People sketchin'

For longer than I'd like to admit, I've really neglected drawing in my sketchbook other than doing thumbnails and brainstorming for bigger projects.

Lately, it's been a rarity for me to head outside and sketch people walking their dogs, sipping coffee, etc. I miss doing that! It's fun and it's a great way to brush up on drawing from life. I haven't done it much this Summer either but I did head out to the DIA lawn with Scott not too long ago to sketch people coming home with my new "Pentel Pocket Brush Pen" (Thanks for the heads up Bob!)

"Dragon Ale" Painting

Here's a painting I finished up a couple months back as my final project for the "Sci-Fi and Fantasy Painting" class I was in. This last assignment was to paint anything you wanted as long as it had a castle, a dragon, and a knight in it. It was a great class!

Mez-It Links and Goon Pin-Up

Hey all!

Thanks to those who have left all the great comments on all the cartooning students' work. I'll make sure they all see them. I know it means a lot!

Before it gets too late, here's a couple links I received about the SDCC Mez-Itz Art Show:

http://www.toymania.com/news/messages/11344.shtml

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/07/15/check-out-mezcos-customized-toys-before-their-comic-con-debut-hellboy-michael-jackson-more/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RwaxQiJjqk

Should be cool! I have to say, I'm SUPER bummed to be skipping out on the con this year. Hope everyone has fun and gets some cool stuff!

Also, I did a pin-up of Eric Powell's "The Goon." A great comic!

Hope you like it Eric!

Reed Gunther Mez-it

I was recently lucky enough to be asked by Mezco Toyz to participate in the Mezco Mez-Itz Art Show at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. There's a bunch of artists participating in making a custom Mez-Itz vinyl figure (much like a Munny or a Mighty Mugg).

They sent me a blank figure and after doing some research on how to customize one of these bad boys, I decided to make a Reed Gunther doll.


The blank figure each participant starts with


After adding some super sculpey.


I was visiting my parents over the weekend but really needed to get this done that Friday night. So, it was back to the kitchen counter just like the old days (look my Mom even made me put out comics to protect the counter from the paint!). Dad was gone so Mom and I hung out into the night and she took most of these photos. Thanks Mom!


Yey! Painted!


We called it a night but decided that the next morning we needed to take Reed outside for an adventure...


He climbed high into the Rocky Mountains!


Discovered strange and disgusting creatures! ...and killed them of course...


Will Reed ever be safe? Will his bear-counterpart ever be made in vinyl form so that Reed can actually stand the chance against horrible vile monsters like my brother Shane's annoying cat, Lucy? Time will tell, time will tell...

Thanks again to Guy Davis for recommending me to Mezco and many thanks to Mike Drake for letting me participate. Best of luck with the show Mike!

Fun Update!

Hey guys and gals!

It's been a busy last couple of weeks with a friend's wedding, traveling to Buffalo to visit Kassandra for a long weekend, working on some freelance projects, and drawing issue 2 of Reed Gunther. I'm back home and at the drawing desk again now but wanted to let you all know that Shane is doing some great stuff with the Reed Gunther website!

Shane posts pretty often with news on the comic (issue 2 coming out in August) and most recently put up a nifty web applet that allows you to flip through the comic. He'll be updating the online comic with a new page every couple of days. Issue 2 will be released this way once all of issue 1's pages have been put up but there will also be a print version available which has exclusive sketchbook work and GREAT pin-ups done by some very talented artists.

I leave you with a pin-up I recently did for Guy Davis' Marquis series. Guy's awesome and super nice and I was more than happy when he asked me to do a pin-up. Thanks Guy, hope you like it!