This was a relatively quick sketch of a young woman who was moving around quite a bit in high contrast lighting. I started her off one way, but then she turned and settled in another (...hence why the eyes are a little off...). The nice thing about my pen is that once it runs low on ink, you can actually do some soft shading.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Perception
On one hand, I'd say it's the drawing with speed from close up that harangues me about this drawing. Or, is the distortion I always seem to see when I scan/photograph anything...like how a drawing or painting appears when I look at it, versus how it looks when digitized. I can't say exactly...in any event, I was happy with the drawing at the time...and the subject was as well...
Friday, June 26, 2009
All Things Considered: It can be tough avoiding bee puns...
A close-up of one of the items featured in the painting I finished last week, which will be on display next month. I have more sketches on the way, but thought we needed some color to brighten up all that ink.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Live and Interesting
There's not much for me to say here other than I'm glad I managed to do more than just a portrait.
Monday, June 22, 2009
A Sneak Peek at the Past...
I remember when my attention in drawing turned from superheroes to pretty ladies. My grandfather took me aside, and showed me a picture of a Vargas girl in an old magazine. He made a joke about having a pin-up artist in the family, but I looked at it and thought "I could probably do that..."
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sound...well, no...but certainly Vision
I did a drawing of Bowie last night for a friend to use as a prop in a short film he's making. I think he turned out pretty well.
Monday, June 08, 2009
June 2009 Group Show at the Hive Gallery...
For those who were unable to attend, this was the piece I'm showing as part of the group show currently on at the Hive (www.hivegallery.com). This is my second month at the Hive, and it's been quite fun to get to show there. If you haven't been, I recommend coming out for the openings...there's a whole lot of art, some live music, drinks, and general socializing.
Friday, June 05, 2009
Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Since I had so much fun with Thor, I did a quick (and graceless...haha) recreation of a Nick Fury by legend Jim Steranko. Before you judge me too harshly, keep in mind I'm a) doing it for speed/fun, b) as a style study, c) much smaller than Jim did, and d) on sketch paper that bleeds (instead of illustration board). Though Steranko's Fury issues are still popular, I'm still surprised that his surrealistic pop approach and intense action sequences never made Fury a sustainable A-list character.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
A Super Hero Literalizes My Blog Title...
In honor of the rare Thunderstorm in Los Angeles yesterday, I did a quick line by line recreation of a drawing of the Mighty Thor by comics legend Jack Kirby. As a kid, I didn't appreciate Kirby's bulky, blocky style, but as I got older, I really saw what the man could do and it's damned impressive. More importantly, Kirby's style seems simplistic, but it's not as easy to reproduce well as you might think. That coupled with the fact that in doing a recreation...I tried to stay faithful to the original, but couldn't be hesitant with my brush strokes on the ink. (Yes...it's all brush, I would've done some in quill...but the important word here is "quick"...)
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
...a Horse for Me?
Then some days you say to yourself "Inanimate objects? Pshaw, I'm drawin' the memorable mug of Jack Elam!"
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
A Reminder...
The other day as I was helping out on a friend's short film shoot I remembered: Part of the reason for this was to make me draw stuff I wouldn't ordinarily draw...like inanimate objects...and plants. So, voila!
Monday, June 01, 2009
Not Exactly a Return to Form...
Well, as promised, I have returned with some more sketches. It's been a busy last couple of weeks, so if I have been negligent, it's been forced negligence. She may not be my prettiest work, but who am I to deny her a chance at being seen? (Incidentally, I'll have a painting featured in a show next weekend...if that's any excuse for not being around.)
Friday, May 22, 2009
Hard at work...
I'm in full awareness that I've not been posting sketches lately. That's because I've been working on slightly more realized work. I just finished a nice piece that I hope to display in a group show next month. This is a detail from it (I'm kinda obnoxious about not showing something in full until the public (ie. humans complete with bodies) have seen it). I've got a couple of sketches...and I'll be doing more. So I'll be back in full swing soon.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Go Ahead...CROP IT! (...just click on the photo...)
Moving back out from portraiture, I need to do more full body shots. I've always thought it ironic that some comic drawing friends of mine (and some pros) can't seem to draw anyone standing still. If the characters not upside down ninja roundhouse kick, they just look awkward. I, on the other hand, usually have motionless down pat. Onward DYNAMISM!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
"Excuse me while I have a Strange Interlude..."
Ok, so a portrait slipped back in there. Having nothing else to be in the mood to draw, I decided to draw Groucho. I felt pretty good about how he turned out. (And before anyone jumps on me for the odd-looking eyebrows and 'stache, for the uninitiated let me let you in on a secret: In the old days, Groucho painted them on.)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
On Set...
Looks like I'm slipping back into portraits...but at least I got both hands in there. This was speedily executed to try and bring a little cheer into a *bleh* day...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
If It Wasn't for Bad Luck...
In my continued effort to do more than just portraits, I did a rendition of one of my favorite blues men. The nice thing about the brush is some of the soft shading you can do.
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