And now IN COLOR

I had fun designing this guy. I've always enjoyed characters that aren't obviously good or bad, but takes some thought to make your own conclusions.

The 2 Sides of Monsieur Frankie

Looking out my backdoor

dooo...dooo...dooo

He Works Hard for the Mummy

 I've seen lots of themed races lately:  warrior, zombie, mud, etc....but I haven't seen a mummy race yet.

Merman?

Dream

I woke up in the middle of the night about a month ago and had this image stuck in my head for some reason.  I quickly scribbled it on to a sticky note and fell back asleep.  I could see it in color.   Not exactly like this, but close.

Football

Art With a Heart Fundraiser

 A friend of mine, Amy, asked me to submit something for the Art With A Heart Fundraiser next month.  I had a lot of fun experimenting with this one.  It's a print, a drawing and a painting all in one!  Here's an in-progress shot.
*Update* finished piece

Frankie sleeping

Winter

NephropApocalypse

A good friend of mine has a rare kidney disease. He helps to raise money every year for the Cincinnati Kidney Walk.  This year I got to design his team banner and T-shirt.  If you're going to be in the Cincinnati Ohio area June 2nd, sign-up for the walk or donate and support a good cause. More info about the walk here.

Dragons

(updated in COLOR!)

Dog Jokes

Since I've been drawing so many cats, I might as well draw some dogs.

Gett'n Squatchy

While up in Vancouver, I felt that it was my duty to draw Sasquatch and keep the legend alive. 

Hotel Transylvania

I just finished up animating on one of the coolest projects I've had the pleasure to work on.  'Hotel Transylvania' has some fantastic animation and should look great in theaters.  Here is a doodle while waiting for notes from Genndy. Things should be slowing down a bit for me so I'll try to post a little more regularly on here.

Frederick de la von Fire

Frederick de la von Fire:
It's been quiet around the blog lately, but Fred's here to play you a tune.

Earl

The blog has gone quiet, but the quest is still going strong.  I've been busy moving to Vancouver, starting a new job at Sony Imageworks and blaa blaa.  I made this in Illustrator over the weekend, based on my favorite coconut monkey carving that I got from an old neighbor that passed away.

Claritar

Documentia

Some of you that know me may know that I have a rare condition called 'Documentia'.  My documentia was acting up over this holiday weekend and so I drew this. 

Before you go feeling sorry for me or feel the urge to start a fund-raising foundation, you should understand that this condition isn't a bad thing....it's actually not even a real condition, I just like watching documentaries, and while I was watching, I was doodling, it's a side effect of my Documentia medication.

This drawing was inspired by the "Radiant Child" documentary.  Any good documentaries you would recommend?

Old Nintendo DS paintings

I found some old color sketches on my Nintendo DS memory card.  The first one is from our the kitchen in our old apartment. I think it was somewhat overcast that day, but everything had a bluish tint.  The second was from the amtrak train somewhere between LA and San Francisco.  Hills with endless Chaparral.  I'm no painter, but I like the simplicity of these.