I have found the Guppy-Reaper. This was another part of the Evolution of Death illustration that was to be the first submission for Drawergeeks. A spoof of the original Evolution of Man that had illustrations based upon the theory of evolution of Human Beings. I decided to take this thought and if EVERYTHING evolved, then the concept of Death evolved as well. I am sure that I will finish this piece in the coming weeks now that i have 1/3rd of it drawn already. whew.

Sandman: for Drawergeeks. This is the piece that I believe that I will submit. I believe that visually, technically, and storywise it is better than the first attempt from earlier in the week. But I have been wrong before.

Sandman: for drawergeeks this week. First attempt at the solution. I think I will keep this in my back pocket. I will keep concepting... maybe a better solution will present itself.

The latest scribble drawing, Gene. I enjoy the painterly feel that it has though it is composed of line. I need to get into the groove again. More to come.

The Pottybot: sketch for drawergeeks. A potty that cleans, flushes, powders, pulls up britches, and feeds??? Ahhh, that's the life for me.

The first big storm of 2007. I finally feel like a local. The Storm Warnings went off, the lightning struck, the Meteorologists warned citizens to take shelter... and all the locals ran out to see what was going on. Including me.

Final submission for Drawergeeks: the GRRRR face. This one I am happy with. Ben Grimm has always been a favorite character, physically, emotionally, he is a great one. I hope that I have done him a bit of justice.

just another bad wake up. Actually, couldn't sleep, so I tried another self-portrait GRRRRRR face. Eh. Win some, lose some.

Just back from Santa Fe. First time ever. Sheesh, it is an Artist's Disneyland. More galleries than I could enter. Got to go to the Andreeva Portrait Gallery and to Klaudia Marr. Two of my favorites. Breathtaking work. Everyone was really nice, and the chilies... shoosh! Watch those lil' varments. I did some sketching in the thin air. The light is worth the trip alone.

For the next Drawergeeks... maybe. Right now I am just trying to come up with something passable. May go an entirely different route tomorrow. -creatively confused.

early drawing for "the GRRRRR face" for Drawergeeks. I tanked on Shazam last time so big, I have got to turn in around. So I am working on self portraits, and maybe an animal or two to redeem myself.

Drawergeeks submission 2: Dr. Sivana Teeth and all.

Drawergeeks submission: SHAZAM!! My take on one of his villians, Black Atom.

I just loved the name Jack Sparrow. It goes so well with Jenny Wren. I had the idea for an animal interpritation for Jack for a couple of days. This is the sketch for possibly a final somewhere down the line. He just looks so... SASSY!!!

Wednesday, 6am, far from home... no coffee. This could be... bad.

our trip back home. We got stopped by the ever astute overland protection agency due to some travel sized toothpaste being not in a stapled plastic 1 quart sized bag. It was only in a Pint sized plastic bag. The fellow on the upper left was allowed with no checks to his person. (in truth, there was nobody with a hook for a hand and a bleeding bowling bag trying to enter security. But the drawing was fun, so I had to concoct a story to fit it in.)
The individuals sitting across the aisle from me on the flights back home. Very nice people. The whole trip, everyone we met was genuinely nice, and friendly. It is good to be stay in the mid west. It is good for me.

My trip mates, Reuben and Chuck. They made the time away from home easy. We laughed, worked, and I learned. What more can I ask?

I hadn't submitted anything from my sketchbook for quite a while. No reason other than I have been preoccupied. I got a beautiful gift from my lovely wife. A book of Burt Silverman's figure drawings. It is just stunning. As stunning as my wife is. So I have been playing with sketching around when I can.

DrawerGeeks: Snow White.
It is done. The first DrawerGeek submission for the new year. I set out to do this digitally, but fear set in. So I got some colored card stock, put on my fuzzy bunny slippers, and put a whoopin' on the evil Queen.

Joker:

Don't know why I have this thing for smiley men with pointy teeth and pancake make-up right now. Must be a phase I'm going through... and I never forget a phase.

Don't know where or why, just glad it came out and onto the paper. Now it no longer lurks in the imagination. It has a face. It has been dealt with... I don't know why I write that stuff. I had a bad lunch (no good cookies) and just started scribbling. Sheesh. Got a cool start a the sketch for Mr. Sunshine here.