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I have been absolutely terrible at keeping this updated! I'm ashamed of my lack of commitment. I must say though, I really haven't had the need for this space for a long time. There hadn't been much art to talk about until very recently. I was in the middle of writing an update the other day and my computer went down. Let's hope it doesn't do that again!

April 21, 2010 huh? Geesh. I can tell you a TON has happened in my life since then. I've experienced ups and downs like you wouldn't believe. I got a job, made a ton of friends, got really sick, lost 45 pounds, been in a couple relationships, fell in love, had my heart broken, learned a lot of lessons, fixed relationships with the most important people in my life, was given a lot of understanding, mercy, grace, forgiveness and love that I really didn't deserve. The best gifts I've ever received and all the experiences I needed to go through to get to where I am today all packed into a little over a year. I've realized how amazingly blessed I am. God has given me a lot to be thankful for and a new desire to follow Him and to use my artistic talents that he's provided me again. So, I guess you could say "SHE'S BAAAACK!"

I've just created a facebook fan page and a professional site all devoted to the art that I'm able to make. Please check them out, leave some feedback if you'd like. I like hearing from everyone!
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Bethany Pyle Art Official Site

It's been quite awhile since I've even thought of these little buggers. 

Starting back in the beginning of my 7th semester at Shippensburg, I began creating a series of cartoon characters, completely inspired by the tv show Total Drama Island and it's illustration style. Both of which I LOVE but have no affiliation with or hand in creating whatsoever!

My characters however, are based on real people that I've had the privilege of working with at Camp Harmony in 2007 and 2008 and whom I consider some of my greatest friends. I have yet to finish everyone I've wanted to create from those years and I've been wanting to begin making characters from the 2009 camp season. It's been really hard finding the time to sit down and begin sketches of the new characters and to also finish the rest of the old ones. But once I find some extra time in my schedule (once it is a little more structured) I would like to finish those and begin creating some story lines based on real events that I've experienced while working at camp. In the meantime, I'm proud to introduce some of my most often favorited-by-others works that I have posted to my DeviantArt site.

In no particular order I give you....

Each of these is drawn and colored by hand on a 4"x6" index card using Staedtler pens and Bic permanent markers and then scanned as .jpeg files. A few are colored partly with Prismacolor colored pencils. Like I said, more will be added as I find time.

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Face Melting Guitar Solo

How cool is Bluetooth? Honestly, I just sent a picture to my computer using the Bluetooth option and it took 2 seconds. Love it.

Anyways, the whole reason I sent the picture to my laptop was to post it here. I woke up this morning, opened my eyes and there it was! A face!

Not just a face, but one that looks like it's glaring and scowling at me through my guitar case.  My stomach kinda sank at first because it really creeped me out. I kept staring at it waiting for it to move or say something or completely disappear.

It literally looks like there is someone inside my guitar case with their face imprint coming through to the outside. The picture doesn't do it justice because it was taken with my crappy camera phone. But it doesn't just appear at this angle. It's still there from every angle I can look at it. So with no further ado, I introduce to you,

the man in the guitar case. 

I sent the picture to my brother. Of course he thought it was "Sweet" and after a while of laying there in bed staring at it, realizing it wasn't going to do anything, I sorta figured it's kind of like the persona of my guitar- angry at me for never strumming it's strings.