Nope. Still not dead.

I've been keeping up with the drawing every day...peppered with a couple "fails" in there. My interest is waning, but I've kept with it. Once we get some things in order at home, I'll have the time to scan all these little doodles and drop them in. Damn. That really takes a long time.

So, in the meantime, here are a couple book cover illustrations I did a years ago for freelance jobs (2005 and 2008). They are both acrylic paintings and were done actual size (about 10" x 8"). I also did the text designs, and the second one with the new Pope is much better. Maybe I'll throw up a few other things until I get the time to scan in the doodles. Enjoy.

January 12, 2010

Conan the Barbarian.

When I was 5, I saw Conan the Barbarian in the theater with my brother. So, it has always held a special place in my heart. Should I have seen it at that age? Probably not. But, people are just too sensitive these days anyway.

It is my favorite movie...right down to the soundtrack. Is is the best movie ever made? Not a chance. But, for nostalgic reasons, it will always be my favorite. And, it introduced me to Arnold Schwarzenegger...my boyhood idol. He was just the coolest, and I loved all of his movies...right down to the cheesy dialog and bad acting. He will always be an icon that revolved around my life in the 80's.

And, I have done several pieces of artwork of Arnold over the years. Here is one Acrylic painting of him that I made in college(1998). It was just a fun one to do. It was about 11" x 14", and all I have is this crappy quality photo from 11 years ago (old school camera). I'll have to take some nicer digital photos later. I'm just too lazy to do that right now.

Finished Size: about 3.5" x 4.5" (for sketch above)

October 13, 2009

Happy Birthday Chris Carter! I was and still am a huge fan of The X-files. 1013 productions (Carter's B-Day) has been on my brain for many years. So, today, I felt like drawing the Flukeman from the season 2 episode, "The Host." It was one of the coolest monsters they created. Also, in honor of The X-Files, here are a couple Acrylic paintings that I created about 11 years ago in my illustration classes at NIU. Fun stuff. I'll get back into painting again soon.

Finished Size: about 5" x 4"

*Paintings below appear blurry as they are scans of real (circa 1999) photographs. I haven't taken any nice digital photos of these*