Mapless 1, 2 and 3.

I made these sketches while watching/listening to a documentary/interview about/with William Gibson. > No Maps For These Territories. I remember after reading Burning Chrome in the early eighties and trying to convince friends to read it. Most people couldn't get into it-couldn't dig the future slang. After that I didn't bother but kept on reading his books. "Cyberspace? What's that?" Now we're all jacked in and the term seems almost old fashioned.

Sketchbook Drawings Fifty-Three, Fifty-Four and Fifty-Five

Tall Tales

I produced this Paul Bunyan art for Benchmark Education. I tried to evoke a slightly retro cartoon style under a tight deadline and budget. Davy Crockett was the subject of the first tall tales script I was given. The editors liked my pencil sketches but decided not to go with that script and switched me to Paul Bunyan. I finished off the top Davy Crockett sketch in color and in a style I prefer and with the luxury of more time. I may do another for use in my portfolio.

CHILDRENS ART

This is a concept watercolor sketch for a for a story idea I have. His name is Tim.

Fwape

Some paintings can be best described as a learning experience and that's the case with this one. My original, more interesting, sketch (below left) was done in gouache on watercolor paper and was very spontaneous and textural. This one, done in acrylic, has none of that. Also I failed to get the colors and contrast right (some of that is due to scanning). Onward.

COLORBUNNS

SY FLIES WITH COLOR

Cartoon Jazz

Modern Mitch
ponders Jazz
"Which mode is which?"
(and all that razzmatazz)
Meanwhile his date,
a square named Claire
jumps with Nate

Abstract Cartoon

Ron Paul Sketch

A quick I did in my sketchbook+PS. No I'm not Paulhead I just think he is an amusing character (among many running for the GOP nomination).

HOLIDAY SEASONINGS TO ALL (Sketchbook Page Fifty-Two)

Sketchbook Page Fifty-One

Busby is feeling unrepentantly self-satisfied today. (This, despite having been drawn with no hands or legs.)

Sketchbook Page Fifty

C. Lawrence Howell sings " Blue Moon" in Wolfman the (failed) Musical. Dogged by criticism for his performance in this play, Howell retired from acting to a splendid no-kill shelter and married a fetching young bitch named Bitsy.

Sketchbook Page Forty-Nine

Colored in Photoshop

Pencil

Sketchbook Page Forty-Eight (+)

Cursed Werewolf

From Curse of the Werewolf. Face is off but that's okay.

Sketchbook Page Forty-Seven

Sketchbook Page Forty-Six

SKULLBOT

9x12 Acrylic

This was painted for a gallery show, but I missed the deadline. So it goes... (The colors are not completely accurate here.) Correction: I made it into the show after all.

Whatever it is...

.. it's getting closer.