Sketch of the Day

A quick sketch done in Photoshop!

Illustrating Modern Life Gallery Opening

This past Saturday, I attended the 'Illustrating Modern Life' Gallery Opening at Pepperdine University!

I was eager to see an original Leyendecker up close. I wanted to see his brush strokes and the true colors on the canvas. I only know his art from old magazines and 80 year old posters. It did not disappoint! The larger size paintings looked bright and well cared for, having been in one man's collection for years.

There were also originals by N.C. Wyeth and Dean Cornwell and I loved the Pen and Ink illustrations on display. If you are going to be anywhere near Malibu, Ca, visit the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art and see the exhibit. It's worth it!

I Continue To Ink Myself!

Another instance where I penciled a page of art many years ago and decided to ink it recently. This page was drawn from a Pirates of the Caribbean script. I remember that the great artist Bret Blevins used to draw an ongoing series in Disney Adventures Magazine featuring these characters from the movie. Maybe he did this story! 

I Ink Myself!

In 2002, I penciled a story for the anthology magazine, Comiculture. It was inked by Klaus Janson originally and colored back then. I loved how it turned out, but as the years passed, I wondered if I would have done anything differently. With that in mind, I inked two panels of the story!

I did not make it!

I regret to announce that I did not make my goals for my Kickstarter Campaign. I tried to reach as many people as I could. It's all about a lot of people contributing a little bit. I did not reach enough people. I want to thank everyone who backed my project and the good people who re-tweeted, posted on their Facebook and wrote about it on their Blogs (Cap'n's Comics Shout Out)!

You have not seen the last of Gunpowder Girl and The Outlaw Squaw! I am committed to publishing the graphic novel and I will post any news on my ever-loving' blog.

Support my Kickstarter!

As we start the final 4 days of my Kickstarter campaign, I am still banging the drum! This short vid was taken at this past Saturdays Long Beach Convention! My friends Scott Lobdell and Dave Wohl are on the team! Thanks guys!

Rudy Nebres Art! Cap'n Comics Shout out!

It's great to know that there are people willing to support you out there! That's why I am giving a big shout out to Cap'n's Comics! Also, I am posting some great art drawn by Rudy Nebres.

He is a great artist with a brush, and these pages prove it!

Gunpowder Girl Art

Here is a panel from my new Graphic Novel 'Gunpowder Girl and The Outlaw Squaw: Escape to Mexico!' The first shows how tight my pencils are and then the inked version. I haven't had other people ink me lately, so maybe my pencils are too loose for others to follow. Check my Kickstarter Campaign!

Advertising Art

This is some recent Advertising Art. The idea for this job was to keep it fast and loose. They had the same idea for the color as well!

Art By Gil Kane

Two Drawings from Gil Kane! The first shows some anatomy studies and the second is a really powerful Green Lantern cover!

Art by John Buscema!

Three pencil drawings by John Buscema! The first two were for the Labyrinth movie adaptation and it looks like the center was for some character studies. The third comes from a Silver Surfer Graphic Novel. Really powerful pencils!

T-Shirt Designs! Pick One

As I continue to seek backers for my Kickstarter campaign, there is a level where I have offered a T-shirt as an incentive. That means designing an attractive item of clothing that promotes the brand! Take a look at the offerings and choose one. A, B, or C

The T-shirt will be in full color and sent with the book. Anyone can vote! Which shirt would you wear?

THOR Splash Page with Stewart Johnson!

I did a lot of inking in the 90s for Marvel and I made a lot photocopies! I inked issue 477 of the Mighty Thor with pencils by UK based artist Stewart Johnson. This was a really powerful splash page! Not any room for error on my part because the pencils were so tight. I enjoyed working on it and I inked some other books he did for Marvel.

I'm On The Kickstarter Staff Picks List!

I guess the staff at Kickstarter took a look at their Graphic Novel offerings and decided that I had a worthy product! It's exciting!

My Kickstarter Campaign!

This is what I have been preparing for for years! I published my first Graphic Novel with Active Images in 2005 and for the sequel I am hoping to get funding with your help! My western adventure book is drawn and am proud of it! I just need money for production costs and printing.

I'm going to reach as many people as I can to check out my Kickstarter page and implore everyone to donate. As little as Five bucks will get you in with the in crowd!

Seriously, I think my book 'Gunpowder Girl and The Outlaw Squaw: Escape to Mexico!' is a worthwhile project and a really excellent, action-packed book. There will be all kinds of updates on this blog and on my Kickstarter page. Check it out, watch the video. Thanks for stopping by!

Drawing of the Day!

A lone rider! Our Drawing of the day!

Art By Alan Weiss

I have posted these pages before, but I want to let more people see these excellent pencils from Alan Weiss!

Check this link  for the full story behind these pencils!

Art by Alex Toth

I will continue on the Western vibe and post some Toth Western art! I loved seeing the halftone art in the Magazine Comic Book Artist, and I wanted to share it.

Western Covers by Kane and Severin!

I got a neat shout out at Cap'n's Comics, so I'm gonna throw some Western covers at him!

Cowboy Sketches

I am having fun with the brush and the pen lately. I thought I would try a cowboy kinda sketch.