the feeb

2011-06-27T13:31:00.000-07:00

I had recently finished an accordion sketchbook that I'd started 5 years ago... I had only 2 pages left to go to complete it. The idea was to make one long drawing: place the date of each drawing, and draw lines off the edges. It was a really fun exercise. The problem is, my last 2 pages kind of demolished the preceding ones, even though I really like the rest of them. I decided to pick up another accordion sketchbook that I'd made from a kit back then, and start another one that would be much more serious in terms of detail and thought, and to add even more fun/challenge, I decided to make this one vertical.

Here's the beginning of page #1 (drawn at Bohemian Cafe in Baltimore) started a few weeks ago.

...and after finding a few minutes/hours here and there, here's what I *think* is the final version of the first page: (finished just today during lunch)

For scale: I draw too small... that's my iPhone 4 behind the book, which I used for stability while I scanned it... it actually sticks out on either side of the book. Ha!

Next I really need to focus on a mock assignment from my awesome buddy Howard Lyon (see my links to the right).

2010-09-23T12:06:00.000-07:00

Pages I did for a comic anthology for classic literature. You probably guessed that I got the poem Kubla Kahn. You guessed right.

2010-09-01T20:37:00.000-07:00

Sculpt I did in Sculptris, free software from Pixologic.

2010-08-15T17:38:00.000-07:00

Sketch for fun. It's also a birthday sketch for a friend, Tim McCrackin (no, not the one from the movie Slapshot (obscure reference)).

2010-06-16T05:21:00.000-07:00

Tree demon in color. Golly!

2010-06-12T12:22:00.000-07:00

I fixed the tree-demon dude (odd perspective in the previous post), and I painted-up one of my other drawings (duh). Makes me want to paint more!

2010-06-08T10:16:00.000-07:00

I liked the face of the snake demon sketch my girlfriend helped art direct me on, so I did a close-up study of his face. He's become more of a straight-up tree demon, but I'm fond of the result. :)

2010-06-03T04:01:00.000-07:00

So here are a couple of new sketches. I started them on the 7 hour flight home from seeing my girlfriend in the UK. They were actually mostly finished on the flight, but you can only get so much detail as a 300+ lbs giant hunched over in a cramped, slightly turbulent space. I did the rest of it at my desk at work. I like both of these guys (all 3, if you count the forehead of the 2nd piece).

2010-05-27T05:36:00.000-07:00

Sketch my girlfriend art directed me on. :) I love her for zillions of reasons, but a big one is that she takes an active interest in my art, and loves my dark stuff! Epic win!

2010-05-26T06:13:00.001-07:00

Notice 2 of them are the front and back covers of a book. It's a sketchbook I recently bought that allows you to draw on the covers as well as the pages within. NEAT-OH.

2009-11-29T20:53:00.000-08:00

Here are 2 new pieces. They both deserve to be revisited I think. I'll post here so I'm reminded of that. The aquatic "eye" piece is one I'd really like to flesh out. Hmm... ideas?

2009-11-15T20:01:00.000-08:00

This was inspired by yesterday's visit to The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History... and a bit of a dream I woke to this morning.

2009-11-10T19:01:00.000-08:00

Did another one today. Started at lunch and finished tonight. Sorry if it's too deliriously upbeat.

2009-11-09T19:34:00.000-08:00

10 new sketchbook pieces I've done over the past couple weeks.

2009-09-25T07:47:00.000-07:00

Did the fish-looking guy for an art trade. I got a wicked sculpture in return. I'll have to remember to photograph and upload it.

The baby is the result of an idea I had when I was thinking of cramming to finish "The Punisher" theme last night for DrawerGeeks.com. Frank Castle as a brooding infant, already holding criminals in contempt.

2009-08-22T13:06:00.001-07:00

Here's what I finished up today... I noodled away on this longer than anticipated. It was fun, but I wish I had designed it at least a little bit instead of running with random shapes entirely. Still, here's a creepy bugger I can be fond of.

2009-08-18T17:24:00.000-07:00

These two are for a forum activity called "Draw My Character." Simply put, you draw a creature someone else has drawn, with your own spin on it, then draw another creature for the next artist to do the same, rinse & repeat. You can see the critter another artist drew that I redrew, then the last image is the creature I drew for the next artist to take on. Hope that all made sense. If not, tough luck. I'm too lazy to fix my explanation.

