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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:21:11 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>BLOG</title><subtitle>BLOG</subtitle><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2011-12-25T01:54:28Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Merry Christmas!</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/12/24/merry-christmas.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/12/24/merry-christmas.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-12-25T01:51:28Z</published><updated>2011-12-25T01:51:28Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/ChristmasCard11.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324777959763" alt="" /></span></span>This is my Christmas card going out to the family this year. Speaks for itself really.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Children of the Clone</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/12/21/children-of-the-clone.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/12/21/children-of-the-clone.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-12-21T19:58:54Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T19:58:54Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/CotC_Cover.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324497573496" alt="" /></span></span>My portrait of Jim Guthrie has been included on the cover of his latest album Children Of The Clone. The full cover was illustrated by the excellent and mysterious&nbsp;<a href="http://www.superbrothers.ca">Superbrothers</a>. You can get at the album <a href="http://jimguthrie.bandcamp.com/">here</a>, and you should, because it's great.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Space Baby</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/11/28/space-baby.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/11/28/space-baby.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-11-29T04:45:16Z</published><updated>2011-11-29T04:45:16Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/JimGuthrie2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322542107180" alt="" /></span></span></p>
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<p>I drew this portrait of singer, songwriter, and Canada's fastest gunslinger, <a href="http://jimguthrie.org/index.php">Jim Guthrie</a> for the latest issue of <a href="http://shop.killscreendaily.com/products/issue-5-sound">Kill Screen Magazine</a>&nbsp;(The sound issue). The magazine contains an interview with Jim about his amazing album&nbsp;<a href="http://jimguthrie.bandcamp.com/">Sword &amp; Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies</a>, and also features the brilliant art of <a href="http://superbrothers.ca/">Superbrothers</a>.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>A Link to the Past</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/10/26/a-link-to-the-past.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/10/26/a-link-to-the-past.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-10-27T05:27:56Z</published><updated>2011-10-27T05:27:56Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/Zelda-Zine-ImageBW800.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319693851970" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p><br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/Zelda-Zine-ImageBW800detail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319693993602" alt="" /></span></span>Here's an image I made for the <a href="http://festival.gamecity.org/">Game City 6</a>&nbsp;Zelda Zine, as part of their Zelda Takeover Day celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series on Oct 29th.</p>
<p>If you're around the Nottingham area on Saturday, you should race down and try to get your hands on a copy. They'll be super limited edition, and curated by none other than <a href="http://www.coryschmitz.com">Cory Schmitz</a>, so you know it will be filled to the brim with radness.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mega Brandon Boyer 64</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/8/31/mega-brandon-boyer-64.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/8/31/mega-brandon-boyer-64.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-09-01T06:42:04Z</published><updated>2011-09-01T06:42:04Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/BrandonBoyer64.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1314859381232" alt="" /></span></span>Here's another portrait, this time of Independent Games Festival chairman, Boing Boing contributor, and beard enthusiast <a href="http://brandonnn.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brandon Boyer</a>. You can follow his <a href="http://www.twitter.com/#!/brandonnn" target="_blank">tweets</a>&nbsp;to learn about all things indy-gaming, and to be mezmerized by his glowing-white telepathic eyeballs and wonder if he knows that you're thinking of eating those taco flavored Doritos you dropped on the floor earlier because 5-second-rule-be-damned you're hungry and who could be bothered finding some real food at this time of night...</p>
<p>Spoiler alert, yes he knows, and he's very dissapointed in you.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Super Cory Schmitz 64</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/8/30/super-cory-schmitz-64.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/8/30/super-cory-schmitz-64.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-08-31T03:50:40Z</published><updated>2011-08-31T03:50:40Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/CorySchmitz64.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1314762693871" alt="" /></span></span>I drew this portrait of design superstar, fellow Seattleite, and Metal Gear superfan&nbsp;<a href="http://www.coryschmitz.com/">Cory Schmitz</a>&nbsp;to pretty up his <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/coryschmitz">twitter</a> account. You should all follow him so you can see this all the time. Oh, and so you can keep up on all the cool shit he's working on.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Still Life-abet</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/8/17/still-life-abet.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/8/17/still-life-abet.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-08-18T05:05:15Z</published><updated>2011-08-18T05:05:15Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/milk.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1313645051854" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>I wanted to paint a still-life image, but much like those-trademarked-brand-name-potato-chips-that-come-in-a-tube, I can't stop at just one. So this is the first in a series of 26 alphabet themed mini paintings.</p>
<p>I started with M because tonight I needed to go to the supermarket for milk, pretty easy huh?&nbsp;But now I need to come up with 25 more, which I'm almost certain will be considerably less easy. Suggestions welcome...</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>WALLPAPERS!</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/7/22/wallpapers.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/7/22/wallpapers.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-07-23T02:47:08Z</published><updated>2011-07-23T02:47:08Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/DoAndroidsDreamWallpaperWebImage.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311389474169" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/wallpapers/DoAndroidsDreamWallpaperiPhone4.jpg"><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/buttons/iPhone.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311390168001" alt="" /></a></span></span><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/wallpapers/DoAndroidsDreamWallpaperiPad.jpg"><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/buttons/sizeButton.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311390223664" alt="" /></a><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/wallpapers/DoAndroidsDreamWallpaper1280x800.jpg"><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/buttons/1280x800.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311390266051" alt="" /><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"></span></a><a href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/wallpapers/DoAndroidsDreamWallpaper1440x900.jpg"><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/buttons/1440x900.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311391303226" alt="" /></a><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/wallpapers/DoAndroidsDreamWallpaper1680x1050.jpg"><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/buttons/1680x1050.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311391338294" alt="" /></a><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/wallpapers/DoAndroidsDreamWallpaper1920x1200.jpg"><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/buttons/1920x1200.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311391363895" alt="" /></a><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/wallpapers/DoAndroidsDreamWallpaper2560x1440.jpg"><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/buttons/2560x1440?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311391387927" alt="" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable"><span>I made my book cover into some nifty wallpapers. Please enjoy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/7/22/do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/7/22/do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-07-22T22:37:22Z</published><updated>2011-07-22T22:37:22Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep800.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311374457401" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>I made this design for the Re-Covered books contest over on <a href="http://thefoxisblack.com/2011/07/13/re-covered-books-do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep/">thefoxisblack.com</a>. Blade Runner is one of my favorite movies of all time (the Directors Cut, not the cheesy theatrical cut), and we have this book to thank for inspiring it.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Four-Legged Red-Eyed Coffee Snatcher</title><id>http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/6/21/four-legged-red-eyed-coffee-snatcher.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.stevecourtney.com/blog/2011/6/21/four-legged-red-eyed-coffee-snatcher.html"/><author><name>Steve Courtney</name></author><published>2011-06-22T04:55:14Z</published><updated>2011-06-22T04:55:14Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.stevecourtney.com/storage/flamingoFinal.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1308720001647" alt="" /></span></span>I painted this caffeine-addicted mutant flamingo for the www.conceptart.org 'Creature of the week' competition. You can check it out <a href="http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3162990&amp;posted=1#post3162990">here</a></p>
<p>Painted in Photoshop</p>]]></content></entry></feed>
