Sketchin' Ladies - Attempt #1

Okay, so it has really been bugging me lately that I can't draw women very well. Growing up I was always drawing ninja turtles and Spider-Man, and never seemed to get around to learning how to draw the fairer sex. Well, I'm tired of it. My next extended project is to fix this problem. When I feel like drawing, I'm going to find some woman to reference. She may be a cartoon or she may be in People magazine, but darn it, I'm going to learn to draw women! First up is one of my favorite cartoon ladies of all time, Teela, from the Masters of the Universe. There are definitely some proportion and positioning problems here, but I think she turned out pretty well for a first try.

WEIRD SKETCH WEDNESDAY!!!

Well, I don't do Weird Sketch Wednesday* every week, but when I do I try to really make it weird. Here are some weird alien sketches I drew at work. I did these preparing for a jam comic my friends and I just completed. I like these sketches. There's a lot of energy at work here.

Captain America Painting @ ArtSpace!

Just to let everyone know, my pop-art style Captain America painting is currently hanging in the CoolSpace gallery at ArtSpace in downtown Shreveport, alongside my pal Jeremy's print (the one above Cap). We're part of a show called "Impromptu". There was a call to North LA artists to bring in art for an "impromptu" show, so I jumped on the chance to have some of my art up in the coolest gallery in town. Impromptu will be showing from March 10 through May 7, so stop by if you have a chance.

Custom Spidey-Lantern - Finished!

As promised, here is the finished product of my Spidey-Green Lantern figure project! To see more pics and get the whole story you'll have to check out my new action figure blog, www.figurepix.blogspot.com.

Spider-Lantern

I've been on a big pro-Green Lantern kick lately. I bought a Green Lantern hardcover graphic novel, I'm sporting a new GL tshirt at least once a week, and I've been buying up Green Lantern action figures like they're going out of style. In fact, I'm in the process of customizing one of those GL figures that I have a duplicate of into a Spider-Man Green Lantern. That's where this sketch came from. I wanted to see what he would look like with a green mask and then again with a black mask. The green mask definitely wins. I'll post a picture of that action figure when I finish it. Hope you like the sketch!

Hue's Day #1 for sale at Excalibur Comics!!!

Your favorite husky nerd is now for sale at Shreveport's finest comic store, Excalibur! Chris has them right up front by the register, HOW COOL IS THAT?!? This is a proud moment. :)

HueBoy!

This is my character, Hue, drawn in the style of one of my favorite comic book artists, Mike Mignola, the creator of Hellboy. I've wanted to try Mignola's style before but haven't yet captured it until now. I think this turned out pretty cool. I might develop this more, but for now, enjoy this quick sketch of HueBoy!

More Work Sketches!

Here are some more sketches from my notepad at work. That's about all the drawing I've had time to do lately. Enjoy!

Work Sketches!

Inspired by my pal, Brad's "Weird Sketch Wednesdays" (featured on his blog, bybradcampbell.blogspot.com) here are some sketches I've accumulated at work lately. I tend to start sketching when I'm in staff meetings or on the phone. I rarely plan what to draw, I just start drawing and see what shows up. I like 'em. Hope you do too.

4after5 Show Tonight!

This is it, folks! Today's the day: the 4 After 5 art exhibit is here and open to the public. Remember the opening reception is TONIGHT from 5-8 pm. Need directions?

4 After 5 Art Exhibit

When: November 18, 2010 - January 7, 2011

Where: coolspace @ artspace, 710 Texas St., Downtown Shreveport

Opening Reception: November 18, 2010, 5 - 8 PM