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Lefty challenge

2011-12-17T08:01:00.001-06:00

Here's an all-left-handed drawing - concept, drawing, coloring. I'm a righty by nature, so this was definitely on of the more interesting challenges. This is Rigo; he has a big nose.

Holiday zombie

2011-12-07T18:27:00.000-06:00

Zombies aren't usually my thing; or Christmas, yet they make a pretty interesting combination. Might have to try out some other combos.

car commish

2011-06-18T00:53:00.000-05:00

Latest piece. 18 x 24"

Will n Kate

2011-05-03T23:46:00.000-05:00

The Royal couple for Caricaturama/ fun. I couldn't care much less about the wedding and all the hype surrounding it, but sometimes you gotta give in I guess. Hurrah!

New Commish!

2011-04-05T15:28:00.000-05:00

So, here it is... my latest and greatest commission! A big thanks to Felipe for ordering this from me! It was tons of fun putting this piece together. It's all acrylic, and pretty big, as you can tell with my cheesy mug behind it. Inspired by the White Goodman vs. the Bull painting from Dodgeball, as well as the amazing Frank Frazetta. I've got some process pics, they may go up soon too. Anyone else want one? :)

Drawing at the bar...

2011-03-20T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here's some quick live drawings from tonight. I went on St. Patty's night too (crazy) but didn't have a camera with me at the time. It was awesome, Timmy O'Toole's is great! Tips were good, employees were cool, overall a blast!

I recently made myself a little "Free Caricatures" sign to put up when I go out to do this type of thing, and it really helps break the ice! I always feel more comfortable when I have a more clearly defined "purpose," such as "artist" or "nobody," so long as it's defined. I'll try and get out to do this sorta thing more often. It's just a cool experience, and people's nights turn out to be more interesting than they anticipated :)

Two and a Half Men

2011-03-07T00:39:00.000-06:00

There was a challenge to draw Charlie Sheen with his antics, and this is what I came up with. All hand-drawn and colored, with the background and shadows, highlights p-shopped. Turned out pretty cool, I think. A little photo-sing goes a long way.

pulp fiction

2011-03-05T19:23:00.000-06:00

Here's a piece I've had in mind to do for a while now... and finally put it down on paper! I could never decide what direction to take it - paint, charcoal, marker - and so I went with the basic, for starters. This probably won't be the last, these guys just have awesome faces, and such an iconic movie. Well, onto the next!

munny

2011-03-03T12:48:00.000-06:00

I was given a Munny to do with what I wanted, and so here's a Steve Zissou, for the Caricaturama Showdown 3000 challenge! It's acrylic paint, with a little shirt sleeve-hat. These effin dolls are cute, what can I say...

vampire lady

2011-03-01T02:01:00.000-06:00

Here's a vampire girl, in charcoal and watercolor pen. There was a figure drawing session called "Monster Draw" where the figures in this case were this girl, a vampire huntress, and a lady pregnant with a demon bursting out of her stomach. Even so, this ended up being the most interesting pose in the end (and one I actually got a picture of). Below is a WIP series.

Nick Cave

2011-02-27T21:54:00.000-06:00

For Caricaturama Showdown 3000, marker + conte. I wanted a sketchier look for this one, not quite sure if I achieved it. A good exercise though.

MJ

2011-02-26T17:53:00.000-06:00

Another one of the King, back to the 'ol color stix n markette. The hardest part was not getting up to dance while drawing with his music in the background!

smooth criminal

2011-02-23T17:50:00.000-06:00

A fun marker sketch of the King of Pop. Haven't done a pure marker drawing until this one, comes with its own challenges. Another one of him may be coming.

selfy

2011-02-17T22:40:00.002-06:00

Here's a self-drawing, to be used on a business card... finally! Definitely wanted to show something fun on it, and I apparently love birds, so here we are!

Slim Shaded

2011-02-10T00:59:00.004-06:00

Colored it! Airbrush, markers, colored pencil. Geez, this was fun to do. I may have to try some lettering again, but first, a big painting is coming up!

Slim Shady

2011-02-05T21:16:00.003-06:00

"So come and kill my while my name's hot; and shoot me 25 times in the same spot..."

