KATE EAGLE

2011-08-15T10:16:00.001+04:30

I hadn't painted in like, a year before this. Ain't too too bad for taking a couple of months off from project making.

2011-08-15T07:48:00.001+04:30

Last Illustration of the semester...

2011-05-11T03:14:00.003+04:30

Is ole R. Patty.

I saw this cover and thought it was ridiculous, and then heard a story about how apparently he smells awful and Reese Witherspoon is having a hard time working with him because of the smell.

I THINK he's just trying every tactic to make him unappealing to the opposite sex at this point. Because Twilight fangirls are fuckin' bonkers.

So there he is. Done in approximately.... 3 hours. Or something. I think this was my fastest yet. Wooo.

Remember this?

2011-05-09T20:30:00.000+04:30

Hey, I made it look nice and stuff.

Finalize Open House poster!

2011-04-19T21:22:00.000+04:30

I'm in the running out of 4 or 5 other posters! Woo

2011-04-05T07:28:00.001+04:30

2011-03-22T04:07:00.004+04:30

Aw snippy snap, I meant to rewrite that as
http://www.thekateeagle.com

Missed that extra e!

So the ELY judging ceremony has come and gone, and badabing, guess who got an honorable mention?! YES. That is right. I like to think of it as 'a final recognition of genius' award because I have no idea how else I could have pulled that off.
And a buncha my friends got awards tooooo!
Jon Laing and Rachel Kantor also were honorable mentions, and Miguel Co brought down the house with a 1st place win! Total there are 3 places and 3 honorable mentions. I don't really know 2nd and 3rd place winners, but they were also awesome.

Sooo yeah. Hip hooray. And here's a doodle thing that I forgot I had in my sketchbook.

Ooooh yeah.

2011-03-17T18:04:00.001+04:30

I now have a website!!!

thekateagle.com

LINK UP Y'ALL

Soria Moria Castle

2011-03-03T16:39:00.000+04:30

Super duper done.

2011-03-01T18:03:00.003+04:30

All right! The very last and final version of my Elys.
Finally. FINALLY.

2011-02-28T21:30:00.000+04:30

2011-02-22T12:42:00.001+04:30

Another for the story 'The Girl Without Hands'.

And a panel from the comic I won't post up here and I dunno if I'll continue or not. But I might as well post somethin', right?

2011-02-14T23:52:00.000+04:30

Russian/Grimm fairytales are full of some silly shit.

Done.

2011-02-09T01:53:00.000+04:30

Hahahahahah man, fuck type. Haaaahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa

Wanted: Pony

2011-02-08T06:42:00.002+04:30

Wanted: Pony

Date: 2009-07-15, 9:52PM AKDT

My kid is having a birthday coming up soon, and there'll be a lot of children around, so I figured I'd better get a pony.

I suspect there'll be what - about 20 or 30 kids, and I thought a pony would fit the bill nicely.

Please let me know what you feed your pony - hay, grain, whatever, so I know what to expect.

Also, let me know if the pony gets a lot of exercise, or if it just kinda hangs out all day, so I know what kind of shape it is in.

If you do have a pony you could sell, please contact me, and then immediately start putting barbeque sauce in it's bedding or add some Lawry's to it's salt lick - I like to marinade it early and long, so that the flavor is at it's peak by the time I take possession.

If things work out well, I may contact you for other parties I'll be involved in; they kids can't tell the difference between ponies and burger, and usually they're a lot cheaper.

Next two pre revisions

2011-02-04T01:38:00.001+04:30

World's most uncomfortable saddle

Date: 2010-01-01, 11:41PM PST

Like a ghastly specter from your darkest nightmare, this saddle has returned from the grave seeking vengeance. Its previous master thought it had banished it to the blackness of the abyss for good, but nay, it was only for an epoch.

