SPEED ILLO- Illustation Friday: Clumsy

So, I felt like a challenge tonight! This piece was started at 9 pm this evening. I went from concept to this in that time. I've decided to post it to make sure I get it in on deadline, but hope to continue refining it later- what a rush!

At any rate, Lady Gaga's tailor is looking awfully clumsy here. Just sayin'

New "INTERSECTIONS": The Hill

This one was a lot of fun! I am definitely going to spend more time at the Hill now, I got some proscuitto from Volpi that was AMAZING! I highly encourage everyone to visit. A great example of a neighborhood that does an amazing job keeping it local and authentic.

Show the Beacon some love as well by checkin gout their site here- link.

Hopefully some more exciting news coming soon!

Characters!

Heyo! I have been hard at work with some big help from my friend Mike Murdock on a new website! Pretty soon My beloved blog will be getting a much-needed face-lift and more images! In the meantime though, I wanted to post some of these concept sketches I did on a plane flight a couple of months ago. They are for a game my friends and I are working on! It was a fun way to spend 3-4 hours.

New "INTERSECTIONS": First Night

Just finished this for the Beacon. Here it is for you to review, with some last minute alterations. The subject this month was the FIRST NIGHT celebration held in St. Louis. I tried some new methods of mixing traditional and digital media for this one. Looking forward to trying this stuff some more later on.

Illustration Friday: Undone

Did triple duty today- Haven't done Illustration Friday in waaay too long- but didn't have time to do a whole image and also get my next animal done for Animals in Suits. So I figured let's do both in one image, and also produce a new political illo as well, why not? At any rate the theme is "undone" so I decided to show the Democratic Donkey being "undone" by one of the usual attack lines Republicans use- weakness on National Defense. Can't say I agree, but makes for a fun exercise none the less.

Joe Lentol for "The Capitol"

It's been a busy month! Animals in Suits turns 100 soon, I've been meeting with folks all over, and I just finished my first commission for a New York Paper!

Here is assemblyman Joe Lentol for "The Capitol". I've also included some thumbnails- you know, for the kids!

Speed Sketch- Dave Matthews

Working on a pic for my works holiday gift exchange. Produced this tonight and kinda like how it turned out-thoughts?

New "INTERSECTIONS": Florissant

Huzzah! Brand spanking new Intersections is up!

check it out here

Tried a different method for this one- experimenting with panels and a limited/structured color scheme. I drew a lot of inspiration from old UPA cartoons and how they used color. I also tried to push myself more with the caricatures in this one as well. Got some more exciting news coming soon- I'll keep you posted!

Sketch Drop!

More detailed blog post being worked on. But in the meantime, check out some sketchbook fun I've been having the last couple of months.

Quick Editorial Sketch- Mick Jagger

It was commented in the last week that I should work more on my likenesses. In the spirit of getting better  I have produced this speed sketch! I used the placement of his arms and body to show the projection of his voice. Hope y'all like it!