Baby Sketch

Until my son was born I never thought to draw babies. I really have no practice in this area. Babies are such expressive little critters. I'm looking forward to trying a few more.

I also realized, as you may notice by the lack of completed hands and feet, that I am a little rusty in the fingers and toes department. I think I will begin concentrating more on that in my future drawings.

Humph

I seem to be able to concentrate better when I draw during meetings. I know it sounds shady but it's true. I seem to get less distracted when my eyes are fixed on the page and my ears are set to listening.

Double Entendre

This was a quick little sketch from yesterday. I went ahead and painted it flat. I may render it further later. It's good to be drawing again.

1st Digital Painting

I finally finished my first digital painting. I learned a lot in the process but there is still so much I don't know. My goal is to do a warm sketch or painting each morning to get the mind going and to get some practice in. We'll see what happens.

Oscar Digital Paint

I am learning how to paint in Photoshop CS4. It is laborious but enjoyable. I am sure my skill will improve as I practice and learn new techniques . This is the beginning stage of my first attempt. I still have along way to go.

Oscar

It's been a long time since my last post. We have one less dog and My wife and I had a baby boy. So needless to say a lot of things have taken a back seat since the little guy entered our lives. He's a real joy to have in our home though and is getting more enjoyable to watch with each passing day. He is growing so fast.

Anyway, today I had a free moment to do this quick sketch. My wife named him Oscar.

Punctuation

Whale Boy

Yesterday I decided to draw Patrick Morgan's Whale Boy from memory. It turned out ok. Looking back at his site I realized that he does not have a tale and I missed the zipper. Oh well, it was fun to draw.

To the Moon

Drew this guy last night. For some reason I had rockets on the brain.

The Monster

Well, Halloween is tomorrow and one of the frequently portrayed characters is this guy. But, what do we call him. You and perhaps everyone you know will call him by the name Frankenstein and all would in fact be wrong. In Mary Shelly's book Frankenstein he is called the monster, the demon and even the devil but never Frankenstein. Frankenstein is in fact the man who created the monster. So when you say you are going to be Frankenstein for Halloween, next time dress up in a lab coat, wear a surgeons mask, don't eat, act real schizy and if you want a bit of Hollywood start yelling "it's alive"! You will confuse your friends but you will honor a fantastic piece of literature.

Day 15

Today in my staff meeting we had two guest speakers. One came from computer support to talk about preventing the spread of viruses through safe web browsing and the other came to answer questions about the rapidly spreading "swine" flu (H1N1). The IT guy informed us that the majority of virus attacks on campus are started through the use of applications, ads and games on facebook. So, I got this thought, what if facebook was the primary transmitter of human viruses. That would mean that facebook is responsible for the proliferation of H1N1 and the only hope was an injection of McAfee or total abstinence from facebook. I think I like the idea of the later. The drawing is nothing to speak of but the thought made laugh inside.

Day 14

Tonight my wife and I came home, after dinner and a game at our friends' house, and found and army of wasps hanging out in a corner on our front porch. So, I grabbed a fly swatter and some wasp spray and went to town. That spray is amazing. One solid hit and over 100 hundred wasps hit the ground dead.

Day 13

These week's theme is draw your pets as people. So, this evening I did a quick sketch of my dog Hank. This came shortly after watching him pounding his nose into the bottom of his bowel while vacuuming up two cups of food so fast that he nearly choked on the bottle-necked lump of kibble being rammed down his throat. I have often wondered what would happen if I tipped over our 100 pounds trash can of dog food and just let him at it. This picture is what I envision that looking like.

Day 12

Drew this one while watching the office. Could be a Dwight Jr.

Day 11

Jenna named this one Victor.

Day 10

I didn't have time to get my drawings posted this weekend. My wife named this one Ryan.

Day 9 & Illustration Friday: Pie-Rat

I figured a already did three literal pirates so why not enjoy a little play on words.

Day 8

This is Milton according to my wife. He's a little ticked because his twin brother got a more masculine name (Oscar), worthy of a pirate, while he was cursed with a softer more proper English name. Consequently Milton overcompensates by picking fights with anyone who chuckles or possibly infers inward amusement at the sound of his name. Though deep down he is a softy and has been known to occasionally cry after stealing lolly pops from babies.

Day 7

These pirates are enjoyable to draw because of the fun I can have with misshapen faces. My wife has named this one Oscar.

Day 6

Another late night addition. I made it though.

This one (One Leg Jack, as my wife calls him) falls in suit with the theme of this weeks Illustration Friday topic. I figure I will draw a handful of pirates this week. I had fun drawing this guy's hair.