So! Been a while in-between posts, no? I have been well immersed in a few different projects, I assure you.  I assure myself. Here is me in half of a costume!      Here in Portland, the Epic Poet Among Other Things, Riley Michael Parker,  and a rat tag team of fearless ne’er-do-wells, including my self, have been shooting a film. An exploitation genre  of the sacrilegious variety.CLICK ME TO SEE THE MOVIE TRAILER!Yup. That’s me in the mustache.This shoot been some of the most fun, I’ve had in my life, the fun parts.  Its also been a lot of zany antics, the zany parts. Why, one young lady just broke her nose via horseplay. There was Champagne. My Goodness. This feature length movie may come out as soon as October.Please, if you like, join the Facebook Group for updates and Behind the Scenes Passwords!And more drawings coming soon!

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With my Podcast Partner Ben Coleman. We made an ad! It might win some madmen barbie dolls. I would make Joan and Don have the coitus immediately. I am really looking forward to the premier tonight! Here is our effort.

I wish I worked in the art dept in a cute little dress!

Posted in finer art - July 2010 - 1 Comment »

Hey everybody! I am in the starts of re designing this website, and launching lots of neat projects! No fooling. But Im not great at organization, so here is this to tide you over.And as a reminder, I post most new fun little sketchy things HERE :http://twitpic.com/photos/carolynmain

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Hello! I had a lot of fun making an Axe Cop guest comic! I love the whimsy there, and decided to just give it the lady times estrogene little girl princess pony pink sparkels version. Here it is in color!

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So, Come to think of it I was facebooking pretty hard with a lot of raunch… as is my way… and they upped and chucked me. So I will use this as my FB fan site! But it’s rusty… and creaky. And I get lonely if you dont comment… So please comment! And if you need more insanity I keep a nutty, lively, twitter.  @carolynmainHere is a drawing!

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Just watched Pink Flamingos again last night. It’s going to be hard to beat. But we are gonna try.

Please go here to see and support OUR coming exploitation movie.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084964739/the-promise-keepers-a-modern-exploitation-comedy

And Happy Easter!

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Hello Hello! Me and my gang of bandits have an exciting new project, and as it is no less ambitious than being a feature length movie! Check out our promo, donate what ever you can, and Re Post like a fiend! Every Dollar you toss us is you supporting Art that would never get a green light from some shit factory studio… that is making a shit re make of an 80’s cartoon. This is new, wild, local, and the biggest “bang” for your buck conceivable! LINK LINK LINK this, and tell everybody!!!

Here is our Exciting new Promo, featuring NEW ANIMATION by yours truly.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084964739/the-promise-keepers-a-modern-exploitation-comedy

Want to know the intense part? KickStart is run like an action movie! We either get nothing or get everything!

Love and Promises!

<3

Carolyn Emily Main.

Posted in finer art, internetting - March 2010 - Click here to Comment »

I have a Facebook fan page, and Twitter, and i’m embarrassed by how much fun I’ve been having blathering on and uploading sketches. It took only two seconds of soul searching to find out why this is so rewarding for me: I am full of ridiculous things with no direct outlet.

Haha, so bear with me, Internettes.

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I’m so glad to get to interact with people, who look at my drawings! Getting to banter, and get feedback, it’s such a reward to socialise about these ideas, since it keeps me alone to draw them. 

I wanted to tell a story about my meditation, cus its been so neat, and I havn’t got enough of a chance to share. Also, everybody been blogging about lizard brains, and how can I not tell you about my experiences, when I feel like I know a little bit?

Many of my friends, who have to listen to me, think the whole thing is hogwash, and I quite invite being thought of as silly. Even if you don’t believe my interpretation of what happens during my practice, just believe that this is my perception, and it makes me happy!

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there’s a flickr  meme about Lolita covers. This is mine. I have no idea how to get it into the group tho! I think that would take me a fair bit of time to figure out.

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I had considered myself so much as deformed at times, and I times I have been. I realize now I only have minor scars.

I’m doing more sketching lately, on the blank pages in between work projects. I’ve found the only way to trick myself into having fun drawing a convenience store is to let myself also draw whatever I else wanted. What came out today was a dark meditation of my pain! How Gothic~!  This is a journal type sketch of all my worst physical injuries, minus a few broken bones and concussions, with a scoop of embellishment.