Features:
*Steel rails forged by LUCIFER himself
*Genuine Auroch hide seat provides maximum chafing

I am reaching the end of my strength, as the madness contained within this dark artifact threatens to consume me. I cannot merely throw this adamantine saddle on the rubbish heap, lest some unwary passerby become transfixed by its lightless glow. No, I must only give this to one with the courage to look into the bloodshot eyes of insanity, and the strength to master it. A wizard with the cunning to master this beast gains an ally of unspeakable power: the ultimate theft deterrent. At the moment the thief straddles your steed, his fate is sealed. Eager for revenge upon mortals, the saddle will visit his arse with blisters that rival the torment of fire and brimstone... a dire lesson he will not soon forget. This same fate will befall any unworthy mortal who in his arrogance, attempts to mount the saddle of doom. Are you worthy?

sanely Aggressive, Territorial, Guard Duck, (Muscovy)

Date: 2010-01-26, 12:13PM PST

Hello.
This posting is about "MR. DUCKY." When he was a chick, he was my favorite out of the entire flock. He was one of the few ducks that would gently nibble on my finger. He would always let me pet him and feed him spinach. Now he has become a horrible monster of a duck. His nibble has turned into a skin-tearing instrument, his feet have turned into painful, skin-piercing talons. Anything moving in the yard that is non-duck, he attacks. He attacks raccoons. He attacks dogs. He attacks cats. Now he even attacks full grown humans, galloping around the yard with clipped wings like some sort of maniac. Sandals are out of the picture now, unless I want scabs on my feet. This was semi-tolerable for a while, but now he can inflict a fair amount of pain on my calf through my work jeans, and I can't get anything done in my back yard. So this is my ad. If you want a duck that will scare/maim/fight any animal that might be threatening your flock, MR. DUCKY is the craziest damn duck I have ever seen in my entire life. He is only friendly with ducks. I don't know about chickens, but he charges crows or other birds that land in the yard. He is a great guard duck. I have a newborn son that I want to have ten fingers growing up. $40 OBO, MR.DUCKY. Upon pickup, feel free to observe his behavior. He is one-of-a-kind.
Call: 253-[deleted] I live in Bremerton, will deliver.

2011-01-25T11:35:00.001+04:30

Children's guillotine

Date: 2009-10-13, 6:55PM CDT

Looking to get rid of this childen's size guillotine, only used once. Has been cleaned and recently oiled, sure to make any child happy! Christmas is coming up soon so don't miss this one!!

Refuckin-do

2011-01-21T01:50:00.001+04:30

Psyiyiiiiiiigh.
I'm working on a longer comic, dudes.

2011-01-20T22:18:00.000+04:30

WILLIAM H ELY POSTER
SUCK MY DIIIIIIIIICK

2011-01-14T09:04:00.001+04:30

Welly welly welly welly welly well, whatdoigothere. I got here a Mega, and a Smitch, and a birthday.

2011-01-13T06:29:00.002+04:30

HEY ALL I'M STILL ALIVE

I HAVE NO INTERNET IN MY DAYS OFF.
Yeah, so I've totally been on break, and when I say break, I mean bender.
No, I'm kidding.
School got me real stressed out about doing shit I have no interest in, also known as the ELY: My senior thesis, and so it now and then affects me personally.
But fear not dear audience, because I've been making some grandiose plans that might never see the light of day! In the meantime, I'm gonna make sure I have a good sit down tonight to draw out some comic or other.

But just checking in with everyone. Keep the finger on the goddamn pulse.

Alice and the Caterpillar

2010-12-17T21:57:00.000+04:30

In the Kitchen

2010-12-08T05:44:00.002+04:30

I know I draw myself a lot, shut uppp

Transfer Student

2010-12-02T07:55:00.001+04:30

2010-11-23T21:19:00.000+04:30

1st draft ELY sans text.

2010-11-02T09:10:00.002+04:30

Buhhhh. I should be working on ELY stuff, but it's hard getting into it. So I've been doing a lot of scraping at my face and frowning. Nicole thinks I should make a web comic, which is a nice thing to consider. It's a matter of money to get a domain and all that business.
Ugh, I'm touching my face right now.

