Jonah...and other things

These are pair of illustrations done for DCCC publishing for the short story "Running from God," a retelling of the story of Jonah and the Whale from the Good Book. While I did not get to draw a giant whale, these were still a fun project to work on.

The first is Jonah being hurled into the stormy ocean. And the second is him teaching and the people repenting.

I would have liked to have done more painting and less coloring, but the quick deadline demanded otherwise. Maybe I'll get some time to go back to them and really do some painting. Though I did get to practice my digital inking, which I'm terrible at. All those fatty ugly lines. Oh! And I got to practice painting a stormy ocean which was tricky and I didn't quite succeed. Next time, right?

Also, their are tons of new procession master sheets! In stead of dumping them all here, go to my deviant gallery and check 'em out. Go Here! Look. I even provided link.

Alright. It's late. I'm tired. And I still have to close up the studio and drive home. And eat. Food is good. And I haven't eaten since 11. The first 11, not the second one.

Anyway, enjoy and crits are always welcome.

Cheers!

"This Is All Fiction" show poster

The show itself examines the relationship between a flawed creator and his creations. The director, Michael Frederick, insisted on the image of a puppet cutting his own strings for the poster image. Aside from working with a tight deadline, I'm pleased with this work. It could certainly have used a few more house for clean up and touch ups, but a deadline is a deadline.

Cheers!

"Procession" Scene 5

The boards for scene 5! 6 and 7 are drawn and scanned, and I hope to have them colored and assembled sometime tomorrow. The deadline on the roughs was really tight, but I made it somehow. I've also been doing a ton of samples, trying to get some more freelance illustration work. I hope to post some of those soon, but for now these will have to do.

Cheers!

More "Procession" storyboards

More boards for "Procession." Scene 4 was pretty damn short. And I thought I'd post a larger version of my favorite frame so far: scene 3, frame 4. I really like this showdown shot.

Cheers!

"PROCESSION" storyboards

I was contacted recently to do storyboards for a short about a young orthodox Jewish girl who stows away in the hearse carrying her boyfriend on the way to the cemetery. It's about learning to move on and let go. Lot's of fun. No giant chase sequence or blazing guns, but nonetheless enjoyable. Anyway, these are the boards for scenes 2&3.

Cheers!

Afterall, this is all fiction...

A longtime friend of mine, director Michael Frederick, has asked me to design the inaugural production of "This Is All Fiction," by playwright & friend Kris Bicknell. I happily agreed. This is my first pass at Dim, one of the leading characters in the show. The show itself examines the relationship between creator and creation. Dim was created dumb and blind, which, needless to say, strains his relationship with his creator. Throughout the course of the show, we get to see Dim learn and maybe create a few things of his own.

My goal in designing Dim (played by actor Jordan Randall of "Hello, My Name is Charlie") is to capture the innocence and his whimsical curiousity simultaniously. He is a creature who experiences the world only through the senses of touch and sound, and yet is innovative enough to find use in mundane and abandoned objects. His bow tie is a comb, his hat a mixture of an old recorder, feathers, leather and a wind catcher. His suit is made to look like his creators, though was sewed by a blind man. My great grandmother had these Red Skelton clown plates in her house. She had more of these plates than I could count when I was young. Anyway, the image of Red Skelton influenced the whimsical elements in the design, including the poorly applied clown makeup. My goal is not to make Dim appear creepy, but more like the child who's trying on his fathers work clothes--playing dress up.

One character down, 4 to go. CHEERS!

Wild Dog's Last Shot

This drawing was completed this afternoon. While Wild Dog had never been one of my favorite DC characters, he's still fun to draw. Must be the hockey mask. Anyway, this piece is entitled "Wild Dog's Last Shot." I imagine him having just survived some crazy car cash that ended in a flip and then resulted in a ten minute gun fight. This is the final moment of that fight, when he rises to fire that last bullet.

Cheers!

Antigone

Another older one: "Antigone"

I did this poster in Fall of 2007. It was a fun one.

Enjoy and cheers!

Electra

Look! Artwork!

This is actual an older piece, but nonetheless one of my favorites. It's called "Electra" and it was created to promote Umbrella Machine Theatre's "Electra," directed by James Darrah and starring Rhiannon Cuddy back in February of 2007.

If I remember correctly, this thing took 25 hours to paint. Not that that really means anything.

Well, I'm glad I got some artwork up. My work here is done.

Cheers!

Welcome!

I suppose this address is really to myself as no one us looking at me yet. And yet, this thing does need some kind of introduction. I'm not sure I can just start posting artwork and not explain myself.

I suppose that brings me to my intentions for this blog. I'd like to have a place to post my personal artwork, personal artwork, works in progress (which I call WIPs), and the like. Not sure who's going to look at, but hey, plenty of other artists I know keep blogs.

Well, I'm currently storyboarding a film entitled "Procession," which is about a young Jewish girl who stows away in the hearse carrying her boyfriends body. I've just recently had my first meeting with the director and producer, Beth and Brooke respectively, and am excited to begin.

I've also begun working with a Christian magazine doing some illustration work for them. I just completed my first assignment.

I'm doing some preliminary testing to see if my style matches the vision for an action figure company out of New York.

The non-profit theatre company I run, Vespertine Productions, is preparing our October show: A Zombie Attack Survival Course.

If you are reading this, check back soon as artwork from all of these projects should be up.

Cheers!