Hey there buddy!

So one of my buddies at Target asked a couple of his design/illustrator friends (including me) to do an illustration of him for a blog at work. Here's what I was able to cook up. Enjoy!!

I'll be back with some overdue news and hopefully more posts soon!!

It's Been Too Long Without You

Hey folks!!

Sorry for the loooooong overdue update. There's been a TON going on at home/work and another update will soon come on that, but in the mean time, I can finally tell you about project I was stoked to be a part of. In case you haven't heard of StarShipSofa, they are a Hugo Award winning podcast of sci-fi stories, but also have videos, galleries, etc. They put out a 3rd volume of their short stories and I was asked to do a little of what I do. The only direction was to create something that looks like it would go in a comic book from the 50s. Well having a passion for mid-century marketing and having been a package designer AND having a love for sugary cereals that are bad for you, I created this little piece.

Below is the press release from the guys at SSS. Thanks folks!!



StarShipSofa Stories: Volume 3 available from 11/11/11

Featuring stories by: Matthew Sanborn Smith, Gregory Frost, Joe
Haldeman, Dennis M. Lane, Mercurio D. Rivera, Nicola Griffith, Peter
Watts, James Patrick Kelly, Saladin Ahmed, Catherynne M. Valente, Paul
Cornell, Gareth L. Powell, James Morrow, Amy H. Sturgis, Kevin J.
Anderson, Michael Swanwick, Lawrence Santoro, Lavie Tidhar, Frederic
Himebaugh, Aliette de Bodard, Allen Steele, Tad Williams, Jack
McDevitt, Karen Joy Fowler, Will McIntosh, Morgan Sterling Saletta,
David Brin and Adam Troy Castro.

Also featuring art by: Skeet Scienski, Daniel Tozer, Simon Watkins,
Jack Calverley, Timothy Booth, Jerel Dye, Evan Forsch, Patrick McEvoy,
Ben Greene, Mike Dubisch, Thomas Crielly, Bradley W. Schenck, Brian
Thomas Woods, Richard Case, Peter Snejbjerg, Daniele Serra, Graeme
Neil Reid, Mark Zug, Brent Holmes, Ben Wootten, Dave Krummenacher,
Jouni Koponen, Len O’Grady, Steven Thomas, Mud!, David Boyle, David
Malki !, Carly Monardo, Anton Emdin and Greg Broadmore.

Volume 3 available in multiformats from www.starshipsofa.com

Chicago Comic Con Wrap Up!

Hey folks!!

Sorry for the super delayed Comic Con recap. My wife, Melitia, and I had our first table at any sort of nerdy convention and I will say it will not be our last! We sold out of a lot of stuff (sold out of more when we got back to friends - thanks Adam H!) but we did come back with some merch and a lot of learning for next time. Where to begin in terms of recapping. I guess I'll just say I didn't get to walk around as much as I had hoped and we said we wouldn't buy anything but the one thing I did end up buying was Mike Henry's book, FaceBomb Vol. 1. TOTALLY worth the $$$. Only $25, hardcover and he does a small commission sketch in the back of the book. He also has some streaming videos on how he goes about his techniques with great detail. On top of having talent flowing out of his pores, he's an awesome guy. Super genuine.

We had horrible table placement, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We had some awesome table mates such as Justin Currie who couldn't keep people away from his table.

Just down a few people was comic veteran, Hilary Barta. Super awesome guy, uber talented and very complimentary. He's been doing the comic thing for a long time and just oozes talent. I regret not buying any of his stuff. He's done stuff for all of the big boys - Marvel, DC, Image, Malibu, etc.

Another table mate was Luke Smarto, a Comic Con veteran. I was surprised to hear he doesn't work in the comic world since his stuff was GREAT! I was able to trade a stuffed Skeletor for an X23 original sketch.

One last artist I wanted to call out was Edmond Lee. Super awesome guy also (do you see a trend here? They're all super awesome). Great talent. He had a lot of this samurai type stuff but his other stuff on his blog is great. He does pretty sweet caricatures as well. It was also his first time and I hope to run into him at another show.

In terms of Comic Con'ers that swung by one that stood out was The Pokemon Gangsta Nerd. Hilarious guy. Super nice. He is a man of many talents and makes You Tube videos of his nerdom. Keep nerdin!

There were a lot of other great people I met and unfortunately I didn't get everybody's name or card. I don't do commissions but had to do one for an awesome lady, Sarah Kramer (thanks! You and your fam/friends were awesome!). She has a sketch book of just Muppet commissions she has her fav artists do. I have a photo but need to get it off my phone. I also met one of the founders of a sweet artist collective/show in San Diego called Trickster. Her name was Anita Coulter. Super awesome person who puppeteers! How awesome?!

I think that's it for now. I have a bad memory so I know I forgot plenty. Hope you enjoyed!

...Cuz the face don't want to hear it.

I thought of this idea this morning. I don't know why because I don't think I've ever had to use it. Anyways, my thought was, what if talking to the hand was actually a positive suggestion because, you know, sometimes you just need to talk about your feelings. Usually to a trained professional.

Super Talent!!!

I'm pretty lucky not only to work with some super talented people, but to also be able to call them my friends is amazing. One of my buddies at work is Adam H. He recently had some down time and decided to do a portrait of me. Does that shirt make my head look weird? Seriously, I was pleasantly surprised. Here it is in all of it's glory:

Be sure to check out his amazing work here: http://monsters-n-stuff.blogspot.com/

Loooong Overdue Update

I know it's been a while since I last posted (before today, since I just posted my Ghostbusters piece), so I want to make it up to you. As Mel, my wife, and I are prepping for Comic Con, I had a great idea for a piece. Well, I didn't get to it. Instead I worked on a few pieces that I've had in my head for a while. Here they are in all of their glory. I'll have to admit, I'm kinda loving the Spongebob. Enjoy!!

Who You Gonna Call, Foo?

I tweeted this image the other night but I wanted to give you a better quality jpeg. If you go back and look at my Boba Fett and Mega Man, these guys all look the same from a layout perspective. Why? You'll see at Comic Con! Enjoy!!!

Mega Awesome!

Here's a quick post for a piece I'm taking to Comic Con. The colors are messed up (what else is new). I know, it's dark. I'll reveal the finished version at a later date. Soon I hope.

Hey, this is kinda the same layout as Jabba Fett. Ohhhh. Snap! Intentional!

Also, I just noticed some of you left comments. Because I'm a dunce at anything not involving Illustrator, Photoshop or Xbox, I didn't realize it until now. Thanks for the awesome comments. Always feel free to shoot me an email. I always appreciate the feedback...except when you tell me you don't like it. Keep that to yourself.

It's OFFICI-SHIZZLE!!

I'd be honored!

CARS 2!

Hey folks! Long time - no post. My sincerest apologies!! I've been getting ready for Comic Con as well as planning a few other things that I will unveil later on. Anyways, I'm a huge fan of anything Pixar as well as the guys over at Pixar Times (A while ago, I did a piece for them). Well, they did a Cars 2 Countdown where the invited artists to submit their own designs for original Cars characters (my fav was the winner of the contest Andrew Kolb. Anyways, here's my submission, enjoy!: