Irregardless, Part 2

Well, I finished the cover yesterday. Woohoo! I'm pretty happy with how it came out. Most importantly, my buddy Brian is happy with it. Without any further ado, here it is...


What's coming next, you ask? I'm doing a sculpture of Brock Samson from The Venture Brothers animated series. It's coming along nicely. I'm taking in-progress shots, so I can let you in on the fun. Yay! I'll try and post some stuff tomorrow or Tuesday.

Manly Art Site Update...

Hey Folks,

Sorry I've been MIA for a while. I've been busy trying to finish up that book cover and I've finally made some necessary updates to my website. Check it out! Manly Art

Irregardless, Part 1

So, I'm doing a book cover for my friend Brian's first novel. It's call Irregardless. It's really a great book. It's getting published this fall. I'll try and get a little synopsis from him to post. I doubt I could give you the low-down on the book as well as he could.

Anyway... I thought I'd share my process with you. I'm doing it a little differently than I normally would. It's a group shot... (here are the comp sketches the publisher approved)



I'm doing the main characters as separate sketches and will composite all the elements in photoshop to get the final tight drawing. I'll start posting the character sketches later today.

It is done...

Well, the opening went well last night. Thanks to everyone that made it out! I really had a blast visiting with everyone. I'm also happy to say that I sold Dogfight, Part 1. Many thanks to the Bowdens. You guys rock!

Opening Tonight!

My show opens this evening at Amy's Ice Cream at 6th & Lamar. I'll be there from 8 'till probably Midnight, when they close. If you're in Austin, I hope to see you there!

Time Flies....

Well, I just finished up the sneaky robot piece. I'll be hanging my show tomorrow and have the opening night "gala" tomorrow evening. I'll post photos tomorrow once everything is hung. I hope to see you tomorrow night!

Approx. 24"x 39.5"

Dogfight Part 2

Well, here's the companion piece to Dogfight Part 1. It is ever so cleverly named Dogfight Part 2. Hope you like it!

Dogfight Part 2, Ink on Paper. 14"x17".

p.s.- Don't forget! My show is opening this Thursday at Amy's Ice Cream @ 6th and Lamar. Hope to see you there at 8!

Memorial Day

Howdy folks! I hope everyone had a fun, safe memorial day weekend.

Sad news... as many of you may know, Alex Toth, comic book artist, designer of Space Ghost and many other characters, passed away yesterday. Thanks for all the wonderful art Alex, you'll be missed.

On a brighter note, I'll be finishing the 'Sneaky' piece tomorrow as well as the companion drawing to Dogfight #1. I should be posting them tomorrow afternoon some time.

'Jan Character Sheet' by Alex Toth, http://tothfans.dynu.com/

Home Stretch

Sorry for going so long between posts. I had to get invites out and take a defensive driving course. But, now I'm back at the easel. I should have this one done sometime today and I'm going to try and have another one done before I hang my show next week. Wish me luck!

Sneaky Sneaky, Part 2

So, I've made some more progress on my new painting. I really like how this one is turning out. I should have another "in-progress" post either tonight or tomorrow. Enjoy!

Approx. 24"x 39.5"

Leapin' Lizards!

I got back from Chicago a couple of days ago. My buddy Brian and I went to the Shedd Aquarium. They had this really cool lizard exhibit in addition to beluga whales, dolphins and various other seafaring critters. A few of the lizard highlights are below.

Just to give you a sense of scale, the first two images are of a komodo dragon. That sucker is at least 7 to 8 feet long and weighs in at about 140 pounds. I imagine they must feed it villagers or something.

Sneaky Sneaky

Here's another painting in progress. I'm really enjoying getting back into oils. I feel like I'm getting the hang of it. I'll post more next week after I get back from Chicago and get some more done. Have a great weekend!

Approx. 24"x 39.5"

Done!!!

WooHooo! I finally finished her! I'm pretty happy with how she came out. Enjoy!

Miss Nebulon B
2' x 4'

Cool Swag...

OK. My buddy Ben, who works at Disney, is a god among men.

I came home from CAPE to find these sweet t-shirts waiting for me...




Yes,... it's OK to drool.

CAPE: The Aftermath

Well, I just got back from CAPE a couple of hours ago. I had a really fun time. It was great hanging out with friends both old and new. The after party was really cool. They had a live art jam. All the artists were invited to get up and do large drawings for the audience while a DJ was spinning. There are some seriously talented artists out there! Once I get settled back in, I'll post some links to some of them.

I did a few sketches, but I only remembered to take a photo of one of them. D'oh! This guy had a great theme for his sketch book... MAD SCIENTISTS... here's my mad robot scientist... although I'm not sure what's mad about him... except maybe he's a robot wearing black rubber gloves and a smock...?


p.s.- Thanks to the Strathmore rep who gave me the free sketchbook. You sir, are a rock star!

CAPE

On May 6th, I will be attending CAPE up in Dallas as a guest. Please come check it out. It's a little convention Zeus Comics hosts in it's parking lot for Free Comic Book Day.

I'll be selling my Austin Books & Comics prints and doing sketches. I'll probably have mini-prints of my other paintings also. Please stop by. I think I'm sitting next to Ben Dunn. There will be a lot of really talented artists there. It should be a lot of fun!

Pin-Up Progress, Part Deux

OK, time for another post. I'm in the home stretch on this one. I've gotta let it dry for a few days, but after that, I should be able to pretty much wrap it up.

Pin-Up Progress

Did I mention that painting in oils is a little on the time-consuming side? Here's some more progress. Hopefully I'll be able to post the finished painting early next week, if not sooner.

Space Girl Pin-Up

Howdy! Here are a couple of shots from one of the pin-ups I'm doing for my art show in June. I'ts mostly the underpainting right now,...

... but the face is pretty much done. Hope you like it.

Dogfight Part 1

I have a show at Amy's Ice Cream on 6th street starting on June 1st. I'll post details in a few weeks. I just finished this piece. I'm about to start on the companion piece. I'll post it when I get done with it.

Dogfight #1. Ink on Paper. 14"x17".