A Weird Spot & Figure Drawing Sessions

I’ll admit guys and girls (rawr), I’m in a weird state of mind right now. Long story short my dad is going to hospital today to find out if he has lung cancer. Fun fun. We had hoped to get the results yesterday but there was a miscommunication at the hospital. And by miscommunication I mean the hospital didn’t know what the hell they were talking about. Let’s hope this isn’t a ongoing trend.

So yeah, all of that really has me in a weird state of mind, even though my father and I are complete opposites in also every possible way, he’s still my dad so this really frikkin’ sucks. But as of right now no one knows anything for sure so hopefully the initial reaction to the CAT scan will end up simply being an overreaction.

I honestly don’t mean to dump on everyone or bring anyone down. I know that many of you out there have had loved ones go through a battle with cancer. It’s a scary thing to experience second-hand so I can only imagine how it must feel to be in that person’s shoes.

Oops. What was I saying about bringing everyone down? Good Lord why don’t I lighten to mood with some puppy mill horror stories or back alley abortions? I think the best thing to do is just too stay positive and strong for those who need it most. Ok, so happy thoughts, happy thoughts going to my happy place.

Hey I know wanna see some figure drawing sketches that I actually decided to scan for once? Huh? Do you? Of course you do!

The sketch above and the others below were all done at the Charlotte Art League, which hosts a weekly figure drawing session from 8:30 – 10:30 am. The cost is a mere $10. So if you are in the Charlotte area I highly suggest that you stop by and take advantage of this great class. All you need is $10, some paper and a pencil. But my weapons of choice are copic markers, microns, and a little bit of luck. I hope to see you there and until next time I will see you on the other side…whatever that means.

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Blue Line Pro Charity Sketchcards for Cancer

I feel really bad for not posting this sooner because it would’ve been good for some of you guys to jump on board for this but I didn’t so I suck. I know. I’ve heard it all before. But recently this means a even more to me because my mom had a recent battle with cancer and now my dad may have lung cancer. I should find for sure later today.

Above are the 4 sketch cards I did for Blueline’s upcoming auction for Cancer. Just did 4 basic headshots so yeah I did cheese out there (I suck remember) but all in all I like the way these cards turned out. I know that in the grand scheme of things doing a sketch card is just a drop in the bucket but at least its a drop in the bucket. You know what I mean?

If you want to participate or bid on a card  please visit Bill Nichols’ site.

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Marvel 70th Anniversary Set completed!

I will be the first to admit that I am late reporting this but whatever, as my friend Poe would say “Better late than pregnant.” Now onto the news.

As of mid January, I have completed and mailed off 150 sketch cards for the upcoming Marvel 70th anniversary set. As I’ve said before working on the set was a real blast and I look forward to doing more cards in the future. Doing the cards also made me fall even deeper in love with my Copic markers.

I cannot stress enough how much Copic makers rock. You could create a band with Bono, Bowie, Hendrix, Zak Wylde, Jeff Beck, Cliff Burton, Keith Moon, and they wouldn’t rock as much as Copics do. I think mainly because 3 of them are dead so the other members of the band would be really freaked out. I mean Jesus man there would be 3 corpses on stage with them. How fucked up would that be? Sorry what was my point again? Oh yeah Copics rock!

Click here for a list of all the great artists who were part of the Marvel 70th Anniversary set.

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Scarlett Johansson Studies

I did a couple quick semi-quick studies of my #1 celebrity crush Scarlett Johansson Monday night. Nothing major just trying to capture her heart…er… ahaha. Did I say heart? Silly me I meant likeness. But primarily I did it as a value study. Nothing really all that special but I’ve been  in an art slump lately and this is the first thing that I’ve liked in a while. Plus I told myself that I would start posing more studies and doodles. I have a ton of stuff just lying around that I really need to scan and share.

So the process for this one was I first did a pencil rendering then scanned it in and “redrew it” in Photoshop. Oh how I wish I could do transitions and even tones in traditional media as I do in Photoshop. Anyway let me know what you think. Thanks!


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Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School in Charlotte NC

I had my first experience with the Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art school last month. I know I know the name is about as cool as your dad dancing but the concept of the group is actually great. In a nutshell it’s a figure drawing group that focuses on unique themes and models and pops up in practically every state in the US. The Dr. Sketchy I went to was at  StorySlam! in Charlotte, NC and had a Mardi Gras theme, along with contests and prizes. Here are a few photos from their facebook page.

The contests were simple and fun. For instance, the rules of one contest was that everyone had to draw with their non-dominant hand and in another people simply voted on the best piece out of a 20 minute session. The winners were selected by either by one person or by everyone voting on their favorite piece. I won 2 of the 3 contests and my prizes consisted of a gift certificate to a local restaurant and a bottle of wine. Above is one of the pieces I did for Dr. Sketchy. It wasn’t one of the winners but it’s the only picture I have of anything I did that night.

My friend Bryan Fowler won the other contest and also received a bottle of wine. Looking back on it I should have gloated after winning the third and final contest and asked Bryan if he wanted any cheese with his whine. Get it? Whine? You know because he had a bottle of….Dammit that’s punny and I don’t care what you say.

The group is ongoing and will meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month with a different theme each time. Pretty cool. I have listed the necessary links below so that you guys and read about both Dr. Sketchy and StorySlam! By the way if any of you guys are in the Charlotte area I hope to see you at the next Dr. Sketchy event which will be on Tuesday March 9th from 7 to 10 pm.

Oh yeah almost forgot. While I was there I was also asked if I wanted to start teaching figure drawing at StorySlam! They are still in the early stages but I did tell them that I would be interested in trying it out for a while. If that goes through that would mean I would be teaching at both the Charlotte Art League and StorySlam! What the hell right? Who would have ever thought that I would be teaching much less teaching at two different spots?

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Dr Sketchy Anti-Art School
StorySlam!

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