Hello everyone. My wife and I have been passing a cold back and forth for the last couple days and today is the worse that I have felt so far. So if this post doesn’t make a whole lot of sense I’m totally blaming it on the cough syrup.
Moving on.
As I mentioned before I’m doing a sketch cards for the upcoming Marvel 70th anniversary set and it has been really fun so far. I agreed to do 150 for my first time and so far I have knocked out about 18. Keep in mind I received the cards 5 days ago and I’ve been under the weather. Once I feel 100% I’m sure I’ll be doing around 5 – 8 cards a night. I hope. Oh and since I can’t show any of the cards yet enjoy the warm up doodle/sketch I did last night before getting to the sketch cards. And yes I know Batman isn’t a Marvel character, whenever I do warmups I just do whatever comes to mind.
I’m also doing a tryout for Topps for an upcoming Star Wars set as well as a potential project. This is what I’m really nervous about so everyone wish me luck on this one. And by “wish me luck” I mean send me money, or a copic marker. Hey I’m just sayin’ I mean the holidays are coming up and it’s time you start shopping for the one you love (i.e. me).
Anyway the nyquil is starting to talk to me now. Yes…yes I can see it now. A huge fluffy bed is floating by with little blue birds pulling back the covers as the sun fades behind the clouds winking at me. Ahhhhh….bed time.
I promised that I would post some artwork tonight so here we go. I know it’s just sketches but I swear everything else that I’m doing right now is either under NDA or under NDA.
Anyway I have previewed one of my doodles above. If you want to see them all (and let’s face it who doesn’t) just hop over here. All these are just brainstorms, doodles or failed attempts. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
Oh I almost forgot I am currently doing a tryout for…oh I better not say it just stay tuned. Actually if I get this gig you probably be able to hear me screaming like a cheerleader as I dance around with glee.
Greetings everyone and yes you read correctly. I will be doing 150 cards for the upcoming Marvel 70th Anniversary set! Yeah yeah I know I mentioned that in my last post but it’s big news so I’m posting about it again. Hey what can I say I’m humble, modest even.
But wait there’s more.
I also got that gig teaching a figure drawing class at the Charlotte Art League. Yeah I know it’s unbelievable that even after meeting with me they still decided to let me teach. Plus I was originally slated to start in December but now I’m starting this weekend. I’m just going to start with the basics and find out the skill level of the students but still I have some stuff that I need print out beforehand such as some Andrew Loomis study sheets.
I’m a firm believer in methods of both Andrew Loomis and George Bridgman. I’m starting with Loomis because his methods are a little easier to follow and less complex. But don’t worry I’ll drop the Bridgman bomb on them when I think they are ready. Although I’m a little nervous about teaching the class I just try and remind myself how awesome I am and that everything will be a-ok. If that doesn’t work then I’ll just drink. A lot.
Let’s see what else? Oh yeah I finally found a writer to get a submission ready for Zuda Comics. I don’t know why I have the sudden urge to draw sequentials because normally sequential work scares me more than Sarah Palin at a rally in Alabama.
I suppose that about does it for this post and I promise, no I swear that I will scan and post some art tomorrow. I’ve been really lazy about scanning lately and for that I apologize. I will also have some finished work to post soon because although every finished piece I have done lately has a NDA attached to it I will have an upcoming Elektra piece that doesn’t so be on the lookout for that Thursday.
In the meantime, enjoy this picture of Scarlett since I have no art to post because I’m a bum who is too lazy to scan it. See you on the otherside…whatever that means.
Hello Hello HELLO.
I’m back bitches.
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WHooooooo!
Stylin’ and profilin’ and looking how I can look. Whooooooo!
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How the hell is everyone? Yeah that’s great, whatever. Let’s talk about me now. Shall we?
As I’m sure you have noticed by now the site has a new look and was designed to make stalking me that much easier. Oh and I encourage you to stalk me via Twitter, subscribing to the feed to this blog or whatever other method you can cook up. Well, except for lurking around the outside of my house wearing a stealth suit made of shrubs and discarded cheeseburger wrappers. That would just be weird for the both of us and no don’t ask me how I know that.