2009-08-16T18:00:00.001-07:00

More from my sketchbook. Went a little heavier with the Photoshop "enhancin" on this one.

2009-08-10T14:59:00.000-07:00

Went to a coffee shop at Borders with a friend yesterday and started this one. I finished it on his couch, watching a movie. This went quickly, which is why it's not particularly inspired, but he was still quite a bit of fun. I have an idea for a new one. Can't wait to get started. :)

2009-08-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

Just having some more fun with the marker washes/pencil/pro-white. Snuggly little guy.

2009-07-31T10:26:00.000-07:00

Got another one done last night. Title: "Decoded"

This guy is much closer to what I've been shooting for in style. Man, progress feels good.

2009-07-29T16:16:00.000-07:00

Another drawing exploring style. Still trying to find it. This isn't there, but it's aligned with the mood I'm shooting for. That's pretty good! Wee!

2009-07-24T20:10:00.000-07:00

Still trying to find my voice with this experimenting. This is not a success, but I definitely enjoyed working on it.

2009-07-20T07:03:00.000-07:00

I been bad. Posting newish art just so this blog doesn't collect too much dust.

2009-05-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

Some recent inks I've done. I have no clue why the images are showing up maxed out in here. I guess I broke something. Click on the image to see the rest of the page.

2009-03-28T12:31:00.001-07:00

As Nathan's comment suggests, I'm one cat who isn't often delivering on the updates. I'll hurry and post some recent sketches I did for a fun online contest I'm participating in. This should lead to full on concepts and painting. I have some body concepts too, but they're not up to par yet. They'll be along soon.

2009-01-15T13:35:00.000-08:00

It's high time I updated. I have tons to show, but I been bad. I'll be back a few times over the next week or so to upload a bunch of the newer stuffs. This post is to show some of the art I did for the Tori Amos Comic Book Tattoo for Image Comics. Story by my great friend Jeff Carroll inspired by Tori's song, "Toast." Tori loved the story so much (The song was written for her brother who died in a car accident, and Jeff, in turn, wrote the story in memory of his wife who had recently lost his wife to breast cancer. She energetically embraced him when they met, gushing about the story. I think she gave me a healthy smile and handshake, heheh.). Included are the ugly thumbs for page 2, and some progress pics. I was going to upload all 5 pages, but I'll hold off doing that for a while. Speaking of Tori, you may or may not know/remember that I did a painting in one of her calendars. I think this was for December 2006.

2008-01-11T15:03:00.001-08:00

Great comments from everyone. Thanks tons!

Hey Ryan, remember when we saw that redneck family and I got you laughing good and hard by that comment (in the pic)? Heheh... good times. The theme at drawergeeks.com was "rednecks" so I immediately thought of that. The other drawing was my last of '07. Sketched in a coffee shop in Denver with some art friends I made when I lived there.

2007-10-16T09:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the crazy-long pause between posts, for those of you who care. I straight-up couldn't figure out how to access my blog spot since it was taken under new management. I actually assumed I couldn't access it any longer. Ah, well, here I am again. :)

2006-09-28T16:24:00.000-07:00

I can't find any work anywhere, so I've been looking around. This is a concept test I did the past couple days in hopes of getting hired. Wish me luck, eh?

2006-09-25T01:36:00.000-07:00

I had insomia tonight after getting some contract work done, so I started in on a sketch of a dragon. For some reason, I like my insomnia drawings better than drawings or paintings I manage when I'm wide awake. I'm excited to develop this guy further- how his body, wings, and tail would look.

2006-09-23T12:03:00.000-07:00

An illustration for a fun project called "Angel Quest," a card game that challenges the player to collect cards based on good deeds. In short, the player's collection reflects his/her fulfilled good deeds.

It's awesome to see the comments you guys are posting. It's what brings me back here. It's so great to hear from guys I know of, and guys I haven't seen for too long.

2006-08-17T16:23:00.000-07:00

My good buddy, Ryan Wood emailed me to announce that he has a blog going. I looked at it, shat myself, and was too dumb-struck to even answer him. It just reminded me of how gosh-darn good he is.

It also made me want to start my own blog. I have other friends I need to mention here too, but I'm too lazy tonight. Besides, I need to spend time with the girlfriend.

Here's a goblin to make my blog an official art blog from the get-go. Even mister precious Wood didn't do that on his first post.

Bleah, Ryan... Bleah