And while drawing some parts still frightened me in a familiar way, I also found it soothing. Because I have healed. And I remember how resilient a body can be.

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After I sketched that scary man who murdered somebody, I wanted to do a few sweeter things. Here is one inspired by all those gorgeous 30’s 40’s and 50’s valentines.

And then I had a dreamy photo laying around, so I turned it into an impression of falling in love. Not that I would know.

And here is a pic I took because I was being very silly, and started a fan page on facebook. Yup. That’s my pug. Dunno about the brassiere. I think it fell from heaven because of some kind of Egyptian curse. Join, if you like that sort of crap.

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For you.

You may send it to a tolerated one

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I had the good fortune of having  a sketch posted by the demigods of absurdism gross-out comedy, Tim and Eric!  These two have an advice column up on The Onion AV Club, who I also adore for their amazing critiques and T.V. Club followings.  Red letter Day!

If you arrived here from there, yo. If you like, I have a Facebook page and Twitter feed. They are new and fancy. And currently exist.

If you wanted to know, my current drawing related projects include: “Harrumph! The Adventures of Poppycock and Boulderdash,” “Personal Mission,” and a to-be-revealed iPhone game.  My ongoing efforts in front of the camera includes The Dresden Codak Show, an upcoming sooo portland cable access show, Wanderlust TV, and also some dark voodoo full length movie… that will upset people.

In honor of this momentous day,  here’s a secret illustration that depicts Greg, the giant kangaroo God of absurdism comedy. He’s supposed to be pretty cool.

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The Adventures of Poppycock and Boulderdash.

This is the new big deal, a comic strip that will soon have its own website, animations, and if you love it enough and clap your hands, life! The whole comic is plotted out as a contained story, and every strip has a punchline that we find knee slapping. I formally invite you to open your hearts, minds, and chuckle pusses, wide for:

Harrumph! The Adventures of Poppycock and Boulderdash

Words, Primarily : Riley Michael Parker

Pictures, Primarily : Carolyn Main

Click on any comic to make bigger. There is some detail there!

And! We have 15 strips. Ready to go. We are looking to find a print home in every alt weekly worth it’s salt. And we will have a webcomic presence, it is in the works. Please help me welcome Poppycock and Boulderdash into the world, hurrah.

“Boulderdash is a cock. Poppycock is a prick. Plants and robots are nearer to each other on the moral spectrum than most people would like to think. “ ~ Nicholas Gurewitch

“Carolyn Main combines the sexy with the toxic, and the offensive with the adorable in a brand new, compelling way. And the comic she’s doing with Riley Michael Parker is good too.” ~ Scott Allie

Posted in comics, finer art - February 2010 - 2 Comments »

This is not the new, good, comic I am working on. This is the idiot one that happened on the side. As a by product.  It’s very silly.

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He is my twin from space. We are working on loads of things. A movie, and a comic strip. He publishes many great fiction stories under Wonderlust! publishing. We also have a talk show coming out where we interview the comics peeps of Portland. Skits and fun for all.  Here is the opening to that talk show. The song is (Nuclear War) x ( A Motherfucker) by Here Comes a Big Black Cloud.

Enjoy!

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You may have wondered about the pictures of beautiful people I recently posted. I went through and drew some of my friends, and you could be drawn too! Here’s a self portrait to give you an idea.

Interested? Simply go here, to learn more.

http://www.carolynmain.com/getdrawn/

Other than that? I am working on a coloring book, wich will feature such gems as this:

I will keep you posted.

Posted in finer art - July 2009 - Click here to Comment »

So, those of you who know me, know I <3 Tim and Eric Awesome show, great job. They make some epic comedy that has turned a harsh magnifying glass on our terrible culture. Eric has a character, my namesake, Carol, and she has boss problems. Though Dick is attracted to Carol, he hates her and himself for it. But, eventually, they overcome his shame and get to falling in love, to some smooth Aimee Mann tunes.

A wise friend recently imparted the following truth to me:  “Every world of fiction and media has its pornographic dimension.” Yes, Tony fucked Angela,and maybe even Mona, on Who’s the Boss. Yes, Alf’s fingers comb through his crotch fur when he’s alone and Fraggle Rock is on. And, yes, in the Awesome Show Great Job universe, you had better believe there is some getting of it, ON. They have infected my brain and I had to draw it. Forgive me.

