After helping move the company I work for, then move my girlfriend I'm now getting set to move myself. I really do feel like burro in the drawing above... I do hope to ink and color this drawing someday but for now, this will have to do.
I'll be checking back in regularly on my progress so stay tuned and I hope to get more of my new comic books pre-production sketches up soon.
I showed a sneak preview of this a couple post back, here is the final Pirate Matrioschka shirt concept submitted to Tilteed.com. Check it out, and take a moment to vote for it.
I've been home sick the last couple days and have been catching up on podcast while recovering from what seems to be a fun bout of allergy f.u.... There's a great RadioLab podcast they just released on Parasites and this is the lil critter that got conjured up as a result of listening in. Check out the podcast, there's some fascinating stuff, like how your fondness of your cat may actually be the result of you being a victim of Toxoplasmosis...
I started this drawing a few post back with the intention of coloring it in. I started digitizing it and decided it would be my first submission to Tilteed.com. This required a simpler color palate, 6 max. So if you like it, go vote for it and maybe we can get it printed up!
While I won't be hosting a booth this first thursday, I will have stuff available for sale @ Tender Loving Empire. My Comic, Binary Robo Thank You Cards, and the Yarn Ball Inspired T-Shirt are on consignment and will be available during their last First Thursday event of 2009. So if you've been looking to check out some of my stuff in person, or get a peak at the book, come by Thursday night from 6 til 10 to check out some of the best local indy music and wares!
There are two things I certainly don't draw enough of these days, women and pleasant moments. So to help fill the gap... here's both. I hope to do some digital ink and paint on this one. I'll post an up date when I think it's ready.
Above is the last frame of "Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure Volume #1" A smoking fish. In Volume #2 we pick right up were we left off with Smokey the Fish floating in what seems to be an endless void. I've decided as I work on the art for this edition I'm going to post various elements beginning with the first, roughed out, 10 panels of the next story in the Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure series. I'm sure a lot will change from now and my self imposed deadline of October 1, 2009, and I hope that I will be posting at least weekly on the progress of this story. So with out further adieu I humbly present the first bits of "The Tortoise and the Meteorite".
This story has been on my back burner for years. A while back I completed the following painting to help spur on the completion of this work. Thoughts always welcome, and if you're interested in Volume #1 you can purchase it via my Etsy store.
Lately my back has been giving me some grief so I've been trying to stretch stuff back out via some yin yoga techniques and staying away from the desk chairs and lifting heavy things ( more on that in a later post). I'm always amazed at how hard some of the simplest poses are, I really do need to make this a more regular practice.
Sometimes Robots do attack... and sometimes they have laser beam eyes... This is important to note. If you see a giant robot outside your window that running up to the roof top to wave hello might not always be the best idea.
This image started so nicely, a forest of triangle trees, but then the dragon with the cleft chin showed up and burned it all down. =( Sorry trees...
I've been busy making extra stuff for First Thursday. Above is the pre-cut silkscreened sticker set I've been working on. There'll be a set of 3 ( Bird, Penguin & Monster) free with every shirt purchase... Sticker packs will be available by them selves for cheep cheep. I gotta cut this guys out tomorrow morning ( kinkos to the rescue)... Hope to see some of you tomorrow!
