This is my entry for the John Carter of Mars contest over at Super Punch!. I'm pretty happy with how it came out. Wish me luck!
*UPDATE- Well, I didn't win. But, the guy that won had a really clever idea and executed it really well. You can check out all of the entries here.
15"x20" Acrylic on illustration board.
Meet Nikki and Tommy. They are my friend Michele's rat terriers. They were named after Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe.
15" x 20" Acrylic on illustration board
I have a new illustration site! Chalker Illustration + Design.
Go by and check it out!
www.chalkerillustration.com
My guinea pigs, Pierre and Chewie, commissioned me to do a portrait of them for my girlfriend Lisa. Since we recently moved to Texas, they wanted to be in western outfits. Pierre chose to be a bandito while Chewie went for the classic cowboy.
Each portrait 4" x 6" Ink on illustration board
p.s.- Our guinea pigs didn't really commission me to do their portraits. That would be crazy. Guinea pigs don't carry that kind of cash around.
p.p.s.- Lisa loved it. :)
p.p.p.s.- Pierre thought the 'stache looked sweet and is now bugging me to buy him one for "the ladies".
"... and up he soared blazing into the air and settled on the mountain-top..."
The Hobbit, Chapter XII- Inside Information
A christmas gift for a dragon loving member of my family.
12" x 9" Ink on illustration board.
1977*. Quite possibly the best Christmas ever.
I was going through old photos last week and ran across this little gem. Just thought I'd share. Happy Holidays!
(I still have the blaster and action figures)
*Oops! It was 1978!
Durwood Chalker passed away at the age of 86 shortly after 9:00pm on Monday, December 14, 2009 at Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. Durwood is survived by his wife of nearly 56 years, Vada Ray (83) and his three sons: Daniel (Cherry), David (Julia) and Jason. He was a proud grandfather to six grandchildren: Jessica, Daniel II, Hannah, Noah, Caleb and Phoebe. Durwood was preceded in death by his parents, Robert N. and Leona Cook Chalker, a sister and three brothers. His surviving siblings are Merle Wilcox (sister) of Cisco and Sam Chalker (brother) of Bastrop.
Durwood was born on August 22, 1923 in Eolian, TX. He answered his country’s call and enlisted in the Navy in February of 1943 in the submarine service. During his service in World War II, he achieved the rank of Radioman, 2nd Class and was stationed on Guam for the bulk of his service. Durwood was honorably discharged in January of 1946.
After the war, Durwood attended Texas A&M and graduated with an electrical engineering degree in 1950. Shortly thereafter he began work as a junior engineer at West Texas Utilities in Abilene, Texas. A friend introduced him to Vada Ray McAdams in 1953. Durwood and Vada hit it off, and were wed in December of that year.
Durwood continued working hard at West Texas Utilities and became president in 1975. He was very active in the Abilene community until he was transferred to Corpus Christi, Texas to be president of Central Power and Light in 1979. He was quickly promoted again to CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the holding company, Central and Southwest Corporation based in Dallas, Texas in 1980. He continued on in that position until his retirement in 1988. During his retirement he continued to enjoy playing golf, jogging and reading. He was especially happy to have more time to be a doting grandfather.
Throughout his life, Durwood always made time for his family, many charities and worthwhile causes. He served as a director or trustee for many organizations, such as the Communities Foundation of Texas, the Boy Scouts Circle Ten Council (for which he was awarded the Silver Beaver), the Sammons Foundation, the Texas A&M 12th Man Foundation, the Texas A&M Chancellor’s Century Council and others.
Durwood was a “die hard” Aggie, loved to laugh and was never one to simply watch life go by. Even with all of his success in the business world and his many awards and achievements, Durwood remained a humble, honest West Texas country boy at heart. Durwood Chalker was a wonderful man who led an amazing life. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
Sorry I haven't been posting as regularly. Things have been super busy for me. Some pretty exciting stuff! I'll post about that at a later date.
This is my entry for Super Punch's Horror of Star Wars competition.
This an old Tusken Raider telling a legend by the campfire about a demon with a fiery sword (Anakin) that beheaded an entire Tusken Raider settlement when he was a child.
10"x15" Ink on illustration board
*Update- Holy Crap! I won!
This is my piece for the 2009 Chicago Artists Show at Rotofugi.The show opens this Friday. It should be a great show. Hope to see you there!
Chicago Artists Group Show & The Brush Project 2
Rotofugi Gallery
1953 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
20"x15" Acrylic on illustration board.
Here's a t-shirt design I did for the Austin Huns 1st Annual Oktoberfest Pub Crawl. Should be a good time!
Sorry I haven't been posting very regularly lately. There has been a lot going on.
I thought I'd jump on the Disney/Marvel mash-up bandwagon in honor of Disney purchasing Marvel Comics for $4 Billion. I'm interested to see what comes of it.
In case you can't tell, it's Captain Hook as Victor Von Doom (Dr. Doom).
Ink with digital color.
This is my version of Max taming the wild things from "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. I submitted it to the Terrible Yellow Eyes blog. Hopefully he'll like it and post it. It's a very cool blog. You should go check it out.
9"x12" Ink on Strathmore 400 art board with digital color.
Get this book. It's fantastic. Darwyn Cooke's graphic adaptation of Richard Stark's classic crime novel is dead on. Seriously. Go to your local comic shop or Amazon and get it today. You'll be glad you did.
Art trade I did for Becca over at No Smoking in the Skull Cave.
I posted all my photos from Wizard World on my Flickr account. You can check them out here.
This is a sketchbook cover I did at the con. It's Captain Sponge Bob America Pants.
