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.

Baby's First Portrait

Here we witness one of my very earliest works. Created when I was around two years old, possibly even younger, we can see that I chose the Path of the Artistic at a fairly young age. Please note the human's proportions. Mostly all head and face, this seems to be a fine representation of how a small tiny child would identify people, being held all the time and whatnot. The feet and legs are very indistinct because they were always waaaay down there. Also, being held by arms apparently does not involve being AWARE of arms.

My mom always said that I drew this after visiting with my grandfather, so she assumes he was the subject of this artwork. And artwork it is, indeed! Look, I even signed it! (not my mom's handwriting in red marker, but the blue squiggle mark off to the side. That was meant to be my very own signature).

And yes. The canvas is actually a clean diaper that I had taken from the box.

1865

Not very long ago, I realized I needed to quickly create a picture for my friend's publication, so I decided to use the occasion as a sort of multi-purpose opportunity. I decided that while fulfilling my obligation to draw anything I wanted, I could also practice drawing a human being, which I don't do often enough, and ALSO I could stare at a picture of young Buffalo Bill Cody all at the same time! He is only nineteen or so here and only dreamed of some day having ridiculous facial hair and a spectacular wild west show!

If You Are the Guy Who Bought This, Please Come Forward

This is the very first acrylic painting I ever did, way back in 2002 or so. Unfortunately, this is the best picture I have of it. It was a commission from a guy in Georgia, I believe, and it is two feet by three feet in size. He had told me that he wanted me to cook up some sort of image that was odd, but that it needed to include his school's emblem, which is that grey design near the octopus. Also, he asked that I include the Left Eye of Horus, which I did.

The Duck Goes "Hello"

In the graffiti app, for a while, I was making many friendly greetings to my friends! This is a very quick duck.

One of my full page illustrations for the Chaoyue workbook. I was instructed to tell a story of one boy's summer in a single image. We see that in June he studied hard and worked hard, in July, he and a friend took a trip to Mexico, and in August he was back home and decided to rest and relax and be a very accomplished slacker.

I believe the point of this was so that the students studying this material could use this image as information and inspiration for writing, in Chinese, about his summer activities.

Just a little drawing of a crowing rooster that I did for a friend's publication called Three. It was part of the second volume.

A Sinister Figure Catches the Eye

I was asked to make a little series of illustrations for my friend's story. Here, we see the friend in the background noticing a shady looking character compulsively lighting a lighter.

Andalusian Horse

I haven't really drawn with charcoal very much. This one here is the first one I tried. I gave it away long, long ago but I believe it was probably a six inch square or so in size.

Surprise!

It's a rabbit head!
!!!
(It's still attached, I promise. You just can't see the body from here)

Look, Kids! It's Shanghai!

One of my illustrations done for the Chaoyue workbook. The character in the small story has traveled from rural China to the big city of Shanghai for an exciting trip and life experience. Here he is enjoying the view of their fantastic skyline!

Sacred Ibis

Hands down, my favorite Egyptian god is Thoth, so I have this fondness for ibises. I enjoy drawing them in most forms, including the Facebook app, Graffiti!

Pollution Is So Bad

A scene I illustrated for a textbook. The chapter was pretty depressing and all about waste and pollution and the general destruction of the planet. NO FUN.

A Bassett I Once Knew

Once upon a time there was a stray bassett hound. I took care of him for an afternoon before turning him over to a no-kill bassett hound rescue shelter. I decided to draw a bunch of pictures of him because he was the best pal for that day.

This Guy Is on an Adventure

I take commissions and in this instance, I was asked by this lady to draw this fellow she knows all in a laundry basket with a duckling. She got pretty specific about what she wanted, and she specified she wanted it done in MS Paint.