I'm off to Europe

Hey guys-I'll be taking a little time off from work and blogging to go on an exciting trip to Europe. I'll be back in a few weeks with hopefully some cool new sketches to post--take care my friends!

Hair boy

Today's memory sketch...this kid had huge hair. It was pretty impressive. I thought about doing a drawing of him in front of his mirror applying all his hair products, but it would have taken too long, and I was kinda pressed for time. So...hope you like.

You can have her, but it'll cost you...

Hey gang. Today's memory sketch is of this wanna be socialite. Fake tan, bad boob job, over-colored hair. The only thing she didn't have was a pocket size dog. Lame, lame, lame. I don't usually draw girls like this, but i was inspired by some great art I saw at lunchtime.

Na na na na na na na...Batman!

Hey guys- just wrapping up the work week with a super fast Batman. Take it easy!

Road Hog

Memory sketch from lunch. Fat guy on a bike. Need I say more?

Da Da Da Da Dah....

Yep, that's the Superman theme song. Please enjoy this SUPER (hah!) quick sketch. I said enjoy! Enjoy!!!

Beautiful girl

This one is for my friend Danni--who created in a few minutes one of the most simple, elegant, beautiful drawings I've seen in a while. See it here.I wish I could draw like her. Instead, here's my pathetic imitation.

How was this guy still alive?!?

My lunchtime memory sketch. Today we saw the oldest chinese man I've ever seen. I took a little extra time on this one cause his face had to be seen to be believed. He looked like a corpse. No joke. Anyway-hope you like it. (this guy probably died in the time it took me to draw this, so my condolences to his family)

Spider kid

Hey folks- back with another lunchtime memory sketch. Today I saw a little kid running around, wearing a cheap looking Spidey mask slapping water out of a fountain. So...here's ya go. Super quick style.

The Blue Bag

Hey guys- another lunchtime memory sketch. Today we couldn't find anyone interesting to draw so we just picked a girl walking in front of us with a Ginormous blue bag. Never got to see her face-but tried to give a sense of motion and color with this drawing-not anatomical accuracy. (Drawn in about 4-5 minutes)

Sweaty Business Man

Hey gang! This here is a super fast 5 minute memory sketch of this fat sweaty Drew Carey looking dude we saw outside of NeoPets. So the game is, a few of us artists see a person on the street during our lunch break, then we go inside and draw them. Unfortunately, you only see them for a second, so the drawings aren't ever very literal-just an impression of what the person looked like. If you want to see other people's interpretations of this guy- go here. Hope ya like!

Cute 'lil girl

Here's a character design for a project I'm kinda thinking about. It's kind of top secret for now, but I'll let out new characters soon... hope ya like!

Happy Birthday to me!

Now stay the hell off my yard, you young whippersnappers!

I'm Old

Today is July 20th 2007 and today I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday. Holy Crap. It seems like just yesterday I was spending the weekends reading comics, playing with Star Wars toys, and drawing cartoons. Actually, that WAS yesterday. Viva la progress!
PS. What you are looking at is a handmade book I made at about age 3-4. Amazing how 27 years later my tastes are pretty much the same.

Links a Poppin!

From now on-- you can view my art at Deviant Art here. It's an easy gallery link, so you don't have to search the archives of this blog for all your favorite Star Wars Bubbleheads.

Also, I'll be posting on an artist community blog called 7 Days of Sketching. I'm a bit humbled by the amazing talent of the artists that already post there, but I'll be throwing in my 2 cents from time to time. By the way, the pic you see is of caracature of a Nut Vendor(seriously!) selling his wares outside the NeoPet studios. A couple of friends and I decided to characature him here and here.

Scary Cat

This piece is my very first digital painting, done for my good buddy Joseph's birthday the other day. Cat in the Hat is one of our most loathed movies. It's deeply offensive on so many levels, not the least of which is that it's not funny for a second. Mainly it's just creepy. Very, very creepy.

Anyway, sorry I've been neglecting my blogging duties. In case you're wondering where I've been, I got hired at a company called NeoPets, which is this online/children's/game/customizable pet/thing. It's got a pretty big following, and for the last month I've been doing prop design. It's a pretty sweet gig, and they're keeping me really busy. So, I apologize for the artistic slowdown, but stay posted...more stuff is on it's way.

Fan Art of my Fan Art

How cool is this? Fellow Star Wars fan Tania Cardenas, a pro character animator and FX animator sent me some photos of a clay sculpture of my drawing of Bubblehead Jabba & Leia as seen here. Very cute! Thanks Tania!

Polar Friends

Hey gang- a little something different today. Here are some character concepts from a show I'm developing with Joseph Schneider. It's called "Polar Playmates", and it takes place, as you can see, in the artic. (with NO penguins, I promise!)

The Joker

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I've been really busy with my new job at NeoPets. But to tide you over, I scanned a new little doodle from my sketchbook that I think is rather funny. Hope ya like!

"I feel like my skull is on fire, but I'm good"

Hey gang! I just watched the movie "Ghost Rider" yesterday with some friends, and although I heard it was bad, I held out hope. I mean, a guy with a flaming skull riding a black devil motorcycle is one one of the coolest, most cinematic images I can think of. How bad could it be? Here's my two word movie review: Turd Sandwich.
But, it inspired me to do my rendition of Johnny Blaze as a Bubblehead, with a little 'Akira' homage thrown in for good measure! Hope ya like!