But I digress.
I have some huge announcements to make so be sure to call the neighbors and wake the kids and be sure everyone sitting down.
Ok ready? Good.
I have been selected to do sketch cards for the upcoming Marvel 70th anniversary card set! I know awesome right? I know I know that some of you think that it’s almost slave labor doing the sketch cards but I don’t consider 25 bucks a card that bad.
Heh I just screwin’ with you.
I’m not really getting 25 dollars a card but I do look at it as a great opportunity. It seems to have been working out pretty good for Cat Staggs so I’m hoping for the best. Anyway I signed up to do 150 cards by January, so time to break out the copics and microns and get to work. A friend of mine Keith O’Malley (who is just an urban legend to some) has done several sets and has given me some great advice. Well actually his advice wasn’t all that great. Hmmm…come to think of it I don’t even think it was advice. He just said he loved men named Wyatt.
Anyway so that’s great news and…AND…I may start teaching a figure drawing class at the Charlotte Art League! Yeah I don’t think the Art League has really thought that through either but I’m still meeting with them tomorrow morning to discuss it and suss out any details. I will be sure to announce their decision here but if you up to minute updates hit me up on Twitter.
Finally I would just like to say thank you to everyone for your support during the recent tumultuous episodes in my life. I assure that everything is getting back on track (finally) and I am officially back to making regular blog posts, just like in the good ol’ days.
Oh I also have a few other cool projects on the horizon and I will be announcing those on Monday. I think that about does it for this post and again I apologize for the lack of content over the last few weeks but I’m sure you guys understand why.
Now to keep with tradition of this amazing blog, whenever I don’t have a relevant image to post I post a picture of the lovely Scarlett Johansson and Scarlett I know you had nothing to do with those cease and desist letters. Those meddlesome attorneys just don’t understand our love.
Remember when I said I would be back on a regular schedule and things would be back to normal around here very very soon? Of course you don’t! Because its been so long since my last post! I swear people I don’t know how much more crap is going to fall into my life but if it doesn’t let up soon then…I’ll…uh…aw hell I had something clever to say. I think. Maybe. Oh screw it onto the updates.
Ok so my mom was released from the hospital yesterday. The surgery was a success and they are still deciding on how much chemotherapy will be needed if any. For those of you just now finding out about this my mom had colon cancer and the tumor was the size of an orange. Fun. But as I said the doctors are expecting a full recovery, which is of course great news. Needless to say that was taking a ton of my time and stressing me out but at least things are working out and are now starting to look up.
So that is the big issue that has been going on in my personal life, but don’t think I haven’t been drawing during this time. I will be the first to admit I haven’t done anything of any major significance but I have been filling up sketchbook pages like crazy and..uh…wait. Did I just say “like crazy“? WTF? Here I am Mr. Artsy Fartsy and the best simile I can come up with for a prolific surge of creativity during an emotive exploration of a tumultuous time in my life through my mind’s eye is… “like crazy.” Nice. Really nice.
Anyway I have a bunch of sketchbook pages that I will be posting over the next few days. I just have to take the time to scan them. I hope all of you (yes all 8 of you) will enjoy them because I have been playing around with a new approach to drawing and sketching. I have really been trying to slow down and take my time trying to capture each subtle nuance with a single flowing line.
Oh did I mention that a lot of the sketchbook pages will have boobs and robots? I didn’t? Well then I should mention that a lot of my new sketchbook pages will have boobs and robots. I just wanted make sure you were still with me and I wasn’t boring you with all this artistic expression crap. Don’t get me wrong I love the beauty of a clean illustration and I could go on and on about it. But boobs and robots is why you’re here and I aim to please.
I will be posting that as well as a couple of other surprises over the next couple days so be sure to check back in with me or better yet just subscribe to this blog. You will find that this blog will not only bring joy to your life but it will also bring joy to those around you.
Now to follow the tradition of this blog whenever I don’t have any art to post I post a picture of my super #1 crush Scarlett Johansson.
See you on the other side whatever that means.
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