THE BOG is a blog for artists Ryan Ottley and James Harren to explore the dank murky limits of their minds to find monsters, creatures, and sticky things, and re-create them here for all to see.

18th June 2013

Photo with 34 notes

Here’s a sketchbook page featuring some color pencil experimentation before I do something bigger. I think I like those stones. I’m not like Ryan who can just kick ass on a finished piece with whatever’s in his hand. Let’s hate Ryan!

-james-

Here’s a sketchbook page featuring some color pencil experimentation before I do something bigger. I think I like those stones. I’m not like Ryan who can just kick ass on a finished piece with whatever’s in his hand. Let’s hate Ryan!

-james-

13th June 2013

Photo with 120 notes

Just got these colors over one of my older BOG posts colored up by Kelsey Shannon! Had to share.

Ryan

Just got these colors over one of my older BOG posts colored up by Kelsey Shannon! Had to share.

Ryan

29th May 2013

Photo with 148 notes

Sugar Cube Guardian. Colored pencils and pens.

Sugar Cube Guardian. Colored pencils and pens.

8th May 2013

Photo with 193 notes

I’d like to title this piece, “Look at you ya dumb parasite, ya done got trapped twice LOLs!” SO I attempted watercolor, didnt like the finished product so I ran it through Photoshop, did some trickey, and now I am done. Thanks for stopping by!

Ryan

I’d like to title this piece, “Look at you ya dumb parasite, ya done got trapped twice LOLs!” SO I attempted watercolor, didnt like the finished product so I ran it through Photoshop, did some trickey, and now I am done. Thanks for stopping by!

Ryan

8th May 2013

Photoset with 184 notes

The astronaut and the Parasite, would make a great childrens book. So here’s my drawing, Pencils to inks, i added watercolors to it on the next post!

Ryan

27th April 2013

Photo with 63 notes

A bit of photoshop fuckery and she’s all finished. See you next time folks!

-james-

A bit of photoshop fuckery and she’s all finished. See you next time folks!

-james-

27th April 2013

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A bit of photoshop clean-up. Next step is to render it unrecognizable with the only half dozen photoshop tricks I know. 

A bit of photoshop clean-up. Next step is to render it unrecognizable with the only half dozen photoshop tricks I know. 

27th April 2013

Photo with 14 notes

James Here! The topic this time around was “watercolor”. This is a raw scan of my lame effort. I ran out of time so I had to fix the rest of it up in photoshop. Watercolor paper is a bitch to ink on!

James Here! The topic this time around was “watercolor”. This is a raw scan of my lame effort. I ran out of time so I had to fix the rest of it up in photoshop. Watercolor paper is a bitch to ink on!

25th February 2013

Photo with 95 notes

Here’s the colors! Enjoy the rest of the winter, folks!
-james-

Here’s the colors! Enjoy the rest of the winter, folks!

-james-

21st February 2013

Photoset with 63 notes

WINTER

18th February 2013

Photo with 185 notes

Not much time for anything but Invincible as of late, but I found a some time last night and used my sons colored pencils and pens and did this drawing.

Ryan

Not much time for anything but Invincible as of late, but I found a some time last night and used my sons colored pencils and pens and did this drawing.

Ryan

4th January 2013

Photo with 300 notes

I wouldn’t want to be in his shadow. Unless it was a happy grin instead of an evil “i will kill you” grin.

Ryan

I wouldn’t want to be in his shadow. Unless it was a happy grin instead of an evil “i will kill you” grin.

Ryan

4th January 2013

Photo with 13 notes

Took some phone pics while I drew. Here’s the process of my SHADOW piece. No time for color, I’ll post the final scanned piece after this! Thanks.

Ryan

Took some phone pics while I drew. Here’s the process of my SHADOW piece. No time for color, I’ll post the final scanned piece after this! Thanks.

Ryan

3rd January 2013

Photo with 418 notes

The final piece for ‘Shadow’ week! 

-james-

The final piece for ‘Shadow’ week! 

-james-

3rd January 2013

Photo with 25 notes

A small piece of this week’s piece. Our topic is ‘Shadow’. Stay tuned as we recover from our holiday lag. Hope everyone had a merry one!

-james-

A small piece of this week’s piece. Our topic is ‘Shadow’. Stay tuned as we recover from our holiday lag. Hope everyone had a merry one!

-james-