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March 26, 2005

It’s good to be here…

imagined by: James Mathias

…I just materialized and boy are my smoke tendrils tired.

Ok, yeah… Well, I think it’s probably pretty crowded in that damn lamp.

Yes this weeks Illustration Friday topic is “Crowded”. My original idea was a guy on a bus between two hairy, fat guys, but it seemed too obvious, and then this guy just popped into my room and suggested I draw him, but first I had to make three wishes or some odd bull-shit.

I passed on the wishes but, I drew the bastard in all his bronzed demi-god glory. Enjoy.

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your comments

Mar. 26, 2005 (12:38am) [#1]

steve

I’ll bet it smells pretty funky in that lamp too. Great illustration James ! Boy, that bus ride sucked ! Those two fat dudes turned out to be two fat lamp salesmen, I sure could have used those 3 wishes. Just as an aside, is that Genie descended from a long line of bastards…

Mar. 26, 2005 (1:30am) [#2]

James Mathias

Oh yeah, it was pretty rank in that damn lamp.

He is actually the first of the “Bastard” Djinn.

Mar. 26, 2005 (5:34am) [#3]

starky

I wish.. I don’t forget my wishes..

Nice one.

Mar. 26, 2005 (9:15am) [#4]

rebeccashane

oh this is good.. Genie’s pretty ripped.. he must have a soloflex in there..

Mar. 26, 2005 (11:57am) [#5]

James Mathias

He prefers the BowFlex. He saw the commericial with the 50-year-old grandma, and said to himself, “Self, I needs to looks that good.”

Currently he’s in talks with BowFlex to do a series of commercials, about how he’s a 3000 year old demi-god living in a bottle, and he finds time to work out just 30 minutes a day, too look this good.

Thanks for the comments folks, ’tis mui appreciated.

Mar. 26, 2005 (1:03pm) [#6]

A.

It looks great! The drawing, not the guy of course, ya know with me being your wife and all.
smile Love, A.

Mar. 26, 2005 (6:37pm) [#7]

Bryan Balliett

Awesome. I think I saw his commercial too, in between all the informercials about the latest, greatest, fruit dicing machine. You know, the one on channel 4 at 2 in the morning? Hahah.

Mar. 26, 2005 (8:45pm) [#8]

Janey

And just where can I get that lamp?

Mar. 27, 2005 (2:14am) [#9]

kerry

can i borrow him? (both for the wishes and the genie, the boy’s pretty buff!)

Mar. 27, 2005 (2:34am) [#10]

James Mathias

You ladies and the liking of the buffness.

I’ll take it that you like the drawing.

Mar. 27, 2005 (10:37am) [#11]

jasfaulkner

Nice illo!

Ripped guys like that? They’re pretty to look at but you can usually push ’em over with a pinky…

Mar. 27, 2005 (11:41am) [#12]

James Mathias

I have noticed that often times very muscular guys are overcompensating for something missing in there lives.

I personally think too many muscles can be detrimental to your ability to wipe your own ass.