Skullhead Sweet-Tart Mini Painting

Finally had an opportunity to do some painting this week.  After a small set back earlier in the week, I finally remembered how to use my gouache and did this little skullhead.  She measures approximately 1.5"x 1.75" (yes, those are inches, not feet).

The scan of the image doesn't really do the color's any justice though.  I purchased some neon watercolors and gouache over the summer at the Daniel Smith art MECCA back home and neon and scanners just don't mix.

Small story about her.  Just when I finished her and got her placed in her tiny little frame, I decided to clean off a water stain from the glass.  I sprayed a shot of Windex on it, and before I could even get back to the frame with a paper towel, it had almost completely obliterated her left (my right) eye.  Fortunately I got the painting out of the frame fast enough to let it dry and fix the eye, but I nearly had a heart attack!  Thank God it wasn't a gallery show piece or I would have really had one.

I'd like to do a couple more of these.  This one will be posted for sale in the Crypt of DOOM, in case you wanted to check out more photos of it.

Angler Fish Rock!

Well, a couple years ago I did a painting of an angler fish for a Power In Numbers show at Gallery Nucleus, and I thought it might be fun to do another as a bookmark or something for my shop.

Angler fish are awesome because the male fish is tiny and small and burrows it's way up into the female fish just above her ovary/uterus area.  His body then becomes part of her's and functions as a permanent sperm bank.  That and they're just creepy as hell and have a glowing orb on their head.  (Seriously, I learned the reproductive part in college.  Pretty rad.)

Also in shop news, I'm trying to gear up for Valentine's Day.  Made this little cutie into a pair of hair clips.  If spiders actually looked the way I drew them, I know I wouldn't be scared of them.

Greetings 2011, Nice to Meet You

Well, I'm not sad to see 2010 over.  It had it's shares of ups and downs just like any other year, but I must say I won't be missing it much.

Cheers to a New Year!

Happy Holidays to One and ALL!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my friends, family, and people nice enough to stop by and check out my bloggy blog.

As you can probably guess, this was this years Christmas Card.  I actually started it last November, but due to time and prioritization it got left by the sidelines until just recently.  Honestly it was a good thing, the original sketch needed work and last year I couldn't see what needed to be fixed on it.  So stepping away from it, I was able to return with a fresh eye and made a boat load of  revisions.

For the record, it's not Christmas in our household until we take our annual "Loki in a Stupid Holiday Hat" photo.  Enjoy the holiday festivities and be safe and healthy!

Sketch Dump - Fall 2010

Well, I was hoping to post the finished Christmas Card this week, but it's taking a tad longer than I thought, so this week is just a sketch book dump.  Sketches from the the last 4 months, taken from three sketch books.

The Crypt of Doom has a couple new items, like the Monster Girls Necklace and the Bookworm Bookmark below.

A Little Holiday Cheer

I spent a couple days racking my brain trying to think of something fun to make for the holidays. . . The fruitcake was fun last year, so I wanted to keep the holiday food trend going.  So, enter the "Frankenbread" Men.  Fun, freakish and fabulous, these guys have been so much fun to doodle I'll probably make 4 more and throw them all on a charm bracelet for the shop.

In case I don't upload again before Christmas, here's to a Happy Holiday Season for everyone!

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

Well, one thing I have to be thankful for this year is that my friend Lori gave me a bunch of those ACEO artist card thingys.  I found them a couple of days before Thanksgiving, but sadly I got sick with a doozy of a cold and was out of it for a few days.  Decided to wrap this little Thanksgiving themed food monster up today and still post it though even though the holiday has come and gone.  (He was supposed to be jellied cranberries from the can that no one bothered to slice up because he scared the bejuzus out of, but he looks more like one of those cups frat boys drink beer out of. . .)

To all my friends and family, I'm always thankful for your love and support.

Bookworms

Once upon a time, in 2005, I did some t-shirt designs.  I'd just recently been bit by an insect craze and did about 5 different little bugs, most of which were representations of their names.  This was the first time I drew my little bookworm.

Now, 5 years later I was thinking of revisiting him (since the t-shirts were never made) and making him a back to school item in my Etsy Shop.  Sadly I think that the back to school shopping has been done, so he won't get made into a charm, but at least he's cuter now.

Yes. . . just for personal fun I've posted both the 2005 and the 2010 version.

Also. . . More Sketchbook doodles!!  The crazy happy lady is supposed to be Donetella Versace.  She's got funny lips.

150

Well, whadda ya know. . . 150 blog posts.  Although I should probably post something monumental, post 150 is just going to be another sketchbook dump.

While watching Extreme Makeover Home Edition, the guy who was recieveing the makeover caught my attention.  He was a quite, manly man from Arkansas. . . spent the whole hour trying to draw what he looked like.  Not because he was amazing looking or anything, but because he was so. . . I don't know. *shrugs*

I've never just sat down and drawn people I see on TV.  It was actually really fun and Carlos keeps asking to see the page and starts laughing at it.

Speaking of Carlos. . .he got a little pissy with me this afternoon when he called from work.  Made me wonder what his day was like so I drew what I thought the other end of the conversation looked like, including his coworker Will.  Oh, yeah and the girl next to him is just having that internal battle of trying to decide if she wants to spend the $10 on the purse she likes in the store.  :P

And finally. . . posted another Spider Apron in my shop.  Had to raise the price, sadly, because a lot more time goes into those damn spider pockets than I was letting on.  This particular apron had three separate pockets made for it, but the first two had "problems" and were discarded.

Head back to the land of mischief, aka Work, aka South Park next week.  It already looks like it's going to be an interesting run!

Occasionally Homesick

On exceptionally hot and smoggy days I long for something old and familiar. . . like the fresh air, rain and grunge music.  At least I have an endless supply of Pearl Jam on my iPod and winter is coming.  :D

Speaking of home, I just recently returned from a wonderful trip home.  I was fortunate to spend two weeks up north in the Seattle/Olympia area.  As it turns out two weeks was still not enough time to visit everyone so I appologize to Dionne and Jacques for missing them on this trip up too.  Next time I'll come up for two weeks and rent a car. . .

(Thanks to my Bro and his wife for letting me crash there and occasionally steal her car.)