Dogs on Halloween

2010-10-29T05:54:00.001+04:30

Holy shit, first time I got a children's book assignment done before 10. Cover to a halloween card. I blame my newfound ability to focus on Beck and The Runaways.

Rejected ELY idea + Unrelated Silly Comic

2010-10-28T22:41:00.003+04:30

And Batman

2010-10-23T02:55:00.002+04:30

And for fun

Children's book

2010-10-22T23:55:00.000+04:30

Mein fronds

2010-10-19T05:01:00.000+04:30

Uhhhh

2010-10-14T12:33:00.002+04:30

2010-10-13T02:53:00.000+04:30

What I'm working on

2010-10-07T00:21:00.002+04:30

Poster in progress.

2010-10-02T00:12:00.001+04:30

2010-09-23T23:37:00.002+04:30

P.S. Bag boy will soon become a reality as a comic.

2010-09-18T03:19:00.001+04:30

Kessler Syndrome

2010-09-17T17:44:00.001+04:30

Before revisions. Not that many need to be made.

Holy Diver the video game designs

2010-09-15T01:40:00.001+04:30

Here's some.

Jon Reinfurt's class

2010-09-09T22:55:00.001+04:30

First assignment for Jon is do something about environmental issues. So I chose Kessler Syndrome, because I was told about it and it sounded real cool. Look it up.
Pending approval for one of these. Not sure which I like more than the other.

Skitches

2010-09-09T00:10:00.002+04:30

And...

Mr. Sydnay!

2010-08-17T04:29:00.001+04:30

NYU Mystery Concert.
Doubt anyone will guess the clues.

2010-07-09T04:48:00.000+04:30

2010-07-06T06:02:00.003+04:30

I'VE GOT A

BITCHIN' CAMARO

Sketching

2010-07-04T03:16:00.002+04:30

I need to do more life studies, especially since my brain's become a ghost.

Surrounded

2010-06-17T05:47:00.002+04:30

Late update; this goes along with the Ghetto Gag Order thing and the Line-Up pieces from earlier as a spot.

Sex and Pride and Prejudice and Lord of the Flies

2010-05-12T08:20:00.005+04:30

I'm knee deep in finals, and here are 3 of em for you to see.

I'm very pleased with the girlitude of the Pride and Prejudice cover and I'm a little unsure of the Lord of the Flies cover, but pleased at the fact that it doesn't look like any other cover out there in the execution.

Til next time everyone.

The Pay-off

2010-04-30T13:48:00.007+04:30

IT'S THE HUNGRY FUCKING CATERPILLARRR

I'm really into red and gray lately.

Or just gray.

I'm really into shit looking colors.
Someone get over here and play paddy-cake with me, I need some oomph for the final lightning round of school. Shoot, I'm hungry! A hungry caterpillar.

I'm going mad.

6 Hour Assignment.

2010-04-29T00:31:00.004+04:30

Client: Sega Games, Inc.

Assignment: Full color, 5" x 4" game package illustration for the game, Dark Warrior, based on a Batman like urban crusader.

Did this one in six hours, this being my entire process. First I did a character design, then thumbnails, and then redrew the character like in the thumbnails taking information from the design I made beforehand (there were some changes in the second time through drawing her). And then the digital finish.
I sometimes forget how fun character design is. I really miss it sometimes when I'm doing my 'sophisticated' bullshit, so this was really a breath of fresh air.

And I got my hands on a hard copy of the album! It came out so nice. Yipee.

MY COMICS AND THEIR LOCATIONS.

2010-04-27T02:39:00.004+04:30

So, in case if you guys didn't notice, I added a new link to the right to a blog called INK ANSWER, which is a black and white ink comic blog thing that my friends have been doing for a while and I finally got invited into.

So, after I joined, whenever I put comics up on this blog and they saw, they would be like, "Ey Egan! Why don't you post those to ink answer?!"

Soooo I started putting up my comics there. They're also always on my flickr. I have a few new ones that you should take a look at.

....
Oh, what the hell

But really, check ink answer out. Lots of good stuff there.

Earth Week

2010-04-13T04:02:00.004+04:30

A bee flew into the room and everyone freaked out so I stomped on it. And then I decided to scan one of its wings.

I've decided against doing the Japanther poster even though I love them. I just can't handle it. I need some time to sleep and eat now and then.

I'm relieved.

Updates!

2010-04-04T02:12:00.002+04:30

Well, all of the text edits are done for the whole CD packaging and everything, so that means that project has finally come to a complete close! After staying awake for so long leaned over a computer, it's such a relief to be able to say that. I forget when they're trying to get the CD out... I think maybe in May? Ah, well.

This week has been a real killer, but I think if I stayed alive through that (CD stuff + schoolwork), I'll be okay.

So what I got coming up:
Target marketing for Mark Tocchet; I'm doing classic book covers, front and back for a paperback format. I chose to do the Lord of the Flies and Pride and Prejudice, which now I really think about it, besides the fact that these are both classics, these have absolutely nothing in common with each other.

We're doing zines for Tim Gough, which I'm a bit behind on because of the CD, but it should be a laugh once it's done. I put up a few thumbnails in an earlier post.

Tim O'Brien is such a kind man. He's letting me use my actual jobs as school assignments, which I couldn't be more thankful for. I've been contacted by my NYU friend and I've got 2 posters lines up to do. The first one is for their Earth Day Concert, which is being MC'ed by fucking Andrew W.K., and then the second one is for Japanther (who I've seen live 3 or 4 times and each time was amazing and I love them), so you can imagine the excitement.

And then my friend Kate Foust wants me to do something for her band Lady and then I might also do a poster for Toy Soldiers at some point, sooooo we'll see what else goes on.

2010-04-02T08:55:00.000+04:30

Check out my flickr for the rest.

2010-03-25T23:37:00.004+04:30

REVISED

APPROVED

FRIENDSHIP

O Brave New World

2010-03-24T08:26:00.001+04:30

...that has such people in it!

St. Vincent

2010-03-23T00:07:00.001+04:30

Oh my love.

Spring Break

2010-03-09T02:17:00.003+04:30

You know you're dedicated when you're still pulling all nighters.
The other ideas were scrapped; I stayed over Ron Gallo's house all night and into the late afternoon doing this over.

I'm not sure which I like better. I think I might actually like the blue version because it feels more like watching a TV.

It's a beautiful day outside!

Round 1

2010-03-07T15:23:00.004+04:30

Let's see what comes out of this. First round of drafts.

Things to Come

2010-03-02T02:11:00.004+04:30

Fuuuuck I wish it came out cooler, but I had a deadline and a bunch of other shit to do for like, actual school.

So, here's what to expect for the future:

1. Mark Tocchet Assignment: Brave New World book cover
2. Tim O'Brien Assignment: "Rolling Stone Album Review" for St. Vincent, that beautiful woman
3. The Earth Day poster for NYU, which I am forcing myself to make as awesome as possible because Andrew W.K. is the fucking M.C. and they are going to have some really big name bands play. HELL YEAH I'M GETTING BACKSTAGE MAYBE HOPEFULLY RUNNING COFFEES/BEERS. Or just hanging.
4. Toy Soldiers are rereleasing their album NATIONALLY, and I'm doing the cover again. This time I'm going to have more reign over the art direction (yessss).
6. 1 month away (hopefully) until Seduction of the Innocent is published with my pin-up in it from so so long ago.
7. I might find myself in a band or something soon as a second vocalist? And aquaintance of mine who actually has some really nice songs; he the tree.

Yippee skippy. I haven't slept for 2 days and my lips have got no more color. Time to go shower, pet the dog, eat, and pass out just to stay up for another 2 days straight.

2010-02-18T10:09:00.002+04:30

Just keep pushin' them out. This is CD cover for Tim Gough.

Rachel Lesser put Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind on and my heart's all a flutter.