Posted in finer art - June 2009 - 2 Comments »

A return to form:

I think…. Quickies should be squarish… Dont you?

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I was thinking, there may be room in the world for cute little one offs about dating and technology, from a cute vixen-y stand point. Not that I know anything about that….Here are some attempts….

Think this is going somewhere?

Posted in comics - May 2009 - 1 Comment »

“half the drawings you do are of yourself”

Ah, stuff it though.  The Portland Review asked me to do a little one, in that they are featuring many artists’ portraits. Ifind it interesting to see artists and compare and contrast that to how they look, everybody’s style seems almost to come from the wiered ways that person looks, then the person learns how to draw, then, all the drawings miiiight be traceable to the artist and their particular features. Mebbe. ITs unproven. Any how!

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A NEW SKIT IS UP
Go ahead and click right there, its pretty good.

And then I drew this, as if little a innernette skit warranted a full on cover like an old video at the video store. Which is how I like to imagine things.

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This is me, making the comics:

See what a good drawer I am? Well, no. But if you’d like to, my Darkhorse storey is done. Right Here.

Please, go take a look!

Also, I drew this. Its a reversey image. They, are quite tricksey.

That is all.

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Ah, yes. Stumptown has come and gone, and this, was a lovely little year. No Dramaz!!!111  Least, not for me, or not much! But, any creative commerce type thing, wow. I’m sure some had their hearts pumped and broken.

I’m glad to have pumped a few, by handing out our impressive arrary of awards. Total shout out to Bobby “fatboy” Roberts, one of those charismatic nerds who can hold a mic.

It is a time when my eggs tend to hatch. The Bridge Anthology made its sell out debut, and I have to say, I’m fairly proud of my piece in it I did with Jesse Baggs. Soon, I’ll put it up here with those flippers, I say. Ours is all about Dramas, and Dramas @ Stumptown, specifically! So, it was fun to see printed while there, with most of the cameos of comics peeps actually there, with actually reading it there. So meta.

Yes, you should buy one, sure. I am espesh geeked to be one page away from two of my favorite cartoonists, who even teamed up! Graham Annable and Scott C. Now, I’ve seen them make books together for years, so, they didnt meet online as a comics E blind date like Jesse and I, and it shows in the charming collaboration. I wont give to much away from Annable and C’s, but, it includes Shang Hi-ing and fresh apples.

Other than that, I just tabled, got encouragement, and acquired some new comics.

One, by J. Fish, had me  regress to my SNES RPG 11 year old self. He made an avatar type sprite of himself that is all “david the gnome” in the woods, rescuing the little animals that knights come by and slaughter. Phew, I been guilty of that like a billion times. Great read! I made some fan art of what my lil sprite might be like… I think she would be some drunk, disposed royalty, who, natch, rides a pug steed through the woods. But we all can dream.

Want more Stumpin? Check out the lovely Elisabeth Foysythe and her In City Geekery. Shoot, nerd, check that out anytime! She writes about comics!

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oh Hello. I made this poster, and will be doing this event! Of course, it will be rad. It’s comics month, dont you know.

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This is a terrible cartoon.

I drew it directly in the style of one of my favorites.

Can you guess it? The real ones are better than this.

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Something green, so it looks the same coming out as it did going in.

This is something I drew a few years ago, when I was playing around with my style, and learning programs.  Not a drawing of high concepts, so much as whimsical thang.

Posted in finer art - March 2009 - Click here to Comment »

So, I doodled this, then had fun, then decided to finish it. Y know, while I was supposed to be doing something more productive. It’s only this year that I’ve really understood the black and white, screwball romantic comedy. There is something so lush about those films, and how amazing are the old STARS? There was a reason we used to call them stars. I know Cary Grant married five times, was rumored to be gay, AND got in trouble for spanking his wives, but you watch  Arsenic and Old Lace and you tell me he’s not perfect.  So, all that musta been in my mind when I drew this.

Catch the sexual subtext? Subtle, for me, actually. and, while Black and White is thematically correct, here it is through a red lens.

Although in truth, I really did it in color. Crazy 60’s warms, to be exact.

It is hard not to futz with the all colors, all the time, forever. I’m kinda amazed I ever get anything done, and choose one way. This time, I didnt. Pick your favorite!

