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Nick Fury

2009-06-12T06:12:00.000-07:00

I think Nick Fury is one of Marvel's coolest characters, going back to when he was Sgt. Fury in their war comics. His evolution into a superspy just made him even cooler. Here's my shot at the character, complete with some James Bond-ian ladies and psychadelic colors in tribute to Steranko.

Halo 3: ODST

2009-06-12T06:02:00.000-07:00

I'm an unashamed fan of just about all things Bungie. I've been playing their games since way back when Marathon was a groundbreaking FPS (I've played Pathways... too, but man that was tough). Needless to say, I'm excited for Halo 3: ODST, so here's a little fan art:

Woah! More Posts!

2009-06-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

For a challenge at Penciljack. Korintic and I each created a character, and then had them do battle.

My character design:

The fight:

What's this? An Update?

2009-06-12T05:47:00.000-07:00

My entry for Faction Skis' design contest. The contest is closed now, so hopefully my vote campaign paid off! The winner gets some cash and a pair of the skis that they designed.

Long time, no posts

2008-12-05T20:46:00.000-08:00

Wow, I'm fairly terrible about updating this... Here's some finished work from the past few months!

First up, we've got a Hellboy and Abe Sapien exploring some catecombs from roughly April 2008:

Here's another Hellboy piece from this past summer. This is a scene from Darkness Calls:

This next piece is a character sheet for a contest at Penciljack, followed by the character racing his vehicle of choice. This is from September or so.

B.P.R.D.

2008-01-29T14:06:00.002-08:00

Wow, long time, no posts... Here's something from late November - a team shot of Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. for a drawoff I set up over at PencilJack. Guy Davis is the series artist, and it's the best comic out there.

August Championship Entry

2007-08-20T17:21:00.000-07:00

For August the theme was "Superhero Vacation Photos." This was actually a bit of a challenge for me since a) I rarely draw superheros, and b) I can't think of the last time that I drew humor.

Inspiration struck on the golf course one day, and since I can only imagine the frustrations Wolverine would have while playing golf with Spider-man... well, this is what I came up with. I'm actually really surprised and happy with how easy a time I had with it, and I'm glad I thought to use Wolverine's uniform colors on his golf outfit.

The Marquis

2007-08-20T17:10:00.000-07:00

Guy Davis is one of my favorite comic book artists. His work on BPRD combined with colors from Dave Stewart has probably influenced me more than any other artist/art team that I can think of, while going a long way towards helping me develop my own style. The Marquis is Davis' creator-owned character - an Inquisition-era demon hunter in an alternate history France.

I was involved in a Marquis draw-off with another poster at PencilJack, and I came up with the following piece. I like it, but I wish that I'd had a bit more time...

July Championship Entry

2007-08-20T17:05:00.000-07:00

I took a few months off from the Championship Series due to a general lack of ideas and time, but I jumped back into it for July. The theme was "Intergalactic Battle" and I decided to attempt my first fully digital painting. It was fun and frustrating, and I learned that I could do it, despite the fact that it took way longer than any other piece I think I've ever done...

A detail shot...

100 Artists Project

2007-08-20T16:44:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been awhile since I updated, but I've got a bunch of stuff to show - starting with this... One of the members over at PencilJack has started a 100 Artists Project. The basic idea is that 100 different artists submit a piece of art. These will be bound into a book and auctioned off to benefit two comic book oriented charities. The book will also be reprinted and sold to benefit those same charities. There are actually two stages to the project. This is the first - the second is a sketchbook that is being mailed around the globe for artists to sketch in and mail on to the next artist in line. The end result will also be auctioned off.

If you'd like to find out more or if you'd like to participate, head on over to www.100artistsproject.com for more details.

Here's my entry - a take on the ancient mariner as a sailor's interpretation of the Grim Reaper:

April Championship Entry

2007-04-23T16:40:00.000-07:00

Here's another piece from the Championship series over at PencilJack.com. The theme for April was "female/supernatural/transportation" - pretty open for interpretation, and I had a lot of fun with this one. Every once in a while art comes really easily - I didn't even really do a thumbnail for this, and I'm really happy with it.

Vermont Freeskiing Open

2007-04-23T16:29:00.000-07:00

Here's a shot from the 2007 Vermont Freeskiing Open halfpipe comp. I'm not sure who the skier is, so if you recognize him for some reason, leave a shout-out.

March Championship Entry

2007-04-23T16:10:00.000-07:00

I post pretty frequently over at PencilJack.com. It's a forum targeted at comic book art and artists. There's an ongoing Monthly Championship where a few dozen artists post their themed pieces for voting, with points cumulating over the course of the year.

Here's my March entry. The theme was sci-fi, and my entry features Master Chief from the Halo video games:

What is this?

2007-04-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

I've decided to set this blog up as a portfolio for my freelance artwork and photograpy... I plan on keeping it as up to date as possible, so keep checking in!