Never Gonna Happen

2010-02-17T10:54:00.003+04:30

Whup whup. This one's for class; Neutral Milk Hotel, which will never play ever again. I thought it would be fitting for them to play at DH's warehome.

Sooooo I have until the middle of next week to do the Shrinebuilder etc poster and word on the street is that the Earth Day fest is going to have some REALLY high caliber bands, so I'm going to try and make that poster as sweet as fucking pie. I think it's confirmed that Andrew W fucking K is MCing it, so that in itself is incredible.
I'm definitely going to hang out for NYU at that one and maybe throw food stamps at the bands.

Jesus christ Wolves in the Throne Room is good. Very excited for that show.

2010-02-15T08:11:00.003+04:30

Once again, click all sizes to get the full on schtick.
Gonna paper the halls of NYU. Hopefully the administration will approve it.

After this, I'm also going to be doing a poster for a metal show coming up featuring Shrinebuilder, Wolves in the Throne Room and Salome. And then after that, completely switching gears for whoever they have lined up for their Earth Day show.

Edit: Just listened to Wolves in the Throne Room and hot damn are they good.

Art Critiques

2010-01-28T01:25:00.003+04:30

Based off a thumbanil crit between my teacher Mark Tocchet and fellow student Doug Krueger.

Just Hangin' Out With Rachel Lesser

2010-01-26T22:43:00.001+04:30

BTW, these are all based on real conversations gone awry.

Offensive

2010-01-26T06:27:00.006+04:30

Beware. I take stereotypes and maul them.

I'm horrible. Hyuk hyuk.

And I finally had an epiphany of what direction I want my art to go in... and mediums to use. Holy freaking crap. Big thanks to looking at Jimmy Tierney's process and newfound teacher Tim Gough for showing me channels and working with just line and stuff.

SERIOUSLY, WHERE HAVE CHANNELS BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE?

Posters all the time

2010-01-24T03:33:00.003+04:30

Yeah, a text update to just tell you all what's to come because I'm pretty excited.

So, school's begun and it's already relentless. School assignments both being posters; one's a band poster (I'm doing Neutral Milk Hotel even though they don't exist anymore), and a poster for the free library fest (which my new teacher Tim Gough did the real poster for).

But what I'm super excited about: My friend Lauren Monaco over at NYU contacted me to do another band poster-- this time for MAN MAN, one of my favorite bands, on March 4th. Fucking killer. Hopefully this'll be much better than the Atlas Sound one, especially since I'm actively being taught about poster art making.

So I'll probably be updating with the Neutral Milk Hotel thumbnails soon cause I really like them.

2010-01-13T05:21:00.006+04:30

I think this is the first band poster I've done.
Lauren wanted it to be a mind fuck essentially; a 'bad trip', and everything to be completely filled. Whew.
Bird god and cherub godlings are afoot.

And of course blogger rapes the shit out of the color and resolution. A lot of the crispness is lost. Sigh.

And word from Lance, he definitely received my pin-up and it will be published in the Seduction of the Innocent book sometime in April. It's currently going through the editorial process-- how exciting, amirite? There is supposed to be a lil blurb about me (and all of the other respective artists) towards the end I think. Heh. I'm such a no name.

2009-12-27T05:00:00.014+04:30

Baby of an update!

My friend who is with the music committee over at NYU contacted me to do a band poster for the upcoming Atlas Sound/Neon Indian show, Atlas Sound being Bradford Cox of Deerhunter's solo project, which is pretty fucking cool. His music's pretty intriguing; it's made through stream of consciousness, making it very atmospheric coupled with the instruments and special effects. It's sort of like being at the beach at night; very intangible. Some of the vocals remind me of Grizzly Bear.

Neon Indian, to take a quote from Pitchfork, is "Kind of like MGMT on a ramen budget-- and with less face paint." But way cooler than MGMT because MGMT is, well... I just had to delete a paragraph's worth of ranting.

But I can see similarities between NI and MGMT. Actually, I think Neon Indian might be more comparable to Hot Chip, especially because they have an affinity for remixes. Neon Indian's got more character because of the lo-fi feel, but then again I'm a huge fan of the lo-fi vocals on anyone's album.

