Rodents, rodents, rodents...

I love drawing animals. That was one of my favorite things about drawing caricatures at the zoo... I got a LOT of practice drawing animals. I seem to really love rodents and reptiles the best for some reason... so today I ended up with a rat and the cutest armadillo I've ever drawn... I don't think they really run that fast, but I like the feeling of the drawing.One of these days I'd LOVE to do a children's book with a bunch of animals in it... but that's on the back burner while I work on the pinup stuff for now.

I've been reading a book set in the 1890s.

So I ended up drawing this guy:Yeah, if I ever decide to hand letter anything, I'm going to need a lot of practice.

For the curious, I'm in the middle of Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It's really well-written creative non-fiction about the Chicago World's Fair and some mysterious murders that happened around that time. I highly recommend it.

SNOT MONSTER!!

My headcold exploded after Con. I feel like a snot monster.

I drew these guys last night. Good to know I can still draw with a pen without sketching first sometimes.


Booked my room for APE today. I'm getting really excited.

A couple of sketches from Comic Con

I drew these during one of the times I snuck away to the industry lounge to get away from the crowd on the floor.

This guy kind of reminds me of some of John Allison's drawings in Scary Go Round.
I just wanted an excuse to draw large glasses from 25/30 years ago. So I drew this pair:

Comic Con 2008, among other things... (cross posted from the Pissed Off Pinups Blog)

I've once again let other life stuff get in the way of pursuing my artistic goals... What's up with me not updating since December, anyway?

I'm going to be at the Alternative Press Expo, come hell or high water. And I'm planning on having a Pissed Off Pinups 2009 Calendar with me.

I've already got a few sketches done, but will have to wait until after the Convention is over to post them. It's been pretty exhausting so far... there are just SO MANY people this year! But I've gotten to see a lot of old friends, make some new ones, and meet a couple of people I've admired for a long time... all of which are evidence of a good Con.

See you again in a few days!

[Side note on my regular sketchblog: I've got some drawings to post that I've done in the last few months, as well as a few sketches I've been doing during my escapes to the industry lounge at Con this year... I'll be posting a few of those after Con is over. Yay!]