Weekend sketching

Hey guys- here are some life drawing sketches I did this weekend. Models are from the Drawing Club in Glendale, and at Art Center in Pasadena CA. Last pic was drawn from pics from a magazine. Thanks for looking! :)

Classics of Crap Volume 36: Mac and Me

Due to overwhelming fan requests, (thank you Josh!) this week's awesomely bad movie is none other than Mac and Me. In the summer of 1982, a magical family movie called E.T. came out, and won the hearts of children everywhere. The moment was now for an enterprising filmmaker to ride the wave of success that followed. Too bad Mac and Me limped into theaters FIVE years after ET. Oops. This movie is so hilariously bad, it's tough to describe. No, wait, it's not. Just picture E.T., but with WAAAAAYYYY more McDonalds ads. The movie was produced by the McDonalds Company thinking that if kids associated "Mac" in the same way they associated E.T. with Reeses' Pieces, they would have a marketing bonanza. Too bad no kids saw Mac and Me, and the ones that did were scarred for life. "Mac", named after a Big Mac sandwich, presumably, is the most repellant, creepy little alien ever made. Possessing no other expression other than wide eyed and slurping, he is only slightly more expressive than Jade Calgary, who plays his human friend. The highlight of the movie for me is a truly jaw-dropping scene of Mac dressing up like a teddy bear (to escape the government, duh!) to perform in a massive dance off in a local Micky D's. This is one of the most WTF moments ever caught on film. Check out this movie right after watching E.T., and drinking half a gallon of White-Out, and you will probably be entertained. Somewhat.

NEW 30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 23-30

Hey Guys and welcome back to the last post of the new Drawing Challenge. I was out of town last week, so I didn't get a chance to work on these, but better late than never, right? Ok, so Day 23 is "You as the opposite sex". I drew myself pretty hot, but let's be honest, I'd probably look a lot like Blossom ca. 1996. Day 24 is "A Toy". Lately I've been really into buying Hot Toys figures, which are extremely high end action figures with dead on likenesses of the characters. Not for kids, sorry! Day 25 is "The Boogeyman". Day 26 is "Video Game", so I drew my favorite: Resident Evil. Day 27 is "Favorite Disney Character". It was almost impossible to choose, but who doesn't like Ursula, the Sea Witch? Day 28 is "A Hobo". While the term isn't really PC anymore, I get the gist, so I drew a crazy cat lady. Day 29 is "Internet Meme", so I drew Hipster Ariel. Maybe I was still in a Disney mood from before. Lastly, Day 30 is "A Concert Moment", for which I drew myself attending Lilith Fair. The concert wasn't bad, but I couldn't help feeling totally out of place. So that's it! Thanks for reading and keeping up with me on this journey. 2 straight months of drawing challenges done! I'm not going to take a break though-- I've got lots of awesome stuff in the works that I will post as soon as I can! Thanks guys!

Life Drawing-Warrior Woman

Here are some real quick warm ups from a life drawing session at Art Center. 3-5 minutes.

NEW 30 Day Drawing Challenge Day 21-22

Hey guys- some more challenge drawings coming 'atcha! Day 21 is "Useless Superpower". For this, I thought I'd draw the Ultimate Superhero- Captain Nipplefist! Day 22 is "First VHS/DVD". My earliest VHS memory is getting The Empire Strikes Back, and right about the time Luke was getting attacked by the Wampa, my Grandparents had seen enough and walked away. I remained by the screen, transfixed. (Incidentally, if you were wondering which was the first DVD I ever got, it was the Matrix, which was the perfect movie to get at the time, since it represented state of the art digital technology of the late 90's). What was your first video/dvd? Leave a comment and let me know!

