
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So, did you talk to my girlfriend? 
She is also complaining. Even her father made jokes about it last weekend (“more to love, ey?”).
Yes, it’s 15kg (!!!) too much, my friend. I don’t know what that is in quarterpounder-gallon-fahrenheit-inches, but it’s much too much, at least for Dutch standards…
My reasoning is: I can convert that to muscles and the shirts (size XL) will still fit…
PS Slim fit also reveals my shame, so I am motivated to do something about it. Highly recommended!
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Japan has normalized fat shaming so I am used to it. Note for calibration: I am 178cm and 78kg. This makes me something like 0.75 Typical Americans for my height (on googling BMI).
Note to westerners visiting Japan: when your cute new friend pats your tummy and smiles, she isn’t flirting, she’s making a point.
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That explains it.
My girlfriend and me did a DNA test. She has some Asian DNA (less than 1%, probably cause of Genghis Khan), and she does the very same thing with me…
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83kg and 183cm here. I’m about 2kg over what I’ve been most of my adult life at the moment. The tummy is flat still (definition is gone though) and I’ve got the beginnings of handles on the side but that’s the fight. I was fine taking my shirt off at the public polol this summer with my kiddo and grandbaby. I am almost 50 tbf.
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Really cool artwork 
Just one remark…
Actually, the ‘t’ at the end is not muted. That could have been the case if it were written ‘Magrit’ 
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Yup. The ending "e"s are everything. Like “le chien” (male dog) with a nasal “n” and “la chiene” (female dog) with a normal “n”.
Spoken French is very different from the written French I learned in school. I had to start learning it all over again after I moved here. So many ending consonants are silent, unless there’s a trailing “e”. And don’t get me started on “plus”. Is it “plu” or “plus”? Well, that depends. Argh!
To get back on track: No. I can’t even draw a stickman with a ruler. Sigh.
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That’s also cause you live in a region with a very hard dialect, if I remember correctly.
That dialect is heavily influenced by the sea and the storms (and probably Spain), just like the dialects in the east of France are very “alpine”…
Personally, I love all those variations of spoken French. Had a hard time understanding it too, I admit!
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Being an immigrant into a language with very strict rules but even more exceptions to the rules, I look at all of this as simply a Maginot line against foreigners
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At least, French is quite easy from a phonetical point of view… Couldn’t say the same about English 
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