I should stop talking about music.

Nevertheless, I'm very excited to see what is going to come out of it.

I'll be having that up and about within 2 weeks!

Edit: I probably will do the poster for the Man Man show that's coming up after that if I have time during school. Yippee skippy.

2009-12-24T10:41:00.006+04:30

Excuse the poor quality as I am using the house scanner and not the school one.

The type is really unstellar; I totally rushed the shit out of that shit, but even though I did the ilustrations quickly, I'm pretty pleased with them. This is really the direction I want my illustration/art to go in, I think. It's what I used to do in my sketchbook when I actually had time to draw in my sketchbook for fun. (Ah man, I need to buy a new one. So much for putting that on the Chrostmos lost.) I have to be cleaner with it though. I don't know. I'm really kind of wrestling with myself as far as what I want out of my art.

Anyhow, great news from a few days ago! For those of you in tune with the underground music scene (did you catch that pun there?), there's a site called Tiny Mix Tapes out there and they recently did an article about the the top 25 album covers of this year. If you take a look, you'll see something that looks very familiar to what I posted on this blog! That's right, the cover I did for Perkasie back in November 2008 was #8 on the list of the top 25.
I guess the CD was actually put out early this year...

How excitinggggggfdh.

Time to go and wrap some gifts and clean the bathroom for the 31 people who are piling into our house in the next 14 hours.

2009-12-16T20:49:00.005+04:30

This uploaded all washed out. Alack.

Small update

2009-11-17T03:19:00.006+04:30

Black and white version. Crossing my fingers that I got this in on time.

I have an oil painting that I'll be uploading soon of a bitch fight, but I need to finish it a little bit more and wait for it to dry enough to scan it in. My camera's a dunce. I wish I had some time to draw doodles for myself these days. Maybe I'll find some time over Thanksgiving, eh?

Edotz: Gottong pobloshed stoll! Yos.

What goes on in hell's kitchen

2009-11-04T02:13:00.002+04:30

Based off of a Russian fairy tale that my room mate has. The moral of the story essential is that making deals with the devil can turn out for your benefit. Those are all soot people. Lots of little lines. The scan makes it look kind of grainy, but you know... it's not. For Tim O'Brien's class.

Pin-up Round 1

2009-10-23T09:26:00.003+04:30

There she is. I'm going to fix a few more things in this in color (such as working of the monster thing and making it darker), but I'm also making a black and white version of this on the computer for publication. My oh my.

I like to think of this as a sister piece to the bathtub woman.

2009-10-13T00:53:00.004+04:30

This is before I go back and revise it-- I had to quick finish it in time for class, but a lot more work has to be done.
Once it's done, it's going to go into the case hopefully!

Dawww sad platypus.

Completed in gouache.

Showbiz

2009-10-11T03:34:00.003+04:30

Hey guys. This is just going to be a text update whilst I am hard at work in the studio (which is where I live, it seems).
I will be updating very shortly with my work (Monday), but in the mean time I'm really excited because I'm working on a project outside of school, which I'm really excited for (despite my lack of time).

My friend Jess Nicholl and I will soon be published along side the likes of Jeffrey Brown, Johnny Ryan, and Lance Hansen (among many other notable artists) for a book called Seduction of the Innocent (being published by Kettle Drummer Books). It's a compilation of black and white pin-ups of girls reading comic books, so it should be interesting. It's unpaid, but hell, it's going to be on an actual bookstore's shelf.

So when it comes out (maybe in December? I'm not sure.) you know what to buy as a Christmas present. And if you don't buy it for me and Jess's work, there are plenty of other 'established' artists on the bill for you to lap up.

See you Monday.

The finish

2009-10-03T08:06:00.003+04:30

There it is. I stayed up all night doing this and the other one (and finished! In one night! Because I didn't have any other time to do it!). The other one looks like complete shit (it's watercolor), but I learned the valuable lesson of checking surfaces. Kids, remember to check and make sure that you're painting on the right side of the watercolor paper unless if you enjoy all of you colors bleeding together and not having water absorb. Alas.