Classics of Crap Volume 35: Catwoman

Hey Guys, and welcome back to Classics of Crap. Sorry I missed last week, as I am super busy working on some freelance projects. But now I'm back, taking on what can only be described as one of the worst ever superhero movies of all time: Catwoman. Warner Bros sunk one hundred million dollars into this flop, and it was universally derided by the public as well as comic book fanboys. But, is it worth seeing? Hell yes. It's a campy, trashy mess that will have you laughing till it hurts. Everyone is overacting like crazy, and the distorted fish eye lenses add a cheesiness not seen since the 60's Batman TV show. Obviously aping the Spider-Man films, Catwoman leaps and sprints over the rooftops in a hilarious CGI effect that is so painfully silly it's impossible to take seriously. The plot is absolute camp nonsense, where an EVIL cosmetics company wants to get women addicted to their skin creme. But...the skin creme is EVIL!!! EVIL!!!! It will melt your face if you stop using it! (How this would actually work in the real world is totally beyond comprehension.) But anyway, it's up to Catwoman to stop Sharon Stone and her evil plan to...sell a lot of poisonous skin creme. Go Catwoman!

Life Drawing- Guitar Hero

Here are some sketches done for a life drawing jam in Glendale. Poses are 5-15 min

NEW 30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 16-20

Hey Guys, sorry I've been away from my blog for a while. I've been doing a lot of freelance and gallery work, but I should be back on track here shortly. Here are some more drawing challenge illustrations. Day 16 is "Pain in your life". I chose to draw my puberty years. A spotty face mixed with unsightly braces and a dreadful looking headgear made my adolescence quite awkward. Day 17 is "First crush". It was senior year in High School and I fell for a girl hard. I wrote pages of love letters that I never sent, and obsessed over her every day. But,unfortunately for yours truly, I was to be cast into into the great sad ocean known as "the Friend Zone". Day 18 is "Outer Space", and I drew some characters from Star Trek, just to spite my friend Josh, who assumed (probably correctly) that I was going to do something Star Wars related. SEE, JOSH! I don't have a one track mind! Day 19 is "Favorite Holiday". I don't really have one, so I just drew something to entertain myself. Day 20 is "Faux Pas". I've done this. Have you? Thanks for checking out my drawings guys!

NEW 30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 14-15

Hey guys! Some more sketches for the drawing challenge. Day 14 is "worst punishment", for which I drew the time my dad removed the door to my room for quite a while. Day 15 is "favorite fish". There was only one thing that it could be, the singing Big Mouth Billy Bass novelty decoration aka the greatest product mankind has ever created.

NEW 30 Day Drawing Challenge Day 12-13

Thanks for coming back to check out some more drawing challenge illustrations. Day 12 is "What you wanted to be when you grew up", and Day 13 is "Favorite Mythical Creature". I couldn't decide if it was Minotaur or Medusa, so I did them both. I am a huge fan of Greek Myth, and these guys are a character designer's dream.

Classics of Crap Volume 34: Silent Night Deadly Night 2

Hey guys, and thanks for returning for another round of me completely wasting my life watching awful, awful movies. This week's Classic of Crap is the sequel to one of the most infamous slasher films of the 80's, Silent Night Deadly Night. Released in 1984, the original Silent Night was the subject of much controversy at the time, as it depicted a disturbed young man killing folks wearing a Santa outfit. A lot of tongue clucking puritans complained, and the notoriety caused the movie to be somewhat of a cult hit. Flash forward a few years later, and some genius decided the time was right to make a sequel. Trouble is, they only had a tiny budget. Answer? Fill the film up with no less than 45 minutes of flashbacks recycling material shot for the first movie. How cheap and lazy can you get? When the film STILL came up short, they even padded the end credits. Shot in 10 days, SNDN2 is a laugh riot. Many of the scenes routinely pop up on YouTube, including the most famous bit, the "Garbage Day" clip. But trust me, this is totally not the only thing this movie has going for it. It is filled to the brim with hilarious acting and kill scenes. The lead acts with his eyebrows, and it's almost hypnotic to see them bouncing across his face like hairy jumping beans. Oh man, this movie is so bad it's good. It's kind of obscure, but I highly recommend grabbing some friends and some beer, and cracking up at this mess.

