Dr. Sketchy's update Part 2

A continuation of yestrday's post, here are some more drawings from the last few sessions of Dr. Sketchy's Charleston, the monthly art event that combines burlesque and figure drawing.

Vampirella session:

Tank Girl session:

Mermaid session:

Dr. Sketchy's update Part 1

Here are a few of my drawings from the last several sessions of the Charleston, WV branch of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School (a social event that combines burlesque and figure drawing!)

 Festivall themed session:

Model's choice session:

Steampunk session:

Part 2 tomorrow!

Tales From the Crypt

The Cryptkeeper! This is one of my pieces for this year's Artmares Show which opens at Contemporary Galleries in Charleston, WV on Oct. 24th.

The Cryptkeeper was always the coolest part of Tales From the Crypt; I remember thinking that the series should focus on him rather than the stories he told. 
 
Also, when I was doing research for this piece I rediscovered the Tales From the Cryptkeeper animated series, which I had completely forgotten existed.

Strange Kid Comix Issue 3

Here's the first page of a comic I did for Strange Kid Comix Issue 3. (You'll have to wait for the magazine to come out to see the whole thing!)

I've done comics for both of the previous issues, and somehow I seem to end up a doing a longer story each time! I almost had to back out of this one for schedule issues but my collaborators urged me on and gave me a bit of leway because they really thought I was the right artist for this piece, so thanks to them!

As you can tell, this comic is based on the show Twin Peaks, since the whole issue is themed after 80s and 90s television. Truth be told I don't know a whole lot about the series, which is why it was great that the story was in the hands of comics writer John Rozum, who has just announced that one of his comics is in development as a series at NBC!

A small plug for our comic has also appeared on ComicBookResources.com

Art Inspired by Premium Cable

Tonight is the opening of More Than You Imagined, Art Inspired by Premium Cable at Bottleneck gallery in Brooklyn, NY.  I have work in the show, (above) as does my Marshall College of Art & Design classmate, Tessa Morrison!

Rather than base my piece on a specific cable television show I chose to draw inspiration from the 1980s HBO intro they used to show before every movie. The camera started out on a family watching television together, then it swooped over an amazingly elaborate model city and finally panned up into space where the HBO logo floated into view and let you know that the feature was about to start. You can watch it here:



When I was a kid we only had 23 channels and for some reason one of them was HBO, so this intro is the "premium cable" memory that is most embedded in my brain.

A few years ago I found a video that shows the months of work that went into this minute-long intro:



The fact that the HBO logo and star burst lighting effects were not done digitally is amazing, isn't it? And you have to love that 80s soundtrack.

Here's a small writeup about the show on Nerdlocker.com

Step Brothers

Here's my piece for the Step Brothers art show that opens tonight at Gallery 1988 Venice.
/Film just used it for their preview of the show.

My favorite thing about this movie is the name of Will Ferrell's character, "Brennan." I find this hilarious because it demonstrates how odd it is for a grown man to have such a kiddie, cutesy name. People of my age group are at the point now where they are having kids and settling down, and every time I hear about a baby with name like this it always makes me think "You realize they're going to be 40 at some point, right?" A name that makes a kid sound like he's the cutest one in sunday school may not be great when he's trying to climb the corporate ladder.

ANYWAY, if you're in the area head to Gallery 1988 and check out the show!

Breaking Bad

Here's my piece for the Breaking Bad art show that opened this week at Gallery 1988. When they asked me to be part of an official collaboration with one of the best shows on television, how could I say no? This is another one of those things that I am just ecstatic to be a part of.

I remember way back during the first season of the series I had a friend who raved about it, insisting that all our friends give it a chance. I knew that it was about a guy who cooked meth, so I was curious about why it would be so highly recommended since drugs aren't usually a topic I'm interested in. It turns out that focusing on the drug aspect isn't really the point; the show is just a quality, entertaining, and amazingly well written program. It's better than most film dramas I've seen in the last few years.

When I got to the episode where Walt climbs down into the secret crawlspace and finds some of his money missing, I fell in love with that shot and I knew I had to use it for my piece. Something about the visual of him lying in the dirt underneath his house while the camera zooms out through his ordinary-looking closet was so cool to me. It felt like sort of an iconic moment of the series.

A couple of websites have covered the show (the artwork may include some spoilers):

Flavorwire.com
HuffingtonPost.com
Fastcocreate.com
SCPR.org
LAist.com

And here's a photo of some of the cast at a special pre-opening party!

I would post a link to my print in the G1988 store, but it has already sold out! Thanks everybody!