But I'm pretty happy with how this one came out, even if the print was a tad dark. It still worked out.

Back to drawing.
Oh--
And I'm thinking of maybe illustrating The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot for my bookbinding class/because I really really want to.

If you go to UArts and want to take a really good period interpretation course, take Les Amis de Paris. Best choice I've made (blindly). Worst choice is the poster class. Gee whiz.

Revised

2009-09-22T00:24:00.002+04:30

Additional 2.5 hours.

2009-09-20T08:33:00.004+04:30

Here it is, my first assignment done for Tim O'Brien.

I painted this all in one sitting... The painting took about 9 hours and the process of drawing the thumbnail, drawing a 'good' copy, projecting that to scale and then fixing the drawing even more took around 6 hours or so (I think)? So 15 hours. Not too bad. There are some aspects of this that if given more time I would change, but I needed to get it done today because well... I have other things to do.

The assignment was to draw a close-up of a body part, so I decided to do a crab claw. I really wanted to draw victorian assholes, so I put it into the painting while doing a scene that incorporates what I felt like really drawing (which are victorian patterns and etc).

And! Whoever is reading this and you've stolen my watercolor brushes last semester (I just found out that they were stolen), be sure to know that I do voodoo and am placing a curse about your house. Half of those brushes were from my deceased grandfather.

If you didn't steal them however, I bless you.

All right, off to pet my dog.

P.S. It looks way darker and more colorful on the UArts computer and in person. Blogger totally raped this. Shit.

EDIT: I have made alterations and will post up the revised version.

2009-09-16T09:01:00.001+04:30

Through tunnels and storms and tornadoes and and and...

As the busy keeper

2009-09-13T08:58:00.004+04:30

I've been keeping busy.

Some thumbnails for Mark Tocchet I've been working on that I'm pretty psyched about. I have another concept I have to do and will put up here eventually, but the composition of those thumbnails are really boring and don't deserve to be seen yet.

IT'S ME AND VIVI VS. THE FIRE DOG.

IT'S A DOG MADE OF FIRE.

HOLY CRAP. EMBERS OF FIRE EVERYWHERE.

And! So stoked. First class with the man Tim O'Brien on monday! Hearsay is that we might draw animals as people (scoree), but hearsay is only hearsay. Stay tuned, kids.

I can't wait until my only job will be drawing and making cool stuff and I won't have my day job or liberal arts classes interfering. I like the classes, but yeah.
I need to start sleeping less.

2009-08-19T21:45:00.001+04:30

Coral is Persona 3 inspired.
The doctor sleeps with Jesus at his head.
The witch is for Nicole.

Album cover

2009-08-14T19:29:00.003+04:30

I've toiled on this thing long enough. It's been 23 hours of waking life in this day and it's getting to the point where my vision is becoming bizarre.

I can't say that I'm wholly satisfied with it as my own art piece. But I suppose that's how it is when you are illustrating someone else's vision...
I don't detest it however, there are aspects in it that I enjoy. Like the pigs and elephants being farmer friends, and toad with tuba.

I'm not particularly fond of collage, which is probably why I'm not satisfied. I haven't dabbled in it much and I don't see myself doing much of it in the future. As long as the band likes it, I suppose.
Ah, well.
To each her own.

In the Last Drop I was talking to Ron about Vermont and Canada as we were going over album cover stuff, and after he left this Canadian man started talking to me and gave me a book that he wrote about Canadian politics. Unmuzzled Ox, rePOLITICS by Eugene McCarty et al. Very bizarre, but it'll make for a read while waiting for the subway back home seeing as how my bike's tire is still flat.

I'm going to buy watercolor paper now I can finally get my mind to work on something besides this! So watch this space, as always.

2009-08-11T12:53:00.000+04:30

Piece of the album cover that didn't make the cut aka colored version of space woman I posted earlier.

