More Progress

Still a lot of work to do....but it's getting there!

This looks so strange, with his jacket shaded in but not his face.

Charcoal Lizard

Here's a little side project in its early stages. Eventually I WILL finish it (ha, as if). This is in charcoal, and I've barely started, as you can see, but I felt bad, seeing as I haven't posted in a while and thought I should put something up.  I've just been outrageously busy as of late, but hopefully I'll have some spare time to post some art this week:)

Octopus and Candy

Here's something I recently started...I'll talk more about it later, once I've finished it.  These photos are of the initial sketch plus some early watercolor and inking.

Skulls and Such

First off, I want to point out that I believe time is conspiring against me. Since starting this blog my life has become infinitely more busy, which, don't get me wrong, is a good thing because when I have very little to do I rarely have the urge to get anything done, but where have all the national holidays gone...(we could use a few more, thanx)

Anyway, this illustration is in ink and charcoal, and according to someone I know (you know who you are) could be my ticket to the high-life via bike week t-shirt sales.  It's not that I planned it out that way, and I typically avoid skulls like the plague, but recently started taking notice of a very popular gallery artist who makes his entire living off of skull paintings.  As if trying to find my own artistic calling, so to speak, wasn't difficult enough, I might change direction and start intentionally throwing massive globs of cliché at the canvas.

Now, for people who might take offense because they love skulls and studs and rhinestones...don't be silly, for I too love all of these things (minus the rhinestones).  I just find the idea of painting one thing a million times in different color schemes a bit redundant (a bit?...I mean VERY).  Would you choose to bake the same cake over and over again just with different types of sprinkles? At some point the practice gained wouldn't matter, and all growth as a baker would come to a screeching halt.  Well, anyway, you get my point...hehehe

So here's the illustration, which I do actually like.  The first few images are after I finished the basic outline, then they progress to the finished piece.  I suppose it's a skull in some type of space-age helmet. I want to avoid going too deep here with the meaning, though it does have one. Someone care to interpret it in their own way? Comment below:))

Fantasy Girls, Guns and Bubbles

Me thinks I've been entertaining myself too much with doodles, just playing here and there with colors that really don't go together. This illustration with pen and ink is...well...I guess you'll just have to see for yourself. Not sure if there are that many words to describe it.  Like I said, it's possible that I've completely lost it or maybe need to go blow some bubbles or something.  On a side note...I do like blowing bubbles out of hotel windows just to make the people below look up in wonder :))) Warning: do not try that at home; people will think you are crazy.

Ibex Illustration

I guess I'm just really getting into this style....finally.  Sometimes I think that I have no idea what direction I want to go in, but with everything starting to move at least in some direction, I'll just be going with the flow for a while.  Soooo, being the animal-loving geek that I am, I saw a few of these guys on the tube, scaling the highest precipice and attempting to fling one another from the edge...I am talking about the ibexes (that's getting a bit wordy now).  They kind of, no directly, inspired me to do this painting, because for whatever reason I might have a slight obsession with horned beasts.  So here it is, in watercolor and ink.  Enjoy.

Some New Droid Girl Doodles

Here's one of the sisters in action again.  I've been enjoying some leisurely sketches while I work on my digital/graphic..well...work ha.  I guess she's blasting away, possibly Dragon Ball style (wow, at my nerd self with that one) at some unseen robot O.o...

Passing Sketch

Saw these little shops and buildings, and thus whipped out the 'ole sketchbook.  I did this in ink and colored pencil.

Concept Character Sketch, Big Haired Kid!

Here is a new sketch I worked around with today.  He's a concept character with big hair and flip-flops...what else can I say? This pic was taken straight from my sketch-clipboard...(yes, this could be considered similar to a sketchbook, but yet so much.....better ha O.o)