Posted in finer art - March 2009 - 1 Comment »

So! In other news, Dark Horse is a asking me to make a comic for their Myspace Presents! How fortunate, that I am so very practiced with “presenting” I’ve been a working on it, and it’s gonna be real neat. I’m going all out to show yall what I’m really capable of, and, they asked it to be SFW, so, I went really kid mythological with it. I wrote it with Noah Emmet during our snow storm, and yesterday, figured out how to draw a lion, as opposed to my practiced loin. Without giving too much away, here’s your teaser.

A concept sketch! With concept coloring. So, now you kinda know the story. The whole thing, all 8 pages of it, will be online in a month-ish!

Posted in comics - February 2009 - 1 Comment »

http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/embryos/

This one is hosted, sos I get a penny if you go here. Go there! I did the voice of the little girl, which is already high and annoying.

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Hey yall! I’ve been without Primary internettes, which, is how I post!

I know!

But, in the good news dept. I’ve got my old animations online now. Phew. It was heady, youthful, DIY times, I tells ya. So many things came from a dumpster. Not the least of which was the shockingly high end camera, which, kinda started the stop motion kick.  Me and my BFF, Sam Liberto III, basically just animated for the hell of it. He’s kinda a genius, cus or else, none of this would have happened. And I might be a reasonable citizen today.

So! Cartoons. Up on YouTube,up on here.

The order of their making is as follows:

Mr Rex

Cartoon Dance Party

Operation Awareness

Giblets

Embry O’s

and, yes. One day there might even be more. Also, if you are like me and <3 Movie Madness the quaint video rental joint on Belmont, come and get it. In the indie cred section  they are carrying the DVD of all such things, Every Thing You Need. It’s even free to rent. Why? I’m spreading the love.

Basically, Sam and I wrote and drew and sculpted these by our lonesomes, with voice work by our super star friends. The Holden Bro’s, John and Luke notably, are also writers and drawers, respectively. Quite amazing if you need some new YouTubes.

Also, thanks to  Danny, Van Oates, and all our other voice workers! You are famous now.

Posted in animations, internetting - February 2009 - 1 Comment »

Wow, I guess I really love hack comedians.

In true Critic spirit, in a split second, we are going to break that chair.

Famous is eating out of a “fuck it” bucket, that the brilliant Amy Sedaris recommends in her charming home ec book.

Yes, kids, its been a wild year. Not, a bad one, considering. Ive made certain strides, artistically, fell in with my video gang, and, hopefully, caused some damage.  A few heart aches, but no pseudo divorces, so, I’m calling 08 a win. Here are the media highlights, and things I endorse!

On New years day, 08, nursing my wounds, Shannon Wheeler, me,  and some pals were sitting around, and after ordering a greasy pizza, we put on the Mighty Boosh. That, pretty much blew my mind.  The jokes, so fast and British, zany, and cartoony! It did me in. After I wrapped my brain around it, it became a huge influence. Brits, they can spin CIRCLES around us. That is why, I covered my face in shaving cream, and pissed off youtube with my moon impression. I couldn’t beat them, So, I joined.

After the Boosh, Wheeler called me up when he was getting writers block, and many bottles of  wine and much Chinese food later, I had written an opera with him. Too Much Coffee Man, the Refill, natch.  I learned so much from that experience. Not just parading around in ball gowns, but, how a show comes to be, and the amazing SHOWMANSHIP of the cast, yikes, are they brilliant

That indirectly lead to me hooking up with the Harris and Aaron, when the Stump Town Comics fest came around. Wheeler, others, and I went to a dinner, and squinting past the glaring light of Nick Gurewitch, I made the acquittance Of Aaron Diaz and Harris Porter. We were joking around and getting somewhere, but then we all left. But,  clever fellows they are, they found my then, new, website, and they saw my stupid moon, redick drawings, and that with my charming presence, got me a coffee date with the both of em. I’m a lucky gal, I know.

3 hours of refills and crazy ideas later, I was in, and the show was a foot. They needed a girl, and I usually pass for one. The rest of the Dresden Codak show is history. I love the scripts and we are shooting as soon as they get a cruddy basement that doesn’t not freaking flood as much. Cus my character spends a lot of time on the floor, so, hellls naw!