NEW 30 Day Drawing Challenge Day 8-11

Hey guys, sorry I've been a little slow in posting these. Been doing a bunch of other freelance work, and although I do in fact draw one of these a day, I had to wait until I can color them all in a bunch. Hopefully I can get on a more normal schedule soon. Ok, so the top pic is "Last request if the world was ending". I figure my first request is to see all the people and places I love. My LAST request, after everyone is dead and the world is a smoking pile of ash, is probably just to be left alone. Next Pic is my "Spirit Animal", which I guess is a baby polar bear for no other reason than I wanted to draw a polar bear. After that we have "Home Town Memory". For this I drew a pic of a time where my parents got me and my sister a kiddie pool, which we really wanted. Trouble is, it looked a lot bigger on the advertisement. Lastly, the worst pic of the bunch, "Amusement Park". Gotta be honest, I was in a real rush, and just kinda copped out on this one. It's the moose from the end of National Lampoon's Vacation. Durp. Anyway, thanks for clicking, and I'll see you back here in a few days!

NEW 30 Day Drawing Challenge Day 6-7

Here are some more pics for our 30 Day Drawing Challenge. First is "Favorite Drink". I didn't choose my favorite drink, but rather the favorite drink of a certain YouTube sensation. Google "Sunny D and Rum" if you don't get the reference. For "Favorite Bird", I chose a sparrow. So, I drew Jack Sparrow. :P

NEW 30 Day Drawing Challenge Day 5

My favorite movie if you haven't already guessed, is Empire Strikes Back. I @#%)#%^ LOVE Empire so much, I wish I could marry it.

Classics of Crap Volume 33: The Avengers (1998)

Life Drawing-60's hippie

Here are some sketches I made did for a life drawing session at the Drawing Club. Was having an 'off' day, but I thought I'd post them anyway for you to see. The poses were 7-10 minutes and the medium is pencil and brush pen, with the purple shading added later in Photoshop.

NEW 30 Day Drawing challenge Day 3-4

Hey guys, and welcome back to the NEW 30 day drawing challenge. Day 3 was your First Mode of Transportation, so I drew my first trike. I remember riding this bad boy across the neighborhood pretending I was being chased by Biker Scouts from Return of the Jedi. True Story. Day 4 is a Secret About Yourself. I like Abba. I see you judging me. Shut up.

NEW 30 Day Drawing challenge Day 1-2

Hey guys and welcome back to another special 30 Day drawing challenge! Last months was so successful we got a lot of comments from people that wanted to participate! So, here are is the list as well as my first two drawings. If you want to join, go here: http://www.facebook.com/30daydrawingchallenge and start posting anytime! You don't have to be Picasso, just be creative! :D
Just to clarify, my sport is "Limbless wrestling".

Classics of Crap Volume 32: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Have you ever thought to yourself, "Gee, I have a really stupid idea for a movie! It would be about man eating tomatoes! We'll just throw a bunch of tomatoes at people and it would be hilarious!" You might have had a thought like this flit through your mind, but being the sane and responsible person you are, you probably just decided to leave it at that and go about your day. Well, the people who made Attack of the Killer Tomatoes didn't just leave it there. No, they actually went ahead and made this stupid movie idea. And it was every bit as crappy and useless as you can imagine a movie about killer tomatoes could be. Still, you gotta give the filmmakers credit. It was a pretty novel idea, and practically hand made for stoned college kids of the 70's. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is an obscure movie in which tomatoes have decided to turn on mankind. They start out small, but as they grow in power, they enlarge their size so pretty soon they are the size of monster truck wheels. They chase people around until they are beaten by the undeniable power of "Puberty Love". If you don't know what that is, you'll have to watch the movie. There was a sequel called Return of the Killer Tomatoes, which starred an then unknown George Clooney. (I wonder if he still has that movie on his resume´?) Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a milestone in cult movie history. It's got a few good chuckles, but definitely earns it's title as a Classic of Crap.

30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 28-30

Huzzah! I finished my 30 day drawing challenge. The pics here are, from top to bottom, the finish line piece, "anything you want", which I drew a judge for my friend Joseph, and lastly, a pic of a place you'd like to visit. I would love to take a trip to North California and see Pixar studios, where some of my favorite animated films are made. Of course, I would like to do more than just VISIT, but ahem...anyway. Thank you to everyone who took time to click and look at my blog over the course of this month, I really appreciated all your great comments! This drawing challenge was so much fun, my friends and I are about to start another one! So, get ready, for 30 day drawing challenge part 2: Electric Boogaloo! If you want details of how YOU can join our challenge (we will be posting on a facebook page), please contact me and I will get you the info. Take care guys! :D