Hastar Farn

2009-07-26T12:18:00.001+04:30

Remember ole Hester-Fern?
She really likes whiskey and her dog companion which is basically my dog companion.
The bottle's weird, but whatever.

2009-07-22T13:23:00.005+04:30

When I do ink with microns, most of the time I try and draw without any guidelines or pencil underdrawing in an attempt to get the job done in the first shot. I haven't quite achieved that yet (tubas are difficult without immediate reference), but I am working on it.

There's something so pleasing about the simplicity of black and white contour and crosshatching.

The man with the axe I had a nightmare about. The dog is my own, the man may be up for western characterization, and the rest were just for kicks.
Indeed that walrus is an astronaut.

It begins

2009-07-18T08:09:00.000+04:30

2009-06-25T21:36:00.008+04:30

Once again using my dad's terrible scanner.
I wrote notes next to Estelle in pencil, but it was all scribbly and left a bad taste in my mouth, so I retyped them.
Oh the adventures these characters are having in my head. I think I'm going to draw a man next. And a dog for Hester-Fern maybe. We'll see.

I don't know what I'm going to end up doing with them, but I'm having a great time so far just making them up and giving them lives.

I'm thinking of Ghost Towns.

Stuff.

2009-06-19T01:54:00.004+04:30

The Doctor.

I'll come back with a backstory for Hester-Fern later. I need coffee and I have work in a half an hour. Ciao 'til then.

Ray Davis pt.1

2009-06-08T20:19:00.000+04:30

Anatomy and sketchbook

2009-06-04T09:09:00.000+04:30

All done in watercolor...

Thumbnails for Toy Soldiers' single and full album that is coming out. Single should be coming out around the 20th or 22nd. Really psyched that I get to do this for them, especially when I am trying to keep myself busy. I'm trying to stay in the groove that school put me in-- consistently doing some kind of art/illustration work.

Just an unfinished (but soon to be finished) fun character sketch. I don't draw men often enough, though this dude does look a little girly. Soon I will morph him into a plague doctor. It has been a while since I did character design or thought about making comics. It was a favorite past time in high school, but ever since college, I haven't been able to think of a story or had the time to put into any sort of comic. Nothing will probably come of this character (or the story I have brewing behind it), but it's a nice thought.

It was Nina's birthday. She and I also talked about making zines and trying to get into First Friday. I think zines are a more realistic goal for now. Looking through the ones at the Wooden Shoe, god damn they look easy to make. And cheap. All photocopied-- and some are as small as just 1 folded piece of paper. Wilikers!

Mike the barista from the Last Drop. I find myself becoming fond of porcupines. I am also fond of going there to doodle, so whoever is in the area and feel like having a doodle sesh, I am always down.

And a wonderful old photo I found today over at More than Just Books on 6th and Bainbridge.

And after all that, apologies for the poor scans. My dad's computer isn't really revered for its scanning or its monitor's quality. Once I got back on my mac I had to go back and darken some of the watercolors back in photoshop after already doing that on his computer. What a pain to deal with.

More to come later!

A separation of church and state.

2009-06-02T05:20:00.000+04:30

The Wolf and The Witch. Both done with 6 layers of glass each. Cut paper, gouache, paint marker, pencil.

Canadian Moment. Watercolor from life; model Nina Goffi.

Doors. Pen and Ink.

Album cover for Perkasie. Digital.

Kate Foust. Digital.

The Jersey Devil. Pen and ink, watercolor, white gel pen

The Loch Ness Monster. Pen and ink, watercolor, acrylic, white gel pen

Chupacabra. Pen and ink, watercolor, acrylic, white gel pen.

I've decided to create a blog solely for my art, because I think it's important at this point to separate my personal life from my (almost) professional one. So here is the beginning to my art and only art blog. Uploaded all once before on the other one, I still think it's suiting to wallpaper the first post with the pieces I've made this year that I like enough to include in what I tentatively call my portfolio.
I have a lot more to scan and photograph, so I will try and post pieces that are virgins to the internet.