Also, my neighborhood pals had introduced me to stand up, knock em down comedian Totally Darrel, who,we cast as our shows resident asshole. You know, type casting! Darrel opened for Neil Hamburgers country tour, which was amazing. I loved Neil H. before I ever even met Darrly, so I was slayed. Also, he sang the Bee Gees “I started a joke” which was…. peeeeerrrrrfect. There is talk of a N.H. comic, and you know who gets dibs on some pages!

So, then, Jesse Reckclaw wanted a posse to talk comics on Portland’s own Ed Forman show. I was game, always ready to get some personality practice. Turns out this was the show where, Stacey, our Too Much Coffee Man baritone, himself had guested for the promotion of our opera only in April, coincidentally. Us comics may not have been the best guests, but I’ve caught the show a few times since, and its very Portland. Improve, and prepared sketches, and seat of the pants, man, the pants.  If you like sex jokes, and if you are reading me, chances are you might, this show should be caught! Tuesdays @ Dantes, free. Cant beat that.

If you like talk shows, also make sure to check out the wild, out of control antics of The Famous Mysterious Actor. He had some of my Dark Horse friends on the show, and… ouch. It was worth my admission. Never before, had I seen a talk show host wonder if a woman is pregnant, or, just a fat bitch. He offered helpful solutions, though, about punching the baby out of the stomach.  Class act! Also, Make sure to check out the wild Dark Horse and Famous comics on myspace….. I’m glad there is room for this media in our lil planet.

Speaking of wich, if you are reading this, feel free to friend me on myspace and facebook. I sometimes give extra updates there.. like a lil somthing comming up…

Oh, what else? The Critic. I loved it as a kid, and now,thankfully, the world has given us a DVD. They drawing style is fun, crisp and clever. The celebrity charactachures are SPOT ON, and somehow, manage to get all my strange favorites! Paul Lynd, Rick Moranis, Jeff Goldblum, yow. This show is one long love letter to Lovitz himself, and I don’t blame it at all. A beautiful time capsule of the 90’s, s worth revisiting. I am such a sucker for, dick, vadge, and fat jokes, I know.

Another highlight was when I got to party like a rockstar. The renowned Paul Guinan had tickets to a concert, and I agreed. Then he told me it was the stars. I LOVE THE STARS. They are so good for breakups. The tour, Sad Robots, got good old Boiler Plate to star in their merch! It was like somebody accidentailly got chocolate in my peanut butter, and I couldn’t complain. Well, we got to hang out in fancy rock tour trailer, and then join the GoGo Bordello party downtown, and danced to gypsy folk well into the wee hours.  That is the most rock I get, cus, I am not such a rocker, really. Well, not in general.

So much fun! Here’s a snap of me, Touquil Campbell of The Stars, and Paul Guinan, Boilerplate’s dad, in ascending order. I got my mits on a delightful Boilerplate necklace, which I wear with pride.

This is me and Noah, fellow comedy writer and collaborator since high school newspaper, living it up on NY’s eve. He has a star of David over his eye, and I have a heart on my cheek. Boob rouching, gold sparkles, and no bra. You’re welcome, 09! Noah and I are currently hammering out a lil something or 3 for the Internets too, very excited, and will keep you posted.

Anyhow, Auld Lang Zine, you nerds! <3

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Here’s the first month, coming right up!
 

Happy New Years!

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This is a repete.

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as is this.

YOU’RE WELCOME!

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They needed a light source. I had a fight about how to put in a night light.

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A gag I wrote while brunching with my Mudda and Sis.

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Meeeerrrry Christmas!

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This one goes out to my Alma Mater, of both toddler and wild teen years, Franklin High. And All us fighting Quakers. Holla!

I remember, when I was in Pre-School there, they gave us chillins these Ben Franklin bobble head dolls. And I stared at that thing a long time after I pulled his Bi-focals off. Because Benjamin Franklin was wiered looking.

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For those of you who remember my March last year, yes. It is that very same Leprechaun. Looks like his moves at the bar paid off.

I have a feeling we have not seen the last of this young love.

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This one I colored while listen to a mix CD I got for X mas.

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I colored this one while all my friends were watching a baseball game. I am so much fun to have around!

Oh wait. It was a basketball game. Don’t worry, I was more fun when we all went out later.

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You mat notice less grammerical errors on this one. Thanks, vigilant interwebs!

You’d think I’d know how to spell things like”ejaculate” and “semen” by now. You’d be wrong. When I google them, I lose my train of thought!

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aaaaand, HERE, is your owl month, all prettied.

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