I felt like my old Flash website had gone to the dogs so I blew the dust off of those old html books to make a version that was more blog-like and easier to update.

You can still get to the classic Flash version of my site by clicking here.

I hate being tongue-tied whenever I'm asked to give a spiel about my stuff so I've set myself the goal of writing a paragraph or a least a few sentences whenever I make a new image.

My email list had become so unwieldy I decided to replace it with a yahoo group. If you join www.groups.yahoo.com/groups/robclarke_art you'll be notified whenever I'm up to something new. Also I use the group as a forum to get feedback on the development of my dogboy "Scoot".

It's always cool to hear from you.

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Keep your eyes open for this anthology of gay illustrators which includes the world-wide debut of Scoot. It's the sequel to the must-have "Stripped" published a couple of years back by Bruno Gmuender.
 
Here's Scoot tricked out for Gay Pride. I was inspired by a relative who sends me pics of her dog dressed up for holidays. Yeah I know - that's kinda sad, but at least her dog is real.
 
I drew this Fartin' Cowboy about 15 years ago - it's the image I'm going to have engraved on my headstone. Last week a friend sent me this flier for some band I've never heard of that was using it in a poster. Despite stealing my image I think it's a cool poster - they also 'appropriate' Picasso - which sort of puts us in the same league.
On May 29, I was in a one night show / art event, put together by painter Thomas Woodruff and photographer Aaron Cobbett. It was a rare opportunity to show my series of "gymbunny" drawings that I did a number of years back. I wanted to show some original work instead of the digital stuff I've been doing lately.

Click here to see pics from the show.
I did manage to go away on a short vacation this summer - it was real nice not looking at a computer screen and compulsively checking my email for a whole week. I didn't bother taking Scoot along - I just left an open bag of kibble for him and filled the bathtub with water. When I got back however, I found he'd taken a shit in my shoes.
I've been driving myself crazy trying to decide on who or what should be holding Scoot's leash. In a flash of inspiration I came up with the a idea of - a monkey. Monkeys appeal to me because they are anthropomorphic, have a whiff of 'otherness' to them, and have a long history of dominating humans.
One of the reasons I draw is to scratch an itch I have in a very specific place. I guess that's why I'm hesitant to do commissions - illustrating other men's erotic fantasies rarely puts ointment on the right spot, and all that unnecessary itching just leaves me sore and red.

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