A fun exercise, trying to incorporate some wild lettering into an illustration. I'm not sure how this came about, but I'm pretty pleased. I'm a big fan of this guy. Coloring... may be coming :)

James Cromwell

2011-01-27T12:15:00.002-06:00

Another one for Caricaturama 3000. Drawn with a brush pen, colored pencil did the rest, except for the background stripe. I don't know why I love the horizontal background stripe so much... it just always feels right :)

Steve Carell

2011-01-24T01:48:00.002-06:00

For Caricaturama 3000, in ballpoint pen + Le Pen. I still don't know why the 3000 is there...

Cripplecon 4 Life

2011-01-20T12:15:00.003-06:00

These are my pieces from Cripplecon 4 Life. Tried some acrylic, as I have a very large painting to do coming up. An amazing convention, definitely the most fun I've been to.

Army of Darkness

2010-11-10T12:07:00.000-06:00

For Caricaturama again, watercolor.

Metallica!

2010-10-19T12:57:00.003-05:00

Here's an illustration of Metallica, for the Caricaturama Showdown 3000 contest on facebook. Marker and watercolors

some halloween

2010-10-19T12:53:00.002-05:00

here are some halloween-based sketches. Abel again, that guy's just fun to draw as a vampire, Katie as the one-and-only, then a fun couple from the park!

2010-09-17T13:09:00.001-05:00

some more. these top three come from our thrilling "half-off" time of the year!

park skitches

2010-09-17T12:48:00.004-05:00

digital painting

2010-01-21T01:09:00.003-06:00

First digital painting, more or less completed. I have a terrible habit of getting bored with bigger pieces during the process; in this case the casualty being the shirt. Will work on that later, hopefully. This is Glenna.

1st digital

2010-01-15T23:49:00.004-06:00

First digital sketch in PS. Just the line drawing. I'll take a look at color in a bit :)

near Post-season SFC...

2009-10-06T13:23:00.003-05:00

Well, it's been quite a while since I've posted. All of my park sketches are buried along with my blackberry, but I tried a little mix-up here to somewhat prepare for the convention. That's where things will explode, I hope.

More to come...

sketches 'n stuff

2009-04-21T16:05:00.003-05:00

So, a few more sketches from ye olde sketchbook, which is now full. Decided to try my hand at some gr'ffiti; one of my guys left his blackbook by mistake, and I was inspired by his work -- super clean, contrived lettering! Jose's the man!

errbrush

2009-04-21T15:48:00.002-05:00

Some airbrushing at SFC... A few early customs to try and make some extra loot! and yes, cell phone pics...

memory sketches

2009-03-14T17:50:00.004-05:00

Aha! scanner! Much better. Anyway, some sketches of silly people from memory... this will now become a fun exercise!

mo' fo' SFC

2009-02-24T16:22:00.002-06:00

the brangelina circus
nolte's mug
dx muthaf*cka!
blaggo
superbadboys. These are a few more for the SFC wall... got some others. What else is all popular these days??

Eybo.

2009-02-19T22:07:00.002-06:00

One of my great homies, Abel. I've got a ton of respect for him, and dude can draw. To Abel!

Figures!

2009-02-18T02:01:00.003-06:00

last one... about 30 mins.
4th... bout 20 mins
3rd... 20 mins?
2nd... 10 mins.1st one... bout 10 mins. Haven't drawn figures from life in a while!! about two years now... a lotta fun. MIAD has open figure drawing tuesday nights. Pretty cool. so, i know there's some issues with each one, but hey, gotta keep practicin! A little experimentation with color-fun!

2009-02-17T12:14:00.002-06:00

An older one, but I still like it. Based on "It's bad luck to open an umbrella indoors." It's an old Egyptian thing, because of the Sun-King and it's basically a denial of his supremacy by blocking the sun's rays in your own home. Kinda cool.
I'm gonna see how many consecutive days I can go posting here. Gotta get busy!!

Jon Stewart

2009-02-16T14:55:00.000-06:00

A little Jon Stewart, for the wall at Great America. This year, finally, the wall will be chock-full of celebs, rather than practices and rejects. Of course, there'll always be room for rejects--making the most out of our beautiful failures.

2009-02-15T15:11:00.000-06:00

This one here's of Sonya D, the club owner. She's a really funny lady, and apparently horny. Check her out!
Robin Williams
Redd Foxx
Richard Pryor
Jaime Foxx

2009-02-15T15:04:00.000-06:00

George Carlin
Ellen Degeneres
Dave Chappelle
Chris Rock
And Bernie! These are from a small gig, to be hung up in a comedy club in Waukegan: Juz Jokkin'!! All who are near, should go there. It's a quaint lil place, and open mic! Fun times for all.