Oh Lucy...

I was so unhappy with my recent IF/MM offering that I just had to post something else. So I did this for a Drawing Jam over at http://www.drawingboard.org. There are some really great ones! I highly suggest you pop in and check them out.

IF/MM: ROBOT

Well, With all else that had to get done this weekend, I very nearly skipped this Illustration Friday topic. (You should get so lucky!) At first, I struggled as to how I would be able to make a robot tie into my Mythic Monday feature, but I eventually settled on an item from Jewish folklore; the GOLEM.
Dictionary.com describes the golem as such: "n 1: an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means 2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: automaton, robot]".
So there you have it! Above is pictured a techno-golem. (I may need to work on the name).

IF/MM: SPOTTED

I chose to depict the leopard or “spotted” Tokkaebi, but they have also been seen in tiger or “striped” hides. The Tokkaebi is a mythical creature of Korean origins. Not a spirit per se, the Tokkaebi usually transforms from everyday household objects that have not been used in a while. So if you haven’t vacuumed recently... maybe now is the time. They are aligned with the negative energy in the universe, (Yin) but this does not necessarily mean the Tokkaebi are evil. Don’t get me wrong, they love to use their silver spiked club to punish the mean & spiteful, but they are almost as likely to use that same magical club to reward good and kind people with wealth or good blessings.

IF/MM: SPEED

I used the Illustration Friday topic “Speed” to represent the subject and the way in which I drew it. Opting for a quick sketch rather than a polished piece.
Now, you might be asking yourself “How will you tie this in with Mythic Monday? Especially now that it’s Wednesday?” But it’s much more likely that you could not care less.
NANABOZHO is a trickster spirit of Ojibwe mythology (sometimes known as Chippewa). He was sent to earth by the creator of all things, Gitchi Manitou after the world’s creation to name all of the plants and animals. When you need to list everything in the newly created world, you don’t turn yourself into a tortoise.

American Gothic

This is the start of a gig poster that never got off of the ground. This and the Leprechaun from St. Pat’s day post are some early attempt at digital coloring.

IF/MM: SPRING

It didn’t take long for me to decide how to tie my Mythic Monday theme with this week’s Illustration Friday topic: Spring. It still managed to take up more of my time than I intended...
Above is pictured the reemergence of Persephone.
In Greek mythology she is the beautiful young daughter of Zeus and Demeter (Goddess of the harvest). When Hades (King of the underworld) abducts Persephone to be his bride, Demeter goes into a great depression and the earth itself grows cold and ceases to be fertile. Hades Reluctantly agrees to return Persephone to the surface world, but only for 2/3 of the year. He binds her to the underworld by having her eat the seeds of a pomegranate.
I wonder what happens if she sees her shadow...

Current Project

Here is a panel from a project I’m currently working on for Repercussion Comics. It’s called “Our Flag Was Still There”, and it’s written by the extremely talented Jason DeGroot. It’s something I’m pretty proud to be a part of so I wanted to share it here with you fine people. It’s not finished yet, so keep under your hat.

Illustration Friday: Monster

I’m going to take this Illustration Friday topic as an opportunity to debut a feature I was talking about in a previous post.
Hence, it shall be known as... MYTHIC MONDAY!
I’m in the process of re-imagining heros, beasts, artifacts and etc. from mythology (all sources of myth, not just the big-’uns). I’ll try to post new sketchbook pages of the work-in-progress here on Mondays. The sketches may not always be linked to Illustration Friday topics, but they will be when applicable, for the sake of my own sanity.
Who knows, we all just might learn something...

Jörmungandr, the World Serpent- In Norse Mythology this is a venomous sea-serpent so large it actually encircles the earth and is able to grasp it’s own tail. In the apocalyptic battle of Ragnarök, (the battle at the end of the world between the gods and their enemies) Jörmungandr and Thor are destined to destroy each other.

How’s that for a bed-time story?

Self Portrait

Well, maybe that’s not quite accurate.
The monkey slightly edges me out on style.
... and personality.
... and looks.

Regardless, I’m still going to use this for my profile picture.

Illustration Friday: Feet

I don’t think it makes me any less of a man to admit that I still can’t watch this scene without my hands over my face... and my blankie.

Kids, let us grab our Shillelaghs, and meet me at the nearest pub...

Illustration Friday: Tattoo

I know it's almost next Friday, but hey, I’ve been busy.

This is a sketchbook page for a project I have been kicking around lately. I don’t want to say too much about it at this point. It’s a long way from being much of anything yet. I can tell you that it's a re-envisioning of the Norse God of thunder (that's Thor to all you kids). I'll post more of the same soon, maybe even make it a regular feature... Weekly? Bi-weekly? Monthly? We’ll see, but you’ll have to behave.

kinda dirty

Eddie!

Well, I still haven't had time to tweak the blog, but I couldn't very well start the new month without a post.
In order to keep up appearances, I decided to do a sketch of everyone's favorite funnyman, ...
Unfortunately that didn't pan out, so I did one of Tim Burton's most enduring creations...
Once again, it didn't work...
This is a bit of a departure from my usual style, but I'm trying to loosen-up a little in order to be more productive.

Hello

I’m not sure if I’ll even have time to post regularly, but I’ll give a shot.