Fox, IMO

I've had this drawing program called ArtWeaver for a long time now, but I never really sat down and learned to do anything with it.  So a couple of nights ago, I decided to test out all of the tools they offer and at the same time started drawing a yawning fox!  I used mostly oil pastels, but you can also find in there: oil and acrylic paints, pencils, art knife, some sort of texturizing thing, sponge, and felt tip pen.  Then I slapped my signature on there like it was a masterpiece exactly when I was tired of drawing with my mouse and not a moment later!

I thought it was pretty cute for a rough experiment!

How Jaunty?

Pretty jaunty, actually.

This dapper little fellow was made as a gift for my friend.  It's pen and ink and marker and watercolor on a 5 x 7" piece of cardstock paper.  Actually, it is a card.  A birthday card.  There was an inscription inside.  This is the kind of pal I am.

I Made a Map!

This here is a map I did for my friends at the Intrinsic Cafe in Newark, NJ.  It will feature on the back of their menu.  Also, I imagine that maybe they will use it for some other things, as well.

This is just a pen and ink drawing on an 8" x 11" sheet of cardstock paper.  I used google maps for reference (thanks, google maps!) and it didn't really take that much effort.  It was a delight to do.  I may make maps more often as a leisure activity.

Zombie Caricature

on 5 x 7 inch cardstock paper

Last year, I was invited to work some kind of "Zombie Walk" festival as a caricature artist.  I practiced a lot to see how long it would take me to draw a reasonably fast, yet reasonably good, likeness of zombified customers.  It seems it would take between 5 and 10 minutes, fyi.

Due to forces beyond my control, I didn't even get to attend the event.  But I am now practiced and ready for any future possibilities!

I have been sketching people faces lately, getting in practice for just knowing how to draw faces, and human heads, I suppose.  This basically gives me an excuse to stare at pictures of people I think look interesting and then casually and quickly make drawings based on them.  This is kind of Aldous Huxley.

I Was Interviewed!

I was interviewed like a hundred months ago, but I totally forgot to link to it because OBVIOUSLY I sort of forgot to tend to my blog portfolio here at all. WOOOPS.

Here is that interview!

The most exciting part is that I was referred to as a "humorist." Yesss.